Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.22/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.68 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$292.22

44 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,568

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$745

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

$137.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.52

vs NC average

−28.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	304.28	1,634	38
Medium and Large 2	532	265.00	1,410	3thin
Medium and Large 3	533	166.73	889	3thin

One grade step is worth $137.55/cwt here — about $745 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

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 sale44 hd

292.22

—

NC average9 barns · 249 hd

291.70

+0.52

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−28.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−64.68

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	1,324	157.98	2,092	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	141.96	1,778	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,465	141.53	2,073	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,107	126.19	1,397	45

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,055	$2,075	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$2,012	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$1,925	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,285	$1,906	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	923	$1,238	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	882	$1,201	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,250	$3,375	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	925	$3,225	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	944	$2,297	10

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	290.10/cwt	277.50–302.50	1,625	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	322.61/cwt	320.00–325.00	758	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,264	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	244.97/cwt	240.00–250.00	1,624	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	237.49/cwt	232.50–245.00	1,693	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	272.46/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,155	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	165.50/cwt	151.00–180.00	1,390	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	283.35/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,080	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,466	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	850–900	867	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	1,985	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	371.72/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,026	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,008	1
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	518	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	226	313.95/cwt	300.00–330.00	710	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	339.42/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,446	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	160.10/cwt	150.00–170.00	833	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	263.39/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,272	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	318.96/cwt	300.00–352.50	1,997	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	214.94/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,425	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	256.72/cwt	230.00–285.00	1,587	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,012	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	281.65/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	379.09/cwt	367.50–385.00	1,979	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	370.96/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,562	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	355.08/cwt	341.00–385.00	2,045	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	369.78/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,753	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	277.77/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,153	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	386.04/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,467	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	431.65/cwt	370.00–455.00	1,416	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	433.54/cwt	360.00–470.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	212.74/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,964	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	257.04/cwt	240.00–287.50	1,869	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	1,052	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	423	220.08/cwt	215.00–225.00	931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	247.52/cwt	240.00–252.50	1,869	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	374.87/cwt	355.00–397.50	1,604	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	429.76/cwt	395.00–462.50	1,388	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	456.03/cwt	415.00–485.00	1,250	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	325.80/cwt	302.50–345.00	2,020	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	242.61/cwt	235.00–260.00	2,014	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,961	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	102.85/cwt	90.00–110.00	960	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	134.56/cwt	133.00–140.00	1,499	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,465	141.53/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,073	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,520	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,371	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	141.42/cwt	132.00–149.00	1,756	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	124.14/cwt	111.00–132.00	1,393	27
Bulls	—	—	1,127	161.25/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,817	5
Bulls	—	—	1,321	139.76/cwt	134.00–145.00	1,846	5
Bulls	—	—	1,574	176.65/cwt	172.00–179.00	2,780	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	2,012.33/head	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,012	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	923	1,237.80/head	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,238	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,285	1,905.64/head	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,906	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	882	1,200.95/head	730.00–1,400.00	1,201	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,075.00/head	2,075.00–2,075.00	2,075	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	972	2,504.44/head	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,504	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	668	1,763.76/head	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,764	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,205.99/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,206	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,250	3,375.00/head	3,375.00–3,375.00	3,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	360.08/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,689	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	213.75/cwt	200.00–240.00	913	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	307.31/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	235.88/cwt	227.50–240.00	1,918	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	748	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	326.61/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,542	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	277.62/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,702	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	366.38/cwt	330.00–395.00	1,187	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,419	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	313.53/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,637	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	388.88/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,462	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	332.75/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,900	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.90/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,814	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	358.86/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,353	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	415.11/cwt	400.00–425.00	976	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	240.65/cwt	222.50–260.00	1,855	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	265.00/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	286.88/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,515	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	239.23/cwt	230.00–247.50	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	282.99/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,879	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	304.90/cwt	255.00–325.00	1,314	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	257.89/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,488	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	303.61/cwt	280.00–330.00	820	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	287.24/cwt	270.00–305.00	962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,008	194.19/cwt	186.00–202.50	1,957	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	264.72/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,648	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 Apr 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 573Last week 321Year ago 359

