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Shelby Livestock Auction

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

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Dec 17

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Dec 10Dec 17Jan 7 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

405 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 405▲ 145 vs year ago 260 · +55.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

85 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 92▼ 10 vs year ago 95 · −10.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 10▲ 7 vs year ago 2 · +350.0%

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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 — 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 $236.24/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −104.99 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

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

Price by quality 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.

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 median34 sales

341.23

−104.99

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	—	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

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. 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	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	407.94/cwt	400.00–417.50	1,130	6
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	825	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	329	363.94/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,197	9
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	348.11/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,291	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	932	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	358.41/cwt	337.50–390.00	1,502	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	331.57/cwt	323.00–342.50	1,568	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	503	282.51/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,421	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,149	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,176	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	275.53/cwt	260.00–287.50	1,584	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	756	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,619	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	651	266.50/cwt	266.50–266.50	1,735	9
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	225.33/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,532	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	705	201.42/cwt	172.50–230.00	1,420	5
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,178	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,340	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	186.24/cwt	185.00–187.50	1,536	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,804	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	931	178.33/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,660	3
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,970	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	268.64/cwt	255.00–285.00	591	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	270	168.19/cwt	155.00–180.00	454	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	265.76/cwt	245.00–305.00	726	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	653	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	226.12/cwt	205.00–245.00	724	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	309.66/cwt	265.00–335.00	994	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	469	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	291.88/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,083	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	683	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	215.03/cwt	210.00–220.00	834	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	259.63/cwt	240.00–272.50	1,109	24
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	258.38/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,207	17
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	213.82/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,018	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	248.36/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,289	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	192.28/cwt	185.00–200.00	1,000	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	568	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,051	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	242.86/cwt	218.00–255.00	1,384	10
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,156	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	231.90/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,456	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	214.27/cwt	207.50–222.50	1,446	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	215.07/cwt	202.00–227.50	1,549	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,510	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,123	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,526	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,619	3
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	885	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,159	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	910	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,320	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	933	167.48/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,563	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	161.00/cwt	161.00–161.00	1,602	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,420	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	406.31/cwt	390.00–425.00	894	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	281	358.31/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,007	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	347.96/cwt	300.00–385.00	1,117	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	637	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	358	162.03/cwt	140.00–185.00	580	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	343.22/cwt	295.00–382.50	1,280	22
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	258.21/cwt	227.50–275.00	1,079	4
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	323.80/cwt	292.50–350.00	1,360	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	836	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	254.95/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,193	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	285.68/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,354	14
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	164.58/cwt	145.00–185.00	782	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	267.74/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,398	19
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,177	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	257.69/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,464	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	204.83/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,188	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	615	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,076	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	229.63/cwt	202.50–247.50	1,431	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	186.50/cwt	175.00–197.50	1,259	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	678	237.60/cwt	226.00–252.50	1,611	8
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	986	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	231.32/cwt	225.00–237.50	1,661	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	167.45/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,222	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	190.00/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,492	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	153.36/cwt	150.00–155.00	1,208	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	820	145.29/cwt	135.00–156.00	1,191	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	832	185.04/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,540	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,575	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	450	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	698	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	535	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	1,118	1
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	553	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,106	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,285	111.80/cwt	100.00–117.00	1,437	4
Bulls	—	—	1,477	129.30/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,910	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
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	—	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	—	Boner 80-85%	1,299	125.24/cwt	113.00–134.00	1,627	19
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,343	147.08/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,975	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,548	116.99/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,811	8
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,283	1,905.75/head	1,450.00–2,150.00	1,906	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
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	995	1,584.80/head	1,425.00–1,725.00	1,585	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	1,152	1,656.71/head	1,525.00–1,875.00	1,657	3

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 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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	650–700	651	266.50	266.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,548	108.00–129.00	116.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
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

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	—	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.