Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the July of 4th holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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 $282.27/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −74.63 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$282.27

28 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,539

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$488

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

$74.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.17

vs NC average

−53.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	299.90	1,635	15thin
Medium and Large 2	548	265.01	1,453	12thin
Medium and Large 3	510	225.00	1,148	1thin

One grade step is worth $74.90/cwt here — about $488 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 sale28 hd

282.27

—

NC average9 barns · 203 hd

285.44

−3.17

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−53.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−74.63

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	1,548	178.32	2,760	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,262	162.64	2,053	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,780	150.00	2,670	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,115	129.25	1,441	28

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)	1,280	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	940	$2,166	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,185	$2,138	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,130	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,115	$1,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	925	$1,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,003	$2,188	2thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	450–500	470	270.48/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,271	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,461	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	265.73/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,408	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	264.01/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	282.19/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,202	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	898	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	289.88/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,052	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,397	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	314.73/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,479	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	274	277.74/cwt	255.00–285.00	761	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	376.86/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,579	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	857	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,885	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	237.25/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,234	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	274.16/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,138	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	314.00/cwt	300.00–325.00	882	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	338.20/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,426	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	307.14/cwt	300.00–315.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	295.08/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,691	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	360.41/cwt	335.00–385.00	988	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	485	340.46/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,651	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	221.13/cwt	200.00–250.00	796	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,148	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	235.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	710	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	894	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,280	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	224.09/cwt	200.00–250.00	616	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	240.10/cwt	235.00–245.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,137.76/head	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,138	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,500.00/head	1,500.00–1,500.00	1,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,166.22/head	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,166	2
Bulls	—	—	1,570	209.00/cwt	209.00–209.00	3,281	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	963	149.92/cwt	148.00–152.50	1,444	2
Bulls	—	—	1,651	180.51/cwt	170.00–188.00	2,980	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,231	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	925	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,259	110.49/cwt	107.00–115.00	1,391	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	655	93.00/cwt	93.00–93.00	609	1
Bulls	—	—	1,228	156.41/cwt	156.00–157.00	1,921	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,262	162.64/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,053	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,670	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	133.68/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,493	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	365.50/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,224	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	354.11/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,678	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	391.79/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,442	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	267.74/cwt	245.00–325.00	1,695	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	602	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,656	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	254.96/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	261.79/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,500	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	511	318.10/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,625	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	345.67/cwt	335.00–355.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	238.75/cwt	225.00–252.50	1,647	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	201.25/cwt	197.50–205.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	331.02/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,728	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	372.04/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,395	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	318.63/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,058	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	304.12/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,584	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	325.91/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,535	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	212.15/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	359.13/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,555	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	363.31/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,184	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	338.57/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,412	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	861	176.55/cwt	160.00–188.00	1,520	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	375.00–385.00	912	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	245.76/cwt	245.00–246.00	1,789	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,619	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	379.91/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,102	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 Jun 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 351Year ago 447

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 70Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 19Year ago 8

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the July of 4th holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. 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
4	250–300	274	255.00–285.00	277.74
5	350–400	363	275.00–300.00	289.88
5	400–450	426	265.00–295.00	282.19
2	450–500	470	255.00–285.00	270.48
7	500–550	530	255.00–275.00	265.73
5	550–600	574	255.00–275.00	264.01
3	600–650	620	225.00–245.00	235.05
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	955	153.00	153.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	335.00–355.00	345.67
4	250–300	281	300.00–325.00	314.00
8	300–350	332	300.00–325.00	318.63
7	350–400	378	325.00–350.00	338.20
16	400–450	417	325.00–355.00	338.57
11	450–500	471	310.00–350.00	325.91
8	500–550	521	280.00–330.00	304.12
7	550–600	573	280.00–320.00	295.08
1	600–650	610	305.00	305.00
2	650–700	690	225.00–252.50	238.75
4	700–750	728	245.00–246.00	245.76
2	750–800	750	197.50–205.00	201.25
5	850–900	861	160.00–188.00	176.55
1	950–1000	975	166.00	166.00
1	1000–1050	1,040	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	235.00–245.00	240.10
1	250–300	260	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	355	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	510	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	200.00–250.00	224.09
3	350–400	360	200.00–250.00	221.13
1	400–450	410	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	495	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	300.00–315.00	307.14
4	400–450	415	255.00–295.00	274.16
2	450–500	470	290.00–340.00	314.73
7	500–550	520	220.00–260.00	237.25
2	550–600	570	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	750	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	375.00–385.00	380.00
6	250–300	274	335.00–385.00	360.41
6	300–350	326	335.00–375.00	363.31
7	350–400	375	355.00–385.00	372.04
11	400–450	433	345.00–375.00	359.13
5	450–500	485	320.00–355.00	340.46
11	500–550	511	280.00–335.00	318.10
3	550–600	573	255.00–270.00	261.79
2	600–650	602	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	655	250.00–260.00	254.96
3	700–750	710	195.00–235.00	212.15
1	800–850	800	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	510	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	550	245.00	245.00
3	600–650	607	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	655	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	375.00–385.00	379.91
3	300–350	335	345.00–385.00	365.50
3	350–400	368	385.00–395.00	391.79
5	400–450	419	370.00–390.00	376.86
7	450–500	474	335.00–375.00	354.11
5	500–550	522	305.00–345.00	331.02
1	550–600	595	302.50	302.50
5	600–650	633	245.00–325.00	267.74
3	850–900	857	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	245.00	245.00
1	300–350	325	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	595	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	685	135.00	135.00
1	700–750	735	167.50	167.50
1	850–900	865	140.00	140.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	1,950.00	1,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,200.00	2,200.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	2,075.00–2,200.00	2,137.76
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,500.00	1,500.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,115	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	940	2,075.00–2,250.00	2,166.22
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	970	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,375.00	2,375.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,570	209.00	209.00
6	—	1,651	170.00–188.00	180.51
2	—	1,228	156.00–157.00	156.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	963	148.00–152.50	149.92
5	—	1,259	107.00–115.00	110.49
1	—	655	93.00	93.00
20	—	1,117	123.00–145.00	133.68
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,262	154.00–168.00	162.64
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,780	150.00	150.00

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

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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