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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 28

● Final72 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

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Feeder Cattle receipts

209 head

▼ 205 vs last sale 414▼ 92 vs year ago 301 · −30.6%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

104 head

▲ 46 vs last sale 58▲ 1 vs year ago 103 · +1.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 4 vs year ago 12 · −33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $262.01/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −102.83 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$262.01

29 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,434

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$527

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

$85.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.14

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	553	282.55	1,563	19thin
Medium and Large 2	541	234.32	1,267	7thin
Medium and Large 3	527	196.57	1,036	3thin

One grade step is worth $85.98/cwt here — about $527 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale29 hd

262.01

—

NC average8 barns · 136 hd

252.87

+9.14

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.85

−102.83

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $303.15, median $364.85 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,579	158.27	2,498	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,154	128.28	1,480	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,315	122.00	1,604	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,041	105.31	1,097	45

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)	1,095	$1,400	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	585	$830	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	775	$750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,773	5

Every lot

72 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	210	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	462	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	327.53/cwt	312.50–344.00	1,081	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	863	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,186	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	964	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	297.20/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,266	4
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	294.35/cwt	290.00–297.50	1,383	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	298.55/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,558	9
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	553	289.99/cwt	282.50–295.00	1,604	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	274.95/cwt	272.50–277.50	1,713	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,766	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	200	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	490	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	265	245.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	650	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	295.54/cwt	265.00–312.50	795	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	277.70/cwt	255.00–307.50	903	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	222.47/cwt	220.00–225.00	823	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	288.14/cwt	275.00–302.50	1,072	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	261.88/cwt	245.00–272.50	1,123	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	226.22/cwt	225.00–227.50	984	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	235.71/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,103	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	267.65/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,263	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	177.56/cwt	165.00–190.00	858	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	244.61/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,260	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,113	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	234.68/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,335	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	241.27/cwt	240.00–242.50	1,484	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	894	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	183.51/cwt	172.50–195.00	1,312	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	788	171.88/cwt	159.00–185.00	1,354	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,565	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	137.01/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,199	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	141.18/cwt	132.50–150.00	1,310	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	276	294.03/cwt	280.00–322.50	812	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	765	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	303	304.33/cwt	280.00–340.00	922	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	305.94/cwt	285.00–332.50	1,138	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	294.00/cwt	274.00–315.00	1,261	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	457	243.50/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,113	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	291.67/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,380	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	244.07/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,272	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	294.76/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,542	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	527	196.57/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,036	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	273.67/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,574	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	209.94/cwt	202.50–217.50	1,239	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	246.92/cwt	230.00–272.50	1,521	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	225.93/cwt	215.00–261.00	1,511	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,569	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	209.09/cwt	202.50–220.00	1,595	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,440	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	950	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,354	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,300	143.06/cwt	121.00–152.00	1,860	5
Bulls	—	—	1,727	168.33/cwt	163.00–173.00	2,907	5
Bulls	—	—	2,230	184.00/cwt	184.00–184.00	4,103	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	630	56.75/cwt	52.50–61.00	358	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	89.31/cwt	85.00–94.00	794	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,046	119.43/cwt	118.00–120.00	1,249	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	107.25/cwt	95.00–117.00	1,164	32
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,151	127.22/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,464	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,245	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	2,004	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,315	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	1,604	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium 2	660	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	853	2,079.69/head	1,750.00–2,425.00	2,080	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	980	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	585	830.00/head	830.00–830.00	830	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	775	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	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 May 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 209Last week 414Year ago 301

Slaughter CattleReceipts 104Last week 58Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 10Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were were 4.00 to 6.00 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	245.00	245.00
2	250–300	265	235.00–255.00	245.38
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
2	350–400	370	220.00–225.00	222.47
2	400–450	435	225.00–227.50	226.22
3	450–500	468	230.00–240.00	235.71
1	500–550	530	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	265.00–312.50	295.54
11	300–350	325	255.00–307.50	277.70
6	350–400	372	275.00–302.50	288.14
9	400–450	429	245.00–272.50	261.88
8	450–500	472	245.00–287.50	267.65
2	500–550	515	225.00–265.00	244.61
4	550–600	569	215.00–257.50	234.68
2	600–650	615	240.00–242.50	241.27
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00
2	700–750	715	172.50–195.00	183.51
2	750–800	788	159.00–185.00	171.88
2	800–850	813	190.00–195.00	192.49
2	850–900	875	136.00–138.00	137.01
2	900–950	928	132.50–150.00	141.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	165.00–190.00	177.56
1	650–700	675	132.50	132.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	312.50–344.00	327.53
1	350–400	365	325.00	325.00
4	400–450	426	285.00–315.00	297.20
4	450–500	470	290.00–297.50	294.35
9	500–550	522	275.00–315.00	298.55
3	550–600	553	282.50–295.00	289.99
2	600–650	623	272.50–277.50	274.95
1	800–850	810	218.00	218.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	345	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	378	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	280.00–322.50	294.03
4	300–350	303	280.00–340.00	304.33
7	350–400	372	285.00–332.50	305.94
16	400–450	429	274.00–315.00	294.00
14	450–500	473	275.00–315.00	291.67
8	500–550	523	287.50–320.00	294.76
11	550–600	575	255.00–297.50	273.67
7	600–650	616	230.00–272.50	246.92
6	650–700	669	215.00–261.00	225.93
2	700–750	718	217.00–220.00	218.49
3	750–800	763	202.50–220.00	209.09
1	800–850	800	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	190.00–205.00	196.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
3	450–500	457	220.00–260.00	243.50
5	500–550	521	225.00–269.00	244.07
2	550–600	590	202.50–217.50	209.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	950	142.50	142.50

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	3	—	853	1,750.00–2,425.00	2,079.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	980	1,175.00	1,175.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	1,450.00	1,450.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	585	830.00	830.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	750.00	750.00

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	—	1,095	1,400.00	1,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,151	119.00–134.00	127.22
1	—	1,245	161.00	161.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	630	52.50–61.00	56.75
4	—	889	85.00–94.00	89.31
7	—	1,046	118.00–120.00	119.43
32	—	1,085	95.00–117.00	107.25

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,315	122.00	122.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,300	121.00–152.00	143.06
1	—	2,230	184.00	184.00
5	—	1,727	163.00–173.00	168.33

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.