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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2023-01-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2023-01-10

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jan 10

● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Jan 3Jan 10Jan 17 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

689 head

▲ 359 vs last sale 330▲ 275 vs year ago 414 · +66.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

151 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 186▲ 73 vs year ago 78 · +93.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

20 head

▲ 11 vs last sale 9▲ 5 vs year ago 15 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb heifers averaged $130.19/cwt on 273 head.

Average price

$130.19

273 head · 451 lb average

Value per head Derived

$587

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$226

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3

$45.91/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.46

vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	459	142.00	652	180
Medium 2	430	113.80	490	59
Medium 3	443	96.09	426	34

One grade step is worth $45.91/cwt here — about $226 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale273 hd

130.19

—

NC average8 barns · 950 hd

132.65

−2.46

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	1,712	100.43	1,719	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,222	80.90	989	28
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,462	70.48	1,031	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	899	54.63	491	81

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,158	$841	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$754	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	915	$647	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	905	$590	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	902	$584	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	817	$511	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	960	$825	5

Every lot

121 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	235	192.34/cwt	185.00–200.00	452	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	275	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	564	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	325	143.08/cwt	130.00–155.00	465	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	329	205.91/cwt	190.00–220.00	677	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	372	147.04/cwt	142.00–155.00	547	6
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	375	207.45/cwt	197.50–225.00	778	11
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	380	234.21/cwt	231.00–237.50	890	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	423	197.78/cwt	176.00–212.00	837	10
Steers	—	Medium 2	423	163.05/cwt	160.00–166.00	690	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	467	195.17/cwt	177.00–210.00	911	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	468	224.98/cwt	224.00–226.00	1,053	2
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	509	186.16/cwt	178.00–197.50	948	7
Steers	—	Medium 2	535	167.09/cwt	161.00–176.00	894	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	565	130.94/cwt	125.00–135.00	740	3
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	582	160.59/cwt	150.00–170.00	935	9
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	615	149.47/cwt	140.00–163.00	919	7
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	661	154.13/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,019	5
Steers	—	Medium 2	690	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	787	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	135.18/cwt	124.00–144.00	980	3
Steers	—	Medium 2	730	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	803	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	128.21/cwt	120.00–136.00	987	2
Steers	—	Medium 2	775	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	791	1
Steers	—	Medium 2	840	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	840	1
Steers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,340	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	1,206	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	224	144.69/cwt	130.00–155.00	324	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	235	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	259	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	274	114.63/cwt	106.00–122.00	314	9
Heifers	—	Medium 3	278	99.16/cwt	85.00–105.00	276	7
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	284	141.94/cwt	125.00–150.00	403	8
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	317	144.51/cwt	130.00–160.00	458	12
Heifers	—	Medium 2	321	118.59/cwt	112.50–125.00	381	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	323	98.05/cwt	80.00–105.00	317	5
Heifers	—	Medium 2	367	118.02/cwt	110.00–125.00	433	9
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	372	149.40/cwt	140.00–160.00	556	17
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	380	167.55/cwt	164.00–172.00	637	5
Heifers	—	Medium 3	381	101.76/cwt	100.00–105.00	388	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	407	168.13/cwt	164.00–169.00	684	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	412	97.97/cwt	90.00–105.00	404	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	424	146.63/cwt	132.50–162.00	622	28
Heifers	—	Medium 2	427	120.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	515	10
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	473	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	795	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	474	144.48/cwt	130.00–155.00	685	41
Heifers	—	Medium 3	475	102.53/cwt	100.00–105.00	487	2
Heifers	—	Medium 2	492	121.56/cwt	112.00–127.50	598	3
Heifers	—	Medium 2	519	107.74/cwt	104.00–117.00	559	6
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	520	131.14/cwt	124.00–143.00	682	26
Heifers	—	Medium 3	532	92.49/cwt	85.00–102.00	492	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	535	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	883	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	554	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	814	4
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	122.72/cwt	120.00–127.00	703	10
Heifers	—	Medium 3	577	92.83/cwt	91.00–96.00	536	7
Heifers	—	Medium 2	579	105.93/cwt	102.00–115.00	613	7
Heifers	—	Medium 3	605	82.50/cwt	82.50–82.50	499	1
Heifers	—	Medium 2	618	105.00/cwt	100.00–110.00	649	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	626	129.04/cwt	122.50–143.00	808	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	668	103.46/cwt	102.00–105.00	691	2
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	670	115.46/cwt	109.00–120.00	774	3
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	117.50/cwt	117.00–118.00	828	2
Heifers	—	Medium 3	740	87.00/cwt	87.00–87.00	644	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	774	109.19/cwt	102.50–112.00	845	4
Heifers	—	Medium 2	800	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	720	1
Heifers	—	Medium 3	810	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	648	1
Heifers	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	825	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	Medium 2	225	135.46/cwt	135.00–136.00	305	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	238	172.58/cwt	157.50–185.00	411	8
Bulls	—	Medium 2	272	130.94/cwt	120.00–145.00	356	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	280	168.66/cwt	157.50–185.00	472	9
Bulls	—	Medium 3	293	107.52/cwt	105.00–110.00	315	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	319	117.47/cwt	110.00–125.00	375	6
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	321	169.01/cwt	155.00–190.00	543	14
Bulls	—	Medium 3	330	89.96/cwt	80.00–100.00	297	4
Bulls	—	Medium 2	369	117.52/cwt	110.00–130.00	434	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	370	172.98/cwt	155.00–187.50	640	17
Bulls	—	Medium 3	375	99.08/cwt	90.00–105.00	372	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	418	167.96/cwt	152.50–187.50	702	19
Bulls	—	Medium 3	423	97.60/cwt	95.00–100.00	413	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	424	134.96/cwt	120.00–145.00	572	17
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	473	169.25/cwt	150.00–186.00	801	20
Bulls	—	Medium 3	473	94.56/cwt	84.00–105.00	447	2
Bulls	—	Medium 2	483	139.05/cwt	120.00–147.50	672	8
Bulls	—	Medium 3	513	94.97/cwt	90.00–105.00	487	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	526	153.35/cwt	137.50–166.00	807	23
Bulls	—	Medium 2	541	119.85/cwt	110.00–127.50	648	4
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	573	155.33/cwt	134.00–165.00	890	23
Bulls	—	Medium 2	573	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	745	2
Bulls	—	Medium 3	585	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	450	1
Bulls	—	Medium 2	610	126.00/cwt	125.00–127.00	769	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	620	147.47/cwt	135.00–156.00	914	9
Bulls	—	Medium 2	665	122.56/cwt	120.00–125.00	815	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	669	143.27/cwt	130.00–157.50	958	12
Bulls	—	Medium 2	720	110.78/cwt	102.50–115.00	798	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	725	127.00/cwt	122.50–131.00	921	5
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	768	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	883	2
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	117.48/cwt	109.00–126.00	969	3
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,038	1
Bulls	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	116.00/cwt	116.00–116.00	1,276	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	216	64.58/cwt	52.00–75.00	139	4
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	260	84.00/cwt	84.00–84.00	218	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	315	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	189	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	375	55.00/cwt	55.00–55.00	206	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	495	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	347	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	760	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	616	1
Dairy Steers	—	Large 3	1,450	76.00/cwt	76.00–76.00	1,102	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,280	83.47/cwt	83.00–84.00	1,068	2
Bulls	—	—	1,695	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,865	1
Bulls	—	—	1,800	102.86/cwt	98.00–106.00	1,851	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	849	47.01/cwt	35.00–55.00	399	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	952	62.84/cwt	56.00–71.00	598	39
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,197	79.03/cwt	72.00–85.00	946	23
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,339	89.52/cwt	86.00–93.00	1,199	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,427	72.54/cwt	62.00–79.00	1,035	9
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,515	55.97/cwt	52.00–61.00	848	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,675	81.00/cwt	81.00–81.00	1,357	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	817	510.90/head	470.00–560.00	511	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	902	584.47/head	550.00–600.00	584	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	590.00/head	590.00–590.00	590	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	646.54/head	600.00–670.00	647	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	754.28/head	660.00–880.00	754	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,158	841.32/head	770.00–900.00	841	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	955	843.52/head	670.00–980.00	844	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1

This sale against other markets

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 Jan 10, 2023

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 689Last week 330Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 151Last week 186Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 9Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	423	160.00–166.00	163.05
1	—	730	110.00	110.00
3	—	535	161.00–176.00	167.09
2	—	325	130.00–155.00	143.08
1	—	840	100.00	100.00
6	—	372	142.00–155.00	147.04
3	—	565	125.00–135.00	130.94
1	—	775	102.00	102.00
1	—	690	114.00	114.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	380	231.00–237.50	234.21
2	—	468	224.00–226.00	224.98

