Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $289.48/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −67.42 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$289.48

19 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,571

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$266

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

$40.95/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−24.12

vs NC average

−58.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	295.95	1,614	16thin
Medium and Large 2	529	255.00	1,348	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.95/cwt here — about $266 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 sale19 hd

289.48

—

NC average8 barns · 251 hd

313.61

−24.12

National average149 barns · 6,369 hd

347.50

−58.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−67.42

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	1,318	166.38	2,192	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,091	161.23	1,760	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,480	156.00	2,309	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,009	134.51	1,358	17

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)	1,085	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,625	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,318	$2,575	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	850	$1,434	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	725	$1,386	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$2,543	4thin

Every lot, as filed

77 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	550–600	580	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,479	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	374.66/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,087	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	407.88/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,550	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	379.84/cwt	370.00–385.00	1,968	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	316.62/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,377	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,196	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	402.08/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,156	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	280.10/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,725	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,095	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	288.49/cwt	270.00–307.50	1,642	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	298.33/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,695	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	687	280.07/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,924	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	221.25/cwt	212.50–230.00	1,903	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	396.36/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,645	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	209.33/cwt	204.00–219.00	1,779	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	339.90/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,139	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	225.24/cwt	215.00–236.00	1,847	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	261.75/cwt	261.00–262.50	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	324.22/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,524	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	286.11/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,808	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	256.96/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,722	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	249.01/cwt	245.00–252.00	1,768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	210.29/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,044	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	2,575.47/head	2,525.00–2,625.00	2,575	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	848	2,415.63/head	1,835.00–2,800.00	2,416	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	303.41/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,584	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,480	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	2,309	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,125	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,913	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,089	160.60/cwt	153.00–166.00	1,749	14
Bulls	—	—	1,508	173.94/cwt	162.00–185.00	2,623	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	910	97.76/cwt	95.00–100.00	890	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	124.26/cwt	114.00–129.00	1,373	3
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	450	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	743	1
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Bulls	—	—	1,638	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	3,145	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,002	143.20/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,435	12
Bulls	—	—	954	148.27/cwt	139.00–157.50	1,414	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,433.53/head	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,434	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,625.00/head	2,625.00–2,625.00	2,625	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	1,386.21/head	825.00–1,875.00	1,386	2
Bulls	Medium 3	600–650	625	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	875	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	540	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,148	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	399.15/cwt	375.00–417.50	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	297.34/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	182.98/cwt	165.00–200.00	668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	405.47/cwt	395.00–415.00	1,512	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	277.66/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,305	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	280.00/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,176	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	381.64/cwt	360.00–405.00	1,790	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	189.86/cwt	175.00–205.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	816	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	247.44/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,522	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	332.59/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,224	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	337.92/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,764	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	163.76/cwt	162.50–165.00	1,564	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,081	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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 172Last week 373Year ago 342

Slaughter CattleReceipts 63Last week 48Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 13Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	420	275.00–285.00	280.00
2	450–500	470	270.00–285.00	277.66
2	500–550	503	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	580	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	665	162.50	162.50
2	750–800	783	175.00–205.00	189.86
2	950–1000	955	162.50–165.00	163.76
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	355.00–395.00	374.66
3	300–350	335	320.00–355.00	339.90
2	350–400	368	320.00–345.00	332.59
4	400–450	435	290.00–335.00	316.62
7	450–500	470	290.00–345.00	324.22
8	500–550	522	275.00–315.00	303.41
8	550–600	569	270.00–307.50	288.49
5	600–650	616	265.00–290.00	280.10
10	650–700	670	240.00–270.00	256.96
2	750–800	758	261.00–262.50	261.75
2	800–850	820	215.00–236.00	225.24
3	850–900	850	204.00–219.00	209.33
1	900–950	900	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	365	165.00–200.00	182.98
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	435.00	435.00
2	350–400	373	395.00–415.00	405.47
3	400–450	415	375.00–417.50	399.15
3	500–550	518	370.00–385.00	379.84
1	600–650	615	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	720	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	280.00	280.00
1	850–900	855	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	365	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	425.00	425.00
4	300–350	319	385.00–425.00	402.08
6	350–400	380	395.00–425.00	407.88
4	400–450	415	370.00–405.00	396.36
4	450–500	469	360.00–405.00	381.64
13	500–550	522	320.00–350.00	337.92
6	550–600	568	290.00–320.00	298.33
6	600–650	632	280.00–300.00	286.11
3	650–700	687	265.00–295.00	280.07
3	700–750	710	245.00–252.00	249.01
2	750–800	773	200.00–220.00	210.29
2	850–900	860	212.50–230.00	221.25
1	900–950	915	224.00	224.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	450	165.00	165.00
1	500–550	540	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	625	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	435	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
1	500–550	525	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	590	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	418	270.00–325.00	297.34
2	450–500	460	335.00–345.00	340.00
2	600–650	615	245.00–250.00	247.44
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,318	2,525.00–2,625.00	2,575.47
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	850	1,325.00–1,550.00	1,433.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,625.00	2,625.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	725	825.00–1,875.00	1,386.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	848	1,835.00–2,800.00	2,415.63
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	935	2,925.00	2,925.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,480	156.00	156.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,125	170.00	170.00
14	—	1,089	153.00–166.00	160.60
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	910	95.00–100.00	97.76
3	—	1,105	114.00–129.00	124.26
12	—	1,002	136.00–150.00	143.20
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,508	162.00–185.00	173.94
2	—	1,638	192.00	192.00
7	—	954	139.00–157.50	148.27

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle