Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-04

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 4
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
645 head
237 vs last sale 408 99 vs year ago 546 · +18.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
99 head
33 vs last sale 132 63 vs year ago 162 · 38.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
2 vs last sale 14 38 vs year ago 54 · 70.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher . Trade and demand were 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 $199.74/cwt on 257 head. That ranks 9 of 11 comparable sales and sits +7.68 against this barn's trailing median of $192.06.
Average price
$199.74
257 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$910
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$368
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$85.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.26
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1450212.77958194
Medium and Large 2474171.7381446
Medium and Large 3465126.9359017thin
One grade step is worth $85.84/cwt here — about $368 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 sale257 hd
199.74
NC average8 barns · 1,343 hd
178.49
+21.26
This barn, trailing median11 sales
192.06
+7.68
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
BullsLow1,412111.481,57410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,203103.141,24123
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,37495.601,3145thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average92779.2573438

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)1,028$1,3173thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)615$4901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)813$98412

Every lot, as filed

132 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
SteersMedium and Large 3650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008131
SteersMedium and Large 3595142.50/cwt142.50–142.508481
SteersMedium and Large 2360197.50/cwt197.50–197.507111
SteersMedium and Large 2645195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2581
SteersMedium and Large 3340150.00/cwt150.00–150.005101
SteersMedium and Large 2310190.00/cwt190.00–190.005891
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0862
HeifersMedium and Large 1523171.17/cwt155.00–183.0089529
HeifersMedium and Large 1655180.49/cwt179.00–182.001,1822
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450247.00/cwt247.00–247.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 3255140.00/cwt140.00–140.003571
SteersMedium and Large 2522180.08/cwt175.00–185.009403
HeifersMedium and Large 11,165121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,4101
HeifersMedium and Large 1423188.89/cwt170.00–202.5079937
HeifersMedium and Large 1968123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1915
HeifersMedium and Large 1633175.57/cwt155.00–187.501,1118
HeifersMedium and Large 1373190.08/cwt180.00–200.0070926
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added760140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0641
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added416207.54/cwt205.00–213.008634
HeifersMedium and Large 11,085136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4761
HeifersMedium and Large 1760121.00/cwt121.00–121.009201
HeifersMedium and Large 1326192.82/cwt175.00–205.0062916
HeifersMedium and Large 1570173.19/cwt150.00–185.0098714
HeifersMedium and Large 1276193.72/cwt175.00–205.0053517
HeifersMedium and Large 2421159.67/cwt140.00–167.506729
HeifersMedium and Large 2325145.00/cwt145.00–145.004711
HeifersMedium and Large 2385163.35/cwt160.00–165.006293
HeifersMedium and Large 2610130.00/cwt120.00–145.007933
HeifersMedium and Large 1910113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0281
HeifersMedium and Large 1720127.50/cwt127.50–127.509181
HeifersMedium and Large 3233125.11/cwt115.00–135.002922
HeifersMedium and Large 2585143.76/cwt142.50–145.008412
HeifersMedium and Large 2477157.13/cwt135.00–167.507508
SteersMedium and Large 1755181.00/cwt180.00–182.001,3672
SteersMedium and Large 1659206.97/cwt190.00–215.001,36413
SteersMedium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
SteersMedium and Large 2470182.54/cwt165.00–197.008585
SteersMedium and Large 2427191.12/cwt185.00–199.008165
SteersMedium and Large 2578163.93/cwt150.00–180.009484
SteersMedium and Large 1245220.00/cwt220.00–220.005391
SteersMedium and Large 1315229.68/cwt220.00–240.007232
SteersMedium and Large 1378221.25/cwt213.00–235.008365
SteersMedium and Large 1473226.94/cwt207.50–243.001,0738
SteersMedium and Large 1805160.70/cwt152.50–169.001,2942
SteersMedium and Large 1579227.70/cwt217.00–236.001,31815
SteersMedium and Large 1715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
SteersMedium and Large 11,060105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1131
SteersMedium and Large 1423235.53/cwt225.00–247.009966
SteersMedium and Large 1277236.19/cwt225.00–252.506547
SteersMedium and Large 1616225.71/cwt217.50–230.001,3906
