Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $223.87/cwt on 24 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −133.04 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$223.87

24 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,211

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$517

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

$95.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.35

vs NC average

−56.43 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	237.64	1,286	20
Medium and Large 2	538	167.50	900	2thin
Medium and Large 3	540	142.50	770	2thin

One grade step is worth $95.14/cwt here — about $517 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

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 sale24 hd

223.87

—

NC average8 barns · 259 hd

229.22

−5.35

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−56.43

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−133.04

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	1,567	130.80	2,050	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,366	132.03	1,804	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	114.47	1,738	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	870	90.98	791	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)	1,415	$2,400	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,992	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	793	$1,048	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,422	2thin

Every lot, as filed

100 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	550–600	567	231.44/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,312	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,178	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	285.91/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,055	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	215.29/cwt	195.00–227.50	1,354	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	944	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	187.26/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	242.72/cwt	235.00–257.50	1,262	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	135.94/cwt	127.00–145.00	1,067	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	207.45/cwt	205.00–210.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	173.04/cwt	171.00–175.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	266.72/cwt	240.00–292.50	1,128	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	261.87/cwt	242.50–315.00	1,236	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	206.72/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,459	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	217.01/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,026	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	532	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	232.11/cwt	225.00–245.00	747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	195.83/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,330	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	301.35/cwt	265.00–330.00	964	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	318.31/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	331.65/cwt	295.00–352.00	1,201	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	216.09/cwt	210.00–222.50	1,443	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	361.79/cwt	325.00–390.00	1,187	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	239.46/cwt	225.00–257.50	903	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	379.32/cwt	330.00–415.00	1,089	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	197.48/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,803	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	1,688	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	430.00/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,054	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	311.32/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,641	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	247.19/cwt	239.00–257.50	1,542	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	239.96/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	147.50/cwt	147.50–147.50	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,418	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	335.44/cwt	327.50–342.50	1,432	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	774	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	631	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,989	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	255.63/cwt	215.00–275.00	951	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	254.34/cwt	215.00–275.00	1,195	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	322.56/cwt	272.50–345.00	1,197	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	272.13/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,276	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	159.97/cwt	155.00–165.00	789	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	244.06/cwt	220.00–255.00	913	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	906	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	780	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	897	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	124.74/cwt	116.00–133.00	1,665	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	730	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	840	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	142.96/cwt	136.00–153.00	2,020	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	575	67.78/cwt	60.00–77.50	390	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	834	87.74/cwt	80.00–95.00	732	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	114.47/cwt	113.00–116.00	1,738	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	104.94/cwt	98.00–111.00	1,133	12
Bulls	—	—	775	98.00/cwt	98.00–98.00	760	1
Bulls	—	—	1,699	136.27/cwt	125.00–152.50	2,315	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,415	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	793	1,048.26/head	950.00–1,125.00	1,048	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,992.48/head	1,325.00–2,600.00	1,992	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,421.51/head	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	323.81/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,049	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	231.09/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,442	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	271.59/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,423	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	325.68/cwt	285.00–347.50	1,365	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	172.50/cwt	145.00–200.00	673	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	241.37/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,398	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	223.49/cwt	205.00–232.50	1,491	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	244.97/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,029	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	359.67/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,014	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	217.49/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,551	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	236.96/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,130	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	135.14/cwt	125.00–145.00	720	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	167.79/cwt	155.00–180.00	713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	187.53/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,178	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	367.19/cwt	340.00–395.00	819	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	188.81/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,458	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	174.53/cwt	165.00–185.00	742	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	846	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	183.30/cwt	180.00–185.00	1,041	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	264.40/cwt	250.00–285.00	587	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	295.65/cwt	265.00–317.50	822	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	1,492	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	178.69/cwt	175.00–182.50	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	238.14/cwt	220.00–255.00	655	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	183.32/cwt	177.50–189.00	1,577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	974	155.09/cwt	148.00–157.50	1,511	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	187.67/cwt	175.00–200.00	704	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 Dec 10, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 415Year ago 270

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 84Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 16Year ago 9

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	222	250.00–285.00	264.40
5	250–300	278	265.00–317.50	295.65
11	300–350	320	265.00–330.00	301.35
18	350–400	369	270.00–307.50	285.91
21	400–450	423	240.00–292.50	266.72
30	450–500	472	242.50–315.00	261.87
11	500–550	520	235.00–257.50	242.72
9	550–600	567	220.00–237.00	231.44
13	600–650	629	195.00–227.50	215.29
6	650–700	679	182.50–220.00	195.83
6	700–750	706	190.00–215.00	206.72
1	750–800	775	192.50	192.50
3	800–850	830	180.00–192.00	187.26
2	850–900	860	177.50–189.00	183.32
1	900–950	910	140.00	140.00
4	950–1000	974	148.00–157.50	155.09
1	1000–1050	1,005	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	220.00–255.00	238.14
5	300–350	322	225.00–245.00	232.11
3	350–400	377	225.00–257.50	239.46
2	400–450	413	205.00–210.00	207.45
3	450–500	473	200.00–235.00	217.01
1	500–550	510	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	615	175.00–182.50	178.69
2	650–700	673	171.00–175.00	173.04
2	750–800	785	127.00–145.00	135.94
1	850–900	860	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	175.00	175.00
1	250–300	280	190.00	190.00
2	300–350	305	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	375	175.00–200.00	187.67
2	400–450	425	165.00–185.00	174.53
1	450–500	470	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	500	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	580	155.00	155.00
1	700–750	730	113.00	113.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	410.00–450.00	430.00
5	250–300	287	330.00–415.00	379.32
6	300–350	328	325.00–390.00	361.79
6	350–400	362	295.00–352.00	331.65
5	400–450	427	327.50–342.50	335.44
5	450–500	464	300.00–330.00	318.31
5	500–550	527	300.00–325.00	311.32
2	550–600	570	235.00–245.00	239.96
4	600–650	624	239.00–257.50	247.19
2	650–700	668	210.00–222.50	216.09
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
4	750–800	771	219.00	219.00
2	900–950	913	195.00–200.00	197.48
1	950–1000	965	163.00	163.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
3	350–400	372	215.00–275.00	255.63
4	450–500	470	215.00–275.00	254.34
1	500–550	535	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	860	147.50	147.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	125.00	125.00
1	550–600	595	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–395.00	367.19
6	250–300	282	320.00–400.00	359.67
7	300–350	324	305.00–350.00	323.81
11	350–400	371	272.50–345.00	322.56
16	400–450	419	285.00–347.50	325.68
13	450–500	469	245.00–290.00	272.13
14	500–550	524	250.00–287.50	271.59
8	550–600	579	225.00–265.00	241.37
10	600–650	624	212.50–250.00	231.09
6	650–700	667	205.00–232.50	223.49
2	700–750	713	215.00–220.00	217.49
3	750–800	772	175.00–215.00	188.81
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	390	145.00–200.00	172.50
2	400–450	425	155.00–180.00	167.79
2	450–500	493	155.00–165.00	159.97
2	500–550	533	125.00–145.00	135.14
1	600–650	625	145.00	145.00
1	750–800	780	115.00	115.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
7	350–400	374	220.00–255.00	244.06
6	400–450	420	225.00–265.00	244.97
5	450–500	477	225.00–245.00	236.96
3	550–600	568	180.00–185.00	183.30
2	600–650	628	180.00–195.00	187.53
1	650–700	695	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,335	116.00–133.00	124.74
16	—	1,413	136.00–153.00	142.96
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	730	115.00	115.00
7	—	575	60.00–77.50	67.78
9	—	834	80.00–95.00	87.74
12	—	1,080	98.00–111.00	104.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,518	113.00–116.00	114.47
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	775	98.00	98.00
6	—	1,699	125.00–152.50	136.27

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	745	1,525.00	1,525.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,415	2,400.00	2,400.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	793	950.00–1,125.00	1,048.26
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,080	1,325.00–2,600.00	1,992.48
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	2,325.00–2,525.00	2,421.51

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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