Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 $314.69/cwt on 37 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −42.22 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$314.69

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,694

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$745

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

$136.87/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.40

vs NC average

−35.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	329.37	1,779	30
Medium and Large 2	526	275.45	1,449	5thin
Medium and Large 3	538	192.50	1,035	2thin

One grade step is worth $136.87/cwt here — about $745 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 sale37 hd

314.69

—

NC average8 barns · 222 hd

318.09

−3.40

National average149 barns · 9,537 hd

350.57

−35.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−42.22

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	1,603	177.33	2,843	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,284	161.54	2,074	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	146.86	2,176	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,038	134.72	1,398	24

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)	1,245	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,205	$2,454	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	763	$1,857	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$3,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$3,171	4thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	500–550	523	334.66/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,750	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	425.77/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	321.84/cwt	310.00–337.50	1,989	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	384.45/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	383.24/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,226	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	319.23/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,807	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	366.56/cwt	345.00–388.00	1,716	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	408.05/cwt	380.00–435.00	1,102	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,120	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	423.37/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,617	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	349.35/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,642	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	368.60/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,555	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,401	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	300.32/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,327	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	444.07/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,434	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	320.24/cwt	299.00–339.00	1,825	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	457.50/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,350	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	408.37/cwt	380.00–430.00	1,723	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	553	287.51/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,590	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,548	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	972	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,057	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	182.50/cwt	182.50–182.50	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	290.03/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,300	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	303.01/cwt	270.00–317.50	1,864	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	399.63/cwt	385.00–415.00	883	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	292.30/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,976	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	391.07/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,670	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	484	370.30/cwt	345.00–387.50	1,792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	435.02/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,409	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	416.97/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,601	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	278.30/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,987	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	437.46/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,019	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	234.96/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,086	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	287.58/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	354.21/cwt	337.50–377.50	1,874	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,031	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	348.71/cwt	335.00–377.50	2,016	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	337.52/cwt	325.00–359.00	2,093	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,046.70/head	2,875.00–3,225.00	3,047	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	324.57/cwt	310.00–333.00	2,327	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	363.20/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,910	24
Bulls	—	—	1,423	155.48/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,212	2
Bulls	—	—	1,150	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,415	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,133	100.39/cwt	90.00–104.00	1,137	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	125.21/cwt	117.00–129.00	1,439	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	948	154.53/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,465	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	978	143.99/cwt	136.00–151.00	1,408	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	680	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	850	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,870	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,281	159.89/cwt	153.00–170.00	2,048	22
Bulls	—	—	1,705	178.71/cwt	170.00–186.00	3,047	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	146.86/cwt	144.00–150.00	2,176	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	179.69/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	957	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	3,294.88/head	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,295	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	3,325.00/head	3,325.00–3,325.00	3,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	2,454.46/head	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,454	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	1,871.25/head	1,400.00–2,125.00	1,871	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,245	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	228.21/cwt	205.00–250.00	1,084	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	589	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	583	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	278.53/cwt	262.50–295.00	1,554	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	163.86/cwt	150.00–180.00	778	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	321.85/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,545	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	327.10/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,521	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	199.82/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,359	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	316.45/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,092	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	224.93/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	316.70/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,656	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	238.30/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,482	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,716	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	273.40/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,509	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	308.24/cwt	270.00–330.00	986	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,666	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,536	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	306.92/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,160	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	289.82/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,240	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	316.12/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,502	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	235.33/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	193.50/cwt	170.00–220.00	708	4

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 Aug 5, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 427Last week 172Year ago 461

Slaughter CattleReceipts 73Last week 63Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 12Year ago 24

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	385.00–415.00	399.63
11	250–300	270	380.00–435.00	408.05
11	300–350	320	350.00–410.00	383.24
10	350–400	386	355.00–400.00	384.45
25	400–450	422	340.00–397.50	368.60
12	450–500	470	330.00–370.00	349.35
19	500–550	523	320.00–355.00	334.66
11	550–600	570	299.00–339.00	320.24
6	600–650	618	310.00–337.50	321.84
1	650–700	655	310.00	310.00
7	700–750	714	260.00–290.00	278.30
2	750–800	778	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	165.00	165.00
1	350–400	360	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	435	220.00	220.00
2	450–500	475	205.00–250.00	228.21
1	500–550	500	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	575	195.00	195.00
1	600–650	640	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	365.00	365.00
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
4	300–350	320	270.00–330.00	308.24
2	350–400	378	290.00–325.00	306.92
2	400–450	428	260.00–320.00	289.82
4	450–500	475	305.00–325.00	316.12
3	500–550	505	265.00–280.00	273.40
2	550–600	558	262.50–295.00	278.53
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	680	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	805	187.50	187.50
1	900–950	920	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	975	176.00	176.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	400.00–475.00	437.46
3	250–300	270	400.00–450.00	425.77
9	300–350	324	405.00–455.00	435.02
8	350–400	384	400.00–440.00	416.97
14	400–450	427	370.00–417.50	391.07
16	450–500	468	345.00–388.00	366.56
18	500–550	529	337.50–377.50	354.21
9	550–600	566	300.00–335.00	319.23
6	600–650	615	270.00–317.50	303.01
7	650–700	676	270.00–315.00	292.30
2	700–750	708	265.00–310.00	287.58
2	750–800	793	280.00–300.00	290.03
2	850–900	888	230.00–240.00	234.96
1	900–950	910	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
2	450–500	465	315.00–340.00	327.10
3	500–550	523	305.00–325.00	316.70
2	550–600	553	285.00–290.00	287.51
3	600–650	622	225.00–265.00	238.30
2	650–700	680	175.00–225.00	199.82
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	755	215.00–235.00	224.93
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	265.00	265.00
1	300–350	310	190.00	190.00
4	350–400	366	170.00–220.00	193.50
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	475	150.00–180.00	163.86
2	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	235.33
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
2	250–300	295	440.00–475.00	457.50
4	300–350	323	425.00–465.00	444.07
7	350–400	382	400.00–445.00	423.37
8	400–450	422	380.00–430.00	408.37
9	450–500	484	345.00–387.50	370.30
24	500–550	526	335.00–380.00	363.20
15	550–600	578	335.00–377.50	348.71
12	600–650	620	325.00–359.00	337.52
5	650–700	661	300.00–327.50	316.45
5	700–750	717	310.00–333.00	324.57
2	750–800	775	275.00–325.00	300.32
1	800–850	800	265.00	265.00
1	850–900	850	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	935	220.00	220.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	335.00	335.00
1	400–450	430	360.00	360.00
5	450–500	480	315.00–330.00	321.85
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	940	182.50	182.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	585	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	675	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	850	220.00	220.00

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	—	1,193	2,875.00–3,225.00	3,046.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,123	3,100.00–3,450.00	3,294.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	3,325.00	3,325.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	1,800.00	1,800.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,205	2,325.00–2,625.00	2,454.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	784	1,400.00–2,125.00	1,871.25
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,245	2,850.00	2,850.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	154.00–157.00	155.48
1	—	1,150	210.00	210.00
8	—	1,705	170.00–186.00	178.71
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,133	90.00–104.00	100.39
6	—	1,149	117.00–129.00	125.21
2	—	948	154.00–155.00	154.53
13	—	978	136.00–151.00	143.99
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,281	153.00–170.00	159.89
2	—	1,313	174.00–186.00	179.69
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,482	144.00–150.00	146.86

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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