Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-08-20

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 20
● Final99 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
71 head
▲ 71 vs last sale 0▼ 274 vs year ago 345 · −79.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
407 head
▲ 407 vs last sale 0▲ 307 vs year ago 100 · +307.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 0▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week 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 $215.58/cwt on 48 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −125.64 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$215.58
48 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,183
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$362
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$62.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−23.72
vs NC average
−28.83 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548224.831,23238
Medium and Large 2557188.081,0487thin
Medium and Large 3535162.618703thin
One grade step is worth $62.22/cwt here — about $362 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
215.58
—
NC average10 barns · 495 hd
239.31
−23.72
National average171 barns · 9,778 hd
244.41
−28.83
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−125.64
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—High1,638165.702,7145thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212146.681,77831
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,061122.661,30122

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)1,245$1,8001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,015$1,4751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$1,1832thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)681$1,1534thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)781$1,6714thin

Every lot

99 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255320.00/cwt320.00–320.008161
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1312301.50/cwt295.00–310.009413
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369296.02/cwt280.00–315.001,0924
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413235.36/cwt215.00–255.009722
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427292.97/cwt270.00–305.001,2515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1465297.05/cwt285.00–307.501,38111
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470205.00/cwt205.00–205.009641
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480246.68/cwt225.00–267.501,1844
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505227.50/cwt215.00–240.001,1492
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0431
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1536258.59/cwt250.00–275.001,3867
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575248.01/cwt232.50–273.001,42610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622258.89/cwt240.00–269.001,6107
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635221.98/cwt210.00–232.501,4105
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680234.52/cwt220.00–252.001,59512
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,3381
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3710140.00/cwt140.00–140.009941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719220.60/cwt210.00–228.001,5868
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1769214.29/cwt200.00–219.001,64811
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825207.99/cwt205.00–209.001,7164
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4071
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223291.94/cwt265.00–300.006514
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285271.54/cwt245.00–300.007742
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323248.99/cwt245.00–255.008044
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335217.50/cwt217.50–217.507291
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383234.34/cwt215.00–247.5089812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3383188.35/cwt175.00–195.007216
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385209.08/cwt200.00–215.008055
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2400210.00/cwt210.00–210.008401
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428236.04/cwt220.00–255.001,01024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470175.67/cwt155.00–190.008266
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471236.71/cwt220.00–247.501,11517
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522234.50/cwt215.00–247.501,22416
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523161.41/cwt157.50–165.008442
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525189.62/cwt180.00–200.009962
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560165.00/cwt165.00–165.009241
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567217.80/cwt205.00–237.501,23522
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570187.47/cwt175.00–195.001,0695
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3603157.47/cwt150.00–165.009502
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615212.58/cwt207.50–217.501,3073
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623184.39/cwt175.00–195.001,1495
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1668213.77/cwt207.50–216.001,4289
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676170.22/cwt150.00–180.001,1514
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722188.42/cwt182.50–195.001,3606
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2841
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770175.10/cwt170.00–180.001,3482
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230292.66/cwt290.00–295.006732
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272321.75/cwt315.00–330.008753
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320291.41/cwt285.00–295.009333
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370205.27/cwt200.00–210.007592
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371238.13/cwt220.00–260.008836
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380276.96/cwt262.50–292.501,0528
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415239.94/cwt225.00–250.009963
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418249.76/cwt235.00–270.001,0445
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435204.97/cwt195.00–215.008924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3454192.64/cwt185.00–210.008754
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471235.68/cwt215.00–260.001,1108
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476265.83/cwt245.00–282.501,26518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525247.10/cwt230.00–260.001,29711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3529148.61/cwt140.00–165.007864
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2543202.49/cwt200.00–205.001,1002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564240.61/cwt227.00–260.001,3576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572204.63/cwt190.00–220.001,1707
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610172.38/cwt165.00–180.001,0522
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624210.37/cwt200.00–219.001,3135
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2301
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669207.81/cwt198.00–223.001,3908
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716188.08/cwt185.00–192.501,3474
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2738165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2182
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3255155.00/cwt155.00–155.003951
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530148.00/cwt130.00–165.007842
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0081
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3710128.00/cwt128.00–128.009091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3385135.00/cwt135.00–135.005201
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3560157.50/cwt157.50–157.508821
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3603152.49/cwt150.00–155.009202
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,405138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,9391
Bulls——1,643164.22/cwt155.00–170.002,6982
Bulls——1,750181.02/cwt179.00–183.003,1682
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%65567.50/cwt67.50–67.504421
Cows—Lean 85-90%830104.00/cwt104.00–104.008631
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,084125.07/cwt111.00–135.001,35618
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170137.90/cwt137.00–139.001,6132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,212146.68/cwt137.00–156.001,77831
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26811,152.50/head925.00–1,350.001,1534
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27301,183.22/head1,025.00–1,325.001,1832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,475.00/head1,475.00–1,475.001,4751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2451,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26431,560.12/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5602
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29181,782.29/head1,050.00–2,300.001,7822

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.