Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $313.96/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.46 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$313.96

34 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,676

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$294

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

$58.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.80

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	331.02	1,762	24
Medium and Large 2	538	273.01	1,468	10thin

One grade step is worth $58.01/cwt here — about $294 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

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 sale34 hd

313.96

—

NC average9 barns · 198 hd

306.16

+7.80

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−62.46

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	1,350	183.97	2,483	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,224	157.85	1,932	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,019	142.41	1,451	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,470	142.00	2,087	1thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	940	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,010	$2,175	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,055	$1,914	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,062	$1,724	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	790	$1,675	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	675	$1,350	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	840	$1,075	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	790	$2,550	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$2,125	2thin

Every lot, as filed

92 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	700–750	723	249.22/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,802	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	304.12/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,898	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	322.78/cwt	304.00–340.00	1,811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	291	362.62/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,055	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	352.89/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,673	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	336.68/cwt	325.00–345.00	801	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	399.45/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,094	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.72/cwt	415.00–445.00	991	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	284.33/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,931	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	324.19/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,987	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	250.04/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,408	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	368.78/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,180	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	345.42/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,302	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	334.09/cwt	315.00–348.00	1,430	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	652	311.68/cwt	300.00–317.50	2,032	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	302.39/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,581	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	288.33/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,502	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	339.70/cwt	322.50–357.50	1,763	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	321.81/cwt	317.50–327.50	1,838	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	411.24/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,349	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	218.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	2,103	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,913.57/head	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,914	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	377.50/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,623	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	384.34/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,418	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	386.21/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,456	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	559	313.67/cwt	295.00–337.50	1,753	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,723.86/head	900.00–2,600.00	1,724	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	387.36/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,611	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	336.05/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,754	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,192	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,226	156.42/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,918	19
Bulls	—	—	1,610	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	2,834	1
Bulls	—	—	1,263	186.63/cwt	183.00–192.00	2,357	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	142.41/cwt	135.00–147.00	1,451	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,470	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,087	1
Steers	Medium 3	600–650	605	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	908	1
Steers	Medium 3	700–750	713	153.86/cwt	147.50–160.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium 3	550–600	595	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	907	1
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	948	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,962	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	1,350.00/head	1,350.00–1,350.00	1,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,175.00/head	2,175.00–2,175.00	2,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,328	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,022	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	267.70/cwt	240.00–295.00	918	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,548	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	704	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	358.32/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,154	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	309.32/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,469	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	297.66/cwt	290.00–305.00	1,384	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	322.26/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,531	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	292.97/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,204	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,092	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	335.02/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	337.84/cwt	320.00–361.00	1,784	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	330.45/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,547	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,534	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,879	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	303.84/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,151	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	372.28/cwt	350.00–395.00	960	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	230.31/cwt	202.50–247.50	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	326.79/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,036	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	316.74/cwt	312.50–322.50	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	360.80/cwt	332.50–385.00	1,732	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	284.86/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,746	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,899	1

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 22, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 340Year ago 465

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 57Year ago 103

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 23Year ago 9

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	230	415.00–445.00	430.72
6	250–300	274	370.00–425.00	399.45
6	300–350	328	395.00–425.00	411.24
9	350–400	369	370.00–392.50	384.34
11	400–450	430	345.00–395.00	377.50
15	450–500	474	332.50–382.50	352.89
16	500–550	519	322.50–357.50	339.70
8	550–600	559	295.00–337.50	313.67
11	600–650	624	285.00–320.00	304.12
5	650–700	679	275.00–300.00	284.33
6	700–750	723	235.00–275.00	249.22
1	750–800	760	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	355.00–360.00	358.32
3	350–400	388	330.00–345.00	335.02
3	400–450	420	312.50–322.50	316.74
7	450–500	475	275.00–325.00	309.32
6	500–550	521	275.00–300.00	288.33
4	550–600	563	235.00–265.00	250.04
1	650–700	665	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	765	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	985	162.50	162.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	240.00–295.00	267.70
1	350–400	365	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	325.00–345.00	336.68
4	250–300	291	345.00–385.00	362.62
8	300–350	320	355.00–380.00	368.78
11	350–400	377	320.00–355.00	345.42
15	400–450	428	315.00–348.00	334.09
17	450–500	468	310.00–350.00	330.45
31	500–550	528	320.00–361.00	337.84
7	550–600	561	304.00–340.00	322.78
6	600–650	613	275.00–300.00	284.86
1	650–700	675	269.00	269.00
1	700–750	720	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	770	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	963	210.00–225.00	218.34
1	1000–1050	1,005	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	320.00–335.00	326.79
2	350–400	390	250.00–255.00	252.53
5	400–450	411	270.00–305.00	292.97
2	450–500	465	290.00–305.00	297.66
2	500–550	523	300.00–305.00	302.39
2	550–600	563	275.00	275.00
3	600–650	617	202.50–247.50	230.31
1	750–800	770	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	350.00–395.00	372.28
1	300–350	315	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	377	370.00–400.00	386.21
10	400–450	416	365.00–415.00	387.36
11	450–500	480	332.50–385.00	360.80
18	500–550	522	315.00–365.00	336.05
4	550–600	571	317.50–327.50	321.81
13	600–650	613	305.00–337.50	324.19
3	650–700	652	300.00–317.50	311.68
2	700–750	708	295.00–312.50	303.84
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	885	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	595	152.50	152.50
1	600–650	605	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	713	147.50–160.00	153.86
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	400	330.00	330.00
2	450–500	475	315.00–330.00	322.26
1	500–550	520	295.00	295.00
1	600–650	628	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	680	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	755	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	835	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	670	152.50	152.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	900–950	948	207.00	207.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	1,750.00–2,025.00	1,913.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,062	900.00–2,600.00	1,723.86
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	675	1,350.00	1,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,010	2,175.00	2,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	790	1,675.00	1,675.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	940	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	800	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	790	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,185	185.00	185.00
19	—	1,226	150.00–162.00	156.42
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,019	135.00–147.00	142.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,470	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,610	176.00	176.00
3	—	1,263	183.00–192.00	186.63

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

Bulls · 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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