Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-09-12

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
448 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 517▲ 123 vs year ago 325 · +37.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
101 head
▲ 40 vs last sale 61▲ 47 vs year ago 54 · +87.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 15 vs last sale 5▲ 13 vs year ago 7 · +185.7%
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Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $208.28/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 10 of 9 comparable sales and sits +14.13 against this barn's trailing median of $194.15.
Average price
$208.28
142 head · 511 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,064
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$218
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$70.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.85
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1487229.321,11668
Medium and Large 2521203.701,06241
Medium and Large 3517189.4697913thin
Medium 3567158.3889820
One grade step is worth $70.95/cwt here — about $218 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

9 sales
216200184169median 194.1502/2403/1004/2105/0506/23
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $182.78, median $194.15 across 9 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale142 hd
208.28
—
NC average8 barns · 627 hd
188.44
+19.85
This barn, trailing median9 sales
194.15
+14.13
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—Average1,298123.721,6065thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,477107.231,58411
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,20998.151,18739
CowsLean 85-90%High97089.0086433

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)740$1,2901thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)983$1,2515

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0271,309.55/head1,125.00–1,525.001,3103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,3251,725.00/head1,725.00–1,725.001,7251
BullsMedium and Large 1—428230.22/cwt220.00–250.0098513
BullsMedium and Large 2—385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
BullsMedium and Large 1—477230.46/cwt220.00–245.001,0999
BullsMedium and Large 1—723190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3742
BullsMedium and Large 1—314239.94/cwt230.00–245.007534
BullsMedium and Large 1—680200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2—325210.00/cwt210.00–210.006832
BullsMedium and Large 1—528222.72/cwt212.50–237.501,17613
BullsMedium and Large 3—668179.91/cwt175.00–185.001,2022
BullsMedium and Large 1—381243.72/cwt240.00–250.009294
BullsMedium and Large 1—569218.80/cwt205.00–230.001,2458
BullsMedium and Large 1—616211.00/cwt205.00–220.001,3005
BullsMedium 3—725172.52/cwt170.00–175.001,2512
BullsMedium and Large 2—613196.70/cwt185.00–207.501,2066
BullsMedium and Large 3—524186.38/cwt180.00–205.009774
BullsMedium and Large 2—576203.36/cwt187.50–212.501,1719
BullsMedium 3—870145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2621
HeifersMedium 2—795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
HeifersMedium and Large 1—464227.11/cwt217.50–240.001,0546
HeifersMedium and Large 2—315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006622
HeifersMedium 2—620187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,1631
HeifersMedium and Large 1—585208.90/cwt203.00–215.001,2222
HeifersMedium 2—545180.00/cwt180.00–180.009811
HeifersMedium and Large 1—370220.00/cwt220.00–220.008141
HeifersMedium and Large 1—661193.10/cwt190.00–195.001,2764
HeifersMedium and Large 1—522214.25/cwt203.00–235.001,1189
HeifersMedium and Large 2—418202.53/cwt195.00–207.508476
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—210270.00/cwt270.00–270.005671
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—325270.03/cwt265.00–275.008783
HeifersMedium 3—523168.31/cwt165.00–175.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—465257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1971
HeifersMedium and Large 1—635194.70/cwt192.50–199.001,2363
HeifersMedium and Large 1—325230.00/cwt230.00–230.007481
BullsMedium and Large 3—433207.57/cwt205.00–210.008992
BullsMedium 3—680175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1902
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—720222.50/cwt222.50–222.501,6021
BullsMedium and Large 2—437205.01/cwt200.00–210.008965
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—515252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,3001
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—373258.71/cwt257.50–260.009652
BullsMedium 3—285165.00/cwt165.00–165.004701
BullsMedium 3—530175.00/cwt175.00–175.009281
BullsMedium and Large 2—517200.69/cwt190.00–210.001,0389
BullsMedium and Large 2—469213.21/cwt210.00–217.501,0007
