Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-07-18

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 18
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
480 head
85 vs last sale 395 113 vs year ago 367 · +30.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
113 head
46 vs last sale 67 18 vs year ago 95 · +18.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
1 vs last sale 10 5 vs year ago 16 · 31.3%
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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 moderate 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 $194.89/cwt on 190 head.
Average price
$194.89
190 head · 458 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.23/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+10.82
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1473207.54982132
Medium and Large 2423174.3073839
Medium and Large 3421149.3162919thin
One grade step is worth $58.23/cwt here — about $353 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 sale190 hd
194.89
NC average8 barns · 1,127 hd
184.07
+10.82
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
BullsHigh1,486122.321,81714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,150106.861,22958
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55799.721,5539thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low97186.0983621

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)1,270$1,1201thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)780$1,0201thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)900$9434thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)940$9201thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$1,3314thin

Every lot, as filed

108 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
SteersMedium and Large 1720206.01/cwt197.50–215.001,4832
SteersMedium and Large 1663221.53/cwt212.50–230.001,4693
SteersMedium and Large 1531238.32/cwt232.50–246.001,2654
SteersMedium and Large 3245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
SteersMedium and Large 3295185.00/cwt185.00–185.005461
HeifersMedium and Large 1621204.98/cwt200.00–210.001,27310
HeifersMedium and Large 1422209.37/cwt200.00–217.5088418
HeifersMedium and Large 1728169.91/cwt165.00–175.001,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1278220.91/cwt205.00–232.506144
HeifersMedium and Large 1372216.36/cwt205.00–227.5080519
HeifersMedium and Large 1474208.97/cwt195.00–222.5099127
HeifersMedium and Large 1231205.49/cwt190.00–220.004756
HeifersMedium and Large 1683186.99/cwt175.00–197.501,2776
HeifersMedium and Large 2515177.39/cwt172.50–185.009143
HeifersMedium and Large 1785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
HeifersMedium and Large 1840150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2601
HeifersMedium and Large 1329220.06/cwt205.00–230.007248
HeifersMedium and Large 2675145.22/cwt135.00–155.009802
HeifersMedium and Large 3388161.65/cwt155.00–165.006273
HeifersMedium and Large 2236181.19/cwt175.00–185.004284
HeifersMedium and Large 2605175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0591
HeifersMedium and Large 2715120.00/cwt120.00–120.008581
HeifersMedium and Large 2770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
HeifersMedium and Large 2365186.34/cwt180.00–195.006804
HeifersMedium and Large 3637131.98/cwt125.00–145.008413
HeifersMedium and Large 3210146.79/cwt135.00–155.003083
HeifersMedium and Large 3313165.00/cwt165.00–165.005163
SteersMedium and Large 1235253.99/cwt242.50–265.005972
SteersMedium and Large 2428212.49/cwt210.00–215.009092
SteersMedium and Large 2288215.00/cwt215.00–215.006192
SteersMedium and Large 3478167.41/cwt165.00–170.008002
SteersMedium and Large 2240225.00/cwt225.00–225.005401
SteersMedium and Large 2473213.73/cwt210.00–217.501,0112
SteersMedium and Large 3390175.00/cwt175.00–175.006831
SteersMedium and Large 2630202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,2761
SteersMedium and Large 2545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
SteersMedium and Large 2575195.12/cwt185.00–205.001,1223
SteersMedium and Large 2380215.00/cwt215.00–215.008171
SteersMedium and Large 1278252.92/cwt242.50–267.507035
SteersMedium and Large 1578229.11/cwt217.50–239.001,3244
SteersMedium and Large 1374237.84/cwt225.00–255.008905
