Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $184.33/cwt on 224 head.

Average price

$184.33

224 head · 481 lb average

Value per head Derived

$888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$291

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

$67.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.41

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	480	189.51	909	197
Medium and Large 2	491	149.60	735	24
Medium and Large 3	508	121.67	618	3thin

One grade step is worth $67.85/cwt here — about $291 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 sale224 hd

184.33

—

NC average8 barns · 1,565 hd

177.92

+6.41

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	1,549	114.45	1,773	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,200	101.64	1,219	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,434	91.02	1,305	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	907	75.64	686	46

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,580	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,013	$1,027	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$956	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	842	$931	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$902	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	695	$430	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	828	$1,183	21

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	209.49/cwt	195.00–222.50	987	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	585	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	374	209.79/cwt	204.00–215.00	785	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	200.03/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,326	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	215.22/cwt	207.50–220.00	1,117	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.95/cwt	202.50–236.00	952	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	438	159.91/cwt	155.00–165.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	585	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	790	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	669	157.95/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,057	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	809	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	181.26/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,031	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	762	154.99/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	140.07/cwt	135.00–145.00	497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	570	199.25/cwt	192.00–206.00	1,136	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	569	219.37/cwt	210.00–228.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	182.55/cwt	170.00–190.00	949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	208	207.35/cwt	190.00–215.00	431	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	521	153.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	800	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	721	161.62/cwt	150.00–168.00	1,165	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	324	189.04/cwt	175.00–200.00	612	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	865	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	412	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	171.73/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,070	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	884	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	295	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	755	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	221.94/cwt	207.50–237.50	739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	374	223.50/cwt	207.50–235.00	836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	450	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	380	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	950	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	176.50/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,280	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	715	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	685	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	514	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	—	450	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	540	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,285	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	560	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	1,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	950	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	375	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	544	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	337	166.38/cwt	145.00–172.50	561	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	470	122.42/cwt	120.00–125.00	575	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	535	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	375	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	435	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	326	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	425	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	563	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	480	107.50/cwt	100.00–115.00	516	2
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	—	938	78.58/cwt	69.00–88.00	737	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	915	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,217	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	874	149.43/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,306	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	995	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	221.04/cwt	216.00–226.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	605	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	530	222.75/cwt	222.50–223.00	1,181	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	771	61.06/cwt	49.00–69.00	471	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	109.34/cwt	107.00–112.00	1,518	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	960	81.39/cwt	72.00–90.00	781	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,434	91.02/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,305	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,137	99.07/cwt	91.00–106.00	1,126	39
Bulls	—	—	1,539	114.33/cwt	104.00–119.00	1,760	9
Bulls	—	—	1,368	97.84/cwt	96.00–100.00	1,338	2
Bulls	—	—	1,661	123.02/cwt	120.00–126.00	2,043	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	1,027.26/head	960.00–1,080.00	1,027	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	930.85/head	840.00–1,040.00	931	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,580	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	753	1,119.20/head	1,000.00–1,230.00	1,119	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	650	580.00/head	580.00–580.00	580	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	955.94/head	930.00–990.00	956	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	695	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	901.87/head	870.00–930.00	902	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,241.49/head	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,241	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	590	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	710	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	746	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	439	181.85/cwt	175.00–195.00	798	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	530	180.02/cwt	170.00–190.00	954	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	390	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	644	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	580	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	500	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	664	191.05/cwt	182.50–199.00	1,269	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.20/cwt	192.50–217.50	1,059	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	823	136.98/cwt	120.00–147.50	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	362	191.61/cwt	175.00–197.50	694	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	200.32/cwt	187.50–208.00	847	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	490	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	574	153.20/cwt	150.00–157.50	879	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	732	144.89/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	324	221.86/cwt	200.00–232.50	719	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	270	148.27/cwt	145.00–155.00	400	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	472	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	781	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	196.98/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,219	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	189.58/cwt	170.00–202.50	982	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	276	179.98/cwt	165.00–195.00	497	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	192.95/cwt	172.50–207.00	915	47
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	330	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	644	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	215.16/cwt	203.00–227.50	1,007	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	378	216.76/cwt	200.00–237.50	819	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	608	127.51/cwt	125.00–130.00	775	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	325	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	271	230.31/cwt	210.00–235.00	624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	727	179.36/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,304	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	216.70/cwt	200.00–232.50	927	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	571	197.94/cwt	180.00–207.50	1,130	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	565	182.35/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,030	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	275	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	509	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	157.99/cwt	149.00–170.00	1,220	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 May 9, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 399Year ago 572

