Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $412.76/cwt on 20 head, up $27.92 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 31 comparable sales and sits +36.34 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$412.76

▲ 27.92 vs prior sale

20 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,260

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$559

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

$96.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+5.12

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	426.26	2,324	16thin
Medium and Large 2	563	368.33	2,075	3thin
Medium and Large 3	535	330.00	1,766	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.26/cwt here — about $559 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

412.76

—

NC average8 barns · 145 hd

407.63

+5.12

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+36.34

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	1,713	205.77	3,525	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,224	178.64	2,187	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,123	156.86	1,762	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,325	$2,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,426	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	800	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,095	$1,753	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	690	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,076	$3,623	5

Every lot, as filed

76 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	400–450	425	443.75/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,886	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	395.88/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,031	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	339.81/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,784	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,853	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,205	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,865	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	688	294.84/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,028	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	284.91/cwt	270.00–300.00	2,336	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	525.88/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,499	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	538	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	2,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	434.12/cwt	422.50–460.00	2,696	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	576.25/cwt	552.50–600.00	1,873	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,806	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	473.98/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,768	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	289.87/cwt	275.00–305.00	2,574	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	439.51/cwt	430.00–447.50	2,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,687	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,144	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	464.60/cwt	450.00–480.00	2,198	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	336.23/cwt	335.00–337.50	2,565	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	497.48/cwt	470.00–520.00	2,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	708	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,832	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	430	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,075	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	269.82/cwt	255.00–290.00	2,080	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	600.71/cwt	580.00–630.00	1,700	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	459	454.13/cwt	430.00–472.50	2,084	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	536.21/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,952	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	416.43/cwt	405.00–437.50	2,365	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	487.29/cwt	467.50–522.50	2,047	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	176.92/cwt	165.00–184.00	2,134	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,123	156.86/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,762	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	188.93/cwt	188.00–190.00	2,522	2
Bulls	—	—	1,775	191.87/cwt	183.00–205.00	3,406	3
Bulls	—	—	1,620	226.62/cwt	221.00–234.00	3,671	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	1,752.74/head	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	3,098.70/head	3,000.00–3,175.00	3,099	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	690	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,426.36/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,426	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,972.55/head	3,550.00–4,300.00	3,973	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,766	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	380.88/cwt	375.00–387.50	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,598	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	375.07/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,407	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	453	418.40/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,895	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	541.88/cwt	520.00–560.00	1,745	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	416.66/cwt	415.00–417.50	2,575	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	404.85/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,713	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	434.70/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,643	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	302.17/cwt	270.00–335.00	2,230	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	611.22/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,332	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,619	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	494.22/cwt	460.00–520.00	1,606	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,525	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	365.00/cwt	350.00–380.00	2,099	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	438.89/cwt	420.00–450.00	2,265	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,841	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	397.47/cwt	385.00–406.00	2,309	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	424.37/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,990	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	342.20/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,460	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	341.29/cwt	325.00–360.00	2,102	5

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 Apr 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 218Last week 370Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 60Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 17Year ago 15

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	500.00–550.00	525.88
5	300–350	325	460.00–520.00	494.22
11	350–400	373	450.00–495.00	473.98
11	400–450	425	420.00–480.00	443.75
8	450–500	469	410.00–460.00	424.37
6	500–550	513	370.00–425.00	395.88
9	550–600	581	385.00–406.00	397.47
5	600–650	616	325.00–360.00	341.29
2	650–700	688	280.00–310.00	294.84
4	700–750	719	325.00–370.00	342.20
2	750–800	770	317.50	317.50
3	800–850	820	270.00–300.00	284.91
1	900–950	935	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	370	420.00	420.00
1	450–500	475	390.00	390.00
2	500–550	525	320.00–360.00	339.81
1	550–600	565	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	695	302.50	302.50
1	750–800	755	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	430	420.00	420.00
1	600–650	630	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	530.00	530.00
2	300–350	325	552.50–600.00	576.25
4	400–450	432	470.00–520.00	497.48
2	450–500	473	450.00–480.00	464.60
2	500–550	538	445.00	445.00
5	550–600	561	430.00–447.50	439.51
8	600–650	621	422.50–460.00	434.12
1	650–700	670	320.00	320.00
2	750–800	763	335.00–337.50	336.23
2	850–900	888	275.00–305.00	289.87
1	900–950	920	240.00	240.00
1	950–1000	995	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	700–750	708	400.00	400.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	560.00–640.00	611.22
3	250–300	283	580.00–630.00	600.71
5	300–350	322	520.00–560.00	541.88
9	350–400	364	520.00–550.00	536.21
15	400–450	420	467.50–522.50	487.29
10	450–500	459	430.00–472.50	454.13
7	500–550	516	420.00–450.00	438.89
9	550–600	568	405.00–437.50	416.43
3	600–650	618	415.00–417.50	416.66
3	650–700	668	375.00–387.50	380.88
2	700–750	738	270.00–335.00	302.17
4	750–800	771	255.00–290.00	269.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	333	480.00	480.00
2	350–400	378	420.00–450.00	434.70
2	400–450	423	400.00–410.00	404.85
3	450–500	453	400.00–435.00	418.40
1	500–550	540	375.00	375.00
2	550–600	575	350.00–380.00	365.00
1	950–1000	995	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	370.00–380.00	375.07
1	400–450	415	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	330.00	330.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,206	165.00–184.00	176.92
2	—	1,335	188.00–190.00	188.93
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,123	154.00–159.00	156.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,775	183.00–205.00	191.87
2	—	1,620	221.00–234.00	226.62

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,650.00–1,850.00	1,752.74
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	800	2,000.00	2,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	690	1,700.00	1,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,255	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,426.36
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,055	3,000.00–3,175.00	3,098.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,090	3,550.00–4,300.00	3,972.55

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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