Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-06-27

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 27
● Final116 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
582 head
217 vs last sale 365 178 vs year ago 404 · +44.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
9 vs last sale 136 56 vs year ago 183 · 30.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
6 vs last sale 21 2 vs year ago 29 · 6.9%
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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 8.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $180.57/cwt on 218 head.
Average price
$180.57
218 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
14.29
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496191.41950160
Medium and Large 2477160.7576736
Medium and Large 3463134.1562222
One grade step is worth $57.26/cwt here — about $328 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 sale218 hd
180.57
NC average9 barns · 1,663 hd
194.86
−14.29
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
BullsAverage1,533112.771,72919
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,466103.421,51610
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236102.211,26353
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,01581.0382223

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)972$1,0843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,275$1,0301thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,085$1,0101thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)883$8294thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)888$8002thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)735$7662thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)805$6001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)783$4767
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)976$1,3356

Every lot, as filed

116 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 1810137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 1763158.76/cwt155.00–162.501,2112
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added358233.25/cwt225.00–235.008356
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added312222.05/cwt220.00–230.006935
SteersMedium and Large 1522209.34/cwt200.00–222.501,09312
HeifersMedium and Large 1378208.09/cwt197.50–217.5078712
HeifersMedium and Large 1621185.71/cwt175.00–196.001,15312
HeifersMedium and Large 1472184.09/cwt175.00–200.0086923
HeifersMedium and Large 1424199.19/cwt185.00–212.0084521
HeifersMedium and Large 1572182.86/cwt170.00–196.001,04616
SteersMedium and Large 3475145.00/cwt145.00–145.006891
HeifersMedium and Large 1665184.29/cwt183.00–187.501,2265
HeifersMedium and Large 2385165.75/cwt155.00–175.006386
HeifersMedium and Large 2328157.63/cwt155.00–160.005172
HeifersMedium and Large 2628158.00/cwt145.00–165.009925
HeifersMedium and Large 1875143.26/cwt140.00–150.001,2543
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added517211.04/cwt210.00–217.501,0917
HeifersMedium and Large 1517184.74/cwt175.00–194.0095530
HeifersMedium and Large 3383136.72/cwt125.00–150.005243
HeifersMedium and Large 2478155.05/cwt145.00–165.007414
HeifersMedium and Large 2427170.11/cwt155.00–180.007266
HeifersMedium and Large 2218152.07/cwt145.00–160.003322
HeifersMedium and Large 1940138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2971
HeifersMedium and Large 2569158.10/cwt150.00–165.009004
HeifersMedium and Large 3625135.00/cwt135.00–135.008441
HeifersMedium and Large 3469128.85/cwt120.00–135.006044
HeifersMedium and Large 3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
HeifersMedium and Large 1716169.36/cwt167.50–170.001,2134
HeifersMedium and Large 1283170.00/cwt170.00–170.004812
SteersMedium and Large 3425175.00/cwt175.00–175.007441
SteersMedium and Large 1670182.50/cwt175.00–195.001,2234
SteersMedium and Large 3573145.39/cwt135.00–155.008332
SteersMedium and Large 1629215.63/cwt200.00–222.501,35613
SteersMedium and Large 1566209.70/cwt200.00–228.001,1878
SteersMedium and Large 1462214.07/cwt200.00–227.0098911
SteersMedium and Large 1725207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,5041
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added740212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,5694
SteersMedium and Large 2428189.91/cwt185.00–195.008132
SteersMedium and Large 2275195.00/cwt195.00–195.005361
SteersMedium and Large 2485190.05/cwt185.00–195.009222
SteersMedium and Large 3505147.57/cwt140.00–155.007452
SteersMedium and Large 2225175.00/cwt175.00–175.003941
SteersMedium and Large 2530185.00/cwt185.00–185.009811
