Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-06-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-06-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $218.28/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −138.63 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$218.28

22 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,177

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$363

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

$74.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−26.68

vs NC average

−47.09 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	233.50	1,243	16thin
Medium and Large 2	563	196.03	1,104	3thin
Medium and Large 3	552	159.37	880	3thin

One grade step is worth $74.13/cwt here — about $363 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 sale22 hd

218.28

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

244.96

−26.68

National average154 barns · 8,969 hd

265.37

−47.09

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−138.63

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	1,420	151.94	2,157	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,169	139.61	1,632	60
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,523	138.28	2,106	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	116.46	1,144	40

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)	990	$1,576	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	805	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	955	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,497	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	948	$1,487	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	905	$1,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$1,772	4thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	216.71/cwt	205.00–229.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,248	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	198.05/cwt	190.00–212.50	1,418	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	253.66/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,327	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	225.96/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,279	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	236.92/cwt	222.50–247.50	1,225	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	285.55/cwt	270.00–302.50	922	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	171.76/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,412	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	254.92/cwt	230.00–272.00	1,476	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	948	1,487.40/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	256.55/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,088	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	302.08/cwt	285.00–320.00	813	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,856.00/head	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,856	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,688.22/head	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,274	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,497.43/head	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	232.36/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,134	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,576.26/head	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,576	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	267.29/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,165	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	235.35/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,457	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	152.79/cwt	138.00–167.50	1,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	250.11/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,058	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	280.28/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,040	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	206.40/cwt	195.00–220.00	1,391	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	253.95/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,176	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	236.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,113	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	305.99/cwt	300.00–310.00	988	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	313.94/cwt	307.50–320.00	841	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	231.23/cwt	227.50–235.00	1,757	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	229.17/cwt	220.00–238.00	1,542	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	244.75/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,292	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	640	213.33/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,365	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,422	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	289.22/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	257.46/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,730	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	250.21/cwt	235.00–262.50	1,451	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	175.03/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,528	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	665	52.50/cwt	52.50–52.50	349	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	97.41/cwt	96.00–100.00	847	2
Bulls	—	—	2,045	171.20/cwt	169.00–175.00	3,501	4
Bulls	—	—	959	130.26/cwt	122.50–136.00	1,249	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,523	138.28/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,106	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,219	148.18/cwt	144.00–158.00	1,806	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	282.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,034	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,661	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	987	117.87/cwt	107.00–126.00	1,163	32
Bulls	—	—	1,457	159.52/cwt	141.00–165.00	2,324	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,152	136.75/cwt	128.00–143.00	1,575	45
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	127.81/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,354	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	261.83/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,644	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	259.64/cwt	245.00–267.50	1,251	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	968	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	164.05/cwt	142.50–185.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	172.31/cwt	165.00–180.00	832	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,001	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	152.57/cwt	140.00–165.00	638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	138.29/cwt	135.00–145.00	1,000	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	838	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,217	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	186.54/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,082	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	551	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	208.38/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,192	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	232.58/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,228	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	225.85/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,202	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,047	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	164.87/cwt	155.00–175.00	643	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	255.54/cwt	245.00–265.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	224.30/cwt	200.00–237.50	956	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	211.24/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,308	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	219.58/cwt	205.00–227.50	1,045	4

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 287Last week 420Year ago 582

Slaughter CattleReceipts 139Last week 45Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 13Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	268	307.50–320.00	313.94
3	300–350	323	300.00–310.00	305.99
7	350–400	366	260.00–300.00	282.42
4	400–450	423	245.00–257.50	250.11
5	450–500	463	240.00–262.50	253.95
11	500–550	528	235.00–260.00	244.75
6	550–600	580	235.00–262.50	250.21
9	600–650	619	220.00–249.00	235.35
2	650–700	673	220.00–238.00	229.17
2	700–750	718	205.00–229.00	216.71
2	750–800	760	227.50–235.00	231.23
1	800–850	830	190.00	190.00
2	850–900	873	165.00–185.00	175.03
1	900–950	900	158.00	158.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	323	245.00–265.00	255.54
1	350–400	395	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	488	225.00–245.00	232.36
6	500–550	532	220.00–235.00	225.85
3	550–600	572	200.00–225.00	208.38
4	600–650	619	205.00–215.00	211.24
3	700–750	723	135.00–145.00	138.29
1	750–800	770	178.00	178.00
1	800–850	845	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	185.00	185.00
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	390	155.00–175.00	164.87
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	480	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	530	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	630	172.50	172.50
1	650–700	690	145.00	145.00
1	700–750	710	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	269	285.00–320.00	302.08
3	300–350	323	270.00–302.50	285.55
7	350–400	371	270.00–290.00	280.28
17	400–450	424	245.00–282.50	256.55
13	450–500	471	225.00–250.00	236.41
11	500–550	517	222.50–247.50	236.92
5	550–600	566	220.00–230.00	225.96
3	600–650	640	200.00–222.50	213.33
5	650–700	674	195.00–220.00	206.40
4	700–750	716	190.00–212.50	198.05
1	750–800	785	159.00	159.00
3	800–850	822	160.00–188.00	171.76
1	850–900	865	192.50	192.50
2	900–950	933	138.00–167.50	152.79
1	1000–1050	1,000	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	140.00	140.00
1	300–350	305	185.00	185.00
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00
2	450–500	483	165.00–180.00	172.31
2	500–550	533	142.50–185.00	164.05
1	550–600	590	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	640	147.50	147.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	225.00	225.00
1	250–300	285	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	335	250.00	250.00
8	400–450	426	200.00–237.50	224.30
4	450–500	476	205.00–227.50	219.58
1	500–550	530	215.00	215.00
2	550–600	580	175.00–197.50	186.54
1	700–750	740	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	825	147.50	147.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	302.50	302.50
6	350–400	370	270.00–315.00	289.22
4	400–450	436	255.00–285.00	267.29
7	450–500	482	245.00–267.50	259.64
6	500–550	523	235.00–270.00	253.66
17	550–600	579	230.00–272.00	254.92
10	600–650	628	240.00–270.00	261.83
3	650–700	672	245.00–265.00	257.46
1	800–850	810	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	930	138.00	138.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	232.58
1	550–600	560	227.50	227.50
1	600–650	600	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	170.00	170.00
2	400–450	418	140.00–165.00	152.57
1	450–500	480	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	550	175.00	175.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	955	1,500.00	1,500.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	948	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,487.40
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,425.00–1,550.00	1,497.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	990	1,450.00–1,700.00	1,576.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	985	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,525.00	1,525.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,000	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,856.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	908	1,650.00–1,725.00	1,688.22

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	665	52.50	52.50
2	—	870	96.00–100.00	97.41
32	—	987	107.00–126.00	117.87
5	—	1,059	127.00–130.00	127.81
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,523	135.00–142.00	138.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,219	144.00–158.00	148.18
45	—	1,152	128.00–143.00	136.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,045	169.00–175.00	171.20
6	—	959	122.50–136.00	130.26
7	—	1,457	141.00–165.00	159.52

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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