Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $292.29/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −84.13 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$292.29

56 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$676

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

$124.56/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−22.19

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	307.77	1,668	43
Medium and Large 2	535	258.47	1,382	10thin
Medium and Large 3	542	183.21	992	3thin

One grade step is worth $124.56/cwt here — about $676 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $318.91, median $376.42 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 sale56 hd

292.29

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

314.49

−22.19

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−84.13

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	1,804	183.01	3,302	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,252	150.87	1,889	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	141.46	2,143	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	939	127.27	1,195	29

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)	1,168	$2,152	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,330	$2,070	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,335	$2,058	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,209	$1,926	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,140	$1,815	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	866	$2,141	6

Every lot, as filed

106 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	1000–1050	1,045	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,777	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	429.84/cwt	400.00–490.00	1,204	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	298.59/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	301.26/cwt	282.50–325.00	1,573	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	312.75/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,476	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	265.48/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,943	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,910	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	301.59/cwt	265.00–327.50	1,731	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	265.01/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,670	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	230.05/cwt	200.00–255.00	1,776	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	432.90/cwt	425.00–445.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	345.67/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,469	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	260.11/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,457	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	362.93/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,350	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	205.02/cwt	197.50–212.50	1,749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	231.41/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,662	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	340.67/cwt	302.50–365.00	1,615	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	218.00/cwt	187.50–235.00	1,681	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,310	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	298.76/cwt	275.00–332.50	1,685	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	355.62/cwt	327.50–375.00	1,668	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	2,114	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	217.07/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,765	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	298.66/cwt	275.00–322.50	2,040	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	390.83/cwt	365.00–427.50	1,258	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	385.53/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,049	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	421.10/cwt	375.00–460.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	258.78/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	276.98/cwt	260.00–302.50	1,861	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	356.03/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,841	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	405.46/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,330	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	382.53/cwt	362.50–410.00	1,438	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	312.22/cwt	280.00–345.00	1,620	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	375.70/cwt	335.00–410.00	1,262	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	212.55/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,834	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,209	1,926.09/head	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,926	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,933.72/head	1,400.00–2,225.00	1,934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	294.59/cwt	255.00–322.50	1,853	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	389.26/cwt	377.50–410.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	359.66/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,514	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	443.45/cwt	415.00–490.00	984	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.30/cwt	325.00–337.50	2,054	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,956	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	1,815.41/head	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,815	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	2,318	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	150.59/cwt	139.00–161.00	1,882	61
Bulls	—	—	1,877	196.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	3,680	3
Bulls	—	—	1,773	177.41/cwt	165.00–185.00	3,145	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	790	109.05/cwt	105.00–112.00	861	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	141.46/cwt	139.00–144.00	2,143	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,151.55/head	1,525.00–2,625.00	2,152	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	2,070.00/head	2,070.00–2,070.00	2,070	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,254	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,308	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	142.50/cwt	142.50–142.50	955	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	129.37/cwt	117.00–141.00	1,237	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	174.81/cwt	165.00–185.00	926	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	710	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	332.64/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,923	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,447.04/head	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,335	2,057.72/head	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	905	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	381	282.31/cwt	245.00–305.00	1,076	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	772	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	805	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	954	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,046	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	199.20/cwt	185.00–215.00	843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	281.36/cwt	265.00–300.00	647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	262.13/cwt	235.00–295.00	1,250	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	973	150.51/cwt	145.00–156.00	1,464	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	288.52/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,229	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	287.16/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,370	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	232.04/cwt	205.00–260.00	1,536	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	252.43/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,077	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,233	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	230.12/cwt	205.00–245.00	1,316	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	328.41/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	238.22/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,494	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	382.25/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,647	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	919	205.30/cwt	185.00–227.00	1,887	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	340.05/cwt	335.00–345.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	318.21/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,203	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	197.63/cwt	180.00–215.00	1,314	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	257.37/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	304.44/cwt	255.00–335.00	1,276	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	280.49/cwt	235.00–300.00	895	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,000	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	304.33/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,016	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	355.41/cwt	350.00–360.00	970	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	261.73/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,374	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	328.63/cwt	295.00–347.50	1,397	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	285.10/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,631	3

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 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 207Year ago 414

Slaughter CattleReceipts 142Last week 71Year ago 58

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	425.00–445.00	432.90
6	250–300	280	400.00–490.00	429.84
18	300–350	322	365.00–427.50	390.83
26	350–400	376	362.50–410.00	382.53
20	400–450	421	330.00–380.00	359.66
18	450–500	474	302.50–365.00	340.67
25	500–550	519	280.00–345.00	312.22
18	550–600	574	265.00–327.50	301.59
9	600–650	629	255.00–322.50	294.59
7	650–700	672	260.00–302.50	276.98
3	700–750	732	250.00–290.00	265.48
3	750–800	772	200.00–255.00	230.05
1	800–850	815	240.00	240.00
2	850–900	863	195.00–230.00	212.55
1	950–1000	955	200.00	200.00
1	1000–1050	1,045	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	273	350.00–360.00	355.41
4	300–350	334	275.00–335.00	304.33
4	350–400	378	285.00–335.00	318.21
9	400–450	419	255.00–335.00	304.44
5	450–500	477	275.00–325.00	287.16
6	500–550	518	235.00–290.00	257.37
4	550–600	560	245.00–285.00	260.11
3	600–650	627	225.00–255.00	238.22
5	650–700	662	205.00–260.00	232.04
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	845	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	175.00	175.00
2	500–550	530	165.00–185.00	174.81
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	222	415.00–490.00	443.45
6	300–350	328	400.00–430.00	405.46
3	350–400	375	377.50–410.00	389.26
21	400–450	431	360.00–405.00	382.25
16	450–500	469	327.50–375.00	355.62
13	500–550	517	340.00–375.00	356.03
8	550–600	578	325.00–350.00	332.64
2	600–650	620	325.00–337.50	331.30
2	650–700	683	275.00–322.50	298.66
2	700–750	725	287.50–310.00	298.59
1	750–800	770	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	823	230.00–275.00	252.43
1	850–900	870	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	265	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	425	295.00–347.50	328.63
3	500–550	533	325.00–335.00	328.41
3	550–600	572	275.00–290.00	285.10
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	510	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	214	375.00–460.00	421.10
8	250–300	272	365.00–410.00	385.53
10	300–350	336	335.00–410.00	375.70
15	350–400	372	335.00–390.00	362.93
24	400–450	425	320.00–375.00	345.67
23	450–500	472	300.00–350.00	312.75
20	500–550	522	282.50–325.00	301.26
16	550–600	564	275.00–332.50	298.76
12	600–650	630	250.00–282.50	265.01
4	650–700	674	250.00–280.00	258.78
3	700–750	718	225.00–235.00	231.41
4	750–800	771	187.50–235.00	218.00
3	800–850	813	185.00–235.00	217.07
2	850–900	853	197.50–212.50	205.02
4	900–950	919	185.00–227.00	205.30
1	950–1000	950	222.50	222.50
1	1000–1050	1,025	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	265.00–300.00	281.36
2	250–300	253	335.00–345.00	340.05
4	300–350	319	235.00–300.00	280.49
4	350–400	381	245.00–305.00	282.31
13	400–450	426	255.00–305.00	288.52
3	450–500	477	235.00–295.00	262.13
3	500–550	525	255.00–265.00	261.73
5	550–600	572	205.00–245.00	230.12
2	650–700	665	180.00–215.00	197.63
2	950–1000	973	145.00–156.00	150.51
1	1000–1050	1,000	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	275.00	275.00
1	300–350	315	245.00	245.00
2	400–450	423	185.00–215.00	199.20
1	450–500	490	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	555	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	670	142.50	142.50
1	700–750	735	178.00	178.00
1	850–900	865	145.00	145.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,209	1,600.00–2,175.00	1,926.09
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,700.00	1,700.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	1,375.00–2,100.00	1,815.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,168	1,525.00–2,625.00	2,151.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,330	2,070.00	2,070.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,335	1,725.00–2,300.00	2,057.72
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	932	1,400.00–2,225.00	1,933.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	710	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	845	2,400.00–2,500.00	2,447.04

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,380	168.00	168.00
61	—	1,250	139.00–161.00	150.59
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	790	105.00–112.00	109.05
26	—	956	117.00–141.00	129.37
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,515	139.00–144.00	141.46
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,877	190.00–200.00	196.08
7	—	1,773	165.00–185.00	177.41

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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