Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 500.00-650.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.52/cwt on 35 head, up $22.95 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 31 comparable sales and sits +31.10 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$407.52

▲ 22.95 vs prior sale

35 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,241

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$42.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+16.18

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	414.84	2,292	29
Medium and Large 2	537	372.11	1,999	6thin

One grade step is worth $42.74/cwt here — about $292 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

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 sale35 hd

407.52

—

NC average9 barns · 244 hd

391.34

+16.18

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+31.10

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	1,659	197.97	3,284	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,231	161.99	1,994	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,515	158.00	2,394	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,017	141.39	1,438	11

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,501	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$1,800	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	929	$1,488	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,235	$3,021	3thin

Every lot, as filed

83 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 1	700–750	713	309.04/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,203	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	334.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	499.69/cwt	460.00–535.00	1,589	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	872	198.30/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,729	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	436.38/cwt	405.00–465.00	2,073	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	488.59/cwt	485.00–500.00	1,827	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	465.02/cwt	450.00–485.00	1,981	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	371.31/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,745	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,691	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	277.34/cwt	260.00–295.00	2,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	2,059	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	304.96/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,784	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	522.56/cwt	490.00–560.00	1,688	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	333.32/cwt	300.00–355.00	2,067	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,077	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,887	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	293.70/cwt	290.00–297.50	2,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	237.38/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,276	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	440.71/cwt	420.00–460.00	2,278	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	274.84/cwt	255.00–295.00	2,551	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	415.62/cwt	400.00–425.00	2,348	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	608	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,341	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	489.20/cwt	477.50–520.00	2,011	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	479.31/cwt	465.00–495.00	2,214	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,654	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	247.50/cwt	247.50–247.50	2,116	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,430	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	479.79/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,034	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	518.63/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,421	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	321.52/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	464.49/cwt	432.50–485.00	2,192	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	297.34/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,429	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	524.45/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,741	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,030	143.53/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,478	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,062	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,515	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,394	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,228	173.35/cwt	173.00–174.00	2,129	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	160.93/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,981	32
Bulls	—	—	1,659	192.98/cwt	185.00–197.00	3,202	10
Bulls	—	—	1,658	206.28/cwt	201.00–210.00	3,420	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,501.12/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,501	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	929	1,487.62/head	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,488	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,656.83/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,657	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,400	3,750.00/head	3,750.00–3,750.00	3,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	419.80/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	459.75/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	431.37/cwt	402.50–460.00	2,252	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	447.82/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,908	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	347.37/cwt	335.00–362.50	2,477	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	475.00/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,758	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	359.83/cwt	320.00–375.00	2,393	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	365.18/cwt	360.00–370.00	2,082	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	529.90/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,288	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	375.57/cwt	360.00–392.50	1,957	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	521.26/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,944	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	381.76/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,386	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	403.18/cwt	375.00–427.50	2,314	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	366.80/cwt	330.00–390.00	2,105	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	498.21/cwt	450.00–530.00	1,390	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	391.10/cwt	367.50–417.50	2,010	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	436.58/cwt	430.00–440.00	1,681	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	412	403.36/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,662	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 Mar 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 350Last week 433Year ago 469

Slaughter CattleReceipts 82Last week 65Year ago 104

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 17Year ago 17

2 head Baby Calves: 500.00-650.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	279	450.00–530.00	498.21
8	300–350	318	460.00–535.00	499.69
11	350–400	374	485.00–500.00	488.59
10	400–450	426	450.00–485.00	465.02
17	450–500	475	405.00–465.00	436.38
16	500–550	514	367.50–417.50	391.10
9	550–600	574	330.00–390.00	366.80
12	600–650	620	300.00–355.00	333.32
1	650–700	670	310.00	310.00
5	700–750	713	305.00–325.00	309.04
2	800–850	833	260.00–295.00	277.34
3	850–900	872	190.00–205.00	198.30
1	900–950	905	227.50	227.50
1	950–1000	975	197.50	197.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	320.00–350.00	334.47
1	350–400	385	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	385	430.00–440.00	436.58
3	400–450	412	400.00–410.00	403.36
3	450–500	470	355.00–380.00	371.31
1	500–550	500	330.00	330.00
2	550–600	585	300.00–310.00	304.96
2	750–800	773	225.00–250.00	237.38
1	800–850	805	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	360	420.00	420.00
1	400–450	430	415.00	415.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	520.00	520.00
2	300–350	323	490.00–560.00	522.56
2	350–400	370	510.00	510.00
4	400–450	411	477.50–520.00	489.20
3	450–500	462	465.00–495.00	479.31
3	500–550	517	420.00–460.00	440.71
4	550–600	565	400.00–425.00	415.62
2	600–650	608	385.00	385.00
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	830	290.00–297.50	293.70
1	850–900	855	247.50	247.50
2	900–950	928	255.00–295.00	274.84
1	950–1000	965	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	520.00–540.00	529.90
7	250–300	274	500.00–545.00	518.63
13	300–350	332	500.00–555.00	524.45
12	350–400	373	500.00–560.00	521.26
25	400–450	424	450.00–510.00	479.79
22	450–500	472	432.50–485.00	464.49
12	500–550	522	402.50–460.00	431.37
17	550–600	574	375.00–427.50	403.18
12	600–650	625	350.00–400.00	381.76
14	650–700	665	320.00–375.00	359.83
8	700–750	713	335.00–362.50	347.37
3	750–800	777	310.00–335.00	321.52
6	800–850	817	270.00–310.00	297.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	316	440.00–480.00	459.75
4	350–400	370	450.00–490.00	475.00
4	400–450	426	430.00–485.00	447.82
4	450–500	469	400.00–440.00	419.80
4	500–550	521	360.00–392.50	375.57
2	550–600	570	360.00–370.00	365.18
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	660	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	755	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	440	370.00	370.00
1	450–500	480	280.00	280.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,030	125.00–150.00	143.53
1	—	885	120.00	120.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,515	158.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,228	173.00–174.00	173.35
32	—	1,231	150.00–170.00	160.93
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,659	185.00–197.00	192.98
6	—	1,658	201.00–210.00	206.28

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,850.00	2,850.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,150	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,118	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,501.12
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	929	1,300.00–1,700.00	1,487.62
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,656.83
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,400	3,750.00	3,750.00

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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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

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