Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $137.97/cwt on 128 head.

Average price

$137.97

128 head · 441 lb average

Value per head Derived

$609

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$52.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.96

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	432	147.30	637	97
Medium 2	505	112.78	569	24
Medium 3	345	95.00	328	7thin

One grade step is worth $52.30/cwt here — about $309 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 sale128 hd

137.97

—

NC average4 barns · 395 hd

125.01

+12.96

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	1,401	92.17	1,291	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	79.99	1,017	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,483	75.18	1,115	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	952	59.10	563	66

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	735	$570	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$560	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	768	$708	6

Every lot, as filed

91 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	512	167.32/cwt	150.00–194.00	857	11
Bulls	Medium 3	—	300	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	330	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	422	105.02/cwt	100.00–110.00	443	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	518	133.53/cwt	127.50–142.50	692	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	472	144.95/cwt	142.50–147.50	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	154.03/cwt	147.00–167.00	892	10
Bulls	Medium 2	—	373	133.30/cwt	120.00–155.00	497	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	320	155.22/cwt	137.50–170.00	497	11
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	112.47/cwt	110.00–115.00	529	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	570	107.43/cwt	105.00–110.00	612	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	360	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	324	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	245	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,025	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	758	138.01/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	340	112.50/cwt	105.00–120.00	383	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	995	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	671	108.76/cwt	105.00–110.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	119.93/cwt	115.00–125.00	453	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	467	152.22/cwt	130.00–162.50	711	11
Steers	Medium 3	—	340	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	366	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	613	127.92/cwt	125.00–131.00	784	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	521	134.86/cwt	125.00–151.00	703	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	117.60/cwt	110.00–122.50	786	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	215	162.33/cwt	155.00–180.00	349	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	214.92/cwt	202.50–225.00	694	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	484	170.50/cwt	155.00–185.00	825	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	524	167.12/cwt	150.00–182.50	876	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	208.84/cwt	207.50–210.00	852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	152.61/cwt	132.50–167.50	565	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	568	127.04/cwt	122.50–137.50	722	9
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	581	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	845	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	879	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	477	133.25/cwt	125.00–140.00	636	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	273	147.07/cwt	135.00–155.00	402	3
Steers	Medium 2	—	340	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	408	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	255	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	268	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	204.95/cwt	195.00–220.00	570	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	137.85/cwt	131.00–145.00	986	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	770	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	573	166.81/cwt	150.00–185.00	956	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	212.24/cwt	200.00–225.00	509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	211.74/cwt	197.50–222.50	790	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	320	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	700	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	490	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	628	161.02/cwt	160.00–162.00	1,011	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	180.18/cwt	170.00–195.00	759	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	169.91/cwt	152.50–190.00	792	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	327	197.71/cwt	175.00–207.50	647	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	195.59/cwt	175.00–205.00	724	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,705	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	1,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,439	88.21/cwt	85.00–96.00	1,269	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	77.60/cwt	70.00–85.00	949	62
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	62.87/cwt	55.00–70.00	610	50
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	896	47.31/cwt	38.00–55.00	424	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	76.45/cwt	67.00–82.00	1,120	12
Bulls	—	—	2,150	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	2,387	2
Bulls	—	—	1,391	95.15/cwt	87.00–102.00	1,324	7
Bulls	—	—	1,114	80.46/cwt	75.00–84.00	896	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	560.00/head	560.00–560.00	560	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	570.00/head	570.00–570.00	570	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	723	552.56/head	490.00–640.00	553	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	760	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	700	107.50/cwt	107.50–107.50	753	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	830	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	664	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	280	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	322	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	505	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	778	92.22/cwt	80.00–105.00	717	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	105.05/cwt	100.00–110.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	765	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	260	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	403	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	574	110.98/cwt	105.00–120.00	637	5
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	117.50–122.50	738	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	435	116.55/cwt	105.00–125.00	507	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	338	139.89/cwt	125.00–155.00	473	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	730	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	173.11/cwt	155.00–185.00	384	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	626	140.46/cwt	125.00–156.00	879	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	809	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	320	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	304	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	283	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	354	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	250	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	250	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	600	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	158.31/cwt	145.00–170.00	424	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	421	155.95/cwt	140.00–167.50	657	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	522	115.81/cwt	107.50–120.00	605	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 Jan 3, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 330Last week 405Year ago 192

Slaughter CattleReceipts 186Last week 132Year ago 59

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 14Year ago 12

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	512	150.00–194.00	167.32
10	—	579	147.00–167.00	154.03
5	—	421	170.00–195.00	180.18
8	—	466	152.50–190.00	169.91
1	—	655	158.00	158.00
2	—	270	190.00	190.00
8	—	327	175.00–207.50	197.71
9	—	370	175.00–205.00	195.59
5	—	222	155.00–185.00	173.11
4	—	626	125.00–156.00	140.46
1	—	735	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	300	110.00	110.00
3	—	422	100.00–110.00	105.02
1	—	830	80.00	80.00
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
1	—	280	115.00	115.00
1	—	505	108.00	108.00
2	—	778	80.00–105.00	92.22
2	—	475	100.00–110.00	105.05
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	518	127.50–142.50	133.53
3	—	472	142.50–147.50	144.95
3	—	373	120.00–155.00	133.30
1	—	700	107.50	107.50
1	—	695	110.00	110.00
1	—	260	155.00	155.00
5	—	574	105.00–120.00	110.98
2	—	615	117.50–122.50	120.00
2	—	338	125.00–155.00	139.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	320	137.50–170.00	155.22
1	—	1,090	94.00	94.00
11	—	467	130.00–162.50	152.22
6	—	613	125.00–131.00	127.92
8	—	521	125.00–151.00	134.86
3	—	668	110.00–122.50	117.60
4	—	215	155.00–180.00	162.33
18	—	370	132.50–167.50	152.61
9	—	568	122.50–137.50	127.04
8	—	268	145.00–170.00	158.31
18	—	421	140.00–167.50	155.95
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	110.00–115.00	112.47
2	—	570	105.00–110.00	107.43
2	—	340	105.00–120.00	112.50
1	—	995	90.00	90.00
4	—	671	105.00–110.00	108.76
4	—	378	115.00–125.00	119.93
3	—	435	105.00–125.00	116.55
1	—	730	90.00	90.00
2	—	283	125.00	125.00
3	—	522	107.50–120.00	115.81
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	90.00	90.00
1	—	245	90.00	90.00
3	—	320	95.00	95.00
1	—	250	100.00	100.00
1	—	600	100.00	100.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	135.00–141.00	138.01
6	—	323	202.50–225.00	214.92
4	—	484	155.00–185.00	170.50
7	—	524	150.00–182.50	167.12
3	—	408	207.50–210.00	208.84
5	—	278	195.00–220.00	204.95
2	—	715	131.00–145.00	137.85
2	—	573	150.00–185.00	166.81
2	—	240	200.00–225.00	212.24
6	—	373	197.50–222.50	211.74
2	—	628	160.00–162.00	161.02
1	—	695	149.00	149.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	107.50	107.50
1	—	255	105.00	105.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	375	155.00	155.00
1	—	845	104.00	104.00
3	—	477	125.00–140.00	133.25
3	—	273	135.00–155.00	147.07
1	—	340	120.00	120.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	58.00	58.00
1	—	700	70.00	70.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	86.00	86.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,705	60.00	60.00
12	—	1,465	67.00–82.00	76.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,439	85.00–96.00	88.21
62	—	1,223	70.00–85.00	77.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
50	—	970	55.00–70.00	62.87
16	—	896	38.00–55.00	47.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,150	111.00	111.00
7	—	1,391	87.00–102.00	95.15
5	—	1,114	75.00–84.00	80.46

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 (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	840	560.00	560.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	735	570.00	570.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	723	490.00–640.00	552.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	760	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	690	810.00	810.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,150.00	1,150.00

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

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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