Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-10-15

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 15
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
520 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 349▲ 57 vs year ago 463 · +12.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
77 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 72▼ 52 vs year ago 129 · −40.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
14 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 5 · +180.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb steers averaged $245.44/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 23 comparable sales and sits −141.53 against this barn's trailing median of $386.97.
Average price
$245.44
86 head · 548 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,346
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$545
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2
$96.82/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.43
vs NC average
−53.89 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549251.821,38276
Medium and Large 2550204.891,1268thin
Medium and Large 3525175.009191thin
Medium 2540155.008371thin
One grade step is worth $96.82/cwt here — about $545 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 sale86 hd
245.44
—
NC average8 barns · 241 hd
238.01
+7.43
National average188 barns · 32,793 hd
299.33
−53.89
This barn, trailing median23 sales
386.97
−141.53
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

23 sales
466412358304median 386.9703/0305/0506/1608/1810/20
Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.38, low $317.93, median $386.97 across 23 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—Average1,548139.682,1625thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,190140.371,67123
CowsLean 85-90%Average93698.1791929

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,253$1,7102thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,033$1,4154thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)670$8001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)700$5201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$2,1036

Every lot

111 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280331.90/cwt325.00–345.009293
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329298.11/cwt285.00–312.509817
Steers350–400Medium 2365175.00/cwt175.00–175.006391
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368231.86/cwt210.00–245.008533
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381281.20/cwt265.00–297.501,0715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3417180.12/cwt170.00–190.007513
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1418272.87/cwt255.00–285.001,14113
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425232.47/cwt230.00–235.009882
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added463293.09/cwt290.00–307.501,35713
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1479258.26/cwt249.00–285.001,23718
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2482222.79/cwt205.00–235.001,0747
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495190.00/cwt190.00–190.009411
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521264.11/cwt263.00–267.501,37614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525175.00/cwt175.00–175.009191
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526245.97/cwt222.50–272.501,2949
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2526208.59/cwt195.00–215.001,0974
Steers500–550Medium 2540155.00/cwt155.00–155.008371
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560249.57/cwt225.00–260.001,39853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573201.19/cwt185.00–210.001,1534
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613216.44/cwt205.00–225.001,32717
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623192.15/cwt180.00–205.001,1972
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3630167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,0551
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667216.92/cwt210.00–218.001,44712
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1719211.02/cwt210.00–220.001,51710
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1782179.01/cwt157.50–185.001,4006
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2890127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,1351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210165.00/cwt165.00–165.003471
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228222.91/cwt215.00–230.005082
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250182.50/cwt175.00–190.004562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318245.59/cwt230.00–260.007812
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325208.49/cwt200.00–215.006783
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1357250.89/cwt237.50–262.508966
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378147.75/cwt140.00–155.005582
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413135.00/cwt135.00–135.005582
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415207.50/cwt207.50–207.508611
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added419254.41/cwt250.00–255.001,0669
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424236.20/cwt217.50–245.001,00124
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468226.13/cwt210.00–245.001,05817
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473202.54/cwt200.00–205.009584
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473154.44/cwt135.00–170.007314
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added474248.20/cwt248.00–250.001,17610
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515145.00/cwt145.00–145.007471
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519205.63/cwt195.00–215.001,06717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520176.55/cwt170.00–185.009183
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2382
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570198.74/cwt185.00–210.001,13321
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590170.00/cwt165.00–175.001,0032
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590135.00/cwt135.00–135.007971
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618189.39/cwt180.00–200.001,1709
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638153.28/cwt140.00–165.009783
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1658192.82/cwt185.00–201.001,2693
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665146.00/cwt146.00–146.009711
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3781
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1866145.62/cwt137.50–155.001,2614
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2218220.17/cwt215.00–225.004802
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1275309.91/cwt305.00–315.008522
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290175.00/cwt175.00–175.005081
Bulls300–350Medium 2305195.00/cwt195.00–195.005951
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323306.36/cwt275.00–335.009906
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2330205.00/cwt205.00–205.006771
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2363219.47/cwt200.00–240.007974
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367292.13/cwt260.00–330.001,0725
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425220.31/cwt205.00–230.009363
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427141.41/cwt125.00–165.006043
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428253.09/cwt235.00–275.001,08319
Bulls450–500Medium 2450125.00/cwt125.00–125.005631
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470253.58/cwt235.00–270.001,19211
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480174.90/cwt155.00–195.008404
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2488219.21/cwt205.00–225.001,0706
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516206.33/cwt195.00–225.001,0654
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524231.21/cwt220.00–250.001,2126
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535165.37/cwt145.00–185.008852
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563135.00/cwt135.00–135.007602
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564240.53/cwt230.00–246.001,3576
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578203.76/cwt195.00–212.501,1786
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621222.26/cwt200.00–237.501,38012
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630179.65/cwt169.00–195.001,1323
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665110.00/cwt110.00–110.007321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695135.00/cwt135.00–135.009381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718180.37/cwt165.00–195.001,2952
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1881
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655117.50/cwt117.50–117.507701
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3825122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,0111
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,548139.68/cwt130.00–150.002,1625
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76176.51/cwt75.00–81.005825
Cows—Lean 85-90%850120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0201
Cows—Lean 85-90%92090.54/cwt83.00–95.0083310
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,022110.68/cwt105.00–117.001,13113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,142131.90/cwt118.00–145.001,50616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,301159.72/cwt148.00–171.002,0787
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2670800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 2700520.00/head520.00–520.005201
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,415.07/head875.00–2,125.001,4154
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2531,710.23/head1,575.00–1,825.001,7102
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29712,186.68/head1,600.00–2,550.002,1874
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,936.36/head1,825.00–2,050.001,9362

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.