Slaughter CattleReceipts 126Last week 87Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 34Last week 15Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	255.00–300.00	277.77
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	505	302.50	302.50
2	600–650	618	230.00–285.00	256.72
2	650–700	663	210.00–220.00	214.94
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	460.00	460.00
3	250–300	283	360.00–470.00	433.54
12	300–350	328	370.00–455.00	431.65
14	350–400	380	360.00–410.00	386.04
6	400–450	421	340.00–390.00	370.96
18	450–500	474	350.00–382.50	369.78
23	500–550	522	367.50–385.00	379.09
4	550–600	576	341.00–385.00	355.08
10	600–650	626	300.00–352.50	318.96
3	650–700	675	265.00–300.00	281.65
3	700–750	727	240.00–287.50	257.04
3	750–800	755	240.00–252.50	247.52
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	923	200.00–225.00	212.74
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
1	350–400	350	275.00	275.00
1	400–450	440	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	320.00–325.00	322.61
5	250–300	276	360.00–392.50	371.72
19	300–350	324	330.00–395.00	366.38
20	350–400	377	325.00–380.00	358.86
31	400–450	426	315.00–365.00	339.42
47	450–500	472	300.00–350.00	326.61
23	500–550	522	295.00–327.50	313.53
15	550–600	560	277.50–302.50	290.10
9	600–650	613	265.00–292.50	277.62
3	650–700	663	240.00–250.00	244.97
3	700–750	713	232.50–245.00	237.49
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
3	800–850	813	227.50–240.00	235.88
1	850–900	850	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	960	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	300.00–330.00	313.95
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	381	255.00–305.00	283.35
4	400–450	424	255.00–300.00	272.46
6	450–500	483	240.00–290.00	263.39
2	500–550	518	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00
2	600–650	633	185.00	185.00
1	700–750	720	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	790	160.00	160.00
2	800–850	840	151.00–180.00	165.50
1	850–900	850	172.50	172.50
1	900–950	940	151.00	151.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	867	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	195.00	195.00
1	300–350	340	220.00	220.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	520	150.00–170.00	160.10
1	550–600	560	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	423	215.00–225.00	220.08
1	450–500	495	212.50	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	400.00–425.00	415.11
9	250–300	274	415.00–485.00	456.03
10	300–350	323	395.00–462.50	429.76
20	350–400	376	365.00–420.00	388.88
19	400–450	428	355.00–397.50	374.87
24	450–500	469	340.00–377.50	360.08
22	500–550	523	320.00–367.50	346.90
21	550–600	571	300.00–355.00	332.75
7	600–650	620	302.50–345.00	325.80
9	650–700	664	265.00–295.00	282.99
3	700–750	713	275.00	275.00
4	750–800	771	222.50–260.00	240.65
4	800–850	830	235.00–260.00	242.61
2	1000–1050	1,008	186.00–202.50	194.19
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	280.00–330.00	303.61
2	300–350	335	270.00–305.00	287.24
2	350–400	358	280.00–335.00	307.31
4	400–450	431	255.00–325.00	304.90
3	450–500	480	250.00–285.00	264.72
3	500–550	528	275.00–300.00	286.88
8	550–600	577	230.00–290.00	257.89
2	600–650	630	245.00–285.00	265.00
3	650–700	668	230.00–247.50	239.23
1	800–850	845	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	885	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	155.00	155.00
1	350–400	380	260.00	260.00
3	400–450	427	200.00–240.00	213.75
1	550–600	585	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	933	90.00–110.00	102.85
15	—	1,114	133.00–140.00	134.56
27	—	1,122	111.00–132.00	124.14
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,465	135.00–145.00	141.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,520	156.00	156.00
26	—	1,242	132.00–149.00	141.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,127	155.00–165.00	161.25
5	—	1,321	134.00–145.00	139.76
4	—	1,574	172.00–179.00	176.65

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,209	1,650.00–2,225.00	2,012.33
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	923	1,225.00–1,250.00	1,237.80
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,285	1,650.00–2,100.00	1,905.64
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	882	730.00–1,400.00	1,200.95
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,055	2,075.00	2,075.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,925.00	1,925.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,170	2,925.00	2,925.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	972	1,800.00–3,175.00	2,504.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	668	1,575.00–1,875.00	1,763.76
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,138	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,205.99
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,250	3,375.00	3,375.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	3,225.00	3,225.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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