Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.83/cwt on 123 head. That ranks 1 of 10 comparable sales and sits −41.45 against this barn's trailing median of $192.28.

Average price

$150.83

123 head · 494 lb average

Value per head Derived

$746

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$336

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

$70.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.56

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	509	166.41	847	78
Large 1-2	395	147.97	585	5thin
Medium 2	465	127.03	591	32
Medium 3	533	95.88	511	8thin

One grade step is worth $70.54/cwt here — about $336 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

10 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $159.35, median $192.28 across 10 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale123 hd

150.83

—

NC average8 barns · 672 hd

143.27

+7.56

This barn, trailing median10 sales

192.28

−41.45

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	—	Average	1,340	99.45	1,332	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	90.03	1,094	53
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,418	87.19	1,236	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	956	67.85	649	24

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,215	$1,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	955	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$860	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$850	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	828	$665	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$1,260	4thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	708	135.44/cwt	130.00–141.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	275	114.94/cwt	110.00–120.00	316	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	677	98.33/cwt	95.00–100.00	666	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	427	120.14/cwt	110.00–125.00	513	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	470	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	378	107.17/cwt	100.00–120.00	405	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	520	111.73/cwt	105.00–115.00	581	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	469	144.05/cwt	132.50–152.50	676	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	579	157.45/cwt	135.00–167.50	912	6
Heifers	Medium 2	—	325	111.95/cwt	100.00–125.00	364	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	470	107.39/cwt	105.00–110.00	505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	113.43/cwt	105.00–120.00	826	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	358	97.48/cwt	95.00–100.00	349	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	635	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	279	155.66/cwt	145.00–165.00	434	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	618	136.47/cwt	132.50–140.00	843	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	332	150.65/cwt	140.00–160.00	500	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	144.61/cwt	127.50–155.00	538	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	531	142.95/cwt	125.00–150.00	759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	575	134.10/cwt	120.00–150.00	771	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	897	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	763	107.48/cwt	105.00–110.00	820	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	233	152.58/cwt	150.00–155.00	356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	145.04/cwt	130.00–160.00	614	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	206.68/cwt	200.00–217.00	630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	270	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	554	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	470	122.50/cwt	120.00–125.00	576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	191.43/cwt	172.50–209.00	810	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	508	184.34/cwt	165.00–199.00	936	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	240	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	174.18/cwt	160.00–187.50	827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	171.63/cwt	164.00–177.00	990	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	204.17/cwt	197.50–225.00	760	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	687	158.50/cwt	155.00–163.00	1,089	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	158.19/cwt	145.00–167.00	965	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	157.45/cwt	145.00–171.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	395	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	573	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	190.99/cwt	160.00–205.00	688	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	427	180.40/cwt	160.00–202.50	770	13
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	270	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	419	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	55.13/cwt	42.50–59.00	545	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	950	70.39/cwt	60.00–76.00	669	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,418	87.19/cwt	78.00–92.00	1,236	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,395	99.61/cwt	95.00–109.00	1,390	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,163	87.22/cwt	77.00–95.00	1,014	41
Bulls	—	—	1,191	99.12/cwt	93.00–107.00	1,181	5
Bulls	—	—	982	81.96/cwt	70.00–88.00	805	5
Bulls	—	—	1,701	112.18/cwt	108.00–117.00	1,908	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	680	470.00/head	470.00–470.00	470	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	860.00/head	860.00–860.00	860	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	830	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	820.00/head	820.00–820.00	820	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,659.21/head	1,300.00–1,930.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	830	79.00/cwt	79.00–79.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	735	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	827	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	485	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	485	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	772	109.44/cwt	106.00–112.50	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	471	178.40/cwt	160.00–197.50	840	10
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	437	146.62/cwt	145.00–150.00	641	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	615	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	418	135.87/cwt	132.50–140.00	568	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	520	129.03/cwt	115.00–140.00	671	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	610	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	412	96.84/cwt	85.00–105.00	399	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	510	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	536	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	265	127.08/cwt	120.00–135.00	337	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	233	142.37/cwt	140.00–145.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	322	180.71/cwt	165.00–195.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	590	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	575	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	382	128.28/cwt	125.00–135.00	490	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	318	114.58/cwt	105.00–130.00	364	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	238	184.89/cwt	175.00–195.00	440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	525	161.93/cwt	145.00–190.00	850	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	274	192.24/cwt	185.00–200.00	527	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	570	125.74/cwt	107.50–135.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium 2	—	670	112.50/cwt	112.50–112.50	754	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	467	130.13/cwt	120.00–135.00	608	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	960	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,170	119.00/cwt	119.00–119.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	1,395	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	610	152.68/cwt	135.00–171.00	931	11

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 31, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 313Last week 316Year ago 588

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 105Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 8Year ago 32

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	708	130.00–141.00	135.44
6	—	579	135.00–167.50	157.45
6	—	663	145.00–171.00	157.45
5	—	360	160.00–205.00	190.99
1	—	900	104.00	104.00
13	—	427	160.00–202.50	180.40
3	—	772	106.00–112.50	109.44
10	—	471	160.00–197.50	178.40
3	—	322	165.00–195.00	180.71
2	—	238	175.00–195.00	184.89
12	—	525	145.00–190.00	161.93
4	—	274	185.00–200.00	192.24
11	—	610	135.00–171.00	152.68
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	145.00	145.00
1	—	270	155.00	155.00
3	—	437	145.00–150.00	146.62
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	830	79.00	79.00
1	—	485	100.00	100.00
1	—	610	95.00	95.00
3	—	412	85.00–105.00	96.84
1	—	510	105.00	105.00
1	—	590	97.50	97.50
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	735	112.50	112.50
1	—	615	120.00	120.00
3	—	418	132.50–140.00	135.87
6	—	520	115.00–140.00	129.03
2	—	265	120.00–135.00	127.08
2	—	233	140.00–145.00	142.37
3	—	382	125.00–135.00	128.28
3	—	318	105.00–130.00	114.58
7	—	570	107.50–135.00	125.74
1	—	670	112.50	112.50
3	—	467	120.00–135.00	130.13
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	275	110.00–120.00	114.94
3	—	677	95.00–100.00	98.33
3	—	427	110.00–125.00	120.14
4	—	378	100.00–120.00	107.17
3	—	520	105.00–115.00	111.73
3	—	325	100.00–125.00	111.95
2	—	470	105.00–110.00	107.39
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	85.00	85.00
2	—	358	95.00–100.00	97.48
1	—	635	95.00	95.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	132.50–152.50	144.05
3	—	728	105.00–120.00	113.43
9	—	279	145.00–165.00	155.66
5	—	618	132.50–140.00	136.47
11	—	332	140.00–160.00	150.65
10	—	372	127.50–155.00	144.61
9	—	531	125.00–150.00	142.95
5	—	575	120.00–150.00	134.10
1	—	915	98.00	98.00
1	—	665	125.00	125.00
1	—	955	98.00	98.00
2	—	763	105.00–110.00	107.48
2	—	233	150.00–155.00	152.58
16	—	423	130.00–160.00	145.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	960	116.00	116.00
1	—	1,170	119.00	119.00
1	—	1,395	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	305	200.00–217.00	206.68
1	—	270	205.00	205.00
1	—	755	140.00	140.00
8	—	423	172.50–209.00	191.43
6	—	508	165.00–199.00	184.34
2	—	240	195.00–200.00	197.45
2	—	475	160.00–187.50	174.18
5	—	577	164.00–177.00	171.63
10	—	372	197.50–225.00	204.17
3	—	687	155.00–163.00	158.50
3	—	610	145.00–167.00	158.19
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	445	97.50	97.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	988	42.50–59.00	55.13
20	—	950	60.00–76.00	70.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,418	78.00–92.00	87.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,395	95.00–109.00	99.61
41	—	1,163	77.00–95.00	87.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,191	93.00–107.00	99.12
5	—	982	70.00–88.00	81.96
7	—	1,701	108.00–117.00	112.18

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	860.00	860.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	860.00	860.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	850.00	850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	955	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	680	470.00	470.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	830	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	820.00	820.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,300.00–1,930.00	1,659.21

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

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

This barn's trailing prices 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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