Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-01-23

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 23
● Final88 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
363 head
15 vs last sale 348 47 vs year ago 316 · +14.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
44 head
21 vs last sale 65 61 vs year ago 105 · 58.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
1 vs last sale 4 3 vs year ago 8 · 37.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $196.89/cwt on 160 head.
Average price
$196.89
160 head · 489 lb average
Value per head Derived
$963
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$384
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.44/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.10
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1486215.731,048102
Medium and Large 2502178.2289537
Medium and Large 3480138.2966421
One grade step is worth $77.44/cwt here — about $384 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 sale160 hd
196.89
NC average7 barns · 587 hd
188.80
+8.10
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
BullsHigh1,677124.322,0853thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,419110.821,57320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,36399.171,3522thin
CowsLean 85-90%High92883.137726thin

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)Young (2-4 yrs)1,155$1,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)895$1,4501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,020$1,2301thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,368$2,3632thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1660177.53/cwt175.00–182.501,1724
HeifersMedium and Large 2313185.00/cwt185.00–185.005792
HeifersMedium and Large 2479176.72/cwt165.00–195.0084612
HeifersMedium and Large 2524179.39/cwt165.00–195.009409
HeifersMedium and Large 2655145.00/cwt145.00–145.009501
HeifersMedium and Large 1425230.38/cwt215.00–245.0097915
HeifersMedium and Large 2720137.50/cwt137.50–137.509901
SteersMedium and Large 3525165.00/cwt165.00–165.008661
HeifersMedium and Large 2205185.00/cwt185.00–185.003791
HeifersMedium and Large 2579178.01/cwt165.00–185.001,0318
HeifersMedium and Large 3465142.77/cwt130.00–155.006642
HeifersMedium and Large 1327237.05/cwt222.50–250.007756
HeifersMedium and Large 3275145.00/cwt145.00–145.003991
SteersMedium and Large 3620165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1763193.73/cwt187.50–200.001,4782
SteersMedium and Large 1223290.28/cwt285.00–295.006472
SteersMedium and Large 1614245.12/cwt242.00–250.001,5057
SteersMedium and Large 1870185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6101
HeifersMedium and Large 2425199.10/cwt195.00–202.508463
SteersMedium and Large 3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
SteersMedium and Large 1678219.89/cwt210.00–230.001,4912
SteersMedium and Large 1422290.48/cwt275.00–310.001,22611
SteersMedium and Large 1508273.91/cwt260.00–291.001,3918
SteersMedium and Large 1373298.36/cwt287.50–315.001,1138
HeifersMedium and Large 3523131.47/cwt120.00–150.006886
SteersMedium and Large 1575238.33/cwt225.00–257.501,3705
SteersMedium and Large 2585217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,2721
SteersMedium and Large 2840155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 2475202.37/cwt190.00–215.009612
SteersMedium and Large 2850118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,0031
SteersMedium and Large 1477279.78/cwt260.00–297.501,33511
Dairy SteersLarge 3550140.00/cwt140.00–140.007701
SteersMedium and Large 2665195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2971
SteersMedium and Large 1277285.66/cwt275.00–305.007913
SteersMedium and Large 2730145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0591
SteersMedium and Large 2528214.64/cwt197.50–230.001,1333
SteersMedium and Large 1331295.52/cwt275.00–320.009788
SteersMedium and Large 2600215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2901
BullsMedium and Large 1663169.94/cwt155.00–185.001,1272
BullsMedium and Large 1383272.81/cwt260.00–290.001,0456
BullsMedium and Large 3620135.00/cwt135.00–135.008371
BullsMedium and Large 3523166.83/cwt155.00–175.008733
BullsMedium and Large 3360185.00/cwt185.00–185.006661
BullsMedium and Large 3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003652
CowsBoner 80-85%1,526114.37/cwt111.00–117.001,74511
CowsLean 85-90%1,03096.00/cwt96.00–96.009891
CowsLean 85-90%89588.60/cwt87.50–90.007933
CowsLean 85-90%79565.00/cwt65.00–65.005171
BullsMedium and Large 2462216.61/cwt200.00–235.001,0013
CowsLean 85-90%1,06072.00/cwt72.00–72.007631
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,36399.17/cwt94.00–104.001,3522
CowsBoner 80-85%1,289106.47/cwt99.00–109.001,3729
Bulls1,705131.00/cwt131.00–131.002,2341
Bulls1,663120.98/cwt120.00–122.002,0122
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28951,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,230.00/head1,230.00–1,230.001,2301
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1551,500.00/head1,500.00–1,500.001,5001
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,4202,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3152,575.00/head2,575.00–2,575.002,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2620173.14/cwt165.00–185.001,0734
BullsMedium and Large 1471267.02/cwt250.00–275.001,25813
BullsMedium and Large 1420261.27/cwt247.50–275.001,09714
BullsMedium and Large 1616208.69/cwt190.00–222.001,2865
BullsMedium and Large 1333248.79/cwt235.00–262.508286
BullsMedium and Large 1270273.38/cwt245.00–290.007384
BullsMedium and Large 1563226.66/cwt215.00–235.001,27612
BullsMedium and Large 2526202.11/cwt190.00–220.001,0635
BullsMedium and Large 2432234.07/cwt225.00–240.001,0115
BullsMedium and Large 1777157.49/cwt155.00–160.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 1529247.07/cwt228.00–260.001,30711
HeifersMedium and Large 3561139.94/cwt135.00–155.007854
HeifersMedium and Large 3439148.75/cwt135.00–165.006534
BullsMedium and Large 3580115.00/cwt115.00–115.006671
BullsMedium and Large 3455185.00/cwt185.00–185.008421
BullsMedium and Large 2375234.88/cwt215.00–245.008816
BullsMedium and Large 2308212.20/cwt200.00–225.006542
HeifersMedium and Large 1516215.88/cwt200.00–230.001,11422
HeifersMedium and Large 1382236.64/cwt230.00–242.0090412
HeifersMedium and Large 1475223.78/cwt205.00–233.001,06313
HeifersMedium and Large 1720169.64/cwt155.00–179.001,2214
HeifersMedium and Large 1286230.54/cwt210.00–237.506597
HeifersMedium and Large 3615115.00/cwt115.00–115.007071
HeifersMedium and Large 1571206.28/cwt195.00–224.001,17810
HeifersMedium and Large 1225240.00/cwt240.00–240.005401
HeifersMedium and Large 1835142.50/cwt142.50–142.501,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 1614181.70/cwt170.00–190.001,1165
HeifersMedium and Large 1875136.24/cwt125.00–148.001,1922
HeifersMedium and Large 3375138.33/cwt125.00–165.005193

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.