Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $295.77/cwt on 31 head. That ranks 1 of 31 comparable sales and sits −61.14 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$295.77

31 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,623

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$588

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

$113.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+12.45

vs NC average

−74.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	332.45	1,811	16thin
Medium and Large 2	550	270.50	1,488	11thin
Medium and Large 3	560	218.53	1,224	4thin

One grade step is worth $113.92/cwt here — about $588 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

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 sale31 hd

295.77

—

NC average5 barns · 104 hd

283.32

+12.45

National average194 barns · 19,992 hd

370.45

−74.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−61.14

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	1,247	156.02	1,946	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,259	151.75	1,910	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,502	136.00	2,043	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	952	122.97	1,171	16

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)	1,370	$2,093	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,100	$1,950	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	935	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,661	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,571	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	853	$1,354	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$1,788	2thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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 3	200–250	240	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,385	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	345.12/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,957	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	318.77/cwt	312.50–325.00	2,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	234.94/cwt	215.00–255.00	2,086	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	360.22/cwt	352.50–372.50	1,870	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	405.61/cwt	375.00–427.50	1,716	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	305.05/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,913	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	470.15/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,326	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	405.22/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,147	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	365.60/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,203	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	248.29/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	328.09/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	354.36/cwt	340.00–367.50	1,839	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	334.85/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,426	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	442	328.34/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,451	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	299.03/cwt	275.00–322.50	1,740	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	411.83/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,137	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	334.86/cwt	312.50–357.50	2,103	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	1,621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,510	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	298.75/cwt	287.50–310.00	2,181	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	358.30/cwt	342.50–370.00	2,039	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	422.33/cwt	405.00–442.50	1,592	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	423.73/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,335	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	216.28/cwt	207.50–225.00	1,737	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	371.30/cwt	350.00–390.00	854	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	455.00/cwt	450.00–460.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,133	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	291.15/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,796	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	269.52/cwt	247.50–285.00	1,949	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	367.18/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,359	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	335.19/cwt	310.00–362.50	1,579	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	376.57/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,770	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	273.08/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,398	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	419.80/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,793	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	376.20/cwt	365.00–387.50	1,749	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	335.84/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,756	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	292.58/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,969	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	428.90/cwt	415.00–445.00	1,587	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,939	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,950.45/head	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	853	1,353.74/head	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,354	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	640	1,050.00/head	1,050.00–1,050.00	1,050	1
Bulls	—	—	1,043	138.05/cwt	120.00–155.00	1,440	6
Bulls	—	—	1,225	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	2,389	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	830	109.77/cwt	100.00–115.00	911	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	137.18/cwt	135.00–139.00	1,218	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	161.21/cwt	160.00–163.00	2,202	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,225	148.80/cwt	136.00–157.00	1,823	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,571.27/head	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,571	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,660.97/head	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,661	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,070	1
Bulls	—	—	1,559	173.24/cwt	169.00–182.50	2,701	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	125.89/cwt	118.00–132.00	1,326	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,502	136.00/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,043	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	303	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	848	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	212.21/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,199	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	845	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	2,093.07/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,093	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,043	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,353	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,294	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	277.95/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,198	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	289.82/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,182	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	238.58/cwt	225.00–270.00	880	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	263.16/cwt	252.00–280.00	1,371	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	261.31/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,628	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	212.50/cwt	212.50–212.50	914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	252.48/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,704	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	327.67/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,091	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	364	318.77/cwt	300.00–332.50	1,160	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	367.09/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,388	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,262	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	274.80/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,303	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,659	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	424.36/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,371	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,645	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	306.91/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,599	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	338.83/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	276.62/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,588	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	588	311.20/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,830	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 Dec 2, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 352Last week 430Year ago 415

Slaughter CattleReceipts 61Last week 96Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 54Year ago 16

Compared to two weeks ago 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
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	265	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	480	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	695	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	390	355.00	355.00
3	400–450	442	310.00–345.00	328.34
1	450–500	495	327.50	327.50
2	550–600	588	300.00–322.50	311.20
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	210.00	210.00
1	800–850	800	210.00	210.00
1	900–950	915	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	245	450.00–460.00	455.00
6	250–300	282	440.00–490.00	470.15
8	300–350	315	400.00–460.00	423.73
11	350–400	377	405.00–442.50	422.33
9	400–450	423	375.00–427.50	405.61
16	450–500	470	350.00–400.00	376.57
12	500–550	519	340.00–367.50	354.36
20	550–600	567	330.00–372.50	345.12
5	600–650	617	280.00–305.00	291.15
2	650–700	658	312.50–325.00	318.77
4	700–750	723	247.50–285.00	269.52
1	750–800	755	282.50	282.50
1	800–850	825	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	930	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	400.00–410.00	405.22
3	300–350	323	400.00–445.00	424.36
4	350–400	370	415.00–445.00	428.90
7	400–450	427	405.00–435.00	419.80
8	450–500	465	365.00–387.50	376.20
10	500–550	519	352.50–372.50	360.22
5	550–600	569	342.50–370.00	358.30
5	600–650	628	312.50–357.50	334.86
2	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
4	700–750	730	287.50–310.00	298.75
1	750–800	790	255.00	255.00
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
5	850–900	878	250.00–290.00	273.08
1	950–1000	955	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	355.00–380.00	367.09
1	400–450	405	375.00	375.00
4	450–500	481	330.00–345.00	338.83
3	500–550	521	300.00–320.00	306.91
3	550–600	582	275.00–322.50	299.03
1	850–900	875	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	408	280.00–300.00	289.82
1	500–550	505	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	350.00–390.00	371.30
8	250–300	276	390.00–430.00	411.83
8	300–350	329	350.00–390.00	365.60
12	350–400	370	350.00–400.00	367.18
15	400–450	426	310.00–367.50	334.85
11	450–500	471	310.00–362.50	335.19
9	500–550	523	310.00–352.50	335.84
7	550–600	573	310.00–347.50	328.09
5	600–650	627	285.00–325.00	305.05
8	650–700	673	270.00–315.00	292.58
4	700–750	729	230.00–275.00	248.29
1	750–800	785	265.00	265.00
2	800–850	803	207.50–225.00	216.28
2	850–900	888	215.00–255.00	234.94
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	303	280.00	280.00
4	350–400	369	225.00–270.00	238.58
1	400–450	430	212.50	212.50
1	500–550	545	237.50	237.50
3	550–600	565	200.00–230.00	212.21
1	600–650	615	220.00	220.00
1	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	320.00–335.00	327.67
8	350–400	364	300.00–332.50	318.77
5	400–450	431	250.00–305.00	277.95
4	450–500	474	250.00–300.00	274.80
5	500–550	521	252.00–280.00	263.16
6	550–600	574	255.00–300.00	276.62
6	600–650	623	250.00–270.00	261.31
2	650–700	675	250.00–255.00	252.48
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
1	800–850	810	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	870	145.00	145.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	155.00	155.00

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)	1	—	935	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,850.00–2,050.00	1,950.45
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	853	1,125.00–1,500.00	1,353.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,038	1,200.00–1,975.00	1,571.27
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,450.00–1,850.00	1,660.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,020	1,750.00	1,750.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,370	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,093.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	640	1,050.00	1,050.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	845	2,525.00	2,525.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,043	120.00–155.00	138.05
1	—	1,225	195.00	195.00
4	—	1,559	169.00–182.50	173.24
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	830	100.00–115.00	109.77
3	—	888	135.00–139.00	137.18
8	—	1,053	118.00–132.00	125.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,366	160.00–163.00	161.21
16	—	1,225	136.00–157.00	148.80
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,502	130.00–140.00	136.00

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

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