Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2024-01-30

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 30
● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
303 head
60 vs last sale 363 10 vs year ago 313 · 3.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
60 head
16 vs last sale 44 45 vs year ago 105 · 42.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
2 vs last sale 5 3 vs year ago 10 · 30.0%
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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 3.00 to 5.00 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 $200.00/cwt on 119 head.
Average price
$200.00
119 head · 504 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,008
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$352
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$68.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.67
vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1503214.471,07979
Medium and Large 2507178.7490731
Medium and Large 3497146.237279thin
One grade step is worth $68.24/cwt here — about $352 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 sale119 hd
200.00
NC average7 barns · 568 hd
194.33
+5.67
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
BullsHigh1,299120.951,57115
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,248108.531,35421
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,407105.941,4916thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low95689.5185513

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)Aged (>8 yrs)1,240$1,4251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)968$1,2272thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,095$1,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$1,6083thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 2220230.00/cwt230.00–230.005061
HeifersMedium and Large 1760130.36/cwt126.00–135.009913
HeifersMedium and Large 1427226.22/cwt215.00–240.0096615
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added800175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2568179.19/cwt165.00–190.001,0186
HeifersMedium and Large 1285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
HeifersMedium and Large 1469233.70/cwt220.00–244.001,0969
HeifersMedium and Large 1995124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2341
HeifersMedium and Large 1523217.13/cwt200.00–232.501,13613
HeifersMedium and Large 2325194.38/cwt185.00–205.006322
HeifersMedium and Large 1633181.70/cwt177.50–187.501,1503
HeifersMedium and Large 3468145.28/cwt135.00–155.006803
HeifersMedium and Large 2515162.63/cwt155.00–170.008384
HeifersMedium and Large 1373240.63/cwt220.00–250.0089814
HeifersMedium and Large 1738152.50/cwt152.50–152.501,1252
HeifersMedium and Large 2608154.96/cwt145.00–165.009422
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added405252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,0231
SteersMedium and Large 1670227.13/cwt212.50–250.001,5227
HeifersMedium and Large 2475206.26/cwt195.00–215.009806
HeifersMedium and Large 2390185.00/cwt185.00–185.007222
HeifersMedium and Large 2760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
SteersMedium and Large 3705135.00/cwt135.00–135.009521
SteersMedium and Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
SteersMedium and Large 1363294.72/cwt285.00–305.001,0703
HeifersMedium and Large 2426191.11/cwt180.00–200.008144
HeifersMedium and Large 2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
HeifersMedium and Large 2710119.73/cwt117.00–122.508502
SteersMedium and Large 1475279.15/cwt270.00–305.001,3267
SteersMedium and Large 1920135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2421
SteersMedium and Large 2400230.00/cwt230.00–230.009201
SteersMedium and Large 1518276.09/cwt272.00–289.001,4305
SteersMedium and Large 1275325.00/cwt325.00–325.008941
SteersMedium and Large 1562268.60/cwt260.00–277.501,5105
SteersMedium and Large 1625250.79/cwt240.00–255.001,5675
SteersMedium and Large 1330303.73/cwt280.00–325.001,0024
SteersMedium and Large 1985135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3301
SteersMedium and Large 1788179.94/cwt165.00–195.001,4183
SteersMedium and Large 1710218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5481
SteersMedium and Large 1424291.18/cwt281.00–317.501,2354
SteersMedium and Large 3425155.00/cwt155.00–155.006591
SteersMedium and Large 2565232.63/cwt225.00–240.001,3142
SteersMedium and Large 2395215.00/cwt215.00–215.008491
BullsMedium and Large 1967132.55/cwt125.00–137.501,2823
BullsMedium and Large 1625209.37/cwt200.00–222.501,3094
BullsMedium and Large 2332244.80/cwt235.00–250.008133
BullsMedium and Large 2588211.53/cwt190.00–225.001,2445
BullsMedium and Large 3420135.00/cwt135.00–135.005671
BullsMedium and Large 3625150.81/cwt145.00–157.509433
CowsLean 85-90%82882.21/cwt82.00–82.506812
CowsBoner 80-85%1,211105.95/cwt97.00–110.001,28315
CowsLean 85-90%1,02390.53/cwt86.00–93.009267
CowsLean 85-90%63069.00/cwt69.00–69.004351
CowsLean 85-90%99298.85/cwt97.00–100.009813
CowsBoner 80-85%1,340114.98/cwt111.00–119.001,5416
Bulls1,520139.14/cwt136.00–144.002,1153
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,407105.94/cwt100.00–109.001,4916
Bulls1,343119.68/cwt110.00–128.001,60710
Bulls748100.00/cwt100.00–100.007482
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2401,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-26851,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0201,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29902,175.00/head2,175.00–2,175.002,1751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0951,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29681,226.61/head1,100.00–1,350.001,2272
BullsMedium and Large 3540145.00/cwt145.00–145.007831
BullsMedium and Large 1672170.51/cwt165.00–177.501,1465
BullsMedium and Large 1228300.33/cwt290.00–310.006852
BullsMedium and Large 1379272.08/cwt260.00–280.001,0315
BullsMedium and Large 1917142.51/cwt135.00–150.001,3073
BullsMedium and Large 1777140.26/cwt130.00–150.001,0903
BullsMedium and Large 3480150.00/cwt150.00–150.007201
BullsMedium and Large 1471254.31/cwt240.00–267.501,19814
HeifersMedium and Large 1650150.00/cwt145.00–155.009752
HeifersMedium and Large 1572208.87/cwt202.50–225.001,1955
BullsMedium and Large 2634181.90/cwt175.00–187.501,1534
HeifersMedium and Large 1329245.30/cwt230.00–257.508074
BullsMedium and Large 2475215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0211
BullsMedium and Large 2875120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0501
HeifersMedium and Large 1875119.89/cwt110.00–140.001,0493
HeifersMedium and Large 1230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006561
HeifersMedium and Large 3388137.58/cwt125.00–150.005342
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added640217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,3921
BullsMedium and Large 1825143.75/cwt142.50–145.001,1862
BullsMedium and Large 1308285.41/cwt270.00–300.008793
BullsMedium and Large 2425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
BullsMedium and Large 3290180.00/cwt180.00–180.005221
HeifersMedium and Large 3574151.27/cwt145.00–155.008684
BullsMedium and Large 2368228.26/cwt225.00–235.008403
BullsMedium and Large 3571165.20/cwt155.00–175.009434
BullsMedium and Large 1427260.83/cwt247.50–280.001,1149
BullsMedium and Large 2673135.00/cwt135.00–135.009092
BullsMedium and Large 3370120.61/cwt105.00–135.004462
BullsMedium and Large 2522217.51/cwt210.00–230.001,1353
BullsMedium and Large 1566247.26/cwt235.00–262.501,39911
BullsMedium and Large 1534250.77/cwt235.00–265.001,33912
BullsMedium and Large 1705177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,2511
BullsMedium and Large 1275282.18/cwt265.00–300.007762

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.