Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 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 $347.46/cwt on 37 head, up $7.03 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 31 comparable sales and sits −9.45 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$347.46

▲ 7.03 vs prior sale

37 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$698

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

$126.45/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.54

vs NC average

−62.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	373.64	2,033	25
Medium and Large 2	533	315.80	1,683	8thin
Medium and Large 3	540	247.19	1,335	4thin

One grade step is worth $126.45/cwt here — about $698 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 sale37 hd

347.46

—

NC average6 barns · 131 hd

341.92

+5.54

National average199 barns · 28,725 hd

410.10

−62.64

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−9.45

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	1,499	192.06	2,879	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,345	176.36	2,372	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	840	141.56	1,189	7thin

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)	1,500	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	928	$2,037	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,330	$3,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$3,015	7

Every lot, as filed

95 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 3	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	337.24/cwt	305.00–360.00	2,114	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	264.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	296.21/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,289	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	228.01/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,421	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,653	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	332.84/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,741	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	458.23/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,718	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	940	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	171.61/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	332.97/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,234	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	377.21/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,641	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	357.15/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,700	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	364.82/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,550	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	263.62/cwt	255.00–272.50	2,183	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	446.98/cwt	430.00–465.00	1,497	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	377.85/cwt	347.50–400.00	1,961	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,844	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	395.03/cwt	380.00–417.50	2,232	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	433.35/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,846	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,240	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	457.37/cwt	420.00–472.50	2,186	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	455.05/cwt	435.00–480.00	1,857	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	441.52/cwt	412.50–462.50	2,287	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	453	427.15/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,935	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	342.59/cwt	335.00–350.00	2,186	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	577.06/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,340	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	506.52/cwt	472.50–525.00	1,915	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	330	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	660	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	2,074	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	327.59/cwt	315.00–340.00	2,260	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,073	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,226	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,037	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	357.33/cwt	350.00–365.00	2,430	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	438.15/cwt	400.00–465.50	2,094	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	316	519.48/cwt	470.00–550.00	1,642	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	470.01/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,983	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	505.51/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,921	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	570.48/cwt	540.00–580.00	1,620	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,365	179.49/cwt	173.00–193.00	2,450	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	149.39/cwt	149.00–150.00	1,454	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	787	138.43/cwt	125.00–145.00	1,089	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,283	166.65/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,138	10
Bulls	—	—	1,020	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,552	208.99/cwt	200.00–216.00	3,244	6
Bulls	—	—	1,517	185.78/cwt	180.00–192.00	2,818	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	2,363.49/head	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,363	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	928	2,036.52/head	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,037	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,500	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,330	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,068	3,737.94/head	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,738	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	3,269.34/head	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	367.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	357.38/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,866	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,242	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	257.23/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,474	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	324.57/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,422	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	370.18/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	366.98/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,710	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,060	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	290.22/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	327.11/cwt	305.00–350.00	2,332	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	708	241.56/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,710	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	687	251.05/cwt	227.50–270.00	1,725	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	401.21/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,713	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	224.53/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,201	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	425.81/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	395.99/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,277	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	334.93/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,889	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	562.48/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,282	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	306.61/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,947	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	210.75/cwt	202.50–219.00	1,791	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	403.49/cwt	390.00–440.00	2,098	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	368.28/cwt	350.00–377.50	2,121	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	421.99/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,152	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,024	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	374.50/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	373.37/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,411	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	266.25/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,398	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,112	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 Jan 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 339Last week 253Year ago 351

Slaughter CattleReceipts 81Last week 52Year ago 134

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 15Year ago 19

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
3	400–450	435	270.00–320.00	296.21
3	500–550	525	250.00–285.00	266.25
1	550–600	585	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	490.00	490.00
7	250–300	273	400.00–450.00	421.99
2	300–350	335	430.00–465.00	446.98
10	350–400	375	440.00–490.00	458.23
18	400–450	426	400.00–455.00	433.35
7	450–500	453	410.00–435.00	427.15
14	500–550	519	347.50–400.00	377.85
11	550–600	576	350.00–377.50	368.28
13	600–650	627	305.00–360.00	337.24
12	650–700	671	310.00–345.00	332.97
3	700–750	710	270.00–300.00	285.00
2	800–850	828	255.00–272.50	263.62
2	850–900	850	202.50–219.00	210.75
1	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	378	340.00–400.00	373.37
2	400–450	435	365.00–390.00	377.21
9	450–500	476	335.00–375.00	357.15
6	500–550	523	325.00–340.00	332.84
2	550–600	563	250.00–280.00	264.67
3	600–650	623	215.00–250.00	228.01
1	750–800	760	217.50	217.50
3	800–850	823	160.00–180.00	171.61
1	900–950	940	162.50	162.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	350.00–380.00	364.82
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	525	395.00	395.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	550.00–600.00	577.06
1	300–350	325	480.00	480.00
6	350–400	378	472.50–525.00	506.52
4	400–450	408	435.00–480.00	455.05
8	450–500	478	420.00–472.50	457.37
6	500–550	518	412.50–462.50	441.52
7	550–600	565	380.00–417.50	395.03
2	600–650	638	335.00–350.00	342.59
2	650–700	690	315.00–340.00	327.59
1	750–800	790	360.00	360.00
1	800–850	800	280.00	280.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	670	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	142.00	142.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	520.00–590.00	562.48
4	250–300	284	540.00–580.00	570.48
10	300–350	316	470.00–550.00	519.48
8	350–400	380	490.00–540.00	505.51
16	400–450	422	435.00–485.00	470.01
16	450–500	478	400.00–465.50	438.15
10	500–550	520	390.00–440.00	403.49
6	550–600	575	370.00–420.00	395.99
3	600–650	635	300.00–320.00	306.61
2	650–700	680	350.00–365.00	357.33
2	700–750	713	305.00–350.00	327.11
2	750–800	778	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	360.00–380.00	370.18
2	350–400	385	350.00–385.00	367.50
2	400–450	438	300.00–350.00	324.57
2	450–500	460	280.00–300.00	290.22
3	500–550	535	200.00–250.00	224.53
4	550–600	573	230.00–270.00	257.23
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	310	400.00–450.00	425.81
2	350–400	373	350.00–400.00	374.50
3	400–450	427	370.00–425.00	401.21
4	450–500	466	352.50–382.50	366.98
8	500–550	522	330.00–375.00	357.38
4	550–600	564	315.00–360.00	334.93
1	600–650	620	290.00	290.00
3	650–700	687	227.50–270.00	251.05
3	700–750	708	230.00–250.00	241.56
1	750–800	770	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
31	—	1,365	173.00–193.00	179.49
10	—	1,283	159.00–172.00	166.65
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	973	149.00–150.00	149.39
5	—	787	125.00–145.00	138.43
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,020	147.00	147.00
6	—	1,552	200.00–216.00	208.99
9	—	1,517	180.00–192.00	185.78

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,032	1,600.00–2,900.00	2,363.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,330	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,068	3,500.00–3,900.00	3,737.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,060	3,200.00–3,350.00	3,269.34
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	928	1,800.00–2,250.00	2,036.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,500	3,050.00	3,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,140	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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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

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