Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-11

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 11
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
364 head
▼ 281 vs last sale 645▼ 15 vs year ago 379 · −4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 99▼ 3 vs year ago 103 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 16▼ 17 vs year ago 28 · −60.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $185.48/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$185.48
145 head · 466 lb average
Value per head Derived
$863
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$344
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$75.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.48
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1465192.93896121
Medium and Large 2470150.6870822
Medium and Large 3470117.505522thin
One grade step is worth $75.43/cwt here — about $344 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 sale145 hd
185.48
—
NC average8 barns · 674 hd
169.00
+16.48
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—Low1,504117.311,76410
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,288104.831,35054
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,31797.301,2815thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97885.4583628

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)Young (2-4 yrs)875$9002thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)980$8822thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)810$8193thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)780$1,2444thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 1—608226.58/cwt215.00–229.001,3786
SteersMedium and Large 1—825166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 1—524218.20/cwt205.00–232.001,1437
SteersMedium and Large 1—270219.26/cwt210.00–230.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 1—317195.74/cwt185.00–210.006209
SteersMedium and Large 3—460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
SteersMedium and Large 1—985106.00/cwt106.00–106.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 2—426185.11/cwt175.00–195.007896
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—545215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,1721
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—574196.00/cwt195.00–200.001,1258
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,0791
HeifersMedium and Large 1—566175.03/cwt167.50–190.009918
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—390245.00/cwt245.00–245.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1Fancy—435246.60/cwt242.50–250.001,0733
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424200.93/cwt185.00–210.0085219
HeifersMedium and Large 1—855135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1541
HeifersMedium and Large 2—605132.83/cwt123.00–142.508042
HeifersMedium and Large 1—261196.45/cwt190.00–200.005137
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—677177.79/cwt172.50–186.001,2043
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—461208.48/cwt205.00–215.009614
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1671
HeifersMedium and Large 1—713152.51/cwt150.00–155.001,0872
HeifersMedium and Large 2—245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618187.22/cwt177.50–192.501,1574
HeifersMedium and Large 1—670160.12/cwt150.00–165.001,0734
SteersMedium and Large 1—685172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,1821
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—400214.00/cwt214.00–214.008561
SteersMedium and Large 2—468186.68/cwt180.00–190.008744
SteersMedium and Large 3—540125.00/cwt125.00–125.006751
SteersMedium and Large 1—568238.65/cwt235.00–246.001,3563
SteersMedium and Large 2—330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006112
SteersMedium and Large 2—500183.00/cwt183.00–183.009151
SteersMedium and Large 1—380221.60/cwt215.00–227.508426
SteersMedium and Large 1—476221.82/cwt200.00–240.001,05612
SteersMedium and Large 1—422225.66/cwt210.00–237.5095210
SteersMedium and Large 1—1,395118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,6461
SteersMedium and Large 1—329217.70/cwt205.00–230.007166
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—685205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4043
SteersMedium and Large 2—593153.76/cwt152.50–155.009122
SteersMedium and Large 1—735180.14/cwt170.00–190.001,3242
SteersMedium and Large 1—755172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3021
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458255.27/cwt252.50–258.001,1692
Dairy SteersMedium 3—1,225103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,2621
Dairy SteersLarge 3—56580.00/cwt80.00–80.004521
BullsMedium and Large 1—760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
BullsMedium and Large 1—376219.29/cwt200.00–235.0082515
BullsMedium and Large 1—620206.28/cwt203.00–222.501,2796
BullsMedium and Large 1—970110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0671
BullsMedium and Large 1—805155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2481
BullsMedium and Large 1—245205.00/cwt205.00–205.005021
CowsLean 85-90%—87067.39/cwt62.00–72.005865
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00289.37/cwt76.00–95.0089523
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,31797.30/cwt86.00–106.001,2815
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,401113.12/cwt111.00–116.001,58515
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,244101.64/cwt93.00–109.001,26439
Bulls——1,13084.00/cwt84.00–84.009491
Bulls——1,628130.61/cwt123.00–136.002,1263
Bulls——1,504116.21/cwt110.00–121.001,7486
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—980881.99/head850.00–910.008822
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—810818.97/head660.00–920.008193
Bred CowsMedium 2—665600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—7301,329.79/head1,150.00–1,600.001,3303
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—930985.00/head985.00–985.009851
BullsMedium and Large 2—315195.00/cwt195.00–195.006141
BullsMedium and Large 3—613139.01/cwt138.00–140.008522
BullsMedium and Large 1—275218.45/cwt215.00–225.006013
BullsMedium and Large 1—325223.44/cwt207.50–232.507269
BullsMedium and Large 3—320135.00/cwt135.00–135.004321
BullsMedium and Large 3—440150.00/cwt150.00–150.006601
BullsMedium and Large 2—475167.24/cwt155.00–180.007942
BullsMedium and Large 2—526179.81/cwt165.00–197.509464
BullsMedium and Large 2—735143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,0511
BullsMedium and Large 2—430190.00/cwt190.00–190.008171
BullsMedium and Large 2—579182.18/cwt160.00–191.001,05511
HeifersMedium and Large 1—518191.31/cwt180.00–202.509916
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515110.00/cwt110.00–110.005671
HeifersMedium and Large 2—438144.94/cwt135.00–155.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy—350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376201.69/cwt180.00–210.0075818
HeifersMedium and Large 2—680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
HeifersMedium and Large 1—479194.77/cwt185.00–202.5093320
HeifersMedium and Large 2—378159.85/cwt150.00–165.006043
HeifersMedium and Large 2—470162.50/cwt155.00–170.007642
BullsMedium and Large 1—516208.52/cwt200.00–230.001,07610
HeifersMedium and Large 3—425125.00/cwt125.00–125.005311
HeifersMedium and Large 2—260165.00/cwt165.00–165.004291
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328160.04/cwt155.00–165.005252
BullsMedium and Large 1—432220.33/cwt202.50–239.0095210
BullsMedium and Large 3—515139.00/cwt139.00–139.007161
BullsMedium and Large 3—365110.00/cwt110.00–110.004021
HeifersMedium and Large 2—514143.88/cwt135.00–160.007404
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571153.55/cwt150.00–159.008774
HeifersMedium and Large 1—238208.32/cwt205.00–210.004963
BullsMedium and Large 2—623176.67/cwt170.00–185.001,1013
BullsMedium and Large 2—660160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 1—576217.47/cwt212.50–222.501,2534
BullsMedium and Large 1—468224.89/cwt210.00–242.001,05214
BullsMedium and Large 1—678189.50/cwt189.00–190.001,2852
BullsMedium and Large 1—727163.09/cwt155.00–174.001,1863
BullsMedium and Large 2—390190.00/cwt190.00–190.007411

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.