Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-07-09

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 9
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
368 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 447▼ 27 vs year ago 395 · −6.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
57 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 142▼ 10 vs year ago 67 · −14.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 8▼ 7 vs year ago 10 · −70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $216.83/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.40 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$216.83
48 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,171
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$475
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$86.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.18
vs NC average
−52.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542240.071,30030
Medium and Large 2537208.781,1228thin
Medium and Large 3537153.5582510thin
One grade step is worth $86.52/cwt here — about $475 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale48 hd
216.83
—
NC average5 barns · 188 hd
227.01
−10.18
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−52.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−124.40
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—Low1,324151.072,00010
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,174140.211,64629
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650131.002,1621thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average815116.7195213

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)890$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)915$1,4001thin

Every lot

96 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290323.60/cwt315.00–332.509382
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3290155.00/cwt155.00–155.004501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326338.90/cwt325.00–352.501,1055
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350270.00/cwt270.00–270.009451
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378343.40/cwt327.50–352.501,2985
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418304.89/cwt277.50–332.501,2746
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2422259.61/cwt225.00–275.001,0965
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3428207.54/cwt200.00–215.008882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470231.00/cwt210.00–245.001,0864
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474263.18/cwt255.00–275.001,2474
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0301
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520239.95/cwt235.00–245.001,2482
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526259.89/cwt252.50–275.001,3675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572253.00/cwt253.00–253.001,4472
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3650165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0731
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7091
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865183.45/cwt175.00–190.001,5873
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1928181.30/cwt175.00–187.501,6822
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020142.94/cwt120.00–165.001,4582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285320.00/cwt320.00–320.009121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310165.00/cwt165.00–165.005121
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2316250.42/cwt230.00–262.507914
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1328309.35/cwt272.50–322.501,0158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370250.09/cwt245.00–255.009253
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383282.06/cwt265.00–317.501,08014
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422268.22/cwt252.50–281.001,13218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423182.19/cwt175.00–190.007712
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474256.21/cwt245.00–277.001,21422
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480229.55/cwt220.00–235.001,10210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516207.06/cwt200.00–215.001,0685
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522154.10/cwt135.00–175.008047
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525242.13/cwt225.00–255.001,27120
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573211.65/cwt205.00–217.501,2133
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573152.25/cwt140.00–165.008723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575235.94/cwt222.50–250.001,35710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617224.73/cwt220.00–244.001,3876
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1677206.29/cwt195.00–217.501,3976
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,1561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714198.89/cwt185.00–215.001,4205
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767185.71/cwt172.50–197.501,4243
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,1231
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280190.00/cwt190.00–190.005321
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1317319.82/cwt285.00–335.001,0145
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325170.00/cwt170.00–170.005531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367323.04/cwt285.00–340.001,1869
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2395270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0671
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413198.55/cwt185.00–210.008203
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418307.14/cwt285.00–327.501,2846
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431245.04/cwt220.00–265.001,0566
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471225.01/cwt215.00–235.001,0609
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473183.65/cwt175.00–190.008694
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1482253.44/cwt237.50–270.001,22211
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521245.87/cwt235.00–260.001,28111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523166.23/cwt140.00–175.008695
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528213.42/cwt200.00–230.001,1275
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565244.22/cwt230.00–257.501,38010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570168.10/cwt155.00–175.009583
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582202.76/cwt190.00–217.501,1803
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1630234.57/cwt220.00–247.001,4789
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3670155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0391
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676225.33/cwt215.00–235.001,5237
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715219.93/cwt215.00–230.001,5723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2573
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758171.75/cwt160.00–190.001,3023
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1840165.09/cwt150.00–180.001,3872
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3331
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590145.00/cwt145.00–145.008561
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3860135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3470127.50/cwt125.00–130.005992
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——912128.37/cwt120.00–137.001,1713
Bulls——1,443156.71/cwt152.00–162.002,2615
Bulls——1,645171.01/cwt170.00–172.002,8132
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%56585.00/cwt85.00–85.004801
Cows—Lean 85-90%821118.39/cwt105.00–125.0097211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,005130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,169139.15/cwt127.00–148.001,62727
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238154.55/cwt150.00–159.001,9132
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,1621
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29151,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28751,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28901,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501

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.