Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $312.94/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −63.48 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$312.94

31 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,707

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$866

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$157.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.79

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	352.17	1,880	15thin
Medium and Large 2	560	290.33	1,626	12thin
Medium and Large 3	555	246.52	1,368	3thin
Medium 3	520	195.00	1,014	1thin

One grade step is worth $157.17/cwt here — about $866 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

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 sale31 hd

312.94

—

NC average8 barns · 252 hd

316.73

−3.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−63.48

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	1,446	175.22	2,534	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,216	155.48	1,890	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,520	152.00	2,310	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	946	125.75	1,189	25

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)	1,298	$2,092	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,037	$1,821	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	823	$1,689	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	843	$2,375	2thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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	400–450	424	343.35/cwt	325.00–372.50	1,456	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	409.48/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,536	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	356.16/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,681	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	455.72/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	589	351.41/cwt	343.00–372.50	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,895	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	307.44/cwt	290.00–317.50	2,106	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	373.47/cwt	350.00–415.00	982	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	317.26/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,482	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	291.09/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,674	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	252.50/cwt	252.50–252.50	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	361.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,334	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	341.05/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,620	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	423.08/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,417	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	288.04/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	324.16/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,857	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	340.97/cwt	317.50–352.50	1,800	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	245.61/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,550	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	281.90/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,457	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	273.42/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,553	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	379.29/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,229	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	293.56/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,829	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	408.37/cwt	385.00–435.00	1,719	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	415.89/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,377	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	353.90/cwt	345.00–367.50	1,844	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	252.07/cwt	239.00–265.00	2,193	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,162	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	486.54/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,109	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	237.67/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,837	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	411.80/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,977	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	503.61/cwt	485.00–520.00	1,445	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.84/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,666	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	295.15/cwt	282.50–315.00	1,978	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	321.23/cwt	320.00–322.50	2,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	638	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,121	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	553	349.57/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,933	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	336.75/cwt	307.50–355.00	2,078	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	1,688.83/head	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,689	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	268.27/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	396.69/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,507	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,193	154.17/cwt	142.00–162.00	1,839	24
Bulls	—	—	1,446	175.22/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,534	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	892	146.67/cwt	145.00–148.00	1,308	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,520	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	2,310	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,018	131.59/cwt	126.00–142.00	1,340	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	899	115.66/cwt	109.00–124.00	1,040	12
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	435	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium 3	300–350	335	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	771	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	165.97/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,320	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	1,775.00/head	1,775.00–1,775.00	1,775	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	363.27/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,889	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium 3	600–650	610	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	885	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,154	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	287.64/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,050	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	202.42/cwt	200.00–205.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,037	1,820.98/head	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,821	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,092.24/head	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,092	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	290.00/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,131	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	279.82/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,161	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	190.18/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,065	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	943	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	305.13/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	326.72/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,225	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	307.69/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,289	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,657	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	262.43/cwt	260.00–265.00	1,753	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	350.16/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,078	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	305.73/cwt	300.00–317.50	1,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	337.50/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,451	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	246.47/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,651	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,304	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	772	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	276.71/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,328	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	326.71/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,052	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	237.28/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,341	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	287.80/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,476	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	339.03/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,597	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	291.49/cwt	270.00–315.00	810	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	198.03/cwt	185.00–210.00	931	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 Oct 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 359Last week 487Year ago 407

Slaughter CattleReceipts 67Last week 117Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 12Year ago 15

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	263	350.00–415.00	373.47
5	300–350	324	365.00–390.00	379.29
9	350–400	369	345.00–385.00	361.58
7	400–450	424	325.00–372.50	343.35
12	450–500	475	325.00–365.00	341.05
28	500–550	528	317.50–352.50	340.97
13	550–600	573	295.00–335.00	324.16
5	600–650	623	275.00–315.00	293.56
4	650–700	685	290.00–317.50	307.44
3	700–750	715	255.00–270.00	265.00
2	750–800	765	200.00–235.00	217.84
2	850–900	870	239.00–265.00	252.07
1	950–1000	965	224.00	224.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	320.00–335.00	326.71
6	350–400	375	310.00–345.00	326.72
4	400–450	419	300.00–325.00	307.69
3	450–500	463	300.00–317.50	305.73
3	500–550	517	275.00–295.00	281.90
3	550–600	568	255.00–285.00	273.42
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
3	650–700	670	240.00–260.00	246.47
1	700–750	705	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	805	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	638	332.50	332.50
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	610	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	325	290.00	290.00
4	350–400	365	270.00–295.00	287.64
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
2	450–500	475	200.00–205.00	202.42
1	500–550	500	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	560	180.00–200.00	190.18
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	475.00–500.00	486.54
9	250–300	287	485.00–520.00	503.61
7	300–350	331	400.00–447.50	415.89
14	350–400	375	390.00–435.00	409.48
5	400–450	421	385.00–435.00	408.37
20	450–500	472	335.00–375.00	356.16
9	500–550	521	345.00–367.50	353.90
6	550–600	553	325.00–367.50	349.57
5	600–650	617	307.50–355.00	336.75
6	650–700	670	282.50–315.00	295.15
3	700–750	710	250.00–295.00	268.27
2	750–800	773	220.00–255.00	237.67
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	308	320.00–375.00	350.16
4	350–400	373	285.00–320.00	305.13
1	400–450	410	365.00	365.00
7	450–500	467	300.00–325.00	317.26
3	500–550	515	270.00–315.00	288.04
9	550–600	575	270.00–315.00	291.09
6	600–650	631	225.00–270.00	245.61
2	650–700	668	260.00–265.00	262.43
1	700–750	705	235.00	235.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	435	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	315.00	315.00
2	250–300	278	270.00–315.00	291.49
1	300–350	345	285.00	285.00
2	350–400	390	285.00–295.00	290.00
2	400–450	415	275.00–285.00	279.82
2	450–500	470	185.00–210.00	198.03
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
2	550–600	575	225.00–250.00	237.28
1	600–650	630	190.00	190.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	725	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	335	405.00–445.00	423.08
3	350–400	380	390.00–405.00	396.69
5	400–450	422	440.00–495.00	455.72
2	450–500	480	390.00–435.00	411.80
18	500–550	520	345.00–375.00	363.27
6	550–600	589	343.00–372.50	351.41
1	600–650	625	355.00	355.00
2	650–700	668	320.00–322.50	321.23
1	700–750	715	320.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	395.00	395.00
1	350–400	385	375.00	375.00
2	400–450	430	330.00–345.00	337.50
5	450–500	471	325.00–360.00	339.03
2	500–550	513	275.00–300.00	287.80
1	550–600	590	305.00	305.00
3	600–650	640	270.00–285.00	276.71
2	650–700	665	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	252.50	252.50
1	750–800	755	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	405	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	460	285.00	285.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	160.00	160.00

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	823	1,600.00–1,775.00	1,688.83
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,037	1,675.00–1,975.00	1,820.98
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,298	1,825.00–2,300.00	2,092.24
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	670	1,775.00	1,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,015	2,975.00	2,975.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,193	142.00–162.00	154.17
3	—	1,398	165.00–167.00	165.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	892	145.00–148.00	146.67
10	—	1,018	126.00–142.00	131.59
12	—	899	109.00–124.00	115.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,520	152.00	152.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,446	165.00–180.00	175.22

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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