Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $374.72/cwt on 47 head, down $5.37 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.81 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$374.72

▼ 5.37 vs prior sale

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,043

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$281

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

$32.23/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.05

vs NC average

−48.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	378.84	2,080	41
Medium and Large 2	519	346.61	1,799	6thin

One grade step is worth $32.23/cwt here — about $281 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 sale47 hd

374.72

—

NC average8 barns · 330 hd

379.78

−5.05

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−48.47

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+17.81

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	1,444	208.64	3,013	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,273	164.72	2,098	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	152.98	2,334	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	136.26	1,304	17

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,420	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,295	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,045	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	768	$2,036	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$2,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,005	$3,316	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$3,000	1thin

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
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	3,579.13/head	2,600.00–4,250.00	3,579	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	2,716.08/head	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,716	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	555.73/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,806	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	462.51/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,290	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	402.05/cwt	370.00–420.00	2,296	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	3,991.26/head	3,625.00–4,250.00	3,991	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	768	2,036.16/head	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,036	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	425.32/cwt	397.50–465.00	2,012	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,107	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	372.07/cwt	355.00–390.00	1,790	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,825	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	346.61/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,799	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,867	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	405.02/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,531	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,920	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	335.32/cwt	310.00–380.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	406.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	466.82/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.50/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,984	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	396.65/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	864	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	348.73/cwt	347.50–350.00	2,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,940	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,122	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	988	141.10/cwt	130.00–145.00	1,394	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	152.98/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,334	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	161.06/cwt	152.00–167.00	2,049	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,285	194.00/cwt	193.00–195.00	2,493	2
Bulls	—	—	1,180	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,360	1
Bulls	—	—	1,532	211.52/cwt	205.00–217.00	3,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,001	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	525	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	866	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	480	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,392	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	858	111.09/cwt	100.00–120.00	953	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,576	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	580.00/cwt	580.00–580.00	1,711	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	403.06/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,298	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,273	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	243.61/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	403.36/cwt	360.00–442.50	2,694	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,001	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	395.50/cwt	375.00–415.00	2,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	416.77/cwt	400.00–442.50	2,171	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	333.32/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,427	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	331.53/cwt	315.00–342.50	2,543	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	368.20/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,110	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	354.10/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,203	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	456.33/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,488	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	460.83/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,700	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	386.37/cwt	370.00–422.50	2,055	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	517.74/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,926	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	443.12/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,087	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	470.53/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,967	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	464.32/cwt	420.00–487.50	1,950	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	321.22/cwt	315.00–325.00	2,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	427.63/cwt	410.00–442.50	2,207	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	326.95/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,171	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,327	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	356.06/cwt	335.00–387.50	2,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	435.30/cwt	405.00–450.00	2,068	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	404.92/cwt	390.00–422.50	2,563	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	466.13/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,925	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	447.99/cwt	422.00–470.00	1,030	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,390	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	403.90/cwt	380.00–425.00	2,339	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	1,957	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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 370Last week 402Year ago 353

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 86Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 38Year ago 23

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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	4	—	1,021	2,600.00–4,250.00	3,579.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,026	2,300.00–3,050.00	2,716.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	930	3,000.00	3,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	930	3,625.00–4,250.00	3,991.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	2,300.00	2,300.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	768	1,700.00–2,300.00	2,036.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,350.00	2,350.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,420	2,600.00	2,600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	580.00	580.00
9	300–350	325	520.00–600.00	555.73
22	350–400	372	490.00–540.00	517.74
19	400–450	418	440.00–505.00	470.53
23	450–500	471	420.00–455.00	443.12
8	500–550	521	400.00–442.50	416.77
8	550–600	571	370.00–420.00	402.05
7	600–650	633	390.00–422.50	404.92
8	650–700	664	335.00–387.50	356.06
6	700–750	728	315.00–350.00	333.32
3	750–800	767	315.00–342.50	331.53
1	800–850	800	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	500.00	500.00
1	250–300	285	400.00	400.00
3	300–350	320	450.00–480.00	466.82
1	350–400	395	465.00	465.00
3	400–450	438	400.00–420.00	406.77
3	500–550	522	310.00–380.00	335.32
2	600–650	625	300.00–335.00	317.50
1	700–750	730	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	795	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	330.00	330.00
1	350–400	360	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	415	220.00–260.00	243.61
1	500–550	505	255.00	255.00
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	422.00–470.00	447.99
5	250–300	279	440.00–480.00	462.51
10	300–350	326	430.00–485.00	456.33
12	350–400	369	430.00–495.00	460.83
17	400–450	420	420.00–487.50	464.32
19	450–500	473	397.50–465.00	425.32
24	500–550	532	370.00–422.50	386.37
17	550–600	573	350.00–400.00	368.20
13	600–650	622	330.00–380.00	354.10
5	650–700	664	305.00–345.00	326.95
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	760	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	810	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	895	260.00	260.00
1	900–950	920	217.50	217.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	322	390.00–410.00	403.06
3	350–400	378	400.00–415.00	405.02
4	400–450	420	370.00–415.00	396.65
7	450–500	481	355.00–390.00	372.07
6	500–550	519	335.00–350.00	346.61
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	650–700	655	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	840	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	280	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	320.00–350.00	335.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	400.00	400.00
2	550–600	575	347.50–350.00	348.73
1	600–650	640	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	515.00	515.00
3	400–450	413	450.00–500.00	466.13
11	450–500	475	405.00–450.00	435.30
4	500–550	516	410.00–442.50	427.63
5	550–600	579	380.00–425.00	403.90
4	600–650	629	375.00–415.00	395.50
7	650–700	668	360.00–442.50	403.36
1	700–750	735	350.00	350.00
4	750–800	773	315.00–325.00	321.22
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	480	290.00	290.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	988	130.00–145.00	141.10
4	—	858	100.00–120.00	111.09
2	—	985	160.00	160.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,526	140.00–159.00	152.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,272	152.00–167.00	161.06
2	—	1,285	193.00–195.00	194.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	200.00	200.00
3	—	1,532	205.00–217.00	211.52

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

Heifers · 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

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle