Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 $336.39/cwt on 27 head. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.03 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$336.39

27 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,822

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$216

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

$47.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.18

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	343.36	1,853	23
Medium and Large 2	553	296.33	1,637	4thin

One grade step is worth $47.03/cwt here — about $216 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

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 sale27 hd

336.39

—

NC average9 barns · 209 hd

320.21

+16.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−40.03

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	1,488	187.45	2,789	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,182	153.26	1,812	33
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,800	153.00	2,754	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,099	129.35	1,421	15

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)	1,325	$2,425	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,025	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,200	$2,010	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	755	$1,809	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	890	$1,025	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,223	$3,322	2thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 2	350–400	370	332.50/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	227.50/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,706	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	425.57/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,128	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	334.73/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,587	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	344.22/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,756	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	396.15/cwt	382.50–410.00	1,299	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	333.96/cwt	315.00–352.50	2,214	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,070	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	301.68/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,738	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	314.04/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,978	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	424.86/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,763	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	332.80/cwt	310.00–365.00	2,040	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	315.06/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	437.82/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,191	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	1,967	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	369.24/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,381	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	446.77/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	321.09/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,673	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	357.74/cwt	342.50–380.00	1,517	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	862	236.63/cwt	220.00–250.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	350.18/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,800	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	211.95/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	295.00/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,956	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	255.01/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,849	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	450.94/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	452.39/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,687	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	334.49/cwt	315.00–365.00	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	415.66/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,746	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	273.58/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,841	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	593	349.60/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,073	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	486.17/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,376	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	497.53/cwt	495.00–500.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.82/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,839	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	500.72/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,107	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	1,809.47/head	1,575.00–2,060.00	1,809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	307.25/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,224	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,054	134.78/cwt	129.00–140.00	1,421	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	117.24/cwt	105.00–124.00	1,414	5
Bulls	—	—	1,613	169.99/cwt	169.00–171.00	2,742	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	965	141.00/cwt	141.00–141.00	1,361	1
Bulls	—	—	1,360	186.23/cwt	182.00–192.00	2,533	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,195	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	2,032	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,591	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,103	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	1
Bulls	—	—	1,555	206.75/cwt	200.00–215.00	3,215	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,800	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	2,754	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,182	152.74/cwt	143.00–163.00	1,805	32
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	890	1,025.00/head	1,025.00–1,025.00	1,025	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,223	3,321.63/head	3,075.00–3,525.00	3,322	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	373.88/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,135	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,025.00/head	2,025.00–2,025.00	2,025	1
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	490	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	956	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,005	152.50/cwt	152.50–152.50	1,533	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	274.78/cwt	260.00–290.00	921	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,482	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	265.55/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	866	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,425.00/head	2,425.00–2,425.00	2,425	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,009.69/head	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,010	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	664	242.44/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,610	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,849	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	280.04/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	256.58/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,475	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	317.30/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,469	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	268.45/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	257.53/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,607	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	357.60/cwt	355.00–360.00	1,359	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	348.25/cwt	345.00–355.00	1,679	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	423.85/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,208	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	389	449.00/cwt	430.00–487.50	1,747	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	312.62/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,641	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	364.63/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,432	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	455.33/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,047	2

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 30, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 332Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 84Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 21Year ago 0

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	345.00	345.00
2	350–400	370	330.00–335.00	332.50
1	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
2	450–500	463	310.00–325.00	317.30
3	500–550	528	250.00–295.00	268.45
3	550–600	575	245.00–275.00	256.58
1	600–650	630	255.00	255.00
4	650–700	664	225.00–255.00	242.44
1	700–750	710	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	750	220.00–235.00	227.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	440.00–470.00	455.33
3	250–300	272	425.00–450.00	437.82
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
9	350–400	374	355.00–400.00	369.24
11	400–450	424	342.50–380.00	357.74
15	450–500	474	320.00–365.00	334.73
13	500–550	521	300.00–345.00	321.09
6	550–600	576	280.00–330.00	301.68
5	600–650	630	310.00–325.00	314.04
3	650–700	663	270.00–320.00	295.00
1	700–750	705	279.00	279.00
2	750–800	775	312.50–317.50	315.06
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
3	850–900	883	190.00–227.00	211.95
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	593	347.50–350.00	349.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	260.00–290.00	274.78
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	665	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	415.00–435.00	425.57
2	300–350	328	382.50–410.00	396.15
2	350–400	380	355.00–360.00	357.60
2	400–450	410	350.00–380.00	364.63
3	450–500	482	345.00–355.00	348.25
2	500–550	525	300.00–325.00	312.62
2	550–600	580	275.00–285.00	280.04
2	600–650	633	250.00–265.00	257.53
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	221	485.00–520.00	500.72
12	250–300	283	450.00–510.00	486.17
5	300–350	336	425.00–475.00	450.94
11	350–400	373	435.00–465.00	452.39
13	400–450	420	400.00–455.00	415.66
13	450–500	473	365.00–415.00	388.82
13	500–550	514	335.00–382.50	350.18
10	550–600	573	315.00–365.00	334.49
6	600–650	612	280.00–330.00	307.25
4	650–700	673	255.00–295.00	273.58
5	700–750	725	245.00–275.00	255.01
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	862	220.00–250.00	236.63
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	275.00	275.00
2	450–500	478	250.00–280.00	265.55
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	375.00	375.00
2	500–550	510	320.00–367.50	344.22
1	600–650	640	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	495.00–500.00	497.53
1	250–300	275	445.00	445.00
2	300–350	310	425.00–470.00	446.77
10	350–400	389	430.00–487.50	449.00
5	400–450	415	410.00–445.00	424.86
1	450–500	460	450.00	450.00
7	500–550	521	405.00–437.50	423.85
5	550–600	571	350.00–400.00	373.88
4	600–650	613	310.00–365.00	332.80
2	650–700	663	315.00–352.50	333.96
1	800–850	800	307.50	307.50
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	260.00	260.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	315.00	315.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	152.50	152.50

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)	2	—	755	1,575.00–2,060.00	1,809.47
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	890	1,025.00	1,025.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	920	2,025.00	2,025.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,425.00	2,425.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,200	1,900.00–2,125.00	2,009.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,223	3,075.00–3,525.00	3,321.63

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,054	129.00–140.00	134.78
5	—	1,206	105.00–124.00	117.24
1	—	965	141.00	141.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,195	170.00	170.00
32	—	1,182	143.00–163.00	152.74
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,800	153.00	153.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,613	169.00–171.00	169.99
3	—	1,360	182.00–192.00	186.23
2	—	1,555	200.00–215.00	206.75

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

More

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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle