Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $292.86/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −64.05 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$292.86

75 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs NC average

−39.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	295.45	1,640	68
Medium and Large 2	528	267.77	1,415	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $225 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale75 hd

292.86

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

295.83

−2.97

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−39.96

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−64.05

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	1,577	179.11	2,824	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	151.98	1,941	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	139.59	2,199	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	131.28	1,377	6thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$2,220	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,546	6

Every lot, as filed

92 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	750–800	765	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	352.24/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,029	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.31/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,836	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	362.08/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,184	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	344.08/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,806	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.54/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,573	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	291.82/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,672	45
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	337.85/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,085	28
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	287.18/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,760	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	238.96/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	343.91/cwt	315.00–372.50	1,468	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	318.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,494	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	297.80/cwt	272.50–310.00	2,105	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	361.13/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,719	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	357.21/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,329	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	345.02/cwt	315.00–367.50	1,998	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	369.81/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,908	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	376.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,384	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	273.75/cwt	245.00–302.50	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	363.86/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,506	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	267.81/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,784	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	355.62/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,006	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,040	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	371.30/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,767	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	263.75/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,907	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	410.32/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,075	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	398.22/cwt	372.50–440.00	1,274	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,441	2,220.48/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,220	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,480	2,353.29/head	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	294.68/cwt	282.50–310.00	2,001	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	367.73/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,383	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	192.40/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,962	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	206.43/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,802	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	164.66/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,053	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	129.54/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,413	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,575	139.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,199	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	150.39/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,926	24
Bulls	—	—	1,356	189.92/cwt	189.00–192.50	2,575	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,051	2,559.99/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,024.66/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	825	190.95/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,575	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	172.94/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,945	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	240.40/cwt	225.00–255.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	192.61/cwt	165.00–230.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	427	224.38/cwt	190.00–245.00	958	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,096	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	291.43/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,227	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	310.41/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,577	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	315.94/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	264.90/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,385	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	280.14/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	269.98/cwt	250.00–285.00	913	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	320.26/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,358	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	306.41/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,403	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	377.44/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	273.18/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,579	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	267.95/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,375	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	412	397.71/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,639	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	415.36/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,383	2

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 389Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
5	250–300	283	320.00–365.00	355.62
11	300–350	327	335.00–382.50	362.08
14	350–400	372	325.00–377.50	357.21
18	400–450	427	315.00–372.50	343.91
24	450–500	469	300.00–340.00	318.51
23	500–550	520	290.00–320.00	302.54
45	550–600	573	265.00–305.00	291.82
8	600–650	613	255.00–297.50	287.18
7	650–700	666	255.00–275.00	267.81
1	700–750	700	277.50	277.50
2	750–800	765	235.00–245.00	240.03
2	800–850	815	210.00–241.00	225.31
1	900–950	930	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	427	190.00–245.00	224.38
3	450–500	470	165.00–230.00	192.61
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	338	250.00–285.00	269.98
5	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	315.94
7	400–450	421	255.00–310.00	291.43
3	450–500	467	255.00–295.00	280.14
6	500–550	523	235.00–285.00	264.90
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	390.00–399.00	397.71
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	410.00–425.00	417.50
3	250–300	262	385.00–430.00	410.32
5	300–350	320	372.50–440.00	398.22
7	350–400	376	350.00–395.00	367.73
8	400–450	414	335.00–382.50	363.86
16	450–500	476	340.00–392.50	371.30
12	500–550	525	310.00–367.50	344.08
15	550–600	576	330.00–367.50	352.24
6	600–650	613	320.00–340.00	332.76
7	650–700	679	282.50–310.00	294.68
4	700–750	723	235.00–290.00	263.75
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	873	185.00–227.50	206.43
2	1000–1050	1,020	172.50–212.50	192.40
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	225.00–255.00	240.40
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	424	300.00–335.00	320.26
6	450–500	458	285.00–325.00	306.41
3	500–550	513	235.00–285.00	267.95
2	550–600	578	250.00–295.00	273.18
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	333	392.50–440.00	415.36
4	350–400	368	365.00–400.00	376.22
11	400–450	430	360.00–402.50	377.44
11	450–500	476	335.00–380.00	361.13
21	500–550	516	352.50–382.50	369.81
15	550–600	579	315.00–367.50	345.02
28	600–650	617	305.00–345.00	337.85
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
7	700–750	707	272.50–310.00	297.80
2	750–800	770	222.50–255.00	238.96
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	390	320.00–325.00	322.50
2	400–450	428	330.00–335.00	332.46
2	450–500	463	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	285.00–327.50	310.41
2	550–600	555	245.00–302.50	273.75
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	443	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	182.00–200.00	190.95

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)	7	—	1,441	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,220.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,353.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,024.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,051	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,559.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	161.00–169.00	164.66
24	—	1,281	138.00–159.00	150.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,091	115.00–135.00	129.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	135.00–146.00	139.59
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	189.00–192.50	189.92
7	—	1,703	160.00–184.00	172.94

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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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

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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