Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-12

Weight class

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb bulls averaged $208.28/cwt on 142 head. That ranks 12 of 11 comparable sales and sits +16.22 against this barn's trailing median of $192.06.

Average price

$208.28

142 head · 511 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,064

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$218

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$70.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.85

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	487	229.32	1,116	68
Medium and Large 2	521	203.70	1,062	41
Medium and Large 3	517	189.46	979	13thin
Medium 3	567	158.38	898	20

One grade step is worth $70.95/cwt here — about $218 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.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

11 sales

Bulls 0–100 lb: high $201.89, low $182.78, median $192.06 across 11 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale142 hd

208.28

—

NC average8 barns · 627 hd

188.44

+19.85

This barn, trailing median11 sales

192.06

+16.22

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	1,298	123.72	1,606	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	High	1,477	107.23	1,584	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,209	98.15	1,187	39
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	970	89.00	864	33

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)	740	$1,290	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	983	$1,251	5

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,027	1,309.55/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,310	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	428	230.22/cwt	220.00–250.00	985	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	477	230.46/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,099	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	723	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,374	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	314	239.94/cwt	230.00–245.00	753	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	325	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	683	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	528	222.72/cwt	212.50–237.50	1,176	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	668	179.91/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,202	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	381	243.72/cwt	240.00–250.00	929	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	569	218.80/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,245	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	616	211.00/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,300	5
Bulls	Medium 3	—	725	172.52/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	613	196.70/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,206	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	524	186.38/cwt	180.00–205.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	576	203.36/cwt	187.50–212.50	1,171	9
Bulls	Medium 3	—	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	795	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,232	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	464	227.11/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	315	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	662	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	620	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	585	208.90/cwt	203.00–215.00	1,222	2
Heifers	Medium 2	—	545	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	981	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	661	193.10/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,276	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	214.25/cwt	203.00–235.00	1,118	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	418	202.53/cwt	195.00–207.50	847	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	210	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	567	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	325	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium 3	—	523	168.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	880	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	465	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	635	194.70/cwt	192.50–199.00	1,236	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	207.57/cwt	205.00–210.00	899	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	680	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	720	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	437	205.01/cwt	200.00–210.00	896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	515	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	373	258.71/cwt	257.50–260.00	965	2
Bulls	Medium 3	—	285	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	470	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	517	200.69/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,038	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	469	213.21/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,000	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	575	193.78/cwt	190.00–197.50	1,114	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	480	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	936	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	680	198.75/cwt	197.50–200.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	678	187.47/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	632	184.99/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,169	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	198.19/cwt	190.00–205.00	941	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	194.38/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,001	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	435	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	820	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,189	3
Heifers	Medium 2	—	475	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium 2	—	563	172.43/cwt	167.50–177.50	971	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	180.35/cwt	165.00–185.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium 3	—	790	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	478	179.74/cwt	170.00–190.00	859	2
Heifers	Medium 3	—	445	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	779	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	560	175.13/cwt	155.00–185.00	981	4
Heifers	Medium 3	—	572	149.96/cwt	145.00–155.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	610	177.46/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,083	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	463	238.27/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,103	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	530	241.29/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,279	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	323	184.69/cwt	170.00–195.00	597	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	523	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,386	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	290	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	668	208.40/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,392	2
Steers	Medium 2	—	790	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,462	1
Heifers	Medium 3	—	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	385	239.49/cwt	235.00–242.00	922	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	645	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	240.80/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,009	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	640	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	675	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	550	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Steers	Medium 2	—	735	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	728	220.63/cwt	215.00–226.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	655	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	238.52/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,350	7
Steers	Medium 2	—	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	207.24/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,181	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	430	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	968	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	479	209.06/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,001	5
Steers	Medium 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	390	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	858	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	478	263.73/cwt	260.00–267.50	1,261	2
Steers	Medium 3	—	240	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	372	1
Steers	Medium 3	—	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed	—	670	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium 3	—	456	150.21/cwt	125.00–165.00	685	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	429	141.12/cwt	130.00–155.00	605	4
Bulls	Medium 3	—	573	160.71/cwt	135.00–175.00	921	3
Bulls	Medium 3	—	793	170.02/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,348	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	395	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	711	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,468	111.46/cwt	107.00–116.00	1,636	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	98.77/cwt	97.00–101.00	944	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	90.65/cwt	86.00–95.00	896	20
Bulls	—	—	1,015	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,279	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	905	82.35/cwt	80.00–84.00	745	7
Bulls	—	—	1,525	129.87/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,981	3
Bulls	—	—	900	103.00/cwt	103.00–103.00	927	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,290.00/head	1,290.00–1,290.00	1,290	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 1-2	—	510	600.00/head	600.00–600.00	600	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	76.31/cwt	75.00–77.00	801	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	100.73/cwt	97.00–106.00	1,233	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,415	96.00/cwt	96.00–96.00	1,358	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,506	103.68/cwt	97.00–107.00	1,561	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,173	90.22/cwt	84.00–95.00	1,058	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	108.85/cwt	106.00–114.00	1,362	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	194.75/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,110	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	424	215.28/cwt	212.50–220.00	913	9
Heifers	Medium 3	—	735	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,139	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 Sep 12, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 448Last week 517Year ago 325

