Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-05-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-05-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $134.10/cwt on 150 head.

Average price

$134.10

150 head · 439 lb average

Value per head Derived

$589

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$206

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small and Medium 3

$58.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.73

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	440	143.80	633	78
Medium 2	433	131.10	568	48
Medium 3	456	115.23	526	18thin
Small 3	377	90.67	341	4thin
Small and Medium 3	503	85.00	427	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.80/cwt here — about $206 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 sale150 hd

134.10

—

NC average8 barns · 1,113 hd

134.84

−0.73

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,797	109.22	1,962	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,354	85.85	1,162	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,119	75.14	841	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	820	57.08	468	13

Every lot, as filed

127 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Steers	Medium 2	—	358	165.59/cwt	160.00–167.50	593	4
Steers	Medium 3	—	570	132.46/cwt	130.00–135.00	755	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	163.91/cwt	160.00–170.00	456	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	175.99/cwt	170.50–180.00	662	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	180	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	234	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	685	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	993	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	588	145.06/cwt	140.00–150.00	853	2
Steers	Small 3	—	278	112.66/cwt	110.00–115.00	313	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	398	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	143.11/cwt	140.00–150.00	322	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	145.45/cwt	140.00–150.00	755	8
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	151.26/cwt	150.00–155.00	575	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	270	127.64/cwt	125.00–130.00	345	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	961	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	122.66/cwt	122.50–123.00	813	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	725	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	322	133.63/cwt	125.00–137.50	430	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	455	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	614	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	480	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	141.88/cwt	137.50–147.00	802	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	718	119.18/cwt	115.00–123.00	856	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	372	139.64/cwt	135.00–147.50	519	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	277	129.58/cwt	125.00–135.00	359	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	150.13/cwt	145.00–157.50	561	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	149.13/cwt	145.00–155.00	629	14
Heifers	Medium 2	—	576	132.50/cwt	127.50–135.00	763	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	521	135.17/cwt	130.00–138.00	704	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	200	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	220	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	129.45/cwt	125.00–135.00	557	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	138.05/cwt	135.00–145.00	384	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	317	124.17/cwt	122.50–125.00	394	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	235	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	294	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	510	156.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	799	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	225	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	487	174.98/cwt	169.00–178.00	852	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	277	146.54/cwt	145.00–150.00	406	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	460	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	183.39/cwt	179.00–187.00	752	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	153.37/cwt	150.00–160.00	502	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	168.02/cwt	166.00–174.00	867	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	785	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,083	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	519	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	190	151.25/cwt	150.00–152.50	287	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	690	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	614	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	340	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	340	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	224	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	565	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	966	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,020	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	613	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	521	3
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	362	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	358	2
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	580	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	479	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	395	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	356	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	575	73.50/cwt	72.00–75.00	423	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	600	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	162.79/cwt	159.00–170.00	936	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	162.26/cwt	155.00–167.50	683	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	483	167.00/cwt	160.00–172.00	807	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	637	156.01/cwt	150.00–159.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	160.04/cwt	152.50–165.00	840	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,359	86.23/cwt	80.00–94.00	1,172	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,105	72.92/cwt	67.00–79.00	806	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	69.02/cwt	67.00–72.00	613	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	723	41.47/cwt	41.00–42.00	300	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	819	56.50/cwt	51.00–64.00	463	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,230	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	947	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	27.00/cwt	27.00–27.00	296	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,063	60.99/cwt	54.00–66.00	648	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,156	84.55/cwt	80.00–95.00	977	25
Bulls	—	—	1,906	117.58/cwt	115.00–121.00	2,241	4
Bulls	—	—	1,140	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,140	1
Bulls	—	—	2,015	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	1,713	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,183	934.73/cwt	770.00–1,040.00	11,058	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	804	956.16/cwt	790.00–1,120.00	7,688	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,039	1,116.86/cwt	700.00–1,310.00	11,604	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 3	—	645	720.00/cwt	720.00–720.00	4,644	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	765	1,000.00/cwt	1,000.00–1,000.00	7,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	813	1,068.80/cwt	1,000.00–1,130.00	8,689	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	864.64/cwt	760.00–920.00	9,511	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	715	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	4,505	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	861.94/cwt	620.00–990.00	9,249	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	960.00/cwt	960.00–960.00	10,272	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,190.00/cwt	1,190.00–1,190.00	12,436	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,090.00/cwt	1,090.00–1,090.00	10,573	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	890	1,260.00/cwt	1,260.00–1,260.00	11,214	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	685	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	788	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	481	153.25/cwt	147.50–157.50	737	10
Bulls	Medium 3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	225	126.33/cwt	125.00–130.00	284	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	624	131.52/cwt	128.00–135.00	821	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	624	121.22/cwt	120.00–124.00	756	5
Heifers	Small 3	—	428	74.91/cwt	70.00–80.00	321	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	685	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	160	127.50/cwt	125.00–130.00	204	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	323	115.10/cwt	110.00–120.00	372	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	420	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	145.30/cwt	140.00–151.00	695	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	160	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	232	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	655	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	128.80/cwt	127.50–130.00	612	2
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	425	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	446	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	580	65.00/cwt	65.00–65.00	377	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	445	147.50/cwt	142.50–152.50	656	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	507	148.42/cwt	145.00–155.00	752	3
Heifers	Small 3	—	325	106.43/cwt	105.00–108.00	346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	313	145.09/cwt	140.00–150.00	454	13
Heifers	Medium 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	463	112.57/cwt	110.00–115.00	521	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	815	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	774	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	525	107.40/cwt	105.00–110.00	564	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	580	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	638	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	495	114.33/cwt	112.50–118.00	566	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	720	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	994	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	568	143.67/cwt	140.00–147.50	816	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,016	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	405	109.94/cwt	105.00–115.00	445	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	635	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	703	81.24/cwt	77.50–85.00	571	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	473	138.36/cwt	135.00–140.00	654	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	885	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	752	1

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Tue May 17, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 334Last week 572Year ago 363

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 92Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 26Year ago 19

Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady To 4.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 10.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Average To Attractive

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	358	160.00–167.50	165.59
1	—	180	130.00	130.00
1	—	685	145.00	145.00
2	—	588	140.00–150.00	145.06
3	—	510	155.00–160.00	156.63
1	—	225	140.00	140.00
3	—	277	145.00–150.00	146.54
1	—	460	147.50	147.50
1	—	335	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	130.00–135.00	132.46
1	—	745	115.00	115.00
6	—	380	150.00–155.00	151.26
2	—	270	125.00–130.00	127.64
1	—	455	135.00	135.00
3	—	317	122.50–125.00	124.17
1	—	235	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	278	160.00–170.00	163.91
9	—	376	170.50–180.00	175.99
3	—	487	169.00–178.00	174.98
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
3	—	410	179.00–187.00	183.39
3	—	327	150.00–160.00	153.37
5	—	516	166.00–174.00	168.02
1	—	785	138.00	138.00
2	—	190	150.00–152.50	151.25
1	—	565	171.00	171.00
1	—	915	118.00	118.00
3	—	618	165.00	165.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	278	110.00–115.00	112.66
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	398	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	110.00	110.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	225	140.00–150.00	143.11
8	—	519	140.00–150.00	145.45
1	—	610	157.50	157.50
3	—	663	122.50–123.00	122.66
7	—	565	137.50–147.00	141.88
4	—	718	115.00–123.00	119.18
9	—	374	145.00–157.50	150.13
14	—	422	145.00–155.00	149.13
3	—	278	135.00–145.00	138.05
12	—	478	140.00–151.00	145.30
1	—	160	145.00	145.00
13	—	313	140.00–150.00	145.09
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	95.00	95.00
5	—	322	125.00–137.50	133.63
5	—	372	135.00–147.50	139.64
5	—	277	125.00–135.00	129.58
6	—	576	127.50–135.00	132.50
9	—	521	130.00–138.00	135.17
4	—	430	125.00–135.00	129.45
4	—	225	125.00–130.00	126.33
4	—	624	128.00–135.00	131.52
1	—	685	110.00	110.00
2	—	160	125.00–130.00	127.50
2	—	475	127.50–130.00	128.80
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	250	110.00	110.00
1	—	200	110.00	110.00
5	—	624	120.00–124.00	121.22
4	—	323	110.00–120.00	115.10
3	—	420	117.50	117.50
1	—	655	105.00	105.00
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
2	—	463	110.00–115.00	112.57
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	70.00–80.00	74.91
2	—	325	105.00–108.00	106.43
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	105.00	105.00
1	—	580	65.00	65.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	690	89.00	89.00
1	—	340	100.00	100.00
3	—	613	85.00	85.00
2	—	362	99.00	99.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	72.00–75.00	73.50
1	—	600	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	70.00	70.00
1	—	580	82.50	82.50
1	—	395	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	575	159.00–170.00	162.79
11	—	421	155.00–167.50	162.26
10	—	483	160.00–172.00	167.00
3	—	637	150.00–159.00	156.01
2	—	665	132.50	132.50
11	—	525	152.50–165.00	160.04
1	—	720	138.00	138.00
1	—	800	127.00	127.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
10	—	481	147.50–157.50	153.25
3	—	445	142.50–152.50	147.50
3	—	507	145.00–155.00	148.42
1	—	815	95.00	95.00
2	—	568	140.00–147.50	143.67
1	—	885	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	115.00	115.00
1	—	590	135.00	135.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
1	—	635	133.00	133.00
2	—	703	77.50–85.00	81.24
3	—	473	135.00–140.00	138.36
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	105.00–110.00	107.40
3	—	495	112.50–118.00	114.33
2	—	405	105.00–115.00	109.94
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	580	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,359	80.00–94.00	86.23
1	—	1,230	77.00	77.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,105	67.00–79.00	72.92
1	—	1,095	27.00	27.00
9	—	1,063	54.00–66.00	60.99
25	—	1,156	80.00–95.00	84.55
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	888	67.00–72.00	69.02
2	—	723	41.00–42.00	41.47
8	—	819	51.00–64.00	56.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,906	115.00–121.00	117.58
1	—	1,140	100.00	100.00
1	—	2,015	85.00	85.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,183	770.00–1,040.00	934.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,100	760.00–920.00	864.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,073	620.00–990.00	861.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	—	804	790.00–1,120.00	956.16
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	813	1,000.00–1,130.00	1,068.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	715	630.00	630.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	890	1,260.00	1,260.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,039	700.00–1,310.00	1,116.86
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	960.00	960.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,190.00	1,190.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	1,090.00	1,090.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	645	720.00	720.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Shelby Livestock Auction

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