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	90.00	90.00
5	—	661	150.00–157.00	154.13
9	—	582	150.00–170.00	160.59
7	—	509	178.00–197.50	186.16
1	—	275	205.00	205.00
2	—	235	185.00–200.00	192.34
10	—	423	176.00–212.00	197.78
11	—	375	197.50–225.00	207.45
7	—	615	140.00–163.00	149.47
7	—	467	177.00–210.00	195.17
10	—	329	190.00–220.00	205.91
3	—	725	124.00–144.00	135.18
2	—	770	120.00–136.00	128.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	372	140.00–160.00	149.40
4	—	224	130.00–155.00	144.69
12	—	317	130.00–160.00	144.51
2	—	705	117.00–118.00	117.50
28	—	424	132.50–162.00	146.63
1	—	825	100.00	100.00
10	—	573	120.00–127.00	122.72
3	—	670	109.00–120.00	115.46
8	—	284	125.00–150.00	141.94
26	—	520	124.00–143.00	131.14
4	—	774	102.50–112.00	109.19
41	—	474	130.00–155.00	144.48
4	—	626	122.50–143.00	129.04

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	407	164.00–169.00	168.13
5	—	380	164.00–172.00	167.55
4	—	554	147.00	147.00
3	—	473	168.00	168.00
1	—	535	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	492	112.00–127.50	121.56
9	—	274	106.00–122.00	114.63
1	—	800	90.00	90.00
7	—	579	102.00–115.00	105.93
10	—	427	110.00–130.00	120.54
3	—	618	100.00–110.00	105.00
6	—	519	104.00–117.00	107.74
2	—	668	102.00–105.00	103.46
2	—	235	110.00	110.00
7	—	321	112.50–125.00	118.59
9	—	367	110.00–125.00	118.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	381	100.00–105.00	101.76
5	—	323	80.00–105.00	98.05
2	—	475	100.00–105.00	102.53
1	—	740	87.00	87.00
7	—	278	85.00–105.00	99.16
1	—	605	82.50	82.50
7	—	577	91.00–96.00	92.83
3	—	532	85.00–102.00	92.49
1	—	810	80.00	80.00
3	—	412	90.00–105.00	97.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,450	76.00	76.00
1	—	760	81.00	81.00
1	—	495	70.00	70.00
1	—	315	60.00	60.00
1	—	375	55.00	55.00
4	—	216	52.00–75.00	64.58
1	—	260	84.00	84.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	620	135.00–156.00	147.47
14	—	321	155.00–190.00	169.01
2	—	768	115.00	115.00
1	—	1,100	116.00	116.00
19	—	418	152.50–187.50	167.96
5	—	725	122.50–131.00	127.00
23	—	573	134.00–165.00	155.33
8	—	238	157.50–185.00	172.58
20	—	473	150.00–186.00	169.25
12	—	669	130.00–157.50	143.27
3	—	825	109.00–126.00	117.48
17	—	370	155.00–187.50	172.98
23	—	526	137.50–166.00	153.35
9	—	280	157.50–185.00	168.66
1	—	895	116.00	116.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	573	130.00	130.00
2	—	225	135.00–136.00	135.46
2	—	610	125.00–127.00	126.00
4	—	369	110.00–130.00	117.52
3	—	720	102.50–115.00	110.78
6	—	272	120.00–145.00	130.94
4	—	541	110.00–127.50	119.85
6	—	319	110.00–125.00	117.47
17	—	424	120.00–145.00	134.96
8	—	483	120.00–147.50	139.05
2	—	665	120.00–125.00	122.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	375	90.00–105.00	99.08
3	—	513	90.00–105.00	94.97
2	—	293	105.00–110.00	107.52
1	—	585	77.00	77.00
2	—	423	95.00–100.00	97.60
2	—	473	84.00–105.00	94.56
4	—	330	80.00–100.00	89.96

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,427	62.00–79.00	72.54
1	—	1,675	81.00	81.00
2	—	1,515	52.00–61.00	55.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,339	86.00–93.00	89.52
23	—	1,197	72.00–85.00	79.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
42	—	849	35.00–55.00	47.01
39	—	952	56.00–71.00	62.84

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,695	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,800	98.00–106.00	102.86
2	—	1,280	83.00–84.00	83.47

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,070	660.00–880.00	754.28
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	817	470.00–560.00	510.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	902	550.00–600.00	584.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	905	590.00	590.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,158	770.00–900.00	841.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	915	600.00–670.00	646.54

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	750.00	750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	955	670.00–980.00	843.52

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.