Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-06-06

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 6
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 128 vs last sale 301▲ 23 vs year ago 406 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 103▼ 20 vs year ago 124 · −16.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 24 · −66.7%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $189.31/cwt on 175 head.
Average price
$189.31
175 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.53
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1522195.671,022144
Medium and Large 2433171.3174117thin
Medium and Large 3416145.7160614thin
One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $416 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 sale175 hd
189.31
—
NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd
184.78
+4.53
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—Average1,685124.302,09413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,237106.061,31148
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40398.861,3879thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97883.9582134

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)1,033$1,1703thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,225$1,1101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)970$1,0302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,6502thin

Every lot

101 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 2230195.00/cwt195.00–195.004491
Steers—Medium and Large 1240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
Steers—Medium and Large 1250242.50/cwt242.50–242.506061
Steers—Medium and Large 1320233.44/cwt230.00–235.007473
Steers—Medium and Large 1375229.82/cwt220.00–240.008623
Steers—Medium and Large 2393194.94/cwt185.00–205.007662
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy395280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added427271.11/cwt265.00–282.501,1586
Steers—Medium and Large 1427237.58/cwt225.00–249.001,0149
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464268.09/cwt260.00–286.001,2447
Steers—Medium and Large 2472175.00/cwt175.00–175.008264
Steers—Medium and Large 1478229.73/cwt210.00–237.001,0984
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added510264.96/cwt261.00–270.001,3513
Steers—Medium and Large 2510190.00/cwt190.00–190.009691
Steers—Medium and Large 1523236.11/cwt220.00–247.501,23511
Steers—Medium and Large 3575165.00/cwt165.00–165.009491
Steers—Medium and Large 1582229.41/cwt226.00–241.001,33522
Steers—Medium and Large 3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1613225.13/cwt223.00–227.001,3807
Steers—Medium and Large 1673217.14/cwt208.00–222.001,4615
Steers—Medium and Large 1710201.85/cwt199.00–207.501,4333
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added725213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5441
Steers—Medium and Large 3730125.00/cwt125.00–125.009131
Steers—Medium and Large 1765196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,4991
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added785214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,6801
Steers—Medium and Large 1933176.40/cwt165.00–187.501,6462
Steers—Medium and Large 11,095141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220180.00/cwt180.00–180.003961
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275147.45/cwt145.00–150.004052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1293216.65/cwt210.00–220.006353
Heifers—Medium and Large 2312168.26/cwt165.00–175.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313155.00/cwt155.00–155.004852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1315197.07/cwt185.00–210.006219
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320222.50/cwt222.50–222.507121
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376207.50/cwt190.00–215.0078011
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380152.50/cwt145.00–155.005804
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385177.50/cwt175.00–180.006832
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added403219.01/cwt218.00–220.008832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418178.41/cwt170.00–185.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425152.50/cwt150.00–155.006482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1436201.43/cwt190.00–210.008789
Heifers—Medium and Large 2470167.94/cwt155.00–175.007895
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added474214.39/cwt212.50–215.001,0164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483197.22/cwt185.00–210.0095323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514213.42/cwt212.50–215.001,0975
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519198.19/cwt185.00–210.001,02920
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520145.00/cwt145.00–145.007541
Heifers—Medium and Large 2535167.50/cwt167.50–167.508961
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555204.92/cwt203.00–207.501,1375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1574193.97/cwt185.00–200.001,11319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006771
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619187.22/cwt172.00–196.001,15916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1672182.06/cwt170.00–190.001,2237
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718171.21/cwt165.00–175.001,2295
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1813150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2202
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,028138.49/cwt137.00–140.001,4242
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2205185.00/cwt185.00–185.003791
Bulls—Medium and Large 1223230.51/cwt225.00–235.005142
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265205.00/cwt205.00–205.005431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1285231.77/cwt220.00–240.006614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2312181.84/cwt175.00–190.005673
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332223.13/cwt210.00–232.507413
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365170.00/cwt170.00–170.006211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374224.26/cwt212.50–235.0083910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2378172.58/cwt170.00–175.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425223.88/cwt207.50–235.009517
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426187.70/cwt175.00–200.008004
Bulls—Medium and Large 2465189.45/cwt185.00–192.508815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469217.68/cwt207.50–227.501,02110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 1518220.04/cwt205.00–230.001,14012
Bulls—Medium and Large 2535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560137.54/cwt135.00–140.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570186.15/cwt175.00–197.501,0612
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.80/cwt205.00–228.001,27011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615216.91/cwt212.50–220.001,3344
Bulls—Medium and Large 2625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Bulls—Medium and Large 1660217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0891
Bulls—Medium and Large 2690180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1733179.83/cwt170.00–190.001,3182
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
Dairy Steers—Large 3790137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0861
Dairy Steers—Large 3870115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0011
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,679132.55/cwt129.00–137.002,2264
Bulls——1,687120.64/cwt115.00–125.002,0359
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84971.55/cwt57.50–79.006078
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01887.77/cwt80.00–95.0089326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,227104.28/cwt96.00–112.001,28042
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303118.50/cwt115.00–124.001,5446
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40398.86/cwt92.00–105.001,3879
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29701,030.26/head760.00–1,250.001,0302
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,170.29/head940.00–1,390.001,1703
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2251,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1101
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,649.67/head1,625.00–1,675.001,6502

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.