Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-09-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-09-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $142.63/cwt on 174 head.

Average price

$142.63

174 head · 474 lb average

Value per head Derived

$676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$182

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

$36.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.45

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	468	148.16	694	114
Medium 2	496	140.12	695	33
Medium 3	478	125.15	598	21
Small and Medium 3	448	112.74	505	4thin
Small 3	458	112.00	512	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.16/cwt here — about $182 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 sale174 hd

142.63

—

NC average8 barns · 827 hd

136.18

+6.45

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	1,552	105.37	1,636	4thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,317	89.32	1,176	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,159	79.92	927	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	801	59.75	478	10

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$820	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	902	$656	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,260	$2,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	708	$680	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	345	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	380	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	545	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	845	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	388	165.03/cwt	160.00–170.00	640	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	473	177.78/cwt	170.00–185.00	841	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	440	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	172.95/cwt	169.00–178.00	913	13
Steers	Small 3	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Steers	Small 3	—	495	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	668	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	623	119.82/cwt	115.00–125.00	746	2
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	495	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	757	1
Steers	Small and Medium 3	—	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	130.49/cwt	130.00–132.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	627	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	676	158.15/cwt	155.00–168.00	1,069	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	167.75/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,047	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,117	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	326	153.67/cwt	150.00–160.00	501	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	159.51/cwt	156.00–165.00	581	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	528	141.42/cwt	137.50–145.00	747	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	615	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	431	154.50/cwt	150.00–160.00	666	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	137.10/cwt	130.00–140.00	792	9
Heifers	Medium 2	—	473	139.16/cwt	137.50–142.00	658	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	375	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	572	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	572	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	875	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	440	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	748	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	368	190.46/cwt	185.00–194.00	701	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	477	192.03/cwt	187.50–200.00	916	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	418	190.72/cwt	187.00–192.50	797	5
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	764	1
Steers	Small 3	—	418	117.37/cwt	112.00–125.00	491	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	172.39/cwt	166.00–176.00	988	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	410	198.16/cwt	193.00–207.50	812	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	560	159.92/cwt	155.00–162.50	896	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	208.19/cwt	200.00–216.00	672	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	268	179.86/cwt	175.00–185.00	482	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	365	209.31/cwt	200.00–212.00	764	7
Dairy Steers	Medium 2	—	615	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	640	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	480	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	515	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	285	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	380	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	530	162.57/cwt	160.00–165.00	862	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	177.96/cwt	176.00–180.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	430	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	834	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	128.73/cwt	127.50–130.00	853	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	166.83/cwt	166.00–167.50	939	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	134.02/cwt	132.00–136.00	858	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	807	72.20/cwt	70.00–74.00	583	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,010	66.45/cwt	65.00–68.00	671	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	39.67/cwt	25.00–49.00	293	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	59.30/cwt	57.00–63.00	490	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	748	1
Bulls	—	—	1,708	108.82/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,859	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,317	89.32/cwt	84.00–94.00	1,176	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,183	86.58/cwt	83.00–94.00	1,024	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,160	77.11/cwt	71.00–82.00	894	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,145	54.00/cwt	54.00–54.00	618	1
Bulls	—	—	1,085	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,031	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Heifers	Small 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	558	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	823	588.75/head	520.00–650.00	589	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	605	380.00/head	380.00–380.00	380	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	810	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	538	138.79/cwt	130.00–147.50	747	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	445	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	369	1
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	515	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	438	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	580	115.13/cwt	110.00–120.00	668	2
Bulls	Small and Medium 3	—	475	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	522	129.75/cwt	127.00–135.00	677	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,117	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	453	149.14/cwt	145.00–155.00	676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	440	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	146.33/cwt	145.00–150.00	476	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	479	146.83/cwt	141.00–152.50	703	40
Heifers	Medium 3	—	350	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	438	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	690	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	880	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	795	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	578	136.20/cwt	135.00–138.00	787	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	433	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	415	146.54/cwt	145.00–148.00	608	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	755	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	625	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	656	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	520	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	556	1
Heifers	Small and Medium 3	—	463	116.98/cwt	114.00–120.00	542	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	512	141.25/cwt	135.00–143.00	723	14
Heifers	Small 3	—	430	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	469	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	427	147.05/cwt	135.00–150.00	628	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	466	133.83/cwt	125.00–143.00	624	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	415	125.12/cwt	120.00–130.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	509	120.50/cwt	117.00–125.00	613	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	573	118.13/cwt	110.00–125.00	677	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	133.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	428	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	413	169.91/cwt	165.00–175.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	478	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	777	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	578	139.76/cwt	137.50–142.00	808	2
Bulls	Small 3	—	460	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	460	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 Sep 13, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 325Last week 386Year ago 410

Slaughter CattleReceipts 54Last week 79Year ago 80

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 9Year ago 10

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	345	110.00	110.00
1	—	520	107.00	107.00
2	—	463	114.00–120.00	116.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	660	130.00–132.00	130.49
3	—	627	136.00	136.00
9	—	326	150.00–160.00	153.67
7	—	364	156.00–165.00	159.51
11	—	528	137.50–145.00	141.42
27	—	431	150.00–160.00	154.50
9	—	578	130.00–140.00	137.10
1	—	760	147.00	147.00
3	—	275	155.00–165.00	159.91
40	—	479	141.00–152.50	146.83
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	137.50	137.50
3	—	473	137.50–142.00	139.16
1	—	375	152.50	152.50
4	—	325	145.00–150.00	146.33
1	—	690	127.50	127.50
1	—	795	100.00	100.00
5	—	578	135.00–138.00	136.20
1	—	285	152.00	152.00
2	—	415	145.00–148.00	146.54
14	—	512	135.00–143.00	141.25
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	485	115.00	115.00
1	—	430	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	125.00	125.00
1	—	755	123.00	123.00
1	—	625	105.00	105.00
4	—	466	125.00–143.00	133.83
2	—	415	120.00–130.00	125.12
4	—	509	117.00–125.00	120.50
4	—	573	110.00–125.00	118.13
4	—	320	130.00–140.00	133.79
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	545	155.00	155.00
2	—	388	160.00–170.00	165.03
2	—	473	170.00–185.00	177.78
2	—	623	115.00–125.00	119.82
2	—	572	153.00	153.00
1	—	440	170.00	170.00
Steers — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	440	151.00	151.00
1	—	495	153.00	153.00
1	—	575	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	528	169.00–178.00	172.95
12	—	676	155.00–168.00	158.15
1	—	240	210.00	210.00
17	—	624	165.00–175.00	167.75
2	—	735	152.00	152.00
3	—	477	187.50–200.00	192.03
10	—	573	166.00–176.00	172.39
3	—	410	193.00–207.50	198.16
2	—	323	200.00–216.00	208.19
7	—	365	200.00–212.00	209.31
1	—	285	208.00	208.00
Steers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
1	—	495	135.00	135.00
4	—	418	112.00–125.00	117.37
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	368	185.00–194.00	190.46
1	—	300	190.00	190.00
5	—	418	187.00–192.50	190.72
1	—	470	162.50	162.50
4	—	560	155.00–162.50	159.92
2	—	268	175.00–185.00	179.86
1	—	515	176.00	176.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	104.00	104.00
Dairy Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	85.00	85.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	530	160.00–165.00	162.57
2	—	475	176.00–180.00	177.96
1	—	430	194.00	194.00
2	—	663	127.50–130.00	128.73
3	—	563	166.00–167.50	166.83
2	—	640	132.00–136.00	134.02
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	538	130.00–147.50	138.79
2	—	413	165.00–175.00	169.91
2	—	478	160.00–165.00	162.49
2	—	578	137.50–142.00	139.76
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	83.00	83.00
1	—	460	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Small and Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	85.00	85.00
1	—	475	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	110.00–120.00	115.13
3	—	522	127.00–135.00	129.75
3	—	453	145.00–155.00	149.14
5	—	427	135.00–150.00	147.05

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	807	70.00–74.00	72.20
3	—	738	25.00–49.00	39.67
3	—	827	57.00–63.00	59.30
1	—	890	84.00	84.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,010	65.00–68.00	66.45
13	—	1,183	83.00–94.00	86.58
12	—	1,160	71.00–82.00	77.11
1	—	1,145	54.00	54.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,317	84.00–94.00	89.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,708	107.00–110.00	108.82
1	—	1,085	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,065	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	823	520.00–650.00	588.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,260	2,225.00	2,225.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	605	380.00	380.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	810	980.00	980.00

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

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How it compared 0–100 lb

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Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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