Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-09-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-09-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $198.08/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −178.34 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$198.08

51 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,090

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$667

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$116.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.06

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	216.89	1,197	34
Medium and Large 2	544	176.59	960	8thin
Medium and Large 3	563	155.02	873	6thin
Medium 2	515	142.57	734	2thin
Medium 3	530	100.00	530	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.88/cwt here — about $667 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

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 sale51 hd

198.08

—

NC average9 barns · 231 hd

203.14

−5.06

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−178.34

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	—	Low	1,432	145.84	2,089	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,227	123.35	1,514	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Low	1,505	113.98	1,715	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,012	103.22	1,044	32

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)	1,185	$1,628	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,230	$1,500	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	938	$1,265	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	733	$961	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,775	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	846	$1,678	7

Every lot, as filed

124 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	172.74/cwt	160.00–185.00	670	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	235.19/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,225	17
Heifers	Medium 2	500–550	518	140.51/cwt	125.00–155.00	728	2
Heifers	Medium 2	300–350	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	299.50/cwt	287.50–312.50	1,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	318.91/cwt	300.00–337.50	934	2
Heifers	Medium 2	400–450	440	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	594	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	122.50/cwt	110.00–135.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	198.69/cwt	185.00–205.00	751	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	185.33/cwt	170.00–195.00	793	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	186.11/cwt	175.00–195.00	877	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	169.39/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,069	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	282	209.76/cwt	205.00–215.00	592	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	192.05/cwt	170.00–205.00	634	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	131.35/cwt	130.00–134.00	1,147	3
Heifers	Medium 2	450–500	470	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	682	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	164.87/cwt	155.00–175.00	880	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	202.17/cwt	187.50–215.00	1,160	20
Heifers	Medium 2	600–650	630	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium 2	350–400	390	169.94/cwt	165.00–175.00	663	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	211.25/cwt	200.00–235.00	902	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,399	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	261.47/cwt	245.00–275.00	829	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	199.83/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,035	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	757	214.96/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,627	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	278.03/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,171	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	212.37/cwt	205.00–223.00	1,531	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	231.35/cwt	217.50–240.00	1,448	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	310.87/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,007	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	255.49/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,208	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	244.31/cwt	233.00–257.50	1,405	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,511	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	221.89/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,493	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	243.44/cwt	225.00–260.00	798	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	222.70/cwt	215.00–230.00	630	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	Medium 2	300–350	345	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	569	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	212.67/cwt	190.00–227.50	1,002	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	156.18/cwt	150.00–162.50	1,067	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	147.55/cwt	145.00–150.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	666	1
Dairy Steers	Medium 3	250–300	270	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	311	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	224.04/cwt	215.00–235.00	968	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	269.79/cwt	265.00–275.00	634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	248.65/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,069	12
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	413	134.53/cwt	129.00–140.00	556	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	173.53/cwt	155.00–190.00	656	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	129.05/cwt	122.50–135.00	610	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,227	123.35/cwt	115.00–134.00	1,514	25
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	69.34/cwt	55.00–79.00	526	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	776	94.06/cwt	85.00–97.50	730	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	1,199	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	108.59/cwt	99.00–115.00	1,204	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	96.43/cwt	91.00–101.00	1,524	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,490	117.49/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,751	10
Bulls	—	—	1,010	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,111	1
Bulls	—	—	1,783	160.93/cwt	159.00–164.00	2,869	3
Bulls	—	—	1,327	144.27/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,914	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	1,265.27/head	925.00–1,475.00	1,265	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	733	961.09/head	700.00–1,125.00	961	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,627.81/head	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,628	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,230	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	728	1,541.28/head	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,541	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,018.64/head	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,019	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	233.45/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,111	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	216.91/cwt	202.50–235.00	1,249	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	162.61/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,346	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	203.39/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,353	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	276.51/cwt	260.00–300.00	758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	205.68/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,286	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	186.36/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,435	4
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	330	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium 2	200–250	240	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	468	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	185.06/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,329	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	271.72/cwt	250.00–292.50	1,016	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	201.99/cwt	180.00–215.00	955	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	207.60/cwt	205.00–210.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	154.04/cwt	147.50–165.00	1,286	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	269.88/cwt	260.00–275.00	737	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	236.74/cwt	222.50–265.00	890	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	180.17/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,211	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,229	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	198.38/cwt	185.00–212.50	1,238	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	208.54/cwt	195.00–225.00	984	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	655	1
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	515	142.57/cwt	135.00–150.00	734	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	153.02/cwt	145.00–165.00	881	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	170.24/cwt	165.00–175.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	157.50/cwt	145.00–170.00	362	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	130.17/cwt	125.00–135.00	492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	137.57/cwt	135.00–140.00	791	2
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	470	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	147.58/cwt	145.00–150.00	487	2
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	392	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	365	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	218.75/cwt	210.00–225.00	936	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	158.71/cwt	150.00–165.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	194.47/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,097	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	167.61/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,123	4
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	320	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	216.86/cwt	205.00–237.50	1,145	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	289.15/cwt	270.00–307.50	948	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	137.47/cwt	130.00–145.00	973	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	213.40/cwt	205.00–230.00	800	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 Sep 24, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 273Year ago 632

