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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-30

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 30

● Final83 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Jul 23Jul 30Aug 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

342 head

▼ 123 vs last sale 465▲ 31 vs year ago 311 · +10.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

66 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 103▼ 38 vs year ago 104 · −36.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 9▲ 16 vs year ago 5 · +320.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.93/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.29 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$232.93

46 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$192

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

$30.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.95

vs NC average

−25.53 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	235.59	1,277	42
Medium and Large 2	529	205.02	1,085	4thin

One grade step is worth $30.57/cwt here — about $192 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale46 hd

232.93

—

NC average9 barns · 303 hd

221.99

+10.95

National average139 barns · 7,218 hd

258.46

−25.53

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−108.29

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

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $282.79, median $341.23 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	1,508	152.75	2,304	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	132.24	1,619	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,525	124.70	1,902	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,115	114.66	1,278	24

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,219	$1,809	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,775	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	909	$1,567	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$1,386	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,026	$1,989	7

Every lot

83 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 · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	367.64/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,011	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	310	318.71/cwt	317.50–320.00	988	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	363	333.29/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,210	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,031	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	307.14/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,287	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	688	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	235.23/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,023	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	759	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	272.48/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,267	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	299.61/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,405	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	514	284.33/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,461	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	245.38/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,271	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	187.38/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,002	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	254.21/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,449	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	260.04/cwt	247.50–280.00	1,625	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	262.18/cwt	248.00–275.00	1,770	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	264.03/cwt	242.50–277.50	1,919	9
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	247.21/cwt	239.00–252.50	1,899	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	638	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	308.33/cwt	300.00–315.00	863	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	235.58/cwt	220.00–245.00	777	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	303.99/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,006	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	656	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	944	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	285.59/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,074	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	190.02/cwt	185.00–195.00	789	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	215.41/cwt	205.00–225.00	911	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	249.87/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,059	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,000	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	250.79/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,174	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	512	215.03/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,101	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	239.88/cwt	215.00–257.50	1,255	25
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	229.28/cwt	207.50–244.00	1,307	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	235.49/cwt	217.50–245.00	1,458	19
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	658	227.52/cwt	225.00–232.50	1,497	5
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,158	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,712	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,600	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	599	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	292.60/cwt	275.00–320.00	702	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	268	319.30/cwt	290.00–345.00	856	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	333.50/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,074	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	809	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	299.29/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,161	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	388	199.97/cwt	195.00–205.00	776	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,017	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	274.59/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,164	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	255.91/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,205	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	472	192.15/cwt	175.00–205.00	907	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	219.31/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,048	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	249.70/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,293	15
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	207.01/cwt	195.00–222.50	1,089	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	234.21/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,333	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,083	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	574	209.09/cwt	185.00–222.50	1,200	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	229.96/cwt	227.50–232.50	1,426	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	223.73/cwt	220.00–227.50	1,486	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	187.26/cwt	177.50–200.00	1,358	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,529	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	198.66/cwt	195.00–202.50	1,629	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,764	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,080	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,393	1
Bulls	—	—	1,544	154.73/cwt	150.00–159.00	2,389	12
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	978	97.09/cwt	94.00–100.00	950	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	997	126.00/cwt	126.00–126.00	1,256	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,157	115.70/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,339	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	132.24/cwt	127.00–137.00	1,619	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,525	124.70/cwt	120.00–129.00	1,902	5
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	909	1,567.19/head	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,567	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,385.64/head	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,386	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,219	1,808.78/head	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,809	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	998	1,837.81/head	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,838	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,010	2,079.70/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,080	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,083	2,123.79/head	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,124	2

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 Jul 30, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 342Last week 465Year ago 311

Slaughter CattleReceipts 66Last week 103Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 9Year ago 5

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	365.00–370.00	367.64
2	300–350	310	317.50–320.00	318.71
4	350–400	363	310.00–347.50	333.29
7	400–450	419	290.00–325.00	307.14
10	450–500	469	280.00–322.50	299.61
5	500–550	514	270.00–310.00	284.33
10	550–600	570	240.00–265.00	254.21
6	600–650	625	247.50–280.00	260.04
4	650–700	675	248.00–275.00	262.18
9	700–750	727	242.50–277.50	264.03
3	750–800	768	239.00–252.50	247.21

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	160.00	160.00
1	450–500	460	165.00	165.00
2	500–550	535	175.00–200.00	187.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	275.00	275.00
2	400–450	435	225.00–245.00	235.23
3	450–500	465	270.00–275.00	272.48
5	500–550	518	235.00–255.00	245.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	290.00	290.00
3	250–300	280	300.00–315.00	308.33
5	300–350	331	290.00–320.00	303.99
7	350–400	376	265.00–297.50	285.59
23	400–450	424	230.00–265.00	249.87
14	450–500	468	235.00–275.00	250.79
25	500–550	523	215.00–257.50	239.88
17	550–600	570	207.50–244.00	229.28
19	600–650	619	217.50–245.00	235.49
5	650–700	658	225.00–232.50	227.52
1	800–850	815	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
3	300–350	330	220.00–245.00	235.58
1	350–400	370	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	423	205.00–225.00	215.41
1	450–500	465	215.00	215.00
3	500–550	512	205.00–225.00	215.03
1	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	735	157.50	157.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	190.00	190.00
3	400–450	415	185.00–195.00	190.02
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	240	275.00–320.00	292.60
2	250–300	268	290.00–345.00	319.30
5	300–350	322	310.00–350.00	333.50
8	350–400	388	275.00–315.00	299.29
9	400–450	424	255.00–300.00	274.59
9	450–500	471	245.00–275.00	255.91
15	500–550	518	235.00–265.00	249.70
16	550–600	569	225.00–250.00	234.21
2	600–650	620	227.50–232.50	229.96
4	650–700	664	220.00–227.50	223.73
4	700–750	725	177.50–200.00	187.26
2	750–800	755	202.50	202.50
2	800–850	820	195.00–202.50	198.66
1	950–1000	980	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	388	195.00–205.00	199.97
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
5	450–500	472	175.00–205.00	192.15
1	550–600	570	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	330	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	415	245.00	245.00
6	450–500	478	210.00–225.00	219.31
10	500–550	526	195.00–222.50	207.01
4	550–600	574	185.00–222.50	209.09
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00

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	—	825	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	935	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	940	1,250.00–1,500.00	1,385.64
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	909	1,425.00–1,700.00	1,567.19
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,219	1,675.00–2,000.00	1,808.78

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	2	—	1,083	1,900.00–2,325.00	2,123.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	998	1,500.00–2,175.00	1,837.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,079.70

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,157	104.00–125.00	115.70
3	—	997	126.00	126.00
3	—	978	94.00–100.00	97.09

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,525	120.00–129.00	124.70

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,224	127.00–137.00	132.24

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	129.00	129.00
12	—	1,544	150.00–159.00	154.73

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.