Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2023-11-28

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Nov 28
● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
392 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 400▼ 194 vs year ago 586 · −33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
133 head
▲ 37 vs last sale 96▼ 20 vs year ago 153 · −13.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 3▼ 4 vs year ago 11 · −36.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

22 head Baby Calves : 25.00-215.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $177.67/cwt on 169 head.
Average price
$177.67
169 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$866
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$451
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$51.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.73
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1498184.49918131
Medium and Large 2470158.0674332
Medium and Large 3350133.384676thin
One grade step is worth $51.12/cwt here — about $451 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
177.67
—
NC average4 barns · 550 hd
162.95
+14.73
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—Low1,208101.911,23119
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26092.861,17038
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48886.231,2835thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03676.0678858

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,250$1,1251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)728$5882thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$1,2904thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
CowsLean 85-90%—1,05276.00/cwt69.00–82.0080039
CowsLean 85-90%—77861.85/cwt55.00–64.004817
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,314104.76/cwt100.00–112.001,3774
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,25491.46/cwt85.00–99.001,14734
CowsLean 85-90%—1,13384.56/cwt82.00–88.0095812
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,48886.23/cwt82.00–92.001,2835
Bulls——98490.52/cwt85.00–95.008917
Bulls——1,339108.56/cwt100.00–115.001,45412
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—775675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred CowsMedium 2—680500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,2501,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 2—645900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—790830.00/head830.00–830.008301
HeifersMedium and Large 1—664161.85/cwt155.00–167.501,0754
HeifersMedium and Large 2—431169.47/cwt162.50–180.007305
HeifersMedium and Large 2—460174.38/cwt172.50–175.008024
HeifersMedium and Large 2—500140.00/cwt140.00–140.007001
HeifersMedium and Large 2—675120.00/cwt120.00–120.008101
HeifersMedium and Large 2—578141.31/cwt135.00–150.008174
HeifersMedium and Large 2—274174.09/cwt160.00–190.004775
HeifersMedium and Large 1—915109.00/cwt109.00–109.009971
HeifersMedium and Large 1—960135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 1—519170.15/cwt155.00–185.0088316
HeifersMedium and Large 1—468196.40/cwt182.50–205.0091919
HeifersMedium and Large 1—564174.75/cwt160.00–187.5098614
HeifersMedium and Large 1—420199.68/cwt185.00–212.5083915
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230219.33/cwt200.00–230.005045
HeifersMedium and Large 1—275218.52/cwt210.00–232.506016
HeifersMedium and Large 1—805127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0262
HeifersMedium and Large 1—873125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0912
HeifersMedium and Large 3—260137.50/cwt130.00–145.003582
HeifersMedium and Large 3—387126.75/cwt120.00–135.004913
BullsMedium and Large 2—385202.56/cwt200.00–205.007802
BullsMedium and Large 3—330144.55/cwt135.00–155.004772
HeifersMedium and Large 1—326206.50/cwt195.00–222.5067311
HeifersMedium and Large 1—369208.73/cwt195.00–225.0077014
BullsMedium and Large 1—888135.01/cwt132.50–137.501,1992
BullsMedium and Large 1—616186.35/cwt172.50–197.501,1484
BullsMedium and Large 3—365153.44/cwt142.50–165.005602
BullsMedium and Large 2—630158.45/cwt150.00–165.009983
BullsMedium and Large 3—415126.93/cwt120.00–135.005273
BullsMedium and Large 2—488170.08/cwt165.00–175.008302
BullsMedium and Large 2—665155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0311
BullsMedium and Large 3—605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008172
BullsMedium and Large 1—775137.75/cwt137.50–138.001,0682
BullsMedium and Large 1—573212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,2188
BullsMedium and Large 2—423187.75/cwt175.00–200.007943
BullsMedium and Large 1—215195.00/cwt195.00–195.004191
BullsMedium and Large 2—315188.77/cwt180.00–205.005954
BullsMedium and Large 2—520194.76/cwt180.00–202.501,0136
BullsMedium and Large 1—671158.04/cwt152.50–162.501,0605
BullsMedium and Large 1—329221.25/cwt210.00–245.007287
BullsMedium and Large 1—910138.74/cwt137.50–140.001,2632
BullsMedium and Large 1—718139.95/cwt127.50–147.501,0053
BullsMedium and Large 1—364231.87/cwt210.00–247.508448
BullsMedium and Large 1—418234.55/cwt220.00–250.009809
BullsMedium and Large 1—525214.42/cwt205.00–237.501,12610
BullsMedium and Large 1—471224.79/cwt210.00–245.001,05912
BullsMedium and Large 1—267243.20/cwt225.00–260.006499
BullsMedium and Large 1—823137.54/cwt135.00–140.001,1322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1231,715.20/head1,525.00–1,875.001,7152
BullsMedium and Large 3—533154.73/cwt149.00–165.008253
BullsMedium and Large 3—565155.24/cwt151.00–160.008774
BullsMedium and Large 3—255160.00/cwt160.00–160.004081
BullsMedium and Large 3—655115.00/cwt115.00–115.007531
BullsMedium and Large 2—562178.70/cwt165.00–190.001,0046
BullsMedium and Large 2—280195.00/cwt195.00–195.005461
SteersMedium and Large 2—413174.70/cwt165.00–185.007222
SteersMedium and Large 2—620145.00/cwt145.00–145.008991
SteersMedium and Large 1—295270.00/cwt270.00–270.007971
SteersMedium and Large 1—750153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1481
SteersMedium and Large 2—740113.00/cwt113.00–113.008361
SteersMedium and Large 2—545195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0631
SteersMedium and Large 1—425255.36/cwt240.00–262.501,0855
SteersMedium and Large 1—632205.84/cwt192.00–212.501,3015
HeifersMedium and Large 2—215155.00/cwt155.00–155.003331
HeifersMedium and Large 2—770106.13/cwt100.00–112.508172
SteersMedium and Large 1—525217.61/cwt210.00–242.501,1426
SteersMedium and Large 1—579232.00/cwt227.50–234.001,3434
SteersMedium and Large 1—375260.62/cwt240.00–280.009775
SteersMedium and Large 2—585185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0821
HeifersMedium and Large 2—330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
HeifersMedium and Large 2—374185.51/cwt175.00–192.506945
SteersMedium and Large 1—705161.21/cwt155.00–167.501,1372
SteersMedium and Large 1—815143.87/cwt137.50–150.001,1732
SteersMedium and Large 1—329267.67/cwt262.50–272.508814
SteersMedium and Large 1—473252.10/cwt232.50–270.001,1924
HeifersMedium and Large 1—619166.39/cwt160.00–175.001,0309
HeifersMedium and Large 1—720147.79/cwt135.00–162.501,0649
HeifersMedium and Large 2—742119.15/cwt115.00–122.508843
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420145.00/cwt145.00–145.006091
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—555265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4711
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added—710210.47/cwt208.00–213.001,4946
HeifersMedium and Large 1—777149.14/cwt142.50–155.001,1593

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.