Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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 $313.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −62.97 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$313.45

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.02

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	319.76	1,763	22
Medium and Large 2	538	278.78	1,498	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $265 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 sale26 hd

313.45

—

NC average9 barns · 224 hd

324.47

−11.02

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−62.97

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	—	High	1,456	177.74	2,588	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	163.19	2,116	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	151.00	2,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	138.54	1,397	16

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	855	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

79 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	749	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,307	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.68/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,815	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	353.87/cwt	345.00–365.00	966	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	376.21/cwt	357.50–392.50	1,606	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	321.16/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,532	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	306.61/cwt	280.00–324.00	2,073	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	407.23/cwt	400.00–415.00	884	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	404.16/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,512	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	311.28/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,777	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	357.16/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	311.01/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,763	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	374.35/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,733	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	313.55/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,668	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	414.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	936	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	350.54/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,311	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,016	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	416.47/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,762	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	505	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,929	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	347.03/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,471	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	402.67/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,321	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	334.59/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,730	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	430.16/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,213	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	263.61/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	115.95/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,031	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,175	175.23/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,059	2
Bulls	—	—	1,715	197.72/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,391	2
Bulls	—	—	1,529	185.99/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,844	5
Bulls	—	—	1,162	150.68/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,751	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	581	333.20/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,936	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	161.58/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,122	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	144.90/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,524	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	378	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,644	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,320	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	829	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,469	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	406.11/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,539	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,049	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	306.84/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,761	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	365.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,764	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.70/cwt	307.50–333.00	2,004	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,554	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	259	448.01/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,160	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	333.18/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,729	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	285.62/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,782	9

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 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 427Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	435.00–455.00	448.01
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	379	385.00–420.00	406.11
5	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	416.47
5	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	365.17
4	500–550	519	322.50–350.00	333.18
7	550–600	574	280.00–325.00	306.84
4	600–650	625	307.50–333.00	320.70
8	650–700	676	280.00–324.00	306.61
2	700–750	749	308.00	308.00
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	275.13
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	505	382.00	382.00
9	550–600	581	331.00–335.00	333.20
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	263	310.00–320.00	315.14
2	300–350	318	325.00–335.00	329.88
2	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	400–450	440	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	935	162.50	162.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	400.00–415.00	407.23
3	250–300	273	345.00–365.00	353.87
6	300–350	330	337.50–385.00	357.16
10	350–400	374	330.00–367.50	350.54
9	400–450	424	335.00–357.50	347.03
10	450–500	477	290.00–335.00	321.16
7	500–550	532	305.00–327.50	313.55
9	550–600	567	285.00–327.50	311.01
5	600–650	620	275.00–307.50	292.68
2	650–700	665	245.00–282.50	263.61
1	900–950	900	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	400.00–445.00	414.25
6	250–300	282	400.00–460.00	430.16
9	300–350	328	377.50–415.00	402.67
11	350–400	374	375.00–425.00	404.16
17	400–450	427	357.50–392.50	376.21
4	450–500	463	355.00–392.50	374.35
8	500–550	517	312.50–357.50	334.59
14	550–600	571	290.00–335.00	311.28
9	600–650	624	265.00–295.00	285.62
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	520	280.00–285.00	282.57
2	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	112.00–125.00	115.95
11	—	1,052	135.00–153.00	144.90
1	—	1,000	159.00	159.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	151.00	151.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	173.00–177.00	175.23
15	—	1,313	154.00–168.00	161.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	195.00–200.00	197.72
5	—	1,529	180.00–193.00	185.99
3	—	1,162	145.00–162.00	150.68

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

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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Replacement Cattle

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