Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-06-04

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 4
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
420 head
▲ 211 vs last sale 209▼ 9 vs year ago 429 · −2.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
45 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 104▼ 59 vs year ago 104 · −56.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 8▲ 5 vs year ago 8 · +62.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $242.37/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.85 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$242.37
59 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,302
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$557
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$107.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.71
vs NC average
−30.66 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537248.561,33454
Medium and Large 2540198.371,0723thin
Medium and Large 3550141.257772thin
One grade step is worth $107.31/cwt here — about $557 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 sale59 hd
242.37
—
NC average8 barns · 209 hd
241.66
+0.71
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−30.66
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−98.85
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—High1,651156.092,5768thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,240138.971,72329
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466129.561,8994thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,020119.541,22013

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,375$1,9701thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,325$1,6501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,098$1,6373thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,041$1,5336
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)850$1,9752thin

Every lot

92 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1240327.97/cwt305.00–350.007872
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255365.00/cwt365.00–365.009311
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318336.89/cwt315.00–360.001,0715
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364323.56/cwt302.50–340.001,1785
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420277.50/cwt277.50–277.501,1661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430180.00/cwt180.00–180.007741
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436339.30/cwt302.50–355.001,47923
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2561
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469357.02/cwt332.50–367.501,6747
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1851
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524336.34/cwt320.00–360.001,7626
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1585291.06/cwt276.00–330.001,70321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585259.71/cwt252.50–262.001,5194
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2615235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4451
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619249.79/cwt225.00–265.001,5464
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671259.77/cwt230.00–277.501,7436
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1723244.27/cwt222.50–249.001,76613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772211.01/cwt200.00–223.001,6293
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818217.57/cwt210.00–225.001,7802
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225312.33/cwt310.00–315.007032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1263314.80/cwt307.50–325.008284
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285225.00/cwt225.00–225.006411
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295182.50/cwt182.50–182.505381
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317288.57/cwt270.00–307.509153
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328252.21/cwt245.00–260.008272
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1366287.95/cwt270.00–312.501,05410
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3400160.00/cwt160.00–160.006401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416276.14/cwt260.00–292.501,14919
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425246.55/cwt240.00–250.001,0483
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3457174.96/cwt165.00–185.008003
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1464268.00/cwt243.00–277.501,24422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465199.78/cwt190.00–210.009292
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518200.05/cwt190.00–210.001,0362
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520155.00/cwt155.00–155.008061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524251.29/cwt230.00–266.001,31737
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564242.62/cwt225.00–255.001,36817
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580127.50/cwt127.50–127.507401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613235.47/cwt217.50–245.001,44310
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677228.12/cwt215.00–231.001,5446
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685154.85/cwt145.00–165.001,0612
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1991
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715208.75/cwt202.50–215.001,4932
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1765213.70/cwt210.00–217.501,6352
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765149.22/cwt138.00–160.001,1422
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,5791
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205290.00/cwt290.00–290.005951
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1205287.50/cwt280.00–295.005892
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255275.00/cwt275.00–275.007011
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283358.04/cwt340.00–372.501,0133
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332333.60/cwt317.50–355.001,1089
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335255.00/cwt255.00–255.008541
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369314.13/cwt290.00–335.001,15911
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380276.84/cwt270.00–285.001,0525
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420192.44/cwt190.00–195.008082
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423265.86/cwt260.00–275.001,1255
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425290.34/cwt280.00–312.501,23416
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469265.89/cwt250.00–287.501,24716
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2485248.61/cwt230.00–270.001,2066
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522271.06/cwt257.50–300.001,41520
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524235.02/cwt220.00–242.501,2324
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525188.75/cwt180.00–197.509912
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558247.40/cwt240.00–255.001,3802
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572253.60/cwt245.00–260.001,45110
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614248.27/cwt245.00–256.001,5248
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669237.35/cwt210.00–252.501,5885
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1735224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,6461
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3750140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0501
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778207.53/cwt200.00–223.001,6154
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3325225.00/cwt225.00–225.007311
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3409245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0024
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655136.00/cwt136.00–136.008911
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3925156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,4431
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,125141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,5862
Bulls——1,757158.94/cwt156.00–166.002,7935
Bulls——2,170172.00/cwt172.00–172.003,7321
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%620100.00/cwt100.00–100.006201
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024119.89/cwt113.00–126.001,22810
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,203127.54/cwt127.00–128.001,5342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230135.83/cwt129.00–143.001,67123
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,278151.01/cwt146.00–161.001,9306
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,466129.56/cwt120.00–135.001,8994
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29981,439.50/head1,250.00–1,600.001,4405
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,637.37/head1,375.00–1,975.001,6373
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,2552,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3751,970.00/head1,970.00–1,970.001,9701
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29202,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.