Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-01-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 31
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
313 head
3 vs last sale 316 275 vs year ago 588 · 46.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
105 head
0 vs last sale 105 30 vs year ago 135 · 22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
2 vs last sale 8 22 vs year ago 32 · 68.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.83/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 11 comparable sales and sits 41.23 against this barn's trailing median of $192.06.
Average price
$150.83
123 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$746
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$336
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$70.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.56
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2509166.4184778
Large 1-2395147.975855thin
Medium 2465127.0359132
Medium 353395.885118thin
One grade step is worth $70.54/cwt here — about $336 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales
216200184169median 192.0601/0602/2403/2405/0506/23
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $182.78, median $192.06 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale123 hd
150.83
NC average8 barns · 672 hd
143.27
+7.56
This barn, trailing median11 sales
192.06
−41.23
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
BullsAverage1,34099.451,33217
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21690.031,09453
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,41887.191,2368thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95667.8564924

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)1,215$1,0751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)955$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)800$8601thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)730$8501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)828$6652thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,2604thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
BullsMedium and Large 1-2708135.44/cwt130.00–141.009592
HeifersMedium 2275114.94/cwt110.00–120.003163
HeifersMedium 267798.33/cwt95.00–100.006663
HeifersMedium 2427120.14/cwt110.00–125.005133
HeifersMedium 347085.00/cwt85.00–85.004001
HeifersMedium 2378107.17/cwt100.00–120.004054
HeifersMedium 2520111.73/cwt105.00–115.005813
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2469144.05/cwt132.50–152.5067610
BullsMedium and Large 1-2579157.45/cwt135.00–167.509126
HeifersMedium 2325111.95/cwt100.00–125.003643
HeifersMedium 2470107.39/cwt105.00–110.005052
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2728113.43/cwt105.00–120.008263
HeifersMedium 335897.48/cwt95.00–100.003492
HeifersMedium 363595.00/cwt95.00–95.006031
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2279155.66/cwt145.00–165.004349
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2618136.47/cwt132.50–140.008435
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2332150.65/cwt140.00–160.0050011
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2372144.61/cwt127.50–155.0053810
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2531142.95/cwt125.00–150.007599
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2575134.10/cwt120.00–150.007715
HeifersMedium and Large 1-291598.00/cwt98.00–98.008971
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2665125.00/cwt125.00–125.008311
HeifersMedium and Large 1-295598.00/cwt98.00–98.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2763107.48/cwt105.00–110.008202
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2233152.58/cwt150.00–155.003562
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2423145.04/cwt130.00–160.0061416
SteersMedium and Large 1-2305206.68/cwt200.00–217.006304
SteersMedium and Large 1-2270205.00/cwt205.00–205.005541
SteersMedium 2470122.50/cwt120.00–125.005762
SteersMedium and Large 1-2755140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0571
SteersMedium and Large 1-2423191.43/cwt172.50–209.008108
SteersMedium and Large 1-2508184.34/cwt165.00–199.009366
SteersMedium and Large 1-2240197.45/cwt195.00–200.004742
SteersMedium and Large 1-2475174.18/cwt160.00–187.508272
SteersMedium and Large 1-2577171.63/cwt164.00–177.009905
SteersMedium and Large 1-2372204.17/cwt197.50–225.0076010
SteersMedium and Large 1-2687158.50/cwt155.00–163.001,0893
SteersMedium and Large 1-2610158.19/cwt145.00–167.009653
Dairy SteersLarge 344597.50/cwt97.50–97.504341
BullsMedium and Large 1-2663157.45/cwt145.00–171.001,0446
BullsLarge 1-2395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
BullsMedium and Large 1-2360190.99/cwt160.00–205.006885
BullsMedium and Large 1-2900104.00/cwt104.00–104.009361
BullsMedium and Large 1-2427180.40/cwt160.00–202.5077013
BullsLarge 1-2270155.00/cwt155.00–155.004191
CowsLean 85-90%98855.13/cwt42.50–59.005454
CowsLean 85-90%95070.39/cwt60.00–76.0066920
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,41887.19/cwt78.00–92.001,2368
CowsBoner 80-85%1,39599.61/cwt95.00–109.001,39012
CowsBoner 80-85%1,16387.22/cwt77.00–95.001,01441
Bulls1,19199.12/cwt93.00–107.001,1815
Bulls98281.96/cwt70.00–88.008055
Bulls1,701112.18/cwt108.00–117.001,9087
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2800860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred CowsSmall 2680470.00/head470.00–470.004701
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2975860.00/head860.00–860.008601
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2730850.00/head850.00–850.008501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29551,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2830900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2915820.00/head820.00–820.008201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1401,659.21/head1,300.00–1,930.001,6592
BullsMedium 383079.00/cwt79.00–79.006561
BullsMedium 2735112.50/cwt112.50–112.508271
BullsMedium 3485100.00/cwt100.00–100.004851
BullsMedium and Large 1-2772109.44/cwt106.00–112.508453
BullsMedium and Large 1-2471178.40/cwt160.00–197.5084010
BullsLarge 1-2437146.62/cwt145.00–150.006413
BullsMedium 2615120.00/cwt120.00–120.007381
BullsMedium 2418135.87/cwt132.50–140.005683
BullsMedium 2520129.03/cwt115.00–140.006716
BullsMedium 361095.00/cwt95.00–95.005801
BullsMedium 341296.84/cwt85.00–105.003993
BullsMedium 3510105.00/cwt105.00–105.005361
BullsMedium 2265127.08/cwt120.00–135.003372
BullsMedium 2233142.37/cwt140.00–145.003322
BullsMedium and Large 1-2322180.71/cwt165.00–195.005823
BullsMedium 359097.50/cwt97.50–97.505751
BullsMedium 2382128.28/cwt125.00–135.004903
BullsMedium 2318114.58/cwt105.00–130.003643
BullsMedium and Large 1-2238184.89/cwt175.00–195.004402
BullsMedium and Large 1-2525161.93/cwt145.00–190.0085012
BullsMedium and Large 1-2274192.24/cwt185.00–200.005274
BullsMedium 2570125.74/cwt107.50–135.007177
BullsMedium 2670112.50/cwt112.50–112.507541
BullsMedium 2467130.13/cwt120.00–135.006083
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy960116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,170119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,3921
HeifersMedium and Large 1-2Fancy1,395110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1-2610152.68/cwt135.00–171.0093111

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.