Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-08-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 1
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
311 head
▼ 76 vs last sale 387▼ 66 vs year ago 377 · −17.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 83▲ 26 vs year ago 78 · +33.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 6▼ 15 vs year ago 20 · −75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.14/cwt on 124 head.
Average price
$194.14
124 head · 497 lb average
Value per head Derived
$965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.93/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.83
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503203.411,02395
Medium and Large 2478170.8681722
Medium and Large 3478141.496767thin
One grade step is worth $61.93/cwt here — about $347 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 sale124 hd
194.14
—
NC average8 barns · 667 hd
184.31
+9.83
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—Low1,563126.671,98013
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217106.571,29752
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,516105.281,5968thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00288.9489121

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)Young (2-4 yrs)860$8462thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)760$6301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)660$7792thin

Every lot

88 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1268245.00/cwt245.00–245.006572
Steers—Medium and Large 1318246.18/cwt237.50–255.007832
Steers—Medium and Large 1383237.23/cwt225.00–247.509093
Steers—Medium and Large 1420248.25/cwt230.00–260.001,0433
Steers—Medium and Large 2425208.72/cwt207.50–210.008872
Steers—Medium and Large 3430140.00/cwt140.00–140.006021
Steers—Medium and Large 1474246.01/cwt232.50–265.001,1666
Steers—Medium and Large 2525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Steers—Medium and Large 1526245.77/cwt230.00–260.001,2935
Steers—Medium and Large 1586239.49/cwt225.00–245.001,4035
Steers—Medium and Large 2605185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1191
Steers—Medium and Large 1623236.52/cwt236.00–237.001,4742
Steers—Medium and Large 1671227.08/cwt217.50–235.001,5248
Steers—Medium and Large 1728216.52/cwt215.00–218.001,5762
Steers—Medium and Large 2790170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3431
Steers—Medium and Large 2865168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,4531
Steers—Medium and Large 1900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230175.22/cwt165.00–185.004033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235195.21/cwt180.00–210.004593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1285215.00/cwt215.00–215.006131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333203.30/cwt195.00–205.006776
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345160.00/cwt160.00–160.005521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350185.00/cwt185.00–185.006481
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355125.00/cwt125.00–125.004441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1379211.20/cwt205.00–215.008004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2416174.79/cwt165.00–185.007274
Heifers—Medium and Large 1419206.58/cwt195.00–220.0086618
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463180.14/cwt175.00–185.008342
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473142.70/cwt135.00–150.006752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added478220.48/cwt219.00–222.001,0542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1481212.31/cwt205.00–217.501,02114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2516174.35/cwt155.00–179.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521203.49/cwt195.00–212.501,06013
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added535218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,1665
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566203.52/cwt200.00–210.001,1527
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570155.00/cwt155.00–155.008841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added575216.03/cwt214.00–218.001,2424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583174.01/cwt162.50–185.001,0143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621186.59/cwt175.00–197.501,1597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added630211.00/cwt211.00–211.001,3291
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added668198.37/cwt197.50–200.001,3253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1678174.89/cwt165.00–185.001,1862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1710175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Heifers—Medium and Large 1780166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,2951
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3101
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1263212.48/cwt210.00–215.005592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1320230.98/cwt225.00–240.007395
Bulls—Medium and Large 1380222.40/cwt220.00–225.008452
Bulls—Medium and Large 3383145.00/cwt145.00–145.005552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408162.45/cwt160.00–165.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1424226.71/cwt215.00–240.0096111
Bulls—Medium and Large 2425181.18/cwt175.00–185.007704
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450165.00/cwt165.00–165.007431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472221.39/cwt205.00–235.001,0458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475180.00/cwt175.00–185.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520164.97/cwt160.00–170.008583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523219.45/cwt210.00–240.001,14810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2529187.09/cwt175.00–200.009906
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566218.84/cwt212.50–224.001,2395
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568180.44/cwt170.00–190.001,0254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3598152.50/cwt152.50–152.509122
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610189.96/cwt185.00–195.001,1594
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624218.83/cwt205.00–228.001,3659
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3751
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1768174.21/cwt167.50–185.001,3383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——88099.00/cwt99.00–99.008711
Bulls——1,125121.42/cwt116.00–126.001,3664
Bulls——1,868132.75/cwt130.00–136.002,4808
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84577.03/cwt73.00–80.006513
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02890.92/cwt84.00–96.0093518
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,199104.75/cwt97.00–113.001,25645
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331118.25/cwt115.00–120.001,5747
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,516105.28/cwt100.00–110.001,5968
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2760630.00/head630.00–630.006301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2860846.05/head710.00–950.008462
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2660779.02/head580.00–950.007792

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.