Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-08-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-08-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $194.14/cwt on 124 head.

Average price

$194.14

124 head · 497 lb average

Value per head Derived

$965

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$347

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

$61.93/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.83

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	503	203.41	1,023	95
Medium and Large 2	478	170.86	817	22
Medium and Large 3	478	141.49	676	7thin

One grade step is worth $61.93/cwt here — about $347 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 sale124 hd

194.14

—

NC average8 barns · 667 hd

184.31

+9.83

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	—	Low	1,563	126.67	1,980	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,217	106.57	1,297	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,516	105.28	1,596	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,002	88.94	891	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$846	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	760	$630	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	660	$779	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	—	865	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,453	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	350	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	648	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	355	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	444	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	535	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,166	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	780	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	481	212.31/cwt	205.00–217.50	1,021	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	478	220.48/cwt	219.00–222.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	668	198.37/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	575	216.03/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,242	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	621	186.59/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,159	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	206.58/cwt	195.00–220.00	866	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	235	195.21/cwt	180.00–210.00	459	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	245.77/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,293	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	318	246.18/cwt	237.50–255.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	586	239.49/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,403	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	420	248.25/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	678	174.89/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,186	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	710	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,243	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	790	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,343	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	268	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	657	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	430	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	602	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	333	203.30/cwt	195.00–205.00	677	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	379	211.20/cwt	205.00–215.00	800	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	236.52/cwt	236.00–237.00	1,474	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	383	237.23/cwt	225.00–247.50	909	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	285	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	474	246.01/cwt	232.50–265.00	1,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	605	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,119	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	671	227.08/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,524	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	216.52/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,576	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	208.72/cwt	207.50–210.00	887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	424	226.71/cwt	215.00–240.00	961	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	380	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	845	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	990	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	320	230.98/cwt	225.00–240.00	739	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	768	174.21/cwt	167.50–185.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	566	218.84/cwt	212.50–224.00	1,239	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	77.03/cwt	73.00–80.00	651	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,516	105.28/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,596	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	90.92/cwt	84.00–96.00	935	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	118.25/cwt	115.00–120.00	1,574	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,199	104.75/cwt	97.00–113.00	1,256	45
Bulls	—	—	880	99.00/cwt	99.00–99.00	871	1
Bulls	—	—	1,868	132.75/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,480	8
Bulls	—	—	1,125	121.42/cwt	116.00–126.00	1,366	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	846.05/head	710.00–950.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	630.00/head	630.00–630.00	630	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	660	779.02/head	580.00–950.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	425	181.18/cwt	175.00–185.00	770	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	615	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	858	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	162.45/cwt	160.00–165.00	663	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	475	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	855	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	568	180.44/cwt	170.00–190.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	624	218.83/cwt	205.00–228.00	1,365	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,232	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	383	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	555	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	529	187.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	990	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	203.52/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,152	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	610	189.96/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,159	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	523	219.45/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,148	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	263	212.48/cwt	210.00–215.00	559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	598	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	473	142.70/cwt	135.00–150.00	675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	570	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,223	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	472	221.39/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,045	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	516	174.35/cwt	155.00–179.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	630	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,329	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	463	180.14/cwt	175.00–185.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	425	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	574	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	583	174.01/cwt	162.50–185.00	1,014	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	230	175.22/cwt	165.00–185.00	403	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	416	174.79/cwt	165.00–185.00	727	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	725	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,051	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	203.49/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,060	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	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 Aug 1, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 311Last week 387Year ago 377

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 83Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 6Year ago 20

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	865	168.00	168.00
1	—	790	170.00	170.00
1	—	525	200.00	200.00
1	—	605	185.00	185.00
2	—	425	207.50–210.00	208.72
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	526	230.00–260.00	245.77
2	—	318	237.50–255.00	246.18
5	—	586	225.00–245.00	239.49
3	—	420	230.00–260.00	248.25
2	—	268	245.00	245.00
2	—	623	236.00–237.00	236.52
3	—	383	225.00–247.50	237.23
1	—	900	165.00	165.00
6	—	474	232.50–265.00	246.01
8	—	671	217.50–235.00	227.08
2	—	728	215.00–218.00	216.52
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	430	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	720	205.00	205.00
5	—	535	218.00	218.00
2	—	478	219.00–222.00	220.48
3	—	668	197.50–200.00	198.37
4	—	575	214.00–218.00	216.03
1	—	630	211.00	211.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	350	185.00	185.00
1	—	675	155.00	155.00
1	—	345	160.00	160.00
5	—	516	155.00–179.00	174.35
2	—	463	175.00–185.00	180.14
3	—	583	162.50–185.00	174.01
3	—	230	165.00–185.00	175.22
4	—	416	165.00–185.00	174.79
1	—	725	145.00	145.00
1	—	815	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	525	145.00	145.00
1	—	355	125.00	125.00
2	—	473	135.00–150.00	142.70
1	—	570	155.00	155.00
1	—	425	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	780	166.00	166.00
14	—	481	205.00–217.50	212.31
1	—	830	160.00	160.00
7	—	621	175.00–197.50	186.59
18	—	419	195.00–220.00	206.58
3	—	235	180.00–210.00	195.21
2	—	678	165.00–185.00	174.89
1	—	710	175.00	175.00
6	—	333	195.00–205.00	203.30
4	—	379	205.00–215.00	211.20
1	—	285	215.00	215.00
7	—	566	200.00–210.00	203.52
13	—	521	195.00–212.50	203.49
1	—	970	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	424	215.00–240.00	226.71
2	—	380	220.00–225.00	222.40
1	—	990	136.00	136.00
5	—	320	225.00–240.00	230.98
3	—	768	167.50–185.00	174.21
5	—	566	212.50–224.00	218.84
9	—	624	205.00–228.00	218.83
1	—	705	195.00	195.00
10	—	523	210.00–240.00	219.45
2	—	263	210.00–215.00	212.48
1	—	670	182.50	182.50
8	—	472	205.00–235.00	221.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	425	175.00–185.00	181.18
2	—	475	175.00–185.00	180.00
4	—	568	170.00–190.00	180.44
1	—	770	160.00	160.00
6	—	529	175.00–200.00	187.09
4	—	610	185.00–195.00	189.96
1	—	710	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	615	165.00	165.00
3	—	520	160.00–170.00	164.97
2	—	408	160.00–165.00	162.45
1	—	450	165.00	165.00
2	—	383	145.00	145.00
2	—	598	152.50	152.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	845	73.00–80.00	77.03
18	—	1,028	84.00–96.00	90.92
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,516	100.00–110.00	105.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,331	115.00–120.00	118.25
45	—	1,199	97.00–113.00	104.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	99.00	99.00
8	—	1,868	130.00–136.00	132.75
4	—	1,125	116.00–126.00	121.42

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	860	710.00–950.00	846.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	760	630.00	630.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	660	580.00–950.00	779.02

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

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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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