Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-05-16

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 16
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
297 head
215 vs last sale 512 37 vs year ago 334 · 11.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
49 vs last sale 142 12 vs year ago 105 · 11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
20 vs last sale 33 20 vs year ago 33 · 60.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $187.97/cwt on 127 head. That ranks 4 of 11 comparable sales and sits 4.09 against this barn's trailing median of $192.06.
Average price
$187.97
127 head · 513 lb average
Value per head Derived
$965
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$408
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.77/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.04
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1523201.751,05693
Medium and Large 2496174.9386713thin
Medium and Large 3480134.9964821
One grade step is worth $66.77/cwt here — about $408 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 sale127 hd
187.97
NC average8 barns · 998 hd
176.93
+11.04
This barn, trailing median11 sales
192.06
−4.09
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
BullsAverage1,505120.571,81511
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,291107.101,38350
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52991.461,3986thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low87575.7366318

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)985$1,0803thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)968$9504thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)655$9401thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)838$9272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)855$7401thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)840$1,0152thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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 1378211.34/cwt200.00–222.5079912
HeifersMedium and Large 3530125.00/cwt125.00–125.006631
HeifersMedium and Large 3630112.05/cwt109.00–115.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 2605140.00/cwt140.00–140.008471
HeifersMedium and Large 2775105.00/cwt105.00–105.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1323179.30/cwt160.00–195.005796
HeifersMedium and Large 1628158.32/cwt145.00–170.009946
HeifersMedium and Large 2482153.98/cwt130.00–165.007423
HeifersMedium and Large 2445170.00/cwt170.00–170.007571
HeifersMedium and Large 2320139.69/cwt135.00–145.004472
HeifersMedium and Large 1250160.00/cwt160.00–160.004001
HeifersMedium and Large 1880132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,1661
HeifersMedium and Large 2368142.24/cwt130.00–155.005232
HeifersMedium and Large 1374186.97/cwt170.00–200.006998
HeifersMedium and Large 2520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
HeifersMedium and Large 1700162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added383216.21/cwt215.00–217.508282
HeifersMedium and Large 1950113.00/cwt113.00–113.001,0741
HeifersMedium and Large 1235160.00/cwt160.00–160.003761
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,1041
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added318218.90/cwt215.00–222.506962
SteersMedium and Large 3525145.00/cwt145.00–145.007611
SteersMedium and Large 3485160.00/cwt160.00–160.007761
HeifersMedium and Large 2233144.95/cwt140.00–150.003382
SteersMedium and Large 1603218.66/cwt216.00–220.001,3193
HeifersMedium and Large 1570183.66/cwt170.00–188.001,04718
HeifersMedium and Large 1470192.08/cwt175.00–200.0090316
SteersMedium and Large 1471220.80/cwt205.00–239.001,0408
SteersMedium and Large 1589221.78/cwt210.00–228.001,3067
HeifersMedium and Large 1425203.58/cwt192.50–216.0086516
SteersMedium and Large 11,005141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4171
SteersMedium and Large 1316227.46/cwt210.00–242.507195
SteersMedium and Large 1426220.47/cwt218.00–224.009395
SteersMedium and Large 3305145.00/cwt145.00–145.004421
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added540236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,2741
SteersMedium and Large 3350130.00/cwt130.00–130.004551
Dairy SteersLarge 3435125.00/cwt125.00–125.005441
Dairy SteersLarge 3490125.00/cwt125.00–125.006131
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added565237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1370225.27/cwt212.50–240.008334
SteersMedium and Large 1518197.54/cwt190.00–205.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1660195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2871
BullsMedium and Large 1835153.62/cwt140.00–161.001,2833
BullsMedium and Large 1225207.44/cwt205.00–210.004672
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added515234.69/cwt232.50–237.501,2093
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added475232.76/cwt232.50–233.001,1062
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added425236.99/cwt236.00–238.001,0072
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added563230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2952
CowsLean 85-90%75461.32/cwt46.00–69.004625
CowsBoner 80-85%1,282102.90/cwt94.00–109.001,31930
CowsBoner 80-85%1,305113.39/cwt110.00–123.001,48020
CowsLean 85-90%92281.27/cwt70.00–90.0074913
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,52991.46/cwt84.00–99.001,3986
Bulls1,254116.67/cwt109.00–119.001,4636
Bulls1,807125.25/cwt122.00–133.002,2635
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29851,080.16/head730.00–1,325.001,0803
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2968949.70/head750.00–1,040.009504
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2855740.00/head740.00–740.007401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28901,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2655940.00/head940.00–940.009401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2838926.78/head890.00–960.009272
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2790880.00/head880.00–880.008801
BullsMedium and Large 3423145.06/cwt135.00–155.006144
BullsMedium and Large 1317215.02/cwt200.00–230.006825
BullsMedium and Large 2285175.00/cwt165.00–185.004992
BullsMedium and Large 2395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007111
BullsMedium and Large 3678122.56/cwt120.00–125.008312
BullsMedium and Large 3368134.83/cwt130.00–140.004962
BullsMedium and Large 3464132.55/cwt115.00–145.006154
BullsMedium and Large 3583131.60/cwt115.00–145.007673
BullsMedium and Large 3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
BullsMedium and Large 2638154.55/cwt150.00–159.009862
BullsMedium and Large 1577197.99/cwt187.50–208.001,14210
BullsMedium and Large 2745162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2111
BullsMedium and Large 2695165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1471
BullsMedium and Large 2483181.94/cwt175.00–187.508794
BullsMedium and Large 3315145.08/cwt140.00–150.004572
BullsMedium and Large 3700120.00/cwt120.00–120.008401
BullsMedium and Large 1910125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1718181.97/cwt170.00–191.001,3078
BullsMedium and Large 1286216.40/cwt200.00–230.006194
BullsMedium and Large 1777163.34/cwt155.00–170.001,2693
BullsMedium and Large 3538124.79/cwt110.00–140.006712
BullsMedium and Large 2415189.88/cwt185.00–195.007882
BullsMedium and Large 1471207.93/cwt190.00–224.0097910
BullsMedium and Large 1868146.56/cwt125.00–168.001,2722
HeifersMedium and Large 11,235127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,5681
HeifersMedium and Large 11,080119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,2851
BullsMedium and Large 1668187.96/cwt179.00–195.001,2564
BullsMedium and Large 1520199.89/cwt192.50–210.001,0395
BullsMedium and Large 1975132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2921
BullsMedium and Large 1633201.13/cwt197.50–205.001,2733
HeifersMedium and Large 1528182.82/cwt170.00–200.0096514
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy290217.50/cwt217.50–217.506311
HeifersMedium and Large 2590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
HeifersMedium and Large 3475125.00/cwt125.00–125.005941
BullsMedium and Large 1421217.89/cwt205.00–227.0091711

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.