Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-04-25

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 25
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
394 head
237 vs last sale 631 18 vs year ago 412 · 4.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
20 vs last sale 133 28 vs year ago 85 · +32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
1 vs last sale 13 0 vs year ago 12 · +0.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher . 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 $180.89/cwt on 177 head.
Average price
$180.89
177 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$873
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$253
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$69.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.95
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1481187.25901152
Medium and Large 2465153.8871617thin
Medium and Large 3551117.526488thin
One grade step is worth $69.73/cwt here — about $253 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 sale177 hd
180.89
NC average7 barns · 1,232 hd
169.94
+10.95
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
BullsLow1,279108.311,38614
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,221100.361,22545
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,43289.311,2798thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97179.1576938

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$9101thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)903$8782thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)958$8593thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)870$7832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)830$3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$8373thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Fancy340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
HeifersMedium and Large 2320156.43/cwt150.00–165.005013
BullsMedium and Large 1468220.92/cwt205.00–237.501,03411
BullsMedium and Large 1272225.89/cwt205.00–250.006149
HeifersMedium and Large 2388160.10/cwt155.00–165.006212
HeifersMedium and Large 2668132.49/cwt130.00–135.008852
HeifersMedium and Large 3650105.00/cwt105.00–105.006831
HeifersMedium and Large 3600110.00/cwt110.00–110.006601
HeifersMedium and Large 1473190.28/cwt170.00–202.5090035
HeifersMedium and Large 1567179.80/cwt170.00–190.001,01915
HeifersMedium and Large 1281180.99/cwt165.00–195.005096
HeifersMedium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 2620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
HeifersMedium and Large 3562120.06/cwt110.00–125.006753
HeifersMedium and Large 2215160.00/cwt160.00–160.003441
HeifersMedium and Large 2513159.13/cwt150.00–165.008163
SteersMedium and Large 1363222.24/cwt215.00–230.008072
HeifersMedium and Large 1617180.00/cwt175.00–187.501,11110
HeifersMedium and Large 1376194.37/cwt175.00–202.5073119
HeifersMedium and Large 1676159.34/cwt147.50–165.001,0777
HeifersMedium and Large 1521190.11/cwt170.00–202.5099030
HeifersMedium and Large 3485115.00/cwt110.00–120.005582
SteersMedium and Large 1423227.87/cwt220.00–242.509646
HeifersMedium and Large 2468156.04/cwt145.00–165.007304
HeifersMedium and Large 1705157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1071
HeifersMedium and Large 1328197.99/cwt192.50–205.006494
HeifersMedium and Large 1234196.04/cwt180.00–215.004594
HeifersMedium and Large 1785145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 2523175.17/cwt170.00–180.009162
SteersMedium and Large 3565142.50/cwt142.50–142.508051
SteersMedium and Large 1715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
SteersMedium and Large 1572207.95/cwt190.00–224.001,1896
SteersMedium and Large 3370135.00/cwt135.00–135.005001
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added665191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,2702
SteersMedium and Large 2445187.50/cwt187.50–187.508341
Dairy SteersLarge 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
SteersMedium and Large 1478229.14/cwt220.00–235.001,0956
SteersMedium and Large 1529228.71/cwt219.00–237.501,2106
SteersMedium and Large 1323237.44/cwt235.00–240.007672
SteersMedium and Large 3480135.00/cwt135.00–135.006481
Dairy SteersLarge 3580122.50/cwt122.50–122.507111
SteersMedium and Large 1620175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0851
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added415247.02/cwt245.00–249.001,0252
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added570217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2401
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added455245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1151
BullsMedium and Large 1385229.01/cwt210.00–245.0088217
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy305265.00/cwt265.00–265.008081
BullsMedium and Large 1Fancy373252.48/cwt247.50–260.009423
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,43289.31/cwt81.00–95.001,2798
CowsBoner 80-85%1,21599.79/cwt93.00–106.001,21242
CowsBoner 80-85%1,302108.32/cwt107.00–110.001,4103
CowsLean 85-90%79659.58/cwt45.00–67.004747
CowsLean 85-90%1,01183.57/cwt75.00–90.0084531
Bulls1,29887.04/cwt78.00–91.001,1302
Bulls1,643120.19/cwt118.00–122.001,9753
Bulls1,154109.07/cwt100.00–115.001,2599
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2915890.00/head890.00–890.008901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2958858.62/head795.00–920.008593
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2903878.23/head660.00–1,050.008782
Bred CowsMedium 2830350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred CowsMedium 2825675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2680680.00/head680.00–680.006801
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2790950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2765880.00/head880.00–880.008801
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2875910.00/head910.00–910.009101
BullsMedium and Large 3475115.11/cwt110.00–120.005472
BullsMedium and Large 1240240.00/cwt240.00–240.005761
BullsMedium and Large 3273152.71/cwt150.00–155.004172
BullsMedium and Large 3522131.15/cwt120.00–145.006855
BullsMedium and Large 2203187.35/cwt175.00–200.003802
BullsMedium and Large 3320120.70/cwt105.00–135.003862
BullsMedium and Large 2521180.35/cwt165.00–190.009405
BullsMedium and Large 1850139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,1821
BullsMedium and Large 2310185.00/cwt185.00–185.005741
BullsMedium and Large 3425135.08/cwt125.00–145.005743
BullsMedium and Large 3383121.76/cwt110.00–135.004663
BullsMedium and Large 1578191.58/cwt180.00–211.001,10713
BullsMedium and Large 1790165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 1707171.21/cwt160.00–181.001,2103
BullsMedium and Large 2415178.33/cwt160.00–192.507405
BullsMedium and Large 2463191.69/cwt190.00–195.008883
BullsMedium and Large 2735104.93/cwt100.00–110.007712
BullsMedium and Large 2558168.67/cwt162.50–175.009412
BullsMedium and Large 1614197.22/cwt186.00–210.001,2118
BullsMedium and Large 2363177.59/cwt175.00–180.006452
BullsMedium and Large 1825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
BullsMedium and Large 3573125.22/cwt115.00–135.007182
BullsMedium and Large 2620166.64/cwt160.00–175.001,0333
BullsMedium and Large 2675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 1520205.07/cwt197.50–225.001,06612
BullsMedium and Large 1665192.75/cwt184.00–200.001,2826
HeifersMedium and Large 1428193.68/cwt175.00–205.0082918
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added520234.25/cwt230.00–237.501,2183
BullsMedium and Large 1423220.23/cwt205.00–237.0093211
BullsMedium and Large 1326226.86/cwt210.00–245.0074010
HeifersMedium and Large 2595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
HeifersMedium and Large 1900123.00/cwt123.00–123.001,1071

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.