Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-07-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-07-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.44/cwt on 144 head.

Average price

$192.44

144 head · 499 lb average

Value per head Derived

$959

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$424

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

$61.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.47

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	506	199.22	1,008	120
Medium and Large 2	481	168.70	812	16thin
Medium and Large 3	423	138.15	584	8thin

One grade step is worth $61.07/cwt here — about $424 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 sale144 hd

192.44

—

NC average8 barns · 982 hd

180.97

+11.47

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	1,464	120.55	1,765	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	106.25	1,624	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,212	106.08	1,286	51
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	86.11	890	25

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	640	$875	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	837	$793	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$1,215	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	—	275	239.82/cwt	235.00–245.00	660	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	553	228.85/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,266	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	183.85/cwt	182.00–188.00	1,213	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	523	207.77/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,087	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	768	168.65/cwt	162.50–175.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	575	196.24/cwt	185.00–211.00	1,128	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	375	197.84/cwt	190.00–211.00	742	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	785	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	422	173.84/cwt	160.00–185.00	734	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	872	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	610	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	477	203.97/cwt	185.00–215.00	973	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	363	132.45/cwt	130.00–135.00	481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	485	177.42/cwt	170.00–185.00	860	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	474	218.65/cwt	217.50–220.00	1,036	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	563	216.75/cwt	216.00–217.50	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	204.10/cwt	192.50–215.00	859	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	423	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	850	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	518	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,140	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	430	221.00/cwt	221.00–221.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	620	212.23/cwt	210.00–217.00	1,316	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	375	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	480	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	370	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	611	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	423	190.09/cwt	185.00–195.00	804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	555	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,096	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	234.38/cwt	220.00–250.00	991	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	315	252.54/cwt	250.00–255.00	796	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	666	212.41/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,415	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	206.72/cwt	202.50–211.00	1,488	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	482	240.72/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,160	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	528	236.31/cwt	220.00–253.00	1,248	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	390	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,053	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	767	178.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,368	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	473	214.38/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,014	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	367	223.85/cwt	215.00–237.50	822	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	315	230.08/cwt	225.00–240.00	725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	577	210.25/cwt	200.00–214.00	1,213	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	529	219.81/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,163	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,043	88.37/cwt	80.00–96.00	922	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	962	69.53/cwt	69.00–70.00	669	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	106.25/cwt	99.00–110.00	1,624	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,201	103.32/cwt	94.00–110.00	1,241	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,248	115.06/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,436	12
Bulls	—	—	1,853	129.82/cwt	128.00–131.00	2,406	5
Bulls	—	—	1,367	119.60/cwt	109.00–125.00	1,635	14
Bulls	—	—	1,168	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	640	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	1,214.61/head	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,215	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	884.59/head	540.00–1,125.00	885	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	685	610.00/head	610.00–610.00	610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	315	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	270	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	655	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	230	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	540	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	378	195.46/cwt	185.00–205.00	739	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	208.54/cwt	200.00–213.00	1,305	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	255	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	472	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	505	162.52/cwt	160.00–165.00	821	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	368	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	718	183.18/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,315	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	865	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,401	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	192.53/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,094	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	460	160.09/cwt	155.00–165.00	736	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	410	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	523	187.95/cwt	170.00–200.00	983	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	277	227.02/cwt	210.00–235.00	629	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	668	212.49/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	723	169.84/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	910	163.68/cwt	157.50–170.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	465	185.27/cwt	170.00–200.00	862	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	412	185.90/cwt	175.00–200.00	766	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	624	185.60/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,158	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	245	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	421	221.29/cwt	215.00–232.50	932	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	332	204.94/cwt	195.00–215.00	680	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	423	150.15/cwt	145.00–155.00	635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	485	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	565	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	763	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 Jul 25, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 387Last week 480Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 113Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	275	235.00–245.00	239.82
3	—	553	222.50–239.00	228.85
10	—	620	210.00–217.00	212.23
2	—	423	220.00–250.00	234.38
2	—	315	250.00–255.00	252.54
11	—	666	200.00–218.00	212.41
2	—	720	202.50–211.00	206.72
4	—	482	225.00–250.00	240.72
12	—	528	220.00–253.00	236.31
1	—	390	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	785	165.00	165.00
1	—	640	179.00	179.00
1	—	375	205.00	205.00
2	—	480	195.00–200.00	197.53
2	—	423	185.00–195.00	190.09
1	—	555	197.50	197.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	370	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	660	182.00–188.00	183.85
17	—	523	185.00–215.00	207.77
2	—	768	162.50–175.00	168.65
16	—	575	185.00–211.00	196.24
16	—	375	190.00–211.00	197.84
23	—	477	185.00–215.00	203.97
13	—	421	192.50–215.00	204.10
1	—	235	180.00	180.00
1	—	850	165.00	165.00
2	—	723	165.00–175.00	169.84
7	—	624	175.00–195.00	185.60
1	—	970	122.50	122.50
5	—	332	195.00–215.00	204.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	422	160.00–185.00	173.84
2	—	375	170.00–175.00	172.50
2	—	513	165.00–175.00	170.02
1	—	610	155.00	155.00
2	—	583	165.00–175.00	170.02
2	—	485	170.00–185.00	177.42
1	—	730	135.00	135.00
1	—	335	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	363	130.00–135.00	132.45
1	—	515	125.00	125.00
1	—	245	135.00	135.00
2	—	423	145.00–155.00	150.15
1	—	485	145.00	145.00
1	—	565	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	474	217.50–220.00	218.65
2	—	563	216.00–217.50	216.75
2	—	518	220.00	220.00
1	—	430	221.00	221.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	767	175.00–180.00	178.32
7	—	473	205.00–227.50	214.38
5	—	367	215.00–237.50	223.85
3	—	315	225.00–240.00	230.08
14	—	577	200.00–214.00	210.25
14	—	529	205.00–230.00	219.81
2	—	230	230.00–240.00	234.89
6	—	626	200.00–213.00	208.54
6	—	718	180.00–190.00	183.18
2	—	865	162.00	162.00
3	—	277	210.00–235.00	227.02
2	—	668	210.00–215.00	212.49
2	—	910	157.50–170.00	163.68
6	—	421	215.00–232.50	221.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	570	135.00	135.00
1	—	270	135.00	135.00
1	—	655	145.00	145.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	505	160.00–165.00	162.52
2	—	368	165.00	165.00
3	—	460	155.00–165.00	160.09
1	—	410	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	315	180.00	180.00
2	—	378	185.00–205.00	195.46
1	—	255	185.00	185.00
1	—	600	185.00	185.00
2	—	568	185.00–200.00	192.53
8	—	523	170.00–200.00	187.95
3	—	465	170.00–200.00	185.27
6	—	412	175.00–200.00	185.90
1	—	920	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,043	80.00–96.00	88.37
3	—	962	69.00–70.00	69.53
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,528	99.00–110.00	106.25
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
39	—	1,201	94.00–110.00	103.32
12	—	1,248	111.00–126.00	115.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,853	128.00–131.00	129.82
14	—	1,367	109.00–125.00	119.60
2	—	1,168	104.00	104.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	640	875.00	875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	685	610.00	610.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	913	540.00–1,125.00	884.59
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	1,125.00–1,300.00	1,214.61

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

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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