Slaughter CattleReceipts 101Last week 61Year ago 54

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 5Year ago 7

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,027	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,309.55
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,325	1,725.00	1,725.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	510	600.00	600.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	740	1,290.00	1,290.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	428	220.00–250.00	230.22
9	—	477	220.00–245.00	230.46
2	—	723	190.00	190.00
4	—	314	230.00–245.00	239.94
1	—	680	200.00	200.00
13	—	528	212.50–237.50	222.72
4	—	381	240.00–250.00	243.72
8	—	569	205.00–230.00	218.80
5	—	616	205.00–220.00	211.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	385	200.00	200.00
2	—	325	210.00	210.00
6	—	613	185.00–207.50	196.70
9	—	576	187.50–212.50	203.36
5	—	437	200.00–210.00	205.01
9	—	517	190.00–210.00	200.69
7	—	469	210.00–217.50	213.21
2	—	680	197.50–200.00	198.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	668	175.00–185.00	179.91
4	—	524	180.00–205.00	186.38
2	—	433	205.00–210.00	207.57
2	—	575	190.00–197.50	193.78
1	—	480	195.00	195.00
2	—	395	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	725	170.00–175.00	172.52
1	—	870	145.00	145.00
2	—	680	175.00	175.00
1	—	285	165.00	165.00
1	—	530	175.00	175.00
4	—	456	125.00–165.00	150.21
4	—	429	130.00–155.00	141.12
3	—	573	135.00–175.00	160.71
2	—	793	165.00–175.00	170.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	210	270.00	270.00
3	—	325	265.00–275.00	270.03
1	—	720	222.50	222.50
1	—	515	252.50	252.50
2	—	373	257.50–260.00	258.71
1	—	670	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	795	155.00	155.00
1	—	620	187.50	187.50
1	—	545	180.00	180.00
1	—	475	165.00	165.00
2	—	563	167.50–177.50	172.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	464	217.50–240.00	227.11
2	—	585	203.00–215.00	208.90
1	—	370	220.00	220.00
4	—	661	190.00–195.00	193.10
9	—	522	203.00–235.00	214.25
3	—	635	192.50–199.00	194.70
1	—	325	230.00	230.00
9	—	424	212.50–220.00	215.28
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	315	210.00	210.00
6	—	418	195.00–207.50	202.53
2	—	678	185.00–190.00	187.47
2	—	390	210.00	210.00
3	—	632	180.00–190.00	184.99
8	—	475	190.00–205.00	198.19
4	—	515	190.00–202.50	194.38
9	—	570	190.00–200.00	194.75
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	523	165.00–175.00	168.31
3	—	820	145.00	145.00
1	—	790	130.00	130.00
1	—	445	175.00	175.00
3	—	572	145.00–155.00	149.96
1	—	300	155.00	155.00
1	—	735	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	465	257.50	257.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	435	185.00	185.00
7	—	528	165.00–185.00	180.35
2	—	478	170.00–190.00	179.74
4	—	560	155.00–185.00	175.13
2	—	610	175.00–180.00	177.46
1	—	700	175.00	175.00
3	—	323	170.00–195.00	184.69
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	463	220.00–255.00	238.27
9	—	530	225.00–255.00	241.29
2	—	668	200.00–217.00	208.40
6	—	385	235.00–242.00	239.49
2	—	645	240.00	240.00
5	—	419	230.00–255.00	240.80
2	—	728	215.00–226.00	220.63
7	—	566	220.00–250.00	238.52
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Thin Fleshed$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	235	270.00	270.00
2	—	523	265.00	265.00
1	—	290	277.50	277.50
1	—	550	262.50	262.50
2	—	478	260.00–267.50	263.73
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	790	185.00	185.00
1	—	735	180.00	180.00
1	—	410	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	640	215.00	215.00
1	—	675	200.00	200.00
1	—	540	200.00	200.00
2	—	570	200.00–215.00	207.24
1	—	430	225.00	225.00
5	—	479	200.00–220.00	209.06
1	—	390	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	190.00	190.00
1	—	395	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	240	155.00	155.00
1	—	530	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,468	107.00–116.00	111.46
1	—	1,415	96.00	96.00
4	—	1,506	97.00–107.00	103.68
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	956	97.00–101.00	98.77
20	—	988	86.00–95.00	90.65
7	—	905	80.00–84.00	82.35
2	—	1,050	75.00–77.00	76.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,224	97.00–106.00	100.73
15	—	1,173	84.00–95.00	90.22
7	—	1,251	106.00–114.00	108.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,015	126.00	126.00
3	—	1,525	127.00–132.00	129.87
1	—	900	103.00	103.00

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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