Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 18
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
631 head
267 vs last sale 364 416 vs year ago 215 · +193.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
33 vs last sale 100 17 vs year ago 116 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
2 vs last sale 11 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.41/cwt on 234 head.
Average price
$181.41
234 head · 435 lb average
Value per head Derived
$789
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$387
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.06/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.68
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1438191.83840184
Medium and Large 2439151.6466537
Medium and Large 3381118.7645313thin
One grade step is worth $73.06/cwt here — about $387 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 sale234 hd
181.41
NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd
171.73
+9.68
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
BullsAverage1,647120.331,9827thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29898.191,27439
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42993.021,32912
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,07377.6183366

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)Aged (>8 yrs)983$6902thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)785$6801thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)725$6801thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,9422thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)779$1,0147

Every lot, as filed

125 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
HeifersMedium and Large 3417123.42/cwt110.00–135.005153
HeifersMedium and Large 3328115.61/cwt100.00–135.003796
HeifersMedium and Large 3675105.00/cwt105.00–105.007091
SteersMedium and Large 2372194.29/cwt175.00–205.007233
SteersMedium and Large 2268187.52/cwt185.00–190.005032
SteersMedium and Large 1532213.80/cwt200.00–235.001,1377
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added608231.52/cwt230.00–233.001,4082
SteersMedium and Large 2578177.77/cwt165.00–190.001,0282
SteersMedium and Large 1376226.28/cwt210.00–241.0085122
SteersMedium and Large 2522169.94/cwt165.00–172.508873
SteersMedium and Large 3550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
SteersMedium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005222
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added374212.48/cwt210.00–215.0079510
SteersMedium and Large 2612171.83/cwt165.00–180.001,0523
SteersMedium and Large 2475190.49/cwt175.00–205.009057
HeifersMedium and Large 1790110.00/cwt110.00–110.008691
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added529241.21/cwt240.00–242.001,2765
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added385250.00/cwt250.00–250.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 1419188.41/cwt175.00–201.0078921
SteersMedium and Large 3632132.59/cwt125.00–145.008383
SteersMedium and Large 3455147.50/cwt140.00–155.006712
HeifersMedium and Large 1522188.86/cwt172.50–197.5098624
HeifersMedium and Large 1470194.33/cwt175.00–202.5091337
HeifersMedium and Large 1665161.63/cwt160.00–165.001,0753
HeifersMedium and Large 2620137.42/cwt135.00–140.008522
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added430204.79/cwt202.50–210.0088115
HeifersMedium and Large 1725136.23/cwt135.00–137.509882
HeifersMedium and Large 2528150.55/cwt140.00–165.007959
HeifersMedium and Large 2371156.38/cwt145.00–165.005804
HeifersMedium and Large 1373194.39/cwt175.00–207.5072517
HeifersMedium and Large 2590139.96/cwt135.00–145.008262
HeifersMedium and Large 1275195.05/cwt175.00–210.0053612
HeifersMedium and Large 1615170.22/cwt161.00–182.001,0479
HeifersMedium and Large 2266157.42/cwt150.00–165.004194
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added570241.51/cwt240.00–243.001,3772
SteersMedium and Large 1423227.38/cwt210.00–240.0096212
SteersMedium and Large 2418191.51/cwt185.00–200.008013
SteersMedium and Large 1286234.06/cwt220.00–250.006696
SteersMedium and Large 1329229.07/cwt215.00–242.5075413
SteersMedium and Large 1673194.16/cwt189.00–215.001,3078
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added480251.22/cwt250.00–252.501,2062
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added402247.00/cwt246.00–252.0099310
SteersMedium and Large 2345195.00/cwt195.00–195.006731
SteersMedium and Large 1578224.14/cwt217.00–230.001,2963
SteersMedium and Large 1800155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1768167.48/cwt165.00–170.001,2862
Dairy HeifersLarge 347580.00/cwt80.00–80.003801
Dairy HeifersLarge 354082.50/cwt82.50–82.504461
Dairy HeifersLarge 331575.00/cwt75.00–75.002361
Dairy HeifersLarge 328570.00/cwt70.00–70.002001
SteersMedium and Large 1623205.60/cwt195.00–225.001,2814
SteersMedium and Large 1474231.82/cwt214.00–240.001,09916
Dairy SteersLarge 357065.00/cwt65.00–65.003711
Dairy SteersLarge 368577.50/cwt77.50–77.505311
Dairy SteersLarge 3635125.00/cwt125.00–125.007941
Dairy SteersLarge 3480107.50/cwt107.50–107.505161
Dairy SteersMedium 3540117.50/cwt115.00–120.006352
Dairy SteersLarge 3390130.00/cwt130.00–130.005071
Dairy HeifersLarge 361085.00/cwt85.00–85.005191
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added505232.50/cwt232.50–232.501,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
BullsMedium and Large 1566197.04/cwt185.00–205.001,11513
BullsMedium and Large 1269219.29/cwt205.00–230.005908
BullsMedium and Large 1471218.65/cwt205.00–235.001,03022
BullsMedium and Large 1230229.28/cwt220.00–245.005274
CowsBoner 80-85%1,438111.24/cwt108.00–114.001,6003
CowsLean 85-90%95760.70/cwt45.00–69.0058113
CowsLean 85-90%1,10281.76/cwt70.00–91.0090153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,42993.02/cwt86.00–98.001,32912
CowsBoner 80-85%1,28697.10/cwt91.00–104.001,24936
Bulls1,479115.29/cwt103.00–118.001,7054
Bulls1,872127.04/cwt123.00–133.002,3783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2645830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred CowsMedium 2785680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Bred CowsMedium 2875500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,090880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2725680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0301,941.78/head1,795.00–2,090.001,9422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1101,560.00/head1,560.00–1,560.001,5601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2790973.70/head840.00–1,120.009744
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2540810.00/head810.00–810.008101
BullsMedium and Large 3432138.59/cwt125.00–165.005993
BullsMedium and Large 3332154.60/cwt135.00–165.005133
BullsMedium and Large 3675128.79/cwt127.50–130.008692
BullsMedium and Large 2278187.57/cwt185.00–190.005212
BullsMedium and Large 3288150.13/cwt135.00–165.004322
BullsMedium and Large 3480132.58/cwt130.00–135.006362
BullsMedium and Large 3579136.67/cwt115.00–145.007916
BullsMedium and Large 3535105.00/cwt105.00–105.005621
BullsMedium and Large 2363185.10/cwt180.00–190.006722
BullsMedium and Large 3388145.03/cwt135.00–155.005634
BullsMedium and Large 1521207.26/cwt195.00–225.001,08014
BullsMedium and Large 3950101.00/cwt101.00–101.009601
BullsMedium and Large 1720161.51/cwt142.50–172.501,1635
BullsMedium and Large 2521183.32/cwt175.00–190.009556
BullsMedium and Large 2210190.00/cwt190.00–190.003991
HeifersMedium and Large 2428152.01/cwt140.00–160.006515
HeifersMedium and Large 1331197.20/cwt170.00–210.0065314
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added540208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1231
HeifersMedium and Large 2471152.81/cwt135.00–165.007206
HeifersMedium and Large 2329155.97/cwt145.00–165.005134
HeifersMedium and Large 3245130.00/cwt130.00–130.003191
HeifersMedium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005831
HeifersMedium and Large 3290135.00/cwt135.00–135.003921
BullsMedium and Large 2325194.85/cwt175.00–200.006335
BullsMedium and Large 1670176.35/cwt167.00–185.001,1825
HeifersMedium and Large 1224192.94/cwt175.00–210.004329
HeifersMedium and Large 1566185.57/cwt177.50–192.001,0509
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added730190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3871
HeifersMedium and Large 2230145.00/cwt145.00–145.003341
BullsMedium and Large 2567167.47/cwt162.50–175.009503
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added565236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,3331
BullsMedium and Large 1381222.39/cwt207.50–235.0084715
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added423242.46/cwt240.00–245.001,0262
BullsMedium and Large 1420220.89/cwt205.00–235.0092822
BullsMedium and Large 1328221.32/cwt205.00–235.0072612
BullsMedium and Large 2673148.85/cwt145.00–152.501,0022
BullsMedium and Large 1765166.18/cwt162.50–170.001,2712
BullsMedium and Large 2645165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0641
BullsMedium and Large 1627194.55/cwt180.00–207.501,22016
BullsMedium and Large 1800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2415184.88/cwt175.00–195.007672
BullsMedium and Large 3615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
BullsMedium and Large 2473181.69/cwt175.00–195.008593
BullsMedium and Large 3205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181

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.