Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $244.02/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −112.89 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$244.02

33 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,314

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$98.15/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.29

vs NC average

−32.15 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	248.15	1,334	31
Medium and Large 2	515	210.00	1,082	1thin
Medium and Large 3	585	150.00	878	1thin

One grade step is worth $98.15/cwt here — about $457 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $306.97, median $356.91 across 31 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale33 hd

244.02

—

NC average8 barns · 320 hd

227.73

+16.29

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−32.15

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−112.89

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	1,383	132.99	1,839	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,182	119.68	1,415	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	113.40	1,631	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,120	98.42	1,102	19

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)	990	$1,362	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	958	$1,362	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	878	$1,346	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,262	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$1,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	870	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	218.79/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,039	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	817	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	229.97/cwt	225.00–235.00	927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	243.45/cwt	235.00–250.00	772	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	184.90/cwt	165.00–192.50	1,156	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	698	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	285.10/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,480	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,361.87/head	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,362	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	878	1,346.23/head	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,346	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,261.61/head	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,262	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	326.97/cwt	315.00–345.00	1,056	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	241.54/cwt	232.50–251.00	1,606	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	336.25/cwt	335.00–337.50	925	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	317.53/cwt	283.00–330.00	1,521	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	317.29/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,339	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	182.49/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,624	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	226.00/cwt	226.00–226.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,626	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	327.15/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,243	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	557	293.43/cwt	265.00–308.00	1,634	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	232.64/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,433	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	283.37/cwt	255.00–307.50	796	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	297.55/cwt	272.50–320.00	928	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	265.63/cwt	230.00–297.50	1,275	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	255.67/cwt	227.50–270.00	1,332	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	313.14/cwt	306.00–322.00	1,625	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	278.77/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,040	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	234.48/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,332	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	211.56/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,434	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	196.38/cwt	190.00–202.50	1,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	282.66/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,176	45
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	296.40/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,097	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	303.84/cwt	275.00–325.00	991	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,375	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	292.82/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,379	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	288.64/cwt	265.00–311.00	1,238	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	282.95/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,590	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	84.86/cwt	83.00–86.00	984	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	108.09/cwt	106.00–112.00	1,207	8
Bulls	—	—	1,340	142.31/cwt	139.00–145.00	1,907	5
Bulls	—	—	1,578	129.61/cwt	125.00–133.00	2,045	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	113.40/cwt	112.00–115.00	1,631	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,171	118.41/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,387	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	784	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,158	98.81/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,144	6
Bulls	—	—	1,000	118.14/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,181	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	127.32/cwt	125.00–129.00	1,592	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	755	73.00/cwt	73.00–73.00	551	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	303.96/cwt	295.00–317.50	857	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	226.73/cwt	205.00–242.00	1,542	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	256.18/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,588	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	999	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	569	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	180.06/cwt	175.00–185.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	463	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	472	150.74/cwt	140.00–167.50	711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	141.50/cwt	135.00–150.00	675	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,361.99/head	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	931	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	557	235.83/cwt	225.00–247.50	1,314	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	307	211.63/cwt	195.00–235.00	650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	208.43/cwt	195.00–220.00	790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	529	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	212.65/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,304	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	167.50/cwt	152.50–182.50	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	150.05/cwt	145.00–155.00	552	3

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 Mar 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 406Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 69Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 11Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	240.00	240.00
2	250–300	283	210.00	210.00
3	300–350	317	235.00–250.00	243.45
2	350–400	363	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	403	225.00–235.00	229.97
3	450–500	475	200.00–235.00	218.79
1	550–600	570	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	613	200.00–225.00	212.65
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	260.00	260.00
7	250–300	282	295.00–317.50	303.96
7	300–350	326	275.00–325.00	303.84
14	350–400	370	265.00–325.00	296.40
18	400–450	429	265.00–311.00	288.64
21	450–500	471	265.00–320.00	292.82
23	500–550	519	260.00–312.50	285.10
16	550–600	562	255.00–305.00	282.95
4	600–650	620	245.00–270.00	256.18
4	650–700	680	205.00–242.00	226.73
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	950	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	185.00	185.00
1	300–350	335	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	390	175.00–185.00	180.06
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	540	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	230.00	230.00
1	250–300	285	245.00	245.00
3	300–350	307	195.00–235.00	211.63
4	350–400	379	195.00–220.00	208.43
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	625	165.00–192.50	184.90
1	650–700	660	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	315.00	315.00
7	250–300	281	255.00–307.50	283.37
5	300–350	312	272.50–320.00	297.55
20	350–400	373	255.00–305.00	278.77
45	400–450	416	255.00–300.00	282.66
50	450–500	480	230.00–297.50	265.63
20	500–550	521	227.50–270.00	255.67
11	550–600	568	210.00–255.00	234.48
7	600–650	616	215.00–250.00	232.64
6	650–700	678	195.00–220.00	211.56
2	700–750	725	190.00–202.50	196.38
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	965	142.50	142.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	175.00	175.00
3	350–400	368	145.00–155.00	150.05
3	450–500	477	135.00–150.00	141.50
1	550–600	585	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	335.00–337.50	336.25
8	300–350	323	315.00–345.00	326.97
16	350–400	380	300.00–337.50	327.15
10	400–450	422	295.00–345.00	317.29
12	450–500	479	283.00–330.00	317.53
8	500–550	519	306.00–322.00	313.14
9	550–600	557	265.00–308.00	293.43
1	600–650	600	271.00	271.00
2	650–700	665	232.50–251.00	241.54
1	700–750	705	237.50	237.50
2	750–800	780	226.00	226.00
2	850–900	890	180.00–185.00	182.49
1	1000–1050	1,000	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	472	140.00–167.50	150.74
2	500–550	505	152.50–182.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
1	350–400	380	245.00	245.00
3	550–600	557	225.00–247.50	235.83
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	140.00	140.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	958	1,200.00–1,625.00	1,361.87
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	878	1,325.00–1,375.00	1,346.23
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,025.00	1,025.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,200.00–1,325.00	1,261.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,200.00	1,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	990	1,350.00–1,375.00	1,361.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,825.00	1,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	945	1,425.00	1,425.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,160	83.00–86.00	84.86
8	—	1,117	106.00–112.00	108.09
6	—	1,158	90.00–105.00	98.81
1	—	755	73.00	73.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	112.00–115.00	113.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,171	112.00–124.00	118.41
3	—	1,250	125.00–129.00	127.32
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,340	139.00–145.00	142.31
5	—	1,578	125.00–133.00	129.61
2	—	1,000	117.00–119.00	118.14

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 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 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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