Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. 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 $204.63/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −152.28 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$204.63

49 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,108

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$391

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

$72.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.69

vs NC average

−92.37 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	218.18	1,175	33
Medium and Large 2	549	183.83	1,009	13thin
Medium and Large 3	538	145.72	784	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.46/cwt here — about $391 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale49 hd

204.63

—

NC average9 barns · 276 hd

230.32

−25.69

National average157 barns · 11,394 hd

297.00

−92.37

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−152.28

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	—	High	1,475	155.34	2,292	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	142.80	1,942	19
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,635	140.00	2,289	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	966	111.65	1,078	19

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,003	$1,881	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,726	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,243	$1,712	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,007	$1,688	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,585	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	773	$1,284	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	730	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	955	$2,100	1thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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 2	300–350	321	240.41/cwt	225.00–255.00	772	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	215.63/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,253	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	147.34/cwt	110.00–165.00	691	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	231.85/cwt	225.00–235.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	174.79/cwt	145.00–195.00	1,255	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	142.53/cwt	135.00–150.00	817	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	233.63/cwt	225.00–257.50	752	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	218.76/cwt	200.00–227.50	1,138	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	237.94/cwt	220.00–260.00	895	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	166.92/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	178.28/cwt	150.00–195.00	1,030	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	189.93/cwt	175.00–210.00	822	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	188.59/cwt	175.00–200.00	988	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	212.69/cwt	210.00–215.00	485	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	183.48/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	199.51/cwt	185.00–217.50	1,251	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	196.18/cwt	185.00–205.00	934	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	217.03/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,250	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	182.50/cwt	170.00–195.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	201.67/cwt	195.00–210.00	575	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	227.10/cwt	205.00–247.50	1,072	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	204.75/cwt	170.00–220.00	659	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	249.25/cwt	245.00–257.50	1,296	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	288.80/cwt	274.00–327.50	1,239	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	336.06/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,082	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	171.55/cwt	145.00–185.00	1,067	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	122.13/cwt	110.00–135.00	517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	319.08/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,174	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	220.79/cwt	210.00–229.00	1,477	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	261.44/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,501	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	238.94/cwt	228.00–253.00	1,720	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	234.09/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,442	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	381.02/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,074	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	562	221.74/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,246	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	970	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	216.58/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,798	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	246.22/cwt	245.00–247.50	1,189	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	830	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,017	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,030	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,494	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	215.54/cwt	202.50–232.50	1,127	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	240.02/cwt	225.00–267.50	1,251	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	264.57/cwt	242.00–292.50	1,127	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	176.56/cwt	160.00–195.00	830	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	164.95/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,031	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	166.20/cwt	140.00–185.00	681	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,171	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,289	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	142.80/cwt	132.00–150.00	1,942	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	991	114.55/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,135	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	91.73/cwt	80.00–99.00	786	3
Bulls	—	—	1,983	173.43/cwt	173.00–174.00	3,439	2
Bulls	—	—	1,383	152.05/cwt	141.00–165.00	2,103	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,725.72/head	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,726	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,584.94/head	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,585	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,007	1,688.08/head	1,225.00–1,925.00	1,688	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	1,711.57/head	1,250.00–2,025.00	1,712	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	1,881.30/head	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,881	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	1,283.98/head	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	207.41/cwt	190.00–217.50	1,303	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	303.32/cwt	275.00–350.00	1,131	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	244.09/cwt	222.50–270.00	1,394	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	300.45/cwt	285.00–330.00	670	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	136.52/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,324	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	197.50/cwt	195.00–200.00	691	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	229.11/cwt	212.50–250.00	1,533	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	239.60/cwt	225.00–262.50	1,486	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	262.31/cwt	242.50–292.50	1,254	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	186.63/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,256	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	238.81/cwt	220.00–255.00	903	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	217.83/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,571	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	354.24/cwt	320.00–395.00	985	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	311.62/cwt	275.00–347.50	1,025	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	197.33/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	201.67/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	200.75/cwt	185.00–220.00	749	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	213.05/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	227.48/cwt	222.50–230.00	937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,357	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	189.87/cwt	170.00–210.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	538	145.72/cwt	127.50–155.00	784	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	168.31/cwt	165.00–175.00	661	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	237.80/cwt	225.00–260.00	661	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	230.22/cwt	210.00–257.50	976	27

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 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 516Last week 655Year ago 272

Slaughter CattleReceipts 91Last week 89Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 13Year ago 14

