Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-04-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-04-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.89/cwt on 177 head.

Average price

$180.89

177 head · 483 lb average

Value per head Derived

$873

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$69.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	481	187.25	901	152
Medium and Large 2	465	153.88	716	17thin
Medium and Large 3	551	117.52	648	8thin

One grade step is worth $69.73/cwt here — about $253 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 sale177 hd

180.89

—

NC average7 barns · 1,232 hd

169.94

+10.95

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	1,279	108.31	1,386	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,221	100.36	1,225	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,432	89.31	1,279	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	971	79.15	769	38

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)	875	$910	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	903	$878	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$859	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$783	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	745	$837	3thin

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1Fancy	—	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	320	156.43/cwt	150.00–165.00	501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	220.92/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,034	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	272	225.89/cwt	205.00–250.00	614	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	388	160.10/cwt	155.00–165.00	621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	668	132.49/cwt	130.00–135.00	885	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	650	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	683	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	600	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	660	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	190.28/cwt	170.00–202.50	900	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	567	179.80/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,019	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	281	180.99/cwt	165.00–195.00	509	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	562	120.06/cwt	110.00–125.00	675	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	215	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	159.13/cwt	150.00–165.00	816	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	363	222.24/cwt	215.00–230.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	180.00/cwt	175.00–187.50	1,111	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	194.37/cwt	175.00–202.50	731	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	676	159.34/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,077	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	190.11/cwt	170.00–202.50	990	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	115.00/cwt	110.00–120.00	558	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	227.87/cwt	220.00–242.50	964	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	156.04/cwt	145.00–165.00	730	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	705	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	197.99/cwt	192.50–205.00	649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	234	196.04/cwt	180.00–215.00	459	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	785	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	523	175.17/cwt	170.00–180.00	916	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	715	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	207.95/cwt	190.00–224.00	1,189	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	665	191.00/cwt	191.00–191.00	1,270	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	834	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	229.14/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,095	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	529	228.71/cwt	219.00–237.50	1,210	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	323	237.44/cwt	235.00–240.00	767	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	580	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,085	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	415	247.02/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,240	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	455	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,115	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	229.01/cwt	210.00–245.00	882	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	305	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	808	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	373	252.48/cwt	247.50–260.00	942	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,432	89.31/cwt	81.00–95.00	1,279	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	99.79/cwt	93.00–106.00	1,212	42
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,302	108.32/cwt	107.00–110.00	1,410	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	796	59.58/cwt	45.00–67.00	474	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,011	83.57/cwt	75.00–90.00	845	31
Bulls	—	—	1,298	87.04/cwt	78.00–91.00	1,130	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	120.19/cwt	118.00–122.00	1,975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,154	109.07/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,259	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	890.00/head	890.00–890.00	890	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	858.62/head	795.00–920.00	859	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	903	878.23/head	660.00–1,050.00	878	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	830	350.00/head	350.00–350.00	350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	825	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	680	680.00/head	680.00–680.00	680	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	880.00/head	880.00–880.00	880	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	910.00/head	910.00–910.00	910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	475	115.11/cwt	110.00–120.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	273	152.71/cwt	150.00–155.00	417	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	522	131.15/cwt	120.00–145.00	685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	203	187.35/cwt	175.00–200.00	380	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	120.70/cwt	105.00–135.00	386	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	521	180.35/cwt	165.00–190.00	940	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	850	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,182	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	310	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	574	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.08/cwt	125.00–145.00	574	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	121.76/cwt	110.00–135.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	578	191.58/cwt	180.00–211.00	1,107	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	790	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	707	171.21/cwt	160.00–181.00	1,210	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	415	178.33/cwt	160.00–192.50	740	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	191.69/cwt	190.00–195.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	104.93/cwt	100.00–110.00	771	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	558	168.67/cwt	162.50–175.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	614	197.22/cwt	186.00–210.00	1,211	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	363	177.59/cwt	175.00–180.00	645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	125.22/cwt	115.00–135.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	620	166.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,033	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	675	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,114	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	520	205.07/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,066	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	665	192.75/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,282	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	428	193.68/cwt	175.00–205.00	829	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	234.25/cwt	230.00–237.50	1,218	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	220.23/cwt	205.00–237.00	932	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	326	226.86/cwt	210.00–245.00	740	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,107	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 Apr 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 394Last week 631Year ago 412

