Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher . Trade and demand were 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 $189.31/cwt on 175 head.

Average price

$189.31

175 head · 505 lb average

Value per head Derived

$956

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$416

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

$49.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.53

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	522	195.67	1,022	144
Medium and Large 2	433	171.31	741	17thin
Medium and Large 3	416	145.71	606	14thin

One grade step is worth $49.97/cwt here — about $416 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 sale175 hd

189.31

—

NC average8 barns · 1,331 hd

184.78

+4.53

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	1,685	124.30	2,094	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,237	106.06	1,311	48
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,403	98.86	1,387	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	978	83.95	821	34

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)	1,033	$1,170	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,225	$1,110	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	970	$1,030	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,125	$1,650	2thin

Every lot, as filed

101 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 2	—	312	168.26/cwt	165.00–175.00	525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	718	171.21/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	813	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	535	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,028	138.49/cwt	137.00–140.00	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	574	193.97/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,113	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	725	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	395	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	207.50/cwt	190.00–215.00	780	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	514	213.42/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,097	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	555	204.92/cwt	203.00–207.50	1,137	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	214.39/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	510	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	969	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	293	216.65/cwt	210.00–220.00	635	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	393	194.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	575	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	949	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	201.85/cwt	199.00–207.50	1,433	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	236.11/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,235	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	403	219.01/cwt	218.00–220.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	613	225.13/cwt	223.00–227.00	1,380	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	472	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	826	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	427	271.11/cwt	265.00–282.50	1,158	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	478	229.73/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,098	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	730	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	913	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	237.58/cwt	225.00–249.00	1,014	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	933	176.40/cwt	165.00–187.50	1,646	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	582	229.41/cwt	226.00–241.00	1,335	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	510	264.96/cwt	261.00–270.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	464	268.09/cwt	260.00–286.00	1,244	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	673	217.14/cwt	208.00–222.00	1,461	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	233.44/cwt	230.00–235.00	747	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,095	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	606	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	785	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	590	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	841	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	790	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,086	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	870	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	229.82/cwt	220.00–240.00	862	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	469	217.68/cwt	207.50–227.50	1,021	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	425	223.88/cwt	207.50–235.00	951	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	733	179.83/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,318	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	223	230.51/cwt	225.00–235.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	285	231.77/cwt	220.00–240.00	661	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	332	223.13/cwt	210.00–232.50	741	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	104.28/cwt	96.00–112.00	1,280	42
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,403	98.86/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,387	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	118.50/cwt	115.00–124.00	1,544	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	849	71.55/cwt	57.50–79.00	607	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	87.77/cwt	80.00–95.00	893	26
Bulls	—	—	1,687	120.64/cwt	115.00–125.00	2,035	9
Bulls	—	—	1,679	132.55/cwt	129.00–137.00	2,226	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,170.29/head	940.00–1,390.00	1,170	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,030.26/head	760.00–1,250.00	1,030	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,225	1,110.00/head	1,110.00–1,110.00	1,110	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,125	1,649.67/head	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	660	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,089	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	137.54/cwt	135.00–140.00	770	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	205	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	379	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	426	187.70/cwt	175.00–200.00	800	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	795	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,312	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	660	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	570	186.15/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	172.58/cwt	170.00–175.00	652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	485	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	312	181.84/cwt	175.00–190.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	265	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	543	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	436	201.43/cwt	190.00–210.00	878	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	619	187.22/cwt	172.00–196.00	1,159	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	197.07/cwt	185.00–210.00	621	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	167.94/cwt	155.00–175.00	789	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	220	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	396	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	480	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	483	197.22/cwt	185.00–210.00	953	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	178.41/cwt	170.00–185.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	152.50/cwt	150.00–155.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	152.50/cwt	145.00–155.00	580	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	313	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	677	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	189.45/cwt	185.00–192.50	881	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	320	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	672	182.06/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,223	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	519	198.19/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,029	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	374	224.26/cwt	212.50–235.00	839	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	275	147.45/cwt	145.00–150.00	405	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	518	220.04/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,140	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	216.91/cwt	212.50–220.00	1,334	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	535	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	220.80/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,270	11

