Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-06-13

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 13
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 429▲ 199 vs year ago 383 · +52.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 104▲ 57 vs year ago 99 · +57.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 8▲ 28 vs year ago 6 · +466.7%
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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 steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $197.40/cwt on 200 head.
Average price
$197.40
200 head · 481 lb average
Value per head Derived
$949
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$370
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$70.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.29
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1490203.69997167
Medium and Large 2426174.3874226
Medium and Large 3472132.856277thin
One grade step is worth $70.84/cwt here — about $370 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 sale200 hd
197.40
—
NC average8 barns · 1,477 hd
198.69
−1.29
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—Average1,622127.272,0649thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,175109.291,28459
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,370106.341,45712
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00186.3186449

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)1,500$1,6001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,360$1,5401thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,293$1,4489
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,1903thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)979$1,1025
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)923$9262thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)803$8914thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)848$1,1948

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1—378215.30/cwt195.00–227.5081416
SteersMedium and Large 2—775165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2791
SteersMedium and Large 2—940107.00/cwt107.00–107.001,0061
SteersMedium and Large 2—553185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0232
SteersMedium and Large 1—745213.00/cwt213.00–213.001,5871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420216.18/cwt202.50–227.0090833
HeifersMedium and Large 2—235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004002
SteersMedium and Large 3—325140.00/cwt140.00–140.004551
SteersMedium and Large 3—360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
SteersMedium and Large 3—455135.00/cwt135.00–135.006141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—523203.01/cwt192.50–220.001,06222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—763142.57/cwt135.00–150.001,0882
HeifersMedium and Large 2—510179.90/cwt175.00–185.009172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—350235.00/cwt235.00–235.008231
HeifersMedium and Large 1—657171.96/cwt165.00–184.001,1307
SteersMedium and Large 1—285244.82/cwt240.00–250.006982
HeifersMedium and Large 2—278174.70/cwt165.00–185.004863
HeifersMedium and Large 2—685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
HeifersMedium and Large 3—770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
HeifersMedium and Large 2—585169.91/cwt165.00–175.009942
HeifersMedium and Large 1—238206.15/cwt190.00–225.004913
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573196.54/cwt185.00–212.001,12630
HeifersMedium and Large 2—603150.02/cwt145.00–155.009052
HeifersMedium and Large 1—466208.15/cwt190.00–222.0097034
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720171.15/cwt165.00–177.501,2323
HeifersMedium and Large 2—462176.55/cwt170.00–185.008163
HeifersMedium and Large 2—421182.04/cwt170.00–190.007667
HeifersMedium and Large 1—624186.82/cwt175.00–207.501,1668
SteersMedium and Large 2—290200.00/cwt200.00–200.005801
SteersMedium and Large 1—890184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6381
SteersMedium and Large 1—573213.53/cwt200.00–222.501,22412
SteersMedium and Large 1—328239.34/cwt235.00–250.007859
SteersMedium and Large 2—735170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2501
SteersMedium and Large 3—530158.21/cwt155.00–165.008393
SteersMedium and Large 2—442200.04/cwt195.00–210.008843
SteersMedium and Large 1—515213.32/cwt200.00–220.001,09910
SteersMedium and Large 1—667217.29/cwt207.50–220.001,4497
SteersMedium and Large 1—240247.34/cwt240.00–255.005942
SteersMedium and Large 2—670170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1391
SteersMedium and Large 3—610120.00/cwt120.00–120.007321
