Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-09-10

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 10
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
438 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 421▼ 10 vs year ago 448 · −2.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
53 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 69▼ 48 vs year ago 101 · −47.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 4▼ 10 vs year ago 20 · −50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $207.76/cwt on 67 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.46 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$207.76
67 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,122
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$541
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$96.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.72
vs NC average
−30.85 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540216.811,17154
Medium and Large 2543177.0296011thin
Medium and Large 3515145.007471thin
Medium 2525120.006301thin
One grade step is worth $96.81/cwt here — about $541 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 sale67 hd
207.76
—
NC average9 barns · 356 hd
214.48
−6.72
National average182 barns · 14,937 hd
238.61
−30.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−133.46
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—Low1,521150.712,2929thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,193127.601,52216
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,430125.001,7881thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,034108.521,12219

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)1,060$1,6572thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,150$1,6193thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,105$1,5001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,4001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$1,3362thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)665$1,0251thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255305.00/cwt305.00–305.007781
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285245.00/cwt245.00–245.006981
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328285.06/cwt265.00–307.509353
Steers300–350Medium 3340120.00/cwt120.00–120.004081
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2355217.39/cwt210.00–225.007722
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3375145.00/cwt145.00–145.005441
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377288.31/cwt275.00–300.001,0875
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420215.00/cwt215.00–215.009031
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424276.84/cwt260.00–292.501,17410
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3443142.49/cwt140.00–145.006312
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0801
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482259.76/cwt250.00–272.501,2523
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3521181.32/cwt175.00–185.009454
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528249.08/cwt235.00–265.001,3159
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534212.93/cwt200.00–225.001,1375
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2559191.30/cwt175.00–205.001,0694
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575235.06/cwt225.00–245.001,3526
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620211.35/cwt190.00–225.001,31012
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2628157.25/cwt145.00–170.009882
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666215.38/cwt205.00–225.501,4348
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2673149.87/cwt145.00–155.001,0092
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763185.02/cwt180.00–190.001,4122
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3121
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1818185.03/cwt180.00–187.501,5143
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1885170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5051
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920173.85/cwt168.00–180.001,5994
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2961
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,045170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220217.10/cwt200.00–235.004782
Heifers250–300Medium 2260125.00/cwt125.00–125.003251
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275271.88/cwt265.00–280.007483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3278187.43/cwt185.00–190.005212
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290235.00/cwt235.00–235.006821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3310124.78/cwt115.00–135.003873
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321207.55/cwt185.00–225.006665
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325245.92/cwt230.00–260.007992
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3372139.75/cwt125.00–150.005203
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377201.08/cwt185.00–225.007586
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378255.76/cwt240.00–267.509679
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420237.23/cwt225.00–267.5099620
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423206.29/cwt190.00–220.008734
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429128.89/cwt125.00–140.005534
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473130.24/cwt125.00–135.006162
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479222.26/cwt200.00–235.001,06516
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480179.00/cwt155.00–190.008594
Heifers450–500Medium 2495135.00/cwt135.00–135.006681
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518171.36/cwt135.00–190.008886
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524219.57/cwt200.00–234.001,15135
Heifers500–550Medium 2525120.00/cwt120.00–120.006301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570211.73/cwt200.00–226.001,20719
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572183.82/cwt165.00–195.001,0515
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618191.04/cwt175.00–203.001,1817
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635125.00/cwt115.00–135.007942
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673175.40/cwt165.00–190.001,1805
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720135.00/cwt135.00–135.009721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725164.32/cwt155.00–182.501,1915
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,1971
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2101
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,3181
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895144.00/cwt144.00–144.001,2891
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233277.10/cwt265.00–290.006462
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285216.61/cwt205.00–225.006173
Bulls250–300Medium 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1295290.00/cwt290.00–290.008561
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1315265.00/cwt265.00–265.008351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330150.00/cwt150.00–150.004951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335210.00/cwt210.00–210.007041
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373195.13/cwt190.00–200.007283
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374281.74/cwt277.50–290.001,0544
Bulls350–400Medium 2375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2386229.92/cwt205.00–245.008874
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007402
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423256.78/cwt247.50–270.001,0864
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424220.33/cwt195.00–235.009348
Bulls400–450Medium 3430135.00/cwt135.00–135.005811
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468264.25/cwt257.50–272.501,2374
Bulls450–500Medium 2470162.34/cwt155.00–170.007632
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475212.85/cwt200.00–237.501,01115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478174.83/cwt155.00–185.008365
Bulls450–500Medium 3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006132
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520202.92/cwt190.00–217.501,0556
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521236.39/cwt220.00–250.001,2325
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3521169.59/cwt145.00–185.008849
Bulls500–550Medium 2540132.48/cwt130.00–135.007152
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573190.16/cwt175.00–207.501,09010
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579219.64/cwt205.00–237.501,2728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583165.00/cwt165.00–165.009622
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622176.54/cwt165.00–190.001,0983
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627210.85/cwt200.00–217.501,3229
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670194.98/cwt185.00–205.001,3063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673171.49/cwt155.00–185.001,1543
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725171.70/cwt170.00–175.001,2453
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1551
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0261
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1795170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3521
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2631
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2900125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,185135.31/cwt131.00–138.001,6032
Bulls——1,567152.46/cwt149.00–155.002,3896
Bulls——1,915171.00/cwt171.00–171.003,2751
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%98889.53/cwt88.00–91.008854
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,046113.58/cwt103.00–123.001,18815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193127.60/cwt121.00–134.001,52216
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,430125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,7881
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-26651,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28451,336.24/head1,225.00–1,425.001,3362
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0601,657.19/head1,550.00–1,775.001,6572
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,618.70/head1,425.00–1,700.001,6193

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.