Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-08-29

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 29
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 345▼ 1 vs year ago 400 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 100▲ 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%
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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 $191.18/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$191.18
181 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527201.791,064127
Medium and Large 2463177.5882331
Medium and Large 3475150.9271723
One grade step is worth $50.87/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 sale181 hd
191.18
—
NC average8 barns · 840 hd
186.06
+5.12
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—Average1,294116.751,51114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500105.741,5863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268103.601,31350
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14693.291,06933

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)940$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,5751thin

Every lot

110 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 2200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
Steers—Medium and Large 1275237.36/cwt230.00–245.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1320229.68/cwt225.00–245.007354
Steers—Medium and Large 3345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
Steers—Medium and Large 1367243.45/cwt240.00–250.008933
Steers—Medium and Large 2380187.40/cwt180.00–195.007122
Steers—Medium and Large 1418223.99/cwt215.00–232.509363
Steers—Medium and Large 3462164.95/cwt160.00–170.007623
Steers—Medium and Large 1465221.65/cwt215.00–230.001,0313
Steers—Medium and Large 2470196.17/cwt180.00–205.009223
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added475246.14/cwt240.00–255.001,1696
Steers—Medium and Large 2525189.01/cwt175.00–202.509922
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added530242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,2853
Steers—Medium and Large 1530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Steers—Medium and Large 3530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Steers—Medium and Large 3560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added564257.67/cwt250.00–260.001,4536
Steers—Medium and Large 1567236.50/cwt230.00–240.001,3413
Steers—Medium and Large 2570197.24/cwt190.00–205.001,1242
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4161
Steers—Medium and Large 1613213.89/cwt207.50–218.001,3116
Steers—Medium and Large 2620195.04/cwt190.00–200.001,2092
Steers—Medium and Large 1666214.78/cwt205.00–223.001,4307
Steers—Medium and Large 2675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
Steers—Medium and Large 1745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5271
Steers—Medium and Large 3745165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 2795172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3711
Steers—Medium and Large 1820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
Steers—Medium and Large 2890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265177.64/cwt170.00–185.004712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283203.32/cwt195.00–210.005753
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328178.25/cwt175.00–185.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1340220.80/cwt215.00–227.507513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374182.85/cwt170.00–190.006846
Heifers—Medium and Large 3374153.70/cwt145.00–165.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375205.26/cwt195.00–220.0077012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1418207.34/cwt195.00–217.5086713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added426230.43/cwt227.50–233.009827
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430145.00/cwt135.00–155.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 2434176.24/cwt175.00–180.007654
Heifers—Medium and Large 3461157.97/cwt155.00–165.007285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464230.51/cwt227.50–232.501,0707
Heifers—Medium and Large 1476208.49/cwt195.00–218.0099216
Heifers—Medium and Large 2478178.04/cwt175.00–190.008515
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,1172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521206.95/cwt193.00–217.501,07818
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530156.10/cwt145.00–165.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2531185.94/cwt180.00–190.009875
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1578201.12/cwt190.00–207.001,16211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593147.49/cwt145.00–150.008752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2421
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619187.56/cwt180.00–193.001,16111
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622161.84/cwt150.00–170.001,0073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630134.84/cwt125.00–145.008492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669183.75/cwt175.00–195.001,2298
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0891
Heifers—Medium and Large 2705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
Heifers—Medium and Large 3720132.50/cwt132.50–132.509541
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723178.79/cwt170.00–192.001,2936
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785168.64/cwt160.00–177.501,3242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823164.08/cwt155.00–170.001,3503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1240230.00/cwt220.00–240.005522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1265224.91/cwt220.00–230.005962
Bulls—Medium and Large 2313189.88/cwt185.00–195.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333226.26/cwt220.00–240.007534
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368154.80/cwt145.00–165.005702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372221.36/cwt210.00–235.0082311
Bulls—Medium and Large 2380195.00/cwt185.00–205.007412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1427223.27/cwt212.50–235.0095313
Bulls—Medium and Large 3440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added468232.46/cwt230.00–237.501,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477196.04/cwt185.00–202.509355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478212.39/cwt205.00–225.001,01510
Bulls—Medium and Large 1503230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1573
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523195.77/cwt185.00–202.501,0246
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528152.75/cwt145.00–160.008072
Bulls—Medium and Large 2564191.62/cwt185.00–200.001,0819
Bulls—Medium and Large 1575220.41/cwt207.50–229.001,2674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3576157.26/cwt142.50–165.009065
Bulls—Medium and Large 2608160.02/cwt155.00–165.009732
Bulls—Medium and Large 1615211.34/cwt205.00–219.001,3003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3630140.04/cwt135.00–145.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
Bulls—Medium and Large 1678193.39/cwt190.00–200.001,3113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725160.77/cwt155.00–165.001,1663
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775160.00/cwt155.00–165.001,2402
Bulls—Medium and Large 2775144.08/cwt135.00–152.501,1173
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——868106.72/cwt99.00–110.009266
Bulls——1,527121.37/cwt118.00–124.001,8536
Bulls——1,873133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,4912
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00881.84/cwt80.00–84.008252
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15594.03/cwt86.00–99.001,08631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259112.63/cwt110.00–114.001,4186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,269102.37/cwt97.00–109.001,29944
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,500105.74/cwt102.00–109.001,5863
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2710600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2990900.00/head900.00–900.009001

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.