Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $248.70/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −127.72 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$248.70

54 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,349

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$613

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

$117.04/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.70

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	261.82	1,428	40
Medium and Large 2	528	222.31	1,174	12thin
Medium and Large 3	563	144.78	815	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.04/cwt here — about $613 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $318.91, median $376.42 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 sale54 hd

248.70

—

NC average7 barns · 230 hd

249.40

−0.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−127.72

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	1,654	128.15	2,120	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,216	116.49	1,417	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,414	111.90	1,582	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	93.68	1,052	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)	1,425	$1,725	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,350	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	965	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,135	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	970	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	960	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$2,227	3thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	425	254.64/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,082	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	172.14/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	197.50/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,284	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	181.20/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	286.69/cwt	275.00–300.00	935	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	215.91/cwt	202.00–245.00	1,231	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	147.42/cwt	135.00–160.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	209.96/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,312	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	177.85/cwt	155.00–200.00	1,272	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	232.68/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,205	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	303.50/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,290	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	289.17/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,391	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	269.99/cwt	245.00–285.00	985	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	182.50/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,268	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	297.68/cwt	285.00–312.50	839	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	2,226.50/head	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,227	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	229.76/cwt	225.00–235.00	846	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	252.01/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,187	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	297.03/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,265	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,496	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,350	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	264.92/cwt	250.00–277.50	1,386	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	207.10/cwt	195.00–217.50	1,493	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	316.09/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,170	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	280.57/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,316	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	233.70/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,484	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	281.34/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,449	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	198.74/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,504	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	169.47/cwt	160.00–179.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	270.12/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,672	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	215.07/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,222	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	258.71/cwt	240.00–292.50	1,469	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,145	100.44/cwt	90.00–105.00	1,150	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	597	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	876	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,414	111.90/cwt	109.00–117.00	1,582	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	128.69/cwt	128.00–129.00	1,641	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,210	115.23/cwt	107.00–121.00	1,394	29
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	969	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,140	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	—	—	2,005	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,867	1
Bulls	—	—	1,604	126.03/cwt	115.00–138.00	2,022	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	181.76/cwt	160.00–200.00	687	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	278.27/cwt	265.00–287.50	1,597	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	323.16/cwt	300.00–344.00	1,215	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	325.08/cwt	290.00–357.50	1,047	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	235.45/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,566	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	759	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	128.74/cwt	127.50–130.00	888	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	144.78/cwt	135.00–155.00	815	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	157.82/cwt	145.00–170.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	723	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	213.18/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,021	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	197.88/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,029	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	223.55/cwt	205.00–235.00	952	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	271.91/cwt	265.00–276.00	1,028	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	180.03/cwt	175.00–185.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	183.49/cwt	172.50–200.00	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.15/cwt	235.00–245.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	218.85/cwt	200.00–235.00	499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	214.93/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	211.85/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	237.96/cwt	225.00–255.00	790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	223.78/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,170	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,301	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.12/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,063	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	148.18/cwt	140.00–155.00	923	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,277	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	244.95/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,051	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	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 23, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 481Last week 359Year ago 394

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 67Year ago 113

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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
3	250–300	282	285.00–312.50	297.68
5	300–350	326	275.00–300.00	286.69
12	350–400	365	245.00–285.00	269.99
27	400–450	425	240.00–282.50	254.64
22	450–500	471	230.00–277.50	252.01
13	500–550	518	210.00–255.00	232.68
12	550–600	570	202.00–245.00	215.91
4	600–650	616	165.00–200.00	181.20
2	650–700	650	185.00–210.00	197.50
4	700–750	715	155.00–200.00	177.85
2	750–800	778	150.00–195.00	172.14
2	800–850	830	135.00–160.00	147.42
1	950–1000	955	128.00	128.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	200.00–235.00	218.85
1	250–300	295	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	325	235.00–245.00	240.15
2	350–400	368	225.00–235.00	229.76
7	400–450	426	205.00–235.00	223.55
14	450–500	479	205.00–225.00	213.18
9	500–550	520	180.00–205.00	197.88
5	550–600	559	172.50–200.00	183.49
1	600–650	600	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	685	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	370	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	520	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	610	135.00	135.00
2	650–700	690	127.50–130.00	128.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	225.00–255.00	237.96
6	350–400	378	265.00–276.00	271.91
5	400–450	429	225.00–265.00	244.95
6	450–500	478	200.00–235.00	211.85
10	500–550	523	205.00–245.00	223.78
2	550–600	553	200.00–230.00	214.93
4	600–650	625	200.00–215.00	209.96
2	650–700	695	170.00–195.00	182.50
1	700–750	740	172.50	172.50
1	750–800	760	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	340	287.50	287.50
7	350–400	370	300.00–332.50	316.09
24	400–450	426	275.00–315.00	297.03
20	450–500	469	260.00–292.50	280.57
20	500–550	523	250.00–277.50	264.92
20	550–600	568	240.00–292.50	258.71
16	600–650	635	220.00–272.50	233.70
5	650–700	665	225.00–245.00	235.45
7	700–750	721	195.00–217.50	207.10
4	750–800	757	195.00–210.00	198.74
2	800–850	813	160.00–179.00	169.47
1	850–900	855	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
2	450–500	483	145.00–170.00	157.82
2	550–600	563	135.00–155.00	144.78
3	600–650	623	140.00–155.00	148.18
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	352.50	352.50
11	300–350	322	290.00–357.50	325.08
19	350–400	376	300.00–344.00	323.16
22	400–450	425	282.50–322.50	303.50
42	450–500	481	275.00–316.00	289.17
10	500–550	515	265.00–297.50	281.34
5	550–600	574	265.00–287.50	278.27
4	600–650	619	245.00–280.00	270.12
2	750–800	765	210.00–220.00	215.07
1	800–850	805	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	320	140.00	140.00
3	350–400	378	160.00–200.00	181.76
2	400–450	403	175.00–185.00	180.03
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	247.50	247.50
2	400–450	425	245.00–255.00	250.12
1	500–550	510	255.00	255.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	470	242.50	242.50

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	3	—	1,113	1,775.00–2,500.00	2,226.50
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,250.00	1,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	960	1,075.00	1,075.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,425	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,350	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	1,550.00	1,550.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	90.00–105.00	100.44
1	—	995	60.00	60.00
1	—	1,095	80.00	80.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,414	109.00–117.00	111.90
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,275	128.00–129.00	128.69
29	—	1,210	107.00–121.00	115.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,005	143.00	143.00
7	—	1,604	115.00–138.00	126.03

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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Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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