Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-10-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-10-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 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 $181.83/cwt on 169 head.

Average price

$181.83

169 head · 514 lb average

Value per head Derived

$935

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$307

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

$59.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs NC average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	516	189.60	979	135
Medium and Large 2	500	159.69	798	24
Medium and Large 3	517	129.96	672	10thin

One grade step is worth $59.64/cwt here — about $307 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 sale169 hd

181.83

—

NC average8 barns · 1,179 hd

178.71

+3.11

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	1,453	114.77	1,668	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,248	90.97	1,136	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	87.85	1,414	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,080	76.95	831	64

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)	1,240	$1,325	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,259	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	805	$960	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 1Value Added	—	470	222.53/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	623	181.40/cwt	165.00–188.00	1,130	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	328	208.87/cwt	195.00–225.00	685	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	152.06/cwt	140.00–165.00	867	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	328	229.71/cwt	220.00–250.00	753	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	513	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	515	126.27/cwt	125.00–130.00	650	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	370	187.36/cwt	185.00–190.00	693	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	483	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	676	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	476	194.29/cwt	185.00–207.50	925	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	567	131.50/cwt	120.00–140.00	746	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	623	128.24/cwt	125.00–135.00	799	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	788	122.54/cwt	110.00–135.00	966	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	880	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,056	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	—	445	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	534	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	425	166.84/cwt	160.00–175.00	709	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	830	141.70/cwt	140.00–145.00	1,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	275	172.77/cwt	165.00–180.00	475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	663	185.48/cwt	182.00–187.50	1,230	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	765	163.95/cwt	160.00–168.00	1,254	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	420	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	371	203.60/cwt	200.00–212.50	755	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	570	180.68/cwt	167.50–190.00	1,030	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	1,080	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,609	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	521	180.83/cwt	175.00–202.50	942	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	—	471	169.63/cwt	155.00–175.00	799	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	616	218.14/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,344	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	520	213.71/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	230	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	920	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,449	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	423	201.57/cwt	185.00–220.00	853	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	255	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	459	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	410	141.83/cwt	125.00–155.00	582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	225	247.89/cwt	230.00–265.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	471	222.40/cwt	212.00–240.00	1,048	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	615	198.34/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,220	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	—	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	—	712	177.01/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,260	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	828	133.34/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,104	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	673	157.64/cwt	150.00–165.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	426	231.45/cwt	215.00–245.00	986	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	575	213.03/cwt	197.50–227.50	1,225	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	431	189.13/cwt	175.00–205.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	628	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	879	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	735	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	520	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	408	138.83/cwt	125.00–145.00	566	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	573	137.50/cwt	125.00–160.00	788	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	471	196.87/cwt	175.00–205.00	927	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	680	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	473	157.49/cwt	155.00–160.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	595	175.00/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,041	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	280	192.05/cwt	180.00–205.00	538	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	—	385	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	481	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	—	770	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,001	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,130.00/head	1,130.00–1,130.00	1,130	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	700	790.00/head	790.00–790.00	790	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,258.98/head	950.00–1,525.00	1,259	2
Bulls	—	—	1,275	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,658	1
Bulls	—	—	1,193	95.91/cwt	90.00–100.00	1,144	2
Bulls	—	—	1,511	116.65/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,763	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	87.85/cwt	85.00–94.00	1,414	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,127	79.29/cwt	72.00–86.00	894	54
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	90.67/cwt	85.00–98.00	1,122	43
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,740	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,810	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	829	64.32/cwt	57.00–70.00	533	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	732	199.64/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,461	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	622	186.62/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,161	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	570	205.77/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,173	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	683	213.75/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,460	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	473	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	373	261.91/cwt	240.00–280.00	977	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	665	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,097	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	419	256.33/cwt	242.50–285.00	1,074	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	522	239.83/cwt	222.50–261.00	1,252	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	288	262.52/cwt	260.00–265.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	—	755	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,095	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	300	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	—	450	150.00/cwt	135.00–165.00	675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	558	233.69/cwt	222.00–258.00	1,304	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	—	472	252.71/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,193	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	371	235.01/cwt	220.00–257.50	872	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	1,060	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	765	154.74/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,184	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	670	198.20/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,328	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	728	177.97/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,296	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	—	527	211.19/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,113	16

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 Oct 17, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 463Last week 532Year ago 467

Slaughter CattleReceipts 129Last week 94Year ago 128

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 14Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	470	220.00–225.00	222.53
1	—	420	235.00	235.00
1	—	390	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	623	165.00–188.00	181.40
7	—	328	195.00–225.00	208.87
20	—	476	185.00–207.50	194.29
1	—	880	120.00	120.00
3	—	830	140.00–145.00	141.70
4	—	663	182.00–187.50	185.48
2	—	765	160.00–168.00	163.95
9	—	371	200.00–212.50	203.60
15	—	570	167.50–190.00	180.68
1	—	1,080	149.00	149.00
21	—	521	175.00–202.50	180.83
1	—	920	157.50	157.50
28	—	423	185.00–220.00	201.57
1	—	255	180.00	180.00
5	—	712	165.00–185.00	177.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	570	140.00–165.00	152.06
1	—	655	155.00	155.00
2	—	513	165.00	165.00
2	—	370	185.00–190.00	187.36
3	—	623	125.00–135.00	128.24
2	—	788	110.00–135.00	122.54
3	—	425	160.00–175.00	166.84
2	—	275	165.00–180.00	172.77
1	—	335	175.00	175.00
6	—	471	155.00–175.00	169.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	515	125.00–130.00	126.27
2	—	483	135.00–145.00	140.03
3	—	567	120.00–140.00	131.50
1	—	445	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	328	220.00–250.00	229.71
2	—	225	230.00–265.00	247.89
15	—	471	212.00–240.00	222.40
6	—	615	185.00–207.50	198.34
3	—	828	130.00–135.00	133.34
9	—	426	215.00–245.00	231.45
11	—	575	197.50–227.50	213.03
15	—	371	220.00–257.50	235.01
1	—	1,060	130.00	130.00
3	—	765	140.00–180.00	154.74
7	—	670	185.00–215.00	198.20
6	—	728	165.00–190.00	177.97
16	—	527	195.00–225.00	211.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	673	150.00–165.00	157.64
2	—	525	165.00	165.00
7	—	431	175.00–205.00	189.13
2	—	628	140.00	140.00
1	—	735	145.00	145.00
9	—	471	175.00–205.00	196.87
3	—	595	165.00–185.00	175.00
2	—	280	180.00–205.00	192.05
1	—	770	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	330	165.00	165.00
1	—	520	135.00	135.00
4	—	408	125.00–145.00	138.83
6	—	573	125.00–160.00	137.50
1	—	680	130.00	130.00
2	—	473	155.00–160.00	157.49
1	—	385	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	616	210.00–232.00	218.14
1	—	230	265.00	265.00
3	—	732	190.00–205.00	199.64
3	—	683	202.50–225.00	213.75
7	—	373	240.00–280.00	261.91
6	—	419	242.50–285.00	256.33
10	—	522	222.50–261.00	239.83
2	—	288	260.00–265.00	262.52
1	—	300	260.00	260.00
12	—	558	222.00–258.00	233.69
8	—	472	230.00–265.00	252.71
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	520	212.50–215.00	213.71
3	—	622	185.00–190.00	186.62
3	—	570	200.00–210.00	205.77
2	—	473	215.00	215.00
1	—	755	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	410	125.00–155.00	141.83
1	—	665	165.00	165.00
2	—	450	135.00–165.00	150.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	910	1,130.00	1,130.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	790.00	790.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,325.00	1,325.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,038	950.00–1,525.00	1,258.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	130.00	130.00
2	—	1,193	90.00–100.00	95.91
12	—	1,511	110.00–125.00	116.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,609	85.00–94.00	87.85
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
54	—	1,127	72.00–86.00	79.29
10	—	829	57.00–70.00	64.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,237	85.00–98.00	90.67
1	—	1,740	104.00	104.00

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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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

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle