Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-23

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.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.84/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 31 comparable sales and sits −43.06 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$313.84

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,711

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$875

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$174.52/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.39

vs NC average

−52.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	332.99	1,799	32
Medium and Large 2	562	282.48	1,587	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	200.00	1,060	1thin
Medium 3	583	158.47	924	2thin

One grade step is worth $174.52/cwt here — about $875 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale41 hd

313.84

—

NC average9 barns · 365 hd

315.24

−1.39

National average172 barns · 11,458 hd

365.85

−52.01

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−43.06

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	1,453	178.95	2,600	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,233	155.66	1,919	43
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	142.00	2,187	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	126.96	1,298	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	998	$2,212	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,134	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	971	$1,928	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	811	$2,478	6

Every lot, as filed

101 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	200–250	228	374.23/cwt	365.00–385.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	388.94/cwt	370.00–405.00	1,299	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	391.51/cwt	375.00–407.50	1,472	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	332.46/cwt	317.50–345.00	1,958	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	293.09/cwt	277.50–312.50	1,829	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	354.89/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,448	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	2,019	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	346.80/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,171	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	504.81/cwt	495.00–515.00	1,338	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	336.17/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,607	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	324.10/cwt	305.00–342.50	1,854	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	430.23/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.18/cwt	495.00–505.00	1,426	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	335.04/cwt	330.00–340.00	2,312	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	313.52/cwt	290.00–337.50	2,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	449.89/cwt	410.00–477.50	1,674	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	351.15/cwt	335.00–367.50	2,019	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	374.52/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,996	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	963	196.28/cwt	192.50–200.00	1,890	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	355.79/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	316.28/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,490	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	278.81/cwt	270.00–287.50	2,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	293.87/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,969	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	372.96/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,738	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	354.04/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,830	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	407.70/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,700	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	425.98/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,593	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	311.32/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,921	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	325.39/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,689	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	466	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	1,715	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	460.41/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	277.50/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,884	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	240.18/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,981	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	262.87/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,880	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	238.24/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,092	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	370.23/cwt	365.00–377.50	1,918	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	565	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	323.44/cwt	305.00–335.00	2,290	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	768	91.37/cwt	88.00–95.00	702	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,022	113.05/cwt	102.50–118.00	1,155	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,676	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,059	135.22/cwt	125.00–144.00	1,432	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,187	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	165.90/cwt	163.00–169.00	2,425	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,901	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	610	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	915	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,203	154.31/cwt	142.00–160.00	1,856	38
Bulls	—	—	1,486	182.28/cwt	172.00–195.00	2,709	10
Bulls	—	—	1,905	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	3,791	1
Bulls	—	—	1,258	165.61/cwt	153.00–169.00	2,083	4
Bulls	Medium 3	250–300	290	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	583	158.47/cwt	157.00–160.00	924	2
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	468	167.46/cwt	160.00–175.00	784	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	350.97/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,509	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,786	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	263	247.57/cwt	240.00–255.00	651	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	998	2,212.09/head	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,212	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,134.35/head	1,600.00–2,425.00	2,134	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	786	2,235.94/head	1,550.00–2,925.00	2,236	4
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	595	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	893	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	540	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	891	1
Bulls	Medium 3	600–650	610	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,007	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	354.90/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,060	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	880	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	490	387.37/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,898	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,962.79/head	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,963	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	971	1,928.11/head	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,928	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	309.93/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,336	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,297	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,268	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	991	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	331	268.49/cwt	250.00–285.00	889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,360	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	293.01/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,509	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	227.48/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,649	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	295.16/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,352	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	314.40/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,176	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	326.21/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,543	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	273.48/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	261.64/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,727	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	278.97/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,601	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	338.58/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,415	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	410.12/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,718	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	269.84/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,700	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	322.50/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.66/cwt	335.00–405.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	290.70/cwt	272.50–300.00	2,096	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,875	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,682	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 23, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 332Last week 384Year ago 542

Slaughter CattleReceipts 84Last week 92Year ago 89

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 6Year ago 19

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.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	365.00–385.00	374.23
3	250–300	287	420.00–440.00	430.23
8	300–350	334	370.00–405.00	388.94
10	350–400	376	375.00–407.50	391.51
10	400–450	429	335.00–382.50	354.89
10	450–500	478	310.00–355.00	336.17
14	500–550	519	300.00–345.00	325.39
12	550–600	572	305.00–342.50	324.10
6	600–650	624	277.50–312.50	293.09
8	650–700	670	270.00–310.00	293.87
4	700–750	721	272.50–300.00	290.70
2	750–800	755	270.00–287.50	278.81
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	890	275.00	275.00
2	950–1000	963	192.50–200.00	196.28
1	1000–1050	1,000	202.50	202.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	450–500	466	368.00	368.00
5	500–550	518	365.00–377.50	370.23
1	550–600	565	360.00	360.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	160.00–175.00	167.46
2	550–600	583	157.00–160.00	158.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	335.00	335.00
3	300–350	327	350.00–360.00	354.90
7	350–400	374	300.00–340.00	314.40
4	400–450	431	300.00–325.00	309.93
2	450–500	458	285.00–305.00	295.16
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
5	550–600	574	265.00–295.00	278.97
3	650–700	660	255.00–265.00	261.64
2	700–750	725	225.00–230.00	227.48
1	750–800	785	185.00	185.00
1	850–900	870	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	985	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	305.00	305.00
1	400–450	400	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	530	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	495.00–505.00	500.18
6	300–350	328	430.00–495.00	460.41
8	350–400	374	400.00–450.00	425.98
12	400–450	417	385.00–435.00	407.70
12	450–500	466	350.00–400.00	372.96
16	500–550	517	330.00–372.50	354.04
5	550–600	589	317.50–345.00	332.46
8	600–650	617	285.00–335.00	311.32
5	650–700	679	265.00–290.00	277.50
2	700–750	715	245.00–280.00	262.87
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
2	800–850	825	225.00–255.00	240.18
3	850–900	878	225.00–245.00	238.24
1	950–1000	985	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	335.00–405.00	370.66
2	300–350	310	315.00–330.00	322.50
1	350–400	360	380.00	380.00
7	400–450	425	325.00–375.00	355.79
7	450–500	471	295.00–335.00	316.28
2	500–550	515	275.00–310.00	293.01
1	550–600	590	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	630	260.00–280.00	269.84
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	215.00	215.00
1	500–550	540	165.00	165.00
1	550–600	595	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	610	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	331	250.00–285.00	268.49
1	550–600	555	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	265	495.00–515.00	504.81
3	350–400	372	410.00–477.50	449.89
7	400–450	419	390.00–430.00	410.12
2	450–500	490	375.00–400.00	387.37
6	500–550	533	355.00–385.00	374.52
3	550–600	575	335.00–367.50	351.15
4	600–650	626	335.00–370.00	346.80
3	650–700	690	330.00–340.00	335.04
3	700–750	708	305.00–335.00	323.44
2	750–800	768	290.00–337.50	313.52
1	800–850	820	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	418	325.00–365.00	338.58
3	450–500	473	300.00–345.00	326.21
3	500–550	522	260.00–290.00	273.48
1	600–650	600	312.50	312.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	240.00–255.00	247.57
3	400–450	430	300.00–390.00	350.97
1	450–500	470	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	585	325.00	325.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	150.00	150.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	768	88.00–95.00	91.37
3	—	1,022	102.50–118.00	113.05
1	—	1,125	149.00	149.00
11	—	1,059	125.00–144.00	135.22
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,540	142.00	142.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,462	163.00–169.00	165.90
38	—	1,203	142.00–160.00	154.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,486	172.00–195.00	182.28
1	—	1,905	199.00	199.00
4	—	1,258	153.00–169.00	165.61

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)	3	—	998	2,050.00–2,450.00	2,212.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,088	1,600.00–2,425.00	2,134.35
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	971	1,000.00–2,300.00	1,928.11
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	786	1,550.00–2,925.00	2,235.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	860	2,600.00–3,250.00	2,962.79

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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