Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-05-02

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 2
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 394▲ 19 vs year ago 380 · +5.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
89 head
▼ 24 vs last sale 113▼ 25 vs year ago 114 · −21.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 12▼ 28 vs year ago 41 · −68.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $177.99/cwt on 165 head.
Average price
$177.99
165 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$868
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$485
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.20/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1497186.93929133
Medium and Large 2514150.5077319thin
Medium and Large 3351126.7244413thin
One grade step is worth $60.20/cwt here — about $485 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 sale165 hd
177.99
—
NC average8 barns · 926 hd
170.32
+7.67
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—Average1,501108.831,6338thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,13993.971,07024
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47687.691,29413
CowsLean 85-90%Low98076.5275034

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$9932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)869$8165
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)675$4452thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,2684thin

Every lot

108 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1232233.31/cwt230.00–240.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 2255190.00/cwt190.00–190.004851
Steers—Medium and Large 1295228.33/cwt220.00–245.006743
Steers—Medium and Large 2305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
Steers—Medium and Large 1329233.36/cwt222.50–250.007684
Steers—Medium and Large 1366233.18/cwt225.00–245.008534
Steers—Medium and Large 2410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1435237.77/cwt232.50–242.001,0343
Steers—Medium and Large 3460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Steers—Medium and Large 1473226.61/cwt210.00–237.501,07210
Steers—Medium and Large 2478194.82/cwt190.00–200.009312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503241.98/cwt238.00–246.001,2172
Steers—Medium and Large 3505125.00/cwt125.00–125.006311
Steers—Medium and Large 1520214.18/cwt202.50–225.001,1143
Steers—Medium and Large 1569209.48/cwt202.00–218.001,1926
Steers—Medium and Large 1614200.61/cwt187.50–208.001,2325
Steers—Medium and Large 2623173.26/cwt167.50–177.501,0793
Steers—Medium and Large 2650172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1211
Steers—Medium and Large 1660201.23/cwt200.00–202.501,3282
Steers—Medium and Large 2860110.00/cwt110.00–110.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2225145.00/cwt145.00–145.003261
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1269185.46/cwt170.00–200.004995
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270128.27/cwt120.00–135.003463
Heifers—Medium and Large 2300170.00/cwt170.00–170.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323199.35/cwt185.00–215.006449
Heifers—Medium and Large 3326136.44/cwt130.00–145.004454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372195.41/cwt185.00–207.5072715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Heifers—Medium and Large 3376125.46/cwt120.00–135.004724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added377211.74/cwt210.00–217.507984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added400216.00/cwt216.00–216.008641
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410110.00/cwt110.00–110.004511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423149.59/cwt140.00–160.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424197.10/cwt185.00–208.0083616
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added466207.92/cwt201.00–211.009698
Heifers—Medium and Large 2472155.02/cwt150.00–160.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481185.56/cwt172.50–198.0089312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520201.24/cwt200.00–205.001,0464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522187.88/cwt170.00–198.0098125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530105.00/cwt105.00–105.005571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568181.44/cwt170.00–193.001,03116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579159.36/cwt155.00–165.009234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616164.36/cwt155.00–174.001,0124
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625148.47/cwt140.00–155.009283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1673151.02/cwt140.00–158.001,0166
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675140.00/cwt140.00–140.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705125.00/cwt125.00–125.008811
Heifers—Medium and Large 1713157.53/cwt155.00–160.001,1232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2765122.50/cwt122.50–122.509371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825147.75/cwt147.50–148.001,2192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,245124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,5441
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,300124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,6121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3205125.00/cwt125.00–125.002561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240205.00/cwt205.00–205.004921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283216.87/cwt210.00–230.006145
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313185.00/cwt185.00–185.005793
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327224.93/cwt214.00–240.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330158.84/cwt150.00–165.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added368245.53/cwt242.50–250.009043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2373173.24/cwt165.00–180.006463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378221.76/cwt202.50–236.0083811
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378150.17/cwt145.00–155.005682
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413182.64/cwt175.00–190.007542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added415243.32/cwt240.00–247.501,0103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422218.45/cwt205.00–227.509225
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462184.97/cwt170.00–198.008556
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471224.85/cwt210.00–237.501,05919
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474160.00/cwt155.00–165.007584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added478242.84/cwt240.00–247.501,1613
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500145.00/cwt145.00–145.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517210.67/cwt198.00–220.001,08915
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523179.92/cwt175.00–190.009414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added533234.94/cwt232.50–237.501,2522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added550235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574212.48/cwt205.00–229.001,22011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605182.52/cwt180.00–185.001,1042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1617205.44/cwt195.00–217.001,2687
Bulls—Medium and Large 1668190.95/cwt175.00–197.501,2764
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1730174.99/cwt174.00–176.001,2772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1773163.94/cwt147.50–175.001,2673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1830149.00/cwt145.00–153.001,2372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920130.03/cwt127.50–132.501,1962
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,020130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3261
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3525125.00/cwt125.00–125.006561
Dairy Steers—Large 3580125.85/cwt125.00–127.507303
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 343085.00/cwt85.00–85.003661
Dairy Heifers—Large 352069.95/cwt65.00–75.003642
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,25575.00/cwt75.00–75.009411
Bulls——1,494112.44/cwt108.00–115.001,6806
Bulls——1,785121.00/cwt121.00–121.002,1601
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78255.57/cwt40.00–66.004358
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04182.97/cwt75.00–90.0086426
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13993.97/cwt89.00–100.001,07024
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47687.69/cwt84.00–94.001,29413
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2675445.33/head430.00–460.004452
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2869816.40/head760.00–910.008165
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,103993.42/head850.00–1,125.009932
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28831,004.42/head820.00–1,130.001,0042
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28851,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,690.00/head1,690.00–1,690.001,6901

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.