Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $286.63/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −70.28 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$286.63

41 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,547

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$603

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

$109.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.93

vs NC average

−42.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	300.68	1,617	33
Medium and Large 2	556	251.04	1,396	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	191.37	1,014	3thin

One grade step is worth $109.30/cwt here — about $603 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 sale41 hd

286.63

—

NC average8 barns · 324 hd

300.55

−13.93

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−42.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−70.28

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	—	Low	1,562	167.04	2,610	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,238	145.08	1,796	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	140.19	2,142	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,051	123.30	1,296	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,625	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,269	$1,905	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,110	$1,825	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	995	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,006	$2,598	8

Every lot, as filed

95 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	350–400	360	393.42/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,416	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	360.55/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,345	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	237.56/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,911	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	265.68/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,910	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	367.06/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,938	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	339.82/cwt	325.00–355.00	724	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	357.20/cwt	330.00–377.50	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	307.42/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,094	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	348.03/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,490	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	357.94/cwt	325.00–375.00	977	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	341.40/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,642	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	403.54/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,287	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	260.76/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,872	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	243.42/cwt	220.00–257.50	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	350.21/cwt	327.50–362.50	2,003	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	292.06/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,656	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	303.50/cwt	285.00–319.00	2,064	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	281.29/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,598	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	301.87/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,295	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	309.30/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	273.72/cwt	257.50–297.50	1,683	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	322.50/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,367	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	310.46/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,468	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,386	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,103	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	361.93/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,925	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	394.75/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,247	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	410.54/cwt	395.00–420.00	944	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	367.93/cwt	335.00–382.50	2,086	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	373.23/cwt	347.50–382.50	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,104	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	316.86/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,961	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	405.04/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	258.75/cwt	240.00–277.50	1,941	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	306.28/cwt	290.00–332.50	1,590	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	1,825.00/head	1,825.00–1,825.00	1,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	2,198.18/head	1,700.00–2,725.00	2,198	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,305	2,875.00/head	2,875.00–2,875.00	2,875	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	990	107.66/cwt	105.00–110.00	1,066	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,085	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	868	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,120	136.50/cwt	136.00–137.00	1,529	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	143.92/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,782	27
Bulls	—	—	1,228	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,793	2
Bulls	—	—	1,440	196.00/cwt	196.00–196.00	2,822	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,625	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,321	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,047	127.32/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,333	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	140.19/cwt	135.00–144.00	2,142	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,237	155.49/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,923	3
Bulls	—	—	1,615	167.91/cwt	160.00–177.50	2,712	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	237.50/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,579	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	378.96/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,611	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	3,038.26/head	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,038	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,269	1,904.60/head	1,575.00–2,225.00	1,905	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	676	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	234.89/cwt	230.00–240.00	853	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	278.55/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,292	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	309.41/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,315	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	194.56/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	218.09/cwt	205.00–230.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	337.43/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,093	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	317.61/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,629	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	306.03/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,007	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	217.28/cwt	180.00–255.00	919	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	326.14/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,197	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	287.28/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,356	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,377	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	316.10/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	404.38/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	275.24/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,412	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,750	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	234.91/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,374	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	321.03/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,531	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	339.25/cwt	310.00–349.00	2,100	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	352.26/cwt	337.50–365.00	1,349	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	286.54/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,232	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,307	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 389Last week 478Year ago 303

Slaughter CattleReceipts 83Last week 114Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 22Last week 50Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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
3	250–300	283	375.00–420.00	404.38
4	300–350	319	385.00–420.00	403.54
2	350–400	360	370.00–417.50	393.42
8	400–450	425	355.00–395.00	378.96
6	450–500	471	347.50–382.50	373.23
11	500–550	528	340.00–392.50	367.06
10	550–600	567	335.00–382.50	367.93
5	600–650	619	310.00–349.00	339.25
5	650–700	681	300.00–315.00	307.42
6	700–750	718	245.00–282.50	260.76
2	950–1000	963	217.00–220.00	218.49
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	373	275.00–345.00	309.30
2	400–450	425	285.00–335.00	309.41
5	450–500	477	300.00–335.00	321.03
1	500–550	505	320.00	320.00
2	550–600	558	305.00–327.50	316.10
2	600–650	625	275.00–285.00	279.96
2	650–700	665	230.00–245.00	237.50
1	750–800	765	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	423	180.00–255.00	217.28
1	450–500	450	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	515	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	230	395.00–420.00	410.54
4	250–300	281	380.00–425.00	405.04
5	300–350	316	375.00–410.00	394.75
8	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	360.55
11	400–450	428	335.00–365.00	348.03
13	450–500	481	325.00–375.00	341.40
12	500–550	532	335.00–372.50	361.93
15	550–600	572	327.50–362.50	350.21
4	600–650	619	305.00–325.00	316.86
3	650–700	680	285.00–319.00	303.50
7	700–750	719	230.00–295.00	265.68
2	750–800	750	240.00–277.50	258.75
1	800–850	830	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	895	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	900	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	335.00	335.00
4	300–350	324	310.00–365.00	337.43
3	350–400	367	310.00–335.00	326.14
9	400–450	429	275.00–332.50	301.87
9	450–500	472	255.00–310.00	287.28
2	500–550	513	310.00–325.00	317.61
4	550–600	568	250.00–315.00	281.29
2	600–650	618	255.00–260.00	257.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	325.00–355.00	339.82
4	250–300	273	325.00–375.00	357.94
3	300–350	330	330.00–377.50	357.20
11	350–400	383	337.50–365.00	352.26
30	400–450	424	305.00–360.00	322.50
32	450–500	473	295.00–332.50	310.46
20	500–550	519	290.00–332.50	306.28
13	550–600	567	270.00–310.00	292.06
6	600–650	615	257.50–297.50	273.72
3	650–700	672	220.00–257.50	243.42
3	700–750	727	225.00–245.00	237.56
1	750–800	780	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	930	149.00	149.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	305.00	305.00
4	300–350	329	285.00–315.00	306.03
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
5	400–450	430	275.00–300.00	286.54
7	450–500	464	260.00–290.00	278.55
2	500–550	513	265.00–285.00	275.24
3	550–600	585	225.00–245.00	234.91
1	650–700	670	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	255.00	255.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
3	350–400	363	230.00–240.00	234.89
2	400–450	425	205.00–230.00	218.09
2	500–550	515	180.00–210.00	194.56
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	610	167.50	167.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	190.00	190.00

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	—	1,110	1,825.00	1,825.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,625	2,275.00	2,275.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,269	1,575.00–2,225.00	1,904.60
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	1,325.00	1,325.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	1,700.00–2,725.00	2,198.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,305	2,875.00	2,875.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,172	2,600.00–3,525.00	3,038.26
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	990	105.00–110.00	107.66
1	—	1,085	80.00	80.00
2	—	1,120	136.00–137.00	136.50
12	—	1,047	115.00–135.00	127.32
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,238	139.00–149.00	143.92
3	—	1,237	150.00–162.00	155.49
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,528	135.00–144.00	140.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,228	146.00	146.00
1	—	1,440	196.00	196.00
15	—	1,615	160.00–177.50	167.91

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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