Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.41/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −110.01 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$266.41

79 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$115.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	277.71	1,512	64
Medium and Large 2	538	226.77	1,221	13thin
Medium and Large 3	550	162.50	894	2thin

One grade step is worth $115.21/cwt here — about $619 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $318.91, median $376.42 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 sale79 hd

266.41

—

NC average8 barns · 353 hd

269.23

−2.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−110.01

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	—	Low	1,568	145.04	2,274	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	134.52	1,709	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	122.02	1,738	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	117.26	1,244	30

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)	983	$1,548	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,360	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,228	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,202	5

Every lot, as filed

106 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	345.04/cwt	330.00–365.00	794	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	316.80/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,359	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	169.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	196.60/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,136	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	211.27/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,016	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	360.55/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,172	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	227.45/cwt	212.50–247.50	1,422	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	219.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	671	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	276.61/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,173	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	259.16/cwt	225.00–287.50	1,228	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	218.45/cwt	205.00–235.00	900	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	208.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,086	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	172.00/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	237.60/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,352	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	280.60/cwt	255.00–305.00	780	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	164.86/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,456	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	202.53/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	273.97/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,022	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	319.11/cwt	300.00–345.00	680	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	383.75/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,063	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	237.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,678	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.02/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,542	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	202.00/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,656	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	351.37/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,283	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	270.94/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,531	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	262.40/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,645	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	280.16/cwt	270.00–290.00	868	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	260.52/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	150–200	195	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	245.67/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,024	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	308.42/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,440	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	153.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	652	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	569	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	522	170.59/cwt	155.00–197.50	890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	360.45/cwt	310.00–400.00	970	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	268.14/cwt	232.50–305.00	1,547	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,273	132.55/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,687	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	810	89.92/cwt	85.00–95.00	728	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,017	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	120.36/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,331	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	720	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	558	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,424	122.02/cwt	109.00–131.00	1,738	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	128.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,405	5
Bulls	—	—	1,296	131.85/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,890	168.70/cwt	167.00–170.00	3,188	2
Bulls	—	—	1,658	147.93/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,453	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,427.78/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,428	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	907	1,360.20/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,360	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,547.63/head	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,548	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	1,228.26/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,228	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	340.30/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,259	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	284.69/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,483	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	296.21/cwt	262.50–330.00	1,250	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	226.78/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,628	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	292.23/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,406	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,624	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	248.42/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,672	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	244.06/cwt	220.00–273.00	1,267	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	198.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,440	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,493	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	205.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	227.83/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,112	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	169.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,114	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	239.06/cwt	225.00–255.00	777	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	281.17/cwt	255.00–305.00	914	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	306	270.63/cwt	230.00–285.00	828	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.91/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,267	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	245.06/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,037	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	251.49/cwt	220.00–295.00	941	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	354.78/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,181	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	291.61/cwt	285.00–295.00	817	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	182.99/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,049	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,349	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	253.41/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,566	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 432Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 103Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	330.00–365.00	345.04
8	250–300	269	310.00–400.00	360.45
10	300–350	333	332.50–382.50	354.78
22	350–400	370	300.00–367.50	340.30
34	400–450	422	262.50–330.00	296.21
41	450–500	481	265.00–330.00	292.23
37	500–550	521	250.00–310.00	284.69
27	550–600	577	232.50–305.00	268.14
22	600–650	618	225.00–290.00	253.41
16	650–700	673	220.00–277.50	248.42
10	700–750	718	215.00–248.00	226.78
2	750–800	773	200.00–220.00	210.10
1	800–850	830	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	895	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	415	175.00–185.00	179.94
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	285.00–295.00	291.61
4	300–350	306	230.00–285.00	270.63
7	350–400	374	220.00–295.00	251.49
4	400–450	423	235.00–255.00	245.06
5	450–500	488	210.00–245.00	227.83
10	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	239.91
3	550–600	573	175.00–200.00	182.99
2	600–650	620	215.00–220.00	217.54
2	650–700	690	195.00–215.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	965	130.00	130.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
5	250–300	277	365.00–410.00	383.75
14	300–350	325	335.00–387.50	360.55
13	350–400	365	320.00–377.50	351.37
15	400–450	429	290.00–360.00	316.80
9	450–500	467	282.50–350.00	308.42
10	500–550	521	270.00–315.00	296.02
6	550–600	565	265.00–280.00	270.94
5	600–650	627	255.00–272.50	262.40
2	650–700	665	259.00–262.00	260.52
3	700–750	707	235.00–240.00	237.34
1	750–800	755	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	820	175.00–230.00	202.00
1	850–900	880	217.00	217.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	227.00	227.00
2	300–350	310	270.00–290.00	280.16
3	400–450	417	230.00–273.00	245.67
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	950	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	380	165.00–175.00	169.80
2	400–450	415	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	633	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	750–800	760	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	227.50	227.50
4	300–350	325	225.00–255.00	239.06
5	350–400	366	210.00–225.00	219.11
6	400–450	412	205.00–235.00	218.45
9	450–500	481	195.00–225.00	211.27
4	500–550	520	205.00–215.00	208.80
3	550–600	578	185.00–205.00	196.60
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	658	165.00–175.00	169.33
2	850–900	883	155.00–175.00	164.86
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	300.00–345.00	319.11
8	250–300	278	255.00–305.00	280.60
15	300–350	325	255.00–305.00	281.17
26	350–400	373	240.00–295.00	273.97
31	400–450	424	235.00–300.00	276.61
33	450–500	474	225.00–287.50	259.16
36	500–550	519	220.00–273.00	244.06
16	550–600	569	220.00–272.50	237.60
18	600–650	625	212.50–247.50	227.45
2	650–700	688	215.00–219.00	217.02
3	700–750	727	180.00–210.00	198.07
2	750–800	775	197.50–207.50	202.53
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	172.00	172.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	165.00–179.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	145.00–155.00	149.80
3	400–450	425	145.00–160.00	153.33
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00
3	500–550	522	155.00–197.50	170.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	126.00–145.00	132.55
1	—	1,230	164.00	164.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	85.00–95.00	89.92
21	—	1,106	112.00–127.00	120.36
1	—	720	77.50	77.50
5	—	1,092	128.00–130.00	128.62
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	109.00–131.00	122.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	120.00–140.00	131.85
2	—	1,890	167.00–170.00	168.70
11	—	1,658	143.00–160.00	147.93

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	1	—	1,030	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,427.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,925.00	1,925.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,360.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,547.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,228.26

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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