Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-09-19

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 19
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 448▼ 14 vs year ago 580 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
84 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 101▼ 51 vs year ago 135 · −37.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 17 vs last sale 20▼ 15 vs year ago 18 · −83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.25/cwt on 279 head.
Average price
$192.25
279 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$978
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$335
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.21/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.20
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1521204.091,063182
Medium and Large 2483179.9787067
Medium and Large 3492147.8872830
One grade step is worth $56.21/cwt here — about $335 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 sale279 hd
192.25
—
NC average7 barns · 1,126 hd
189.05
+3.20
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—High1,266115.541,46210
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,228103.201,26734
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52592.001,4031thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low93984.6179430

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)930$1,0201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)933$9472thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Steers—Medium and Large 1335262.50/cwt260.00–265.008792
Steers—Medium and Large 3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
Steers—Medium and Large 1371263.61/cwt250.00–275.009785
Steers—Medium and Large 3380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 2387205.00/cwt205.00–205.007933
Steers—Medium and Large 1421252.57/cwt247.50–260.001,0638
Steers—Medium and Large 1458255.47/cwt247.50–267.501,1706
Steers—Medium and Large 2515206.57/cwt200.00–215.001,0643
Steers—Medium and Large 1526243.21/cwt230.00–255.001,2798
Steers—Medium and Large 3528160.02/cwt155.00–165.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1572240.63/cwt235.00–250.001,3767
Steers—Medium and Large 2573194.96/cwt185.00–205.001,1172
Steers—Medium and Large 2620195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2091
Steers—Medium and Large 1626231.67/cwt227.50–237.501,4504
Steers—Medium and Large 1660218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,4391
Steers—Medium and Large 1725194.34/cwt180.00–205.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 1763219.98/cwt217.50–222.501,6782
Steers—Medium and Large 1818198.72/cwt190.00–207.501,6262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1245225.00/cwt225.00–225.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3265155.38/cwt145.00–165.004122
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278230.05/cwt225.00–235.006402
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280193.59/cwt185.00–200.005424
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320145.00/cwt145.00–145.004641
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324202.36/cwt195.00–210.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325215.59/cwt210.00–230.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365187.70/cwt175.00–200.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added375231.64/cwt230.00–235.008693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375153.32/cwt140.00–165.005754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381211.99/cwt205.00–225.0080810
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added433230.28/cwt230.00–235.0099717
Heifers—Medium and Large 1433217.00/cwt207.50–225.009406
Heifers—Medium and Large 2433186.06/cwt175.00–200.008069
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445155.00/cwt155.00–155.006901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465206.67/cwt195.00–217.5096125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3467160.01/cwt150.00–165.007477
Heifers—Medium and Large 2475183.38/cwt170.00–192.5087114
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515221.50/cwt221.50–221.501,14123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521198.42/cwt190.00–212.501,03431
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527177.43/cwt165.00–187.5093520
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527145.49/cwt135.00–157.507676
Heifers—Medium and Large 1566190.78/cwt177.50–197.501,08026
Heifers—Medium and Large 3573134.84/cwt130.00–145.007733
Heifers—Medium and Large 2575167.41/cwt155.00–175.009634
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615138.75/cwt135.00–145.008534
Heifers—Medium and Large 1622191.09/cwt180.00–200.001,18916
Heifers—Medium and Large 2635160.00/cwt150.00–170.001,0162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657186.01/cwt175.00–192.501,2225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2660156.79/cwt140.00–165.001,0353
Heifers—Medium and Large 3680129.96/cwt125.00–135.008842
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720186.76/cwt180.00–190.001,3453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780125.00/cwt125.00–125.009751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1840160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3441
Heifers—Medium and Large 1917156.66/cwt152.50–162.501,4373
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,010136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3741
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,050132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3911
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1228239.73/cwt235.00–245.005472
Bulls—Medium and Large 2260200.00/cwt200.00–200.005201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270240.19/cwt230.00–250.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327230.57/cwt220.00–245.007546
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328196.47/cwt185.00–205.006443
Bulls—Medium and Large 3363147.59/cwt145.00–150.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 1385234.91/cwt220.00–245.009045
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007121
Bulls—Medium and Large 2403194.94/cwt185.00–205.007862
Bulls—Medium and Large 3433149.97/cwt145.00–155.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1435224.90/cwt217.50–235.009785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2463208.53/cwt195.00–215.009655
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472167.91/cwt155.00–175.007935
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475230.89/cwt220.00–245.001,09712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522220.63/cwt210.00–230.001,15217
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523163.94/cwt150.00–170.008574
Bulls—Medium and Large 2524194.20/cwt180.00–205.001,0188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1565224.00/cwt210.00–240.001,26612
Bulls—Medium and Large 2577188.84/cwt180.00–205.001,0909
Bulls—Medium and Large 3607171.59/cwt165.00–175.001,0423
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619190.32/cwt185.00–200.001,1787
Bulls—Medium and Large 1626212.80/cwt202.50–225.001,3327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1658202.50/cwt190.00–210.001,3326
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683173.05/cwt165.00–177.501,1824
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1706196.58/cwt180.00–200.001,3886
Bulls—Medium and Large 2710170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770170.03/cwt165.00–175.001,3092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1814176.26/cwt165.00–185.001,4354
Bulls—Medium and Large 1895152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,3651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1900137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,2381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,4871
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Dairy Steers—Large 3975104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,0141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——71597.50/cwt97.50–97.506971
Bulls——1,232115.93/cwt109.00–121.001,4287
Bulls——1,658123.18/cwt122.00–125.002,0422
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69067.02/cwt66.00–68.004622
Cows—Lean 85-90%75676.40/cwt70.00–80.005788
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03789.65/cwt82.00–96.0093020
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,220102.59/cwt96.00–108.001,25232
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,355113.03/cwt111.00–115.001,5322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52592.00/cwt92.00–92.001,4031
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2933946.54/head740.00–1,100.009472

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.