BullsMedium and Large 3—575193.78/cwt190.00–197.501,1142
BullsMedium and Large 3—480195.00/cwt195.00–195.009361
BullsMedium and Large 2—680198.75/cwt197.50–200.001,3522
HeifersMedium and Large 2—678187.47/cwt185.00–190.001,2712
HeifersMedium and Large 2—390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008192
HeifersMedium and Large 2—632184.99/cwt180.00–190.001,1693
HeifersMedium and Large 2—475198.19/cwt190.00–205.009418
HeifersMedium and Large 2—515194.38/cwt190.00–202.501,0014
HeifersMedium and Large 3—435185.00/cwt185.00–185.008051
HeifersMedium 3—820145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1893
HeifersMedium 2—475165.00/cwt165.00–165.007841
HeifersMedium 2—563172.43/cwt167.50–177.509712
HeifersMedium and Large 3—528180.35/cwt165.00–185.009527
HeifersMedium 3—790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
HeifersMedium and Large 3—478179.74/cwt170.00–190.008592
HeifersMedium 3—445175.00/cwt175.00–175.007791
HeifersMedium and Large 3—560175.13/cwt155.00–185.009814
HeifersMedium 3—572149.96/cwt145.00–155.008583
HeifersMedium and Large 3—610177.46/cwt175.00–180.001,0832
HeifersMedium and Large 3—700175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1—463238.27/cwt220.00–255.001,1036
SteersMedium and Large 1—530241.29/cwt225.00–255.001,2799
HeifersMedium and Large 3—323184.69/cwt170.00–195.005973
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—235270.00/cwt270.00–270.006351
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—523265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3862
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—290277.50/cwt277.50–277.508051
SteersMedium and Large 1—668208.40/cwt200.00–217.001,3922
SteersMedium 2—790185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4621
HeifersMedium 3—300155.00/cwt155.00–155.004651
SteersMedium and Large 1—385239.49/cwt235.00–242.009226
SteersMedium and Large 1—645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5482
SteersMedium and Large 1—419240.80/cwt230.00–255.001,0095
SteersMedium and Large 2—640215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3761
SteersMedium and Large 2—675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—550262.50/cwt262.50–262.501,4441
SteersMedium and Large 2—540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
SteersMedium 2—735180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3231
SteersMedium and Large 1—728220.63/cwt215.00–226.001,6062
SteersMedium and Large 3—655190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2451
SteersMedium and Large 3—395195.00/cwt195.00–195.007701
SteersMedium and Large 1—566238.52/cwt220.00–250.001,3507
SteersMedium 2—410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
SteersMedium and Large 2—570207.24/cwt200.00–215.001,1812
SteersMedium and Large 2—430225.00/cwt225.00–225.009681
SteersMedium and Large 2—479209.06/cwt200.00–220.001,0015
SteersMedium 3—380175.00/cwt175.00–175.006651
SteersMedium and Large 2—390220.00/cwt220.00–220.008581
SteersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—478263.73/cwt260.00–267.501,2612
SteersMedium 3—240155.00/cwt155.00–155.003721
SteersMedium 3—530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed—670239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,6011
BullsMedium 3—456150.21/cwt125.00–165.006854
BullsMedium 3—429141.12/cwt130.00–155.006054
BullsMedium 3—573160.71/cwt135.00–175.009213
BullsMedium 3—793170.02/cwt165.00–175.001,3482
BullsMedium and Large 3—395180.00/cwt180.00–180.007112
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,468111.46/cwt107.00–116.001,6366
CowsLean 85-90%—95698.77/cwt97.00–101.009444
CowsLean 85-90%—98890.65/cwt86.00–95.0089620
Bulls——1,015126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2791
CowsLean 85-90%—90582.35/cwt80.00–84.007457
Bulls——1,525129.87/cwt127.00–132.001,9813
Bulls——900103.00/cwt103.00–103.009271
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—7401,290.00/head1,290.00–1,290.001,2901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-2—510600.00/head600.00–600.006001
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05076.31/cwt75.00–77.008012
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,224100.73/cwt97.00–106.001,23317
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,41596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3581
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,506103.68/cwt97.00–107.001,5614
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,17390.22/cwt84.00–95.001,05815
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,251108.85/cwt106.00–114.001,3627
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570194.75/cwt190.00–200.001,1109
HeifersMedium and Large 1—424215.28/cwt212.50–220.009139
HeifersMedium 3—735155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1391

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.