SteersMedium and Large 1—772193.27/cwt172.50–205.001,4923
SteersMedium and Large 1—365252.46/cwt235.00–262.5092111
SteersMedium and Large 1—466218.92/cwt207.50–223.001,02013
SteersMedium and Large 1—990160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5841
SteersMedium and Large 2—369200.56/cwt190.00–205.007408
SteersMedium and Large 2—533192.74/cwt185.00–199.001,0275
SteersMedium and Large 1—628213.52/cwt202.50–227.501,3415
SteersMedium and Large 1—417241.36/cwt222.50–260.001,00620
SteersMedium and Large 1—809188.94/cwt174.00–194.001,5295
BullsMedium and Large 1—715199.05/cwt185.00–210.001,4238
BullsMedium and Large 1—569210.49/cwt199.00–218.001,19818
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,010175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7681
BullsMedium and Large 1—833175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4582
BullsMedium and Large 1—379231.68/cwt220.00–250.008788
BullsMedium and Large 1—473217.34/cwt210.00–240.001,02822
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,370106.34/cwt99.00–114.001,45712
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280118.27/cwt116.00–120.001,5149
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,156107.67/cwt97.00–115.001,24550
CowsLean 85-90%—90066.26/cwt57.00–75.0059611
CowsLean 85-90%—1,03092.11/cwt80.00–99.0094938
Bulls——1,444123.62/cwt119.00–127.001,7856
Bulls——1,978134.56/cwt133.00–136.002,6623
Bred CowsMedium 2—660610.00/head610.00–610.006101
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0591,224.88/head1,070.00–1,350.001,2254
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—813976.77/head950.00–1,000.009772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,5001,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0381,190.29/head950.00–1,410.001,1903
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—803890.56/head810.00–990.008914
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3601,540.00/head1,540.00–1,540.001,5401
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—923926.10/head830.00–1,010.009262
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2931,447.64/head850.00–1,800.001,4489
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—575700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9161,379.85/head1,130.00–1,600.001,3805
BullsMedium and Large 2—828131.26/cwt130.00–132.501,0872
BullsMedium and Large 2—476200.91/cwt195.00–207.509566
BullsMedium and Large 3—380135.00/cwt135.00–135.005131
BullsMedium and Large 3—622139.28/cwt127.50–145.008663
BullsMedium and Large 2—333197.67/cwt190.00–205.006582
BullsMedium and Large 3—215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
BullsMedium and Large 3—295150.00/cwt150.00–150.004431
BullsMedium and Large 2—555170.00/cwt170.00–170.009441
BullsMedium and Large 2—664157.49/cwt145.00–165.001,0464
BullsMedium and Large 2—885130.53/cwt125.00–136.001,1552
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325175.62/cwt165.00–185.005712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—215145.00/cwt145.00–145.003121
HeifersMedium and Large 3—475120.00/cwt120.00–120.005701
BullsMedium and Large 1—328242.20/cwt235.00–250.007948
HeifersMedium and Large 3—385147.47/cwt145.00–150.005682
HeifersMedium and Large 2—350187.50/cwt185.00–190.006562
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273217.47/cwt215.00–222.505943
HeifersMedium and Large 1—825140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1551
BullsMedium and Large 2—270210.00/cwt210.00–210.005671
BullsMedium and Large 1—240230.00/cwt230.00–230.005521
BullsMedium and Large 1—423230.06/cwt215.00–250.0097327
BullsMedium and Large 1—768187.66/cwt177.50–197.501,4412
HeifersMedium and Large 1—329213.80/cwt195.00–227.007034
HeifersMedium and Large 3—538130.00/cwt130.00–130.006992
BullsMedium and Large 1—671206.35/cwt195.00–215.001,38510
BullsMedium and Large 1—878180.04/cwt175.00–185.001,5812
BullsMedium and Large 2—428202.02/cwt185.00–212.5086510
BullsMedium and Large 1—627210.90/cwt205.00–219.001,32210
BullsMedium and Large 2—730162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,1861
BullsMedium and Large 2—245180.00/cwt180.00–180.004411
BullsMedium and Large 3—417173.40/cwt170.00–175.007233
BullsMedium and Large 1—990147.50/cwt147.50–147.501,4601
BullsMedium and Large 2—623170.10/cwt165.00–175.001,0602
BullsMedium and Large 1—292251.63/cwt240.00–260.007353
BullsMedium and Large 3—535149.91/cwt145.00–155.008022
BullsMedium and Large 1—522211.38/cwt195.00–221.001,10328
BullsMedium and Large 3—475166.65/cwt165.00–170.007923
BullsMedium and Large 2—513171.75/cwt165.00–175.008813

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.