Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-25

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 25
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
▼ 237 vs last sale 631▼ 18 vs year ago 412 · −4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 133▲ 28 vs year ago 85 · +32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▲ 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher . 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 $180.89/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$180.89
177 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481187.25901152
Medium and Large 2465153.8871617thin
Medium and Large 3551117.526488thin
One grade step is worth $69.73/cwt here — about $253 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 sale177 hd
180.89
—
NC average7 barns · 1,232 hd
169.94
+10.95
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—Low1,279108.311,38614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221100.361,22545
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43289.311,2798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97179.1576938

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)Young (2-4 yrs)875$9101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$8782thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$8593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$7832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$8373thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1323237.44/cwt235.00–240.007672
Steers—Medium and Large 1363222.24/cwt215.00–230.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1423227.87/cwt220.00–242.509646
Steers—Medium and Large 2445187.50/cwt187.50–187.508341
Steers—Medium and Large 1478229.14/cwt220.00–235.001,0956
Steers—Medium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Steers—Medium and Large 2523175.17/cwt170.00–180.009162
Steers—Medium and Large 1529228.71/cwt219.00–237.501,2106
Steers—Medium and Large 3565142.50/cwt142.50–142.508051
Steers—Medium and Large 1572207.95/cwt190.00–224.001,1896
Steers—Medium and Large 1620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added665191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2702
Steers—Medium and Large 1715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1234196.04/cwt180.00–215.004594
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281180.99/cwt165.00–195.005096
Heifers—Medium and Large 2320156.43/cwt150.00–165.005013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328197.99/cwt192.50–205.006494
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376194.37/cwt175.00–202.5073119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2388160.10/cwt155.00–165.006212
Heifers—Medium and Large 1428193.68/cwt175.00–205.0082918
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468156.04/cwt145.00–165.007304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473190.28/cwt170.00–202.5090035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485115.00/cwt110.00–120.005582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2513159.13/cwt150.00–165.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521190.11/cwt170.00–202.5099030
Heifers—Medium and Large 3562120.06/cwt110.00–125.006753
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567179.80/cwt170.00–190.001,01915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Heifers—Medium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1617180.00/cwt175.00–187.501,11110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668132.49/cwt130.00–135.008852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1676159.34/cwt147.50–165.001,0777
Heifers—Medium and Large 1705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
Heifers—Medium and Large 1900123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1071
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2203187.35/cwt175.00–200.003802
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272225.89/cwt205.00–250.006149
Bulls—Medium and Large 3273152.71/cwt150.00–155.004172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy305265.00/cwt265.00–265.008081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320120.70/cwt105.00–135.003862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1326226.86/cwt210.00–245.0074010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363177.59/cwt175.00–180.006452
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy373252.48/cwt247.50–260.009423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383121.76/cwt110.00–135.004663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385229.01/cwt210.00–245.0088217
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added415247.02/cwt245.00–249.001,0252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415178.33/cwt160.00–192.507405
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423220.23/cwt205.00–237.0093211
Bulls—Medium and Large 3425135.08/cwt125.00–145.005743
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added455245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1151
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463191.69/cwt190.00–195.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468220.92/cwt205.00–237.501,03411
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475115.11/cwt110.00–120.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added520234.25/cwt230.00–237.501,2183
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520205.07/cwt197.50–225.001,06612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521180.35/cwt165.00–190.009405
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522131.15/cwt120.00–145.006855
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558168.67/cwt162.50–175.009412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added570217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2401
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573125.22/cwt115.00–135.007182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1578191.58/cwt180.00–211.001,10713
Bulls—Medium and Large 1614197.22/cwt186.00–210.001,2118
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620166.64/cwt160.00–175.001,0333
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665192.75/cwt184.00–200.001,2826
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1707171.21/cwt160.00–181.001,2103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2735104.93/cwt100.00–110.007712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
Dairy Steers—Large 3580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,154109.07/cwt100.00–115.001,2599
Bulls——1,29887.04/cwt78.00–91.001,1302
Bulls——1,643120.19/cwt118.00–122.001,9753
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79659.58/cwt45.00–67.004747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01183.57/cwt75.00–90.0084531
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21599.79/cwt93.00–106.001,21242
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,302108.32/cwt107.00–110.001,4103
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43289.31/cwt81.00–95.001,2798
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2825675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium 2830350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2875910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2903878.23/head660.00–1,050.008782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2915890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2958858.62/head795.00–920.008593
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2680680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2765880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2790950.00/head950.00–950.009501

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.