Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Baby Calves: 850.00 - 1200.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $361.33/cwt on 45 head, up $45.42 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 31 comparable sales and sits +4.43 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$361.33

▲ 45.42 vs prior sale

45 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,962

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$368

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$65.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.50

vs NC average

−62.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	368.65	2,003	40
Medium and Large 2	540	302.81	1,635	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.84/cwt here — about $368 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 sale45 hd

361.33

—

NC average7 barns · 130 hd

370.83

−9.50

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−62.62

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+4.43

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	1,815	189.89	3,446	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	169.15	2,114	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,455	148.09	2,155	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,147	134.08	1,537	20

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)	1,152	$3,019	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,298	$2,662	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,050	$2,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,153	$2,253	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	856	$2,130	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	860	$2,026	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,242	$3,495	4thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,152	3,019.32/head	2,400.00–3,300.00	3,019	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	2,129.78/head	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,130	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	532.01/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,963	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,394	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	307.41/cwt	295.00–320.00	2,244	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	289.90/cwt	285.00–295.00	2,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,268	3,355.52/head	2,850.00–3,950.00	3,356	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,215	3,634.36/head	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	445.32/cwt	425.00–477.50	2,106	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	360.50/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,426	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	466.17/cwt	435.00–495.00	1,767	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	524.99/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,759	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	313.87/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,228	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	520.00–620.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,289	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	293	515.04/cwt	510.00–520.00	1,509	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,921	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	556.48/cwt	500.00–600.00	1,530	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	541.96/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,794	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	475.23/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,001	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	366.25/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,637	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,430	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	362.62/cwt	330.00–395.00	2,368	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	569.84/cwt	542.50–605.00	2,148	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	439.31/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,876	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	408.02/cwt	380.00–427.50	1,942	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	412	510.10/cwt	495.00–530.00	2,102	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	408.90/cwt	400.00–432.50	2,363	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	235.03/cwt	230.00–240.00	2,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	329.64/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,047	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	461.08/cwt	442.50–472.50	2,149	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	329.89/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,728	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	376.09/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,328	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	236.69/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,905	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,290	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,915	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	374.01/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,971	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	376.78/cwt	370.00–385.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	386.73/cwt	360.00–410.00	2,015	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	289.08/cwt	255.00–320.00	1,191	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,270	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	512	440.06/cwt	420.00–452.50	2,253	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	591.78/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,965	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	365.97/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,251	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,270	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,007	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,045	115.34/cwt	102.50–125.00	1,205	6
Bulls	—	—	1,963	203.66/cwt	201.00–206.00	3,998	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	1,646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,556	1
Bulls	—	—	1,780	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	3,880	1
Bulls	—	—	1,678	166.74/cwt	150.00–178.00	2,798	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,266	167.04/cwt	158.00–175.00	2,115	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,130	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	2,091	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,455	148.09/cwt	141.00–159.00	2,155	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	140.89/cwt	127.50–152.00	1,668	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	434	377.56/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	309.33/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,154	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	316.59/cwt	290.00–330.00	845	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,202	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,256	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,815	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,216	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	354.08/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,813	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,556	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	385.02/cwt	380.00–387.50	2,052	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	349.86/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	403.20/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	255.24/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	236.53/cwt	212.50–257.50	1,722	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	360.61/cwt	345.00–380.00	2,048	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,118	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,298	2,661.62/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,662	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	339.62/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,766	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	371.70/cwt	347.50–400.00	2,111	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	426.61/cwt	405.00–450.00	1,357	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,953	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,710	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,025.58/head	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,026	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,253.25/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,253	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	215	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	925	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	362	374.81/cwt	330.00–390.00	1,357	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	328.27/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	282.22/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,767	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	430.27/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,599	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	257.53/cwt	255.00–260.00	1,841	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	264.61/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,508	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,774	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	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 Feb 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 314Year ago 516

