Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-05-30

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 30
● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
301 head
85 vs last sale 386 37 vs year ago 338 · 10.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
103 head
4 vs last sale 99 0 vs year ago 103 · +0.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
9 vs last sale 21 8 vs year ago 20 · 40.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were active 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 $183.28/cwt on 117 head.
Average price
$183.28
117 head · 501 lb average
Value per head Derived
$919
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$452
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$66.38/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.34
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516193.6999987
Medium and Large 2477170.2981318thin
Medium and Large 3430127.3054712thin
One grade step is worth $66.38/cwt here — about $452 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 sale117 hd
183.28
NC average7 barns · 588 hd
175.94
+7.34
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
BullsHigh1,418123.731,7559thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,277116.201,48455
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,471102.181,5035thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97885.0583223

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,215$1,4372thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,218$1,4053thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)978$1,0393thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)954$1,3704thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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 1818118.83/cwt115.00–122.509722
HeifersMedium and Large 1471203.49/cwt190.00–216.0095821
HeifersMedium and Large 2573171.26/cwt167.50–175.009814
HeifersMedium and Large 2360180.00/cwt180.00–180.006481
HeifersMedium and Large 1317206.79/cwt200.00–210.006563
HeifersMedium and Large 1419207.77/cwt200.00–216.0087111
HeifersMedium and Large 1795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
HeifersMedium and Large 3565145.00/cwt145.00–145.008191
HeifersMedium and Large 2337176.86/cwt165.00–185.005963
HeifersMedium and Large 1606190.12/cwt187.50–191.001,1524
HeifersMedium and Large 1672179.58/cwt167.50–190.001,2077
HeifersMedium and Large 1518193.00/cwt185.00–197.501,00010
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added363225.00/cwt225.00–225.008172
HeifersMedium and Large 1568189.32/cwt182.50–202.501,07512
HeifersMedium and Large 11,010118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1921
HeifersMedium and Large 1255215.00/cwt215.00–215.005481
SteersMedium and Large 2640155.00/cwt155.00–155.009921
SteersMedium and Large 2530171.14/cwt167.50–175.009072
SteersMedium and Large 3470155.00/cwt155.00–155.007291
HeifersMedium and Large 2660155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1618224.70/cwt211.00–232.001,3893
SteersMedium and Large 1793192.99/cwt190.00–196.001,5302
SteersMedium and Large 1470222.87/cwt215.00–240.001,0475
SteersMedium and Large 1280250.00/cwt250.00–250.007002
SteersMedium and Large 11,245142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,7681
HeifersMedium and Large 1850134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 2355195.00/cwt195.00–195.006921
SteersMedium and Large 1419220.61/cwt210.00–232.5092414
SteersMedium and Large 1386230.24/cwt215.00–245.008896
SteersMedium and Large 1318242.91/cwt230.00–255.007726
SteersMedium and Large 1555237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3182
SteersMedium and Large 1723196.14/cwt190.00–202.501,4182
SteersMedium and Large 1668218.12/cwt212.50–226.001,4573
Dairy SteersLarge 3550110.00/cwt110.00–110.006051
SteersMedium and Large 1520235.21/cwt226.00–240.001,2234
SteersMedium and Large 2468177.54/cwt175.00–180.008312
SteersMedium and Large 2305185.00/cwt185.00–185.005641
SteersMedium and Large 2580202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,1751
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added465250.99/cwt246.00–257.501,1674
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added520246.29/cwt245.00–247.501,2812
BullsMedium and Large 1328226.73/cwt220.00–235.007443
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added521238.75/cwt237.50–240.001,2444
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added630224.00/cwt224.00–224.001,4111
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added552237.50/cwt237.50–237.501,3113
BullsMedium and Large 1583222.55/cwt217.00–232.501,2973
BullsMedium and Large 1760157.47/cwt155.00–160.001,1972
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,471102.18/cwt97.00–109.001,5035
CowsBoner 80-85%1,166112.40/cwt100.00–118.001,31139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,548125.45/cwt119.00–133.001,94216
CowsLean 85-90%1,02163.74/cwt55.00–74.006515
CowsLean 85-90%96690.97/cwt79.00–99.0087918
Bulls1,738140.01/cwt136.00–143.002,4332
Bulls87093.00/cwt93.00–93.008091
Bulls1,403123.42/cwt112.00–128.001,7326
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29781,038.89/head840.00–1,175.001,0393
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2181,404.94/head850.00–1,675.001,4053
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2151,437.16/head1,360.00–1,510.001,4372
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29521,499.87/head1,360.00–1,575.001,5003
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2960980.00/head980.00–980.009801
BullsMedium and Large 3385152.50/cwt145.00–160.005872
BullsMedium and Large 3458142.70/cwt130.00–155.006542
BullsMedium and Large 3610145.00/cwt145.00–145.008851
BullsMedium and Large 3590165.00/cwt165.00–165.009741
BullsMedium and Large 2370175.00/cwt175.00–175.006481
BullsMedium and Large 3313152.32/cwt145.00–160.004772
BullsMedium and Large 1472208.86/cwt200.00–220.0098614
BullsMedium and Large 3438154.94/cwt145.00–165.006792
BullsMedium and Large 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 2335190.00/cwt190.00–190.006371
BullsMedium and Large 2410200.00/cwt200.00–200.008201
BullsMedium and Large 2519190.33/cwt175.00–200.009887
BullsMedium and Large 1515214.89/cwt207.50–232.501,1079
BullsMedium and Large 2569195.72/cwt190.00–202.501,1144
BullsMedium and Large 3270145.00/cwt145.00–145.003921
BullsMedium and Large 1666196.14/cwt185.00–207.501,3064
BullsMedium and Large 1426218.95/cwt210.00–228.0093313
BullsMedium and Large 1260235.00/cwt235.00–235.006111
HeifersMedium and Large 2410176.57/cwt170.00–185.007243
HeifersMedium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
HeifersMedium and Large 2810120.00/cwt120.00–120.009721
BullsMedium and Large 1376223.01/cwt210.00–237.508397
BullsMedium and Large 1616202.12/cwt192.50–213.001,2455
BullsMedium and Large 3505155.00/cwt155.00–155.007831
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added333217.59/cwt215.00–220.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 11,095120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,3141
HeifersMedium and Large 2280165.00/cwt165.00–165.004621
HeifersMedium and Large 1369209.28/cwt195.00–217.507727
HeifersMedium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
BullsMedium and Large 2471190.55/cwt175.00–202.508974
HeifersMedium and Large 2473181.62/cwt175.00–185.008593
HeifersMedium and Large 3387124.74/cwt120.00–135.004839
HeifersMedium and Large 1700132.50/cwt132.50–132.509281
HeifersMedium and Large 2530155.00/cwt155.00–155.008221

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.