Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-07-23

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 23
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
465 head
▲ 142 vs last sale 323▲ 78 vs year ago 387 · +20.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 45▲ 20 vs year ago 83 · +24.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
9 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 1▲ 3 vs year ago 6 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 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 $238.19/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −103.04 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$238.19
51 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,296
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$148
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$26.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.07
vs NC average
−26.44 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545242.331,32043
Medium and Large 2543215.921,1718thin
One grade step is worth $26.41/cwt here — about $148 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 sale51 hd
238.19
—
NC average9 barns · 286 hd
227.12
+11.07
National average157 barns · 8,958 hd
264.63
−26.44
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−103.04
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—Low1,465150.612,20710
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,164133.941,55927
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,693124.992,1162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,021111.201,13548

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)945$1,5193thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)985$1,2392thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)798$1,6494thin

Every lot

91 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275367.18/cwt350.00–385.001,0102
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327352.98/cwt335.00–362.501,1548
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0071
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381328.85/cwt305.00–352.501,25310
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418270.04/cwt260.00–275.001,1293
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424322.81/cwt310.00–340.001,3698
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475289.99/cwt280.00–300.001,3779
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488250.85/cwt235.00–265.001,2246
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525280.31/cwt260.00–297.501,4729
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525250.10/cwt245.00–255.001,3132
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,2631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570264.99/cwt247.50–285.001,5106
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3605160.00/cwt160.00–160.009681
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630245.96/cwt240.00–252.501,5505
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3441
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668254.03/cwt242.50–267.501,6973
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4041
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722243.34/cwt227.50–266.001,7573
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,7952
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271302.34/cwt280.00–312.508195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315185.00/cwt185.00–185.005831
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326290.39/cwt265.00–317.5094710
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333250.11/cwt245.00–255.008332
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369271.04/cwt245.00–285.001,00028
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2374225.23/cwt210.00–235.008425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425192.50/cwt190.00–195.008182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428267.49/cwt240.00–282.501,14515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429219.91/cwt200.00–230.009434
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473257.95/cwt235.00–275.001,22040
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480221.51/cwt200.00–230.001,0634
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3488177.56/cwt165.00–190.008662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520247.49/cwt230.00–270.001,28721
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525223.11/cwt220.00–225.001,1714
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560208.73/cwt195.00–215.001,1694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568237.40/cwt225.00–257.501,34822
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619230.02/cwt212.50–238.001,42410
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633174.80/cwt165.00–185.001,1062
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673227.81/cwt220.00–235.001,5336
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715183.06/cwt172.50–192.001,3093
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755228.73/cwt225.00–232.501,7272
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1191
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2828151.24/cwt147.50–155.001,2522
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1240331.17/cwt300.00–345.007954
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240237.50/cwt220.00–255.005702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268265.47/cwt255.00–275.007112
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273332.07/cwt315.00–355.009073
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325340.55/cwt320.00–357.501,10712
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326265.40/cwt250.00–285.008654
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376319.33/cwt300.00–335.001,20113
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2387278.49/cwt265.00–295.001,0783
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418184.91/cwt170.00–200.007732
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429282.29/cwt275.00–295.001,21116
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431251.40/cwt215.00–265.001,08411
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468189.97/cwt185.00–195.008892
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478268.69/cwt250.00–287.501,28424
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2483222.43/cwt200.00–245.001,0746
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2512206.79/cwt190.00–225.001,0596
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525252.69/cwt235.00–267.501,32721
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566245.63/cwt220.00–257.501,39013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2582193.41/cwt185.00–200.001,1263
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612226.45/cwt210.00–242.501,38613
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2663187.45/cwt185.00–190.001,2432
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678227.55/cwt225.00–230.001,5432
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718204.84/cwt192.50–220.001,4713
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2011
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4671
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6191
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923172.94/cwt166.00–180.001,5962
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3378125.20/cwt115.00–135.004732
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430155.00/cwt155.00–155.006671
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2731
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——902126.78/cwt118.00–138.001,1443
Bulls——1,682156.66/cwt148.00–163.002,6355
Bulls——1,768171.24/cwt168.00–174.003,0282
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82079.45/cwt75.00–84.006512
Cows—Lean 85-90%99097.96/cwt89.00–103.0097010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026115.73/cwt104.00–124.001,18733
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,158131.54/cwt126.00–142.001,52325
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,205126.65/cwt126.00–127.001,5263
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,238163.95/cwt163.00–165.002,0302
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,693124.99/cwt120.00–131.002,1162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27001,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28301,723.80/head1,575.00–1,975.001,7243
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29451,519.29/head1,200.00–1,735.001,5193
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29851,238.83/head1,200.00–1,275.001,2392

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.