Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-06-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-06-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $180.57/cwt on 218 head.

Average price

$180.57

218 head · 490 lb average

Value per head Derived

$884

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$328

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

$57.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.29

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	496	191.41	950	160
Medium and Large 2	477	160.75	767	36
Medium and Large 3	463	134.15	622	22

One grade step is worth $57.26/cwt here — about $328 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 sale218 hd

180.57

—

NC average9 barns · 1,663 hd

194.86

−14.29

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	1,533	112.77	1,729	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	103.42	1,516	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Low	1,236	102.21	1,263	53
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,015	81.03	822	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)	972	$1,084	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,275	$1,030	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$1,010	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	883	$829	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	888	$800	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	735	$766	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	783	$476	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	976	$1,335	6

Every lot, as filed

116 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	—	810	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	158.76/cwt	155.00–162.50	1,211	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	233.25/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	312	222.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	693	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	209.34/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,093	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	378	208.09/cwt	197.50–217.50	787	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	185.71/cwt	175.00–196.00	1,153	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	184.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	869	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	199.19/cwt	185.00–212.00	845	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	182.86/cwt	170.00–196.00	1,046	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	475	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	184.29/cwt	183.00–187.50	1,226	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	385	165.75/cwt	155.00–175.00	638	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	328	157.63/cwt	155.00–160.00	517	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	628	158.00/cwt	145.00–165.00	992	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	875	143.26/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,254	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	517	211.04/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,091	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	184.74/cwt	175.00–194.00	955	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	383	136.72/cwt	125.00–150.00	524	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	478	155.05/cwt	145.00–165.00	741	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	170.11/cwt	155.00–180.00	726	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	218	152.07/cwt	145.00–160.00	332	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	940	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	569	158.10/cwt	150.00–165.00	900	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	625	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	844	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	128.85/cwt	120.00–135.00	604	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	169.36/cwt	167.50–170.00	1,213	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.50/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,223	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	145.39/cwt	135.00–155.00	833	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	629	215.63/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,356	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	209.70/cwt	200.00–228.00	1,187	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	462	214.07/cwt	200.00–227.00	989	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,504	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	740	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	428	189.91/cwt	185.00–195.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	190.05/cwt	185.00–195.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	505	147.57/cwt	140.00–155.00	745	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	590	191.68/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	618	157.47/cwt	150.00–165.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	425	208.05/cwt	200.00–222.50	884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	227.26/cwt	222.50–232.50	716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	377	238.00/cwt	238.00–238.00	897	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	666	212.02/cwt	208.00–216.00	1,412	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	828	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,482	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	280	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	367	214.06/cwt	205.00–227.50	786	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	669	189.49/cwt	182.00–202.50	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	713	184.49/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,315	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	278	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	612	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	305	243.77/cwt	242.50–245.00	743	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	475	227.18/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,079	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	358	249.69/cwt	247.00–252.50	894	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	67.69/cwt	57.00–76.00	596	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	101.00/cwt	101.00–101.00	1,096	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	110.33/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,544	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,180	99.25/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,171	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,062	85.74/cwt	78.00–94.00	911	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	103.42/cwt	95.00–108.00	1,516	10
Bulls	—	—	1,563	115.46/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,805	16
Bulls	—	—	1,233	82.14/cwt	81.00–83.00	1,013	2
Bulls	—	—	1,655	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,168	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	1,030.00/head	1,030.00–1,030.00	1,030	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	766.39/head	560.00–930.00	766	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	783	475.53/head	340.00–680.00	476	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,010.00/head	1,010.00–1,010.00	1,010	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	718	590.24/head	520.00–680.00	590	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	1,483.29/head	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,483	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,214.94/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,215	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	675	400.00/head	400.00–400.00	400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,066.95/head	775.00–1,300.00	1,067	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	805	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	1,083.98/head	880.00–1,300.00	1,084	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	142.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	799	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	355	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	423	187.51/cwt	185.00–190.00	793	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	265	152.36/cwt	145.00–160.00	404	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	458	151.69/cwt	145.00–155.00	695	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	470	177.65/cwt	165.00–185.00	835	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	161.04/cwt	150.00–165.00	826	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	573	128.81/cwt	125.00–135.00	738	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Fancy	—	268	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	320	203.09/cwt	191.00–215.00	650	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	665	152.39/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	427	204.46/cwt	197.50–225.00	873	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	245	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	630	188.89/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,190	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	317	135.11/cwt	125.00–145.00	428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	139.19/cwt	125.00–150.00	605	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	772	174.11/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	519	196.65/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,021	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	173.99/cwt	170.00–175.00	912	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	573	197.02/cwt	182.50–207.50	1,129	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	370	216.42/cwt	200.00–225.00	801	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	318	213.23/cwt	200.00–222.50	678	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	365	184.86/cwt	175.00–190.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	572	168.05/cwt	160.00–175.00	961	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.47/cwt	135.00–155.00	466	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	615	161.67/cwt	155.00–165.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	171.25/cwt	170.00–172.50	1,153	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	468	198.73/cwt	185.00–215.00	930	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	663	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	722	140.23/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	420	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	609	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	540	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	620	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	775	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 Jun 27, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 582Last week 365Year ago 404

