Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 13
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 429▲ 199 vs year ago 383 · +52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 104▲ 57 vs year ago 99 · +57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 8▲ 28 vs year ago 6 · +466.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy 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 $197.40/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$197.40
200 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490203.69997167
Medium and Large 2426174.3874226
Medium and Large 3472132.856277thin
One grade step is worth $70.84/cwt here — about $370 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 sale200 hd
197.40
—
NC average8 barns · 1,477 hd
198.69
−1.29
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—Average1,622127.272,0649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,175109.291,28459
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370106.341,45712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00186.3186449

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)1,500$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$1,5401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,4489
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,1903thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,1025
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$9262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)803$8914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)848$1,1948

Every lot

111 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 1240247.34/cwt240.00–255.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1285244.82/cwt240.00–250.006982
Steers—Medium and Large 2290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
Steers—Medium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
Steers—Medium and Large 1328239.34/cwt235.00–250.007859
Steers—Medium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
Steers—Medium and Large 1365252.46/cwt235.00–262.5092111
Steers—Medium and Large 2369200.56/cwt190.00–205.007408
Steers—Medium and Large 1417241.36/cwt222.50–260.001,00620
Steers—Medium and Large 2442200.04/cwt195.00–210.008843
Steers—Medium and Large 3455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
Steers—Medium and Large 1466218.92/cwt207.50–223.001,02013
Steers—Medium and Large 1515213.32/cwt200.00–220.001,09910
Steers—Medium and Large 3530158.21/cwt155.00–165.008393
Steers—Medium and Large 2533192.74/cwt185.00–199.001,0275
Steers—Medium and Large 2553185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0232
Steers—Medium and Large 1573213.53/cwt200.00–222.501,22412
Steers—Medium and Large 3610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
Steers—Medium and Large 1628213.52/cwt202.50–227.501,3415
Steers—Medium and Large 1667217.29/cwt207.50–220.001,4497
Steers—Medium and Large 2670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
Steers—Medium and Large 2735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
Steers—Medium and Large 1745213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5871
Steers—Medium and Large 1772193.27/cwt172.50–205.001,4923
Steers—Medium and Large 2775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
Steers—Medium and Large 1809188.94/cwt174.00–194.001,5295
Steers—Medium and Large 1890184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6381
Steers—Medium and Large 2940107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0061
Steers—Medium and Large 1990160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1238206.15/cwt190.00–225.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273217.47/cwt215.00–222.505943
Heifers—Medium and Large 2278174.70/cwt165.00–185.004863
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325175.62/cwt165.00–185.005712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329213.80/cwt195.00–227.007034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350187.50/cwt185.00–190.006562
Heifers—Medium and Large 1378215.30/cwt195.00–227.5081416
Heifers—Medium and Large 3385147.47/cwt145.00–150.005682
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420216.18/cwt202.50–227.0090833
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421182.04/cwt170.00–190.007667
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462176.55/cwt170.00–185.008163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1466208.15/cwt190.00–222.0097034
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2510179.90/cwt175.00–185.009172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523203.01/cwt192.50–220.001,06222
Heifers—Medium and Large 3538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1573196.54/cwt185.00–212.001,12630
Heifers—Medium and Large 2585169.91/cwt165.00–175.009942
Heifers—Medium and Large 2603150.02/cwt145.00–155.009052
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624186.82/cwt175.00–207.501,1668
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657171.96/cwt165.00–184.001,1307
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720171.15/cwt165.00–177.501,2323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763142.57/cwt135.00–150.001,0882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1292251.63/cwt240.00–260.007353
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1328242.20/cwt235.00–250.007948
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333197.67/cwt190.00–205.006582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379231.68/cwt220.00–250.008788
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
Bulls—Medium and Large 3417173.40/cwt170.00–175.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423230.06/cwt215.00–250.0097327
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428202.02/cwt185.00–212.5086510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473217.34/cwt210.00–240.001,02822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475166.65/cwt165.00–170.007923
Bulls—Medium and Large 2476200.91/cwt195.00–207.509566
Bulls—Medium and Large 2513171.75/cwt165.00–175.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522211.38/cwt195.00–221.001,10328
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535149.91/cwt145.00–155.008022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569210.49/cwt199.00–218.001,19818
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622139.28/cwt127.50–145.008663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623170.10/cwt165.00–175.001,0602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1627210.90/cwt205.00–219.001,32210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2664157.49/cwt145.00–165.001,0464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671206.35/cwt195.00–215.001,38510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715199.05/cwt185.00–210.001,4238
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768187.66/cwt177.50–197.501,4412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2828131.26/cwt130.00–132.501,0872
Bulls—Medium and Large 1833175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4582
Bulls—Medium and Large 1878180.04/cwt175.00–185.001,5812
Bulls—Medium and Large 2885130.53/cwt125.00–136.001,1552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4601
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,010175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7681
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,444123.62/cwt119.00–127.001,7856
Bulls——1,978134.56/cwt133.00–136.002,6623
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90066.26/cwt57.00–75.0059611
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03092.11/cwt80.00–99.0094938
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,156107.67/cwt97.00–115.001,24550
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280118.27/cwt116.00–120.001,5149
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,370106.34/cwt99.00–114.001,45712
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2660610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2803890.56/head810.00–990.008914
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2923926.10/head830.00–1,010.009262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,190.29/head950.00–1,410.001,1903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,224.88/head1,070.00–1,350.001,2254
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2931,447.64/head850.00–1,800.001,4489
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3601,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2575700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2813976.77/head950.00–1,000.009772
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29161,379.85/head1,130.00–1,600.001,3805

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.