Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $407.22/cwt on 20 head, down $0.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +30.80 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$407.22

▼ 0.30 vs prior sale

20 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,173

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$40.31/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+32.46

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	413.26	2,211	17thin
Medium and Large 2	525	372.95	1,958	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.31/cwt here — about $253 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 sale20 hd

407.22

—

NC average9 barns · 174 hd

374.76

+32.46

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+30.80

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	1,416	193.55	2,741	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,293	159.56	2,063	7thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,665	155.00	2,581	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	142.82	1,504	6thin

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)	1,115	$2,663	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,628	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	968	$2,518	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,348	$2,388	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	871	$2,153	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,085	$1,974	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	995	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,145	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,210	$4,350	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,097	$4,101	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$3,834	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,125	$3,750	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	941	$3,344	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young (2-4 yrs)	700	$2,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	927	$2,623	3thin

Every lot, as filed

87 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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	159.56/cwt	150.00–169.00	2,063	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,148	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	141.38/cwt	135.00–149.00	1,571	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,665	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,581	2
Bulls	—	—	1,416	193.55/cwt	182.00–205.00	2,741	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	3,834.18/head	3,000.00–4,500.00	3,834	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	3,950.00/head	3,950.00–3,950.00	3,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	503.44/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,344	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	511.00/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,911	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	449.83/cwt	440.00–465.00	1,867	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	368.95/cwt	350.00–387.50	2,155	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	331.10/cwt	310.00–367.50	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	365.23/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,764	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	441.58/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,678	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	287.50/cwt	280.00–295.00	2,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	367.10/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	463.23/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,959	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	431.46/cwt	420.00–442.50	2,261	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	418.40/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,987	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	488.42/cwt	480.00–495.00	1,797	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,430	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,523	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,719	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,215	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,664	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	351.51/cwt	320.00–377.50	2,042	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	373.81/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,970	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	2,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	348.46/cwt	320.00–367.50	2,324	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	275.41/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	401.95/cwt	360.00–425.00	1,736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	805	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	253	364.95/cwt	360.00–370.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	528	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	2,482	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	342.70/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,289	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	364.89/cwt	355.00–375.00	2,270	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	968	2,517.56/head	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,518	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	1,974.42/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,974	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,663.15/head	1,750.00–3,250.00	2,663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,348	2,387.66/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,388	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	4,350.00/head	4,350.00–4,350.00	4,350	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	871	2,152.65/head	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,153	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,627.88/head	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,628	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,028	3,733.37/head	3,050.00–4,200.00	3,733	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,671.58/head	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,672	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	4,101.37/head	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,101	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	505	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	2,525.00/head	2,525.00–2,525.00	2,525	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	700	2,650.00/head	2,650.00–2,650.00	2,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	405.17/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,649	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,046	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	334.25/cwt	310.00–377.50	2,049	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,842	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,891	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	307.56/cwt	280.00–327.00	2,178	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	429.69/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,603	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	432.60/cwt	400.00–460.00	2,012	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	372.95/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,958	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	299.87/cwt	285.00–315.00	1,724	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	426.90/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,848	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,900	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	244.55/cwt	210.00–280.00	1,438	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 177Last week 350Year ago 508

Slaughter CattleReceipts 49Last week 82Year ago 73

Replacement CattleReceipts 47Last week 12Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,293	150.00–169.00	159.56
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	765	150.00	150.00
5	—	1,111	135.00–149.00	141.38
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,665	155.00	155.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,416	182.00–205.00	193.55

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	961	3,000.00–4,500.00	3,834.18
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,070	3,550.00	3,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	3,950.00	3,950.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,210	4,350.00	4,350.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,028	3,050.00–4,200.00	3,733.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	2,500.00–2,900.00	2,671.58
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	4,000.00–4,200.00	4,101.37
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	915	2,525.00	2,525.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	—	700	2,650.00	2,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	968	1,700.00–3,000.00	2,517.56
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,085	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,974.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,115	1,750.00–3,250.00	2,663.15
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,348	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,387.66
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,145	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	871	1,500.00–3,000.00	2,152.65
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,150	2,450.00–2,750.00	2,627.88

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	480.00–530.00	503.44
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
4	350–400	374	490.00–535.00	511.00
4	400–450	415	440.00–465.00	449.83
14	450–500	465	400.00–460.00	432.60
13	500–550	520	400.00–445.00	426.90
4	550–600	584	350.00–387.50	368.95
8	600–650	613	310.00–377.50	334.25
4	650–700	674	310.00–367.50	331.10
1	700–750	740	270.00	270.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	410.00	410.00
1	300–350	335	460.00	460.00
3	350–400	373	410.00–440.00	429.69
2	400–450	440	390.00–420.00	405.17
3	500–550	525	355.00–395.00	372.95
1	600–650	610	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	695	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	795	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	840	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	850	240.00	240.00
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	380.00	380.00
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	485	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	350.00–380.00	365.23
1	700–750	725	227.50	227.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	428	430.00–450.00	441.58
1	450–500	480	440.00	440.00
5	500–550	524	420.00–442.50	431.46
1	550–600	570	380.00	380.00
1	600–650	625	435.00	435.00
3	650–700	667	320.00–367.50	348.46
1	750–800	765	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	325	510.00	510.00
3	350–400	368	480.00–495.00	488.42
6	400–450	423	440.00–490.00	463.23
11	450–500	475	400.00–460.00	418.40
6	500–550	527	350.00–402.50	373.81
7	550–600	581	320.00–377.50	351.51
3	600–650	622	355.00–375.00	364.89
2	650–700	668	325.00–360.00	342.70
3	700–750	708	280.00–327.00	307.56
2	750–800	795	280.00–295.00	287.50
1	800–850	815	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	253	360.00–370.00	364.95
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
4	400–450	432	360.00–425.00	401.95
3	450–500	472	350.00–380.00	367.10
1	500–550	520	320.00	320.00
3	550–600	575	285.00–315.00	299.87
3	600–650	615	255.00–300.00	275.41
1	650–700	655	290.00	290.00
2	750–800	773	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	230.00	230.00
2	550–600	588	210.00–280.00	244.55
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	528	470.00	470.00

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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How this sale compares

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