Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $293.57/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.33 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$293.57

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,593

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

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

$107.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.33

vs NC average

−22.98 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	302.37	1,645	39
Medium and Large 2	532	256.99	1,368	4thin
Medium and Large 3	535	195.19	1,044	2thin

One grade step is worth $107.18/cwt here — about $601 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale45 hd

293.57

—

NC average8 barns · 251 hd

284.25

+9.33

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−22.98

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−63.33

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	1,412	161.27	2,278	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,364	140.85	1,921	26
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,488	134.02	1,994	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,062	120.65	1,282	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,575	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	963	$1,921	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$1,525	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,110	$1,462	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	775	$1,435	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	908	$1,310	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	855	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	887	$2,100	3thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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 2	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	260.98/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	245.07/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,147	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,827	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	321.05/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,528	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	322.76/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,352	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	195.19/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,044	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	294.61/cwt	265.00–310.00	949	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	273.52/cwt	255.00–292.50	1,108	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,617	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,433	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	362.50/cwt	362.50–362.50	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,403	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,206	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	232.50–267.50	1,788	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	302.87/cwt	282.50–322.50	2,023	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	422.32/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,797	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	251.19/cwt	247.50–255.00	1,658	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	311.98/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,647	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	1,580	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,110	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	368.97/cwt	355.00–377.50	1,734	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	370.71/cwt	365.00–374.00	1,917	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	398.11/cwt	387.50–427.50	1,521	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	341.65/cwt	322.50–365.00	1,281	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	661	202.50/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,339	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	423	200.36/cwt	180.00–220.00	848	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	910	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,334	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	429.47/cwt	375.00–460.00	1,172	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	731	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	978	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,129	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	731	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,426	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	431.54/cwt	400.00–462.50	1,411	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	369.78/cwt	345.00–402.50	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	281.49/cwt	272.50–292.50	1,751	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	274.88/cwt	270.00–287.50	1,858	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	314.08/cwt	290.00–342.50	1,621	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	752	102.02/cwt	97.00–105.00	767	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	123.44/cwt	111.00–131.00	1,369	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,488	134.02/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,994	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	140.18/cwt	133.00–153.00	1,927	25
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,085	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	1,709	1
Bulls	—	—	1,362	170.98/cwt	170.00–173.00	2,329	3
Bulls	—	—	1,396	161.35/cwt	156.00–167.00	2,252	8
Bulls	—	—	1,553	146.40/cwt	146.00–147.00	2,274	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,575	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	775	1,435.27/head	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,435	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	1,309.50/head	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,310	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,921.04/head	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,921	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,461.99/head	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,462	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	268.75/cwt	267.50–270.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	288.90/cwt	270.00–310.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,403	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	293.44/cwt	230.00–335.00	1,268	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	382.43/cwt	345.00–410.00	1,430	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	997	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	212.74/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,649	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	197.69/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,617	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	346.39/cwt	315.00–372.50	1,607	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	254.81/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,340	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	284.28/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	192.51/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,228	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	287.44/cwt	277.50–295.00	1,621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	439.63/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	258.01/cwt	235.00–267.50	1,589	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	352.44/cwt	325.00–375.00	980	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	288.56/cwt	262.50–316.00	1,636	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	364.21/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,165	8

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 Apr 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 353Year ago 549

Slaughter CattleReceipts 87Last week 78Year ago 70

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 23Year ago 17

* Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	265.00–310.00	294.61
3	350–400	370	255.00–305.00	284.28
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
4	450–500	468	225.00–260.00	245.07
3	500–550	523	240.00–277.50	260.98
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	638	190.00–195.00	192.51
1	650–700	690	167.50	167.50
1	700–750	720	167.50	167.50
1	900–950	920	152.50	152.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	278	325.00–375.00	352.44
8	300–350	320	340.00–385.00	364.21
17	350–400	375	322.50–365.00	341.65
19	400–450	419	300.00–342.50	322.76
20	450–500	476	290.00–335.00	321.05
23	500–550	528	290.00–332.50	311.98
16	550–600	567	262.50–316.00	288.56
10	600–650	616	235.00–267.50	258.01
2	650–700	660	247.50–255.00	251.19
4	750–800	775	190.00–220.00	212.74
2	800–850	818	185.00–210.00	197.69
1	850–900	870	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	535	185.00–205.00	195.19
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	255.00–292.50	273.52
1	450–500	455	315.00	315.00
1	500–550	530	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	273	375.00–460.00	429.47
2	300–350	313	415.00–430.00	422.32
8	350–400	382	387.50–427.50	398.11
1	400–450	430	367.50	367.50
5	450–500	470	355.00–377.50	368.97
10	500–550	517	365.00–374.00	370.71
1	550–600	560	362.50	362.50
1	600–650	625	287.50	287.50
2	650–700	668	282.50–322.50	302.87
2	700–750	715	232.50–267.50	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	423	180.00–220.00	200.36
1	500–550	525	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	575	170.00	170.00
1	600–650	635	210.00	210.00
4	650–700	661	200.00–210.00	202.50
6	700–750	731	190.00–200.00	195.06
1	750–800	765	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	910	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	430.00–450.00	439.63
11	300–350	327	400.00–462.50	431.54
12	350–400	374	345.00–410.00	382.43
6	400–450	418	345.00–402.50	369.78
11	450–500	464	315.00–372.50	346.39
16	500–550	516	290.00–342.50	314.08
4	550–600	564	277.50–295.00	287.44
5	600–650	622	272.50–292.50	281.49
4	650–700	676	270.00–287.50	274.88
1	700–750	700	252.50	252.50
2	750–800	750	267.50–270.00	268.75
1	800–850	830	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	870	182.50	182.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	535	200.00	200.00
2	600–650	623	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	735	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	325.00	325.00
2	300–350	318	270.00–310.00	288.90
6	400–450	432	230.00–335.00	293.44
1	450–500	495	295.00	295.00
4	500–550	526	225.00–285.00	254.81
1	600–650	610	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	752	97.00–105.00	102.02
20	—	1,109	111.00–131.00	123.44
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,488	130.00–139.00	134.02
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
25	—	1,375	133.00–153.00	140.18
1	—	1,085	157.50	157.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,362	170.00–173.00	170.98
8	—	1,396	156.00–167.00	161.35
2	—	1,553	146.00–147.00	146.40

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,575	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	775	1,000.00–1,800.00	1,435.27
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	800	1,525.00	1,525.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	908	1,000.00–1,525.00	1,309.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	963	1,450.00–2,225.00	1,921.04
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	855	1,100.00	1,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,110	1,350.00–1,575.00	1,461.99
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	750	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,200.00	2,200.00

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

Heifers · 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

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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle