Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-01-09

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 9
● Final90 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
357 head
▲ 97 vs last sale 260▼ 332 vs year ago 689 · −48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
150 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 95▼ 1 vs year ago 151 · −0.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 2▼ 7 vs year ago 20 · −35.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, 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 $186.48/cwt on 151 head.
Average price
$186.48
151 head · 492 lb average
Value per head Derived
$918
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$331
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$71.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.91
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1484199.87967111
Medium and Large 2522156.2481530
Medium and Large 3495128.4863610thin
One grade step is worth $71.39/cwt here — about $331 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 sale151 hd
186.48
—
NC average6 barns · 723 hd
179.57
+6.91
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—Average1,608116.601,8746thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,29597.061,25745
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44695.371,3797thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,09779.7287438

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,065$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,124$1,0974thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,055$9201thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)740$7442thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)738$7432thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)970$1,4713thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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 1—764131.93/cwt125.00–135.001,0084
HeifersMedium and Large 1—717125.81/cwt115.00–133.009023
HeifersMedium and Large 2—443178.69/cwt167.50–190.007922
HeifersMedium and Large 2—365185.00/cwt185.00–185.006752
HeifersMedium and Large 1—980132.39/cwt125.00–140.001,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 1—528195.62/cwt185.00–207.501,03310
HeifersMedium and Large 1—423215.58/cwt202.50–232.5091218
HeifersMedium and Large 2—750100.00/cwt100.00–100.007501
HeifersMedium and Large 2—665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006981
HeifersMedium and Large 2—560163.02/cwt155.00–165.009135
HeifersMedium and Large 1—343230.52/cwt225.00–237.507915
HeifersMedium and Large 1—632157.59/cwt145.00–167.509963
HeifersMedium and Large 1—472206.07/cwt195.00–222.5097314
HeifersMedium and Large 3—455130.00/cwt125.00–135.005922
HeifersMedium and Large 2—325182.73/cwt175.00–190.005942
HeifersMedium and Large 3—420142.62/cwt140.00–145.005992
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—522220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1483
HeifersMedium and Large 2—273174.36/cwt165.00–185.004762
HeifersMedium and Large 2—625127.50/cwt120.00–135.007972
SteersMedium and Large 1—323284.22/cwt272.50–295.0091810
SteersMedium and Large 1—525262.14/cwt250.00–272.501,3767
SteersMedium and Large 1—263300.00/cwt300.00–300.007892
SteersMedium and Large 3—380165.00/cwt165.00–165.006271
HeifersMedium and Large 2—520165.54/cwt150.00–180.0086110
HeifersMedium and Large 2—727105.00/cwt100.00–110.007633
SteersMedium and Large 1—765172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,3201
SteersMedium and Large 1—377283.60/cwt272.50–295.001,0697
SteersMedium and Large 1—825172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4231
SteersMedium and Large 1—670221.47/cwt205.00–235.001,4843
SteersMedium and Large 1—620234.88/cwt210.00–244.001,4566
SteersMedium and Large 1—411279.12/cwt275.00–290.001,1476
SteersMedium and Large 3—440185.00/cwt185.00–185.008141
SteersMedium and Large 2—400225.00/cwt225.00–225.009001
SteersMedium and Large 2—640192.50/cwt190.00–195.001,2322
SteersMedium and Large 2—571198.95/cwt190.00–215.001,1364
SteersMedium and Large 2—515213.26/cwt200.00–225.001,0984
SteersMedium and Large 1—565251.97/cwt232.50–265.001,42421
SteersMedium and Large 2—655162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0611
SteersMedium and Large 3—620155.00/cwt155.00–155.009611
BullsMedium and Large 1—526243.76/cwt237.50–247.501,2824
BullsMedium and Large 1—800141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1281
BullsMedium and Large 3—595165.00/cwt165.00–165.009821
BullsMedium and Large 3—470154.15/cwt135.00–165.007253
BullsMedium and Large 3—610136.39/cwt127.50–145.008322
BullsMedium and Large 3—680132.52/cwt130.00–135.009012
CowsBreaker 75-80%—1,44695.37/cwt91.00–100.001,3797
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,373107.49/cwt103.00–117.001,4765
CowsBoner 80-85%—1,28595.76/cwt89.00–101.001,23140
CowsLean 85-90%—87854.90/cwt50.00–59.004824
CowsLean 85-90%—1,18268.21/cwt65.00–70.008063
CowsLean 85-90%—1,12389.64/cwt87.00–92.001,00713
CowsLean 85-90%—1,11279.98/cwt75.00–85.0088918
Bulls——1,719118.92/cwt112.50–122.002,0445
Bulls——1,050105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1031
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0651,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—738742.88/head690.00–790.007432
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,1241,097.08/head1,000.00–1,200.001,0974
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—1,055920.00/head920.00–920.009201
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-2—740744.32/head620.00–850.007442
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—1,0051,418.83/head1,210.00–1,575.001,4192
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-2—9001,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2—580207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2041
BullsMedium and Large 2—315225.00/cwt225.00–225.007091
BullsMedium and Large 1—622224.33/cwt210.00–237.501,3953
BullsMedium and Large 1—320257.05/cwt245.00–270.008234
BullsMedium and Large 1—745182.50/cwt182.50–182.501,3601
BullsMedium and Large 1—463249.67/cwt235.00–262.501,1569
BullsMedium and Large 2—625185.92/cwt170.00–202.501,1625
BullsMedium and Large 3—535137.43/cwt130.00–145.007352
BullsMedium and Large 1—374260.02/cwt240.00–275.009726
BullsMedium and Large 1—571230.50/cwt222.50–237.501,3164
BullsMedium and Large 1—418250.49/cwt230.00–260.001,04710
BullsMedium and Large 2—509201.23/cwt195.00–215.001,0244
HeifersMedium and Large 3—625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
HeifersMedium and Large 3—375115.00/cwt115.00–115.004311
BullsMedium and Large 1—667166.77/cwt162.50–172.501,1123
BullsMedium and Large 1—289285.29/cwt260.00–297.508245
BullsMedium and Large 2—434211.17/cwt190.00–225.009165
BullsMedium and Large 2—470207.49/cwt190.00–217.509754
HeifersMedium and Large 1—230233.70/cwt220.00–255.005383
HeifersMedium and Large 1—273229.41/cwt220.00–235.006269
HeifersMedium and Large 1—830136.30/cwt132.50–140.001,1312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added—460236.65/cwt235.00–237.501,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 3—578122.12/cwt110.00–135.007062
HeifersMedium and Large 3—523140.17/cwt135.00–145.007332
HeifersMedium and Large 1—675145.83/cwt145.00–147.509843
HeifersMedium and Large 1—915110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,0071
HeifersMedium and Large 1—885115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0181
HeifersMedium and Large 1—371217.84/cwt205.00–232.5080818
HeifersMedium and Large 1—573186.34/cwt175.00–197.501,0689

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.