Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2022-11-08

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 8
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
566 head
▲ 180 vs last sale 386▼ 16 vs year ago 582 · −2.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
131 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 84▼ 9 vs year ago 140 · −6.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 12▼ 17 vs year ago 35 · −48.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade and market activity were moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.14/cwt on 219 head.
Average price
$119.14
219 head · 449 lb average
Value per head Derived
$535
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$209
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$37.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.35
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2467127.38595147
Medium 2405108.4143948
Medium 342990.1038624
One grade step is worth $37.29/cwt here — about $209 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 sale219 hd
119.14
—
NC average8 barns · 1,163 hd
119.49
−0.35
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
Bulls—High1,39096.341,3399thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,42880.901,15610
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,16875.2087932
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,04259.4761948

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)1,023$7292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,077$7283thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,063$6762thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)840$6401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)845$5853thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)947$5813thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)901$8174thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28387.27/cwt85.00–90.001,1206
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,14272.42/cwt67.00–80.0082726
CowsLean 85-90%—87948.60/cwt40.00–53.004279
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—735111.99/cwt110.00–114.008232
HeifersMedium 2—513107.35/cwt100.00–112.505515
HeifersMedium 2—588107.50/cwt105.00–110.006323
SteersMedium 3—403101.98/cwt99.00–105.004112
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—670112.79/cwt110.00–115.007567
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—773104.82/cwt102.00–107.508103
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—570155.22/cwt146.00–162.508853
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—565125.03/cwt120.00–128.0070611
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—520128.36/cwt120.00–135.0066725
HeifersMedium 2—419108.34/cwt100.00–115.004546
HeifersMedium 2—473107.68/cwt100.00–118.005097
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—318127.25/cwt120.00–135.0040511
HeifersMedium 2—630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—426131.74/cwt120.00–140.0056130
HeifersMedium 2—267107.60/cwt102.00–115.002875
HeifersMedium 3—48786.95/cwt82.50–95.004235
HeifersMedium 2—314113.01/cwt105.00–115.003558
HeifersMedium 3—26794.56/cwt85.00–100.002523
HeifersMedium 3—52385.96/cwt80.00–93.004503
HeifersMedium 2—670105.00/cwt105.00–105.007041
HeifersMedium 2—371106.21/cwt102.00–110.003946
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—474128.17/cwt120.00–136.0060825
HeifersMedium 3—36087.00/cwt87.00–87.003132
HeifersMedium 3—56095.00/cwt95.00–95.005321
HeifersMedium 3—32591.78/cwt86.00–95.002984
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—225128.41/cwt125.00–130.002893
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—379129.55/cwt120.00–140.0049114
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—620120.14/cwt115.00–126.007456
SteersMedium 2—255114.00/cwt114.00–114.002911
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—320182.71/cwt166.00–192.5058511
SteersMedium 3—480110.00/cwt110.00–110.005281
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—420171.02/cwt160.00–185.0071811
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—473162.93/cwt157.50–166.007714
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—719134.33/cwt134.00–135.009663
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—369176.52/cwt160.00–190.0065112
SteersMedium 2—620110.00/cwt110.00–110.006821
SteersMedium 2—495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
SteersMedium 2—415110.00/cwt110.00–110.004571
SteersMedium 2—230116.00/cwt116.00–116.002671
SteersMedium 2—335116.00/cwt116.00–116.003891
Dairy SteersLarge 3—75086.00/cwt86.00–86.006451
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—277168.98/cwt160.00–175.004683
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—517147.55/cwt140.00–155.007633
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—628139.45/cwt137.00–142.008762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2—770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0013
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—521131.03/cwt125.00–140.0068323
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—424142.10/cwt130.00–160.0060317
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—224149.42/cwt140.00–160.003357
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—805102.00/cwt102.00–102.008211
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—264150.87/cwt145.00–160.003985
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—574135.10/cwt125.00–143.0077524
CowsLean 85-90%—1,07961.98/cwt54.00–67.0066939
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,40884.05/cwt81.00–88.001,1836
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,45976.17/cwt71.00–80.001,1114
Bulls——1,885109.00/cwt109.00–109.002,0552
Bulls——1,27393.84/cwt90.00–98.001,1956
Bulls——1,10586.00/cwt86.00–86.009501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,023729.34/head490.00–880.007292
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,063675.67/head480.00–840.006762
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,193867.04/head840.00–890.008672
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—840640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—845584.68/head560.00–600.005853
Bred CowsMedium 3—845450.00/head450.00–450.004501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0501,018.17/head790.00–1,160.001,0182
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—740790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 3—765440.00/head440.00–440.004401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—983661.07/head610.00–700.006612
Bred CowsMedium 3—875420.00/head420.00–420.004201
BullsMedium 3—62293.31/cwt91.00–95.005803
BullsMedium 2—520110.40/cwt105.00–117.505746
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—321153.04/cwt135.00–165.004919
BullsMedium 3—47791.80/cwt82.00–100.004386
BullsMedium 2—664108.93/cwt105.00–114.007234
BullsMedium 2—79587.50/cwt87.50–87.506961
HeifersMedium 2—775102.00/cwt102.00–102.007911
HeifersMedium 3—41689.98/cwt85.00–95.003744
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—470137.11/cwt125.00–153.0064414
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—653131.98/cwt128.00–136.008622
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—755113.00/cwt112.00–114.008532
HeifersMedium 3—62395.00/cwt95.00–95.005922
HeifersMedium 2—228108.87/cwt105.00–115.002485
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2—271125.49/cwt120.00–130.003406
BullsMedium 2—318122.36/cwt115.00–125.003894
BullsMedium 2—359117.53/cwt110.00–125.004224
BullsMedium 2—635107.48/cwt105.00–110.006822
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy—381146.06/cwt144.00–150.005564
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—618132.70/cwt122.00–140.008209
BullsMedium and Large 1-2—374138.02/cwt127.50–150.0051610
BullsMedium 3—32597.31/cwt91.00–106.003165
BullsMedium 3—66095.00/cwt95.00–95.006271
BullsMedium 3—27891.80/cwt85.00–100.002553
BullsMedium 2—474115.37/cwt110.00–122.505475
BullsMedium 2—72091.67/cwt85.00–95.006603
BullsMedium 2—418114.66/cwt110.00–125.004796
BullsMedium 3—36492.58/cwt90.00–95.003374
BullsMedium 3—42498.73/cwt90.00–105.004194
BullsMedium 3—55899.03/cwt95.00–102.005533
BullsMedium 3—50899.16/cwt95.00–102.505043
BullsMedium 2—568116.67/cwt115.00–120.006633
BullsMedium 2—215125.00/cwt125.00–125.002691

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.