Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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 $329.39/cwt on 43 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −27.52 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$329.39

43 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,786

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

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

$36.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+0.01

vs NC average

−38.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	331.07	1,796	41
Medium and Large 2	540	295.00	1,593	2thin

One grade step is worth $36.07/cwt here — about $203 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale43 hd

329.39

—

NC average9 barns · 294 hd

329.38

+0.01

National average171 barns · 13,169 hd

368.34

−38.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−27.52

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	1,580	181.60	2,869	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,302	165.78	2,158	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,815	152.29	2,764	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	909	132.64	1,206	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,168	$2,175	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	838	$2,163	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	910	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$1,250	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	890	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	600–650	619	282.96/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,752	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	389.34/cwt	385.00–395.00	1,674	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	298.10/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,988	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	441.91/cwt	415.00–465.00	1,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	319.40/cwt	315.00–322.50	2,479	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	335.60/cwt	327.50–345.00	2,383	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	338.59/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,788	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,643	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	357.83/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,678	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	316.57/cwt	295.00–342.50	1,804	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	347.82/cwt	330.00–372.50	2,136	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	389.91/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,513	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	269.96/cwt	245.00–285.00	2,106	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	380.33/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,411	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	297.87/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,835	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	216.44/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,770	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	419.96/cwt	415.00–425.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	364.87/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,554	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	354.02/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,036	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	328.32/cwt	315.00–345.00	2,065	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	498.57/cwt	475.00–525.00	1,356	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	270.90/cwt	260.00–290.00	2,105	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	358.62/cwt	340.00–387.50	1,861	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	385.76/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,285	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	709	281.37/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,995	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	479.43/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,098	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	310.22/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,109	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	490.09/cwt	460.00–505.00	1,627	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	212	526.14/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,115	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	419.04/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,726	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	464.40/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,695	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	471.44/cwt	440.00–515.00	1,796	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	363.69/cwt	335.00–382.50	2,088	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	435.78/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	379.13/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,771	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	338.25/cwt	330.00–352.50	2,270	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	372.24/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,924	39
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,815	152.29/cwt	147.00–159.00	2,764	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,390	178.13/cwt	172.00–184.00	2,476	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,288	163.88/cwt	148.00–171.00	2,111	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,050	89.65/cwt	85.00–94.00	941	2
Bulls	—	—	1,666	185.60/cwt	173.00–197.00	3,092	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	865	154.48/cwt	152.00–157.00	1,336	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,638	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	475	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,425	1
Bulls	—	—	1,265	166.94/cwt	161.00–170.00	2,112	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	117.19/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,072	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	140.07/cwt	130.00–147.00	1,248	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,168	2,175.05/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,175	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	386.82/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,799	10
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	545	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,090	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	490	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	882	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,124	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	219.82/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,081	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	2,162.99/head	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,163	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	727	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,188	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	969	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,728	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,615	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,357	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	331.94/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	590	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	337.59/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	317.47/cwt	315.00–320.00	1,803	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.29/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	1,956	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 Sep 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 451Last week 435Year ago 438

Slaughter CattleReceipts 75Last week 92Year ago 53

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 26Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	255	385.00–415.00	400.29
1	300–350	315	385.00	385.00
3	350–400	388	380.00–410.00	389.91
4	400–450	430	385.00–395.00	389.34
2	450–500	465	315.00–350.00	331.94
2	500–550	533	325.00	325.00
2	550–600	568	315.00–320.00	317.47
5	600–650	619	265.00–305.00	282.96
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	985	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	450.00–495.00	479.43
6	250–300	272	475.00–525.00	498.57
5	300–350	332	460.00–505.00	490.09
7	350–400	365	435.00–480.00	464.40
10	400–450	412	400.00–455.00	419.04
23	450–500	467	360.00–400.00	379.13
23	500–550	519	340.00–387.50	358.62
13	550–600	575	330.00–375.00	354.02
12	600–650	629	315.00–345.00	328.32
5	650–700	680	285.00–325.00	310.22
4	700–750	709	270.00–295.00	281.37
5	750–800	777	260.00–290.00	270.90
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	925	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	545	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	295.00	295.00
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	365	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	540	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	720	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	285	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	338	325.00–350.00	337.59
1	400–450	405	335.00	335.00
2	450–500	470	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	550	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	510.00–560.00	526.14
5	250–300	267	415.00–465.00	441.91
7	300–350	333	375.00–407.50	385.76
14	350–400	371	365.00–390.00	380.33
19	400–450	426	355.00–380.00	364.87
17	450–500	469	335.00–380.00	357.83
27	500–550	528	320.00–365.00	338.59
14	550–600	570	295.00–342.50	316.57
10	600–650	616	280.00–320.00	297.87
5	650–700	667	280.00–325.00	298.10
3	750–800	780	245.00–285.00	269.96
4	800–850	818	200.00–240.00	216.44
1	850–900	885	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	623	215.00–225.00	219.82
1	650–700	655	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	725	155.00	155.00
1	750–800	760	163.00	163.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	415.00–425.00	419.96
7	350–400	381	440.00–515.00	471.44
13	400–450	422	400.00–460.00	435.78
10	450–500	465	370.00–417.50	386.82
39	500–550	517	340.00–380.00	372.24
27	550–600	574	335.00–382.50	363.69
16	600–650	614	330.00–372.50	347.82
7	650–700	671	330.00–352.50	338.25
4	700–750	710	327.50–345.00	335.60
4	750–800	776	315.00–322.50	319.40
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	375.00	375.00
1	450–500	460	365.00	365.00
1	500–550	540	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	615	318.00	318.00
1	650–700	685	277.50	277.50
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	560	312.50	312.50
1	600–650	630	260.00	260.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,815	147.00–159.00	152.29
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,390	172.00–184.00	178.13
26	—	1,288	148.00–171.00	163.88
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,050	85.00–94.00	89.65
3	—	865	152.00–157.00	154.48
3	—	915	110.00–124.00	117.19
9	—	891	130.00–147.00	140.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,666	173.00–197.00	185.60
3	—	1,265	161.00–170.00	166.94

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	—	1,168	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,175.05
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,175.00	1,175.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	1,250.00	1,250.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	838	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,162.99
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	910	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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