Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-05-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-05-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were active 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 $183.28/cwt on 117 head.

Average price

$183.28

117 head · 501 lb average

Value per head Derived

$919

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$452

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

$66.38/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.34

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	193.69	999	87
Medium and Large 2	477	170.29	813	18thin
Medium and Large 3	430	127.30	547	12thin

One grade step is worth $66.38/cwt here — about $452 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 sale117 hd

183.28

—

NC average7 barns · 588 hd

175.94

+7.34

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	—	High	1,418	123.73	1,755	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	116.20	1,484	55
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,471	102.18	1,503	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	85.05	832	23

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)	1,215	$1,437	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$1,405	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	978	$1,039	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$1,370	4thin

Every lot, as filed

93 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	—	818	118.83/cwt	115.00–122.50	972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	471	203.49/cwt	190.00–216.00	958	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	171.26/cwt	167.50–175.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	317	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	656	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	207.77/cwt	200.00–216.00	871	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	795	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,153	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	337	176.86/cwt	165.00–185.00	596	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	606	190.12/cwt	187.50–191.00	1,152	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	179.58/cwt	167.50–190.00	1,207	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	193.00/cwt	185.00–197.50	1,000	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	189.32/cwt	182.50–202.50	1,075	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	118.00/cwt	118.00–118.00	1,192	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	171.14/cwt	167.50–175.00	907	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,023	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	618	224.70/cwt	211.00–232.00	1,389	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	793	192.99/cwt	190.00–196.00	1,530	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	470	222.87/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	700	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,245	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	1,139	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	355	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	692	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	220.61/cwt	210.00–232.50	924	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	386	230.24/cwt	215.00–245.00	889	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	242.91/cwt	230.00–255.00	772	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	555	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,318	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	196.14/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,418	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	218.12/cwt	212.50–226.00	1,457	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	550	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	520	235.21/cwt	226.00–240.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	468	177.54/cwt	175.00–180.00	831	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	580	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,175	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	465	250.99/cwt	246.00–257.50	1,167	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	520	246.29/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,281	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	226.73/cwt	220.00–235.00	744	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	521	238.75/cwt	237.50–240.00	1,244	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,411	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	552	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,311	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	583	222.55/cwt	217.00–232.50	1,297	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	760	157.47/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,197	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,471	102.18/cwt	97.00–109.00	1,503	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,166	112.40/cwt	100.00–118.00	1,311	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,548	125.45/cwt	119.00–133.00	1,942	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	63.74/cwt	55.00–74.00	651	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	90.97/cwt	79.00–99.00	879	18
Bulls	—	—	1,738	140.01/cwt	136.00–143.00	2,433	2
Bulls	—	—	870	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	809	1
Bulls	—	—	1,403	123.42/cwt	112.00–128.00	1,732	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,038.89/head	840.00–1,175.00	1,039	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	1,404.94/head	850.00–1,675.00	1,405	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	1,437.16/head	1,360.00–1,510.00	1,437	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	1,499.87/head	1,360.00–1,575.00	1,500	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	960	980.00/head	980.00–980.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	152.50/cwt	145.00–160.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	142.70/cwt	130.00–155.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	590	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	974	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	313	152.32/cwt	145.00–160.00	477	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	208.86/cwt	200.00–220.00	986	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	154.94/cwt	145.00–165.00	679	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	519	190.33/cwt	175.00–200.00	988	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	515	214.89/cwt	207.50–232.50	1,107	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	569	195.72/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,114	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	196.14/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,306	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	218.95/cwt	210.00–228.00	933	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	260	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	611	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	410	176.57/cwt	170.00–185.00	724	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	810	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	376	223.01/cwt	210.00–237.50	839	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	202.12/cwt	192.50–213.00	1,245	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	783	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	333	217.59/cwt	215.00–220.00	725	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	462	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	369	209.28/cwt	195.00–217.50	772	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	190.55/cwt	175.00–202.50	897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	181.62/cwt	175.00–185.00	859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	387	124.74/cwt	120.00–135.00	483	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	700	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	822	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 May 30, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 301Last week 386Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 103Last week 99Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 21Year ago 20

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	115.00–122.50	118.83
21	—	471	190.00–216.00	203.49
3	—	317	200.00–210.00	206.79
11	—	419	200.00–216.00	207.77
1	—	795	145.00	145.00
4	—	606	187.50–191.00	190.12
7	—	672	167.50–190.00	179.58
10	—	518	185.00–197.50	193.00
12	—	568	182.50–202.50	189.32
1	—	1,010	118.00	118.00
1	—	255	215.00	215.00
1	—	850	134.00	134.00
1	—	1,095	120.00	120.00
7	—	369	195.00–217.50	209.28
1	—	700	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	573	167.50–175.00	171.26
1	—	360	180.00	180.00
3	—	337	165.00–185.00	176.86
1	—	660	155.00	155.00
3	—	410	170.00–185.00	176.57
1	—	810	120.00	120.00
1	—	280	165.00	165.00
3	—	473	175.00–185.00	181.62
1	—	530	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	565	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	135.00	135.00
1	—	605	125.00	125.00
9	—	387	120.00–135.00	124.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	225.00	225.00
2	—	333	215.00–220.00	217.59
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	155.00	155.00
2	—	530	167.50–175.00	171.14
1	—	355	195.00	195.00
2	—	468	175.00–180.00	177.54
1	—	305	185.00	185.00
1	—	580	202.50	202.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	470	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	618	211.00–232.00	224.70
2	—	793	190.00–196.00	192.99
5	—	470	215.00–240.00	222.87
2	—	280	250.00	250.00
1	—	1,245	142.00	142.00
14	—	419	210.00–232.50	220.61
6	—	386	215.00–245.00	230.24
6	—	318	230.00–255.00	242.91
2	—	555	237.50	237.50
2	—	723	190.00–202.50	196.14
3	—	668	212.50–226.00	218.12
4	—	520	226.00–240.00	235.21
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	465	246.00–257.50	250.99
2	—	520	245.00–247.50	246.29
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	550	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	220.00–235.00	226.73
3	—	583	217.00–232.50	222.55
2	—	760	155.00–160.00	157.47
14	—	472	200.00–220.00	208.86
9	—	515	207.50–232.50	214.89
4	—	666	185.00–207.50	196.14
13	—	426	210.00–228.00	218.95
1	—	260	235.00	235.00
7	—	376	210.00–237.50	223.01
5	—	616	192.50–213.00	202.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	521	237.50–240.00	238.75
1	—	630	224.00	224.00
3	—	552	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	385	145.00–160.00	152.50
2	—	458	130.00–155.00	142.70
1	—	610	145.00	145.00
1	—	590	165.00	165.00
2	—	313	145.00–160.00	152.32
2	—	438	145.00–165.00	154.94
1	—	270	145.00	145.00
1	—	505	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	175.00	175.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
1	—	335	190.00	190.00
1	—	410	200.00	200.00
7	—	519	175.00–200.00	190.33
4	—	569	190.00–202.50	195.72
4	—	471	175.00–202.50	190.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,471	97.00–109.00	102.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,166	100.00–118.00	112.40
16	—	1,548	119.00–133.00	125.45
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,021	55.00–74.00	63.74
18	—	966	79.00–99.00	90.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,738	136.00–143.00	140.01
1	—	870	93.00	93.00
6	—	1,403	112.00–128.00	123.42

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	978	840.00–1,175.00	1,038.89
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,218	850.00–1,675.00	1,404.94
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,215	1,360.00–1,510.00	1,437.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	1,360.00–1,575.00	1,499.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	960	980.00	980.00

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