Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-02-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-02-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 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 $165.00/cwt on 184 head.

Average price

$165.00

184 head · 444 lb average

Value per head Derived

$733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$415

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

$72.48/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.87

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	458	173.48	795	152
Medium 2	380	129.12	491	27
Medium 3	376	101.00	380	5thin

One grade step is worth $72.48/cwt here — about $415 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 sale184 hd

165.00

—

NC average8 barns · 1,346 hd

152.13

+12.87

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	1,477	105.82	1,563	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	93.99	1,152	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	84.08	1,118	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	947	69.91	662	21

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)	1,057	$1,355	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,079	$1,195	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$1,170	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,214	$1,131	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	995	$1,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	917	$1,049	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,093	$910	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	845	$1,595	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	857	$1,437	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	880	$1,225	1thin

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 and Large 1-2	—	279	171.30/cwt	150.00–200.00	478	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	424	180.27/cwt	150.00–196.00	764	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	615	165.84/cwt	159.00–175.00	1,020	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	183.65/cwt	157.50–201.00	871	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	222	158.82/cwt	145.00–180.00	353	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	279	132.03/cwt	120.00–140.00	368	5
Heifers	Medium 2	—	215	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	269	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	370	183.03/cwt	160.00–204.00	677	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	210.24/cwt	205.00–214.00	1,213	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	177.29/cwt	155.00–198.00	574	18
Heifers	Medium 2	—	430	127.30/cwt	110.00–145.00	547	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	571	166.49/cwt	150.00–185.00	951	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	519	179.00/cwt	150.00–190.00	929	16
Steers	Medium 2	—	375	129.93/cwt	125.00–135.00	487	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	510	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	485	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	516	202.66/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,046	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	618	126.21/cwt	125.00–127.50	780	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	468	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,508	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	714	134.24/cwt	130.00–138.00	958	6
Steers	Medium 2	—	523	151.94/cwt	135.00–165.00	795	3
Steers	Medium 3	—	400	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	290	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	655	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	616	200.85/cwt	187.50–210.00	1,237	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	650	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,307	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	221.48/cwt	212.50–225.00	824	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	408	210.37/cwt	186.00–221.00	858	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	475	198.94/cwt	170.00–225.00	945	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	777	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	520	91.00/cwt	91.00–91.00	473	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	705	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	529	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	515	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	618	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	324	220.32/cwt	200.00–235.00	714	10
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	435	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	600	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	1,350	89.00/cwt	89.00–89.00	1,202	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	350	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	474	194.69/cwt	175.00–215.00	923	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	422	196.76/cwt	170.00–218.00	830	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	283	204.40/cwt	170.00–228.00	578	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	611	190.11/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,162	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	340	197.33/cwt	185.00–210.00	671	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	162.66/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,261	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	72.62/cwt	63.00–82.50	692	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	913	53.64/cwt	47.00–61.00	490	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	84.08/cwt	81.00–87.00	1,118	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	101.17/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,285	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,202	90.24/cwt	85.00–95.00	1,085	23
Bulls	—	—	1,085	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	901	1
Bulls	—	—	1,413	102.49/cwt	99.00–109.00	1,448	6
Bulls	—	—	1,737	120.09/cwt	116.00–122.00	2,086	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	910.16/head	770.00–1,020.00	910	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	857	1,436.93/head	1,000.00–1,900.00	1,437	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	1,170.21/head	950.00–1,300.00	1,170	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,214	1,131.18/head	865.00–1,300.00	1,131	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,195.08/head	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,195	8
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	683	617.24/head	500.00–670.00	617	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,372.28/head	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,372	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,354.81/head	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,355	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	1,225.00/head	1,225.00–1,225.00	1,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,712.80/head	1,450.00–2,075.00	1,713	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	361	142.39/cwt	120.00–160.00	514	4
Bulls	Medium 2	—	468	146.82/cwt	125.00–157.50	687	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	425	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	404	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	370	111.60/cwt	110.00–115.00	413	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	285	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	328	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	475	107.45/cwt	105.00–110.00	510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	578	189.19/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,094	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	372	208.64/cwt	185.00–222.50	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	225	204.34/cwt	182.50–222.00	460	3
Bulls	Medium 2	—	218	152.47/cwt	150.00–155.00	332	2
Bulls	Medium 2	—	419	147.17/cwt	125.00–155.00	617	6
Bulls	Medium 2	—	524	119.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	625	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	355	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	500	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	679	151.86/cwt	135.00–161.00	1,031	6
Bulls	Medium 3	—	333	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	366	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	669	178.72/cwt	155.00–193.00	1,196	9
Bulls	Medium 2	—	680	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,006	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	331	123.67/cwt	115.00–145.00	409	5
Heifers	Medium 3	—	345	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	362	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	565	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	522	192.94/cwt	170.00–214.00	1,007	14
Heifers	Medium 3	—	405	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	385	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	303	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	524	135.45/cwt	125.00–142.50	710	4
Heifers	Medium 2	—	477	126.01/cwt	110.00–142.50	601	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	366	130.45/cwt	127.50–135.00	477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	109.00/cwt	109.00–109.00	1,008	1