SteersMedium and Large 2590191.68/cwt190.00–195.001,1313
SteersMedium and Large 2618157.47/cwt150.00–165.009732
SteersMedium and Large 1425208.05/cwt200.00–222.508847
SteersMedium and Large 1315227.26/cwt222.50–232.507162
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added377238.00/cwt238.00–238.008973
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added666212.02/cwt208.00–216.001,4124
SteersMedium and Large 1828179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,4823
SteersMedium and Large 1280215.00/cwt215.00–215.006021
SteersMedium and Large 1367214.06/cwt205.00–227.507863
BullsMedium and Large 1669189.49/cwt182.00–202.501,2686
BullsMedium and Large 1713184.49/cwt175.00–195.001,3153
BullsMedium and Large 1278220.00/cwt220.00–220.006122
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added305243.77/cwt242.50–245.007432
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added475227.18/cwt220.00–233.001,0793
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added358249.69/cwt247.00–252.508942
CowsLean 85-90%88067.69/cwt57.00–76.005966
CowsBoner 80-85%1,085101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,0961
CowsBoner 80-85%1,399110.33/cwt107.00–115.001,54414
CowsBoner 80-85%1,18099.25/cwt90.00–107.001,17138
CowsLean 85-90%1,06285.74/cwt78.00–94.0091117
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,466103.42/cwt95.00–108.001,51610
Bulls1,563115.46/cwt104.00–125.001,80516
Bulls1,23382.14/cwt81.00–83.001,0132
Bulls1,655131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,1681
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2751,030.00/head1,030.00–1,030.001,0301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2735766.39/head560.00–930.007662
Bred CowsMedium 2783475.53/head340.00–680.004767
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0851,010.00/head1,010.00–1,010.001,0101
Bred CowsMedium 2718590.24/head520.00–680.005902
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28851,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1001,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0631,483.29/head1,350.00–1,625.001,4832
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29481,214.94/head1,175.00–1,275.001,2153
Bred CowsMedium 2675400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0481,066.95/head775.00–1,300.001,0672
Bred CowsMedium 2805600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29721,083.98/head880.00–1,300.001,0843
BullsMedium and Large 3560142.63/cwt135.00–150.007992
BullsMedium and Large 3355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
BullsMedium and Large 3245155.00/cwt155.00–155.003801
BullsMedium and Large 2423187.51/cwt185.00–190.007934
BullsMedium and Large 3265152.36/cwt145.00–160.004042
BullsMedium and Large 3458151.69/cwt145.00–155.006953
BullsMedium and Large 2470177.65/cwt165.00–185.008359
HeifersMedium and Large 2513161.04/cwt150.00–165.008265
HeifersMedium and Large 3573128.81/cwt125.00–135.007384
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fancy268225.00/cwt225.00–225.006032
HeifersMedium and Large 1320203.09/cwt191.00–215.006507
HeifersMedium and Large 1225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
HeifersMedium and Large 2665152.39/cwt145.00–160.001,0132
BullsMedium and Large 1427204.46/cwt197.50–225.0087313
BullsMedium and Large 1245210.00/cwt210.00–210.005151
BullsMedium and Large 1630188.89/cwt175.00–197.501,1906
HeifersMedium and Large 3317135.11/cwt125.00–145.004283
HeifersMedium and Large 3435139.19/cwt125.00–150.006056
BullsMedium and Large 1772174.11/cwt170.00–180.001,3443
BullsMedium and Large 1519196.65/cwt180.00–210.001,02116
BullsMedium and Large 2524173.99/cwt170.00–175.009125
BullsMedium and Large 1573197.02/cwt182.50–207.501,12913
BullsMedium and Large 1370216.42/cwt200.00–225.0080121
BullsMedium and Large 1318213.23/cwt200.00–222.506784
BullsMedium and Large 2365184.86/cwt175.00–190.006753
BullsMedium and Large 2572168.05/cwt160.00–175.009615
BullsMedium and Large 3320145.47/cwt135.00–155.004663
BullsMedium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
BullsMedium and Large 2615161.67/cwt155.00–165.009943
BullsMedium and Large 2673171.25/cwt170.00–172.501,1532
BullsMedium and Large 1468198.73/cwt185.00–215.0093013
BullsMedium and Large 3663135.00/cwt135.00–135.008952
BullsMedium and Large 2722140.23/cwt130.00–155.001,0123
BullsMedium and Large 3420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
BullsMedium and Large 3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
BullsMedium and Large 3620125.00/cwt125.00–125.007751

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.