Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 950.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.49/cwt on 44 head, up $1.15 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.58 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$362.49

▲ 1.15 vs prior sale

44 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,950

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$115.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.20

vs NC average

−66.68 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	536	387.57	2,079	33
Medium and Large 2	542	290.53	1,575	9thin
Medium and Large 3	545	272.50	1,485	2thin

One grade step is worth $115.07/cwt here — about $594 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 sale44 hd

362.49

—

NC average9 barns · 301 hd

375.69

−13.20

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−66.68

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+5.58

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	1,597	211.69	3,381	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	174.79	2,437	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,438	160.99	2,315	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,002	141.84	1,421	8thin

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	830	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,016	$2,595	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,035	$2,193	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	705	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	730	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$3,696	5

Every lot, as filed

105 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	200–250	240	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	912	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	299.29/cwt	280.00–320.00	838	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	380.56/cwt	350.00–415.00	2,188	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	410.46/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,552	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,498	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	267.49/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,680	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	404.99/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,725	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	429.86/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,012	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	474.17/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	353.38/cwt	340.00–362.50	2,184	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	348.92/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	233.00/cwt	233.00–233.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	355.13/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,550	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,363	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	413.64/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,365	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	500.75/cwt	470.00–540.00	1,617	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,951	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	460.06/cwt	450.00–465.00	1,932	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,580	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	389.81/cwt	357.50–402.50	2,043	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	587.31/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,926	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,245	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	520.26/cwt	490.00–550.00	2,180	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	452.16/cwt	435.00–477.50	2,329	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	660.00/cwt	660.00–660.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,411	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,827	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	484.67/cwt	360.00–527.50	2,322	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	282.45/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,810	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	522.27/cwt	500.00–565.00	1,880	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,660	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	811	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	406.11/cwt	375.00–430.00	2,323	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	352.46/cwt	350.00–355.00	2,689	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	345.00/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,225	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	376.52/cwt	367.50–390.00	2,515	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	488.36/cwt	460.00–515.00	2,286	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	305.06/cwt	282.50–332.50	2,233	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	237.41/cwt	220.00–255.00	2,196	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	294.71/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	350.23/cwt	330.00–377.50	2,189	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	563.12/cwt	537.50–595.00	2,089	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,193.24/head	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,193	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,016	2,594.88/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,595	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	913	3,695.73/head	2,250.00–4,350.00	3,696	5
Bulls	—	—	1,935	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	3,928	1
Bulls	—	—	1,541	213.14/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,284	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,380	172.35/cwt	164.00–179.00	2,378	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,036	156.32/cwt	153.00–160.00	1,619	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,075	105.00/cwt	105.00–105.00	1,129	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,452	184.53/cwt	183.00–186.00	2,679	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,438	160.99/cwt	160.00–162.00	2,315	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	313.37/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	425.48/cwt	415.00–435.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	310.53/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,453	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	357.47/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,133	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	328.54/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,211	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	449.93/cwt	420.00–467.50	1,903	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	414.19/cwt	390.00–450.00	2,170	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	499.59/cwt	490.00–520.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	761	283.33/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	263.75/cwt	257.50–270.00	1,886	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	518.01/cwt	495.00–540.00	2,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	328.49/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,899	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	382.48/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	378.73/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,140	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	589.90/cwt	570.00–625.00	1,929	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	371.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,957	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	319.85/cwt	287.50–330.00	2,178	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	526.28/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,931	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	605.99/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	291.16/cwt	285.00–297.50	2,425	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	546.23/cwt	500.00–580.00	1,519	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	318.13/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	288.28/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,387	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	975	171.00/cwt	171.00–171.00	1,667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	283.76/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,447	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	359.55/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,187	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	300.56/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,298	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	295.94/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,681	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	134.82/cwt	127.50–147.00	1,257	3

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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 397Last week 384Year ago 121

Slaughter CattleReceipts 45Last week 62Year ago 41

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 19Year ago 4

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 950.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	275	390.00	390.00
3	300–350	330	400.00–420.00	413.64
2	350–400	378	400.00–420.00	410.46
4	400–450	426	390.00–420.00	404.99
6	450–500	483	320.00–375.00	348.92
4	500–550	510	270.00–290.00	283.76
5	550–600	568	270.00–320.00	295.94
2	600–650	628	265.00–270.00	267.49
1	650–700	665	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	233.00	233.00
1	950–1000	975	171.00	171.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	280.00–320.00	299.29
3	300–350	330	340.00–370.00	359.55
2	350–400	350	350.00–380.00	365.00
5	400–450	432	270.00–340.00	300.56
4	450–500	481	250.00–310.00	288.28
1	500–550	515	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	575	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	675	163.00	163.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	450.00	450.00
3	250–300	278	500.00–580.00	546.23
6	300–350	323	470.00–540.00	500.75
10	350–400	367	490.00–545.00	526.28
16	400–450	424	440.00–510.00	474.17
14	450–500	468	400.00–450.00	429.86
25	500–550	524	357.50–402.50	389.81
8	550–600	575	350.00–415.00	380.56
7	600–650	618	340.00–362.50	353.38
10	650–700	681	287.50–330.00	319.85
3	700–750	723	310.00–330.00	318.13
5	750–800	793	315.00	315.00
1	900–950	940	207.50	207.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	660.00	660.00
3	300–350	328	550.00–610.00	587.31
3	350–400	360	500.00–565.00	522.27
5	400–450	419	490.00–550.00	520.26
11	450–500	479	360.00–527.50	484.67
12	500–550	515	435.00–477.50	452.16
10	550–600	572	375.00–430.00	406.11
2	600–650	645	320.00–370.00	345.00
5	650–700	668	367.50–390.00	376.52
3	700–750	718	337.50–370.00	355.13
2	750–800	763	350.00–355.00	352.46
1	800–850	800	332.50	332.50
1	850–900	855	315.00	315.00
6	950–1000	995	280.00–295.00	282.45
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	420	450.00–465.00	460.06
1	450–500	450	360.00	360.00
1	500–550	500	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	630	290.00	290.00
1	700–750	725	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	545	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	235.00	235.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	282	580.00–630.00	605.99
6	300–350	327	570.00–625.00	589.90
9	350–400	371	537.50–595.00	563.12
11	400–450	425	495.00–540.00	518.01
9	450–500	468	460.00–515.00	488.36
11	500–550	524	390.00–450.00	414.19
12	550–600	565	350.00–400.00	378.73
15	600–650	625	330.00–377.50	350.23
11	650–700	673	300.00–355.00	328.54
3	700–750	732	282.50–332.50	305.06
4	750–800	761	250.00–305.00	283.33
2	800–850	833	285.00–297.50	291.16
2	850–900	868	275.00–315.00	294.71
2	900–950	925	220.00–255.00	237.41
1	950–1000	950	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
3	350–400	365	490.00–520.00	499.59
4	400–450	423	420.00–467.50	449.93
2	450–500	473	415.00–435.00	425.48
8	500–550	527	350.00–380.00	371.26
3	550–600	578	310.00–340.00	328.49
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	650	295.00	295.00
2	700–750	715	257.50–270.00	263.75
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
1	900–950	915	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	317	335.00–370.00	357.47
3	350–400	393	370.00–390.00	382.48
3	400–450	425	300.00–330.00	313.37
2	450–500	468	290.00–330.00	310.53
1	500–550	505	260.00	260.00
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,035	2,000.00–2,400.00	2,193.24
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,016	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,594.88
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	730	950.00	950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	830	2,950.00	2,950.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	705	1,600.00	1,600.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	913	2,250.00–4,350.00	3,695.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,935	203.00	203.00
6	—	1,541	210.00–217.00	213.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,380	164.00–179.00	172.35
3	—	1,452	183.00–186.00	184.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,036	153.00–160.00	156.32
1	—	1,075	105.00	105.00
3	—	932	127.50–147.00	134.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,438	160.00–162.00	160.99

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

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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