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 Jun 6, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 429Last week 301Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 103Year ago 124

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 12Year ago 24

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	312	165.00–175.00	168.26
1	—	535	167.50	167.50
2	—	385	175.00–180.00	177.50
5	—	470	155.00–175.00	167.94
1	—	220	180.00	180.00
3	—	418	170.00–185.00	178.41
1	—	655	165.00	165.00
1	—	635	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	718	165.00–175.00	171.21
2	—	813	150.00	150.00
2	—	1,028	137.00–140.00	138.49
19	—	574	185.00–200.00	193.97
1	—	780	160.00	160.00
11	—	376	190.00–215.00	207.50
3	—	293	210.00–220.00	216.65
9	—	436	190.00–210.00	201.43
16	—	619	172.00–196.00	187.22
9	—	315	185.00–210.00	197.07
23	—	483	185.00–210.00	197.22
7	—	672	170.00–190.00	182.06
20	—	519	185.00–210.00	198.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	514	212.50–215.00	213.42
5	—	555	203.00–207.50	204.92
4	—	474	212.50–215.00	214.39
2	—	403	218.00–220.00	219.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	520	145.00	145.00
1	—	480	135.00	135.00
2	—	425	150.00–155.00	152.50
4	—	380	145.00–155.00	152.50
1	—	660	130.00	130.00
2	—	313	155.00	155.00
1	—	615	110.00	110.00
2	—	275	145.00–150.00	147.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	320	222.50	222.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	725	213.00	213.00
6	—	427	265.00–282.50	271.11
3	—	510	261.00–270.00	264.96
7	—	464	260.00–286.00	268.09
1	—	785	214.00	214.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	395	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	230	195.00	195.00
1	—	510	190.00	190.00
2	—	393	185.00–205.00	194.94
4	—	472	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	575	165.00	165.00
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
1	—	730	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	710	199.00–207.50	201.85
11	—	523	220.00–247.50	236.11
7	—	613	223.00–227.00	225.13
1	—	240	240.00	240.00
4	—	478	210.00–237.00	229.73
9	—	427	225.00–249.00	237.58
2	—	933	165.00–187.50	176.40
22	—	582	226.00–241.00	229.41
5	—	673	208.00–222.00	217.14
3	—	320	230.00–235.00	233.44
1	—	1,095	141.00	141.00
1	—	250	242.50	242.50
3	—	375	220.00–240.00	229.82
1	—	765	196.00	196.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	590	142.50	142.50
1	—	790	137.50	137.50
1	—	870	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	469	207.50–227.50	217.68
7	—	425	207.50–235.00	223.88
2	—	733	170.00–190.00	179.83
2	—	223	225.00–235.00	230.51
4	—	285	220.00–240.00	231.77
3	—	332	210.00–232.50	223.13
1	—	795	165.00	165.00
1	—	660	217.00	217.00
10	—	374	212.50–235.00	224.26
12	—	518	205.00–230.00	220.04
4	—	615	212.50–220.00	216.91
11	—	575	205.00–228.00	220.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	660	165.00	165.00
2	—	560	135.00–140.00	137.54
1	—	485	165.00	165.00
1	—	365	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	205	185.00	185.00
4	—	426	175.00–200.00	187.70
2	—	570	175.00–197.50	186.15
2	—	378	170.00–175.00	172.58
3	—	312	175.00–190.00	181.84
1	—	690	180.00	180.00
1	—	625	185.00	185.00
1	—	265	205.00	205.00
5	—	465	185.00–192.50	189.45
1	—	535	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	1,227	96.00–112.00	104.28
6	—	1,303	115.00–124.00	118.50
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,403	92.00–105.00	98.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	849	57.50–79.00	71.55
26	—	1,018	80.00–95.00	87.77
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,687	115.00–125.00	120.64
4	—	1,679	129.00–137.00	132.55

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	—	1,033	940.00–1,390.00	1,170.29
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	970	760.00–1,250.00	1,030.26
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,225	1,110.00	1,110.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,125	1,625.00–1,675.00	1,649.67

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

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Slaughter Cattle

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