Slaughter CattleReceipts 127Last week 136Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 21Year ago 29

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	810	137.50	137.50
2	—	763	155.00–162.50	158.76
12	—	378	197.50–217.50	208.09
12	—	621	175.00–196.00	185.71
23	—	472	175.00–200.00	184.09
21	—	424	185.00–212.00	199.19
16	—	572	170.00–196.00	182.86
5	—	665	183.00–187.50	184.29
3	—	875	140.00–150.00	143.26
30	—	517	175.00–194.00	184.74
1	—	940	138.00	138.00
4	—	716	167.50–170.00	169.36
2	—	283	170.00	170.00
7	—	320	191.00–215.00	203.09
1	—	225	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	358	225.00–235.00	233.25
5	—	312	220.00–230.00	222.05
7	—	517	210.00–217.50	211.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	385	155.00–175.00	165.75
2	—	328	155.00–160.00	157.63
5	—	628	145.00–165.00	158.00
4	—	478	145.00–165.00	155.05
6	—	427	155.00–180.00	170.11
2	—	218	145.00–160.00	152.07
4	—	569	150.00–165.00	158.10
5	—	513	150.00–165.00	161.04
2	—	665	145.00–160.00	152.39
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	383	125.00–150.00	136.72
1	—	625	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	120.00–135.00	128.85
1	—	690	135.00	135.00
4	—	573	125.00–135.00	128.81
3	—	317	125.00–145.00	135.11
6	—	435	125.00–150.00	139.19
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	268	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	522	200.00–222.50	209.34
4	—	670	175.00–195.00	182.50
13	—	629	200.00–222.50	215.63
8	—	566	200.00–228.00	209.70
11	—	462	200.00–227.00	214.07
1	—	725	207.50	207.50
7	—	425	200.00–222.50	208.05
2	—	315	222.50–232.50	227.26
3	—	828	179.00	179.00
1	—	280	215.00	215.00
3	—	367	205.00–227.50	214.06
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	475	145.00	145.00
1	—	425	175.00	175.00
2	—	573	135.00–155.00	145.39
2	—	505	140.00–155.00	147.57
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	740	212.00	212.00
3	—	377	238.00	238.00
4	—	666	208.00–216.00	212.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	428	185.00–195.00	189.91
1	—	275	195.00	195.00
2	—	485	185.00–195.00	190.05
1	—	225	175.00	175.00
1	—	530	185.00	185.00
3	—	590	190.00–195.00	191.68
2	—	618	150.00–165.00	157.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	669	182.00–202.50	189.49
3	—	713	175.00–195.00	184.49
2	—	278	220.00	220.00
13	—	427	197.50–225.00	204.46
1	—	245	210.00	210.00
6	—	630	175.00–197.50	188.89
3	—	772	170.00–180.00	174.11
16	—	519	180.00–210.00	196.65
13	—	573	182.50–207.50	197.02
21	—	370	200.00–225.00	216.42
4	—	318	200.00–222.50	213.23
13	—	468	185.00–215.00	198.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	305	242.50–245.00	243.77
3	—	475	220.00–233.00	227.18
2	—	358	247.00–252.50	249.69
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	560	135.00–150.00	142.63
1	—	355	165.00	165.00
1	—	245	155.00	155.00
2	—	265	145.00–160.00	152.36
3	—	458	145.00–155.00	151.69
3	—	320	135.00–155.00	145.47
2	—	663	135.00	135.00
1	—	420	145.00	145.00
1	—	540	150.00	150.00
1	—	620	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	423	185.00–190.00	187.51
9	—	470	165.00–185.00	177.65
5	—	524	170.00–175.00	173.99
3	—	365	175.00–190.00	184.86
5	—	572	160.00–175.00	168.05
1	—	325	185.00	185.00
3	—	615	155.00–165.00	161.67
2	—	673	170.00–172.50	171.25
3	—	722	130.00–155.00	140.23

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	880	57.00–76.00	67.69
17	—	1,062	78.00–94.00	85.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,085	101.00	101.00
14	—	1,399	107.00–115.00	110.33
38	—	1,180	90.00–107.00	99.25
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,466	95.00–108.00	103.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,563	104.00–125.00	115.46
2	—	1,233	81.00–83.00	82.14
1	—	1,655	131.00	131.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,275	1,030.00	1,030.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	735	560.00–930.00	766.39
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,010.00	1,010.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,048	775.00–1,300.00	1,066.95
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	972	880.00–1,300.00	1,083.98
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	783	340.00–680.00	475.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	718	520.00–680.00	590.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	675	400.00	400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	805	600.00	600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	885	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	1,350.00–1,625.00	1,483.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	948	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,214.94

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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Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

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How this sale compares

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