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 89Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 33Last week 13Year ago 26

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower . Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	471	195.00–222.50	209.49
3	—	663	190.00–207.50	200.03
6	—	519	207.50–220.00	215.22
13	—	425	202.50–236.00	223.95
5	—	569	210.00–228.00	219.37
1	—	295	222.50	222.50
1	—	755	161.00	161.00
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
2	—	333	207.50–237.50	221.94
4	—	374	207.50–235.00	223.50
2	—	725	165.00–188.00	176.50
1	—	950	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	420	195.00	195.00
1	—	585	187.50	187.50
1	—	475	185.00	185.00
1	—	665	170.00	170.00
4	—	520	170.00–190.00	182.55
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	438	155.00–165.00	159.91
1	—	585	135.00	135.00
1	—	490	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	227.50	227.50
2	—	380	250.00	250.00
1	—	540	238.00	238.00
1	—	560	238.00	238.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	374	204.00–215.00	209.79
2	—	570	192.00–206.00	199.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	669	145.00–165.00	157.95
25	—	569	160.00–188.00	181.26
3	—	762	150.00–160.00	154.99
4	—	208	190.00–215.00	207.35
5	—	721	150.00–168.00	161.62
11	—	324	175.00–200.00	189.04
1	—	865	110.00	110.00
7	—	623	165.00–188.00	171.73
8	—	362	175.00–197.50	191.61
27	—	423	187.50–208.00	200.32
30	—	518	170.00–202.50	189.58
4	—	276	165.00–195.00	179.98
47	—	474	172.50–207.00	192.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	355	135.00–145.00	140.07
1	—	495	155.00	155.00
8	—	521	140.00–165.00	153.50
1	—	305	135.00	135.00
1	—	630	140.00	140.00
1	—	655	135.00	135.00
7	—	574	150.00–157.50	153.20
3	—	270	145.00–155.00	148.27
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	490	125.00	125.00
1	—	410	115.00	115.00
1	—	625	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	250	225.00	225.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	130.00	130.00
1	—	375	145.00	145.00
7	—	337	145.00–172.50	166.38
2	—	470	120.00–125.00	122.42
1	—	425	132.50	132.50
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	685	75.00	75.00
1	—	535	70.00	70.00
1	—	435	75.00	75.00
2	—	480	100.00–115.00	107.50
2	—	938	69.00–88.00	78.58
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	450	75.00	75.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	133.00	133.00
5	—	874	140.00–165.00	149.43
1	—	995	127.50	127.50
9	—	664	182.50–199.00	191.05
20	—	521	192.50–217.50	203.20
3	—	823	120.00–147.50	136.98
7	—	324	200.00–232.50	221.86
13	—	619	180.00–207.50	196.98
1	—	245	220.00	220.00
20	—	468	203.00–227.50	215.16
18	—	378	200.00–237.50	216.76
8	—	271	210.00–235.00	230.31
4	—	727	175.00–185.00	179.36
18	—	428	200.00–232.50	216.70
18	—	571	180.00–207.50	197.94
3	—	772	149.00–170.00	157.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	575	216.00–226.00	221.04
1	—	605	217.50	217.50
2	—	530	222.50–223.00	222.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	710	105.00	105.00
1	—	390	165.00	165.00
1	—	580	125.00	125.00
1	—	500	160.00	160.00
1	—	440	165.00	165.00
2	—	608	125.00–130.00	127.51
1	—	325	140.00	140.00
1	—	485	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	439	175.00–195.00	181.85
4	—	530	170.00–190.00	180.02
3	—	732	135.00–155.00	144.89
1	—	600	150.00	150.00
2	—	330	195.00	195.00
2	—	385	185.00	185.00
3	—	565	175.00–189.00	182.35
1	—	275	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	771	49.00–69.00	61.06
33	—	960	72.00–90.00	81.39
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,388	107.00–112.00	109.34
39	—	1,137	91.00–106.00	99.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,434	85.00–100.00	91.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,539	104.00–119.00	114.33
2	—	1,368	96.00–100.00	97.84
4	—	1,661	120.00–126.00	123.02

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)	2	—	1,013	960.00–1,080.00	1,027.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	842	840.00–1,040.00	930.85
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,580	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	948	930.00–990.00	955.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	965	870.00–930.00	901.87
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	430.00	430.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	753	1,000.00–1,230.00	1,119.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	16	—	853	1,010.00–1,625.00	1,241.49
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	650	580.00	580.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	610.00	610.00

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

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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