Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-05

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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $214.62/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −161.80 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$214.62

43 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,168

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$444

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

$90.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.11

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	225.41	1,221	29
Medium and Large 2	548	196.69	1,079	13thin
Medium and Large 3	575	135.00	776	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.41/cwt here — about $444 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

214.62

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

211.51

+3.11

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−161.80

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	1,321	146.25	1,932	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,327	151.19	2,006	39
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,547	133.22	2,061	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,154	107.12	1,236	17

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)	1,165	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	760	$2,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,015	5

Every lot, as filed

88 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 1	650–700	676	185.10/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	225.15/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,054	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	196.26/cwt	185.00–207.50	1,205	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	146.28/cwt	140.00–152.50	1,412	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	225.23/cwt	207.50–236.00	1,187	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	231.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	887	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	252.21/cwt	242.50–270.00	810	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	187.38/cwt	175.00–200.00	965	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	140.10/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,104	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,104	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	201.07/cwt	195.00–205.00	863	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	205.06/cwt	190.00–210.00	664	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	227.27/cwt	215.00–245.00	975	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	322.87/cwt	295.00–340.00	881	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	176.27/cwt	175.00–177.50	1,107	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	166.55/cwt	161.00–172.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	182.55/cwt	180.00–187.50	1,318	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	164.78/cwt	162.50–167.00	1,677	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	238.58/cwt	235.00–242.00	1,491	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	263.23/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,237	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	275.79/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,202	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	507	239.93/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	186.18/cwt	182.50–191.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	204.94/cwt	192.50–215.00	1,176	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	229.49/cwt	215.00–238.00	1,538	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,145	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	291.30/cwt	287.50–295.00	1,107	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	180.90/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,028	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	166.55/cwt	160.00–175.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	241.41/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,362	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	299.29/cwt	280.00–325.00	943	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	222.58/cwt	212.50–233.00	1,600	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	181.55/cwt	160.00–192.50	1,117	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	214.98/cwt	200.00–222.50	1,010	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	165.04/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,106	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	399	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,364	166.40/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,270	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	143.59/cwt	128.00–155.00	1,878	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,060	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	827	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,040	85.73/cwt	82.00–98.00	892	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,188	114.29/cwt	107.00–125.00	1,358	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,547	133.22/cwt	130.00–136.00	2,061	3
Bulls	—	—	1,525	158.49/cwt	156.00–160.00	2,417	2
Bulls	—	—	1,185	138.09/cwt	131.00–144.00	1,636	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,949.93/head	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,950	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,058.93/head	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,059	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	196.96/cwt	187.50–207.50	1,410	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	189.54/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,094	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	220.31/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,240	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	266.82/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,121	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	281.86/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,037	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	192.45/cwt	187.50–200.00	1,480	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	117.50/cwt	117.50–117.50	1,122	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	244.64/cwt	227.50–265.00	1,145	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	230.03/cwt	210.00–244.00	1,419	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	229.55/cwt	217.50–242.50	1,203	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	187.56/cwt	185.00–190.00	587	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	202.81/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,063	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	191.12/cwt	180.00–202.50	1,288	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	298.87/cwt	270.00–322.50	986	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	149.82/cwt	135.00–165.00	614	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	545	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	227.98/cwt	215.00–237.50	953	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	129.12/cwt	110.00–148.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	151.22/cwt	147.50–155.00	1,237	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	331.76/cwt	315.00–350.00	780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	607	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	164.94/cwt	155.00–175.00	648	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	478	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,207	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	445	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,113	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,147	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	486	1

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 Nov 5, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 351Last week 376Year ago 450

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 76Year ago 102

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 8Year ago 11

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	253	240.00	240.00
8	300–350	321	242.50–270.00	252.21
10	350–400	383	220.00–245.00	231.58
18	400–450	429	215.00–245.00	227.27
20	450–500	468	210.00–240.00	225.15
15	500–550	527	207.50–236.00	225.23
9	550–600	574	192.50–215.00	204.94
8	600–650	614	185.00–207.50	196.26
7	650–700	676	175.00–203.00	185.10
3	700–750	722	180.00–187.50	182.55
3	750–800	770	182.50–191.00	186.18
1	800–850	845	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	883	161.00–172.00	166.55
1	900–950	925	164.00	164.00
2	950–1000	965	140.00–152.50	146.28
2	1000–1050	1,018	162.50–167.00	164.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	180.00	180.00
4	300–350	324	190.00–210.00	205.06
2	350–400	390	200.00–205.00	202.50
5	400–450	429	195.00–205.00	201.07
3	450–500	478	160.00–175.00	166.55
6	500–550	515	175.00–200.00	187.38
3	550–600	568	175.00–185.00	180.90
2	600–650	628	175.00–177.50	176.27
1	700–750	740	155.00	155.00
2	750–800	788	130.00–150.00	140.10
1	900–950	920	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	165.00	165.00
2	400–450	410	135.00–165.00	149.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	478	252.50	252.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	295.00–340.00	322.87
3	300–350	315	280.00–325.00	299.29
2	350–400	380	287.50–295.00	291.30
4	400–450	436	265.00–290.00	275.79
5	450–500	470	250.00–272.50	263.23
3	500–550	507	235.00–250.00	239.93
6	550–600	564	220.00–254.00	241.41
2	600–650	625	235.00–242.00	238.58
5	650–700	670	215.00–238.00	229.49
5	700–750	719	212.50–233.00	222.58
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	235.00	235.00
1	600–650	645	177.50	177.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	237.50	237.50
6	400–450	418	215.00–237.50	227.98
4	450–500	470	200.00–222.50	214.98
7	500–550	524	185.00–210.00	202.81
6	550–600	577	175.00–205.00	189.54
6	600–650	615	160.00–192.50	181.55
3	650–700	670	160.00–175.00	165.04
2	700–750	735	125.00	125.00
2	750–800	785	110.00–148.00	129.12
1	950–1000	955	117.50	117.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	190.00	190.00
2	300–350	313	185.00–190.00	187.56
2	350–400	393	155.00–175.00	164.94
1	400–450	410	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	575	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	690	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	315.00–350.00	331.76
4	300–350	330	270.00–322.50	298.87
9	350–400	368	250.00–305.00	281.86
9	400–450	420	245.00–287.50	266.82
19	450–500	468	227.50–265.00	244.64
16	500–550	524	217.50–242.50	229.55
13	550–600	563	210.00–240.00	220.31
13	600–650	617	210.00–244.00	230.03
4	650–700	674	180.00–202.50	191.12
5	700–750	716	187.50–207.50	196.96
6	750–800	769	187.50–200.00	192.45
2	800–850	818	147.50–155.00	151.22
1	950–1000	980	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,364	157.00–179.00	166.40
26	—	1,308	128.00–155.00	143.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	78.00	78.00
3	—	1,040	82.00–98.00	85.73
13	—	1,188	107.00–125.00	114.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,547	130.00–136.00	133.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,525	156.00–160.00	158.49
3	—	1,185	131.00–144.00	138.09

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)	1	—	1,165	1,650.00	1,650.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	760	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	915	1,775.00–2,100.00	1,949.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,190	1,725.00–2,250.00	2,058.93

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

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle