Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $256.98/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −99.93 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$256.98

98 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,388

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$311

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

$57.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.98

vs NC average

−47.05 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	257.57	1,391	97
Medium and Large 2	540	200.00	1,080	1thin

One grade step is worth $57.57/cwt here — about $311 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 sale98 hd

256.98

—

NC average8 barns · 204 hd

247.00

+9.98

National average192 barns · 30,803 hd

304.03

−47.05

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−99.93

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	1,744	145.34	2,535	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,251	123.23	1,542	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	117.04	1,831	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,078	98.28	1,059	23

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,285	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	888	$1,635	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,180	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,080	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,275	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	920	$1,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	765	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,146	$2,049	4thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	394.44/cwt	355.00–412.50	1,475	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	127.35/cwt	120.00–135.00	787	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	140.00/cwt	125.00–155.00	1,008	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	238.09/cwt	230.00–247.00	1,721	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	302.24/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,439	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	390.00/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	152.38/cwt	150.00–155.00	568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	196.42/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,422	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	124.87/cwt	115.00–135.00	703	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	248.75/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,420	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	292.95/cwt	255.00–312.50	1,233	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	167.44/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	188.40/cwt	160.00–204.00	1,539	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	178.56/cwt	160.00–200.00	1,382	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	348.09/cwt	315.00–365.00	954	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	268.59/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,418	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	434.05/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,398	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	857	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	221.49/cwt	205.00–235.00	915	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	358.17/cwt	310.00–397.50	1,465	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	250.11/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	892	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	269.39/cwt	245.00–307.50	1,541	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	253.28/cwt	246.00–260.00	1,682	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,290	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	133.00/cwt	133.00–133.00	1,310	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	212.66/cwt	206.00–219.00	1,754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	270.79/cwt	252.50–292.50	1,703	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	265.72/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,018	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	184.39/cwt	170.00–205.00	778	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	167.32/cwt	150.00–185.00	795	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	170.29/cwt	155.00–185.00	652	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	108.49/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,126	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	66.61/cwt	60.00–79.00	716	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	117.04/cwt	109.00–126.00	1,831	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,251	123.23/cwt	119.00–129.00	1,542	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	90.31/cwt	80.00–97.00	1,016	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,148	116.34/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,336	3
Bulls	—	—	1,744	145.34/cwt	123.00–157.00	2,535	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,357.27/head	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,357	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,275.00/head	1,275.00–1,275.00	1,275	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	1,635.00/head	900.00–2,125.00	1,635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	413.97/cwt	390.00–435.00	952	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	278.63/cwt	270.00–287.00	892	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	262.15/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,366	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	217.38/cwt	205.00–236.00	1,665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	354.21/cwt	305.00–387.50	1,484	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	261.71/cwt	235.00–297.00	1,500	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	245.03/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,110	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	204.87/cwt	195.00–227.50	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	276.15/cwt	245.00–292.50	1,298	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	341.88/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,111	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	323.13/cwt	290.00–349.00	1,183	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	224.68/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,413	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	261.91/cwt	230.00–277.50	1,375	65
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	276.45/cwt	255.00–300.00	594	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	179.61/cwt	160.00–195.00	744	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	244.92/cwt	225.00–253.00	1,646	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	235.32/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,666	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	212.27/cwt	195.00–222.50	1,416	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	235.71/cwt	215.00–255.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,640	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	393.55/cwt	355.00–430.00	1,153	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	401.75/cwt	347.50–425.00	1,294	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	362.37/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,344	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	326	169.56/cwt	135.00–185.00	553	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	169.96/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,509	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,128	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	285.75/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,317	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	261.63/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,630	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,161	1

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 Jan 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 455Last week 351Year ago 348

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 134Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 19Year ago 4

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	445.00	445.00
2	250–300	295	385.00–395.00	390.00
5	300–350	322	420.00–450.00	434.05
5	350–400	374	355.00–412.50	394.44
9	400–450	409	310.00–397.50	358.17
9	450–500	476	275.00–330.00	302.24
6	500–550	528	259.00–282.00	268.59
14	550–600	572	245.00–307.50	269.39
12	600–650	629	252.50–292.50	270.79
5	650–700	664	246.00–260.00	253.28
3	700–750	723	230.00–247.00	238.09
1	750–800	785	237.00	237.00
2	800–850	825	206.00–219.00	212.66
1	850–900	875	220.00	220.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	563	115.00–135.00	124.87
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	435	205.00	205.00
2	450–500	460	245.00–255.00	250.11
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	585	215.00	215.00
1	600–650	600	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	326	135.00–185.00	169.56
2	350–400	373	150.00–155.00	152.38
4	400–450	414	160.00–195.00	179.61
1	450–500	490	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	618	120.00–135.00	127.35
1	700–750	745	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	413	205.00–235.00	221.49
4	450–500	471	195.00–227.50	204.87
1	500–550	540	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	620	160.00–175.00	167.44
2	700–750	720	125.00–155.00	140.00
1	750–800	790	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	215	255.00–300.00	276.45
8	250–300	274	315.00–365.00	348.09
7	300–350	325	322.50–355.00	341.88
8	350–400	366	290.00–349.00	323.13
24	400–450	421	255.00–312.50	292.95
24	450–500	470	245.00–292.50	276.15
65	500–550	525	230.00–277.50	261.91
32	550–600	571	220.00–277.50	248.75
13	600–650	629	205.00–247.50	224.68
9	650–700	667	195.00–222.50	212.27
5	700–750	724	175.00–215.00	196.42
5	750–800	774	160.00–200.00	178.56
4	800–850	817	160.00–204.00	188.40
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	900	186.00	186.00
1	950–1000	970	157.50	157.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	383	155.00–185.00	170.29
3	400–450	422	170.00–205.00	184.39
2	450–500	475	150.00–185.00	167.32
1	550–600	580	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	645	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	270.00–287.00	278.63
5	350–400	383	250.00–275.00	265.72
2	400–450	420	215.00–255.00	235.71
2	450–500	453	240.00–250.00	245.03
1	550–600	550	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	390.00–435.00	413.97
3	250–300	293	355.00–430.00	393.55
7	300–350	322	347.50–425.00	401.75
7	350–400	371	325.00–395.00	362.37
11	400–450	419	305.00–387.50	354.21
6	450–500	461	265.00–305.00	285.75
14	500–550	521	230.00–295.00	262.15
17	550–600	573	235.00–297.00	261.71
15	600–650	623	240.00–285.00	261.63
11	650–700	672	225.00–253.00	244.92
4	700–750	708	225.00–245.00	235.32
5	750–800	766	205.00–236.00	217.38
1	800–850	800	205.00	205.00
2	850–900	888	165.00–175.00	169.96
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	985	133.00	133.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,038	100.00–115.00	108.49
4	—	1,075	60.00–79.00	66.61
5	—	1,125	80.00–97.00	90.31
3	—	1,148	116.00–117.00	116.34
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,564	109.00–126.00	117.04
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,251	119.00–129.00	123.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,744	123.00–157.00	145.34

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	—	1,243	2,275.00–2,400.00	2,357.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	855	1,125.00	1,125.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,275.00	1,275.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	888	900.00–2,125.00	1,635.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,080	1,375.00	1,375.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,285	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	765	1,000.00	1,000.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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