SteersMedium and Large 1523235.50/cwt230.00–239.001,2323
Dairy SteersLarge 3730121.00/cwt121.00–121.008831
Dairy SteersLarge 3605120.00/cwt120.00–120.007261
Dairy SteersLarge 3405140.00/cwt140.00–140.005671
Dairy SteersLarge 3670136.18/cwt130.00–142.009122
Dairy SteersLarge 31,23593.00/cwt93.00–93.001,1491
Dairy SteersLarge 389583.00/cwt83.00–83.007431
Dairy SteersLarge 3760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009351
Dairy SteersLarge 3380110.00/cwt110.00–110.004181
Dairy SteersLarge 3835119.00/cwt119.00–119.009941
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added515227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,1721
BullsMedium and Large 1230221.34/cwt210.00–230.005093
BullsMedium and Large 1870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy459231.97/cwt230.00–235.001,0654
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy363250.00/cwt250.00–250.009082
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy405255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,0331
CowsLean 85-90%93184.69/cwt71.00–95.0078830
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,37495.60/cwt90.00–104.001,3145
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395114.00/cwt111.00–118.001,5902
CowsLean 85-90%91158.83/cwt47.00–65.005368
CowsBoner 80-85%1,185102.11/cwt97.00–108.001,21021
Bulls1,13094.04/cwt91.00–98.001,0632
Bulls1,610122.04/cwt121.00–123.001,9652
Bulls1,440113.78/cwt105.00–120.001,6386
Bred CowsMedium 2615490.00/head490.00–490.004901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0281,317.14/head1,175.00–1,400.001,3173
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29081,008.54/head900.00–1,100.001,0092
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 29451,043.92/head975.00–1,125.001,0443
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2638789.10/head780.00–800.007892
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29301,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2725914.14/head700.00–1,060.009144
BullsMedium and Large 2377188.31/cwt175.00–195.007106
BullsMedium and Large 2524162.97/cwt155.00–172.508544
BullsMedium and Large 1665164.38/cwt155.00–175.001,0933
BullsMedium and Large 3415135.63/cwt130.00–145.005633
BullsMedium and Large 3385150.00/cwt150.00–150.005781
BullsMedium and Large 1717167.22/cwt150.00–177.501,1993
BullsMedium and Large 2710137.50/cwt137.50–137.509761
BullsMedium and Large 2245160.00/cwt160.00–160.003921
BullsMedium and Large 3325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
BullsMedium and Large 3250110.00/cwt110.00–110.002751
BullsMedium and Large 3479123.25/cwt110.00–145.005907
BullsMedium and Large 3535130.00/cwt130.00–130.006961
BullsMedium and Large 2635157.56/cwt150.00–165.001,0012
BullsMedium and Large 2427184.00/cwt160.00–195.0078610
BullsMedium and Large 2280157.50/cwt155.00–160.004412
BullsMedium and Large 3575124.05/cwt115.00–132.507132
BullsMedium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
BullsMedium and Large 2673130.09/cwt125.00–140.008763
HeifersMedium and Large 2210160.00/cwt160.00–160.003361
HeifersMedium and Large 2268165.00/cwt165.00–165.004422
HeifersMedium and Large 2510147.45/cwt145.00–150.007522
HeifersMedium and Large 3495110.00/cwt110.00–110.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 3645110.00/cwt110.00–110.007101
HeifersMedium and Large 3690100.00/cwt100.00–100.006901
HeifersMedium and Large 3270125.37/cwt120.00–130.003382
HeifersMedium and Large 3526103.78/cwt100.00–110.005464
HeifersMedium and Large 3590105.00/cwt105.00–105.006201
HeifersMedium and Large 1225192.65/cwt175.00–200.004336
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added455206.00/cwt206.00–206.009371
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1810106.23/cwt105.00–107.508602
HeifersMedium and Large 1468185.03/cwt170.00–199.0086627
HeifersMedium and Large 3420115.12/cwt110.00–120.004842
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added610214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1757154.13/cwt150.00–160.001,1673
BullsMedium and Large 1519201.32/cwt180.00–215.001,04518
BullsMedium and Large 1621192.94/cwt177.50–203.001,1989
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy325212.38/cwt210.00–215.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added805131.00/cwt131.00–131.001,0551
BullsMedium and Large 1571203.74/cwt180.00–217.001,16321
BullsMedium and Large 1328229.45/cwt215.00–245.0075325
BullsMedium and Large 1279230.37/cwt210.00–247.5064314
BullsMedium and Large 2472183.24/cwt177.50–190.008659
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added650186.25/cwt182.50–190.001,2112
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
BullsMedium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
BullsMedium and Large 1471209.27/cwt190.00–225.0098624
BullsMedium and Large 2328172.44/cwt165.00–180.005662
BullsMedium and Large 2578160.95/cwt152.50–170.009306
BullsMedium and Large 1373219.77/cwt200.00–242.5082036
BullsMedium and Large 1422218.31/cwt200.00–240.0092121

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.