Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Baby Calves: 275.00- 740.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $332.97/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −43.45 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$332.97

56 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,791

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$759

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$125.20/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.65

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	350.20	1,884	40
Medium and Large 2	539	303.34	1,634	13thin
Medium and Large 3	550	235.00	1,293	2thin
Medium 3	500	225.00	1,125	1thin

One grade step is worth $125.20/cwt here — about $759 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 sale56 hd

332.97

—

NC average9 barns · 367 hd

328.32

+4.65

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−43.45

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	1,555	184.30	2,866	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,277	158.59	2,026	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,407	141.75	1,994	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,106	137.24	1,518	38

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)	1,115	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,190	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	975	$2,850	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,825	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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 1	450–500	465	382.04/cwt	372.50–402.50	1,776	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	1,992	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	412.87/cwt	395.00–435.00	1,726	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,904	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	372.32/cwt	355.00–387.50	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	388.72/cwt	385.00–392.50	1,217	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	447.21/cwt	430.00–470.00	1,467	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,202	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	314.94/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,614	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	384.99/cwt	375.00–402.50	1,821	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	346.36/cwt	332.50–380.00	1,618	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	425.71/cwt	420.00–432.50	1,588	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	450.00/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,058	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	332.99/cwt	329.00–347.50	2,051	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	226.64/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,636	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	369.28/cwt	335.00–390.00	1,418	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	357.05/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,049	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	273.33/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,681	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	325.28/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,854	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	310.44/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,624	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	369.76/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,176	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	196.24/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,487	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,475	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	818	183.80/cwt	167.50–200.00	1,503	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	366.69/cwt	352.50–390.00	1,551	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	277.86/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,567	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	336.20/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,785	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	321.05/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,955	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,129	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	502.64/cwt	500.00–505.00	1,096	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	291.86/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,964	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	261.55/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,883	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	407.37/cwt	390.00–425.00	1,581	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	335.20/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,921	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	276.58/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	318.02/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,969	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	318.36/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	357.42/cwt	335.00–372.50	1,862	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	853	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,621	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	422.24/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,592	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	458.02/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	415.32/cwt	392.50–432.50	1,748	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,825.00/head	2,825.00–2,825.00	2,825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,010	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,456	1
Bulls	—	—	1,711	188.16/cwt	185.00–195.00	3,219	8
Bulls	—	—	1,140	174.00/cwt	169.00–178.00	1,984	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	136.14/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,579	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,023	120.96/cwt	113.00–126.00	1,237	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	148.97/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,449	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,407	141.75/cwt	137.00–146.00	1,994	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	708	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,097	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	495	207.50/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,027	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,040	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,275	157.00/cwt	146.00–165.00	2,002	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	168.66/cwt	168.00–169.00	2,179	3
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	380	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	855	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	500	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium 3	750–800	780	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	335	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	410	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	820	1
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	530	180.09/cwt	175.00–185.00	954	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium 3	350–400	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium 3	350–400	390	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	917	1
Steers	Medium 3	550–600	590	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,003	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	470	189.89/cwt	180.00–200.00	892	2
Heifers	Medium 3	300–350	330	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	274.74/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	435.57/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,407	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	264.72/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,080	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	315.04/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,018	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	689	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,586	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	291.99/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,647	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	487	339.91/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	349.35/cwt	339.00–365.00	1,656	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,235	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,744	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	360.24/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,351	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	339.89/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	1,064	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	300.10/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,555	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	359.66/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	320.42/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,519	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	370.78/cwt	362.50–375.00	1,576	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	279.96/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,722	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	961	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	304.84/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,168	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	313.96/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,331	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	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 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 451Year ago 273

