Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-06-20

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 20
● Final100 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
365 head
▼ 217 vs last sale 582▼ 20 vs year ago 385 · −5.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
136 head
▼ 20 vs last sale 156▲ 0 vs year ago 136 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 34▲ 19 vs year ago 2 · +950.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $191.46/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$191.46
145 head · 480 lb average
Value per head Derived
$920
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$305
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.17/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.83
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1480201.23966110
Medium and Large 2489172.4284322
Medium and Large 3469141.0566113thin
One grade step is worth $60.17/cwt here — about $305 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 sale145 hd
191.46
—
NC average8 barns · 1,166 hd
186.64
+4.83
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—Average1,689121.282,04819
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,213105.081,27452
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45595.771,3938thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,02578.7180733

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,175$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,223$1,2172thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)915$1,1413thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,0232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)893$9932thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)955$9501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)885$9101thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)845$8742thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$1,6207

Every lot

100 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265225.00/cwt220.00–230.005962
Steers—Medium and Large 2280170.00/cwt170.00–170.004761
Steers—Medium and Large 1316242.16/cwt235.00–252.507655
Steers—Medium and Large 3355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
Steers—Medium and Large 1372254.88/cwt250.00–262.509483
Steers—Medium and Large 2385195.00/cwt195.00–195.007511
Steers—Medium and Large 2420200.00/cwt200.00–200.008401
Steers—Medium and Large 1424226.02/cwt220.00–237.509587
Steers—Medium and Large 3438147.54/cwt145.00–150.006462
Steers—Medium and Large 2453182.57/cwt170.00–195.008272
Steers—Medium and Large 1483217.88/cwt207.00–223.001,0526
Steers—Medium and Large 1516218.93/cwt217.50–222.501,1308
Steers—Medium and Large 2535185.00/cwt185.00–185.009901
Steers—Medium and Large 3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Steers—Medium and Large 1570222.93/cwt210.00–227.501,2715
Steers—Medium and Large 2585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 2600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 1607222.07/cwt216.00–228.001,34826
Steers—Medium and Large 2650199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,2941
Steers—Medium and Large 1720208.85/cwt205.00–212.501,5042
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245200.00/cwt200.00–200.004901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1270185.00/cwt180.00–190.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325179.77/cwt175.00–185.005842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1328204.90/cwt190.00–215.006726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370154.75/cwt140.00–165.005733
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376215.47/cwt210.00–227.5081015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2395190.00/cwt190.00–190.007511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423165.00/cwt165.00–165.006982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425210.47/cwt200.00–220.0089423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2428190.12/cwt185.00–195.008143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1467203.98/cwt190.00–215.0095313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475183.14/cwt180.00–185.008704
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475137.58/cwt130.00–145.006542
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500120.00/cwt120.00–120.006001
Heifers—Medium and Large 2514173.56/cwt165.00–182.508925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1515198.61/cwt193.50–210.001,02325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570199.55/cwt185.00–211.001,13715
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570126.43/cwt120.00–140.007213
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578171.78/cwt162.50–177.509933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1625194.93/cwt180.00–201.001,2185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630137.62/cwt130.00–145.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635115.00/cwt115.00–115.007301
Heifers—Medium and Large 1650140.00/cwt140.00–140.009101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670127.50/cwt127.50–127.508541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1795130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0341
Heifers—Medium and Large 1833133.83/cwt125.00–142.501,1152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2811
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1225245.00/cwt245.00–245.005511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1275217.05/cwt205.00–230.005972
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320200.00/cwt190.00–205.006403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1330226.06/cwt215.00–240.007464
Bulls—Medium and Large 3350170.00/cwt170.00–170.005951
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365202.60/cwt200.00–205.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1379222.30/cwt210.00–235.0084312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415192.10/cwt185.00–202.507976
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421218.12/cwt210.00–230.009184
Bulls—Medium and Large 3435175.00/cwt175.00–175.007611
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463190.86/cwt185.00–197.508843
Bulls—Medium and Large 1469211.66/cwt205.00–220.0099311
Bulls—Medium and Large 3485155.10/cwt145.00–165.007522
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518197.48/cwt190.00–200.001,0235
Bulls—Medium and Large 1520217.48/cwt210.00–227.501,13110
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533154.88/cwt145.00–165.008263
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563184.89/cwt180.00–190.001,0412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1569212.08/cwt200.00–223.001,20711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3573150.11/cwt145.00–155.008602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2613185.98/cwt180.00–193.001,1403
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620211.78/cwt202.50–217.501,3135
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665135.00/cwt135.00–135.008982
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670200.23/cwt195.00–210.001,3425
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670158.83/cwt155.00–162.501,0642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1715151.23/cwt140.00–162.001,0812
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3245110.00/cwt110.00–110.002701
Dairy Steers—Large 3445135.00/cwt135.00–135.006011
Dairy Steers—Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,05587.00/cwt87.00–87.009181
Bulls——1,692121.28/cwt110.00–126.002,05215
Bulls——1,885132.69/cwt131.00–134.002,5013
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98570.27/cwt60.00–77.0069214
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05584.93/cwt78.00–90.0089619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19098.72/cwt90.00–104.001,17522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229109.75/cwt105.00–118.001,34930
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45595.77/cwt89.00–101.001,3938
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29041,434.23/head1,050.00–1,930.001,4344
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2632,286.98/head2,250.00–2,325.002,2872
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2795860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2845874.04/head700.00–1,025.008742
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2885910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,022.50/head970.00–1,075.001,0232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29151,141.31/head890.00–1,375.001,1413
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2955950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Bred Cows—Medium 1-29901,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2231,216.97/head1,100.00–1,300.001,2172

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.