Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-10-31

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 31
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
147 vs last sale 504 29 vs year ago 386 · 7.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
83 head
38 vs last sale 121 1 vs year ago 84 · 1.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
2 head
1 vs last sale 3 10 vs year ago 12 · 83.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 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 $173.73/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$173.73
152 head · 522 lb average
Value per head Derived
$907
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.00
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541180.62978115
Medium and Large 2467160.1774827
Medium and Large 3452131.1459310thin
One grade step is worth $49.48/cwt here — about $385 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 sale152 hd
173.73
NC average7 barns · 1,118 hd
166.73
+7.00
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
BullsAverage1,664106.741,77611
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,24592.531,15221
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,61590.471,4613thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,01273.0173931

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)1,050$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)775$7001thin

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
SteersMedium and Large 3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
SteersMedium and Large 3355165.00/cwt165.00–165.005861
SteersMedium and Large 1680192.46/cwt190.00–197.501,3093
SteersMedium and Large 1722193.41/cwt185.00–200.001,3963
HeifersMedium and Large 2805115.00/cwt115.00–115.009261
HeifersMedium and Large 1770160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2321
HeifersMedium and Large 1477182.32/cwt172.50–190.0087017
HeifersMedium and Large 2240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
SteersMedium and Large 1315245.00/cwt245.00–245.007721
SteersMedium and Large 1513241.93/cwt227.50–257.501,2414
HeifersMedium and Large 2395185.00/cwt185.00–185.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 1840145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2181
HeifersMedium and Large 1950120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1401
HeifersMedium and Large 2333175.19/cwt170.00–180.005832
SteersMedium and Large 3520160.00/cwt160.00–160.008321
SteersMedium and Large 2610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
HeifersMedium and Large 2423174.86/cwt160.00–185.007405
HeifersMedium and Large 3378135.44/cwt125.00–155.005123
HeifersMedium and Large 2267164.84/cwt160.00–170.004403
HeifersMedium and Large 2468165.11/cwt155.00–175.007734
HeifersMedium and Large 1940135.45/cwt126.00–145.001,2732
HeifersMedium and Large 1713169.21/cwt160.00–178.001,2066
HeifersMedium and Large 2610140.08/cwt130.00–150.008542
HeifersMedium and Large 3295135.00/cwt135.00–135.003981
HeifersMedium and Large 3415125.00/cwt125.00–125.005191
HeifersMedium and Large 3525139.95/cwt135.00–145.007352
HeifersMedium and Large 1572175.25/cwt167.50–185.001,00219
HeifersMedium and Large 1880147.54/cwt145.00–150.001,2982
HeifersMedium and Large 1518178.98/cwt162.50–190.0092716
HeifersMedium and Large 1222206.35/cwt195.00–225.004583
HeifersMedium and Large 1338201.55/cwt190.00–225.006813
HeifersMedium and Large 1426211.13/cwt187.50–227.5089911
HeifersMedium and Large 2715125.00/cwt125.00–125.008941
HeifersMedium and Large 2573146.47/cwt135.00–155.008393
BullsMedium and Large 1674173.08/cwt165.00–180.001,1679
BullsMedium and Large 1825140.84/cwt140.00–142.501,1623
HeifersMedium and Large 1667166.12/cwt155.00–175.001,10811
HeifersMedium and Large 3573120.11/cwt115.00–125.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 3480125.00/cwt125.00–125.006001
HeifersMedium and Large 2514157.58/cwt145.00–165.008104
BullsMedium and Large 2668156.74/cwt145.00–162.501,0473
BullsMedium and Large 2423188.60/cwt170.00–205.007986
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,48384.71/cwt82.00–87.001,2562
CowsBoner 80-85%1,327105.44/cwt100.00–113.001,3993
CowsBoner 80-85%1,23190.38/cwt84.00–97.001,11318
CowsLean 85-90%1,13584.50/cwt84.00–85.009594
CowsLean 85-90%92859.90/cwt54.00–65.005566
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,880102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,9181
CowsLean 85-90%1,02777.30/cwt69.00–82.0079419
CowsLean 85-90%87548.56/cwt47.00–50.004252
Bulls1,710111.36/cwt100.00–115.001,9049
Bulls1,45885.95/cwt85.00–87.001,2532
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0501,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2775700.00/head700.00–700.007001
BullsMedium and Large 3415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006432
BullsMedium and Large 3630110.00/cwt110.00–110.006931
BullsMedium and Large 2490205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
BullsMedium and Large 2512188.49/cwt185.00–195.009653
BullsMedium and Large 3533156.86/cwt135.00–165.008365
BullsMedium and Large 2990117.00/cwt117.00–117.001,1581
BullsMedium and Large 2616154.16/cwt145.00–167.509504
BullsMedium and Large 2574177.43/cwt167.50–190.001,0187
BullsMedium and Large 1369232.90/cwt220.00–245.008597
BullsMedium and Large 2718158.82/cwt155.00–162.501,1402
BullsMedium and Large 3475155.00/cwt155.00–155.007361
BullsMedium and Large 1523213.23/cwt202.50–220.001,11519
BullsMedium and Large 3374161.40/cwt155.00–165.006044
BullsMedium and Large 3565150.59/cwt135.00–162.508513
BullsMedium and Large 2380193.27/cwt185.00–200.007343
BullsMedium and Large 1723194.49/cwt194.00–195.001,4062
BullsMedium and Large 1612175.20/cwt170.00–197.501,0729
BullsMedium and Large 1255210.00/cwt210.00–210.005361
HeifersMedium and Large 1381200.35/cwt190.00–227.5076312
BullsMedium and Large 1470220.91/cwt215.00–232.501,03812
BullsMedium and Large 2335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2463197.46/cwt190.00–205.009142
HeifersMedium and Large 1623169.47/cwt160.00–178.001,05610
SteersMedium and Large 1374241.57/cwt230.00–250.009034
SteersMedium and Large 1620216.28/cwt212.50–222.501,3413
SteersMedium and Large 1424242.68/cwt225.00–260.001,0294
SteersMedium and Large 1568206.33/cwt200.00–212.501,1722
SteersMedium and Large 1450252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,1361
SteersMedium and Large 2855140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1971
SteersMedium and Large 1768188.69/cwt185.00–192.501,4492
SteersMedium and Large 11,035138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 1572203.92/cwt190.00–225.001,1669
BullsMedium and Large 1770162.72/cwt160.00–168.001,2533
BullsMedium and Large 1323211.70/cwt205.00–215.006843
BullsMedium and Large 1423226.17/cwt212.50–245.009579
BullsMedium and Large 11,005129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,2961
BullsMedium and Large 1880167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4741

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.