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 28, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 425Last week 504Year ago 286

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 144Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 42Last week 30Year ago 16

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	279	150.00–200.00	171.30
22	—	424	150.00–196.00	180.27
8	—	615	159.00–175.00	165.84
24	—	474	157.50–201.00	183.65
5	—	222	145.00–180.00	158.82
23	—	370	160.00–204.00	183.03
1	—	825	132.00	132.00
18	—	324	155.00–198.00	177.29
10	—	571	150.00–185.00	166.49
16	—	519	150.00–190.00	179.00
1	—	1,350	103.00	103.00
6	—	714	130.00–138.00	134.24
6	—	679	135.00–161.00	151.86
1	—	925	109.00	109.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	279	120.00–140.00	132.03
2	—	215	125.00	125.00
2	—	430	110.00–145.00	127.30
5	—	331	115.00–145.00	123.67
1	—	565	131.00	131.00
4	—	524	125.00–142.50	135.45
3	—	477	110.00–142.50	126.01
5	—	366	127.50–135.00	130.45
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	355	90.00	90.00
1	—	500	105.00	105.00
1	—	345	105.00	105.00
1	—	405	95.00	95.00
1	—	275	110.00	110.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	577	205.00–214.00	210.24
7	—	516	175.00–220.00	202.66
1	—	1,085	139.00	139.00
1	—	290	226.00	226.00
7	—	616	187.50–210.00	200.85
1	—	650	201.00	201.00
12	—	372	212.50–225.00	221.48
8	—	408	186.00–221.00	210.37
7	—	475	170.00–225.00	198.94
10	—	324	200.00–235.00	220.32
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	375	125.00–135.00	129.93
1	—	565	165.00	165.00
2	—	618	125.00–127.50	126.21
2	—	468	145.00–150.00	147.51
3	—	523	135.00–165.00	151.94
1	—	410	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	95.00	95.00
1	—	400	80.00	80.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	510	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	580	134.00	134.00
1	—	520	91.00	91.00
1	—	435	138.00	138.00
1	—	1,350	89.00	89.00
1	—	350	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	705	75.00	75.00
1	—	515	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	474	175.00–215.00	194.69
21	—	422	170.00–218.00	196.76
9	—	283	170.00–228.00	204.40
7	—	611	175.00–197.50	190.11
4	—	340	185.00–210.00	197.33
3	—	775	150.00–173.00	162.66
16	—	578	170.00–207.00	189.19
11	—	372	185.00–222.50	208.64
3	—	225	182.50–222.00	204.34
9	—	669	155.00–193.00	178.72
14	—	522	170.00–214.00	192.94
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	361	120.00–160.00	142.39
9	—	468	125.00–157.50	146.82
2	—	218	150.00–155.00	152.47
6	—	419	125.00–155.00	147.17
4	—	524	115.00–125.00	119.34
1	—	680	148.00	148.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	425	95.00	95.00
3	—	370	110.00–115.00	111.60
1	—	285	115.00	115.00
2	—	475	105.00–110.00	107.45
2	—	333	110.00	110.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	953	63.00–82.50	72.62
3	—	913	47.00–61.00	53.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,330	81.00–87.00	84.08
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,270	97.00–106.00	101.17
23	—	1,202	85.00–95.00	90.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	83.00	83.00
6	—	1,413	99.00–109.00	102.49
3	—	1,737	116.00–122.00	120.09

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,093	770.00–1,020.00	910.16
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,200	950.00–1,300.00	1,170.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,214	865.00–1,300.00	1,131.18
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,079	1,050.00–1,425.00	1,195.08
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,093	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,372.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,057	1,025.00–1,575.00	1,354.81
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	683	500.00–670.00	617.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	857	1,000.00–1,900.00	1,436.93
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	925	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	880	1,225.00	1,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	—	825	1,450.00–2,075.00	1,712.80

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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