Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-11-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-11-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $304.94/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −51.97 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$304.94

41 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,650

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$463

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

$93.06/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.22

vs NC average

−51.95 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	538	319.86	1,722	32
Medium and Large 2	547	271.95	1,488	5thin
Medium and Large 3	555	226.81	1,259	4thin

One grade step is worth $93.06/cwt here — about $463 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

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

304.94

—

NC average10 barns · 388 hd

306.16

−1.22

National average188 barns · 19,415 hd

356.89

−51.95

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−51.97

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	—	High	1,521	167.40	2,546	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,211	147.97	1,792	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,300	140.00	1,820	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	981	115.83	1,136	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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,094	$2,901	19
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,413	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,368	$2,388	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,233	$2,269	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,165	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,040	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$1,900	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,177	$1,789	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$2,510	7

Every lot, as filed

110 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	200–250	230	481.74/cwt	465.00–500.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	241.00/cwt	230.00–252.50	1,875	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	175.47/cwt	171.00–180.00	1,813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	289.84/cwt	270.00–313.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	345.54/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,790	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,451	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	320.72/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,005	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	448.74/cwt	410.00–475.00	1,252	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	244.77/cwt	225.00–272.50	1,762	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	404.38/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,290	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	289.77/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,246	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	241.40/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,485	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	404.31/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,136	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	406.11/cwt	375.00–427.50	1,718	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	418.01/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,568	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	336.45/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	328.91/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,381	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	353.80/cwt	350.00–357.50	1,974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	324.05/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,171	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	355.20/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,321	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	312.11/cwt	290.00–331.00	1,754	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	362.55/cwt	360.00–365.00	961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	179.87/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,202	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	315.81/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	315.42/cwt	300.00–333.00	1,505	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	326.14/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,386	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	335.67/cwt	329.00–342.50	2,074	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	296.67/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,145	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	354.43/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,832	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	338.03/cwt	315.00–362.50	1,917	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	325.17/cwt	305.00–337.00	1,697	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	198.99/cwt	198.00–200.00	1,751	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	419.18/cwt	390.00–447.50	1,404	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	394.38/cwt	372.50–422.00	1,861	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	440	411.00/cwt	411.00–411.00	1,808	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	418.00/cwt	418.00–418.00	1,505	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	292.93/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,816	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	411.78/cwt	390.00–430.00	918	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	318.00/cwt	318.00–318.00	2,083	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	590	361.00/cwt	361.00–361.00	2,130	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,165	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,413.43/head	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,413	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	284.02/cwt	267.00–295.00	1,875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	256.74/cwt	250.00–272.50	1,831	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,240	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,065	2,455.33/head	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,455	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	907	107.14/cwt	103.00–111.00	972	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	138.42/cwt	136.00–141.00	1,347	2
Bulls	—	—	1,673	184.24/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,082	2
Bulls	—	—	1,643	168.99/cwt	159.00–175.00	2,777	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,300	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,820	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,184	162.70/cwt	159.00–166.00	1,926	5
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium 3	400–450	420	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	945	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,216	145.14/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,765	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	852	89.42/cwt	84.00–97.00	762	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,077	128.90/cwt	121.00–134.00	1,388	12
Bulls	—	—	1,140	155.02/cwt	151.00–158.00	1,767	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,368	2,387.75/head	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,388	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,233	2,268.55/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,269	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,646.42/head	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,646	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	1,788.53/head	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	375	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	880	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	237.99/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,364	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	241.00/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,900.61/head	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,901	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	243.87/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,256	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,647	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	283.15/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	381	227.86/cwt	200.00–250.00	868	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	308.87/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,140	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	768	169.34/cwt	169.00–170.00	1,301	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	244.60/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	389.58/cwt	380.00–401.00	1,878	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	907	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	266.50/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,679	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	334.20/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,608	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	192.03/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,360	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	858	163.17/cwt	154.00–172.50	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	259.90/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,624	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	279.83/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,464	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,557	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	279.99/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,602	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,521	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	292.27/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,689	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	212.61/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,233	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	182.50/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,223	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	328.81/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	340.24/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,085	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	332.72/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	226.09/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,035	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	895	134.00/cwt	134.00–134.00	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 Nov 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 430Last week 290Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 96Last week 50Year ago 81

