Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-01-23

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 23
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 348▲ 47 vs year ago 316 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
▼ 21 vs last sale 65▼ 61 vs year ago 105 · −58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $196.89/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$196.89
160 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486215.731,048102
Medium and Large 2502178.2289537
Medium and Large 3480138.2966421
One grade step is worth $77.44/cwt here — about $384 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 sale160 hd
196.89
—
NC average7 barns · 587 hd
188.80
+8.10
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—High1,677124.322,0853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,419110.821,57320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36399.171,3522thin
CowsLean 85-90%High92883.137726thin

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)1,155$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,2301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$2,3632thin

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223290.28/cwt285.00–295.006472
Steers—Medium and Large 1277285.66/cwt275.00–305.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1331295.52/cwt275.00–320.009788
Steers—Medium and Large 1373298.36/cwt287.50–315.001,1138
Steers—Medium and Large 1422290.48/cwt275.00–310.001,22611
Steers—Medium and Large 2475202.37/cwt190.00–215.009612
Steers—Medium and Large 1477279.78/cwt260.00–297.501,33511
Steers—Medium and Large 1508273.91/cwt260.00–291.001,3918
Steers—Medium and Large 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
Steers—Medium and Large 2528214.64/cwt197.50–230.001,1333
Steers—Medium and Large 1575238.33/cwt225.00–257.501,3705
Steers—Medium and Large 2585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
Steers—Medium and Large 2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
Steers—Medium and Large 1614245.12/cwt242.00–250.001,5057
Steers—Medium and Large 3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 2665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Steers—Medium and Large 1678219.89/cwt210.00–230.001,4912
Steers—Medium and Large 2730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
Steers—Medium and Large 1763193.73/cwt187.50–200.001,4782
Steers—Medium and Large 2840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
Steers—Medium and Large 2850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
Steers—Medium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2205185.00/cwt185.00–185.003791
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
Heifers—Medium and Large 3275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1286230.54/cwt210.00–237.506597
Heifers—Medium and Large 2313185.00/cwt185.00–185.005792
Heifers—Medium and Large 1327237.05/cwt222.50–250.007756
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375138.33/cwt125.00–165.005193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382236.64/cwt230.00–242.0090412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425230.38/cwt215.00–245.0097915
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425199.10/cwt195.00–202.508463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3439148.75/cwt135.00–165.006534
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465142.77/cwt130.00–155.006642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1475223.78/cwt205.00–233.001,06313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479176.72/cwt165.00–195.0084612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516215.88/cwt200.00–230.001,11422
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523131.47/cwt120.00–150.006886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524179.39/cwt165.00–195.009409
Heifers—Medium and Large 3561139.94/cwt135.00–155.007854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571206.28/cwt195.00–224.001,17810
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579178.01/cwt165.00–185.001,0318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614181.70/cwt170.00–190.001,1165
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1660177.53/cwt175.00–182.501,1724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720169.64/cwt155.00–179.001,2214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720137.50/cwt137.50–137.509901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875136.24/cwt125.00–148.001,1922
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270273.38/cwt245.00–290.007384
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003652
Bulls—Medium and Large 2308212.20/cwt200.00–225.006542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1333248.79/cwt235.00–262.508286
Bulls—Medium and Large 3360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375234.88/cwt215.00–245.008816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1383272.81/cwt260.00–290.001,0456
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420261.27/cwt247.50–275.001,09714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2432234.07/cwt225.00–240.001,0115
Bulls—Medium and Large 3455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008421
Bulls—Medium and Large 2462216.61/cwt200.00–235.001,0013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471267.02/cwt250.00–275.001,25813
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523166.83/cwt155.00–175.008733
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526202.11/cwt190.00–220.001,0635
Bulls—Medium and Large 1529247.07/cwt228.00–260.001,30711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563226.66/cwt215.00–235.001,27612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616208.69/cwt190.00–222.001,2865
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620173.14/cwt165.00–185.001,0734
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Bulls—Medium and Large 1663169.94/cwt155.00–185.001,1272
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,2243
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,663120.98/cwt120.00–122.002,0122
Bulls——1,705131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,2341
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79565.00/cwt65.00–65.005171
Cows—Lean 85-90%89588.60/cwt87.50–90.007933
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03096.00/cwt96.00–96.009891
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06072.00/cwt72.00–72.007631
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289106.47/cwt99.00–109.001,3729
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36399.17/cwt94.00–104.001,3522
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,526114.37/cwt111.00–117.001,74511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0201,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501

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.