Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $143.86/cwt on 146 head.

Average price

$143.86

146 head · 468 lb average

Value per head Derived

$674

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$309

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

$67.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.16

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	476	155.03	737	111
Medium 2	384	121.66	467	19thin
Large 1-2	593	109.66	650	4thin
Medium 3	492	87.05	428	12thin

One grade step is worth $67.98/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 sale146 hd

143.86

—

NC average8 barns · 960 hd

138.70

+5.16

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	1,194	91.30	1,090	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,503	83.91	1,261	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,052	83.20	875	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	969	67.38	653	30

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$960	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,000	$954	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	887	$670	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$1,157	5

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3	—	325	91.15/cwt	85.00–97.50	296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	623	144.53/cwt	135.00–155.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	418	120.78/cwt	110.00–130.00	505	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	273	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	205	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	455	129.50/cwt	125.00–134.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	288	125.09/cwt	115.00–135.00	360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	918	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	238	129.53/cwt	115.00–145.00	308	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	400	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	660	87.44/cwt	80.00–95.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	278	164.46/cwt	145.00–185.00	457	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	323	147.61/cwt	135.00–170.00	477	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	130.01/cwt	125.00–135.00	871	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	476	160.96/cwt	137.00–179.00	766	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	220	151.09/cwt	135.00–165.00	332	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	155.34/cwt	132.50–179.00	808	13
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	770	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	801	1
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	560	104.82/cwt	95.00–115.00	587	2
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	480	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	417	160.58/cwt	135.00–172.50	670	12
Heifers	Medium 2	—	590	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	138.53/cwt	135.00–140.00	989	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	550	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	450	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	316	215.91/cwt	205.00–232.50	682	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	423	208.70/cwt	192.50–220.00	883	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	374	212.36/cwt	185.00–220.00	794	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	510	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	385	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	466	192.80/cwt	187.50–196.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	157.46/cwt	135.00–170.00	598	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	149.46/cwt	144.00–155.00	1,158	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	475	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	670	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	750	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	445	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	601	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	690	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	849	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	206.94/cwt	195.00–211.00	1,062	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	560	169.00/cwt	145.00–185.00	946	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	176.49/cwt	165.00–191.00	838	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	713	127.63/cwt	115.00–136.00	910	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	617	163.64/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,010	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	777	124.35/cwt	115.00–135.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	228	191.73/cwt	185.00–200.00	437	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,041	82.35/cwt	76.00–89.00	857	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	894	53.28/cwt	50.00–57.00	476	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	69.55/cwt	59.00–78.00	682	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	94.00/cwt	94.00–94.00	1,372	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,511	81.89/cwt	75.00–89.00	1,237	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,178	92.99/cwt	92.00–94.00	1,095	2
Bulls	—	—	800	80.99/cwt	74.00–86.00	648	10
Bulls	—	—	1,507	99.90/cwt	89.00–106.00	1,505	8
Bulls	—	—	1,915	108.45/cwt	107.00–110.00	2,077	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	670.00/head	670.00–670.00	670	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,073	1,026.22/head	950.00–1,100.00	1,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	960.00/head	960.00–960.00	960	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	855	810.00/head	810.00–810.00	810	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	883	670.59/head	640.00–700.00	671	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	845	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	1,211.98/head	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,212	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	360	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	378	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	305	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	320	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	255	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	600	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	750	1
Bulls	Large 1-2	—	440	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	960	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	696	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	328	114.25/cwt	110.00–117.50	375	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	540	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	486	1
Bulls	Medium 2	—	480	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	268	185.79/cwt	165.00–205.00	498	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	365	120.14/cwt	115.00–125.00	439	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	427	117.25/cwt	110.00–127.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	373	205.79/cwt	175.00–220.00	768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	182.67/cwt	165.00–195.00	950	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	678	139.26/cwt	130.00–148.00	944	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	530	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	435	179.78/cwt	165.00–195.00	782	10
Heifers	Medium 3	—	380	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	567	148.38/cwt	130.00–162.50	841	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	418	180.82/cwt	178.00–185.00	756	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	330	194.20/cwt	177.50–212.50	641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	373	178.10/cwt	175.00–181.00	664	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	505	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	320	122.85/cwt	115.00–130.00	393	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,260	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	760	85.00/cwt	85.00–85.00	646	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	362	115.97/cwt	107.50–120.00	420	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	518	89.98/cwt	85.00–95.00	466	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 Feb 14, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 320Last week 448Year ago 714

