Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-05-09

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 9
● Final117 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
512 head
▲ 113 vs last sale 399▼ 60 vs year ago 572 · −10.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
142 head
▲ 53 vs last sale 89▲ 50 vs year ago 92 · +54.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 20 vs last sale 13▲ 7 vs year ago 26 · +26.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.33/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$184.33
224 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$888
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$291
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$67.85/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.41
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480189.51909197
Medium and Large 2491149.6073524
Medium and Large 3508121.676183thin
One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $291 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 sale224 hd
184.33
—
NC average8 barns · 1,565 hd
177.92
+6.41
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—Average1,549114.451,77315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,200101.641,21952
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43491.021,3055thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low90775.6468646

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$1,7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,013$1,0272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)948$9563thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)842$9313thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)965$9022thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)695$4301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)828$1,18321

Every lot

117 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Steers—Medium and Large 1295222.50/cwt222.50–222.506561
Steers—Medium and Large 1333221.94/cwt207.50–237.507392
Steers—Medium and Large 1374223.50/cwt207.50–235.008364
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380250.00/cwt250.00–250.009502
Steers—Medium and Large 2420195.00/cwt195.00–195.008191
Steers—Medium and Large 1425223.95/cwt202.50–236.0095213
Steers—Medium and Large 3438159.91/cwt155.00–165.007002
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,0241
Steers—Medium and Large 1471209.49/cwt195.00–222.5098711
Steers—Medium and Large 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 3490165.00/cwt165.00–165.008091
Steers—Medium and Large 1519215.22/cwt207.50–220.001,1176
Steers—Medium and Large 2520182.55/cwt170.00–190.009494
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added540238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,2851
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 1569219.37/cwt210.00–228.001,2485
Steers—Medium and Large 2585187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,0971
Steers—Medium and Large 3585135.00/cwt135.00–135.007901
Steers—Medium and Large 2635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Steers—Medium and Large 1663200.03/cwt190.00–207.501,3263
Steers—Medium and Large 2665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1725176.50/cwt165.00–188.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 1755161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1950127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2111
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1208207.35/cwt190.00–215.004314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy250225.00/cwt225.00–225.005632
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270148.27/cwt145.00–155.004003
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276179.98/cwt165.00–195.004974
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305135.00/cwt135.00–135.004121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1324189.04/cwt175.00–200.0061211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2355140.07/cwt135.00–145.004972
Heifers—Medium and Large 1362191.61/cwt175.00–197.506948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added374209.79/cwt204.00–215.0078514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3410115.00/cwt115.00–115.004721
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423200.32/cwt187.50–208.0084727
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474192.95/cwt172.50–207.0091547
Heifers—Medium and Large 3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 2495155.00/cwt155.00–155.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1518189.58/cwt170.00–202.5098230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2521153.50/cwt140.00–165.008008
Heifers—Medium and Large 1569181.26/cwt160.00–188.001,03125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added570199.25/cwt192.00–206.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574153.20/cwt150.00–157.508797
Heifers—Medium and Large 1623171.73/cwt165.00–188.001,0707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630140.00/cwt140.00–140.008821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655135.00/cwt135.00–135.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669157.95/cwt145.00–165.001,0577
Heifers—Medium and Large 1721161.62/cwt150.00–168.001,1655
Heifers—Medium and Large 1762154.99/cwt150.00–160.001,1813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1865110.00/cwt110.00–110.009521
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1271230.31/cwt210.00–235.006248
Bulls—Medium and Large 2275185.00/cwt185.00–185.005091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324221.86/cwt200.00–232.507197
Bulls—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330195.00/cwt195.00–195.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1378216.76/cwt200.00–237.5081918
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390165.00/cwt165.00–165.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1428216.70/cwt200.00–232.5092718
Bulls—Medium and Large 2439181.85/cwt175.00–195.007984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Bulls—Medium and Large 1468215.16/cwt203.00–227.501,00720
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485155.00/cwt155.00–155.007521
Bulls—Medium and Large 3500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521203.20/cwt192.50–217.501,05920
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added530222.75/cwt222.50–223.001,1812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530180.02/cwt170.00–190.009544
Bulls—Medium and Large 2565182.35/cwt175.00–189.001,0303
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571197.94/cwt180.00–207.501,13018
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added575221.04/cwt216.00–226.001,2712
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580125.00/cwt125.00–125.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added605217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 3608127.51/cwt125.00–130.007752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619196.98/cwt180.00–207.501,21913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1664191.05/cwt182.50–199.001,2699
Bulls—Medium and Large 3710105.00/cwt105.00–105.007461
Bulls—Medium and Large 1727179.36/cwt175.00–185.001,3044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2732144.89/cwt135.00–155.001,0613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1772157.99/cwt149.00–170.001,2203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823136.98/cwt120.00–147.501,1273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1874149.43/cwt140.00–165.001,3065
Bulls—Medium and Large 1915133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1995127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,2691
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3337166.38/cwt145.00–172.505617
Dairy Steers—Large 3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Dairy Steers—Large 3425132.50/cwt132.50–132.505631
Dairy Steers—Medium 343575.00/cwt75.00–75.003261
Dairy Steers—Large 3470122.42/cwt120.00–125.005752
Dairy Steers—Medium 3480107.50/cwt100.00–115.005162
Dairy Steers—Medium 353570.00/cwt70.00–70.003751
Dairy Steers—Large 3550130.00/cwt130.00–130.007151
Dairy Steers—Medium 368575.00/cwt75.00–75.005141
Dairy Steers—Medium 393878.58/cwt69.00–88.007372
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 345075.00/cwt75.00–75.003381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36897.84/cwt96.00–100.001,3382
Bulls——1,539114.33/cwt104.00–119.001,7609
Bulls——1,661123.02/cwt120.00–126.002,0434
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77161.06/cwt49.00–69.0047113
Cows—Lean 85-90%96081.39/cwt72.00–90.0078133
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13799.07/cwt91.00–106.001,12639
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,388109.34/cwt107.00–112.001,51813
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43491.02/cwt85.00–100.001,3055
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2695430.00/head430.00–430.004301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2842930.85/head840.00–1,040.009313
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948955.94/head930.00–990.009563
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965901.87/head870.00–930.009022
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0131,027.26/head960.00–1,080.001,0272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2590610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2650580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27531,119.20/head1,000.00–1,230.001,1192
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28531,241.49/head1,010.00–1,625.001,24116
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501

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.