Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $254.82/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −102.09 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$254.82

46 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,386

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$466

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

$86.19/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.07

vs NC average

−50.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	261.19	1,419	40
Medium and Large 2	549	219.88	1,207	5thin
Medium and Large 3	545	175.00	954	1thin

One grade step is worth $86.19/cwt here — about $466 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 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 sale46 hd

254.82

—

NC average8 barns · 302 hd

256.89

−2.07

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−50.20

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−102.09

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	1,571	168.79	2,652	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,337	141.31	1,890	41
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	138.43	2,205	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,044	109.89	1,147	17

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)	1,075	$1,975	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,660	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,603	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	935	$1,425	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,020	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	820	$1,125	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,278	$812	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	889	$2,020	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	300–350	321	385.10/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,236	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	240.60/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	232.43/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,209	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	231.12/cwt	225.00–235.00	950	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	232.23/cwt	200.00–265.00	2,062	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	320.01/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,536	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	138.00/cwt	138.00–138.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	193.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,216	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	234.02/cwt	222.50–239.00	1,577	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	211.52/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,201	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	289.87/cwt	260.00–312.50	1,377	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	183.75/cwt	155.00–212.50	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	636	237.74/cwt	220.00–254.00	1,512	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	206.47/cwt	180.00–220.00	1,606	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	165.76/cwt	147.50–192.50	1,339	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	284.48/cwt	265.00–310.00	1,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	236.71/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,129	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	319.90/cwt	310.00–330.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	319.51/cwt	295.00–327.00	1,693	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	954	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	192.10/cwt	180.00–200.00	899	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	251.80/cwt	230.00–280.00	1,705	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	229.18/cwt	227.50–230.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	260.34/cwt	236.00–280.00	1,614	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	963	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	340.08/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,415	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	250.33/cwt	232.00–270.00	1,064	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	247.80/cwt	235.00–264.00	1,767	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	358.07/cwt	352.50–370.00	1,328	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	317.11/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,798	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	952	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,483	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	301.92/cwt	232.50–332.50	1,431	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	962	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,131	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,318	139.87/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,843	37
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,006	93.11/cwt	90.00–96.00	937	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	138.43/cwt	135.00–142.00	2,205	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,516	154.62/cwt	152.00–163.00	2,344	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	121.64/cwt	108.00–129.00	1,302	10
Bulls	—	—	1,571	168.79/cwt	163.00–176.00	2,652	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	852	1,834.44/head	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,834	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,125.00/head	1,125.00–1,125.00	1,125	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,603.00/head	1,100.00–2,075.00	1,603	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	811.82/head	146.00–1,600.00	812	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,975.00/head	1,975.00–1,975.00	1,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,425.00/head	1,425.00–1,425.00	1,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,660.22/head	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,660	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	219.95/cwt	212.50–227.50	1,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	231.60/cwt	218.00–250.00	1,663	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	351.49/cwt	310.00–370.00	1,107	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	267.12/cwt	258.00–277.50	1,816	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	323.36/cwt	294.00–360.00	1,368	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	177.50/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,793	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	301.49/cwt	262.00–327.50	1,553	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	266.76/cwt	220.00–292.50	1,654	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	252.98/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,445	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	287.24/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,212	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	220.24/cwt	210.00–234.00	1,575	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	310.52/cwt	290.00–330.00	894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	295.21/cwt	270.00–325.00	933	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	267.25/cwt	240.00–282.50	1,398	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,870	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	743	176.68/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,313	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	257	320.06/cwt	300.00–330.00	823	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	217.14/cwt	200.00–235.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	242.39/cwt	240.00–245.00	800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	189.29/cwt	170.00–200.00	905	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	354.88/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,356	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	305.67/cwt	290.00–320.00	688	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	940	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	268.82/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,137	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	251.53/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,451	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	302.80/cwt	270.00–332.50	1,717	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	214.22/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,660	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 Mar 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 445Last week 307Year ago 406

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 70Year ago 69

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 22Year ago 11

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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
2	200–250	235	405.00	405.00
4	300–350	321	380.00–395.00	385.10
4	350–400	371	352.50–370.00	358.07
13	400–450	416	300.00–370.00	340.08
10	450–500	480	300.00–337.00	320.01
16	500–550	530	295.00–327.00	319.51
10	550–600	567	300.00–335.00	317.11
7	600–650	620	236.00–280.00	260.34
7	650–700	677	230.00–280.00	251.80
3	700–750	713	235.00–264.00	247.80
3	750–800	770	227.50–230.00	229.18
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
2	850–900	888	200.00–265.00	232.23
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	425	232.00–270.00	250.33
3	450–500	473	210.00–260.00	240.60
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	565	262.50	262.50
1	650–700	650	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	330	240.00–245.00	242.39
2	350–400	363	200.00–235.00	217.14
4	400–450	411	225.00–235.00	231.12
3	450–500	477	215.00–250.00	236.71
2	500–550	520	230.00–235.00	232.43
3	550–600	568	200.00–225.00	211.52
3	600–650	630	180.00–210.00	193.07
1	650–700	675	171.00	171.00
1	750–800	780	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	875	139.00	139.00
1	900–950	915	138.00	138.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	310.00–330.00	319.90
2	250–300	288	290.00–330.00	310.52
5	300–350	316	270.00–325.00	295.21
11	350–400	377	265.00–310.00	284.48
25	400–450	422	245.00–305.00	287.24
25	450–500	475	260.00–312.50	289.87
23	500–550	523	240.00–282.50	267.25
17	550–600	571	240.00–285.00	252.98
27	600–650	636	220.00–254.00	237.74
12	650–700	674	222.50–239.00	234.02
7	700–750	715	210.00–234.00	220.24
6	750–800	778	180.00–220.00	206.47
3	800–850	808	147.50–192.50	165.76
2	850–900	880	155.00–212.50	183.75
3	900–950	935	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	468	180.00–200.00	192.10
1	500–550	545	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	655	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	290.00–320.00	305.67
3	250–300	257	300.00–330.00	320.06
5	300–350	315	310.00–370.00	351.49
11	350–400	382	320.00–380.00	354.88
18	400–450	423	294.00–360.00	323.36
23	450–500	474	232.50–332.50	301.92
12	500–550	515	262.00–327.50	301.49
18	550–600	567	270.00–332.50	302.80
14	600–650	620	220.00–292.50	266.76
7	650–700	680	258.00–277.50	267.12
6	700–750	718	218.00–250.00	231.60
3	750–800	775	205.00–225.00	214.22
3	800–850	823	212.50–227.50	219.95
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	160.00–195.00	177.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	315	160.00	160.00
1	350–400	390	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	430	145.00	145.00
4	450–500	478	170.00–200.00	189.29
1	500–550	520	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	595	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	250.00–265.00	257.50
4	400–450	423	250.00–295.00	268.82
3	550–600	577	240.00–260.00	251.53
1	600–650	635	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	743	170.00–180.00	176.68

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
37	—	1,318	130.00–150.00	139.87
4	—	1,516	152.00–163.00	154.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,006	90.00–96.00	93.11
10	—	1,070	108.00–129.00	121.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,593	135.00–142.00	138.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,571	163.00–176.00	168.79

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	—	852	1,425.00–2,300.00	1,834.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,000	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	820	1,125.00	1,125.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,098	1,100.00–2,075.00	1,603.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,278	146.00–1,600.00	811.82
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,975.00	1,975.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,425.00	1,425.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	893	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,660.22

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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