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 108Year ago 110

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 16Year ago 30

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	325	85.00–97.50	91.15
2	—	273	75.00	75.00
1	—	400	95.00	95.00
2	—	660	80.00–95.00	87.44
1	—	380	97.50	97.50
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
1	—	760	85.00	85.00
2	—	518	85.00–95.00	89.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	623	135.00–155.00	144.53
1	—	765	120.00	120.00
2	—	278	145.00–185.00	164.46
9	—	323	135.00–170.00	147.61
3	—	670	125.00–135.00	130.01
22	—	476	137.00–179.00	160.96
5	—	220	135.00–165.00	151.09
13	—	520	132.50–179.00	155.34
12	—	417	135.00–172.50	160.58
4	—	714	135.00–140.00	138.53
1	—	810	125.00	125.00
10	—	380	135.00–170.00	157.46
13	—	567	130.00–162.50	148.38
1	—	1,260	96.00	96.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	418	110.00–130.00	120.78
2	—	455	125.00–134.00	129.50
2	—	288	115.00–135.00	125.09
2	—	238	115.00–145.00	129.53
1	—	590	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	115.00	115.00
2	—	320	115.00–130.00	122.85
3	—	362	107.50–120.00	115.97
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
7	—	418	178.00–185.00	180.82
2	—	373	175.00–181.00	178.10
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	770	104.00	104.00
2	—	560	95.00–115.00	104.82
1	—	480	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	184.00	184.00
9	—	316	205.00–232.50	215.91
8	—	423	192.50–220.00	208.70
11	—	374	185.00–220.00	212.36
1	—	230	165.00	165.00
4	—	466	187.50–196.00	192.80
2	—	775	144.00–155.00	149.46
4	—	513	195.00–211.00	206.94
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	145.00	145.00
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	110.00	110.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	137.00	137.00
1	—	475	141.00	141.00
1	—	750	85.00	85.00
1	—	340	135.00	135.00
1	—	445	135.00	135.00
1	—	690	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	560	145.00–185.00	169.00
13	—	475	165.00–191.00	176.49
3	—	713	115.00–136.00	127.63
7	—	617	150.00–177.00	163.64
3	—	777	115.00–135.00	124.35
4	—	228	185.00–200.00	191.73
1	—	895	115.00	115.00
4	—	268	165.00–205.00	185.79
6	—	373	175.00–220.00	205.79
18	—	520	165.00–195.00	182.67
3	—	678	130.00–148.00	139.26
10	—	435	165.00–195.00	179.78
2	—	330	177.50–212.50	194.20
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	360	105.00	105.00
1	—	305	105.00	105.00
1	—	960	72.50	72.50
1	—	540	90.00	90.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	255	135.00	135.00
3	—	328	110.00–117.50	114.25
1	—	480	105.00	105.00
2	—	365	115.00–125.00	120.14
3	—	427	110.00–127.00	117.25
1	—	530	125.00	125.00
1	—	595	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	600	125.00	125.00
1	—	440	115.00	115.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,041	76.00–89.00	82.35
2	—	1,178	92.00–94.00	92.99
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	894	50.00–57.00	53.28
26	—	981	59.00–78.00	69.55
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	94.00	94.00
5	—	1,511	75.00–89.00	81.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	800	74.00–86.00	80.99
8	—	1,507	89.00–106.00	99.90
2	—	1,915	107.00–110.00	108.45

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	895	670.00	670.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,073	950.00–1,100.00	1,026.22
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,050	960.00	960.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	855	810.00	810.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	883	640.00–700.00	670.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,125.00	1,125.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	1,100.00–1,275.00	1,211.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	1,025.00	1,025.00

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle