Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $245.44/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 24 comparable sales and sits −146.61 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$245.44

86 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,346

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$545

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 2

$96.82/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.43

vs NC average

−53.89 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	251.82	1,382	76
Medium and Large 2	550	204.89	1,126	8thin
Medium and Large 3	525	175.00	919	1thin
Medium 2	540	155.00	837	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.82/cwt here — about $545 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

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.38, low $356.87, median $392.04 across 24 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 sale86 hd

245.44

—

NC average8 barns · 241 hd

238.01

+7.43

National average188 barns · 32,793 hd

299.33

−53.89

This barn, trailing median24 sales

392.04

−146.61

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	1,548	139.68	2,162	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,190	140.37	1,671	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	936	98.17	919	29

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,253	$1,710	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,033	$1,415	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	670	$800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	700	$520	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	977	$2,103	6

Every lot, as filed

111 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 2	850–900	890	127.50/cwt	127.50–127.50	1,135	1
Steers	Medium 2	350–400	365	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	232.47/cwt	230.00–235.00	988	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	245.97/cwt	222.50–272.50	1,294	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	747	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	861	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	331.90/cwt	325.00–345.00	929	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	281.20/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,071	5
Steers	Medium 2	500–550	540	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	182.50/cwt	175.00–190.00	456	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	179.01/cwt	157.50–185.00	1,400	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	211.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,517	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	298.11/cwt	285.00–312.50	981	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	202.54/cwt	200.00–205.00	958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	245.59/cwt	230.00–260.00	781	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	226.13/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,058	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	176.55/cwt	170.00–185.00	918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	419	254.41/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,066	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	474	248.20/cwt	248.00–250.00	1,176	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	208.49/cwt	200.00–215.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	145.62/cwt	137.50–155.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	357	250.89/cwt	237.50–262.50	896	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	153.28/cwt	140.00–165.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	971	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,003	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	258.26/cwt	249.00–285.00	1,237	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	216.92/cwt	210.00–218.00	1,447	12
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	180.12/cwt	170.00–190.00	751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	231.86/cwt	210.00–245.00	853	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	216.44/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,327	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	249.57/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,398	53
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	192.15/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,197	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	521	264.11/cwt	263.00–267.50	1,376	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	293.09/cwt	290.00–307.50	1,357	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	222.79/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,074	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	272.87/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,141	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	201.19/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	208.59/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,097	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,055	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	655	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	770	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,011	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	231.21/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,212	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	174.90/cwt	155.00–195.00	840	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	141.41/cwt	125.00–165.00	604	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	732	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	508	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	760	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	110.68/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,131	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	159.72/cwt	148.00–171.00	2,078	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,142	131.90/cwt	118.00–145.00	1,506	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	761	76.51/cwt	75.00–81.00	582	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	90.54/cwt	83.00–95.00	833	10
Bulls	—	—	1,548	139.68/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,162	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,253	1,710.23/head	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,710	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,936.36/head	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,936	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	2,186.68/head	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,187	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	700	520.00/head	520.00–520.00	520	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,033	1,415.07/head	875.00–2,125.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	306.36/cwt	275.00–335.00	990	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	309.91/cwt	305.00–315.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,297	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	219.21/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,070	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	292.13/cwt	260.00–330.00	1,072	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	180.37/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,295	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	220.31/cwt	205.00–230.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	220.17/cwt	215.00–225.00	480	2
Bulls	Medium 2	300–350	305	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	253.09/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,083	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	253.58/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,192	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	219.47/cwt	200.00–240.00	797	4
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	450	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	189.39/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,170	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,378	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	192.82/cwt	185.00–201.00	1,269	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	236.20/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,001	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	154.44/cwt	135.00–170.00	731	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	222.91/cwt	215.00–230.00	508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	205.63/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,067	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	147.75/cwt	140.00–155.00	558	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	586	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	797	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	198.74/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,133	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	222.26/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,380	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	179.65/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,132	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	203.76/cwt	195.00–212.50	1,178	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	347	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	240.53/cwt	230.00–246.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	206.33/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,065	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	165.37/cwt	145.00–185.00	885	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 Oct 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 520Last week 349Year ago 463

Slaughter CattleReceipts 77Last week 72Year ago 129

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 4Year ago 5

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	368	210.00–245.00	231.86
2	400–450	425	230.00–235.00	232.47
7	450–500	482	205.00–235.00	222.79
4	500–550	526	195.00–215.00	208.59
4	550–600	573	185.00–210.00	201.19
2	600–650	623	180.00–205.00	192.15
1	650–700	695	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	890	127.50	127.50
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	540	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	325.00–345.00	331.90
7	300–350	329	285.00–312.50	298.11
5	350–400	381	265.00–297.50	281.20
13	400–450	418	255.00–285.00	272.87
18	450–500	479	249.00–285.00	258.26
9	500–550	526	222.50–272.50	245.97
53	550–600	560	225.00–260.00	249.57
17	600–650	613	205.00–225.00	216.44
12	650–700	667	210.00–218.00	216.92
10	700–750	719	210.00–220.00	211.02
6	750–800	782	157.50–185.00	179.01
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	417	170.00–190.00	180.12
1	450–500	495	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	630	167.50	167.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	450–500	463	290.00–307.50	293.09
14	500–550	521	263.00–267.50	264.11
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	165.00	165.00
1	300–350	335	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	378	140.00–155.00	147.75
2	400–450	413	135.00	135.00
4	450–500	473	135.00–170.00	154.44
1	500–550	515	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	590	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	250	175.00–190.00	182.50
3	300–350	325	200.00–215.00	208.49
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	415	207.50	207.50
4	450–500	473	200.00–205.00	202.54
3	500–550	520	170.00–185.00	176.55
2	550–600	590	165.00–175.00	170.00
3	600–650	638	140.00–165.00	153.28
1	650–700	665	146.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	419	250.00–255.00	254.41
10	450–500	474	248.00–250.00	248.20
2	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
1	600–650	625	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	215.00–230.00	222.91
1	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
2	300–350	318	230.00–260.00	245.59
6	350–400	357	237.50–262.50	250.89
24	400–450	424	217.50–245.00	236.20
17	450–500	468	210.00–245.00	226.13
17	500–550	519	195.00–215.00	205.63
21	550–600	570	185.00–210.00	198.74
9	600–650	618	180.00–200.00	189.39
3	650–700	658	185.00–201.00	192.82
1	700–750	735	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	835	165.00	165.00
4	850–900	866	137.50–155.00	145.62
1	900–950	935	143.00	143.00
1	950–1000	980	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	655	117.50	117.50
1	750–800	760	120.00	120.00
1	800–850	825	122.50	122.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	260.00	260.00
2	250–300	275	305.00–315.00	309.91
6	300–350	323	275.00–335.00	306.36
5	350–400	367	260.00–330.00	292.13
19	400–450	428	235.00–275.00	253.09
11	450–500	470	235.00–270.00	253.58
6	500–550	524	220.00–250.00	231.21
6	550–600	564	230.00–246.00	240.53
12	600–650	621	200.00–237.50	222.26
1	650–700	665	195.00	195.00
2	700–750	718	165.00–195.00	180.37
1	750–800	750	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	315	165.00	165.00
3	400–450	427	125.00–165.00	141.41
4	450–500	480	155.00–195.00	174.90
2	500–550	535	145.00–185.00	165.37
2	550–600	563	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	665	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	215.00–225.00	220.17
1	300–350	330	205.00	205.00
4	350–400	363	200.00–240.00	219.47
3	400–450	425	205.00–230.00	220.31
6	450–500	488	205.00–225.00	219.21
4	500–550	516	195.00–225.00	206.33
6	550–600	578	195.00–212.50	203.76
3	600–650	630	169.00–195.00	179.65
1	650–700	695	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	880	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,022	105.00–117.00	110.68
1	—	850	120.00	120.00
5	—	761	75.00–81.00	76.51
10	—	920	83.00–95.00	90.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,301	148.00–171.00	159.72
16	—	1,142	118.00–145.00	131.90
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,548	130.00–150.00	139.68

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,253	1,575.00–1,825.00	1,710.23
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	670	800.00	800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,033	875.00–2,125.00	1,415.07
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	700	520.00	520.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	990	1,825.00–2,050.00	1,936.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	971	1,600.00–2,550.00	2,186.68

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

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Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle