Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-07-25

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 25
● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
93 vs last sale 480 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
30 vs last sale 113 83 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
5 vs last sale 11 6 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.44/cwt on 144 head.
Average price
$192.44
144 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$959
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$424
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$61.07/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.47
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1506199.221,008120
Medium and Large 2481168.7081216thin
Medium and Large 3423138.155848thin
One grade step is worth $61.07/cwt here — about $424 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 sale144 hd
192.44
NC average8 barns · 982 hd
180.97
+11.47
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
BullsHigh1,464120.551,76521
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,528106.251,6249thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,212106.081,28651
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03386.1189025

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)640$8751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)837$7933thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)933$1,2152thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1275239.82/cwt235.00–245.006602
SteersMedium and Large 1553228.85/cwt222.50–239.001,2663
HeifersMedium and Large 1660183.85/cwt182.00–188.001,2137
HeifersMedium and Large 1523207.77/cwt185.00–215.001,08717
HeifersMedium and Large 1768168.65/cwt162.50–175.001,2952
HeifersMedium and Large 1575196.24/cwt185.00–211.001,12816
HeifersMedium and Large 1375197.84/cwt190.00–211.0074216
SteersMedium and Large 2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
HeifersMedium and Large 2422173.84/cwt160.00–185.007345
HeifersMedium and Large 2375172.50/cwt170.00–175.006472
HeifersMedium and Large 2513170.02/cwt165.00–175.008722
HeifersMedium and Large 2610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
HeifersMedium and Large 1477203.97/cwt185.00–215.0097323
SteersMedium and Large 2640179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1461
HeifersMedium and Large 3363132.45/cwt130.00–135.004812
HeifersMedium and Large 2583170.02/cwt165.00–175.009912
HeifersMedium and Large 3515125.00/cwt125.00–125.006441
HeifersMedium and Large 2485177.42/cwt170.00–185.008602
HeifersMedium and Large 2730135.00/cwt135.00–135.009861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added474218.65/cwt217.50–220.001,0364
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added563216.75/cwt216.00–217.501,2202
HeifersMedium and Large 1421204.10/cwt192.50–215.0085913
HeifersMedium and Large 1235180.00/cwt180.00–180.004231
HeifersMedium and Large 1850165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added518220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1402
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added430221.00/cwt221.00–221.009501
SteersMedium and Large 1620212.23/cwt210.00–217.001,31610
SteersMedium and Large 2375205.00/cwt205.00–205.007691
SteersMedium and Large 2480197.53/cwt195.00–200.009482
SteersMedium and Large 3370165.00/cwt165.00–165.006111
SteersMedium and Large 2423190.09/cwt185.00–195.008042
SteersMedium and Large 2555197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,0961
SteersMedium and Large 1423234.38/cwt220.00–250.009912
SteersMedium and Large 1315252.54/cwt250.00–255.007962
SteersMedium and Large 1666212.41/cwt200.00–218.001,41511
SteersMedium and Large 1720206.72/cwt202.50–211.001,4882
SteersMedium and Large 1482240.72/cwt225.00–250.001,1604
SteersMedium and Large 1528236.31/cwt220.00–253.001,24812
SteersMedium and Large 1390270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0531
BullsMedium and Large 1767178.32/cwt175.00–180.001,3683
BullsMedium and Large 1473214.38/cwt205.00–227.501,0147
BullsMedium and Large 1367223.85/cwt215.00–237.508225
BullsMedium and Large 1315230.08/cwt225.00–240.007253
BullsMedium and Large 1577210.25/cwt200.00–214.001,21314
BullsMedium and Large 1529219.81/cwt205.00–230.001,16314
CowsLean 85-90%1,04388.37/cwt80.00–96.0092222
CowsLean 85-90%96269.53/cwt69.00–70.006693
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,528106.25/cwt99.00–110.001,6249
CowsBoner 80-85%1,201103.32/cwt94.00–110.001,24139
CowsBoner 80-85%1,248115.06/cwt111.00–126.001,43612
Bulls1,853129.82/cwt128.00–131.002,4065
Bulls1,367119.60/cwt109.00–125.001,63514
Bulls1,168104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2152
Bred CowsMedium 2640875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29331,214.61/head1,125.00–1,300.001,2152
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2913884.59/head540.00–1,125.008852
Bred CowsMedium 2685610.00/head610.00–610.006101
BullsMedium and Large 3570135.00/cwt135.00–135.007701
BullsMedium and Large 2315180.00/cwt180.00–180.005671
BullsMedium and Large 3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
BullsMedium and Large 3655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
BullsMedium and Large 1230234.89/cwt230.00–240.005402
BullsMedium and Large 3345145.00/cwt145.00–145.005001
BullsMedium and Large 2378195.46/cwt185.00–205.007392
BullsMedium and Large 1626208.54/cwt200.00–213.001,3056
BullsMedium and Large 2255185.00/cwt185.00–185.004721
BullsMedium and Large 2600185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 3505162.52/cwt160.00–165.008212
BullsMedium and Large 3368165.00/cwt165.00–165.006072
BullsMedium and Large 1718183.18/cwt180.00–190.001,3156
BullsMedium and Large 1865162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,4012
BullsMedium and Large 2568192.53/cwt185.00–200.001,0942
BullsMedium and Large 3460160.09/cwt155.00–165.007363
BullsMedium and Large 3410165.00/cwt165.00–165.006771
BullsMedium and Large 2523187.95/cwt170.00–200.009838
BullsMedium and Large 1277227.02/cwt210.00–235.006293
BullsMedium and Large 1668212.49/cwt210.00–215.001,4192
HeifersMedium and Large 1723169.84/cwt165.00–175.001,2282
BullsMedium and Large 1910163.68/cwt157.50–170.001,4892
BullsMedium and Large 2465185.27/cwt170.00–200.008623
BullsMedium and Large 2412185.90/cwt175.00–200.007666
HeifersMedium and Large 2335160.00/cwt160.00–160.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 1624185.60/cwt175.00–195.001,1587
HeifersMedium and Large 1970122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1881
HeifersMedium and Large 3245135.00/cwt135.00–135.003311
BullsMedium and Large 1421221.29/cwt215.00–232.509326
BullsMedium and Large 2920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1332204.94/cwt195.00–215.006805
HeifersMedium and Large 3423150.15/cwt145.00–155.006352
HeifersMedium and Large 3485145.00/cwt145.00–145.007031
HeifersMedium and Large 3565135.00/cwt135.00–135.007631

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.