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 66Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	160.00–185.00	172.74
1	400–450	430	195.00	195.00
2	450–500	465	145.00–150.00	147.55
1	550–600	555	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	300.00–337.50	318.91
11	300–350	324	295.00–327.50	310.87
7	350–400	369	287.50–312.50	299.50
7	400–450	421	255.00–305.00	278.03
5	450–500	473	235.00–275.00	255.49
17	500–550	521	220.00–260.00	235.19
4	550–600	575	233.00–257.50	244.31
5	600–650	626	217.50–240.00	231.35
6	650–700	673	200.00–235.00	221.89
7	700–750	721	205.00–223.00	212.37
3	750–800	757	210.00–225.00	214.96
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
1	950–1000	955	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	215.00–230.00	222.70
2	300–350	328	225.00–260.00	243.44
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
5	400–450	432	215.00–235.00	224.04
5	450–500	471	190.00–227.50	212.67
1	500–550	505	192.50	192.50
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	635	165.00	165.00
2	650–700	683	150.00–162.50	156.18
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	165.00	165.00
2	350–400	390	165.00–175.00	169.94
1	400–450	440	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	470	145.00	145.00
2	500–550	518	125.00–155.00	140.51
1	600–650	630	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	145.00–170.00	157.50
1	300–350	325	125.00	125.00
2	350–400	378	125.00–135.00	130.17
3	400–450	422	150.00–160.00	154.96
1	450–500	485	135.00	135.00
2	500–550	540	110.00–135.00	122.50
2	550–600	575	135.00–140.00	137.57
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	220.00	220.00
3	250–300	282	205.00–215.00	209.76
10	300–350	330	170.00–205.00	192.05
4	350–400	378	185.00–205.00	198.69
11	400–450	428	170.00–195.00	185.33
4	450–500	471	175.00–195.00	186.11
5	500–550	534	155.00–175.00	164.87
1	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
4	600–650	631	155.00–180.00	169.39
2	650–700	685	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	260.00–275.00	269.88
3	300–350	317	245.00–275.00	261.47
4	350–400	376	222.50–265.00	236.74
18	400–450	427	200.00–235.00	211.25
19	450–500	472	195.00–225.00	208.54
26	500–550	518	185.00–217.50	199.83
20	550–600	574	187.50–215.00	202.17
18	600–650	624	185.00–212.50	198.38
11	650–700	672	165.00–190.00	180.17
2	700–750	705	175.00–180.00	177.48
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
3	800–850	835	147.50–165.00	154.04
3	850–900	873	130.00–134.00	131.35
1	900–950	910	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	965	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	265.00–275.00	269.79
4	250–300	274	260.00–300.00	276.51
5	300–350	328	270.00–307.50	289.15
16	350–400	374	250.00–292.50	271.72
12	400–450	430	235.00–280.00	248.65
18	450–500	476	225.00–255.00	233.45
17	500–550	528	205.00–237.50	216.86
17	550–600	576	202.50–235.00	216.91
20	600–650	625	190.00–225.00	205.68
8	650–700	665	190.00–225.00	203.39
9	700–750	718	165.00–200.00	185.06
4	750–800	770	180.00–195.00	186.36
2	800–850	828	150.00–175.00	162.61
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	110.00	110.00
2	350–400	392	140.00	140.00
2	400–450	413	129.00–140.00	134.53
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	145.00–150.00	147.58
4	350–400	378	155.00–190.00	173.53
2	400–450	425	165.00–175.00	170.24
2	450–500	473	122.50–135.00	129.05
1	500–550	500	165.00	165.00
5	550–600	576	145.00–165.00	153.02
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	330	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	365	185.00–195.00	189.93
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	470	155.00	155.00
2	500–550	515	135.00–150.00	142.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	185.00	185.00
2	300–350	313	205.00–210.00	207.60
4	350–400	375	205.00–230.00	213.40
8	400–450	428	210.00–225.00	218.75
8	450–500	473	180.00–215.00	201.99
4	500–550	523	150.00–165.00	158.71
4	550–600	564	190.00–200.00	194.47
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00
4	650–700	670	155.00–175.00	167.61
2	700–750	708	130.00–145.00	137.47

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,227	115.00–134.00	123.35
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	758	55.00–79.00	69.34
7	—	776	85.00–97.50	94.06
1	—	1,025	117.00	117.00
22	—	1,109	99.00–115.00	108.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,580	91.00–101.00	96.43
10	—	1,490	109.00–124.00	117.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,010	110.00	110.00
3	—	1,783	159.00–164.00	160.93
6	—	1,327	136.00–150.00	144.27

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	938	925.00–1,475.00	1,265.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	733	700.00–1,125.00	961.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,185	1,550.00–1,725.00	1,627.81
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,230	1,500.00	1,500.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	728	1,275.00–1,775.00	1,541.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,140	1,925.00–2,100.00	2,018.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	915	1,775.00	1,775.00

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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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

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