SteersMedium and Large 1603231.17/cwt222.50–237.001,3948
SteersMedium and Large 1423252.29/cwt240.00–267.501,0678
SteersMedium and Large 1313243.17/cwt230.00–257.507618
SteersMedium and Large 1470250.08/cwt237.50–265.001,1757
SteersMedium and Large 2735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
SteersMedium and Large 11,055142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,4981
SteersMedium and Large 11,045141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,4731
BullsMedium and Large 1327232.48/cwt230.00–235.007607
BullsMedium and Large 1724189.74/cwt185.00–200.001,3746
BullsMedium and Large 1476240.04/cwt220.00–250.001,14310
BullsMedium and Large 1529227.76/cwt210.00–238.001,2058
BullsMedium and Large 1657206.45/cwt190.00–212.501,3567
BullsMedium and Large 1421228.13/cwt215.00–240.009607
CowsLean 85-90%80469.32/cwt58.00–76.005574
CowsLean 85-90%1,01090.03/cwt83.00–95.0090917
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,55799.72/cwt92.00–107.001,5539
CowsBoner 80-85%1,119104.62/cwt97.00–110.001,17144
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248113.92/cwt111.00–118.001,42214
Bulls2,060138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,8431
Bulls1,494123.37/cwt119.00–129.001,84312
Bulls81094.00/cwt94.00–94.007611
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2900943.10/head750.00–1,175.009434
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2940920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2701,120.00/head1,120.00–1,120.001,1201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-27801,020.00/head1,020.00–1,020.001,0201
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2790875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2940840.00/head840.00–840.008401
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29501,760.00/head1,760.00–1,760.001,7601
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3901,850.00/head1,850.00–1,850.001,8501
BullsMedium and Large 3434157.54/cwt140.00–170.006844
BullsMedium and Large 3385140.13/cwt135.00–145.005402
BullsMedium and Large 2524186.83/cwt175.00–192.509794
BullsMedium and Large 2381191.41/cwt185.00–205.007294
BullsMedium and Large 3215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
BullsMedium and Large 3525150.04/cwt135.00–160.007884
BullsMedium and Large 2665180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1971
BullsMedium and Large 2330191.57/cwt185.00–205.006323
BullsMedium and Large 2595177.50/cwt165.00–190.001,0562
BullsMedium and Large 2474197.18/cwt180.00–207.509359
BullsMedium and Large 3560145.00/cwt145.00–145.008121
HeifersMedium and Large 2265175.15/cwt165.00–185.004645
HeifersMedium and Large 2575162.30/cwt155.00–170.009332
HeifersMedium and Large 3285155.00/cwt155.00–155.004421
HeifersMedium and Large 3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
HeifersMedium and Large 3575132.72/cwt120.00–145.007632
HeifersMedium and Large 3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
HeifersMedium and Large 3513145.07/cwt130.00–160.007442
HeifersMedium and Large 2313190.02/cwt185.00–195.005954
BullsMedium and Large 1990155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5351
BullsMedium and Large 1768159.95/cwt155.00–165.001,2282
HeifersMedium and Large 1517205.50/cwt195.00–215.001,06214
HeifersMedium and Large 1576205.50/cwt187.50–212.501,18416
HeifersMedium and Large 2420169.89/cwt165.00–175.007145
HeifersMedium and Large 2471182.88/cwt175.00–190.008617
BullsMedium and Large 2628181.36/cwt175.00–190.001,1394
BullsMedium and Large 2429190.60/cwt175.00–205.008187
BullsMedium and Large 1220220.00/cwt220.00–220.004841
BullsMedium and Large 1810160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1272248.74/cwt235.00–255.006773
BullsMedium and Large 1368227.06/cwt215.00–237.508366
BullsMedium and Large 2220179.89/cwt175.00–185.003962
BullsMedium and Large 3480152.42/cwt140.00–165.007324
BullsMedium and Large 1865158.77/cwt157.50–160.001,3732
BullsMedium and Large 1943147.49/cwt145.00–150.001,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1619216.86/cwt207.50–225.001,34216
BullsMedium and Large 1577217.74/cwt210.00–233.001,25618
BullsMedium and Large 3295145.00/cwt145.00–145.004281

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.