Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $215.04/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.38 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$215.04

43 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,179

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$373

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

$67.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.63

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	227.36	1,241	28
Medium and Large 2	554	196.96	1,091	13thin
Medium and Large 3	543	160.00	868	2thin

One grade step is worth $67.36/cwt here — about $373 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

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 sale43 hd

215.04

—

NC average8 barns · 269 hd

211.40

+3.63

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−161.38

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	1,466	145.97	2,140	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,207	127.09	1,534	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	114.87	1,725	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,023	102.66	1,050	25

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)	1,165	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	870	$1,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,807	6

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	203.38/cwt	190.00–210.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	236.92/cwt	230.00–244.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	325.15/cwt	310.00–335.00	878	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	176.99/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,188	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	173.57/cwt	160.00–182.50	823	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	245.54/cwt	230.00–260.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	180.12/cwt	175.00–185.00	582	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	171.68/cwt	165.00–175.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	195.18/cwt	185.00–205.00	556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	190.12/cwt	177.50–206.00	1,084	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	160.66/cwt	149.00–172.50	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	251.20/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,321	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	163.39/cwt	155.00–175.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	189.37/cwt	180.00–202.50	691	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	147.30/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	239.25/cwt	222.50–267.50	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	250.45/cwt	220.00–265.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	220.32/cwt	205.00–235.00	941	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	129.90/cwt	125.00–135.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	165.11/cwt	155.00–175.00	710	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	198.98/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,051	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	389	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	143.05/cwt	135.00–152.50	894	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	142.86/cwt	135.00–150.00	600	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	332.58/cwt	325.00–340.00	808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	196.94/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,514	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	281.03/cwt	275.00–287.50	1,208	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	214.62/cwt	202.50–227.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	247.40/cwt	235.00–263.00	1,165	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	928	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	641	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	834	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	613	185.68/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,138	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	244.81/cwt	220.00–262.50	1,403	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	208.68/cwt	202.50–215.00	1,477	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	530	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,007	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	400	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	620	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	374	201.87/cwt	187.50–215.00	755	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	209.50/cwt	195.00–224.00	1,383	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	144.64/cwt	125.00–165.00	605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	172.48/cwt	170.00–175.00	678	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	177.50/cwt	175.00–180.00	391	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	775	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	117.96/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,242	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	838	70.85/cwt	60.00–75.00	594	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	114.87/cwt	107.00–123.00	1,725	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,204	125.51/cwt	117.00–137.50	1,511	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	140.26/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,728	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	107.62/cwt	99.00–114.00	1,155	18
Bulls	—	—	2,110	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	3,482	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	823	90.47/cwt	85.00–94.00	745	2
Bulls	—	—	1,493	151.35/cwt	147.00–154.00	2,260	5
Bulls	—	—	1,078	123.00/cwt	123.00–123.00	1,326	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	870	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,957.80/head	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,958	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	239.79/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,019	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	225.72/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,165	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,305	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	181.18/cwt	170.00–192.50	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	137.59/cwt	125.00–147.50	1,057	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	218.59/cwt	205.00–235.00	813	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	228.82/cwt	217.50–247.50	1,085	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	271.99/cwt	255.00–290.00	898	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	209.25/cwt	192.50–225.00	975	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	131.16/cwt	125.00–137.50	1,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	603	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	236.36/cwt	225.00–250.00	903	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	185.24/cwt	172.50–207.50	1,143	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	159.85/cwt	155.00–165.00	535	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	142.03/cwt	125.00–155.00	543	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	187.54/cwt	170.00–202.50	1,166	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	149.42/cwt	125.00–165.00	710	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	169.98/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,144	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	212.90/cwt	200.00–225.00	671	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	195.77/cwt	175.00–210.00	930	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	191.44/cwt	188.00–197.50	1,382	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	228.78/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,309	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	187.32/cwt	175.00–210.00	781	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	199.54/cwt	182.50–207.50	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	221.07/cwt	207.00–229.00	1,366	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	660	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	162.32/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	280.03/cwt	275.00–282.50	1,022	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	193.95/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,024	6

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 29, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 376Last week 407Year ago 357

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 90Year ago 83

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 2

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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	350–400	355	235.00	235.00
3	400–450	433	190.00–210.00	203.38
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	325.00–340.00	332.58
3	250–300	270	310.00–335.00	325.15
1	300–350	300	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	430	275.00–287.50	281.03
5	450–500	471	235.00–263.00	247.40
6	500–550	526	240.00–262.50	251.20
4	550–600	573	220.00–262.50	244.81
2	600–650	638	230.00–244.00	236.92
2	650–700	688	202.50–227.00	214.62
2	700–750	708	202.50–215.00	208.68
4	750–800	769	190.00–200.00	196.94
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	160.00–175.00	167.45
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	230.00–260.00	245.54
3	250–300	278	220.00–265.00	250.45
3	300–350	323	222.50–267.50	239.25
9	350–400	382	225.00–250.00	236.36
12	400–450	427	205.00–235.00	220.32
24	450–500	466	192.50–225.00	209.25
12	500–550	528	180.00–212.00	198.98
11	550–600	570	177.50–206.00	190.12
6	600–650	617	172.50–207.50	185.24
9	650–700	671	165.00–185.00	176.99
3	700–750	712	135.00–155.00	147.30
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	840	167.50	167.50
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
2	950–1000	983	149.00–172.50	160.66
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	185.00	185.00
2	250–300	285	185.00–205.00	195.18
2	300–350	323	175.00–185.00	180.12
3	350–400	365	180.00–202.50	189.37
8	400–450	430	155.00–175.00	165.11
8	450–500	474	160.00–182.50	173.57
3	500–550	527	165.00–175.00	171.68
3	550–600	570	155.00–175.00	163.39
4	600–650	625	135.00–152.50	143.05
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	155.00–165.00	159.85
3	350–400	382	125.00–155.00	142.03
2	400–450	420	135.00–150.00	142.86
2	450–500	485	125.00–135.00	129.90
1	500–550	525	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	640	125.00	125.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	374	187.50–215.00	201.87
1	400–450	400	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	455	204.00	204.00
1	500–550	530	190.00	190.00
3	600–650	613	175.00–197.00	185.68
1	650–700	695	115.00	115.00
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
3	300–350	330	255.00–290.00	271.99
4	350–400	365	275.00–282.50	280.03
14	400–450	425	230.00–255.00	239.79
14	450–500	474	217.50–247.50	228.82
13	500–550	516	210.00–236.00	225.72
15	550–600	572	210.00–245.00	228.78
6	600–650	618	207.00–229.00	221.07
8	650–700	660	195.00–224.00	209.50
3	700–750	722	188.00–197.50	191.44
2	750–800	770	170.00–192.50	181.18
2	800–850	825	155.00–170.00	162.32
1	850–900	885	147.50	147.50
1	900–950	930	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	175.00–180.00	177.50
1	300–350	335	180.00	180.00
2	350–400	393	170.00–175.00	172.48
2	400–450	418	125.00–165.00	144.64
5	450–500	475	125.00–165.00	149.42
1	500–550	500	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	585	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	623	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	725	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	235.00	235.00
1	250–300	275	240.00	240.00
2	300–350	315	200.00–225.00	212.90
3	350–400	372	205.00–235.00	218.59
3	400–450	417	175.00–210.00	187.32
9	450–500	475	175.00–210.00	195.77
6	500–550	528	175.00–205.00	193.95
7	550–600	576	182.50–207.50	199.54
10	600–650	622	170.00–202.50	187.54
2	650–700	673	165.00–175.00	169.98
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00
3	750–800	768	125.00–147.50	137.59
2	800–850	828	125.00–137.50	131.16

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,053	117.00–119.00	117.96
3	—	838	60.00–75.00	70.85
18	—	1,073	99.00–114.00	107.62
2	—	823	85.00–94.00	90.47
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,502	107.00–123.00	114.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,204	117.00–137.50	125.51
3	—	1,232	139.00–141.00	140.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,110	165.00	165.00
5	—	1,493	147.00–154.00	151.35
2	—	1,078	123.00	123.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	870	1,150.00	1,150.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	805	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,007	1,500.00–2,250.00	1,957.80

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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