Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-11-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 28
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 400▼ 194 vs year ago 586 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 96▼ 20 vs year ago 153 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

22 head Baby Calves : 25.00-215.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.67/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$177.67
169 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$451
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.73
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498184.49918131
Medium and Large 2470158.0674332
Medium and Large 3350133.384676thin
One grade step is worth $51.12/cwt here — about $451 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 sale169 hd
177.67
—
NC average4 barns · 550 hd
162.95
+14.73
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—Low1,208101.911,23119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26092.861,17038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48886.231,2835thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03676.0678858

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)728$5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,2904thin

Every lot

94 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
Steers—Medium and Large 1329267.67/cwt262.50–272.508814
Steers—Medium and Large 1375260.62/cwt240.00–280.009775
Steers—Medium and Large 2413174.70/cwt165.00–185.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1425255.36/cwt240.00–262.501,0855
Steers—Medium and Large 1473252.10/cwt232.50–270.001,1924
Steers—Medium and Large 1525217.61/cwt210.00–242.501,1426
Steers—Medium and Large 2545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4711
Steers—Medium and Large 1579232.00/cwt227.50–234.001,3434
Steers—Medium and Large 2585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
Steers—Medium and Large 2620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Steers—Medium and Large 1632205.84/cwt192.00–212.501,3015
Steers—Medium and Large 1705161.21/cwt155.00–167.501,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710210.47/cwt208.00–213.001,4946
Steers—Medium and Large 2740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1750153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1815143.87/cwt137.50–150.001,1732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230219.33/cwt200.00–230.005045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3260137.50/cwt130.00–145.003582
Heifers—Medium and Large 2274174.09/cwt160.00–190.004775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1275218.52/cwt210.00–232.506016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326206.50/cwt195.00–222.5067311
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1369208.73/cwt195.00–225.0077014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2374185.51/cwt175.00–192.506945
Heifers—Medium and Large 3387126.75/cwt120.00–135.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420199.68/cwt185.00–212.5083915
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
Heifers—Medium and Large 2431169.47/cwt162.50–180.007305
Heifers—Medium and Large 2460174.38/cwt172.50–175.008024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1468196.40/cwt182.50–205.0091919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1519170.15/cwt155.00–185.0088316
Heifers—Medium and Large 1564174.75/cwt160.00–187.5098614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578141.31/cwt135.00–150.008174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1619166.39/cwt160.00–175.001,0309
Heifers—Medium and Large 1664161.85/cwt155.00–167.501,0754
Heifers—Medium and Large 2675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720147.79/cwt135.00–162.501,0649
Heifers—Medium and Large 2742119.15/cwt115.00–122.508843
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770106.13/cwt100.00–112.508172
Heifers—Medium and Large 1777149.14/cwt142.50–155.001,1593
Heifers—Medium and Large 1805127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
Heifers—Medium and Large 1960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2961
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
Bulls—Medium and Large 3255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267243.20/cwt225.00–260.006499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
Bulls—Medium and Large 2315188.77/cwt180.00–205.005954
Bulls—Medium and Large 1329221.25/cwt210.00–245.007287
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330144.55/cwt135.00–155.004772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364231.87/cwt210.00–247.508448
Bulls—Medium and Large 3365153.44/cwt142.50–165.005602
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385202.56/cwt200.00–205.007802
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415126.93/cwt120.00–135.005273
Bulls—Medium and Large 1418234.55/cwt220.00–250.009809
Bulls—Medium and Large 2423187.75/cwt175.00–200.007943
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471224.79/cwt210.00–245.001,05912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2488170.08/cwt165.00–175.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520194.76/cwt180.00–202.501,0136
Bulls—Medium and Large 1525214.42/cwt205.00–237.501,12610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533154.73/cwt149.00–165.008253
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562178.70/cwt165.00–190.001,0046
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565155.24/cwt151.00–160.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1573212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,2188
Bulls—Medium and Large 3605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616186.35/cwt172.50–197.501,1484
Bulls—Medium and Large 2630158.45/cwt150.00–165.009983
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1671158.04/cwt152.50–162.501,0605
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718139.95/cwt127.50–147.501,0053
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775137.75/cwt137.50–138.001,0682
Bulls—Medium and Large 1823137.54/cwt135.00–140.001,1322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1888135.01/cwt132.50–137.501,1992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910138.74/cwt137.50–140.001,2632
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——98490.52/cwt85.00–95.008917
Bulls——1,339108.56/cwt100.00–115.001,45412
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77861.85/cwt55.00–64.004817
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05276.00/cwt69.00–82.0080039
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13384.56/cwt82.00–88.0095812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25491.46/cwt85.00–99.001,14734
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,314104.76/cwt100.00–112.001,3774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48886.23/cwt82.00–92.001,2835
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2680500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2775675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2645900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2790830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1231,715.20/head1,525.00–1,875.001,7152

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.