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 56Year ago 91

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 3Year ago 17

4 head Baby Calves: 850.00 - 1200.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,152	2,400.00–3,300.00	3,019.32
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	856	1,450.00–2,600.00	2,129.78
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,298	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,661.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,050	2,650.00	2,650.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	860	1,450.00–2,550.00	2,025.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,153	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,253.25
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,268	2,850.00–3,950.00	3,355.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,215	3,300.00–3,950.00	3,634.36

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	295	520.00–620.00	580.00
10	300–350	331	510.00–565.00	541.96
8	350–400	369	500.00–545.00	532.01
16	400–450	421	445.00–500.00	475.23
21	450–500	473	425.00–477.50	445.32
14	500–550	521	360.00–410.00	386.73
10	550–600	568	347.50–400.00	371.70
8	600–650	615	330.00–385.00	365.97
3	650–700	663	370.00–385.00	376.78
4	700–750	710	300.00–340.00	313.87
1	750–800	785	305.00	305.00
3	800–850	805	210.00–255.00	236.69
1	850–900	875	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	980	230.00–240.00	235.03
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	465	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	600–650	635	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
2	300–350	318	405.00–450.00	426.61
2	350–400	365	420.00–440.00	430.27
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	490	370.00	370.00
2	500–550	520	330.00–350.00	339.62
1	550–600	575	280.00	280.00
6	600–650	626	250.00–310.00	282.22
1	650–700	685	265.00	265.00
2	700–750	715	255.00–260.00	257.53
1	800–850	825	215.00	215.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	520.00	520.00
2	250–300	293	510.00–520.00	515.04
13	300–350	335	490.00–555.00	524.99
10	350–400	379	435.00–495.00	466.17
15	400–450	427	420.00–465.00	439.31
15	450–500	476	380.00–427.50	408.02
24	500–550	527	350.00–410.00	374.01
16	550–600	568	345.00–380.00	360.61
7	600–650	621	320.00–345.00	329.64
2	650–700	673	345.00–375.00	360.50
2	700–750	730	295.00–320.00	307.41
2	750–800	765	285.00–295.00	289.90
1	800–850	810	300.00	300.00
1	950–1000	995	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
5	250–300	267	290.00–330.00	316.59
2	300–350	325	340.00–370.00	354.08
2	350–400	373	290.00–330.00	309.33
5	400–450	412	255.00–320.00	289.08
6	450–500	477	250.00–260.00	255.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	430.00	430.00
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	323	400.00–410.00	403.20
7	350–400	362	330.00–390.00	374.81
5	400–450	434	350.00–400.00	377.56
8	450–500	481	320.00–370.00	349.86
3	500–550	520	325.00–335.00	328.27
2	550–600	570	250.00–280.00	264.61
2	600–650	625	240.00–270.00	255.24
1	650–700	695	230.00	230.00
3	700–750	728	212.50–257.50	236.53
1	750–800	750	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	560.00	560.00
3	250–300	275	500.00–600.00	556.48
3	300–350	332	560.00–610.00	591.78
10	350–400	377	542.50–605.00	569.84
6	400–450	412	495.00–530.00	510.10
9	450–500	466	442.50–472.50	461.08
10	500–550	512	420.00–452.50	440.06
6	550–600	578	400.00–432.50	408.90
5	600–650	619	360.00–400.00	376.09
2	650–700	653	330.00–395.00	362.62
2	700–750	720	360.00–372.50	366.25
3	800–850	827	320.00–335.00	329.89
1	850–900	890	327.50	327.50
1	900–950	920	317.50	317.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	495	332.50	332.50
1	500–550	510	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
1	450–500	460	400.00	400.00
3	500–550	533	380.00–387.50	385.02
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	310.00	310.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,270	158.00	158.00
6	—	1,045	102.50–125.00	115.34
13	—	1,184	127.50–152.00	140.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,266	158.00–175.00	167.04
2	—	1,130	185.00	185.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,455	141.00–159.00	148.09
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,963	201.00–206.00	203.66
1	—	1,780	218.00	218.00
3	—	1,678	150.00–178.00	166.74

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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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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