Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $230.02/cwt on 40 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −126.89 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$230.02

40 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,239

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$454

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

$84.16/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.07

vs NC average

−37.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	240.41	1,293	32
Medium and Large 2	543	199.19	1,081	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	156.25	840	2thin

One grade step is worth $84.16/cwt here — about $454 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 sale40 hd

230.02

—

NC average8 barns · 275 hd

229.95

+0.07

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−37.57

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−126.89

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	—	Average	1,264	135.22	1,709	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,823	121.85	2,221	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,157	121.40	1,405	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	920	99.84	918	20

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)	1,136	$1,524	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,045	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,007	$1,335	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	914	$1,137	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$2,175	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	784	$1,546	6

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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	274.61/cwt	255.00–297.50	898	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	238.99/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	217.45/cwt	210.00–227.50	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	276.15/cwt	245.00–300.00	616	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	229.38/cwt	215.00–237.50	1,404	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	274.19/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,168	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	259.00/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,212	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	489	309.60/cwt	287.50–322.50	1,514	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	315.30/cwt	305.00–332.50	1,769	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	312	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,022	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	241.26/cwt	225.00–263.00	1,247	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	319.55/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,240	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	272.59/cwt	255.00–295.00	731	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	1,587.79/head	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,588	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,334.69/head	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,335	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,368.73/head	950.00–1,625.00	1,369	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	1,523.90/head	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,524	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	825	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	234.15/cwt	212.50–265.00	1,225	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	301.65/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,566	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	156.25/cwt	142.50–170.00	1,117	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	301.40/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,287	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	263.46/cwt	240.00–287.50	956	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	319.73/cwt	315.00–325.00	745	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	259.73/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	323.11/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,189	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	324.42/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,054	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	169.73/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,400	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	238.63/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	324.60/cwt	310.00–340.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	270.80/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,560	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	202.33/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,457	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	293.39/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,394	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	762	87.93/cwt	84.00–90.00	670	3
Bulls	—	—	1,313	139.30/cwt	127.00–157.00	1,829	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	109.40/cwt	109.00–110.00	1,143	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	102.81/cwt	96.00–107.00	946	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,124	119.94/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,348	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	421	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	655	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	725	675.00/head	675.00–675.00	675	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	795	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	994	1
Bulls	—	—	1,018	114.80/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,169	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,823	121.85/cwt	112.00–127.00	2,221	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	131.99/cwt	131.00–135.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,585	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	276.13/cwt	267.50–282.50	1,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	214.70/cwt	202.50–227.50	1,542	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	307.40/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,595	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	302.31/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,282	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	162.54/cwt	155.00–170.00	858	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	805	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	712	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	663	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	232.49/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,458	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	240.09/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,028	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	926	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	237.97/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,028	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	239.37/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,396	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	956	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	190.06/cwt	185.00–200.00	985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	248.27/cwt	225.00–270.00	914	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	261.00/cwt	242.50–275.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	229.83/cwt	225.00–235.00	846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	150.11/cwt	142.50–157.50	1,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	208.31/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,181	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	231.06/cwt	225.00–237.50	989	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	187.49/cwt	185.00–190.00	831	2

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 May 7, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 303Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 48Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 8Year ago 33

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 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$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	245.00–300.00	276.15
5	250–300	268	255.00–295.00	272.59
13	300–350	327	255.00–297.50	274.61
9	350–400	363	240.00–287.50	263.46
32	400–450	426	240.00–282.50	274.19
16	450–500	468	240.00–283.00	259.00
20	500–550	517	225.00–263.00	241.26
12	550–600	573	230.00–277.00	238.99
12	600–650	612	215.00–237.50	229.38
3	650–700	670	210.00–227.50	217.45
2	700–750	715	142.50–170.00	156.25
1	750–800	770	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	895	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	155.00	155.00
1	400–450	435	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	515	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	560	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	225.00–235.00	229.83
7	400–450	428	225.00–237.50	231.06
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
3	500–550	518	185.00–200.00	190.06
3	550–600	567	200.00–225.00	208.31
1	600–650	635	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	680	142.50–157.50	150.11
1	700–750	740	137.00	137.00
1	750–800	765	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	830	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	312	327.50	327.50
6	350–400	388	295.00–327.50	319.55
11	400–450	424	280.00–320.00	302.31
10	450–500	489	287.50–322.50	309.60
11	500–550	519	280.00–320.00	307.40
10	550–600	561	305.00–332.50	315.30
4	600–650	614	267.50–282.50	276.13
1	650–700	655	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	718	202.50–227.50	214.70
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	528	155.00–170.00	162.54
1	800–850	805	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	345	270.00	270.00
3	350–400	378	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	428	225.00–255.00	240.09
3	550–600	582	242.50–275.00	261.00
3	600–650	627	227.50–235.00	232.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	225.00	225.00
2	350–400	368	225.00–270.00	248.27
3	400–450	432	225.00–265.00	237.97
1	450–500	490	255.00	255.00
10	500–550	523	212.50–265.00	234.15
4	550–600	583	235.00–242.50	239.37
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–325.00	319.73
2	250–300	283	310.00–340.00	324.60
4	300–350	325	305.00–345.00	324.42
4	350–400	368	315.00–330.00	323.11
13	400–450	427	290.00–315.00	301.40
13	450–500	475	275.00–310.00	293.39
13	500–550	519	280.00–315.00	301.65
6	550–600	576	260.00–290.00	270.80
5	600–650	616	245.00–290.00	259.73
2	650–700	663	232.50–245.00	238.63
4	700–750	720	185.00–215.00	202.33
2	750–800	760	185.00–190.00	187.50
2	800–850	825	155.00–185.00	169.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	385	185.00	185.00
2	400–450	443	185.00–190.00	187.49
1	450–500	460	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	680	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	795	125.00	125.00

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	4	—	806	1,475.00–1,675.00	1,587.79
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,175.00	2,175.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	825	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,350.00	1,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,125.00–1,525.00	1,334.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,008	950.00–1,625.00	1,368.73
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,136	1,250.00–1,825.00	1,523.90
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	1,400.00	1,400.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	725	675.00	675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	762	84.00–90.00	87.93
5	—	1,045	109.00–110.00	109.40
11	—	920	96.00–107.00	102.81
1	—	765	55.00	55.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
29	—	1,124	110.00–130.00	119.94
4	—	1,399	131.00–135.00	131.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,823	112.00–127.00	121.85
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,313	127.00–157.00	139.30
2	—	1,018	112.00–118.00	114.80

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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