Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-04

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 4
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
▲ 237 vs last sale 408▲ 99 vs year ago 546 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 132▼ 63 vs year ago 162 · −38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 14▼ 38 vs year ago 54 · −70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $199.74/cwt on 257 head. That ranks 9 of 10 comparable sales and sits +10.32 against this barn's trailing median of $189.42.
Average price
$199.74
257 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$85.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.26
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450212.77958194
Medium and Large 2474171.7381446
Medium and Large 3465126.9359017thin
One grade step is worth $85.84/cwt here — about $368 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale257 hd
199.74
—
NC average8 barns · 1,343 hd
178.49
+21.26
This barn, trailing median10 sales
189.42
+10.32
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales
216192169145median 189.4203/0303/2405/0506/2310/27
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $159.35, median $189.42 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,412111.481,57410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203103.141,24123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37495.601,3145thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92779.2573438

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,028$1,3173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)813$98412

Every lot

132 lots · USDA AMS · Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
Steers—Medium and Large 1277236.19/cwt225.00–252.506547
Steers—Medium and Large 2310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
Steers—Medium and Large 1315229.68/cwt220.00–240.007232
Steers—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Steers—Medium and Large 2360197.50/cwt197.50–197.507111
Steers—Medium and Large 1378221.25/cwt213.00–235.008365
Steers—Medium and Large 1423235.53/cwt225.00–247.009966
Steers—Medium and Large 2427191.12/cwt185.00–199.008165
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1121
Steers—Medium and Large 2470182.54/cwt165.00–197.008585
Steers—Medium and Large 1473226.94/cwt207.50–243.001,0738
Steers—Medium and Large 2522180.08/cwt175.00–185.009403
Steers—Medium and Large 1523235.50/cwt230.00–239.001,2323
Steers—Medium and Large 2578163.93/cwt150.00–180.009484
Steers—Medium and Large 1579227.70/cwt217.00–236.001,31815
Steers—Medium and Large 3595142.50/cwt142.50–142.508481
Steers—Medium and Large 1616225.71/cwt217.50–230.001,3906
Steers—Medium and Large 2645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
Steers—Medium and Large 3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
Steers—Medium and Large 1659206.97/cwt190.00–215.001,36413
Steers—Medium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Steers—Medium and Large 1715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1755181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,3672
Steers—Medium and Large 1805160.70/cwt152.50–169.001,2942
Steers—Medium and Large 11,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225192.65/cwt175.00–200.004336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233125.11/cwt115.00–135.002922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268165.00/cwt165.00–165.004422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270125.37/cwt120.00–130.003382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276193.72/cwt175.00–205.0053517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy325212.38/cwt210.00–215.006902
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326192.82/cwt175.00–205.0062916
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373190.08/cwt180.00–200.0070926
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385163.35/cwt160.00–165.006293
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416207.54/cwt205.00–213.008634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420115.12/cwt110.00–120.004842
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421159.67/cwt140.00–167.506729
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423188.89/cwt170.00–202.5079937
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468185.03/cwt170.00–199.0086627
Heifers—Medium and Large 2477157.13/cwt135.00–167.507508
Heifers—Medium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510147.45/cwt145.00–150.007522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523171.17/cwt155.00–183.0089529
Heifers—Medium and Large 3526103.78/cwt100.00–110.005464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570173.19/cwt150.00–185.0098714
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585143.76/cwt142.50–145.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610130.00/cwt120.00–145.007933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1633175.57/cwt155.00–187.501,1118
Heifers—Medium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1655180.49/cwt179.00–182.001,1822
Heifers—Medium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720127.50/cwt127.50–127.509181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810106.23/cwt105.00–107.508602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1910113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1968123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1915
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4761
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,165121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230221.34/cwt210.00–230.005093
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
Bulls—Medium and Large 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1279230.37/cwt210.00–247.5064314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280157.50/cwt155.00–160.004412
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328229.45/cwt215.00–245.0075325
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328172.44/cwt165.00–180.005662
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy363250.00/cwt250.00–250.009082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373219.77/cwt200.00–242.5082036
Bulls—Medium and Large 2377188.31/cwt175.00–195.007106
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415135.63/cwt130.00–145.005633
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422218.31/cwt200.00–240.0092121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427184.00/cwt160.00–195.0078610
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy459231.97/cwt230.00–235.001,0654
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471209.27/cwt190.00–225.0098624
Bulls—Medium and Large 2472183.24/cwt177.50–190.008659
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479123.25/cwt110.00–145.005907
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added515227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1721
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519201.32/cwt180.00–215.001,04518
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524162.97/cwt155.00–172.508544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571203.74/cwt180.00–217.001,16321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575124.05/cwt115.00–132.507132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578160.95/cwt152.50–170.009306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added610214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621192.94/cwt177.50–203.001,1989
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635157.56/cwt150.00–165.001,0012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added650186.25/cwt182.50–190.001,2112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665164.38/cwt155.00–175.001,0933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673130.09/cwt125.00–140.008763
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710137.50/cwt137.50–137.509761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717167.22/cwt150.00–177.501,1993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1757154.13/cwt150.00–160.001,1673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Dairy Steers—Large 3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Dairy Steers—Large 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Dairy Steers—Large 3670136.18/cwt130.00–142.009122
Dairy Steers—Large 3730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Dairy Steers—Large 3760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009351
Dairy Steers—Large 3835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009941
Dairy Steers—Large 389583.00/cwt83.00–83.007431
Dairy Steers—Large 31,23593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,13094.04/cwt91.00–98.001,0632
Bulls——1,440113.78/cwt105.00–120.001,6386
Bulls——1,610122.04/cwt121.00–123.001,9652
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91158.83/cwt47.00–65.005368
Cows—Lean 85-90%93184.69/cwt71.00–95.0078830
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185102.11/cwt97.00–108.001,21021
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,37495.60/cwt90.00–104.001,3145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395114.00/cwt111.00–118.001,5902
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2615490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0281,317.14/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2638789.10/head780.00–800.007892
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2725914.14/head700.00–1,060.009144
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29081,008.54/head900.00–1,100.001,0092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 29451,043.92/head975.00–1,125.001,0443

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.