Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $242.37/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −114.54 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$242.37

59 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,302

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$557

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

$107.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.71

vs NC average

−30.66 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	248.56	1,334	54
Medium and Large 2	540	198.37	1,072	3thin
Medium and Large 3	550	141.25	777	2thin

One grade step is worth $107.31/cwt here — about $557 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 sale59 hd

242.37

—

NC average8 barns · 209 hd

241.66

+0.71

National average170 barns · 13,742 hd

273.03

−30.66

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−114.54

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	1,651	156.09	2,576	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,240	138.97	1,723	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,466	129.56	1,899	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,020	119.54	1,220	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,375	$1,970	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,325	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,637	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,041	$1,533	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	850	$1,975	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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 2	400–450	425	246.55/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	248.61/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,206	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	211.01/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,629	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	339.30/cwt	302.50–355.00	1,479	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	287.95/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,054	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	1,439.50/head	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	235.02/cwt	220.00–242.50	1,232	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	931	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	242.62/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,368	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	357.02/cwt	332.50–367.50	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	595	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	327.97/cwt	305.00–350.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,579	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	288.57/cwt	270.00–307.50	915	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	276.14/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,149	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	1,970.00/head	1,970.00–1,970.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	336.89/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,071	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	312.33/cwt	310.00–315.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	248.27/cwt	245.00–256.00	1,524	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	208.75/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	228.12/cwt	215.00–231.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.34/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,762	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	268.00/cwt	243.00–277.50	1,244	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	265.89/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,247	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,255	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	290.34/cwt	280.00–312.50	1,234	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	213.70/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,635	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	323.56/cwt	302.50–340.00	1,178	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	314.80/cwt	307.50–325.00	828	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	291.06/cwt	276.00–330.00	1,703	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	244.27/cwt	222.50–249.00	1,766	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	249.79/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,546	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	271.06/cwt	257.50–300.00	1,415	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	235.47/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,443	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	207.53/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,615	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	135.83/cwt	129.00–143.00	1,671	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	620	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	620	1
Bulls	—	—	2,170	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	3,732	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,203	127.54/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,534	2
Bulls	—	—	1,125	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,586	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,466	129.56/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,899	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	925	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,443	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	891	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	731	1
Bulls	—	—	1,757	158.94/cwt	156.00–166.00	2,793	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,024	119.89/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,228	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,278	151.01/cwt	146.00–161.00	1,930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	333.60/cwt	317.50–355.00	1,108	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	314.13/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,159	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	237.35/cwt	210.00–252.50	1,588	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	259.77/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,743	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	253.60/cwt	245.00–260.00	1,451	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	409	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,002	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	192.44/cwt	190.00–195.00	808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	200.05/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	358.04/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,013	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	259.71/cwt	252.50–262.00	1,519	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	252.21/cwt	245.00–260.00	827	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	701	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	251.29/cwt	230.00–266.00	1,317	37
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	217.57/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,780	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	154.85/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,061	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	247.40/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,380	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,637.37/head	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,637	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,125	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	149.22/cwt	138.00–160.00	1,142	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	854	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	457	174.96/cwt	165.00–185.00	800	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	276.84/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,052	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,141	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	199.78/cwt	190.00–210.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	188.75/cwt	180.00–197.50	991	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 Jun 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 420Last week 209Year ago 429

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 104Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 8Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 1.00 to 2.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	225.00	225.00
2	300–350	328	245.00–260.00	252.21
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	425	240.00–250.00	246.55
2	450–500	465	190.00–210.00	199.78
2	500–550	518	190.00–210.00	200.05
1	550–600	585	195.00	195.00
2	650–700	685	145.00–165.00	154.85
1	700–750	705	170.00	170.00
2	750–800	765	138.00–160.00	149.22
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	310.00–315.00	312.33
4	250–300	263	307.50–325.00	314.80
3	300–350	317	270.00–307.50	288.57
10	350–400	366	270.00–312.50	287.95
19	400–450	416	260.00–292.50	276.14
22	450–500	464	243.00–277.50	268.00
37	500–550	524	230.00–266.00	251.29
17	550–600	564	225.00–255.00	242.62
10	600–650	613	217.50–245.00	235.47
6	650–700	677	215.00–231.00	228.12
2	700–750	715	202.50–215.00	208.75
2	750–800	765	210.00–217.50	213.70
1	800–850	820	192.50	192.50
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	182.50	182.50
1	400–450	400	160.00	160.00
3	450–500	457	165.00–185.00	174.96
1	500–550	520	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	580	127.50	127.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	255	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	335	255.00	255.00
5	350–400	380	270.00–285.00	276.84
5	400–450	423	260.00–275.00	265.86
6	450–500	485	230.00–270.00	248.61
4	500–550	524	220.00–242.50	235.02
2	550–600	558	240.00–255.00	247.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	205	280.00–295.00	287.50
3	250–300	283	340.00–372.50	358.04
9	300–350	332	317.50–355.00	333.60
11	350–400	369	290.00–335.00	314.13
16	400–450	425	280.00–312.50	290.34
16	450–500	469	250.00–287.50	265.89
20	500–550	522	257.50–300.00	271.06
10	550–600	572	245.00–260.00	253.60
8	600–650	614	245.00–256.00	248.27
5	650–700	669	210.00–252.50	237.35
1	700–750	735	224.00	224.00
4	750–800	778	200.00–223.00	207.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	190.00–195.00	192.44
2	500–550	525	180.00–197.50	188.75
1	750–800	750	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	305.00–350.00	327.97
1	250–300	255	365.00	365.00
5	300–350	318	315.00–360.00	336.89
5	350–400	364	302.50–340.00	323.56
23	400–450	436	302.50–355.00	339.30
7	450–500	469	332.50–367.50	357.02
6	500–550	524	320.00–360.00	336.34
21	550–600	585	276.00–330.00	291.06
4	600–650	619	225.00–265.00	249.79
6	650–700	671	230.00–277.50	259.77
13	700–750	723	222.50–249.00	244.27
3	750–800	772	200.00–223.00	211.01
2	800–850	818	210.00–225.00	217.57
1	950–1000	970	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	277.50	277.50
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
4	550–600	585	252.50–262.00	259.71
1	600–650	615	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	225.00	225.00
4	400–450	409	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	655	136.00	136.00
1	900–950	925	156.00	156.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	998	1,250.00–1,600.00	1,439.50
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	1,970.00	1,970.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,375.00–1,975.00	1,637.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,700.00	1,700.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,230	129.00–143.00	135.83
6	—	1,278	146.00–161.00	151.01
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	620	100.00	100.00
2	—	1,203	127.00–128.00	127.54
10	—	1,024	113.00–126.00	119.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,466	120.00–135.00	129.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,170	172.00	172.00
2	—	1,125	141.00	141.00
5	—	1,757	156.00–166.00	158.94

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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