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	205.00	205.00
4	300–350	321	225.00–255.00	240.41
6	350–400	378	220.00–255.00	238.81
3	400–450	412	222.50–230.00	227.48
4	450–500	476	200.00–235.00	213.05
3	500–550	520	185.00–215.00	201.67
4	550–600	581	200.00–237.50	215.63
3	600–650	628	190.00–217.50	207.41
3	650–700	673	180.00–200.00	186.63
3	700–750	718	145.00–195.00	174.79
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	350	195.00–200.00	197.50
3	400–450	410	140.00–185.00	166.20
4	450–500	470	160.00–195.00	176.56
2	550–600	573	135.00–150.00	142.53
4	600–650	625	150.00–175.00	164.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	285.00–330.00	300.45
12	250–300	278	320.00–395.00	354.24
10	300–350	329	275.00–347.50	311.62
14	350–400	373	275.00–350.00	303.32
18	400–450	426	242.00–292.50	264.57
20	450–500	478	242.50–292.50	262.31
17	500–550	521	225.00–267.50	240.02
15	550–600	571	222.50–270.00	244.09
12	600–650	620	225.00–262.50	239.60
6	650–700	669	212.50–250.00	229.11
9	700–750	721	205.00–231.00	217.83
2	750–800	773	190.00–205.00	197.33
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	905	140.00	140.00
2	950–1000	970	135.00–138.00	136.52
1	1000–1050	1,020	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	165.00	165.00
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00
2	300–350	305	170.00–195.00	182.50
3	350–400	393	165.00–175.00	168.31
2	400–450	423	110.00–135.00	122.13
8	450–500	469	110.00–165.00	147.34
3	500–550	538	127.50–155.00	145.72
1	600–650	620	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	665	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	225.00–235.00	231.85
7	250–300	278	225.00–260.00	237.80
18	300–350	322	225.00–257.50	233.63
23	350–400	376	220.00–260.00	237.94
27	400–450	424	210.00–257.50	230.22
32	450–500	472	205.00–247.50	227.10
22	500–550	520	200.00–227.50	218.76
11	550–600	576	205.00–230.00	217.03
10	600–650	627	185.00–217.50	199.51
5	650–700	669	170.00–195.00	183.48
5	700–750	717	155.00–175.00	166.92
2	750–800	755	170.00–210.00	189.87
1	800–850	835	162.50	162.50
1	950–1000	955	167.50	167.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	210.00–215.00	212.69
3	250–300	285	195.00–210.00	201.67
5	300–350	322	170.00–220.00	204.75
6	350–400	373	185.00–220.00	200.75
8	400–450	433	175.00–210.00	189.93
4	450–500	476	185.00–205.00	196.18
7	500–550	524	175.00–200.00	188.59
6	550–600	578	150.00–195.00	178.28
7	600–650	622	145.00–185.00	171.55
1	650–700	650	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	700	134.00	134.00
1	850–900	860	142.50	142.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	335.00	335.00
3	250–300	282	365.00–390.00	381.02
3	300–350	322	310.00–350.00	336.06
2	350–400	368	302.50–335.00	319.08
8	400–450	429	274.00–327.50	288.80
2	450–500	483	245.00–247.50	246.22
3	500–550	520	245.00–257.50	249.25
7	550–600	574	245.00–275.00	261.44
7	600–650	616	225.00–248.00	234.09
7	650–700	669	210.00–229.00	220.79
5	700–750	720	228.00–253.00	238.94
2	750–800	765	215.00–235.00	225.00
7	800–850	830	201.00–230.00	216.58
1	1000–1050	1,015	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	230.00	230.00
4	500–550	523	202.50–232.50	215.54
3	550–600	562	220.00–225.00	221.74
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	970	139.00	139.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	830	122.50	122.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	128.00	128.00
15	—	991	102.00–125.00	114.55
3	—	857	80.00–99.00	91.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,635	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,360	132.00–150.00	142.80
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,983	173.00–174.00	173.43
11	—	1,383	141.00–165.00	152.05

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	1,000.00	1,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,550.00–2,000.00	1,725.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,140	1,425.00–1,750.00	1,584.94
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,007	1,225.00–1,925.00	1,688.08
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,243	1,250.00–2,025.00	1,711.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,003	1,750.00–1,975.00	1,881.30
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	773	1,200.00–1,350.00	1,283.98
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	955	2,100.00	2,100.00

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 this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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