Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-07-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 18
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 395▲ 113 vs year ago 367 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
▲ 46 vs last sale 67▲ 18 vs year ago 95 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 10▼ 5 vs year ago 16 · −31.3%
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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 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 $194.89/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$194.89
190 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.82
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473207.54982132
Medium and Large 2423174.3073839
Medium and Large 3421149.3162919thin
One grade step is worth $58.23/cwt here — about $353 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 sale190 hd
194.89
—
NC average8 barns · 1,127 hd
184.07
+10.82
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—High1,486122.321,81714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150106.861,22958
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55799.721,5539thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97186.0983621

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,270$1,1201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,0201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9434thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,3314thin

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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235253.99/cwt242.50–265.005972
Steers—Medium and Large 2240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
Steers—Medium and Large 3245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
Steers—Medium and Large 1278252.92/cwt242.50–267.507035
Steers—Medium and Large 2288215.00/cwt215.00–215.006192
Steers—Medium and Large 3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
Steers—Medium and Large 1313243.17/cwt230.00–257.507618
Steers—Medium and Large 1374237.84/cwt225.00–255.008905
Steers—Medium and Large 2380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
Steers—Medium and Large 3390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
Steers—Medium and Large 1423252.29/cwt240.00–267.501,0678
Steers—Medium and Large 2428212.49/cwt210.00–215.009092
Steers—Medium and Large 1470250.08/cwt237.50–265.001,1757
Steers—Medium and Large 2473213.73/cwt210.00–217.501,0112
Steers—Medium and Large 3478167.41/cwt165.00–170.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1531238.32/cwt232.50–246.001,2654
Steers—Medium and Large 2545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 2575195.12/cwt185.00–205.001,1223
Steers—Medium and Large 1578229.11/cwt217.50–239.001,3244
Steers—Medium and Large 1603231.17/cwt222.50–237.001,3948
Steers—Medium and Large 2630202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2761
Steers—Medium and Large 1663221.53/cwt212.50–230.001,4693
Steers—Medium and Large 1720206.01/cwt197.50–215.001,4832
Steers—Medium and Large 2735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Steers—Medium and Large 11,045141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4981
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3210146.79/cwt135.00–155.003083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231205.49/cwt190.00–220.004756
Heifers—Medium and Large 2236181.19/cwt175.00–185.004284
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265175.15/cwt165.00–185.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278220.91/cwt205.00–232.506144
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313190.02/cwt185.00–195.005954
Heifers—Medium and Large 3313165.00/cwt165.00–165.005163
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329220.06/cwt205.00–230.007248
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365186.34/cwt180.00–195.006804
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372216.36/cwt205.00–227.5080519
Heifers—Medium and Large 3388161.65/cwt155.00–165.006273
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420169.89/cwt165.00–175.007145
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422209.37/cwt200.00–217.5088418
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
Heifers—Medium and Large 2471182.88/cwt175.00–190.008617
Heifers—Medium and Large 1474208.97/cwt195.00–222.5099127
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Heifers—Medium and Large 3513145.07/cwt130.00–160.007442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2515177.39/cwt172.50–185.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517205.50/cwt195.00–215.001,06214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575162.30/cwt155.00–170.009332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575132.72/cwt120.00–145.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1576205.50/cwt187.50–212.501,18416
Heifers—Medium and Large 2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,27310
Heifers—Medium and Large 3637131.98/cwt125.00–145.008413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675145.22/cwt135.00–155.009802
Heifers—Medium and Large 1683186.99/cwt175.00–197.501,2776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728169.91/cwt165.00–175.001,2372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2220179.89/cwt175.00–185.003962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1272248.74/cwt235.00–255.006773
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327232.48/cwt230.00–235.007607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330191.57/cwt185.00–205.006323
Bulls—Medium and Large 1368227.06/cwt215.00–237.508366
Bulls—Medium and Large 2381191.41/cwt185.00–205.007294
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385140.13/cwt135.00–145.005402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421228.13/cwt215.00–240.009607
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429190.60/cwt175.00–205.008187
Bulls—Medium and Large 3434157.54/cwt140.00–170.006844
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474197.18/cwt180.00–207.509359
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476240.04/cwt220.00–250.001,14310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3480152.42/cwt140.00–165.007324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524186.83/cwt175.00–192.509794
Bulls—Medium and Large 3525150.04/cwt135.00–160.007884
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529227.76/cwt210.00–238.001,2058
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577217.74/cwt210.00–233.001,25618
Bulls—Medium and Large 2595177.50/cwt165.00–190.001,0562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619216.86/cwt207.50–225.001,34216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628181.36/cwt175.00–190.001,1394
Bulls—Medium and Large 1657206.45/cwt190.00–212.501,3567
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724189.74/cwt185.00–200.001,3746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768159.95/cwt155.00–165.001,2282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1865158.77/cwt157.50–160.001,3732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1943147.49/cwt145.00–150.001,3912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——81094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Bulls——1,494123.37/cwt119.00–129.001,84312
Bulls——2,060138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,8431
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%80469.32/cwt58.00–76.005574
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01090.03/cwt83.00–95.0090917
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,119104.62/cwt97.00–110.001,17144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248113.92/cwt111.00–118.001,42214
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55799.72/cwt92.00–107.001,5539
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27801,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2900943.10/head750.00–1,175.009434
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2701,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2790875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2940840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.