Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-08-29

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 29
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
399 head
▲ 54 vs last sale 345▼ 1 vs year ago 400 · −0.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
102 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 100▲ 17 vs year ago 85 · +20.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 8▼ 8 vs year ago 12 · −66.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $191.18/cwt on 181 head.
Average price
$191.18
181 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$974
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$347
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$50.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.12
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1527201.791,064127
Medium and Large 2463177.5882331
Medium and Large 3475150.9271723
One grade step is worth $50.87/cwt here — about $347 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 sale181 hd
191.18
—
NC average8 barns · 840 hd
186.06
+5.12
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—Average1,294116.751,51114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,500105.741,5863thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,268103.601,31350
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,14693.291,06933

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)Young (2-4 yrs)940$1,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)990$9001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)710$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,5751thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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 3—345170.00/cwt170.00–170.005871
SteersMedium and Large 3—530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
SteersMedium and Large 2—470196.17/cwt180.00–205.009223
SteersMedium and Large 2—890150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 2—525189.01/cwt175.00–202.509922
SteersMedium and Large 2—570197.24/cwt190.00–205.001,1242
HeifersMedium and Large 1—418207.34/cwt195.00–217.5086713
HeifersMedium and Large 1—785168.64/cwt160.00–177.501,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—600207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2421
HeifersMedium and Large 1—860150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2901
SteersMedium and Large 1—465221.65/cwt215.00–230.001,0313
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—605234.00/cwt234.00–234.001,4161
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476208.49/cwt195.00–218.0099216
HeifersMedium and Large 1—375205.26/cwt195.00–220.0077012
HeifersMedium and Large 1—980120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1761
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,010129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3031
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—505221.25/cwt220.00–222.501,1172
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—426230.43/cwt227.50–233.009827
HeifersMedium and Large 1—578201.12/cwt190.00–207.001,16211
HeifersMedium and Large 2—705160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1281
HeifersMedium and Large 2—265177.64/cwt170.00–185.004712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—622161.84/cwt150.00–170.001,0073
HeifersMedium and Large 2—478178.04/cwt175.00–190.008515
HeifersMedium and Large 2—531185.94/cwt180.00–190.009875
HeifersMedium and Large 2—580185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 2—434176.24/cwt175.00–180.007654
HeifersMedium and Large 1—283203.32/cwt195.00–210.005753
SteersMedium and Large 2—795172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3711
SteersMedium and Large 3—462164.95/cwt160.00–170.007623
SteersMedium and Large 2—380187.40/cwt180.00–195.007122
SteersMedium and Large 3—745165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2291
SteersMedium and Large 3—560155.00/cwt155.00–155.008681
SteersMedium and Large 2—620195.04/cwt190.00–200.001,2092
SteersMedium and Large 1—666214.78/cwt205.00–223.001,4307
SteersMedium and Large 1—367243.45/cwt240.00–250.008933
SteersMedium and Large 1—275237.36/cwt230.00–245.006532
SteersMedium and Large 2—675185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2491
SteersMedium and Large 2—200195.00/cwt195.00–195.003901
SteersMedium and Large 1—745205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5271
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—564257.67/cwt250.00–260.001,4536
SteersMedium and Large 1—613213.89/cwt207.50–218.001,3116
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—475246.14/cwt240.00–255.001,1696
Dairy SteersLarge 3—605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009981
SteersMedium and Large 1—320229.68/cwt225.00–245.007354
SteersMedium and Large 1—820170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3941
SteersMedium and Large 1—530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
SteersMedium and Large 1—418223.99/cwt215.00–232.509363
SteersMedium and Large 1—567236.50/cwt230.00–240.001,3413
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—530242.54/cwt240.00–245.001,2853
BullsMedium and Large 2—477196.04/cwt185.00–202.509355
BullsMedium and Large 1—775160.00/cwt155.00–165.001,2402
BullsMedium and Large 1Value Added—468232.46/cwt230.00–237.501,0883
BullsMedium and Large 1—615211.34/cwt205.00–219.001,3003
BullsMedium and Large 1—575220.41/cwt207.50–229.001,2674
BullsMedium and Large 1—333226.26/cwt220.00–240.007534
CowsLean 85-90%—1,00881.84/cwt80.00–84.008252
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,259112.63/cwt110.00–114.001,4186
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,269102.37/cwt97.00–109.001,29944
CowsLean 85-90%—1,15594.03/cwt86.00–99.001,08631
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,500105.74/cwt102.00–109.001,5863
Bulls——1,527121.37/cwt118.00–124.001,8536
Bulls——868106.72/cwt99.00–110.009266
Bulls——1,873133.00/cwt133.00–133.002,4912
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0401,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9401,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred CowsMedium 2—710600.00/head600.00–600.006001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—990900.00/head900.00–900.009001
BullsMedium and Large 3—650145.00/cwt145.00–145.009431
BullsMedium and Large 2—608160.02/cwt155.00–165.009732
BullsMedium and Large 2—313189.88/cwt185.00–195.005942
BullsMedium and Large 2—665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
BullsMedium and Large 3—528152.75/cwt145.00–160.008072
BullsMedium and Large 3—368154.80/cwt145.00–165.005702
BullsMedium and Large 1—503230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1573
BullsMedium and Large 2—564191.62/cwt185.00–200.001,0819
BullsMedium and Large 2—775144.08/cwt135.00–152.501,1173
BullsMedium and Large 3—630140.04/cwt135.00–145.008822
BullsMedium and Large 1—372221.36/cwt210.00–235.0082311
BullsMedium and Large 1—265224.91/cwt220.00–230.005962
BullsMedium and Large 3—576157.26/cwt142.50–165.009065
BullsMedium and Large 1—815165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3451
BullsMedium and Large 1—725160.77/cwt155.00–165.001,1663
HeifersMedium and Large 1—340220.80/cwt215.00–227.507513
HeifersMedium and Large 1—823164.08/cwt155.00–170.001,3503
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521206.95/cwt193.00–217.501,07818
HeifersMedium and Large 2—328178.25/cwt175.00–185.005853
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374182.85/cwt170.00–190.006846
HeifersMedium and Large 2—670162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619187.56/cwt180.00–193.001,16111
HeifersMedium and Large 3—530156.10/cwt145.00–165.008274
HeifersMedium and Large 3—461157.97/cwt155.00–165.007285
HeifersMedium and Large 3—430145.00/cwt135.00–155.006243
HeifersMedium and Large 3—374153.70/cwt145.00–165.005754
HeifersMedium and Large 3—630134.84/cwt125.00–145.008492
HeifersMedium and Large 3—230155.00/cwt155.00–155.003571
BullsMedium and Large 1—678193.39/cwt190.00–200.001,3113
HeifersMedium and Large 3—320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
HeifersMedium and Large 3—720132.50/cwt132.50–132.509541
HeifersMedium and Large 1—723178.79/cwt170.00–192.001,2936
HeifersMedium and Large 1—669183.75/cwt175.00–195.001,2298
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—560212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,1901
BullsMedium and Large 3—440155.00/cwt155.00–155.006821
BullsMedium and Large 1—240230.00/cwt220.00–240.005522
BullsMedium and Large 1—427223.27/cwt212.50–235.0095313
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—464230.51/cwt227.50–232.501,0707
HeifersMedium and Large 3—593147.49/cwt145.00–150.008752
BullsMedium and Large 2—523195.77/cwt185.00–202.501,0246
BullsMedium and Large 1—478212.39/cwt205.00–225.001,01510
BullsMedium and Large 3—455165.00/cwt165.00–165.007511
BullsMedium and Large 2—380195.00/cwt185.00–205.007412

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.