Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-08-22

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 22
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
345 head
▼ 134 vs last sale 479▼ 108 vs year ago 453 · −23.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
100 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 66▲ 16 vs year ago 84 · +19.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 7▼ 17 vs year ago 25 · −68.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, 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 $183.50/cwt on 130 head.
Average price
$183.50
130 head · 519 lb average
Value per head Derived
$952
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$327
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$58.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.13
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552195.341,07889
Medium and Large 2400167.4867028
Medium and Large 3549136.9175113thin
One grade step is worth $58.43/cwt here — about $327 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 sale130 hd
183.50
—
NC average8 barns · 1,083 hd
184.62
−1.13
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—Average1,485118.581,76115
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,260103.411,30339
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48198.001,4517thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,08687.0094529

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)1,400$1,4642thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,390$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)995$8301thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)755$5901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,080$1,5083thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 2—600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—426162.95/cwt155.00–175.006945
HeifersMedium and Large 2—280159.73/cwt155.00–165.004472
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420204.26/cwt190.00–215.008586
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680188.44/cwt185.00–189.001,2817
HeifersMedium and Large 2—371163.52/cwt155.00–175.006077
HeifersMedium and Large 1—571192.36/cwt185.00–202.501,0985
HeifersMedium and Large 1—810127.59/cwt120.00–135.001,0332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340175.00/cwt175.00–175.005951
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528200.41/cwt192.50–210.001,0584
HeifersMedium and Large 1—755155.00/cwt145.00–165.001,1702
HeifersMedium and Large 2—463177.51/cwt175.00–180.008222
HeifersMedium and Large 1—920122.50/cwt122.50–122.501,1271
HeifersMedium and Large 1—473198.41/cwt185.00–212.5093812
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—370210.00/cwt210.00–210.007771
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—571208.37/cwt206.00–209.001,1907
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—458220.03/cwt215.00–228.001,0086
HeifersMedium and Large 1—618184.56/cwt175.00–190.001,1415
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275175.00/cwt175.00–175.004811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370192.50/cwt185.00–195.007124
SteersMedium and Large 3—380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
SteersMedium and Large 3—413157.45/cwt155.00–160.006502
SteersMedium and Large 3—553149.99/cwt140.00–160.008295
HeifersMedium and Large 1—718162.53/cwt155.00–170.001,1672
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—605227.50/cwt227.50–227.501,3761
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—530260.16/cwt252.50–264.001,3794
SteersMedium and Large 3—315165.00/cwt165.00–165.005201
SteersMedium and Large 2—330190.00/cwt190.00–190.006271
SteersMedium and Large 2—545185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0081
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—430222.46/cwt217.50–230.009576
SteersMedium and Large 2—570195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1121
SteersMedium and Large 2—490195.00/cwt195.00–195.009561
SteersMedium and Large 1—415229.65/cwt220.00–237.509536
SteersMedium and Large 1—691205.92/cwt190.00–210.001,4236
SteersMedium and Large 1—375232.61/cwt225.00–237.508723
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—672217.95/cwt211.00–221.001,46510
SteersMedium and Large 2—650170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1051
SteersMedium and Large 2—625182.56/cwt175.00–190.001,1412
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—480244.49/cwt244.00–245.001,1742
SteersMedium and Large 1—590236.25/cwt235.00–237.501,3942
SteersMedium and Large 1—295210.00/cwt210.00–210.006201
SteersMedium and Large 2—420190.00/cwt190.00–190.007981
SteersMedium and Large 1—530242.04/cwt235.00–248.001,2834
SteersMedium and Large 1—765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1—476220.89/cwt210.00–232.501,0515
SteersMedium and Large 1—628211.14/cwt205.00–220.001,3266
SteersMedium and Large 1—728195.76/cwt185.00–205.001,4259
BullsMedium and Large 1—970160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5521
BullsMedium and Large 1—540223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,2041
BullsMedium and Large 1—870159.94/cwt155.00–165.001,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1—467214.04/cwt205.00–222.501,0003
BullsMedium and Large 1—773157.43/cwt155.00–160.001,2172
BullsMedium and Large 1—717179.92/cwt170.00–195.001,2903
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,267111.76/cwt109.00–119.001,4166
CowsLean 85-90%—93565.45/cwt65.00–66.006122
CowsLean 85-90%—93978.08/cwt70.00–83.007335
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13390.98/cwt85.00–97.001,03122
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48198.00/cwt91.00–102.001,4517
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,259101.89/cwt95.00–108.001,28333
Bulls——1,555120.47/cwt112.00–126.001,87313
Bulls——1,030106.30/cwt104.00–108.001,0952
Bred CowsMedium 2—755590.00/head590.00–590.005901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,4001,464.38/head1,425.00–1,500.001,4642
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—995830.00/head830.00–830.008301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3901,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0701,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0851,437.70/head1,370.00–1,500.001,4382
BullsMedium and Large 3—632158.36/cwt155.00–160.001,0013
BullsMedium and Large 3—500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
BullsMedium and Large 3—685160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0961
BullsMedium and Large 3—473166.20/cwt165.00–170.007864
BullsMedium and Large 3—438159.91/cwt155.00–165.007002
BullsMedium and Large 3—355155.00/cwt155.00–155.005501
BullsMedium and Large 3—583164.94/cwt160.00–170.009622
BullsMedium and Large 2—725156.54/cwt150.00–165.001,1353
BullsMedium and Large 2—423186.83/cwt175.00–200.007902
BullsMedium and Large 3—345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
BullsMedium and Large 2—800145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 3—275164.73/cwt160.00–170.004532
BullsMedium and Large 2—659178.02/cwt165.00–185.001,1735
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—622198.32/cwt197.50–200.001,2343
HeifersMedium and Large 2—320165.00/cwt165.00–165.005281
HeifersMedium and Large 1—950132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,2591
HeifersMedium and Large 2—223163.96/cwt155.00–170.003664
HeifersMedium and Large 3—690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
HeifersMedium and Large 3—495125.00/cwt125.00–125.006191
HeifersMedium and Large 3—531145.61/cwt135.00–152.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 3—616135.45/cwt130.00–145.008345
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523177.94/cwt165.00–185.009315
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560170.00/cwt170.00–170.009521
BullsMedium and Large 1—810162.47/cwt160.00–165.001,3162
BullsMedium and Large 2—245195.00/cwt195.00–195.004781
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—667195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,30111
BullsMedium and Large 1—361210.08/cwt200.00–220.007585
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—335222.46/cwt220.00–225.007452
HeifersMedium and Large 3—373127.58/cwt125.00–130.004762
BullsMedium and Large 2—540184.09/cwt170.00–195.009945
BullsMedium and Large 1—313210.24/cwt200.00–220.006582
BullsMedium and Large 2—469185.80/cwt175.00–200.008717
BullsMedium and Large 1—576209.97/cwt200.00–220.001,2097
BullsMedium and Large 1—621196.22/cwt190.00–210.001,2198
BullsMedium and Large 1—661200.95/cwt195.00–207.501,3287
BullsMedium and Large 2—571181.40/cwt175.00–190.001,0364
BullsMedium and Large 1—423219.47/cwt205.00–230.009288
BullsMedium and Large 2—315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
BullsMedium and Large 2—375175.00/cwt175.00–175.006561
BullsMedium and Large 2—620179.96/cwt175.00–185.001,1162

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.