Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

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 $219.96/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −136.94 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$219.96

41 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,184

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$532

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

$93.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.24

vs NC average

−44.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	233.79	1,277	28
Medium and Large 2	520	199.30	1,035	11thin
Medium and Large 3	533	140.00	746	2thin

One grade step is worth $93.79/cwt here — about $532 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale41 hd

219.96

—

NC average8 barns · 308 hd

228.20

−8.24

National average181 barns · 13,137 hd

263.96

−44.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−136.94

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	1,568	154.69	2,426	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,199	126.89	1,522	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,517	114.56	1,738	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,046	103.50	1,083	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,338	$1,725	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	804	$1,217	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	938	$1,411	5

Every lot, as filed

97 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 1	750–800	762	169.92/cwt	155.00–190.00	1,295	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	195.01/cwt	180.00–226.00	1,309	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	264.62/cwt	245.00–295.00	730	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	255.90/cwt	240.00–285.00	837	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	158.26/cwt	154.00–162.50	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	265.20/cwt	255.00–270.00	586	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	236.39/cwt	210.00–265.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	241.72/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,136	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	250.22/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,061	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	256.28/cwt	235.00–267.50	961	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	237.06/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,256	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,360	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	337.64/cwt	315.00–352.50	888	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	238.65/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,611	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	199.42/cwt	180.00–227.50	1,242	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	306.37/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,118	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	300.69/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,573	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	244.02/cwt	225.00–265.00	664	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	232.40/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,662	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	278.80/cwt	262.50–290.00	1,572	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	192.24/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,592	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,260.53/head	900.00–1,625.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,637	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	294.74/cwt	275.00–317.50	1,114	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	258.64/cwt	235.00–282.50	1,466	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	245.35/cwt	218.00–260.00	1,492	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	277.46/cwt	265.00–299.00	1,434	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,204	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	238.69/cwt	210.00–262.50	1,590	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	216.81/cwt	215.00–218.00	1,568	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	237.09/cwt	205.00–268.00	1,479	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,706	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	287.37/cwt	275.00–300.00	684	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,514	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	304.87/cwt	275.00–325.00	979	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	191.22/cwt	187.50–195.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	229.44/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,303	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	173.33/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,245	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	72.50/cwt	72.50–72.50	475	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	107.37/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,176	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,517	114.56/cwt	111.00–119.00	1,738	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,235	138.36/cwt	135.00–141.00	1,709	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,194	125.25/cwt	117.00–133.00	1,495	28
Bulls	—	—	1,718	163.62/cwt	160.00–167.00	2,811	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	487	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	974	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	227.41/cwt	220.00–235.00	944	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	781	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	213.48/cwt	202.50–225.00	1,127	2
Bulls	—	—	1,554	154.55/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,402	7
Bulls	—	—	1,070	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,284	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	310.63/cwt	297.50–342.50	1,491	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	310.94/cwt	285.00–335.00	886	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	288.13/cwt	265.00–317.50	1,210	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	286.62/cwt	260.00–325.00	1,356	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	302.25/cwt	280.00–357.50	1,294	15
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	549	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	169.88/cwt	165.00–175.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	158.50/cwt	140.00–165.00	754	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	167.69/cwt	130.00–190.00	813	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	408	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	143.22/cwt	135.00–150.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	174.06/cwt	150.00–195.00	839	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	204.68/cwt	195.00–217.50	962	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	177.42/cwt	165.00–190.00	724	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	152.48/cwt	145.00–167.50	1,032	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,338	1,724.69/head	1,275.00–2,075.00	1,725	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	804	1,217.26/head	900.00–1,575.00	1,217	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	243.74/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,063	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	199.23/cwt	175.00–212.50	1,024	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	229.87/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,287	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	629	161.38/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,015	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	203.34/cwt	180.00–225.00	860	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	279	217.19/cwt	200.00–235.00	606	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	249.46/cwt	225.00–265.00	930	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	214.07/cwt	195.00–235.00	700	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	203.39/cwt	190.00–220.00	771	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	234.60/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,112	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	794	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	227.68/cwt	200.00–247.50	1,188	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	245.81/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,097	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	740	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 Apr 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 549Last week 456Year ago 364

Slaughter CattleReceipts 70Last week 132Year ago 100

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 18Year ago 11

Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	255.00–270.00	265.20
8	250–300	276	245.00–295.00	264.62
13	300–350	327	240.00–285.00	255.90
40	350–400	375	235.00–267.50	256.28
28	400–450	424	225.00–270.00	250.22
22	450–500	470	220.00–257.50	241.72
16	500–550	530	225.00–260.00	237.06
12	550–600	568	215.00–257.50	229.44
15	600–650	623	180.00–227.50	199.42
5	650–700	671	180.00–226.00	195.01
3	700–750	718	165.00–180.00	173.33
3	750–800	762	155.00–190.00	169.92
1	850–900	885	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	905	133.00	133.00
2	1000–1050	1,033	154.00–162.50	158.26
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	370	175.00	175.00
4	450–500	476	140.00–165.00	158.50
1	500–550	510	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	555	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	635	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	200.00–235.00	217.19
10	300–350	327	195.00–235.00	214.07
7	350–400	379	190.00–220.00	203.39
9	400–450	423	180.00–225.00	203.34
7	450–500	470	195.00–217.50	204.68
10	500–550	514	175.00–212.50	199.23
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
4	600–650	629	150.00–175.00	161.38
3	650–700	677	145.00–167.50	152.48
1	750–800	770	142.50	142.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	272	225.00–265.00	244.02
3	300–350	318	210.00–265.00	236.39
7	350–400	373	225.00–265.00	249.46
4	400–450	436	235.00–255.00	243.74
9	450–500	474	205.00–255.00	234.60
6	500–550	522	200.00–247.50	227.68
2	550–600	585	230.00–235.00	232.54
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	275.00–300.00	287.37
6	250–300	285	285.00–335.00	310.94
18	300–350	321	275.00–325.00	304.87
13	350–400	378	275.00–317.50	294.74
31	400–450	420	265.00–317.50	288.13
33	450–500	473	260.00–325.00	286.62
18	500–550	517	265.00–299.00	277.46
11	550–600	567	235.00–282.50	258.64
15	600–650	624	205.00–268.00	237.09
4	650–700	666	210.00–262.50	238.69
3	700–750	723	215.00–218.00	216.81
1	750–800	765	215.00	215.00
1	800–850	835	165.00	165.00
1	850–900	865	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	422	135.00–150.00	143.22
6	450–500	482	150.00–195.00	174.06
2	500–550	533	165.00–175.00	169.88
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	355.00	355.00
3	250–300	263	315.00–352.50	337.64
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
6	350–400	365	290.00–340.00	306.37
15	400–450	428	280.00–357.50	302.25
12	450–500	480	297.50–342.50	310.63
7	500–550	523	275.00–325.00	300.69
7	550–600	564	262.50–290.00	278.80
3	600–650	608	218.00–260.00	245.35
4	650–700	675	230.00–245.00	238.65
5	700–750	715	220.00–242.00	232.40
1	750–800	750	227.50	227.50
2	800–850	828	180.00–205.00	192.24
2	850–900	858	187.50–195.00	191.22
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	180.00	180.00
2	400–450	408	165.00–190.00	177.42
4	450–500	485	130.00–190.00	167.69
1	650–700	655	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
3	500–550	528	230.00–255.00	245.81
2	550–600	560	215.00–245.00	229.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	220.00	220.00
2	400–450	415	220.00–235.00	227.41
3	450–500	487	200.00	200.00
2	500–550	528	202.50–225.00	213.48

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,290	1,575.00	1,575.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,338	1,275.00–2,075.00	1,724.69
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	804	900.00–1,575.00	1,217.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	1,375.00	1,375.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	898	900.00–1,625.00	1,260.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	995	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	1,850.00	1,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	655	72.50	72.50
8	—	1,095	100.00–114.00	107.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,517	111.00–119.00	114.56
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,235	135.00–141.00	138.36
28	—	1,194	117.00–133.00	125.25
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,718	160.00–167.00	163.62
7	—	1,554	150.00–159.00	154.55
1	—	1,070	120.00	120.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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