Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $236.50/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.41 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$236.50

38 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,279

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$280

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$45.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.77

vs NC average

−34.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	246.05	1,340	30
Medium and Large 2	528	200.69	1,059	8thin

One grade step is worth $45.36/cwt here — about $280 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale38 hd

236.50

—

NC average6 barns · 182 hd

233.73

+2.77

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−34.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−120.41

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	1,779	143.78	2,558	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,256	128.92	1,619	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,496	126.06	1,886	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,155	104.64	1,209	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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,300	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,381	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	848	$1,050	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	620	$875	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,989	9

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,300	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	867	1,869.11/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,869	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	332.70/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,254	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	328.18/cwt	275.00–355.00	1,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	305.34/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,420	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	260.49/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,214	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	336.28/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,396	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	179.81/cwt	160.00–205.00	1,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	302.16/cwt	272.50–325.00	1,598	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	285.82/cwt	255.00–318.00	1,606	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	218.30/cwt	195.00–240.00	1,329	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	288.72/cwt	250.00–308.00	1,799	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	243.02/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,390	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	346.65/cwt	340.00–350.00	946	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	170.74/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	254.73/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,093	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	261.00/cwt	240.00–295.00	963	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	262.07/cwt	232.50–287.50	1,609	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	305.77/cwt	280.00–315.00	657	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	137.02/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,322	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	163.41/cwt	142.50–185.00	1,263	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	278.25/cwt	245.00–307.50	910	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	313.56/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,019	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	312.08/cwt	270.00–337.50	1,155	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	158.19/cwt	130.00–182.50	1,365	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	242.64/cwt	212.50–266.00	1,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	289.82/cwt	275.00–315.00	791	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	249.07/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,288	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	274.52/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,576	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	180.76/cwt	165.00–203.00	1,587	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	218.92/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,554	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	301.48/cwt	275.00–320.00	814	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	143.04/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,775	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	126.83/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,596	54
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	90.91/cwt	82.50–98.00	965	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	116.59/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,411	6
Bulls	—	—	1,736	139.57/cwt	127.00–147.00	2,423	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	775	68.00/cwt	68.00–68.00	527	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	992	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	563	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,155	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	—	—	1,908	156.40/cwt	156.00–157.00	2,984	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	110.56/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,362	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,496	126.06/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	291.34/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,372	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	287.61/cwt	245.00–312.50	1,487	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	302.92/cwt	285.00–320.00	636	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,530	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	195.18/cwt	175.00–210.00	908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	200.30/cwt	185.00–210.00	831	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	293.72/cwt	260.00–322.50	1,237	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	220.41/cwt	200.00–235.00	588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	543	218.79/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	142.50/cwt	130.00–155.00	656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	201.50/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,056	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,391	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	152.45/cwt	145.00–160.00	614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	215.43/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,013	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	227.14/cwt	210.00–245.00	529	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	810	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	247.47/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	210.43/cwt	200.00–220.00	484	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,481.45/head	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,481	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	620	875.00/head	875.00–875.00	875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,381.24/head	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,381	5

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 Apr 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 456Last week 529Year ago 645

Slaughter CattleReceipts 132Last week 61Year ago 99

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 19Year ago 16

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

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,300	1,675.00	1,675.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	620	875.00	875.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	985	1,275.00–1,475.00	1,381.24
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	750.00	750.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	867	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,869.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,725.00	1,725.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,105	2,400.00–2,550.00	2,481.45

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	273	340.00–350.00	346.65
8	300–350	333	275.00–355.00	328.18
10	350–400	377	320.00–345.00	332.70
10	400–450	415	325.00–350.00	336.28
9	450–500	465	285.00–335.00	305.34
12	500–550	529	272.50–325.00	302.16
11	550–600	562	255.00–318.00	285.82
8	600–650	623	250.00–308.00	288.72
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	215	280.00–315.00	305.77
7	250–300	273	275.00–315.00	289.82
19	300–350	327	245.00–307.50	278.25
27	350–400	369	240.00–295.00	261.00
33	400–450	429	225.00–275.00	254.73
44	450–500	466	225.00–275.00	260.49
15	500–550	517	235.00–285.00	249.07
15	550–600	572	230.00–277.50	243.02
7	600–650	609	195.00–240.00	218.30
3	650–700	675	160.00–205.00	179.81
3	700–750	725	150.00–195.00	170.74
2	750–800	773	142.50–185.00	163.41
1	800–850	830	132.50	132.50
5	850–900	863	130.00–182.50	158.19
2	950–1000	965	135.00–139.00	137.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00–220.00	210.43
3	250–300	267	200.00–235.00	220.41
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	395	205.00	205.00
3	400–450	415	185.00–210.00	200.30
3	450–500	465	175.00–210.00	195.18
7	500–550	524	180.00–210.00	201.50
1	550–600	555	195.00	195.00
1	750–800	790	127.50	127.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	155.00	155.00
2	400–450	403	145.00–160.00	152.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	285.00–320.00	302.92
3	250–300	270	275.00–320.00	301.48
12	300–350	325	285.00–340.00	313.56
21	350–400	370	270.00–337.50	312.08
17	400–450	421	260.00–322.50	293.72
20	450–500	471	260.00–330.00	291.34
14	500–550	517	245.00–312.50	287.61
17	550–600	574	240.00–300.00	274.52
6	600–650	614	232.50–287.50	262.07
10	650–700	674	212.50–266.00	242.64
3	700–750	710	195.00–235.00	218.92
1	750–800	795	192.50	192.50
3	850–900	878	165.00–203.00	180.76
1	900–950	905	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	210.00–245.00	227.14
1	300–350	305	235.00	235.00
1	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	405	245.00–250.00	247.47
4	450–500	470	205.00–245.00	215.43
2	500–550	543	210.00–227.50	218.79
1	600–650	625	222.50	222.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	165.00	165.00
2	450–500	460	130.00–155.00	142.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
2	550–600	563	200.00–210.00	205.07
1	700–750	735	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,241	137.00–150.00	143.04
54	—	1,258	118.00–135.00	126.83
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,061	82.50–98.00	90.91
6	—	1,210	116.00–118.00	116.59
1	—	775	68.00	68.00
8	—	1,232	100.00–116.00	110.56
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,496	115.00–131.00	126.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,736	127.00–147.00	139.57
2	—	1,908	156.00–157.00	156.40

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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle