Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 18
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
▲ 267 vs last sale 364▲ 416 vs year ago 215 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 100▲ 17 vs year ago 116 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 11▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.41/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$181.41
234 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438191.83840184
Medium and Large 2439151.6466537
Medium and Large 3381118.7645313thin
One grade step is worth $73.06/cwt here — about $387 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 sale234 hd
181.41
—
NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd
171.73
+9.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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—Average1,647120.331,9827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29898.191,27439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42993.021,32912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07377.6183366

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)983$6902thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$6801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$6801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,9422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)779$1,0147

Every lot

125 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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2268187.52/cwt185.00–190.005032
Steers—Medium and Large 1286234.06/cwt220.00–250.006696
Steers—Medium and Large 1329229.07/cwt215.00–242.5075413
Steers—Medium and Large 2345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
Steers—Medium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
Steers—Medium and Large 2372194.29/cwt175.00–205.007233
Steers—Medium and Large 1376226.28/cwt210.00–241.0085122
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added402247.00/cwt246.00–252.0099310
Steers—Medium and Large 2418191.51/cwt185.00–200.008013
Steers—Medium and Large 1423227.38/cwt210.00–240.0096212
Steers—Medium and Large 3455147.50/cwt140.00–155.006712
Steers—Medium and Large 1474231.82/cwt214.00–240.001,09916
Steers—Medium and Large 2475190.49/cwt175.00–205.009057
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480251.22/cwt250.00–252.501,2062
Steers—Medium and Large 2522169.94/cwt165.00–172.508873
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529241.21/cwt240.00–242.001,2765
Steers—Medium and Large 1532213.80/cwt200.00–235.001,1377
Steers—Medium and Large 3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570241.51/cwt240.00–243.001,3772
Steers—Medium and Large 1578224.14/cwt217.00–230.001,2963
Steers—Medium and Large 2578177.77/cwt165.00–190.001,0282
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added608231.52/cwt230.00–233.001,4082
Steers—Medium and Large 2612171.83/cwt165.00–180.001,0523
Steers—Medium and Large 1623205.60/cwt195.00–225.001,2814
Steers—Medium and Large 3632132.59/cwt125.00–145.008383
Steers—Medium and Large 1673194.16/cwt189.00–215.001,3078
Steers—Medium and Large 1768167.48/cwt165.00–170.001,2862
Steers—Medium and Large 1800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1224192.94/cwt175.00–210.004329
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
Heifers—Medium and Large 2266157.42/cwt150.00–165.004194
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275195.05/cwt175.00–210.0053612
Heifers—Medium and Large 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328115.61/cwt100.00–135.003796
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329155.97/cwt145.00–165.005134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1331197.20/cwt170.00–210.0065314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371156.38/cwt145.00–165.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1373194.39/cwt175.00–207.5072517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added374212.48/cwt210.00–215.0079510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417123.42/cwt110.00–135.005153
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419188.41/cwt175.00–201.0078921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428152.01/cwt140.00–160.006515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430204.79/cwt202.50–210.0088115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470194.33/cwt175.00–202.5091337
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471152.81/cwt135.00–165.007206
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522188.86/cwt172.50–197.5098624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528150.55/cwt140.00–165.007959
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566185.57/cwt177.50–192.001,0509
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590139.96/cwt135.00–145.008262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1615170.22/cwt161.00–182.001,0479
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620137.42/cwt135.00–140.008522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1665161.63/cwt160.00–165.001,0753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1725136.23/cwt135.00–137.509882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230229.28/cwt220.00–245.005274
Bulls—Medium and Large 1269219.29/cwt205.00–230.005908
Bulls—Medium and Large 2278187.57/cwt185.00–190.005212
Bulls—Medium and Large 3288150.13/cwt135.00–165.004322
Bulls—Medium and Large 2325194.85/cwt175.00–200.006335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328221.32/cwt205.00–235.0072612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332154.60/cwt135.00–165.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363185.10/cwt180.00–190.006722
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381222.39/cwt207.50–235.0084715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3388145.03/cwt135.00–155.005634
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415184.88/cwt175.00–195.007672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420220.89/cwt205.00–235.0092822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added423242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,0262
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432138.59/cwt125.00–165.005993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471218.65/cwt205.00–235.001,03022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2473181.69/cwt175.00–195.008593
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480132.58/cwt130.00–135.006362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521207.26/cwt195.00–225.001,08014
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521183.32/cwt175.00–190.009556
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added565236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566197.04/cwt185.00–205.001,11513
Bulls—Medium and Large 2567167.47/cwt162.50–175.009503
Bulls—Medium and Large 3579136.67/cwt115.00–145.007916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627194.55/cwt180.00–207.501,22016
Bulls—Medium and Large 2645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670176.35/cwt167.00–185.001,1825
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673148.85/cwt145.00–152.501,0022
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675128.79/cwt127.50–130.008692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1720161.51/cwt142.50–172.501,1635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1765166.18/cwt162.50–170.001,2712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
Bulls—Medium and Large 3950101.00/cwt101.00–101.009601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 328570.00/cwt70.00–70.002001
Dairy Heifers—Large 331575.00/cwt75.00–75.002361
Dairy Heifers—Large 347580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Dairy Heifers—Large 354082.50/cwt82.50–82.504461
Dairy Heifers—Large 361085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Dairy Steers—Large 3480107.50/cwt107.50–107.505161
Dairy Steers—Medium 3540117.50/cwt115.00–120.006352
Dairy Steers—Large 357065.00/cwt65.00–65.003711
Dairy Steers—Large 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Dairy Steers—Large 368577.50/cwt77.50–77.505311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,479115.29/cwt103.00–118.001,7054
Bulls——1,872127.04/cwt123.00–133.002,3783
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95760.70/cwt45.00–69.0058113
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10281.76/cwt70.00–91.0090153
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,28697.10/cwt91.00–104.001,24936
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42993.02/cwt86.00–98.001,32912
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,438111.24/cwt108.00–114.001,6003
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2540810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2645830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2790973.70/head840.00–1,120.009744
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,941.78/head1,795.00–2,090.001,9422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2725680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium 2785680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred Cows—Medium 2875500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,090880.00/head880.00–880.008801

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.