Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 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 $288.80/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −68.11 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$288.80

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$116.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs NC average

−49.94 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	301.17	1,628	25
Medium and Large 2	537	254.55	1,366	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.17/cwt here — about $693 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 sale32 hd

288.80

—

NC average9 barns · 249 hd

300.86

−12.06

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−49.94

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−68.11

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	—	Low	1,499	183.65	2,753	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	160.42	2,084	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	150.00	2,190	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	135.77	1,436	21

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)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,461	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,455	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,421	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,325	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,867	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,150	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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	349.95/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,484	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	266.70/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,659	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	403.53/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,303	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	377.47/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	327.81/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,557	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	415.79/cwt	390.00–440.00	990	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	344.39/cwt	320.00–355.00	916	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	260.89/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,487	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	339.69/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,087	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	339.18/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,594	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	311.24/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,659	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	333.64/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,421	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	269.74/cwt	235.00–289.00	1,664	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	255.70/cwt	225.00–285.00	826	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	392.27/cwt	360.00–420.00	898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	311.55/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,623	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	259.88/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,759	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	301.44/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,694	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,278	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	321.36/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	227.71/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,635	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	365.50/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,345	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,323	2,420.77/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,421	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,440	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,358	2,454.88/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,455	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	258.64/cwt	235.00–287.50	1,751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	282.36/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,624	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	231.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,800	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	281.20/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1NHTC	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	—	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,660	197.86/cwt	197.00–199.00	3,284	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	953	115.72/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,103	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,102	151.60/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,671	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,088	139.83/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,521	13
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,190	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	893	1,866.53/head	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,867	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,266	2,324.61/head	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,325	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	837	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	182.06/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,818	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,310	159.96/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,095	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	238.48/cwt	210.00–255.00	894	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,365	2,460.99/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,041	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	249.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	806	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	247.63/cwt	240.00–255.00	718	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	234.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	681	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	222.06/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,266	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	212	348.86/cwt	340.00–365.00	740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	218.53/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,825	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	332.46/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,243	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	306.47/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,281	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	297.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	284.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	783	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	270.79/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,408	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	268.63/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,279	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	250.18/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,296	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	286.88/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,357	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	214.71/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	287	301.42/cwt	285.00–310.00	865	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	293.52/cwt	275.00–320.00	972	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	324.68/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,175	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	293.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,105	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	293.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,238	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,328	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	229.24/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	523	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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 400Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	390.00–440.00	415.79
3	250–300	270	360.00–390.00	377.47
10	300–350	323	377.50–425.00	403.53
13	350–400	368	345.00–400.00	365.50
9	400–450	424	340.00–370.00	349.95
17	450–500	470	320.00–360.00	339.18
15	500–550	521	295.00–332.50	311.55
10	550–600	575	260.00–300.00	282.36
10	600–650	622	242.50–290.00	266.70
6	650–700	677	235.00–287.50	258.64
2	700–750	718	216.00–240.00	227.71
3	750–800	777	225.00–240.00	231.67
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	340.00–365.00	348.86
3	250–300	287	285.00–310.00	301.42
5	300–350	331	275.00–320.00	293.52
3	350–400	362	300.00–340.00	324.68
8	400–450	418	270.00–330.00	306.47
7	450–500	473	255.00–305.00	286.88
3	500–550	518	225.00–270.00	250.18
2	550–600	578	205.00–255.00	229.24
3	600–650	630	200.00–235.00	214.71
2	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.44
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	240.00–255.00	247.63
2	300–350	323	235.00–265.00	249.65
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	360.00–420.00	392.27
4	250–300	266	320.00–355.00	344.39
14	300–350	320	325.00–370.00	339.69
8	350–400	374	315.00–355.00	332.46
14	400–450	426	315.00–352.50	333.64
12	450–500	475	305.00–345.00	327.81
20	500–550	533	295.00–335.00	311.24
5	550–600	570	240.00–285.00	260.89
11	600–650	617	235.00–289.00	269.74
5	650–700	677	240.00–268.00	259.88
2	800–850	835	200.00–237.50	218.53
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	945	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	225.00–245.00	234.83
2	300–350	310	167.50–170.00	168.79
4	350–400	375	210.00–255.00	238.48
2	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	249.88
2	450–500	473	210.00–230.00	220.05
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	275	275.00–295.00	284.82
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	377	280.00–310.00	293.23
10	400–450	421	285.00–300.00	293.98
5	450–500	476	240.00–295.00	268.63
4	500–550	520	255.00–285.00	270.79
2	550–600	570	210.00–235.00	222.06
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	815	161.00–165.00	162.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	516	305.00–335.00	321.36
3	550–600	562	285.00–325.00	301.44
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	668	267.50–295.00	281.20
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	295.00–300.00	297.43
2	300–350	323	225.00–285.00	255.70
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	162.50	162.50

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	—	1,278	3,150.00	3,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,323	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,420.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,454.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,866.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,266	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,324.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,460.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,660	197.00–199.00	197.86
3	—	1,548	175.00–192.00	182.06
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	109.00–127.00	115.72
3	—	1,102	151.00–153.00	151.60
13	—	1,088	129.00–149.00	139.83
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,310	153.00–166.00	159.96
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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