Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-04-09

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 9
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
549 head
▲ 93 vs last sale 456▲ 185 vs year ago 364 · +50.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▼ 62 vs last sale 132▼ 30 vs year ago 100 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 6 vs year ago 11 · +54.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.96/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.26 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$219.96
41 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,184
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$532
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$93.79/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.24
vs NC average
−44.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546233.791,27728
Medium and Large 2520199.301,03511thin
Medium and Large 3533140.007462thin
One grade step is worth $93.79/cwt here — about $532 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
219.96
—
NC average8 barns · 308 hd
228.20
−8.24
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−44.00
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−121.26
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
394352311269median 341.2303/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $282.79, median $341.23 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,568154.692,42612
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,199126.891,52232
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,517114.561,7383thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,046103.501,0839thin

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)1,338$1,7256
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,290$1,5751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)990$1,3751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)804$1,2174thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)938$1,4115

Every lot

97 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240355.00/cwt355.00–355.008521
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263337.64/cwt315.00–352.508883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305180.00/cwt180.00–180.005491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,0081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365306.37/cwt290.00–340.001,1186
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400220.00/cwt220.00–220.008801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3408177.42/cwt165.00–190.007242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428302.25/cwt280.00–357.501,29415
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480310.63/cwt297.50–342.501,49112
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480200.00/cwt200.00–200.009601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485167.69/cwt130.00–190.008134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523300.69/cwt275.00–325.001,5737
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528245.81/cwt230.00–255.001,2983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560229.87/cwt215.00–245.001,2872
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1564278.80/cwt262.50–290.001,5727
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1608245.35/cwt218.00–260.001,4923
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675238.65/cwt230.00–245.001,6114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1715232.40/cwt220.00–242.001,6625
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,7061
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828192.24/cwt180.00–205.001,5922
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858191.22/cwt187.50–195.001,6412
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1221265.20/cwt255.00–270.005864
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276264.62/cwt245.00–295.007308
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2279217.19/cwt200.00–235.006065
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327255.90/cwt240.00–285.0083713
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327214.07/cwt195.00–235.0070010
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375256.28/cwt235.00–267.5096140
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379203.39/cwt190.00–220.007717
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423203.34/cwt180.00–225.008609
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424250.22/cwt225.00–270.001,06128
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470241.72/cwt220.00–257.501,13622
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470204.68/cwt195.00–217.509627
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3476158.50/cwt140.00–165.007544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510145.00/cwt145.00–145.007401
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514199.23/cwt175.00–212.501,02410
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1530237.06/cwt225.00–260.001,25616
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555135.00/cwt135.00–135.007491
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568229.44/cwt215.00–257.501,30312
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623199.42/cwt180.00–227.501,24215
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629161.38/cwt150.00–175.001,0154
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671195.01/cwt180.00–226.001,3095
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2677152.48/cwt145.00–167.501,0323
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718173.33/cwt165.00–180.001,2453
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762169.92/cwt155.00–190.001,2953
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,2041
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,033158.26/cwt154.00–162.501,6352
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238287.37/cwt275.00–300.006842
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2272244.02/cwt225.00–265.006643
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285310.94/cwt285.00–335.008866
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318236.39/cwt210.00–265.007523
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321304.87/cwt275.00–325.0097918
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373249.46/cwt225.00–265.009307
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378294.74/cwt275.00–317.501,11413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420288.13/cwt265.00–317.501,21031
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422143.22/cwt135.00–150.006043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2436243.74/cwt235.00–255.001,0634
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473286.62/cwt260.00–325.001,35633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474234.60/cwt205.00–255.001,1129
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482174.06/cwt150.00–195.008396
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1517277.46/cwt265.00–299.001,43418
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522227.68/cwt200.00–247.501,1886
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533169.88/cwt165.00–175.009052
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567258.64/cwt235.00–282.501,46611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2585232.54/cwt230.00–235.001,3602
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624237.09/cwt205.00–268.001,47915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666238.69/cwt210.00–262.501,5904
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723216.81/cwt215.00–218.001,5683
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,6451
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3781
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5141
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355220.00/cwt220.00–220.007811
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3415227.41/cwt220.00–235.009442
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3487200.00/cwt200.00–200.009743
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3528213.48/cwt202.50–225.001,1272
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,070120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2841
Bulls——1,554154.55/cwt150.00–159.002,4027
Bulls——1,718163.62/cwt160.00–167.002,8114
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65572.50/cwt72.50–72.504751
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,095107.37/cwt100.00–114.001,1768
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,194125.25/cwt117.00–133.001,49528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,235138.36/cwt135.00–141.001,7094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,517114.56/cwt111.00–119.001,7383
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28041,217.26/head900.00–1,575.001,2174
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2901,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3381,724.69/head1,275.00–2,075.001,7256
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28981,260.53/head900.00–1,625.001,2613
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0001,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501

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.