Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-10-17

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 17
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
463 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 532▼ 4 vs year ago 467 · −0.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
129 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 94▲ 1 vs year ago 128 · +0.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 14▼ 3 vs year ago 8 · −37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $181.83/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$181.83
169 head · 514 lb average
Value per head Derived
$935
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$307
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.11
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1516189.60979135
Medium and Large 2500159.6979824
Medium and Large 3517129.9667210thin
One grade step is worth $59.64/cwt here — about $307 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 sale169 hd
181.83
—
NC average8 barns · 1,179 hd
178.71
+3.11
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—High1,453114.771,66815
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,24890.971,13644
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60987.851,4146thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,08076.9583164

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,240$1,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,038$1,2592thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)805$9602thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Value Added—470222.53/cwt220.00–225.001,0462
HeifersMedium and Large 1—623181.40/cwt165.00–188.001,13013
HeifersMedium and Large 1—328208.87/cwt195.00–225.006857
HeifersMedium and Large 2—570152.06/cwt140.00–165.008672
HeifersMedium and Large 2—655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
BullsMedium and Large 1—328229.71/cwt220.00–250.007534
HeifersMedium and Large 2—513165.00/cwt165.00–165.008462
HeifersMedium and Large 3—515126.27/cwt125.00–130.006504
HeifersMedium and Large 2—370187.36/cwt185.00–190.006932
HeifersMedium and Large 3—483140.03/cwt135.00–145.006762
HeifersMedium and Large 1—476194.29/cwt185.00–207.5092520
HeifersMedium and Large 3—567131.50/cwt120.00–140.007463
HeifersMedium and Large 2—623128.24/cwt125.00–135.007993
HeifersMedium and Large 2—788122.54/cwt110.00–135.009662
HeifersMedium and Large 1—880120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0561
HeifersMedium and Large 3—445120.00/cwt120.00–120.005341
HeifersMedium and Large 2—425166.84/cwt160.00–175.007093
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830141.70/cwt140.00–145.001,1763
HeifersMedium and Large 2—275172.77/cwt165.00–180.004752
HeifersMedium and Large 2—335175.00/cwt175.00–175.005861
HeifersMedium and Large 1—663185.48/cwt182.00–187.501,2304
HeifersMedium and Large 1—765163.95/cwt160.00–168.001,2542
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—420235.00/cwt235.00–235.009871
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371203.60/cwt200.00–212.507559
HeifersMedium and Large 1—570180.68/cwt167.50–190.001,03015
HeifersMedium and Large 1—1,080149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,6091
HeifersMedium and Large 1—521180.83/cwt175.00–202.5094221
HeifersMedium and Large 2—471169.63/cwt155.00–175.007996
SteersMedium and Large 1—616218.14/cwt210.00–232.001,3444
SteersMedium and Large 2—520213.71/cwt212.50–215.001,1112
SteersMedium and Large 1—230265.00/cwt265.00–265.006101
HeifersMedium and Large 1—920157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,4491
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423201.57/cwt185.00–220.0085328
HeifersMedium and Large 1—255180.00/cwt180.00–180.004591
SteersMedium and Large 3—410141.83/cwt125.00–155.005823
BullsMedium and Large 1—225247.89/cwt230.00–265.005582
BullsMedium and Large 1—471222.40/cwt212.00–240.001,04815
BullsMedium and Large 1—615198.34/cwt185.00–207.501,2206
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—390240.00/cwt240.00–240.009361
HeifersMedium and Large 1—712177.01/cwt165.00–185.001,2605
BullsMedium and Large 1—828133.34/cwt130.00–135.001,1043
BullsMedium and Large 2—673157.64/cwt150.00–165.001,0612
BullsMedium and Large 2—525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008662
BullsMedium and Large 3—330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
BullsMedium and Large 1—426231.45/cwt215.00–245.009869
BullsMedium and Large 1—575213.03/cwt197.50–227.501,22511
BullsMedium and Large 2—431189.13/cwt175.00–205.008157
BullsMedium and Large 2—628140.00/cwt140.00–140.008792
BullsMedium and Large 2—735145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0661
BullsMedium and Large 3—520135.00/cwt135.00–135.007021
BullsMedium and Large 3—408138.83/cwt125.00–145.005664
BullsMedium and Large 3—573137.50/cwt125.00–160.007886
BullsMedium and Large 2—471196.87/cwt175.00–205.009279
BullsMedium and Large 3—680130.00/cwt130.00–130.008841
BullsMedium and Large 3—473157.49/cwt155.00–160.007452
BullsMedium and Large 2—595175.00/cwt165.00–185.001,0413
BullsMedium and Large 2—280192.05/cwt180.00–205.005382
BullsMedium and Large 3—385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
BullsMedium and Large 2—770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9101,130.00/head1,130.00–1,130.001,1301
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—700790.00/head790.00–790.007901
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2401,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0381,258.98/head950.00–1,525.001,2592
Bulls——1,275130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,6581
Bulls——1,19395.91/cwt90.00–100.001,1442
Bulls——1,511116.65/cwt110.00–125.001,76312
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,60987.85/cwt85.00–94.001,4146
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12779.29/cwt72.00–86.0089454
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,23790.67/cwt85.00–98.001,12243
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,740104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,8101
CowsLean 85-90%—82964.32/cwt57.00–70.0053310
SteersMedium and Large 1—732199.64/cwt190.00–205.001,4613
SteersMedium and Large 2—622186.62/cwt185.00–190.001,1613
SteersMedium and Large 2—570205.77/cwt200.00–210.001,1733
SteersMedium and Large 1—683213.75/cwt202.50–225.001,4603
SteersMedium and Large 2—473215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0172
SteersMedium and Large 1—373261.91/cwt240.00–280.009777
SteersMedium and Large 3—665165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0971
SteersMedium and Large 1—419256.33/cwt242.50–285.001,0746
SteersMedium and Large 1—522239.83/cwt222.50–261.001,25210
SteersMedium and Large 1—288262.52/cwt260.00–265.007562
SteersMedium and Large 2—755145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0951
SteersMedium and Large 1—300260.00/cwt260.00–260.007801
SteersMedium and Large 3—450150.00/cwt135.00–165.006752
SteersMedium and Large 1—558233.69/cwt222.00–258.001,30412
SteersMedium and Large 1—472252.71/cwt230.00–265.001,1938
BullsMedium and Large 1—371235.01/cwt220.00–257.5087215
BullsMedium and Large 1—1,060130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3781
BullsMedium and Large 1—765154.74/cwt140.00–180.001,1843
BullsMedium and Large 1—670198.20/cwt185.00–215.001,3287
BullsMedium and Large 1—728177.97/cwt165.00–190.001,2966
BullsMedium and Large 1—527211.19/cwt195.00–225.001,11316

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.