Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-08-27

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 27
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
374 head
▲ 303 vs last sale 71▼ 25 vs year ago 399 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
87 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 407▼ 15 vs year ago 102 · −14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 12▲ 8 vs year ago 4 · +200.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00- 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $226.54/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −138.31 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.
Average price
$226.54
36 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,239
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$55.83/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.20
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549235.881,29428
Medium and Large 2527216.911,1433thin
Medium and Large 3550180.049915thin
One grade step is worth $55.83/cwt here — about $303 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 sale36 hd
226.54
—
NC average9 barns · 234 hd
209.34
+17.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
364.85
−138.31
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
443392340289median 364.8503/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $303.15, median $364.85 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—Average1,499153.602,30215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,163133.851,55621
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,348124.271,6753thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,096117.621,28921

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$1,6751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,068$1,5653thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)930$1,4501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)948$1,3653thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)745$9101thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,003$1,9853thin

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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270320.00/cwt320.00–320.008641
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290255.00/cwt255.00–255.007401
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337312.63/cwt295.00–332.501,0545
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360230.00/cwt230.00–230.008281
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360150.00/cwt150.00–150.005401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376302.36/cwt270.00–322.501,1376
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420299.41/cwt275.00–322.501,25813
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425249.92/cwt240.00–260.001,0623
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425177.15/cwt170.00–185.007532
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450135.00/cwt135.00–135.006081
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465247.08/cwt235.00–265.001,1493
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1483286.11/cwt270.00–302.501,3826
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521257.55/cwt240.00–277.501,34214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2531225.69/cwt210.00–237.501,1987
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562237.03/cwt225.00–257.501,33212
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1619229.93/cwt210.00–242.501,42311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660229.88/cwt220.00–237.501,5175
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4031
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835115.00/cwt115.00–115.009601
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235290.00/cwt290.00–290.006821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2258217.28/cwt210.00–225.005612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281267.94/cwt240.00–285.007538
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323218.45/cwt210.00–225.007063
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325254.13/cwt235.00–280.008267
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363208.42/cwt195.00–220.007573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373236.26/cwt220.00–257.5088113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423230.40/cwt210.00–242.5097513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425168.25/cwt165.00–175.007153
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460165.00/cwt165.00–165.007591
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1463213.78/cwt195.00–225.0099010
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471190.05/cwt175.00–200.008955
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505145.10/cwt135.00–155.007332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522186.05/cwt170.00–195.009715
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528213.38/cwt200.00–240.001,12712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3566153.55/cwt140.00–165.008694
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574188.22/cwt165.00–195.001,0809
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1581213.15/cwt195.00–225.001,2384
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1609213.10/cwt195.00–222.501,2985
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2624180.07/cwt165.00–185.001,1244
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645135.00/cwt135.00–135.008711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673153.13/cwt140.00–165.001,0313
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1683190.07/cwt177.50–205.001,2984
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775170.68/cwt157.50–190.001,3233
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4261
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210265.00/cwt265.00–265.005571
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222292.78/cwt275.00–315.006506
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250200.00/cwt200.00–200.005001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282318.61/cwt295.00–330.008983
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328224.67/cwt210.00–245.007373
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1335278.69/cwt265.00–295.009344
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1363304.24/cwt275.00–327.501,10411
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379242.33/cwt220.00–265.009186
Bulls350–400Medium 2385147.53/cwt145.00–150.005682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393207.48/cwt205.00–210.008152
Bulls400–450Medium 2400150.00/cwt150.00–150.006001
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427223.58/cwt195.00–235.009557
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429267.16/cwt250.00–285.001,14611
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440190.00/cwt190.00–190.008361
Bulls450–500Medium 2470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476255.90/cwt240.00–277.501,21818
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477234.02/cwt230.00–237.501,1165
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480160.00/cwt160.00–160.007681
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527216.91/cwt205.00–225.001,1433
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527176.74/cwt165.00–185.009313
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528245.32/cwt235.00–260.001,29516
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576223.29/cwt210.00–237.501,28612
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0822
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622217.88/cwt200.00–235.001,35511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2627176.29/cwt160.00–195.001,1053
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3685155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0621
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1702183.31/cwt175.00–187.501,2873
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1091
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785173.75/cwt165.00–182.501,3642
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805156.25/cwt155.00–157.501,2582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1890155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5921
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,336153.95/cwt145.00–160.002,0578
Bulls——1,475135.93/cwt131.00–140.002,0053
Bulls——1,843166.16/cwt164.00–169.003,0624
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03888.53/cwt83.00–100.009192
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,075126.69/cwt126.00–128.001,3623
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,107119.56/cwt105.00–125.001,32416
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,154133.24/cwt127.00–141.001,53820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,340146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,9561
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348124.27/cwt119.00–130.001,6753
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2745910.00/head910.00–910.009101
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29301,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29481,365.42/head1,150.00–1,600.001,3653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,565.25/head1,375.00–1,725.001,5653
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1101,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,277.09/head1,825.00–2,625.002,2772

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.