Replacement CattleReceipts 54Last week 5Year ago 11

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	465.00–500.00	481.74
9	250–300	279	410.00–475.00	448.74
16	300–350	335	390.00–447.50	419.18
21	350–400	375	400.00–435.00	418.01
20	400–450	423	375.00–427.50	406.11
15	450–500	472	372.50–422.00	394.38
12	500–550	517	330.00–380.00	354.43
10	550–600	567	315.00–362.50	338.03
7	600–650	625	305.00–340.00	320.72
6	650–700	660	267.00–295.00	284.02
5	700–750	713	250.00–272.50	256.74
2	750–800	778	230.00–252.50	241.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	370.00	370.00
4	300–350	319	320.00–370.00	340.24
3	350–400	367	325.00–355.00	336.45
3	400–450	420	300.00–345.00	328.91
8	450–500	481	320.00–355.00	334.20
4	500–550	523	255.00–305.00	279.83
2	550–600	578	285.00–300.00	292.27
5	600–650	630	252.00–285.00	266.50
2	650–700	650	225.00–250.00	237.50
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	805	189.00	189.00
1	950–1000	990	164.00	164.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
3	400–450	423	280.00–290.00	283.15
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
4	500–550	515	225.00–250.00	243.87
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	895	134.00	134.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
11	200–250	223	390.00–430.00	411.78
9	250–300	281	380.00–420.00	404.31
7	300–350	319	380.00–425.00	404.38
13	350–400	372	335.00–375.00	355.20
19	400–450	425	310.00–350.00	326.14
7	450–500	477	300.00–333.00	315.42
19	500–550	522	305.00–337.00	325.17
13	550–600	562	290.00–331.00	312.11
12	600–650	620	275.00–315.00	292.93
3	650–700	668	270.00–313.00	289.84
4	700–750	720	225.00–272.50	244.77
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	880	198.00–200.00	198.99
2	1000–1050	1,033	171.00–180.00	175.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	265	360.00–365.00	362.55
3	300–350	328	310.00–350.00	328.81
7	350–400	369	280.00–325.00	308.87
1	450–500	450	285.00	285.00
2	500–550	510	250.00–270.00	259.90
3	550–600	572	275.00–285.00	279.99
4	600–650	615	220.00–250.00	241.40
2	650–700	668	175.00–185.00	179.87
2	700–750	708	184.00–200.00	192.03
3	750–800	768	169.00–170.00	169.34
1	800–850	825	181.00	181.00
2	850–900	858	154.00–172.50	163.17
1	950–1000	955	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	650–700	655	318.00	318.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	170.00	170.00
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	381	200.00–250.00	227.86
4	400–450	423	225.00–255.00	244.60
3	450–500	458	200.00–250.00	226.09
2	500–550	530	227.00–255.00	241.00
2	550–600	580	200.00–225.00	212.61
1	600–650	625	175.00	175.00
2	650–700	670	165.00–200.00	182.50
1	850–900	880	158.00	158.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	418.00	418.00
1	400–450	440	411.00	411.00
6	450–500	482	380.00–401.00	389.58
6	500–550	518	320.00–365.00	345.54
2	550–600	558	350.00–357.50	353.80
5	600–650	618	329.00–342.50	335.67
6	650–700	670	315.00–335.00	324.05
3	700–750	723	275.00–310.00	296.67
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	325.00–340.00	332.72
2	400–450	430	270.00–310.00	289.77
2	450–500	475	300.00–333.00	315.81
1	500–550	515	310.00	310.00
1	850–900	890	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	590	361.00	361.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	225.00–250.00	237.99

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,165	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	14	—	1,040	1,650.00–2,900.00	2,413.43
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,240	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,368	2,300.00–2,500.00	2,387.75
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,233	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,268.55
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,177	1,475.00–2,000.00	1,788.53
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	19	—	1,094	2,000.00–3,300.00	2,900.61
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,040	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,065	2,125.00–2,650.00	2,455.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	2,275.00–2,950.00	2,646.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	907	103.00–111.00	107.14
2	—	973	136.00–141.00	138.42
6	—	852	84.00–97.00	89.42
12	—	1,077	121.00–134.00	128.90
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,300	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,184	159.00–166.00	162.70
26	—	1,216	135.00–155.00	145.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,673	182.00–187.00	184.24
10	—	1,643	159.00–175.00	168.99
4	—	1,140	151.00–158.00	155.02

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Heifers · 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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