Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 900.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.50/cwt on 31 head, down $2.87 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.59 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$374.50

▼ 2.87 vs prior sale

31 head · 556 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,083

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$92.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.41

vs NC average

−46.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	392.53	2,157	21
Medium and Large 2	569	340.69	1,937	9thin
Medium and Large 3	585	300.00	1,755	1thin

One grade step is worth $92.53/cwt here — about $402 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

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

374.50

—

NC average9 barns · 272 hd

382.90

−8.41

National average181 barns · 13,944 hd

420.96

−46.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+17.59

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	1,760	190.41	3,352	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,220	168.21	2,052	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,330	150.00	1,995	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,007	141.03	1,420	10

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,418	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,134	$2,294	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	840	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	895	$1,823	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,070	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	663	$1,330	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	645	$2,000	2thin

Every lot, as filed

94 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	550–600	582	332.32/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,934	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	386.86/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,660	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	428.22/cwt	410.00–450.00	963	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,486	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	542	357.42/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,937	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	434.49/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,838	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	456.16/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,692	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	475.75/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,313	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,504	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	403.44/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,525	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	351.06/cwt	320.00–378.00	2,163	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	315.61/cwt	300.00–322.50	2,304	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	425.20/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,960	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	380.59/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,804	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	230.36/cwt	210.00–250.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.42/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,601	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,165	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,953	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	282.50/cwt	260.00–305.00	2,175	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	445.59/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,099	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	531.11/cwt	520.00–555.00	2,008	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	345.78/cwt	315.00–362.50	2,324	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	554.93/cwt	535.00–570.00	1,887	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	399.92/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,100	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	415.12/cwt	380.00–445.00	2,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	443	427.60/cwt	410.00–445.00	1,894	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	398.60/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,117	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	434.30/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	399.49/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,089	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	523.21/cwt	500.00–542.50	1,952	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	577.89/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,647	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	558.19/cwt	540.00–600.00	1,775	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	470.15/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,965	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	400.31/cwt	380.00–420.00	2,294	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	159.39/cwt	158.00–161.00	1,925	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	138.79/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,356	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	815	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	978	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	168.21/cwt	162.00–176.00	2,052	18
Bulls	—	—	2,023	173.96/cwt	173.00–175.00	3,519	2
Bulls	—	—	1,702	194.06/cwt	184.00–203.00	3,303	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	520	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,418.38/head	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,418	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	663	1,329.96/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,134	2,293.72/head	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,294	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	1,823.46/head	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	481.64/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,546	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	382.26/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,816	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	337.37/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,923	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,239	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	279.96/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,257	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	507.81/cwt	490.00–530.00	1,163	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	407	406.60/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,655	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	329.07/cwt	310.00–370.00	2,185	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	354.60/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,330	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	205.55/cwt	197.50–225.00	1,583	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	324.67/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	256.80/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,875	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	385.82/cwt	365.00–410.00	2,207	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	312.58/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,135	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	331.63/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	571.82/cwt	550.00–620.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	436.25/cwt	412.50–460.00	1,680	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,890	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	394.27/cwt	365.00–415.00	2,448	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	445.15/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,119	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	2,351	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 Mar 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 433Last week 304Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 68Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 17Year ago 15

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	410.00–450.00	428.22
3	350–400	378	400.00–410.00	403.44
8	400–450	429	360.00–400.00	386.86
8	450–500	474	350.00–395.00	380.59
3	500–550	542	345.00–370.00	357.42
6	550–600	582	305.00–350.00	332.32
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	650–700	685	270.00	270.00
4	750–800	770	197.50–225.00	205.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	375	340.00–370.00	354.60
2	400–450	423	210.00–250.00	230.36
1	450–500	460	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	585	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	725	205.00	205.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	490.00–530.00	507.81
4	250–300	276	460.00–490.00	475.75
12	300–350	320	470.00–520.00	500.42
25	350–400	371	430.00–490.00	456.16
23	400–450	423	410.00–470.00	434.49
13	450–500	461	400.00–450.00	425.20
10	500–550	525	380.00–425.00	399.92
11	550–600	572	365.00–410.00	385.82
25	600–650	616	320.00–378.00	351.06
16	650–700	683	310.00–327.50	312.58
4	700–750	730	300.00–322.50	315.61
2	750–800	770	260.00–305.00	282.50
1	850–900	885	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	905	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	420.00–450.00	434.30
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	550	355.00	355.00
1	600–650	600	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
1	350–400	385	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	535.00–570.00	554.93
5	350–400	378	520.00–555.00	531.11
2	400–450	443	410.00–445.00	427.60
5	450–500	471	420.00–470.00	445.59
19	500–550	531	370.00–425.00	398.60
1	550–600	585	370.00	370.00
3	600–650	607	380.00–445.00	415.12
3	650–700	672	315.00–362.50	345.78
1	700–750	705	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	220	550.00–620.00	571.82
10	250–300	285	560.00–610.00	577.89
9	300–350	318	540.00–600.00	558.19
11	350–400	373	500.00–542.50	523.21
33	400–450	418	450.00–520.00	470.15
17	450–500	476	420.00–460.00	445.15
17	500–550	523	370.00–420.00	399.49
18	550–600	573	380.00–420.00	400.31
11	600–650	621	365.00–415.00	394.27
6	650–700	664	310.00–370.00	329.07
3	700–750	737	300.00–355.00	331.63
1	800–850	800	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	990	237.50	237.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	255	530.00	530.00
6	300–350	321	450.00–510.00	481.64
2	350–400	385	412.50–460.00	436.25
3	400–450	407	390.00–440.00	406.60
4	450–500	475	360.00–400.00	382.26
1	500–550	520	350.00	350.00
4	550–600	570	320.00–360.00	337.37
1	600–650	630	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	675	305.00	305.00
3	700–750	730	230.00–275.00	256.80
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	420.00	420.00
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	380	300.00–350.00	324.67
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
2	550–600	563	270.00–290.00	279.96
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,208	158.00–161.00	159.39
7	—	977	130.00–155.00	138.79
1	—	815	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,330	150.00	150.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,220	162.00–176.00	168.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	2,023	173.00–175.00	173.96
9	—	1,702	184.00–203.00	194.06

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	1	—	770	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	520	1,150.00	1,150.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,050.00	2,050.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,218	2,350.00–2,500.00	2,418.38
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	663	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,329.96
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,134	1,650.00–2,700.00	2,293.72
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	895	1,800.00–1,850.00	1,823.46
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	2,100.00	2,100.00

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

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How this sale compares

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