Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $261.60/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −95.31 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$261.60

20 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,397

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$611

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

$107.58/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−46.37

vs NC average

−78.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	291.49	1,573	12thin
Medium and Large 2	528	249.64	1,318	4thin
Medium and Large 3	523	183.91	962	4thin

One grade step is worth $107.58/cwt here — about $611 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 sale20 hd

261.60

—

NC average9 barns · 277 hd

307.97

−46.37

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−78.28

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−95.31

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	1,333	167.57	2,233	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,300	153.37	1,994	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	143.40	2,151	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,038	129.87	1,348	11

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,325	$2,925	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,195	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,355	$2,246	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	908	$2,155	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,238	$2,068	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,033	$2,622	7

Every lot, as filed

85 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	314.03/cwt	305.00–323.00	2,098	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,360	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	284.87/cwt	275.00–295.00	2,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	281.66/cwt	277.50–285.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	876	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	2,189	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	487	349.91/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,704	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	333.08/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,902	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	331.21/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	354.85/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	294.44/cwt	282.50–322.50	1,552	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	371.63/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,390	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,318	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	375.88/cwt	340.00–395.00	1,567	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	282.63/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,631	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	208.76/cwt	207.50–210.00	2,042	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	237.36/cwt	227.50–247.50	1,733	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	438	335.51/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	320.04/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,495	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	437.63/cwt	435.00–440.00	1,225	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	2,351.59/head	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	379.82/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,242	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	299.33/cwt	275.00–326.00	1,868	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	270.19/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,783	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,238	2,067.90/head	1,400.00–2,350.00	2,068	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	315.00/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,638	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	362.56/cwt	327.50–373.00	1,914	17
Bulls	—	—	1,770	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	3,487	1
Bulls	—	—	1,400	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,590	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	890	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,273	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	143.40/cwt	135.00–151.00	2,151	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	163.62/cwt	163.00–164.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	151.90/cwt	143.00–159.00	1,990	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,245.50/head	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,246	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,662.66/head	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,663	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bulls	—	—	1,080	144.13/cwt	125.00–159.00	1,557	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	132.20/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,448	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	113.97/cwt	113.00–115.00	1,009	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	183.91/cwt	165.00–200.00	962	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	332	246.68/cwt	245.00–250.00	819	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	908	2,154.68/head	1,525.00–2,550.00	2,155	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,476	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	167.06/cwt	155.00–180.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	223.26/cwt	217.50–235.00	1,496	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,388	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	249.64/cwt	220.00–270.00	1,318	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	277.69/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,300	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	842	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,247	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,297	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	292.17/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,090	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	307.73/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,016	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	277.55/cwt	270.00–285.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	381.54/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,427	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	835	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	297.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	258.32/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,090	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	262.92/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	352.17/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,057	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	340.38/cwt	318.00–367.50	2,090	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	293.38/cwt	290.00–300.00	2,156	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,352	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	355.20/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,478	7

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 13, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 207Last week 452Year ago 378

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 65Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 21Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	465.00	465.00
2	250–300	280	435.00–440.00	437.63
5	300–350	327	360.00–400.00	379.82
1	350–400	395	352.50	352.50
4	400–450	438	320.00–345.00	335.51
4	450–500	484	310.00–352.50	331.21
2	500–550	520	295.00–335.00	315.00
6	550–600	571	315.00–357.50	333.08
4	600–650	624	275.00–326.00	299.33
2	650–700	660	245.00–295.00	270.19
1	700–750	720	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	465	285.00–310.00	297.90
1	500–550	520	260.00	260.00
1	650–700	660	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	570	155.00–180.00	167.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	430.00	430.00
1	300–350	340	375.00	375.00
4	350–400	374	360.00–392.50	381.54
8	400–450	417	340.00–395.00	375.88
3	450–500	487	335.00–360.00	349.91
17	500–550	528	327.50–373.00	362.56
11	550–600	584	325.00–375.00	352.17
8	600–650	614	318.00–367.50	340.38
2	650–700	668	305.00–323.00	314.03
3	700–750	735	290.00–300.00	293.38
2	750–800	765	275.00–295.00	284.87
1	850–900	895	252.50	252.50
1	1000–1050	1,030	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	265.00	265.00
2	350–400	353	270.00–285.00	277.55
1	400–450	420	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	630	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	365.00	365.00
2	300–350	330	345.00–365.00	354.85
9	350–400	374	345.00–390.00	371.63
7	400–450	416	335.00–380.00	355.20
3	450–500	467	300.00–332.50	320.04
9	500–550	527	282.50–322.50	294.44
3	550–600	577	275.00–290.00	282.63
3	600–650	607	277.50–285.00	281.66
5	650–700	677	255.00–272.50	262.92
2	700–750	730	227.50–247.50	237.36
1	800–850	800	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	855	217.50	217.50
1	900–950	930	207.50	207.50
2	950–1000	978	207.50–210.00	208.76
1	1000–1050	1,030	212.50	212.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	332	245.00–250.00	246.68
1	350–400	355	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	455	185.00	185.00
4	500–550	523	165.00–200.00	183.91
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	300.00–315.00	307.73
3	350–400	373	275.00–320.00	292.17
3	400–450	422	240.00–285.00	258.32
4	450–500	468	250.00–305.00	277.69
4	500–550	528	220.00–270.00	249.64
1	600–650	625	207.50	207.50
4	650–700	670	217.50–235.00	223.26
1	700–750	720	205.00	205.00
1	750–800	795	166.00	166.00
1	850–900	890	156.00	156.00

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	2	—	1,020	1,625.00–2,850.00	2,351.59
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	995	2,250.00–3,250.00	2,662.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	3,000.00	3,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,238	1,400.00–2,350.00	2,067.90
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,355	1,975.00–2,425.00	2,245.50
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	908	1,525.00–2,550.00	2,154.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,925.00	2,925.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,195	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,770	197.00	197.00
1	—	1,400	185.00	185.00
2	—	1,080	125.00–159.00	144.13
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	890	143.00	143.00
8	—	1,095	120.00–140.00	132.20
2	—	885	113.00–115.00	113.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	135.00–151.00	143.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,232	163.00–164.00	163.62
21	—	1,310	143.00–159.00	151.90

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle