Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-03

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 $295.53/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.37 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$295.53

37 head · 535 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,580

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$240

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

$56.10/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.58

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	532	303.12	1,611	32
Medium and Large 2	555	247.02	1,371	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.10/cwt here — about $240 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

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 sale37 hd

295.53

—

NC average8 barns · 283 hd

296.11

−0.58

National average164 barns · 13,536 hd

338.24

−42.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−61.37

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	1,594	183.44	2,924	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,268	152.76	1,937	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	142.64	2,154	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,084	129.26	1,401	13

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)	1,458	$2,332	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,290	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,270	$3,275	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	863	$2,295	6

Every lot, as filed

93 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 2	250–300	295	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,181	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,283	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	111.00/cwt	111.00–111.00	1,038	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	266.58/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	307.01/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,321	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	290.23/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,236	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,023	187.53/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,918	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,735.00/head	1,735.00–1,735.00	1,735	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	803	2,245.44/head	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,245	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	241.70/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,402	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,061	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	291.29/cwt	290.00–295.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	371.30/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,370	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.23/cwt	265.00–292.50	1,884	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	347.69/cwt	325.00–375.00	921	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,652	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	282.40/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,641	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	268.64/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,897	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	209.82/cwt	187.00–232.00	1,821	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,290	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,458	2,332.03/head	2,225.00–2,425.00	2,332	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	258.02/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,896	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	221.42/cwt	215.00–227.50	1,594	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,270	3,275.00/head	3,275.00–3,275.00	3,275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,203	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	201.08/cwt	192.50–210.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	881	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,537	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,115	131.54/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,467	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	142.64/cwt	140.00–145.00	2,154	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,253	151.73/cwt	141.00–161.00	1,901	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,420	163.10/cwt	162.00–164.00	2,316	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	907	1
Bulls	—	—	1,523	180.91/cwt	171.00–188.00	2,755	4
Bulls	—	—	1,030	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,627	1
Bulls	—	—	1,877	195.28/cwt	194.00–196.00	3,665	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	2,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	272.50/cwt	272.50–272.50	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	469.91/cwt	455.00–475.00	1,339	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,464	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,105	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	350.17/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,639	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	297.51/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,996	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	346.57/cwt	335.00–362.50	1,823	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	457.50/cwt	445.00–470.00	1,052	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,801	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	331.51/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,757	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,306	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	389.75/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,450	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	315.18/cwt	292.50–332.50	1,809	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	310.84/cwt	285.00–322.50	1,924	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	318.27/cwt	285.00–337.50	1,515	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	310.02/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,597	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,874	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	230.00/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	196.44/cwt	173.00–220.00	1,911	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	372.08/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,563	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	268.95/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,700	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	416.11/cwt	355.00–435.00	1,123	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	241	421.94/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	347.54/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,470	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	274.57/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,999	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	379.72/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,245	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	376.24/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,415	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	324.05/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,841	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	355.60/cwt	347.50–362.50	1,668	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	419.54/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	304.31/cwt	292.00–317.50	1,865	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	486.08/cwt	480.00–515.00	1,118	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	225.08/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,717	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	348.69/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,475	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	238.58/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	388.66/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,220	6

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 Jun 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 234Year ago 420

Slaughter CattleReceipts 76Last week 65Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 42Year ago 13

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
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	275.00–285.00	280.00
1	300–350	340	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	360	290.00–325.00	307.01
8	400–450	426	265.00–305.00	290.23
1	450–500	475	270.00	270.00
2	500–550	518	255.00	255.00
3	550–600	580	235.00–245.00	241.70
2	650–700	663	192.50–210.00	201.08
1	850–900	890	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	915	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	241	395.00–430.00	421.94
6	250–300	270	355.00–435.00	416.11
13	300–350	328	350.00–410.00	379.72
18	350–400	376	345.00–390.00	376.24
25	400–450	423	325.00–375.00	348.69
22	450–500	476	285.00–337.50	318.27
24	500–550	515	275.00–325.00	310.02
8	550–600	581	250.00–310.00	282.40
9	600–650	632	255.00–290.00	268.95
3	650–700	663	220.00–260.00	238.58
5	700–750	735	245.00–265.00	258.02
2	750–800	763	220.00–230.00	225.08
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	868	187.00–232.00	209.82
1	900–950	930	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	375	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	490	185.00	185.00
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	375.00	375.00
1	350–400	375	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	445	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	465	290.00–295.00	291.29
1	500–550	510	295.00	295.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	480.00–515.00	486.08
4	250–300	285	455.00–475.00	469.91
2	300–350	325	410.00–430.00	419.54
6	350–400	372	370.00–410.00	389.75
2	400–450	420	355.00–390.00	372.08
9	450–500	468	335.00–365.00	350.17
6	500–550	526	335.00–362.50	346.57
5	550–600	574	292.50–332.50	315.18
4	600–650	613	292.00–317.50	304.31
6	650–700	671	275.00–320.00	297.51
2	700–750	728	250.00–300.00	274.57
1	750–800	795	290.00	290.00
1	800–850	815	272.50	272.50
1	1000–1050	1,005	236.00	236.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	325.00–375.00	347.69
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	370	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
3	450–500	487	245.00–290.00	266.58
1	500–550	525	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	560	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	690	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	720	215.00–227.50	221.42
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	445.00–470.00	457.50
1	250–300	260	475.00	475.00
6	300–350	314	365.00–415.00	388.66
16	350–400	369	355.00–395.00	371.30
12	400–450	423	330.00–370.00	347.54
7	450–500	469	347.50–362.50	355.60
11	500–550	530	305.00–347.50	331.51
6	550–600	568	290.00–340.00	324.05
7	600–650	619	285.00–322.50	310.84
4	650–700	670	265.00–292.50	281.23
4	700–750	706	245.00–285.00	268.64
1	750–800	765	245.00	245.00
2	800–850	810	220.00–240.00	230.00
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
1	900–950	905	199.00	199.00
2	950–1000	973	173.00–220.00	196.44
2	1000–1050	1,023	185.00–190.00	187.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	935	111.00	111.00
1	—	1,075	143.00	143.00
10	—	1,115	120.00–137.00	131.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,510	140.00–145.00	142.64
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
30	—	1,253	141.00–161.00	151.73
3	—	1,420	162.00–164.00	163.10
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,523	171.00–188.00	180.91
1	—	1,030	158.00	158.00
3	—	1,877	194.00–196.00	195.28

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	1	—	750	1,735.00	1,735.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	803	1,875.00–2,450.00	2,245.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,010	2,650.00	2,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,270	3,275.00	3,275.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,290	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,458	2,225.00–2,425.00	2,332.03

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

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