Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $260.30/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −116.12 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$260.30

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,416

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$261

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

$46.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.24

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	267.70	1,458	16thin
Medium and Large 2	542	220.86	1,196	3thin

One grade step is worth $46.84/cwt here — about $261 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 sale19 hd

260.30

—

NC average7 barns · 108 hd

248.06

+12.24

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−116.12

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	1,670	160.29	2,677	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,349	145.21	1,959	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	988	107.50	1,062	2thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,285	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,150	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	885	$1,125	1thin

Every lot, as filed

57 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	280.50/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,181	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	735	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	275.36/cwt	240.00–302.50	1,313	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	290.20/cwt	275.00–305.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	210.06/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,372	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	225.65/cwt	210.00–237.50	1,164	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,196	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	450	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	238.71/cwt	235.00–242.50	1,134	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	257.50/cwt	257.50–257.50	1,339	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,537	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	265.06/cwt	262.50–267.50	1,789	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	210.10/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,319	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	218.83/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,243	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	896	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	302.21/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,248	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	239.76/cwt	217.50–257.50	1,635	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	966	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,351	144.59/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,953	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,065	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	610	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	549	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,365	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,706	1
Bulls	—	—	1,601	157.09/cwt	148.00–165.00	2,515	8
Bulls	—	—	1,855	168.81/cwt	167.00–172.00	3,131	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	885	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	341.65/cwt	300.00–365.00	803	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	270.14/cwt	247.50–287.50	1,521	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	209.75/cwt	195.00–225.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	366.61/cwt	335.00–385.00	986	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	163.74/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	221.29/cwt	220.00–222.50	1,173	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	195.02/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,527	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	209.91/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,497	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,363	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	258.84/cwt	237.00–275.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	338.13/cwt	315.00–362.50	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	209.52/cwt	195.00–230.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	265.25/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,395	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	303	334.83/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,015	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	909	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	270.35/cwt	255.00–280.00	1,035	3

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 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 121Last week 516Year ago 479

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 91Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 17Year ago 35

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	275.00–305.00	290.20
1	250–300	255	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	338	265.00	265.00
3	350–400	383	255.00–280.00	270.35
7	400–450	421	255.00–297.50	280.50
2	450–500	475	235.00–242.50	238.71
7	500–550	516	210.00–237.50	225.65
5	550–600	568	197.50–225.00	218.83
2	600–650	628	205.00–215.00	210.10
2	650–700	653	195.00–225.00	210.06
1	700–750	700	215.00	215.00
1	900–950	945	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	375	215.00	215.00
3	400–450	413	195.00–230.00	209.52
1	650–700	670	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	725	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	125.00	125.00
1	400–450	440	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	395	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	230.00	230.00
2	450–500	458	195.00–225.00	209.75
2	500–550	530	220.00–222.50	221.29
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	197.50	197.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	300.00–365.00	341.65
6	250–300	269	335.00–385.00	366.61
2	300–350	303	315.00–355.00	334.83
4	350–400	385	315.00–362.50	338.13
4	400–450	413	285.00–335.00	302.21
9	450–500	477	240.00–302.50	275.36
8	500–550	526	240.00–282.50	265.25
8	550–600	563	247.50–287.50	270.14
3	600–650	627	237.00–275.00	258.84
3	650–700	682	217.50–257.50	239.76
2	700–750	713	185.00–235.00	209.91
2	750–800	783	190.00–200.00	195.02
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	870	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00
2	950–1000	958	162.50–165.00	163.74
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	295.00	295.00
2	500–550	520	257.50	257.50
2	550–600	580	265.00	265.00
2	650–700	675	262.50–267.50	265.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,351	134.00–152.00	144.59
1	—	1,315	157.00	157.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	610	90.00	90.00
1	—	1,365	125.00	125.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,601	148.00–165.00	157.09
3	—	1,855	167.00–172.00	168.81

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	885	1,125.00	1,125.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,285	1,925.00	1,925.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	775	1,150.00	1,150.00

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle