Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $295.38/cwt on 19 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −81.04 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$295.38

19 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,607

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$568

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$119.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.64

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	525	351.09	1,843	6thin
Medium and Large 2	553	286.73	1,587	9thin
Medium and Large 3	552	231.29	1,276	4thin

One grade step is worth $119.80/cwt here — about $568 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 sale19 hd

295.38

—

NC average9 barns · 233 hd

279.74

+15.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−81.04

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	1,540	174.36	2,686	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,255	149.30	1,874	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,105	118.22	1,306	21

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)	1,520	$2,275	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,725	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,254	$2,873	3thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	615	239.98/cwt	215.00–255.00	1,476	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,326	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	334.13/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,938	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	921	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	367.19/cwt	360.00–372.50	1,388	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	367.66/cwt	365.00–370.00	1,022	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	303.95/cwt	295.00–312.50	2,334	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	225.05/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	260.02/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,958	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	324.95/cwt	315.00–335.00	1,690	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,394	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,575	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	338.35/cwt	322.50–355.00	1,604	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	388	385.10/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	384.38/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,257	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	351.09/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,843	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	282.67/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,755	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	304.83/cwt	290.00–317.50	1,719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	273.19/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,863	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	387.81/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,648	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	259.16/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,861	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	327.08/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,012	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	335.21/cwt	322.50–352.50	1,408	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	283.67/cwt	272.50–295.00	2,042	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	433.13/cwt	405.00–460.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	439.58/cwt	400.00–480.00	1,187	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	361.88/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,712	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	196.56/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	308.12/cwt	287.50–327.50	2,024	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,725.00/head	1,725.00–1,725.00	1,725	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	410.17/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,534	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	184.07/cwt	175.00–192.50	1,616	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	172.50/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	427.52/cwt	410.00–455.00	1,394	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,122	126.83/cwt	117.00–135.00	1,423	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	149.30/cwt	143.00–156.00	1,874	15
Bulls	—	—	1,551	176.84/cwt	172.00–180.00	2,743	7
Bulls	—	—	1,465	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	2,300	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	933	80.00/cwt	80.00–80.00	746	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	109.38/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,231	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,248	3,197.24/head	2,925.00–3,400.00	3,197	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,520	2,275.00/head	2,275.00–2,275.00	2,275	1
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	675	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	925	1
Steers	Medium 3	800–850	835	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,186	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	182.46/cwt	180.00–185.00	584	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	312.60/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,141	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	321.71/cwt	302.50–332.50	1,995	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	376.07/cwt	365.00–387.50	2,004	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	414.63/cwt	402.50–435.00	1,567	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,392	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	387	262.87/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,017	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	821	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	436	226.50/cwt	205.00–250.00	988	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	243.85/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,163	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	266.45/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,013	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	235.06/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	227.52/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,172	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	669	218.24/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,460	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	233.58/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,110	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	214.91/cwt	200.00–230.00	898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	270.09/cwt	265.00–275.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	318.72/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,189	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	304.25/cwt	290.00–315.00	1,275	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	299.80/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,571	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	294.87/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,569	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	222.60/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,462	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	190.51/cwt	189.00–192.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	263.38/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,488	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	276.27/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,594	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	375.83/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,206	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	352.98/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,486	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	315.10/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,503	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	289.55/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,390	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	313.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,034	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	671	270.38/cwt	262.00–280.00	1,814	5

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 Nov 11, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 290Last week 373Year ago 372

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 91Year ago 111

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 22Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	321	355.00–390.00	375.83
6	350–400	378	360.00–372.50	367.19
8	400–450	421	335.00–365.00	352.98
7	450–500	477	285.00–335.00	315.10
4	500–550	524	285.00–320.00	299.80
5	550–600	577	260.00–290.00	276.27
5	600–650	615	215.00–255.00	239.98
5	650–700	671	262.00–280.00	270.38
2	700–750	718	220.00–230.00	225.05
2	750–800	790	189.00–192.00	190.51
1	850–900	885	143.00	143.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	425.00	425.00
4	250–300	270	400.00–480.00	439.58
9	300–350	326	410.00–455.00	427.52
9	350–400	374	390.00–440.00	410.17
8	400–450	425	370.00–425.00	387.81
9	450–500	473	345.00–380.00	361.88
6	500–550	525	330.00–375.00	351.09
4	600–650	615	305.00–345.00	327.08
3	650–700	657	287.50–327.50	308.12
5	700–750	718	245.00–285.00	259.16
2	750–800	753	255.00–265.00	260.02
3	800–850	815	190.00–200.00	196.56
3	850–900	878	175.00–192.50	184.07
2	950–1000	975	170.00–175.00	172.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	265.00–275.00	270.09
3	350–400	387	235.00–285.00	262.87
2	400–450	418	200.00–230.00	214.91
3	450–500	475	210.00–265.00	233.58
2	500–550	515	225.00–230.00	227.52
2	550–600	588	220.00–250.00	235.06
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
4	650–700	669	200.00–235.00	218.24
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	390.00	390.00
3	350–400	378	402.50–435.00	414.63
2	400–450	435	405.00–460.00	433.13
3	500–550	533	365.00–387.50	376.07
5	550–600	580	320.00–342.50	334.13
3	600–650	620	302.50–332.50	321.71
3	650–700	685	300.00–320.00	312.60
2	700–750	720	272.50–295.00	283.67
2	750–800	768	295.00–312.50	303.95
1	800–850	800	282.50	282.50
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	355.00	355.00
2	450–500	470	335.00	335.00
1	500–550	500	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	575	240.00–245.00	242.52
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	930	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	835	142.00	142.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	550	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	278	365.00–370.00	367.66
5	300–350	327	365.00–415.00	384.38
2	350–400	388	380.00–390.00	385.10
12	400–450	420	322.50–352.50	335.21
9	450–500	474	322.50–355.00	338.35
4	500–550	520	315.00–335.00	324.95
5	550–600	564	290.00–317.50	304.83
5	600–650	621	270.00–300.00	282.67
3	650–700	682	250.00–285.00	273.19
2	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	245.00	245.00
3	350–400	380	250.00–275.00	266.45
4	400–450	436	205.00–250.00	226.50
3	450–500	477	225.00–255.00	243.85
1	500–550	510	240.00	240.00
1	550–600	580	240.00	240.00
1	650–700	695	148.00	148.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
3	300–350	330	300.00–325.00	313.43
10	350–400	373	305.00–335.00	318.72
8	400–450	419	290.00–315.00	304.25
3	450–500	480	275.00–310.00	289.55
3	500–550	532	285.00–300.00	294.87
3	550–600	565	255.00–270.00	263.38
4	600–650	635	200.00–245.00	222.60
1	650–700	680	215.00	215.00
1	750–800	750	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	180.00–185.00	182.46
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,085	1,725.00	1,725.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,520	2,275.00	2,275.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,265	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,248	2,925.00–3,400.00	3,197.24

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,122	117.00–135.00	126.83
2	—	933	80.00	80.00
5	—	1,125	100.00–115.00	109.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,255	143.00–156.00	149.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,551	172.00–180.00	176.84
1	—	1,465	157.00	157.00

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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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

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