Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2022-12-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-12-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.62/cwt on 161 head.

Average price

$122.62

161 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$590

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$155

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

$38.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.51

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	475	132.47	629	105
Medium 2	486	109.66	533	36
Medium 3	504	94.20	475	20

One grade step is worth $38.26/cwt here — about $155 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 sale161 hd

122.62

—

NC average8 barns · 1,357 hd

121.10

+1.51

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	—	Average	1,455	96.78	1,408	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	83.04	1,053	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,641	71.74	1,177	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	929	57.87	538	34

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,034	$1,017	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,105	$930	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	928	$450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	720	$370	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	785	$1,090	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$640	2thin

Every lot, as filed

111 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	—	925	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	957	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	675	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	675	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	600	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	735	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	122.22/cwt	119.00–129.00	758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	275	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	141.45/cwt	125.00–153.00	604	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	473	177.55/cwt	171.00–192.50	840	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	411	180.56/cwt	170.00–195.00	742	17
Steers	Medium 3	—	1,070	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	942	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	364	144.19/cwt	127.50–153.00	525	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	134.12/cwt	122.50–150.00	636	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	875	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	693	126.50/cwt	126.00–127.00	877	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	708	127.50/cwt	127.00–128.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	571	110.39/cwt	103.00–117.50	630	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	135.82/cwt	132.00–140.00	384	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	533	107.65/cwt	102.00–116.00	574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	511	126.93/cwt	115.00–138.00	649	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	576	121.77/cwt	120.00–123.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	136.66/cwt	130.00–144.00	437	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	113.76/cwt	110.00–120.00	486	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	338	90.50/cwt	90.00–91.00	306	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	218	135.84/cwt	125.00–155.00	296	6
Steers	Medium 3	—	260	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	276	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,047	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	176.02/cwt	170.00–183.00	917	4
Steers	Medium 2	—	373	114.90/cwt	110.00–120.00	429	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	540	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	1,317	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	147.16/cwt	137.00–158.00	912	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	559	129.74/cwt	128.00–135.00	725	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	331	189.61/cwt	170.00–195.00	628	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	210	64.00/cwt	64.00–64.00	134	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	495	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	663	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	1,190	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	980	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	574	159.92/cwt	151.00–177.50	918	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	578	68.56/cwt	60.00–75.00	396	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	765	107.00/cwt	107.00–107.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	184.94/cwt	170.00–197.50	684	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	853	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	518	150.62/cwt	135.00–165.00	780	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	624	145.07/cwt	127.50–156.00	905	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	161.31/cwt	144.00–169.00	768	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	375	157.72/cwt	148.00–166.00	591	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	144.75/cwt	134.00–164.00	832	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	46.34/cwt	38.00–52.00	378	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	62.68/cwt	54.00–68.00	612	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,641	71.74/cwt	69.00–75.00	1,177	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,371	89.41/cwt	87.00–93.00	1,226	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,214	79.74/cwt	72.00–87.00	968	27
Bulls	—	—	1,324	95.24/cwt	89.00–101.00	1,261	11
Bulls	—	—	1,050	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	872	2
Bulls	—	—	2,016	107.91/cwt	105.00–110.00	2,175	4
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	928	450.00/head	450.00–450.00	450	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	925	970.00/head	970.00–970.00	970	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	1,040.00/head	1,040.00–1,040.00	1,040	2
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	720	370.00/head	370.00–370.00	370	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	930.00/head	930.00–930.00	930	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	685	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	785	1,090.00/head	1,090.00–1,090.00	1,090	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	1,030	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	145.42/cwt	135.00–162.00	323	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	626	107.88/cwt	100.00–115.00	675	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	430	129.88/cwt	125.00–135.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	493	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	468	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	430	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	430	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	658	94.98/cwt	90.00–100.00	625	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	519	89.95/cwt	85.00–95.00	467	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	555	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	511	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	855	82.00/cwt	82.00–82.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	475	108.82/cwt	105.00–115.00	517	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	363	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	399	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	305	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	381	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	324	111.25/cwt	105.00–115.00	360	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	633	105.00/cwt	100.00–112.50	665	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	468	90.87/cwt	90.00–92.50	425	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	395	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	363	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	516	91.48/cwt	90.00–95.00	472	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	373	113.80/cwt	110.00–122.50	424	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	285	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	285	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	485	99.73/cwt	97.50–102.00	484	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	623	96.22/cwt	95.00–97.50	599	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	810	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	721	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	680	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	124.96/cwt	120.00–130.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	112.66/cwt	110.00–114.00	803	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	432	154.97/cwt	145.00–166.00	669	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	580	94.96/cwt	90.00–100.00	551	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	411	101.55/cwt	91.00–105.00	417	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	272	167.35/cwt	160.00–176.00	455	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	885	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	728	92.56/cwt	90.00–95.00	674	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	575	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	102.50/cwt	102.50–102.50	856	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	780	106.00/cwt	106.00–106.00	827	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	375	95.00/cwt	90.00–100.00	356	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	940	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	104.91/cwt	100.00–115.00	556	3

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 Dec 6, 2022

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 586Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 111Last week 153Year ago 115

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 11Year ago 27

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	925	99.00	99.00
1	—	675	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	122.50	122.50
2	—	430	150.00	150.00
2	—	373	110.00–120.00	114.90
1	—	540	132.00	132.00
4	—	559	128.00–135.00	129.74
1	—	495	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,190	105.00	105.00
1	—	980	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	1,070	88.00	88.00
1	—	260	106.00	106.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	275	212.50	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	473	171.00–192.50	177.55
17	—	411	170.00–195.00	180.56
1	—	805	130.00	130.00
1	—	750	133.00	133.00
4	—	521	170.00–183.00	176.02
1	—	1,155	114.00	114.00
1	—	275	185.00	185.00
2	—	620	137.00–158.00	147.16
9	—	331	170.00–195.00	189.61
8	—	574	151.00–177.50	159.92
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
24	—	370	170.00–197.50	184.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	110.00	110.00
5	—	620	119.00–129.00	122.22
19	—	427	125.00–153.00	141.45
10	—	364	127.50–153.00	144.19
18	—	474	122.50–150.00	134.12
2	—	693	126.00–127.00	126.50
2	—	708	127.00–128.00	127.50
2	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	283	132.00–140.00	135.82
26	—	511	115.00–138.00	126.93
4	—	576	120.00–123.00	121.77
6	—	320	130.00–144.00	136.66
6	—	218	125.00–155.00	135.84
1	—	835	102.50	102.50
1	—	1,075	100.00	100.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	875	100.00	100.00
6	—	571	103.00–117.50	110.39
5	—	533	102.00–116.00	107.65
6	—	427	110.00–120.00	113.76
1	—	655	117.50	117.50
4	—	324	105.00–115.00	111.25
4	—	633	100.00–112.50	105.00
6	—	373	110.00–122.50	113.80
1	—	285	100.00	100.00
2	—	485	97.50–102.00	99.73
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	338	90.00–91.00	90.50
3	—	468	90.00–92.50	90.87
1	—	395	92.00	92.00
4	—	516	90.00–95.00	91.48
2	—	623	95.00–97.50	96.22
1	—	810	89.00	89.00
1	—	680	95.00	95.00
2	—	580	90.00–100.00	94.96
4	—	411	91.00–105.00	101.55
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	64.00	64.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	870	92.00	92.00
3	—	578	60.00–75.00	68.56
1	—	765	107.00	107.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	108.00	108.00
18	—	518	135.00–165.00	150.62
16	—	624	127.50–156.00	145.07
10	—	476	144.00–169.00	161.31
7	—	375	148.00–166.00	157.72
18	—	575	134.00–164.00	144.75
3	—	222	135.00–162.00	145.42
2	—	680	120.00–130.00	124.96
3	—	713	110.00–114.00	112.66
10	—	432	145.00–166.00	154.97
3	—	272	160.00–176.00	167.35
1	—	830	118.00	118.00
1	—	855	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	626	100.00–115.00	107.88
2	—	430	125.00–135.00	129.88
2	—	658	90.00–100.00	94.98
4	—	475	105.00–115.00	108.82
4	—	363	110.00	110.00
1	—	305	125.00	125.00
1	—	885	90.00	90.00
2	—	728	90.00–95.00	92.56
2	—	575	105.00	105.00
1	—	780	106.00	106.00
1	—	940	91.00	91.00
3	—	530	100.00–115.00	104.91
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	493	95.00	95.00
1	—	430	100.00	100.00
4	—	519	85.00–95.00	89.95
1	—	555	92.00	92.00
1	—	855	82.00	82.00
2	—	375	90.00–100.00	95.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	815	38.00–52.00	46.34
24	—	977	54.00–68.00	62.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,641	69.00–75.00	71.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,371	87.00–93.00	89.41
27	—	1,214	72.00–87.00	79.74
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,324	89.00–101.00	95.24
2	—	1,050	83.00	83.00
4	—	2,016	105.00–110.00	107.91

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	928	450.00	450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	720	370.00	370.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	970.00	970.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,088	1,040.00	1,040.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	930.00	930.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	685	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	785	1,090.00	1,090.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	850.00	850.00

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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