Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-06-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 28
● Final149 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
404 head
19 vs last sale 385 13 vs year ago 391 · +3.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
183 head
47 vs last sale 136 2 vs year ago 185 · 1.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
27 vs last sale 2 16 vs year ago 13 · +123.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Baby calves 40.00 To 45.00 Head calves 80.00 To 255.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Fairly Heavy Quality Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $131.03/cwt on 182 head.
Average price
$131.03
182 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$599
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$284
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 3
$66.40/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.29
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2452143.9465091
Medium 2452133.0360250
Medium 3498109.7954719thin
Small and Medium 3447101.0445213thin
Small 347377.533679thin
One grade step is worth $66.40/cwt here — about $284 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale182 hd
131.03
NC average8 barns · 1,030 hd
129.74
+1.29
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsLow1,658111.031,84115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,33493.561,24827
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,12081.36911125
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low81862.8651416

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)1,130$1,2301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,101$1,0126
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,104$9104thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$7074thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)985$1,4202thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$1,4102thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,2202thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)867$1,00222

Every lot, as filed

149 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,1001,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1002
Bred CowsSmall 1-2960720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1011,012.29/head800.00–1,210.001,0126
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,075920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0801,284.62/head1,025.00–1,410.001,2856
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29851,420.00/head1,420.00–1,420.001,4202
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2828953.44/head890.00–1,010.009534
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,3251,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsSmall 2900640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,1301,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bulls1,00085.00/cwt85.00–85.008501
Bulls1,606103.76/cwt98.00–108.001,6667
Bulls1,804122.01/cwt120.00–125.002,2017
CowsBoner 80-85%1,11886.28/cwt80.00–93.0096568
CowsBoner 80-85%1,10372.43/cwt61.00–79.0079941
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3595660.00/head660.00–660.006602
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-29451,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2202
Bred CowsMedium 1-21,2301,080.00/head1,080.00–1,080.001,0801
Bred CowsSmall 1-2945790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred CowsSmall 2785559.55/head500.00–610.005602
CowsBoner 80-85%1,08250.81/cwt45.00–57.005505
CowsLean 85-90%75640.10/cwt31.00–46.003034
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,33491.77/cwt85.00–95.001,22422
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,333101.43/cwt96.00–106.001,3525
CowsLean 85-90%83457.38/cwt53.00–66.004794
CowsLean 85-90%82473.97/cwt70.00–77.006106
CowsLean 85-90%89586.00/cwt86.00–86.007702
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21598.06/cwt95.00–105.001,19111
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2675130.00/cwt130.00–130.008781
HeifersMedium 270592.00/cwt92.00–92.006491
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2619139.93/cwt135.00–146.008665
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2420143.35/cwt140.00–150.0060216
HeifersMedium 2428136.33/cwt135.00–138.005836
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2561153.99/cwt151.00–156.008646
HeifersMedium 2215135.00/cwt135.00–135.002901
HeifersMedium 2568126.80/cwt123.00–132.507203
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2200150.00/cwt150.00–150.003001
SteersSmall and Medium 3555130.00/cwt130.00–130.007221
SteersMedium 3245125.00/cwt125.00–125.003061
HeifersMedium 2381139.00/cwt135.00–143.0053010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2720151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0871
SteersMedium and Large 1-2413166.14/cwt165.00–167.506863
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2274137.59/cwt132.50–142.503774
SteersMedium 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
SteersMedium 3368147.15/cwt140.00–150.005426
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2515144.14/cwt140.00–151.0074220
SteersSmall 332590.00/cwt90.00–90.002931
SteersSmall 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
SteersSmall 335595.00/cwt95.00–95.003371
SteersMedium 3275141.16/cwt140.00–142.503882
SteersMedium 3655128.00/cwt128.00–128.008381
SteersSmall and Medium 3495115.00/cwt115.00–115.005691
SteersSmall and Medium 3265117.41/cwt115.00–120.003112
SteersSmall 343560.00/cwt60.00–60.002611
SteersSmall and Medium 3332108.73/cwt106.00–110.003613
SteersMedium 2288157.51/cwt150.00–160.004546
SteersMedium 2432151.74/cwt148.00–155.006565
SteersMedium 3323134.92/cwt130.00–140.004363
SteersSmall and Medium 3371127.79/cwt124.00–135.004746
SteersMedium 2575169.00/cwt169.00–169.009721
SteersMedium 3580157.50/cwt157.00–158.009142
SteersMedium and Large 1-2321171.43/cwt167.50–177.505505
SteersMedium 2485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
SteersMedium 2374162.42/cwt155.00–166.006076
SteersMedium 2500170.00/cwt170.00–170.008501
SteersMedium 2230157.50/cwt157.50–157.503621
SteersMedium and Large 1-2273172.39/cwt170.00–175.004712
SteersMedium 2180155.00/cwt155.00–155.002791
SteersMedium and Large 1-2160175.00/cwt175.00–175.002801
SteersMedium 2333159.71/cwt156.00–165.005326
SteersMedium and Large 1-2663154.41/cwt145.00–156.001,0247
SteersMedium and Large 1-2588182.59/cwt180.00–183.001,0747
SteersMedium and Large 1-2532186.82/cwt180.00–188.0099411
Dairy SteersMedium 242570.00/cwt70.00–70.002981
Dairy HeifersMedium 362584.00/cwt84.00–84.005251
Dairy HeifersMedium 241879.21/cwt74.00–84.003312
Dairy HeifersMedium 235583.00/cwt83.00–83.002951
Dairy HeifersMedium 234071.00/cwt71.00–71.002411
SteersMedium and Large 1-2371172.50/cwt167.50–178.006404
Dairy SteersSmall and Medium 349535.00/cwt35.00–35.001731
Dairy SteersMedium 233075.00/cwt75.00–75.002481
Dairy SteersMedium 238091.30/cwt87.50–95.003472
BullsMedium and Large 1-2428152.57/cwt150.00–160.0065320
BullsMedium and Large 1-2665151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,0041
BullsMedium and Large 1-2475170.21/cwt165.00–175.008082
BullsMedium and Large 1-2730130.00/cwt130.00–130.009491
BullsMedium and Large 1-2578162.05/cwt157.00–169.009374
BullsMedium and Large 1-2631146.85/cwt140.00–152.009276
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 1-28401,410.00/head1,410.00–1,410.001,4102
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-21,0801,220.00/head1,220.00–1,220.001,2202
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 3500550.00/head550.00–550.005502
Cow-Calf PairsSmall 2748866.76/head830.00–900.008674
BullsSmall and Medium 3477128.11/cwt124.00–134.006115
BullsSmall and Medium 336582.00/cwt82.00–82.002991
BullsSmall and Medium 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
BullsSmall and Medium 3514123.10/cwt120.00–130.006335
BullsSmall 3480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005283
BullsSmall and Medium 3685111.00/cwt111.00–111.007601
BullsSmall 3520110.00/cwt110.00–110.005722
BullsSmall 3575110.00/cwt110.00–110.006331
BullsMedium 3472143.82/cwt140.00–148.006797
BullsMedium 3618123.16/cwt120.00–127.507613
BullsSmall 341592.00/cwt92.00–92.003821
BullsMedium 2605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
BullsMedium 3715107.50/cwt107.50–107.507691
BullsMedium 3522138.40/cwt135.00–148.007228
BullsMedium 2525162.50/cwt162.50–162.508531
BullsMedium 3675121.17/cwt117.50–125.008182
BullsMedium 3568138.50/cwt132.50–144.007877
BullsMedium 2424145.17/cwt140.00–147.506167
BullsMedium 2653131.77/cwt127.50–136.008602
BullsMedium 2479154.82/cwt152.00–160.007425
BullsMedium 2588152.49/cwt150.00–155.008972
BullsMedium 2780102.00/cwt102.00–102.007961
BullsMedium 3415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
BullsMedium and Large 1-2520169.40/cwt164.00–175.008816
HeifersMedium 3600115.00/cwt115.00–115.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2473141.46/cwt135.00–146.0066913
HeifersMedium 3431113.77/cwt110.00–117.504904
HeifersMedium 2620127.16/cwt122.00–132.007882
HeifersMedium 2680100.00/cwt100.00–100.006801
HeifersMedium 2480129.40/cwt125.00–135.006214
HeifersSmall and Medium 348079.33/cwt74.00–85.003812
HeifersMedium 2523135.86/cwt130.00–139.0071114
HeifersMedium 3315119.76/cwt115.00–125.003772
HeifersSmall and Medium 3325115.00/cwt115.00–115.003741
HeifersSmall and Medium 337590.00/cwt90.00–90.003381
HeifersMedium 3565102.00/cwt102.00–102.005761
HeifersMedium 3685110.00/cwt110.00–110.007541
HeifersMedium 2318134.52/cwt130.00–140.004286
HeifersSmall and Medium 342198.14/cwt93.00–102.004134
HeifersMedium 3470112.04/cwt110.00–115.005274
HeifersMedium 2270127.59/cwt125.00–130.003442
HeifersSmall 369562.00/cwt62.00–62.004311
HeifersSmall 336397.55/cwt95.00–100.003542
HeifersSmall 342377.51/cwt75.00–82.503283
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2725115.49/cwt115.00–116.008372
HeifersMedium 370069.00/cwt69.00–69.004831
HeifersMedium 3355112.50/cwt112.50–112.503991
HeifersSmall and Medium 3533111.24/cwt110.00–112.505932
HeifersSmall 352269.39/cwt61.00–75.003623
HeifersMedium 3525119.89/cwt115.00–125.006293
HeifersSmall and Medium 3568114.89/cwt110.00–120.006532
HeifersSmall and Medium 3265105.00/cwt105.00–105.002781
HeifersMedium 375575.00/cwt75.00–75.005661
BullsMedium 375095.00/cwt95.00–95.007131
BullsMedium 2735105.00/cwt105.00–105.007721
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2380147.82/cwt144.00–155.0056211
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2324147.67/cwt142.00–152.5047812

How this sale compares

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.