Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $380.44/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 9 of 24 comparable sales and sits −11.60 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$380.44

54 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$495

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

$106.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.61

vs NC average

−28.86 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	391.88	2,163	41
Medium and Large 2	536	355.16	1,903	11thin
Medium and Large 3	585	285.09	1,668	2thin

One grade step is worth $106.79/cwt here — about $495 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

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.38, low $356.87, median $392.04 across 24 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 sale54 hd

380.44

—

NC average8 barns · 194 hd

365.83

+14.61

National average152 barns · 8,476 hd

409.30

−28.86

This barn, trailing median24 sales

392.04

−11.60

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	1,512	184.33	2,788	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,225	162.08	1,986	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	152.74	2,412	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,063	126.67	1,346	27

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,051	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	985	$1,608	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$1,117	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$3,500	1thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,081	139.16/cwt	129.00–148.00	1,504	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	347.41/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,008	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	265.17/cwt	240.00–290.00	2,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	398.88/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,300	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	229.97/cwt	222.50–235.00	2,097	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,135	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	317.00/cwt	304.00–330.00	2,378	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	445.49/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,715	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	425.98/cwt	407.50–447.50	1,419	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	359.70/cwt	345.00–368.00	1,719	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	202.49/cwt	200.00–205.00	2,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	446.27/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,227	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	390.36/cwt	390.00–391.00	2,198	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	984	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	216.56/cwt	209.00–224.00	2,021	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	383.76/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,439	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	328.88/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,878	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	304.90/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,860	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	381.79/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	356.51/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,225	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	392.20/cwt	382.50–415.00	2,090	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	347.67/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,822	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	429.31/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,829	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	444.04/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,670	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	340.92/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,103	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	349.86/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,816	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	458.62/cwt	415.00–480.00	1,050	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	281.25/cwt	280.00–282.50	1,969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	414.58/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,745	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	391.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,042	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	462.28/cwt	445.00–475.00	1,285	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	2,216	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	359.55/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,075	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	379.91/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,596	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	479.35/cwt	470.00–490.00	1,285	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	535	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	2,260	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	410.25/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	321.71/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,995	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	435.77/cwt	425.00–457.50	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	463.18/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,019	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	325.99/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,181	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	318.95/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,274	2
Bulls	—	—	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Bulls	—	—	1,738	200.11/cwt	196.00–203.00	3,478	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	116.93/cwt	105.00–123.00	1,249	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	900	81.68/cwt	80.00–84.00	735	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	152.74/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,412	6
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	580	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	841	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,479	179.62/cwt	174.00–186.00	2,657	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	2,146	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,222	161.09/cwt	152.00–167.00	1,969	18
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	580	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,276	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	280	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	560	1
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	505	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,136	1
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	275	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	495	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,163	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	515	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,185	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	438	456.00/cwt	456.00–456.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	464	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	1,745	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	495	436.33/cwt	436.00–440.00	2,160	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,608.12/head	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,608	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	760	1,300.41/head	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,300	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,050.83/head	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,051	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	267.24/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	487	296.51/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,444	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	285.09/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,445	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	870	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	350.98/cwt	342.50–362.50	2,362	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	412.58/cwt	397.00–430.00	1,985	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	325.10/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	389.30/cwt	380.00–395.00	1,658	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	274.48/cwt	245.00–287.50	1,685	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	390.10/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,455	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	279.81/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	367.05/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,732	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	295.03/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,688	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	289.87/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,922	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	359.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,895	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	365.94/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,193	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	361.32/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	388.29/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,437	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	197.51/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	356.96/cwt	350.00–365.00	971	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	351.64/cwt	345.00–360.00	1,519	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	281.83/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,480	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	373.89/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,768	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,219	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,101	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	375.02/cwt	359.00–390.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	335.17/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	237.28/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,507	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	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 Aug 26, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 493Last week 365Year ago 374

Slaughter CattleReceipts 78Last week 48Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 8Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,081	129.00–148.00	139.16
10	—	1,068	105.00–123.00	116.93
2	—	900	80.00–84.00	81.68
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,579	145.00–158.00	152.74
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,255	171.00	171.00
18	—	1,222	152.00–167.00	161.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00
3	—	1,738	196.00–203.00	200.11
7	—	1,479	174.00–186.00	179.62

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	229	415.00–480.00	458.62
4	250–300	275	440.00–455.00	446.27
8	300–350	326	385.00–420.00	398.88
10	350–400	375	375.00–400.00	383.76
21	400–450	420	365.00–395.00	379.91
19	450–500	478	345.00–368.00	359.70
13	500–550	519	330.00–365.00	349.86
29	550–600	578	325.00–355.00	347.41
7	600–650	620	300.00–329.00	321.71
1	650–700	660	340.00	340.00
2	700–750	700	280.00–282.50	281.25
2	750–800	755	240.00–290.00	265.17
1	850–900	850	250.00	250.00
2	900–950	933	209.00–224.00	216.56
1	950–1000	960	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
3	250–300	272	350.00–365.00	356.96
4	300–350	326	350.00–375.00	365.94
4	350–400	370	345.00–370.00	361.32
3	400–450	432	345.00–360.00	351.64
2	450–500	485	315.00–335.00	325.10
1	500–550	515	325.00	325.00
3	550–600	572	290.00–300.00	295.03
4	600–650	614	245.00–287.50	274.48
2	700–750	728	195.00–200.00	197.51
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	505	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	464	376.00	376.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	255	315.00	315.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	480	265.00	265.00
1	500–550	535	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	630	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	445.00–485.00	463.18
5	250–300	278	445.00–475.00	462.28
4	300–350	324	425.00–457.50	435.77
5	350–400	376	440.00–455.00	444.04
9	400–450	421	400.00–430.00	414.58
7	450–500	464	400.00–435.00	410.25
20	500–550	521	375.00–410.00	391.90
16	550–600	577	350.00–375.00	359.55
8	600–650	617	320.00–360.00	340.92
5	650–700	669	310.00–340.00	325.99
1	700–750	700	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
3	900–950	912	222.50–235.00	229.97
1	950–1000	955	232.00	232.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	200.00–205.00	202.49
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	310	390.00	390.00
2	350–400	373	385.00–395.00	390.10
7	400–450	426	380.00–395.00	389.30
6	450–500	472	350.00–385.00	367.05
7	500–550	524	325.00–360.00	347.67
6	550–600	571	300.00–340.00	328.88
6	600–650	610	290.00–310.00	304.90
2	650–700	673	270.00–290.00	279.81
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	255.00	255.00
1	450–500	495	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	580	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	487	290.00–310.00	296.51
2	500–550	525	265.00–300.00	281.83
2	550–600	570	260.00–275.00	267.24
2	600–650	635	210.00–265.00	237.28
1	700–750	710	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	480.00	480.00
2	250–300	268	470.00–490.00	479.35
6	300–350	333	407.50–447.50	425.98
5	350–400	385	415.00–460.00	445.49
17	400–450	426	405.00–445.00	429.31
23	450–500	481	397.00–430.00	412.58
14	500–550	533	382.50–415.00	392.20
7	550–600	570	375.00–387.50	381.79
7	600–650	624	340.00–372.50	356.51
17	650–700	673	342.50–362.50	350.98
2	700–750	713	300.00–337.50	318.95
2	750–800	750	304.00–330.00	317.00
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	438	456.00	456.00
12	450–500	495	436.00–440.00	436.33
3	500–550	535	422.50	422.50
17	550–600	563	390.00–391.00	390.36
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	585	275.00–295.00	285.09
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	370	385.00–395.00	388.29
7	400–450	419	359.00–390.00	375.02
6	450–500	473	345.00–385.00	373.89
9	500–550	527	340.00–370.00	359.60
2	550–600	575	315.00–355.00	335.17
3	650–700	663	280.00–295.00	289.87
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	410	205.00	205.00

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	1	—	1,075	3,500.00	3,500.00
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	580	750.00	750.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	985	1,325.00–1,900.00	1,608.12
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	760	1,050.00–1,575.00	1,300.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,055	2,025.00–2,075.00	2,050.83

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

Fed Cattle — the cash market and what quality pays

Beef & Retail — from the box to the grocery shelf

Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · 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

Slaughter Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle