Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-11-19

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 19
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▲ 33 vs last sale 372▲ 405 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
81 head
▼ 30 vs last sale 111▲ 81 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 19▲ 11 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sale next week for the Thanksgiving Holiday *

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $219.47/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.76 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$219.47
38 head · 557 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,221
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$506
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.08
vs NC average
−47.59 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1562227.591,27931
Medium and Large 2535197.991,0605thin
Medium and Large 3525147.217732thin
One grade step is worth $80.38/cwt here — about $506 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 sale38 hd
219.47
—
NC average10 barns · 446 hd
218.38
+1.08
National average196 barns · 21,141 hd
267.05
−47.59
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−121.76
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—Average1,554136.652,1237thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,237133.501,65121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,597114.711,8323thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,10999.111,09916

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,405$1,8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,340$1,8501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,410$1,8432thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$1,7751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,115$1,6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,5001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,345$2,5254thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228397.36/cwt395.00–400.009062
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280369.36/cwt340.00–380.001,0347
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2323233.18/cwt220.00–245.007532
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325339.76/cwt325.00–365.001,1049
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375235.00/cwt235.00–235.008811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1382332.02/cwt320.00–345.001,26810
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420303.39/cwt275.00–325.001,27414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2435215.00/cwt215.00–215.009351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473260.13/cwt241.00–280.001,23020
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528251.30/cwt240.00–257.501,3278
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3542175.00/cwt175.00–175.009495
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565214.91/cwt205.00–225.001,2142
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570220.00/cwt210.00–230.001,2542
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617210.73/cwt200.00–222.501,3003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665249.67/cwt240.00–285.001,6605
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720217.86/cwt202.50–233.001,5692
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,6531
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,5781
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245280.00/cwt280.00–280.006861
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250219.00/cwt219.00–219.005481
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285259.74/cwt245.00–275.007402
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317262.68/cwt255.00–280.008337
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2330229.92/cwt225.00–235.007592
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333144.90/cwt135.00–155.004833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373253.71/cwt235.00–265.0094612
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375184.47/cwt175.00–195.006922
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385204.74/cwt195.00–215.007882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415139.76/cwt130.00–150.005802
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420242.88/cwt225.00–255.001,02030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428200.12/cwt185.00–210.008573
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477224.96/cwt210.00–240.001,07315
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481191.20/cwt175.00–205.009208
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517199.97/cwt185.00–210.001,0343
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521239.66/cwt235.00–255.001,2497
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525147.21/cwt140.00–155.007732
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563195.02/cwt190.00–200.001,0982
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574224.07/cwt205.00–238.001,28624
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605145.00/cwt145.00–145.008771
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2607143.23/cwt130.00–165.008693
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618201.55/cwt190.00–212.501,2469
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673150.02/cwt145.00–155.001,0103
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678176.63/cwt170.00–180.001,1986
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723146.57/cwt132.50–155.001,0605
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790176.01/cwt175.00–177.001,3902
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0061
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873144.23/cwt140.00–150.001,2593
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230275.00/cwt275.00–275.006331
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1266364.21/cwt325.00–387.509694
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324335.05/cwt320.00–370.001,0866
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333220.75/cwt200.00–240.007352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368295.34/cwt267.50–320.001,08710
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373227.25/cwt220.00–235.008482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417235.04/cwt225.00–245.009803
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428278.05/cwt245.00–305.001,19016
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468254.51/cwt240.00–275.001,19118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477212.80/cwt195.00–225.001,0155
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490180.00/cwt175.00–185.008822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522239.46/cwt225.00–257.501,25016
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527203.35/cwt200.00–210.001,0723
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530142.50/cwt120.00–165.007552
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565233.84/cwt227.00–247.501,3215
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570189.02/cwt165.00–200.001,0775
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578153.30/cwt150.00–155.008863
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620207.69/cwt190.00–223.001,28816
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3625145.00/cwt145.00–145.009061
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630170.04/cwt165.00–175.001,0712
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673164.94/cwt150.00–180.001,1102
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676204.28/cwt187.50–220.001,3814
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735125.00/cwt125.00–125.009191
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815149.98/cwt135.00–160.001,2224
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1411
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915161.24/cwt160.00–162.501,4752
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3765155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,110107.84/cwt95.00–120.001,1972
Bulls——1,731148.18/cwt135.00–157.002,5655
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90572.00/cwt72.00–72.006521
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06489.76/cwt85.00–96.009555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152106.49/cwt98.00–116.001,22710
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,234129.53/cwt119.00–140.001,59817
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250150.35/cwt143.00–165.001,8794
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597114.71/cwt101.00–125.001,8323
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29401,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1151,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3401,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4101,843.48/head1,400.00–2,125.001,8432
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3152,825.76/head2,800.00–2,850.002,8262
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,6102,625.00/head2,625.00–2,625.002,6251

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.