Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 10.00 to 12.00 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 $193.77/cwt on 151 head.

Average price

$193.77

151 head · 486 lb average

Value per head Derived

$942

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$315

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

$58.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.19

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	495	201.61	998	120
Medium and Large 2	443	170.55	755	23
Medium and Large 3	478	143.02	683	8thin

One grade step is worth $58.58/cwt here — about $315 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 sale151 hd

193.77

—

NC average5 barns · 743 hd

181.59

+12.19

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	1,637	123.39	2,020	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,238	103.41	1,280	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,507	99.31	1,497	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	82.81	864	12

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)	810	$660	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$653	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	745	$430	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	693	$376	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,074	$1,493	3thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	—	570	165.00/cwt	155.00–175.00	941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	245	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	534	171.97/cwt	165.00–182.50	918	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	470	173.31/cwt	165.00–180.00	815	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	473	200.67/cwt	185.00–211.00	949	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	568	203.22/cwt	183.00–212.50	1,154	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	283	194.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	552	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	617	202.47/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,249	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	376	205.01/cwt	185.00–217.50	771	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	445	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	757	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	518	207.06/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,073	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	427	201.29/cwt	185.00–214.00	860	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	204.98/cwt	190.00–212.50	683	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	716	174.49/cwt	160.00–187.50	1,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	670	179.70/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,204	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	240	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	480	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	416	249.94/cwt	237.50–258.00	1,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	232.66/cwt	230.00–234.00	1,442	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	260.81/cwt	260.00–262.50	848	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,015	138.57/cwt	131.00–146.00	1,406	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	217.43/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	242.62/cwt	232.50–253.00	1,383	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	427	180.10/cwt	175.00–190.00	769	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	665	220.34/cwt	210.00–231.00	1,465	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	400	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	709	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	685	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	959	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	985	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,438	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	517	245.42/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,269	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	373	180.07/cwt	170.00–190.00	672	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	495	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	842	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.68/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,182	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	178.57/cwt	170.00–190.00	916	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	810	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	666	209.91/cwt	195.00–219.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	230.91/cwt	222.50–235.00	623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	825	152.62/cwt	147.50–157.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,045	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	464	222.83/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,034	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	72.11/cwt	70.00–76.00	694	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,084	88.16/cwt	84.00–92.50	956	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,507	99.31/cwt	93.00–104.00	1,497	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,317	108.15/cwt	106.00–111.00	1,424	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,186	100.33/cwt	92.00–105.00	1,190	20
Bulls	—	—	1,467	117.34/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,721	5
Bulls	—	—	1,850	130.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	2,423	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	745	430.00/head	430.00–430.00	430	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	693	375.70/head	360.00–390.00	376	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	810	660.00/head	660.00–660.00	660	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	785	449.62/head	440.00–460.00	450	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,060.00/head	1,060.00–1,060.00	1,060	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	875	1,070.00/head	1,070.00–1,070.00	1,070	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,704.74/head	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,705	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	152.52/cwt	145.00–155.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	577	143.35/cwt	140.00–145.00	827	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	457	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	731	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	370	159.93/cwt	155.00–165.00	592	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	438	152.54/cwt	145.00–160.00	668	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	473	179.62/cwt	170.00–192.50	850	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	377	186.75/cwt	185.00–190.00	704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	783	137.46/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,076	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	323	180.27/cwt	175.00–185.00	582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	155.45/cwt	145.00–165.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	270	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	630	187.59/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,182	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	578	164.87/cwt	155.00–175.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	840	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	423	212.98/cwt	200.00–220.00	901	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	175.36/cwt	170.00–195.00	907	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	619	207.48/cwt	200.00–217.50	1,284	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	524	213.69/cwt	205.00–222.50	1,120	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	570	218.39/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,245	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	700	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	419	179.04/cwt	165.00–185.00	750	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.47/cwt	165.00–175.00	647	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	321	173.74/cwt	170.00–180.00	558	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	360	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	469	147.27/cwt	135.00–155.00	691	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	377	222.53/cwt	215.00–237.50	839	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	773	2

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 Jul 11, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 582Year ago 771

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 127Year ago 245

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 27Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	155.00–175.00	165.00
1	—	615	145.00	145.00
1	—	245	165.00	165.00
4	—	534	165.00–182.50	171.97
6	—	470	165.00–180.00	173.31
1	—	445	170.00	170.00
4	—	375	165.00–175.00	172.47
4	—	321	170.00–180.00	173.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	473	185.00–211.00	200.67
22	—	568	183.00–212.50	203.22
3	—	283	190.00–200.00	194.94
10	—	617	185.00–210.00	202.47
8	—	376	185.00–217.50	205.01
21	—	518	190.00–212.00	207.06
20	—	427	185.00–214.00	201.29
5	—	333	190.00–212.50	204.98
4	—	716	160.00–187.50	174.49
2	—	670	170.00–190.00	179.70
1	—	240	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	555	120.00	120.00
1	—	360	135.00	135.00
4	—	469	135.00–155.00	147.27
2	—	515	145.00–155.00	150.05
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	416	237.50–258.00	249.94
3	—	620	230.00–234.00	232.66
3	—	325	260.00–262.50	260.81
2	—	1,015	131.00–146.00	138.57
2	—	725	215.00–220.00	217.43
12	—	570	232.50–253.00	242.62
2	—	665	210.00–231.00	220.34
1	—	985	146.00	146.00
7	—	517	225.00–252.00	245.42
1	—	810	195.00	195.00
1	—	475	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
3	—	427	175.00–190.00	180.10
2	—	373	170.00–190.00	180.07
1	—	495	170.00	170.00
2	—	630	180.00–195.00	187.68
1	—	690	155.00	155.00
3	—	513	170.00–190.00	178.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	400	165.00	165.00
1	—	525	135.00	135.00
1	—	685	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	140.00	140.00
8	—	666	195.00–219.00	209.91
3	—	270	222.50–235.00	230.91
2	—	825	147.50–157.50	152.62
1	—	1,045	132.50	132.50
9	—	464	212.50–237.50	222.83
12	—	423	200.00–220.00	212.98
6	—	619	200.00–217.50	207.48
14	—	524	205.00–222.50	213.69
13	—	570	205.00–227.50	218.39
1	—	775	180.00	180.00
1	—	700	177.50	177.50
7	—	377	215.00–237.50	222.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
4	—	505	145.00–155.00	152.52
3	—	577	140.00–145.00	143.35
3	—	457	155.00–165.00	160.02
2	—	370	155.00–165.00	159.93
2	—	438	145.00–160.00	152.54
2	—	330	145.00–165.00	155.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	473	170.00–192.50	179.62
3	—	377	185.00–190.00	186.75
2	—	783	135.00–140.00	137.46
2	—	323	175.00–185.00	180.27
1	—	665	185.00	185.00
1	—	270	175.00	175.00
3	—	630	175.00–195.00	187.59
2	—	578	155.00–175.00	164.87
1	—	840	135.00	135.00
9	—	517	170.00–195.00	175.36
7	—	419	165.00–185.00	179.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	963	70.00–76.00	72.11
8	—	1,084	84.00–92.50	88.16
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,507	93.00–104.00	99.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,317	106.00–111.00	108.15
20	—	1,186	92.00–105.00	100.33
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,467	115.00–119.00	117.34
4	—	1,850	129.00–134.00	130.96

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	430.00	430.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	693	360.00–390.00	375.70
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	810	660.00	660.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	785	440.00–460.00	449.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,060.00	1,060.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	875	1,070.00	1,070.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,173	1,275.00–2,000.00	1,704.74

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

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