Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 higher. 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 $416.11/cwt on 35 head, up $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 31 comparable sales and sits +39.69 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$416.11

▲ 8.90 vs prior sale

35 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,278

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$312

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

$66.61/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+26.27

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	435.14	2,365	25
Medium and Large 2	557	368.53	2,053	10thin

One grade step is worth $66.61/cwt here — about $312 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

416.11

—

NC average9 barns · 263 hd

389.84

+26.27

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+39.69

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	—	High	1,689	200.28	3,382	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,289	176.12	2,269	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,693	156.07	2,642	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	965	148.30	1,430	15

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,117	$2,611	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,153	$2,258	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	880	$2,204	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	847	$2,057	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	745	$1,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	915	$1,733	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,018	$1,728	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	877	$2,642	13

Every lot, as filed

86 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 3	300–350	300	342.00/cwt	342.00–342.00	1,026	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	312.50/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,625	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	324.98/cwt	315.00–335.00	2,528	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	318.62/cwt	300.00–340.00	2,246	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	297.45/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,424	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	352.99/cwt	335.00–370.00	2,372	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	750	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	440.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,320	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,911	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	509.11/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,914	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	480.25/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,017	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	601	238.35/cwt	220.00–247.50	1,432	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	449.78/cwt	440.00–460.00	1,673	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	414.23/cwt	400.00–429.00	1,690	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,937	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	408.25/cwt	380.00–437.50	2,327	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	555.25/cwt	510.00–580.00	1,255	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	456.86/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	400.57/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,071	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	392	528.93/cwt	525.00–537.00	2,073	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,355	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	371.71/cwt	300.00–397.50	2,119	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	528.03/cwt	480.00–550.00	1,721	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	354.90/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,183	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	530.00/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,436	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	545.00/cwt	545.00–545.00	1,880	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	473.97/cwt	460.00–490.00	2,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	2,658	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	474.89/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,066	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	441.04/cwt	430.00–452.50	2,315	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	2,426	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	482.49/cwt	460.00–522.50	2,075	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	411.27/cwt	380.00–442.50	2,369	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	389.92/cwt	362.50–407.50	2,460	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	529.96/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,987	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	372.82/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,494	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,424	189.93/cwt	184.00–197.00	2,705	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	173.72/cwt	162.00–180.00	2,198	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	148.16/cwt	133.00–155.00	1,428	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	870	122.50/cwt	122.50–122.50	1,066	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	157.40/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,571	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,693	156.07/cwt	150.00–163.00	2,642	2
Bulls	—	—	1,689	214.73/cwt	208.00–224.00	3,627	7
Bulls	—	—	1,808	193.32/cwt	183.00–200.00	3,495	3
Bulls	—	—	1,508	160.17/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,415	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	745	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	880	2,204.40/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,204	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,117	2,611.11/head	1,300.00–3,050.00	2,611	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	979	2,972.12/head	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,972	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	1,727.76/head	1,000.00–2,400.00	1,728	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,258.13/head	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,258	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,732.92/head	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,733	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	847	2,056.74/head	1,175.00–2,650.00	2,057	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	721	2,038.56/head	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,039	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	393	460.06/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	504.91/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,363	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	571.95/cwt	550.00–600.00	1,601	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	392.33/cwt	350.00–410.00	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	326.90/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,065	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	476.11/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,604	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,392	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	465.67/cwt	430.00–495.00	2,203	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	462.58/cwt	427.50–477.50	2,174	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	299.96/cwt	295.00–305.00	2,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	542.47/cwt	520.00–590.00	1,763	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	451.06/cwt	420.00–475.00	2,355	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	432.31/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,837	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	392.61/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,865	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	354.91/cwt	350.00–360.00	976	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	352.67/cwt	330.00–370.00	2,045	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	342.04/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	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 24, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 402Last week 177Year ago 507

Slaughter CattleReceipts 86Last week 49Year ago 93

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 47Year ago 27

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

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	350.00–360.00	354.91
1	300–350	300	342.00	342.00
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
1	400–450	440	360.00	360.00
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
3	600–650	601	220.00–247.50	238.35
1	750–800	750	176.00	176.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	275	450.00–470.00	456.86
3	300–350	300	420.00–450.00	440.00
3	350–400	372	440.00–460.00	449.78
2	400–450	408	400.00–429.00	414.23
4	450–500	475	380.00–400.00	392.61
2	500–550	520	295.00–330.00	312.50
1	600–650	615	315.00	315.00
1	750–800	775	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	840	227.50	227.50
1	900–950	905	187.50	187.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	510.00–580.00	555.25
5	250–300	271	500.00–560.00	530.00
19	300–350	326	480.00–550.00	528.03
17	350–400	376	475.00–540.00	509.11
24	400–450	420	440.00–500.00	480.25
14	450–500	470	427.50–477.50	462.58
20	500–550	517	370.00–427.50	400.57
16	550–600	570	300.00–397.50	371.71
5	600–650	615	325.00–375.00	354.90
9	650–700	672	335.00–370.00	352.99
4	700–750	705	300.00–340.00	318.62
3	750–800	778	315.00–335.00	324.98
2	800–850	815	295.00–300.00	297.45
2	850–900	878	295.00–305.00	299.96
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	545.00	545.00
3	350–400	392	525.00–537.00	528.93
2	400–450	435	470.00–480.00	474.89
4	450–500	468	460.00–490.00	473.97
2	500–550	525	430.00–452.50	441.04
2	550–600	570	380.00–437.50	408.25
2	600–650	630	380.00–390.00	385.00
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
1	750–800	765	347.50	347.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	695	195.00	195.00
1	700–750	720	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	580.00	580.00
11	250–300	280	550.00–600.00	571.95
17	300–350	325	520.00–590.00	542.47
17	350–400	375	500.00–540.00	529.96
27	400–450	430	460.00–522.50	482.49
39	450–500	473	430.00–495.00	465.67
15	500–550	522	420.00–475.00	451.06
10	550–600	576	380.00–442.50	411.27
8	600–650	631	362.50–407.50	389.92
9	650–700	669	340.00–387.50	372.82
3	700–750	720	315.00–355.00	342.04
3	750–800	765	305.00–345.00	326.90
1	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	895	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	500.00–510.00	504.91
5	300–350	337	450.00–500.00	476.11
2	350–400	393	450.00–470.00	460.06
5	400–450	425	400.00–450.00	432.31
1	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
4	500–550	523	350.00–410.00	392.33
6	550–600	580	330.00–370.00	352.67
1	700–750	700	295.00	295.00
1	750–800	780	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,424	184.00–197.00	189.93
23	—	1,265	162.00–180.00	173.72
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	964	133.00–155.00	148.16
1	—	870	122.50	122.50
3	—	998	157.00–158.00	157.40
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,693	150.00–163.00	156.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,689	208.00–224.00	214.73
3	—	1,808	183.00–200.00	193.32
2	—	1,508	150.00–165.00	160.17

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)	1	—	745	1,750.00	1,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	880	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,204.40
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,117	1,300.00–3,050.00	2,611.11
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,018	1,000.00–2,400.00	1,727.76
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,153	2,100.00–2,400.00	2,258.13
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	915	1,425.00–2,000.00	1,732.92
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	847	1,175.00–2,650.00	2,056.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	979	2,450.00–3,600.00	2,972.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	721	1,700.00–2,500.00	2,038.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	3,350.00	3,350.00

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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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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