Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Note : There will be no sales on 12/24 or 12/31 in observance of the holidays.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $236.24/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −120.67 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$236.24

34 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,272

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$581

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

$116.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.75

vs NC average

−48.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	246.46	1,322	29
Medium and Large 2	544	188.64	1,026	4thin
Medium and Large 3	570	130.00	741	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.46/cwt here — about $581 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 sale34 hd

236.24

—

NC average9 barns · 217 hd

237.99

−1.75

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−48.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−120.67

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	1,392	121.52	1,691	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,318	134.88	1,778	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	116.99	1,811	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,063	95.03	1,010	13

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)	1,283	$1,906	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	835	$2,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,089	$1,665	6

Every lot, as filed

104 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	850–900	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	268.64/cwt	255.00–285.00	591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	167.48/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	214.27/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,446	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	265.76/cwt	245.00–305.00	726	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	259.63/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,109	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	192.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	309.66/cwt	265.00–335.00	994	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	348.11/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,291	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	213.82/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,735	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	407.94/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,130	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	226.12/cwt	205.00–245.00	724	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,970	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	358.41/cwt	337.50–390.00	1,502	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	201.42/cwt	172.50–230.00	1,420	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	275.53/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,584	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	178.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,660	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	331.57/cwt	323.00–342.50	1,568	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	363.94/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,197	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	225.33/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,532	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	503	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,421	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,340	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	257.69/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,464	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	358.31/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	186.50/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	164.58/cwt	145.00–185.00	782	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,090	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	1,221	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,210	104.89/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,269	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	873	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	655	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	86.01/cwt	80.00–90.00	800	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	116.99/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,811	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	147.08/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,975	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,299	125.24/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,627	19
Bulls	—	—	1,477	129.30/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,910	5
Bulls	—	—	1,285	111.80/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,437	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,283	1,905.75/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,906	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	835	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	1,656.71/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,657	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,584.80/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	347.96/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,117	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	323.80/cwt	292.50–350.00	1,360	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	229.63/cwt	202.50–247.50	1,431	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	185.04/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	406.31/cwt	390.00–425.00	894	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	285.68/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,354	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	237.60/cwt	226.00–252.50	1,611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	231.32/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	343.22/cwt	295.00–382.50	1,280	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	215.07/cwt	202.00–227.50	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	242.86/cwt	218.00–255.00	1,384	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	231.90/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,456	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	291.88/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,083	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	258.38/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,207	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,602	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	248.36/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,289	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	683	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	162.03/cwt	140.00–185.00	580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	204.83/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,188	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	168.19/cwt	155.00–180.00	454	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	258.21/cwt	227.50–275.00	1,079	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	254.95/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,193	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	267.74/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,398	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	788	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,208	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	145.29/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,191	3

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 17, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 405Year ago 260

Slaughter CattleReceipts 85Last week 92Year ago 95

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 10Year ago 2

*Special Note : There will be no sales on 12/24 or 12/31 in observance of the holidays.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	255.00–285.00	268.64
8	250–300	273	245.00–305.00	265.76
14	300–350	321	265.00–335.00	309.66
14	350–400	371	265.00–330.00	291.88
24	400–450	427	240.00–272.50	259.63
17	450–500	467	235.00–280.00	258.38
19	500–550	519	215.00–265.00	248.36
10	550–600	570	218.00–255.00	242.86
5	600–650	628	220.00–247.50	231.90
4	650–700	675	207.50–222.50	214.27
4	700–750	720	202.00–227.50	215.07
1	750–800	755	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	825	185.00	185.00
3	850–900	875	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	933	160.00–175.00	167.48
1	950–1000	995	161.00	161.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	225.00	225.00
6	300–350	320	205.00–245.00	226.12
2	350–400	388	210.00–220.00	215.03
4	450–500	476	195.00–225.00	213.82
2	500–550	520	185.00–200.00	192.28
2	550–600	568	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	625	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	785	143.00	143.00
1	850–900	885	131.00	131.00
1	900–950	910	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	155.00–180.00	168.19
1	300–350	335	140.00	140.00
2	350–400	385	175.00–180.00	177.47
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	570	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	605	125.00	125.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	335.00	335.00
6	250–300	277	400.00–417.50	407.94
9	300–350	329	335.00–385.00	363.94
8	350–400	371	310.00–367.50	348.11
9	400–450	419	337.50–390.00	358.41
3	450–500	473	323.00–342.50	331.57
2	500–550	503	280.00–285.00	282.51
5	550–600	575	260.00–287.50	275.53
1	600–650	635	255.00	255.00
2	650–700	680	210.00–240.00	225.33
5	700–750	705	172.50–230.00	201.42
1	750–800	760	155.00	155.00
2	800–850	825	185.00–187.50	186.24
1	850–900	855	211.00	211.00
3	900–950	931	175.00–185.00	178.33
1	1000–1050	1,010	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	651	266.50	266.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	405	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	505	227.50	227.50
1	550–600	560	210.00	210.00
3	800–850	800	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	125.00	125.00
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	450	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	535	209.00	209.00
3	550–600	553	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	390.00–425.00	406.31
4	250–300	281	325.00–395.00	358.31
11	300–350	321	300.00–385.00	347.96
22	350–400	373	295.00–382.50	343.22
14	400–450	420	292.50–350.00	323.80
14	450–500	474	275.00–305.00	285.68
19	500–550	522	242.50–290.00	267.74
13	550–600	568	230.00–285.00	257.69
11	600–650	623	202.50–247.50	229.63
8	650–700	678	226.00–252.50	237.60
2	700–750	718	225.00–237.50	231.32
2	750–800	785	170.00–210.00	190.00
3	800–850	832	175.00–205.00	185.04
1	1000–1050	1,000	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	418	227.50–275.00	258.21
2	450–500	468	245.00–265.00	254.95
3	500–550	523	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	580	185.00–225.00	204.83
1	600–650	615	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	675	175.00–197.50	186.50
2	700–750	730	160.00–175.00	167.45
3	750–800	788	150.00–155.00	153.36
3	800–850	820	135.00–156.00	145.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	358	140.00–185.00	162.03
1	400–450	440	190.00	190.00
2	450–500	475	145.00–185.00	164.58
1	650–700	680	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,090	112.00	112.00
6	—	1,210	97.00–110.00	104.89
2	—	873	75.00	75.00
4	—	930	80.00–90.00	86.01
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	108.00–129.00	116.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,343	136.00–159.00	147.08
19	—	1,299	113.00–134.00	125.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,477	120.00–137.00	129.30
4	—	1,285	100.00–117.00	111.80

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	—	1,283	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,905.75
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	835	2,275.00	2,275.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,152	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,656.71
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,584.80

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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