Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $289.53/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.38 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$289.53

47 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,582

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$220

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

$40.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.28

vs NC average

−52.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	295.53	1,614	40
Medium and Large 2	546	255.24	1,394	7thin

One grade step is worth $40.29/cwt here — about $220 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale47 hd

289.53

—

NC average4 barns · 80 hd

287.25

+2.28

National average157 barns · 9,726 hd

341.53

−52.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−67.38

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	1,716	179.62	3,082	8thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,565	157.00	2,457	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,257	156.84	1,972	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,079	131.91	1,424	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,030	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	810	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,035	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$1,976	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,763	2thin

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 1	800–850	815	243.09/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,981	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	333.73/cwt	305.00–352.50	1,755	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	276.22/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	293.31/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,381	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	416.23/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,099	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	213.69/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,966	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	262.50–262.50	1,470	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,340	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	585	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	266.98/cwt	245.00–288.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,106	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	207.75/cwt	193.00–222.50	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,531	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	300.03/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,287	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	810	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,035.14/head	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	305.02/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,144	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	295.90/cwt	275.00–315.00	962	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,527	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	256.07/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,319	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	594	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	254.14/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,494	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	262.81/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	224.62/cwt	200.00–250.00	730	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	297.41/cwt	295.00–300.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	265.00/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	326.29/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,217	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,495	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,375	1
Bulls	—	—	1,924	182.01/cwt	173.00–191.00	3,502	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,109	137.90/cwt	130.00–146.00	1,529	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,565	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,457	1
Bulls	—	—	1,250	157.93/cwt	153.00–164.00	1,974	2
Bulls	—	—	1,765	196.51/cwt	196.00–197.00	3,468	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	172.22/cwt	167.50–177.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	215.60/cwt	205.00–225.00	804	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,372	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	155.70/cwt	149.00–164.00	1,946	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	98.99/cwt	98.00–100.00	906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	357.89/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,335	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	330.42/cwt	300.00–347.50	1,890	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	351.28/cwt	343.00–355.00	1,683	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	345.02/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,477	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	388.46/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,262	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	345.56/cwt	315.00–357.50	1,299	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	237.05/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,804	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	268.76/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,965	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	1,960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	409.66/cwt	365.00–435.00	1,122	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	291.22/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,686	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	357.47/cwt	345.00–372.50	1,341	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	262.54/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,016	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	242	375.14/cwt	365.00–395.00	908	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	243.40/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,740	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	337.74/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,601	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	315.01/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,975	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	177.32/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,516	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	346.98/cwt	317.50–367.50	1,808	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.92/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,683	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	275.85/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,691	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.01/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,699	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	326.33/cwt	305.00–347.50	1,377	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	349.24/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,125	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	369.05/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,561	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	245.82/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,868	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	398.12/cwt	360.00–440.00	1,266	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	298.72/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,559	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	311.36/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,482	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	256.02/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,713	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	1,975.59/head	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,976	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	343.89/cwt	330.00–367.50	977	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	187.32/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,654	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 Jul 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 400Last week 250Year ago 368

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 67Year ago 57

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 10Year ago 3

*Special note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sold during todays sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf

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	200	365.00	365.00
8	250–300	284	330.00–367.50	343.89
10	300–350	322	325.00–365.00	349.24
14	350–400	376	315.00–357.50	345.56
13	400–450	422	305.00–347.50	326.33
27	450–500	476	295.00–337.50	311.36
23	500–550	522	280.00–320.00	298.72
17	550–600	579	275.00–310.00	291.22
17	600–650	619	255.00–305.00	271.92
4	650–700	669	230.00–275.00	256.02
3	700–750	715	230.00–255.00	243.40
3	750–800	760	235.00–255.00	245.82
3	800–850	815	229.00–255.00	243.09
3	850–900	855	175.00–180.00	177.32
4	900–950	920	192.50–230.00	213.69
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	295.00–300.00	297.41
3	300–350	325	275.00–315.00	295.90
3	350–400	375	300.00–310.00	305.02
2	400–450	413	265.00–275.00	270.09
3	450–500	465	245.00–280.00	262.81
4	500–550	515	235.00–270.00	256.07
3	550–600	588	245.00–265.00	254.14
5	600–650	635	225.00–245.00	240.44
2	650–700	650	193.00–222.50	207.75
1	700–750	700	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	835	167.50–177.00	172.22
1	950–1000	975	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	200.00–250.00	224.62
2	350–400	373	205.00–225.00	215.60
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	242	365.00–395.00	375.14
7	250–300	264	375.00–440.00	416.23
11	300–350	318	360.00–440.00	398.12
12	350–400	373	340.00–380.00	357.89
16	400–450	428	320.00–375.00	345.02
20	450–500	474	310.00–360.00	337.74
16	500–550	526	305.00–352.50	333.73
9	550–600	572	285.00–327.50	297.01
9	600–650	613	265.00–290.00	275.85
2	650–700	675	245.00–288.00	266.98
4	700–750	731	240.00–285.00	268.76
5	750–800	761	225.00–245.00	237.05
1	800–850	835	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	883	175.00–200.00	187.32
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	990	198.00	198.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	255	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	330	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	373	300.00–350.00	326.29
5	400–450	429	290.00–310.00	300.03
8	450–500	471	270.00–305.00	293.31
9	500–550	519	250.00–300.00	276.22
2	550–600	575	255.00–275.00	265.00
1	600–650	610	245.00	245.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	445	235.00	235.00
2	450–500	468	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	350.00–355.00	352.46
1	450–500	470	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	560	262.50	262.50
1	600–650	620	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	274	365.00–435.00	409.66
2	300–350	325	365.00–415.00	388.46
3	350–400	375	345.00–372.50	357.47
5	400–450	423	360.00–382.50	369.05
6	450–500	479	343.00–355.00	351.28
14	500–550	521	317.50–367.50	346.98
12	550–600	572	300.00–347.50	330.42
10	600–650	627	310.00–327.50	315.01
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
2	750–800	768	250.00–275.00	262.54
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	560	245.00	245.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	965	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	810	2,450.00	2,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,110	1,625.00–2,650.00	2,035.14
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,173	1,950.00–2,000.00	1,975.59
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,030	2,600.00	2,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	585	1,775.00	1,775.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,365	174.00	174.00
15	—	1,250	149.00–164.00	155.70
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,109	130.00–146.00	137.90
2	—	915	98.00–100.00	98.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,565	157.00	157.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,924	173.00–191.00	182.01
2	—	1,250	153.00–164.00	157.93
2	—	1,765	196.00–197.00	196.51

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle