Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 210.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $338.11/cwt on 22 head. That ranks 6 of 31 comparable sales and sits −38.31 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$338.11

22 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,841

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$778

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

$148.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.82

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	363.64	1,971	16thin
Medium and Large 2	549	297.56	1,634	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	215.00	1,193	2thin

One grade step is worth $148.64/cwt here — about $778 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 sale22 hd

338.11

—

NC average9 barns · 152 hd

312.29

+25.82

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−38.31

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	1,477	164.26	2,427	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,246	149.38	1,862	23
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	139.00	2,022	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,022	121.21	1,239	13

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,185	$1,744	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	958	$1,629	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,797	2thin

Every lot, as filed

88 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	600–650	645	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	424	254.75/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,080	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	326.16/cwt	310.00–342.50	1,849	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	346.79/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,082	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	209.82/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,710	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	409.58/cwt	390.00–430.00	983	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	319.82/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,337	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	193.39/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,425	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	350.70/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,305	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	397.50/cwt	390.00–405.00	1,252	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	333.64/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,735	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	288.26/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,908	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	235.00/cwt	220.00–250.00	470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	309.76/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,958	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	332.14/cwt	320.00–345.00	857	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	344.22/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,470	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	335.02/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,923	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	423.45/cwt	405.00–435.00	1,546	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	253.86/cwt	242.50–265.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	258.40/cwt	245.00–265.00	2,233	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	201.00/cwt	182.50–220.00	1,132	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,544	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	438.30/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,863	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	408.05/cwt	372.50–427.50	1,902	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	359.73/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,550	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	382.50/cwt	382.50–382.50	2,066	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,721	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,402	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	259.43/cwt	242.50–277.50	1,873	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	413.79/cwt	400.00–432.50	1,796	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	317.14/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,957	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	471.49/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,528	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	359.29/cwt	340.00–372.50	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	434.53/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,629	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	88.00/cwt	88.00–88.00	788	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,033	123.98/cwt	115.00–131.00	1,281	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	2,022	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,250	148.44/cwt	137.00–158.00	1,856	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,165	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,981	1
Bulls	—	—	1,190	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,737	1
Bulls	—	—	1,688	182.44/cwt	180.00–185.00	3,080	2
Bulls	—	—	1,455	161.25/cwt	155.00–166.00	2,346	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	958	1,628.72/head	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,629	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	1,743.83/head	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,744	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,796.82/head	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,797	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	235.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,486	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	593	275.11/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,631	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	225.05/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,744	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	976	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	225.00/cwt	220.00–230.00	900	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	251.06/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,670	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	491.00/cwt	460.00–515.00	1,375	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	521.22/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,209	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,913	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,170	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,616	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	365.62/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,945	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	368.17/cwt	342.50–385.00	1,734	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	417.96/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,154	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	224.83/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,630	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	275.08/cwt	260.00–292.50	1,846	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,178	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	242.44/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	251.36/cwt	240.00–262.50	1,282	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	356.67/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,334	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	367.28/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	308.71/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,886	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	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 Dec 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 288Last week 352Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 61Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 17Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 210.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	258	320.00–345.00	332.14
3	300–350	312	340.00–350.00	346.79
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	418	310.00–330.00	319.82
2	500–550	510	240.00–262.50	251.36
1	600–650	645	267.50	267.50
2	650–700	678	240.00–245.00	242.44
3	700–750	737	185.00–205.00	193.39
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	395	250.00	250.00
4	400–450	424	235.00–285.00	254.75
1	500–550	510	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	390.00–430.00	409.58
4	250–300	276	400.00–440.00	417.96
2	300–350	315	390.00–405.00	397.50
6	350–400	372	335.00–370.00	350.70
7	400–450	431	340.00–375.00	359.73
9	450–500	472	320.00–365.00	344.22
11	500–550	520	315.00–347.50	333.64
11	550–600	567	310.00–342.50	326.16
8	600–650	611	280.00–322.50	308.71
3	650–700	662	270.00–315.00	288.26
4	700–750	725	210.00–245.00	224.83
2	750–800	758	242.50–265.00	253.86
3	800–850	815	180.00–225.00	209.82
3	850–900	864	245.00–265.00	258.40
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	970	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	200	220.00–250.00	235.00
2	550–600	563	182.50–220.00	201.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	420	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	475.00	475.00
3	350–400	365	405.00–435.00	423.45
13	400–450	425	420.00–450.00	438.30
7	450–500	466	372.50–427.50	408.05
1	500–550	540	382.50	382.50
5	550–600	574	310.00–352.50	335.02
8	600–650	632	300.00–320.00	309.76
1	750–800	770	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	445	315.00	315.00
2	550–600	555	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	500.00–540.00	521.22
4	250–300	280	460.00–515.00	491.00
6	300–350	324	450.00–490.00	471.49
14	350–400	375	410.00–465.00	434.53
8	400–450	434	400.00–432.50	413.79
5	450–500	471	342.50–385.00	368.17
11	500–550	532	350.00–382.50	365.62
5	550–600	564	340.00–372.50	359.29
7	600–650	617	300.00–325.00	317.14
4	650–700	671	260.00–292.50	275.08
9	700–750	722	242.50–277.50	259.43
4	750–800	775	215.00–240.00	225.05
1	800–850	810	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	850	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	965	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	380.00	380.00
5	350–400	374	335.00–380.00	356.67
4	400–450	418	345.00–380.00	367.28
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	505	310.00–330.00	320.00
2	550–600	593	250.00–300.00	275.11
3	600–650	632	225.00–250.00	235.16
5	650–700	665	240.00–260.00	251.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	305.00	305.00
2	400–450	400	220.00–230.00	225.00
1	450–500	455	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	525	230.00	230.00
1	550–600	585	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	88.00	88.00
12	—	1,033	115.00–131.00	123.98
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,455	139.00	139.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,250	137.00–158.00	148.44
1	—	1,165	170.00	170.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	146.00	146.00
2	—	1,688	180.00–185.00	182.44
6	—	1,455	155.00–166.00	161.25

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	958	1,550.00–1,700.00	1,628.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,185	1,550.00–1,925.00	1,743.83
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,063	2,750.00–2,850.00	2,796.82

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

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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle