Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-10-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-10-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate market activity and buyer interest. Moderate offerings with plain to average quality .

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.14/cwt on 154 head.

Average price

$130.14

154 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$136

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

$19.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.86

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	462	135.58	627	111
Medium and Large 2-3	423	116.12	491	43

One grade step is worth $19.46/cwt here — about $136 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 sale154 hd

130.14

—

NC average7 barns · 909 hd

126.29

+3.86

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	—	Low	1,474	93.30	1,375	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,146	74.20	850	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,215	66.39	807	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	941	57.09	537	20

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)	933	$719	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	985	$687	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$969	2thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	Medium and Large 2-3	—	277	112.05/cwt	105.00–115.00	310	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	608	108.76/cwt	107.50–110.00	661	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	700	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	614	125.00/cwt	124.00–126.00	768	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	376	141.31/cwt	132.50–147.50	531	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	563	127.30/cwt	122.50–136.00	717	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	660	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	314	113.42/cwt	105.00–120.00	356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	565	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	746	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	360	184.79/cwt	182.00–187.50	665	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	415	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	540	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	527	134.59/cwt	130.00–138.00	709	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	134.96/cwt	128.00–145.00	441	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	707	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	405	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	527	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	490	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	373	122.38/cwt	120.00–125.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	285	123.47/cwt	122.00–125.00	352	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	640	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	377	165.66/cwt	160.00–177.50	625	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	168.63/cwt	160.00–177.00	718	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	330	143.38/cwt	140.00–150.00	473	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	478	166.82/cwt	160.00–172.50	797	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	514	159.37/cwt	155.00–166.00	819	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	561	152.83/cwt	149.00–160.00	857	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	318	168.29/cwt	165.00–172.50	535	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	135.51/cwt	134.00–137.00	919	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	133.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	827	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	479	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	152.48/cwt	143.00–164.00	801	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	153.61/cwt	140.00–160.00	727	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	136.43/cwt	130.00–148.00	779	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	145.71/cwt	135.00–150.00	476	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	153.29/cwt	145.00–157.50	567	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	49.60/cwt	49.00–50.00	412	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,143	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	732	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	936	57.66/cwt	53.00–63.00	540	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,179	64.97/cwt	60.00–67.00	766	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,360	72.07/cwt	71.00–73.00	980	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,153	64.31/cwt	63.00–65.00	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,095	73.26/cwt	68.00–77.00	802	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	79.40/cwt	78.00–82.00	1,025	12
Bulls	—	—	1,203	82.05/cwt	81.00–83.00	987	2
Bulls	—	—	1,745	104.54/cwt	104.00–105.00	1,824	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	687.34/head	630.00–760.00	687	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	718.86/head	670.00–750.00	719	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	968.96/head	900.00–1,040.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	327	127.73/cwt	125.00–130.00	418	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	614	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	277	149.19/cwt	145.00–155.00	413	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	151.97/cwt	140.00–160.00	644	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	472	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	601	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	118.15/cwt	110.00–128.00	431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	577	118.97/cwt	110.00–125.00	686	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	255	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	306	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	661	113.51/cwt	108.00–118.00	750	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	618	114.93/cwt	105.00–120.00	710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	657	105.18/cwt	102.50–108.00	691	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	419	123.47/cwt	115.00–135.00	517	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	472	135.02/cwt	130.00–142.50	637	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	498	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	110.51/cwt	110.00–111.00	849	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	130.75/cwt	127.50–134.00	798	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	847	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	245	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	478	125.40/cwt	120.00–128.00	599	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	525	121.85/cwt	115.00–125.00	640	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	426	138.16/cwt	132.50–146.00	589	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	560	108.26/cwt	105.00–117.50	606	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	418	112.49/cwt	110.00–115.00	470	2

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 Oct 18, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 467Last week 433Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 128Last week 143Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 29Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	277	105.00–115.00	112.05
2	—	608	107.50–110.00	108.76
1	—	700	105.00	105.00
1	—	660	109.00	109.00
9	—	314	105.00–120.00	113.42
1	—	365	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	120.00	120.00
10	—	478	120.00–128.00	125.40
4	—	525	115.00–125.00	121.85
4	—	560	105.00–117.50	108.26
2	—	418	110.00–115.00	112.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	614	124.00–126.00	125.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
1	—	665	120.00	120.00
23	—	376	132.50–147.50	141.31
13	—	563	122.50–136.00	127.30
12	—	527	130.00–138.00	134.59
6	—	327	128.00–145.00	134.96
1	—	220	125.00	125.00
20	—	472	130.00–142.50	135.02
1	—	700	123.00	123.00
24	—	426	132.50–146.00	138.16
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	498	147.00	147.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	132.00	132.00
1	—	520	136.00	136.00
1	—	405	130.00	130.00
2	—	490	120.00–125.00	122.50
2	—	373	120.00–125.00	122.38
2	—	285	122.00–125.00	123.47
1	—	640	107.50	107.50
3	—	330	140.00–150.00	143.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	360	182.00–187.50	184.79
1	—	415	182.00	182.00
1	—	540	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	377	160.00–177.50	165.66
11	—	426	160.00–177.00	168.63
8	—	478	160.00–172.50	166.82
7	—	514	155.00–166.00	159.37
5	—	561	149.00–160.00	152.83
4	—	318	165.00–172.50	168.29
2	—	678	134.00–137.00	135.51
3	—	618	130.00–140.00	133.77
2	—	290	165.00	165.00
1	—	710	139.00	139.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	240	145.00	145.00
20	—	525	143.00–164.00	152.48
15	—	473	140.00–160.00	153.61
10	—	571	130.00–148.00	136.43
8	—	327	135.00–150.00	145.71
5	—	370	145.00–157.50	153.29
5	—	277	145.00–155.00	149.19
28	—	424	140.00–160.00	151.97
4	—	661	108.00–118.00	113.51
2	—	768	110.00–111.00	110.51
2	—	610	127.50–134.00	130.75
1	—	730	116.00	116.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	327	125.00–130.00	127.73
1	—	520	118.00	118.00
5	—	472	120.00–135.00	127.35
5	—	365	110.00–128.00	118.15
7	—	577	110.00–125.00	118.97
1	—	255	120.00	120.00
4	—	618	105.00–120.00	114.93
3	—	657	102.50–108.00	105.18
9	—	419	115.00–135.00	123.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	830	49.00–50.00	49.60
2	—	1,143	64.00	64.00
15	—	936	53.00–63.00	57.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,179	60.00–67.00	64.97
2	—	1,360	71.00–73.00	72.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,153	63.00–65.00	64.31
35	—	1,095	68.00–77.00	73.26
12	—	1,291	78.00–82.00	79.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,203	81.00–83.00	82.05
2	—	1,745	104.00–105.00	104.54

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	985	630.00–760.00	687.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	933	670.00–750.00	718.86
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,005	900.00–1,040.00	968.96

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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Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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Slaughter Cattle

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