Slaughter CattleReceipts 113Last week 133Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 12

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	340	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	320	150.00–165.00	156.43
2	—	388	155.00–165.00	160.10
2	—	668	130.00–135.00	132.49
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	215	160.00	160.00
3	—	513	150.00–165.00	159.13
4	—	468	145.00–165.00	156.04
1	—	595	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	650	105.00	105.00
1	—	600	110.00	110.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
3	—	562	110.00–125.00	120.06
2	—	485	110.00–120.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
35	—	473	170.00–202.50	190.28
15	—	567	170.00–190.00	179.80
6	—	281	165.00–195.00	180.99
10	—	617	175.00–187.50	180.00
19	—	376	175.00–202.50	194.37
7	—	676	147.50–165.00	159.34
30	—	521	170.00–202.50	190.11
1	—	705	157.00	157.00
4	—	328	192.50–205.00	197.99
4	—	234	180.00–215.00	196.04
1	—	785	145.00	145.00
18	—	428	175.00–205.00	193.68
1	—	900	123.00	123.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	468	205.00–237.50	220.92
9	—	272	205.00–250.00	225.89
17	—	385	210.00–245.00	229.01
1	—	240	240.00	240.00
1	—	850	139.00	139.00
13	—	578	180.00–211.00	191.58
1	—	790	165.00	165.00
3	—	707	160.00–181.00	171.21
8	—	614	186.00–210.00	197.22
1	—	825	120.00	120.00
12	—	520	197.50–225.00	205.07
6	—	665	184.00–200.00	192.75
11	—	423	205.00–237.00	220.23
10	—	326	210.00–245.00	226.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	415	245.00–249.00	247.02
1	—	570	217.50	217.50
1	—	455	245.00	245.00
3	—	520	230.00–237.50	234.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	265.00	265.00
3	—	373	247.50–260.00	252.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	475	110.00–120.00	115.11
2	—	273	150.00–155.00	152.71
5	—	522	120.00–145.00	131.15
2	—	320	105.00–135.00	120.70
3	—	425	125.00–145.00	135.08
3	—	383	110.00–135.00	121.76
2	—	573	115.00–135.00	125.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	203	175.00–200.00	187.35
5	—	521	165.00–190.00	180.35
1	—	310	185.00	185.00
5	—	415	160.00–192.50	178.33
3	—	463	190.00–195.00	191.69
2	—	735	100.00–110.00	104.93
2	—	558	162.50–175.00	168.67
2	—	363	175.00–180.00	177.59
3	—	620	160.00–175.00	166.64
1	—	675	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	215.00–230.00	222.24
6	—	423	220.00–242.50	227.87
1	—	715	160.00	160.00
6	—	572	190.00–224.00	207.95
6	—	478	220.00–235.00	229.14
6	—	529	219.00–237.50	228.71
2	—	323	235.00–240.00	237.44
1	—	620	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	523	170.00–180.00	175.17
1	—	445	187.50	187.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	142.50	142.50
1	—	370	135.00	135.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	665	191.00	191.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	580	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,432	81.00–95.00	89.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,215	93.00–106.00	99.79
3	—	1,302	107.00–110.00	108.32
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	796	45.00–67.00	59.58
31	—	1,011	75.00–90.00	83.57
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,298	78.00–91.00	87.04
3	—	1,643	118.00–122.00	120.19
9	—	1,154	100.00–115.00	109.07

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	—	915	890.00	890.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	958	795.00–920.00	858.62
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	903	660.00–1,050.00	878.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	875	910.00	910.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	350.00	350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	825	675.00	675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	680.00	680.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	880.00	880.00

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