Slaughter CattleReceipts 92Last week 75Year ago 66

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 7Year ago 11

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

3 head Baby Calves: 275.00- 740.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	500.00–505.00	502.64
2	250–300	265	430.00–485.00	458.02
6	300–350	328	430.00–470.00	447.21
10	350–400	377	400.00–435.00	422.24
11	400–450	418	395.00–435.00	412.87
12	450–500	465	372.50–402.50	382.04
27	500–550	521	335.00–372.50	357.42
13	550–600	573	310.00–350.00	335.20
7	600–650	619	300.00–337.50	318.02
6	650–700	673	275.00–315.00	291.86
3	700–750	720	250.00–275.00	261.55
1	750–800	765	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	990	215.00	215.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	230.00	230.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	318	355.00–380.00	369.76
5	350–400	384	335.00–390.00	369.28
3	400–450	435	325.00–355.00	339.89
8	450–500	474	339.00–365.00	349.35
8	500–550	523	290.00–335.00	310.44
5	550–600	564	275.00–305.00	291.99
6	600–650	615	250.00–290.00	273.33
1	650–700	675	235.00	235.00
3	700–750	722	215.00–240.00	226.64
2	750–800	758	192.50–200.00	196.24
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	390	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	410	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	470	180.00–200.00	189.89
1	500–550	500	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	780	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	343	275.00–285.00	280.04
2	350–400	383	300.00–310.00	304.84
2	400–450	408	250.00–280.00	264.72
1	450–500	475	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	575	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	630	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	420.00–480.00	450.00
1	250–300	270	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	313	385.00–392.50	388.72
6	350–400	388	390.00–425.00	407.37
11	400–450	423	352.50–390.00	366.69
22	450–500	467	332.50–380.00	346.36
10	500–550	531	320.00–360.00	336.20
14	550–600	570	310.00–350.00	325.28
7	600–650	609	310.00–327.50	321.05
1	650–700	650	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	705	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	247.50	247.50
2	850–900	853	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	360.00	360.00
4	300–350	335	335.00–375.00	359.66
3	350–400	375	350.00–375.00	360.24
5	400–450	424	305.00–345.00	313.96
9	450–500	474	305.00–330.00	320.42
3	500–550	518	290.00–310.00	300.10
5	550–600	564	260.00–295.00	277.86
2	600–650	615	275.00–285.00	279.96
1	650–700	650	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	225.00	225.00
2	800–850	818	167.50–200.00	183.80
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	380	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	270.00	270.00
4	300–350	323	295.00–330.00	315.04
1	350–400	385	310.00	310.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	473	265.00–285.00	274.74
1	500–550	500	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	505.00	505.00
3	300–350	323	415.00–460.00	435.57
3	350–400	373	420.00–432.50	425.71
10	400–450	421	392.50–432.50	415.32
12	450–500	473	375.00–402.50	384.99
8	500–550	526	355.00–387.50	372.32
10	550–600	574	330.00–375.00	357.05
5	600–650	616	329.00–347.50	332.99
3	650–700	678	270.00–285.00	276.58
2	700–750	715	300.00–337.50	318.36
1	750–800	750	327.50	327.50
2	800–850	830	310.00–320.00	314.94
1	950–1000	975	300.00	300.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	155.00	155.00
2	500–550	530	175.00–185.00	180.09
1	550–600	590	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	322.50	322.50
3	400–450	425	362.50–375.00	370.78
3	450–500	487	325.00–360.00	339.91
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
1	750–800	780	267.50	267.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	520	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
2	700–750	708	155.00	155.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	495	200.00–215.00	207.50

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,825.00	2,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	3,150.00	3,150.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	975	2,850.00	2,850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,115	2,100.00	2,100.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,100	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,100.00	2,100.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,711	185.00–195.00	188.16
3	—	1,140	169.00–178.00	174.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,160	129.00–145.00	136.14
4	—	1,023	113.00–126.00	120.96
8	—	973	147.00–152.00	148.97
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,407	137.00–146.00	141.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,275	146.00–165.00	157.00
3	—	1,292	168.00–169.00	168.66

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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

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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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