Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-09-05

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 5
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
517 head
▲ 118 vs last sale 399▲ 131 vs year ago 386 · +33.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
61 head
▼ 41 vs last sale 102▼ 18 vs year ago 79 · −22.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 4▼ 4 vs year ago 9 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $202.66/cwt on 194 head.
Average price
$202.66
194 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,107
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$440
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$64.78/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.26
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551211.901,169155
Medium and Large 2542176.4895725
Medium and Large 3496147.1272914thin
One grade step is worth $64.78/cwt here — about $440 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 sale194 hd
202.66
—
NC average7 barns · 645 hd
194.40
+8.26
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—Low1,448118.721,71911
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,332103.121,37323
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,27099.001,2571thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low91885.8278816

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,185$1,2951thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)935$1,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)720$6501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)958$1,6372thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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
BullsMedium and Large 2—423198.73/cwt197.50–200.008412
BullsMedium and Large 2—720160.14/cwt155.00–165.001,1532
BullsMedium and Large 2—840140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1761
SteersMedium and Large 1—571231.44/cwt225.00–235.001,3224
SteersMedium and Large 2—580180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0441
SteersMedium and Large 1—662219.39/cwt210.00–225.001,45211
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—584260.68/cwt250.00–264.001,52213
SteersMedium and Large 3—360135.00/cwt135.00–135.004861
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—428230.28/cwt229.00–232.509867
SteersMedium and Large 2—775158.28/cwt150.00–165.001,2273
SteersMedium and Large 2—343200.04/cwt195.00–205.006862
SteersMedium and Large 2—527198.31/cwt190.00–205.001,0453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—537224.48/cwt221.00–232.001,20518
HeifersMedium and Large 1—324211.47/cwt200.00–220.006856
HeifersMedium and Large 1—270235.00/cwt235.00–235.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—471266.41/cwt257.50–270.001,2559
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—365258.44/cwt252.50–265.009433
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—873204.28/cwt202.50–206.001,7832
HeifersMedium and Large 1—487212.10/cwt207.50–225.001,0338
HeifersMedium and Large 1—524208.57/cwt200.00–217.501,09311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—680190.64/cwt180.00–197.001,29610
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—582229.92/cwt224.00–238.001,33819
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619197.69/cwt180.00–207.501,22417
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—470231.19/cwt227.50–234.001,0876
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765171.25/cwt167.50–182.501,3104
HeifersMedium and Large 1—245202.50/cwt200.00–205.004962
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471175.12/cwt165.00–180.008254
HeifersMedium and Large 2—383172.25/cwt165.00–180.006602
HeifersMedium and Large 1—850150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1—376215.76/cwt210.00–225.008114
HeifersMedium and Large 1—426205.54/cwt200.00–217.508768
SteersMedium and Large 3—420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
SteersMedium and Large 2—485200.00/cwt200.00–200.009701
SteersMedium and Large 1—525230.01/cwt225.00–240.001,2084
SteersMedium and Large 1—379246.51/cwt237.50–250.009348
SteersMedium and Large 1—820187.89/cwt180.00–190.001,5416
SteersMedium and Large 3—485165.00/cwt165.00–165.008001
SteersMedium and Large 1—470231.98/cwt220.00–247.501,0908
SteersMedium and Large 1—325253.31/cwt240.00–265.008233
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—805217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7471
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—621241.18/cwt235.00–247.001,4989
SteersMedium and Large 1—419229.43/cwt220.00–245.009617
SteersMedium and Large 2—615194.92/cwt185.00–205.001,1992
Dairy SteersLarge 3—435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Dairy SteersLarge 3—355145.00/cwt145.00–145.005151
SteersMedium and Large 1—724219.41/cwt219.00–226.001,58922
SteersMedium and Large 1—758216.24/cwt215.00–217.501,6392
SteersMedium and Large 1—895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
SteersMedium and Large 1—624223.45/cwt210.00–230.001,3947
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—663234.65/cwt231.00–236.001,55618
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—523265.75/cwt260.00–267.501,3909
SteersMedium and Large 1—285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
BullsMedium and Large 1—571217.39/cwt207.50–227.501,2415
BullsMedium and Large 1—718196.42/cwt185.00–210.001,4103
BullsMedium and Large 1—755182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,3782
BullsMedium and Large 1—419231.11/cwt222.50–245.0096813
BullsMedium and Large 1—622217.75/cwt205.00–227.501,3549
BullsMedium and Large 1—519230.71/cwt220.00–242.501,1977
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,517112.86/cwt109.00–119.001,7125
CowsLean 85-90%—70580.00/cwt80.00–80.005641
CowsLean 85-90%—93286.21/cwt83.00–92.0080315
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,27099.00/cwt99.00–99.001,2571
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,280100.42/cwt95.00–107.001,28518
Bulls——1,043104.04/cwt99.00–110.001,0853
Bulls——1,840135.00/cwt135.00–135.002,4841
Bulls——1,566122.69/cwt113.00–127.001,9217
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—9351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1851,295.00/head1,295.00–1,295.001,2951
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—720650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9581,637.34/head1,450.00–1,800.001,6372
BullsMedium and Large 2—633189.32/cwt175.00–200.001,1984
BullsMedium and Large 2—573192.66/cwt175.00–202.501,1048
BullsMedium and Large 2—528197.55/cwt185.00–207.501,0439
BullsMedium and Large 3—550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007431
BullsMedium and Large 2—350215.00/cwt215.00–215.007531
BullsMedium and Large 2—255205.00/cwt205.00–205.005231
BullsMedium and Large 3—255175.00/cwt175.00–175.004461
BullsMedium and Large 3—528163.79/cwt150.00–175.008654
BullsMedium and Large 3—680135.00/cwt135.00–135.009181
BullsMedium and Large 1—469222.82/cwt210.00–235.001,04518
BullsMedium and Large 1—915175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6011
BullsMedium and Large 1—290225.00/cwt225.00–225.006531
BullsMedium and Large 2—930142.42/cwt135.00–147.501,3253
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573210.02/cwt200.00–222.501,20317
HeifersMedium and Large 2—825135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1141
HeifersMedium and Large 3—471146.34/cwt135.00–155.006894
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
HeifersMedium and Large 2—400185.00/cwt185.00–185.007401
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720181.99/cwt175.00–190.001,3105
HeifersMedium and Large 2—571190.78/cwt185.00–195.001,0896
HeifersMedium and Large 2—775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0852
HeifersMedium and Large 1—818157.39/cwt150.00–165.001,2872
HeifersMedium and Large 2—710142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,0121
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0941
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275200.00/cwt200.00–200.005501
HeifersMedium and Large 3—622142.35/cwt130.00–152.508853
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1141
BullsMedium and Large 2—760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
BullsMedium and Large 1—667201.25/cwt192.50–212.501,3426
BullsMedium and Large 1—332233.01/cwt220.00–250.007747
HeifersMedium and Large 3—595165.00/cwt165.00–165.009821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—523188.74/cwt185.00–190.009874
HeifersMedium and Large 3—438144.94/cwt135.00–155.006354
BullsMedium and Large 2—342200.03/cwt185.00–205.006845
BullsMedium and Large 2—670164.95/cwt155.00–170.001,1054
BullsMedium and Large 2—490200.00/cwt200.00–200.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—606236.89/cwt236.00–238.001,4369
HeifersMedium and Large 3—335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
HeifersMedium and Large 3—505167.50/cwt167.50–167.508461
BullsMedium and Large 1—388245.91/cwt240.00–255.009543
BullsMedium and Large 1—245255.00/cwt255.00–255.006251

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.