Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-09-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-09-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $192.25/cwt on 279 head.

Average price

$192.25

279 head · 509 lb average

Value per head Derived

$978

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$335

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

$56.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	521	204.09	1,063	182
Medium and Large 2	483	179.97	870	67
Medium and Large 3	492	147.88	728	30

One grade step is worth $56.21/cwt here — about $335 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 sale279 hd

192.25

—

NC average7 barns · 1,126 hd

189.05

+3.20

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	1,266	115.54	1,462	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,228	103.20	1,267	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	92.00	1,403	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	939	84.61	794	30

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)	930	$1,020	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	933	$947	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 3	—	573	134.84/cwt	130.00–145.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	635	160.00/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,016	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	660	156.79/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,035	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	680	129.96/cwt	125.00–135.00	884	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	320	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	265	155.38/cwt	145.00–165.00	412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	615	138.75/cwt	135.00–145.00	853	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	565	224.00/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,266	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	527	145.49/cwt	135.00–157.50	767	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	467	160.01/cwt	150.00–165.00	747	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	475	183.38/cwt	170.00–192.50	871	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	900	137.50/cwt	137.50–137.50	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	328	196.47/cwt	185.00–205.00	644	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	522	220.63/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,152	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	385	234.91/cwt	220.00–245.00	904	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	465	206.67/cwt	195.00–217.50	961	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	917	156.66/cwt	152.50–162.50	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	770	170.03/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	433	149.97/cwt	145.00–155.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	619	190.32/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,178	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	228	239.73/cwt	235.00–245.00	547	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	895	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	658	202.50/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	403	194.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	786	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	560	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	270	240.19/cwt	230.00–250.00	649	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	524	194.20/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,018	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	475	230.89/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,097	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	523	163.94/cwt	150.00–170.00	857	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	363	147.59/cwt	145.00–150.00	536	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	275	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	683	173.05/cwt	165.00–177.50	1,182	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	463	208.53/cwt	195.00–215.00	965	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	577	188.84/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,090	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	607	171.59/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	472	167.91/cwt	155.00–175.00	793	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	215	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	333	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	710	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,207	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	946.54/head	740.00–1,100.00	947	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,020.00/head	1,020.00–1,020.00	1,020	1
Bulls	—	—	1,658	123.18/cwt	122.00–125.00	2,042	2
Bulls	—	—	715	97.50/cwt	97.50–97.50	697	1
Bulls	—	—	1,232	115.93/cwt	109.00–121.00	1,428	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,525	92.00/cwt	92.00–92.00	1,403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	690	67.02/cwt	66.00–68.00	462	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	89.65/cwt	82.00–96.00	930	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	756	76.40/cwt	70.00–80.00	578	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	113.03/cwt	111.00–115.00	1,532	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	102.59/cwt	96.00–108.00	1,252	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	435	224.90/cwt	217.50–235.00	978	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	327	230.57/cwt	220.00–245.00	754	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	626	212.80/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,332	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	975	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	814	176.26/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	706	196.58/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	818	198.72/cwt	190.00–207.50	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	380	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	526	243.21/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,279	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	620	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	930	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	—	975	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	458	255.47/cwt	247.50–267.50	1,170	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	725	194.34/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	626	231.67/cwt	227.50–237.50	1,450	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	660	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,439	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	763	219.98/cwt	217.50–222.50	1,678	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	335	262.50/cwt	260.00–265.00	879	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	345	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	990	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	620	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,209	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	573	194.96/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,117	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	515	206.57/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,064	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	387	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	793	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	840	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	280	193.59/cwt	185.00–200.00	542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	263.61/cwt	250.00–275.00	978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	572	240.63/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,376	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	421	252.57/cwt	247.50–260.00	1,063	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	528	160.02/cwt	155.00–165.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	433	217.00/cwt	207.50–225.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	720	186.76/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,345	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	433	230.28/cwt	230.00–235.00	997	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	515	221.50/cwt	221.50–221.50	1,141	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	375	231.64/cwt	230.00–235.00	869	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	325	215.59/cwt	210.00–230.00	701	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,010	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	1,374	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	720	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	575	167.41/cwt	155.00–175.00	963	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	566	190.78/cwt	177.50–197.50	1,080	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	278	230.05/cwt	225.00–235.00	640	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	780	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	198.42/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,034	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	381	211.99/cwt	205.00–225.00	808	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	527	177.43/cwt	165.00–187.50	935	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	622	191.09/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,189	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	657	186.01/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	375	153.32/cwt	140.00–165.00	575	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	324	202.36/cwt	195.00–210.00	656	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	365	187.70/cwt	175.00–200.00	685	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	433	186.06/cwt	175.00–200.00	806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,050	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,391	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 19, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 566Last week 448Year ago 580

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 101Year ago 135

Replacement CattleReceipts 3Last week 20Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	573	130.00–145.00	134.84
2	—	680	125.00–135.00	129.96
1	—	320	145.00	145.00
2	—	265	145.00–165.00	155.38
1	—	445	155.00	155.00
4	—	615	135.00–145.00	138.75
6	—	527	135.00–157.50	145.49
7	—	467	150.00–165.00	160.01
4	—	375	140.00–165.00	153.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	635	150.00–170.00	160.00
3	—	660	140.00–165.00	156.79
14	—	475	170.00–192.50	183.38
4	—	280	185.00–200.00	193.59
1	—	720	160.00	160.00
4	—	575	155.00–175.00	167.41
1	—	780	125.00	125.00
20	—	527	165.00–187.50	177.43
4	—	324	195.00–210.00	202.36
5	—	365	175.00–200.00	187.70
9	—	433	175.00–200.00	186.06
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	465	195.00–217.50	206.67
3	—	917	152.50–162.50	156.66
1	—	990	155.00	155.00
1	—	840	160.00	160.00
6	—	433	207.50–225.00	217.00
3	—	720	180.00–190.00	186.76
6	—	325	210.00–230.00	215.59
1	—	1,010	136.00	136.00
1	—	245	225.00	225.00
1	—	790	160.00	160.00
26	—	566	177.50–197.50	190.78
2	—	278	225.00–235.00	230.05
31	—	521	190.00–212.50	198.42
10	—	381	205.00–225.00	211.99
16	—	622	180.00–200.00	191.09
5	—	657	175.00–192.50	186.01
1	—	1,050	132.50	132.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	433	230.00–235.00	230.28
23	—	515	221.50	221.50
3	—	375	230.00–235.00	231.64
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	565	210.00–240.00	224.00
1	—	900	137.50	137.50
17	—	522	210.00–230.00	220.63
5	—	385	220.00–245.00	234.91
2	—	770	165.00–175.00	170.03
2	—	228	235.00–245.00	239.73
1	—	895	152.50	152.50
6	—	658	190.00–210.00	202.50
2	—	270	230.00–250.00	240.19
12	—	475	220.00–245.00	230.89
5	—	435	217.50–235.00	224.90
6	—	327	220.00–245.00	230.57
7	—	626	202.50–225.00	212.80
1	—	975	152.50	152.50
4	—	814	165.00–185.00	176.26
6	—	706	180.00–200.00	196.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	328	185.00–205.00	196.47
7	—	619	185.00–200.00	190.32
2	—	403	185.00–205.00	194.94
1	—	260	200.00	200.00
8	—	524	180.00–205.00	194.20
4	—	683	165.00–177.50	173.05
5	—	463	195.00–215.00	208.53
9	—	577	180.00–205.00	188.84
1	—	385	185.00	185.00
1	—	710	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	433	145.00–155.00	149.97
1	—	560	170.00	170.00
4	—	523	150.00–170.00	163.94
2	—	363	145.00–150.00	147.59
1	—	275	175.00	175.00
3	—	607	165.00–175.00	171.59
5	—	472	155.00–175.00	167.91
1	—	215	155.00	155.00
1	—	705	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	818	190.00–207.50	198.72
8	—	526	230.00–255.00	243.21
6	—	458	247.50–267.50	255.47
3	—	725	180.00–205.00	194.34
4	—	626	227.50–237.50	231.67
1	—	250	285.00	285.00
1	—	660	218.00	218.00
2	—	763	217.50–222.50	219.98
2	—	335	260.00–265.00	262.50
5	—	371	250.00–275.00	263.61
7	—	572	235.00–250.00	240.63
8	—	421	247.50–260.00	252.57
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	380	175.00	175.00
1	—	345	145.00	145.00
2	—	528	155.00–165.00	160.02
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	195.00	195.00
2	—	573	185.00–205.00	194.96
3	—	515	200.00–215.00	206.57
3	—	387	205.00	205.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	150.00	150.00
1	—	975	104.00	104.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	933	740.00–1,100.00	946.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,020.00	1,020.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	122.00–125.00	123.18
1	—	715	97.50	97.50
7	—	1,232	109.00–121.00	115.93
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,525	92.00	92.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	690	66.00–68.00	67.02
20	—	1,037	82.00–96.00	89.65
8	—	756	70.00–80.00	76.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,355	111.00–115.00	113.03
32	—	1,220	96.00–108.00	102.59

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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Replacement Cattle

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