Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $429.13/cwt on 46 head, up $16.38 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 31 comparable sales and sits +52.72 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$429.13

▲ 16.38 vs prior sale

46 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,344

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$414

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

$80.12/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+21.70

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	546	432.62	2,361	44
Medium and Large 2	553	352.50	1,948	2thin

One grade step is worth $80.12/cwt here — about $414 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale46 hd

429.13

—

NC average9 barns · 328 hd

407.44

+21.70

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+52.72

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	1,838	216.86	3,986	4thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,213	173.73	2,108	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	165.00	2,549	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	990	152.89	1,513	14

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,320	$3,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	975	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,163	$2,650	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,163	$2,592	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$2,104	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	805	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	990	$1,700	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	840	$1,750	1thin

Every lot, as filed

75 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	350–400	380	440.09/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,672	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	546.75/cwt	540.00–550.00	1,121	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	394.84/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,089	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	416.22/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,952	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	453.52/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,256	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	432.83/cwt	410.00–452.50	1,853	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,873	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	460	477.50/cwt	477.50–477.50	2,197	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	385.00/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,540	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	306.19/cwt	280.00–322.50	2,198	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,434	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	307.34/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,368	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,245	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	336.19/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,108	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	368.27/cwt	350.00–395.00	2,092	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	310.64/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,097	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	474.50/cwt	450.00–487.50	2,482	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	471.24/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,017	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	427.09/cwt	415.00–440.00	2,439	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	2,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	376.84/cwt	360.00–400.00	2,532	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	412.23/cwt	400.00–427.50	2,548	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	339.29/cwt	330.00–345.00	2,443	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	467.99/cwt	455.00–487.50	2,260	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	534.16/cwt	532.50–535.00	2,040	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	424.34/cwt	390.00–445.00	2,414	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	341.27/cwt	335.00–347.50	2,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	550.80/cwt	515.00–570.00	1,840	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	401.47/cwt	390.00–412.50	2,485	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	406	519.99/cwt	517.50–525.00	2,111	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	271.57/cwt	260.00–280.00	2,259	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,007	151.67/cwt	137.50–161.00	1,527	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	670	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	871	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,038	164.60/cwt	163.00–166.00	1,709	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,545	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	2,549	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,208	170.75/cwt	163.00–182.00	2,063	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	190.86/cwt	187.00–195.00	2,374	4
Bulls	—	—	1,838	216.86/cwt	213.00–230.00	3,986	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,320	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,592.05/head	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,592	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	2,104.05/head	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,104	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,163	2,650.16/head	2,325.00–3,000.00	2,650	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	463.02/cwt	445.00–480.00	1,709	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	2,021	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	459.50/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,967	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,855	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,538	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,856	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	332.46/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,503	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	442.55/cwt	410.00–452.50	2,292	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	562.71/cwt	520.00–600.00	1,559	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	449.54/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,457	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	354.42/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,368	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	523.10/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,983	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	413.36/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,820	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	570.08/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,237	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	311.03/cwt	300.00–322.50	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	447.89/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,123	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,502	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 Apr 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 443Last week 218Year ago 573

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 36Year ago 126

Replacement CattleReceipts 24Last week 13Year ago 34

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	205	540.00–550.00	546.75
6	250–300	277	440.00–470.00	453.52
21	300–350	324	425.00–475.00	449.54
23	350–400	380	410.00–460.00	440.09
25	400–450	428	410.00–452.50	432.83
18	450–500	469	400.00–447.50	416.22
18	500–550	529	370.00–412.50	394.84
11	550–600	568	350.00–395.00	368.27
9	600–650	627	320.00–350.00	336.19
8	650–700	675	280.00–335.00	310.64
3	700–750	718	280.00–322.50	306.19
1	800–850	800	307.50	307.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
2	400–450	400	380.00–390.00	385.00
2	450–500	493	380.00	380.00
2	500–550	510	300.00–322.50	311.03
2	550–600	560	290.00–325.00	307.34
1	650–700	670	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	715	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	765	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	460	477.50	477.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	325.00	325.00
2	450–500	478	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	480.00	480.00
1	350–400	370	470.00	470.00
1	600–650	615	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	630.00	630.00
3	350–400	382	532.50–535.00	534.16
6	400–450	428	430.00–485.00	471.24
4	450–500	483	455.00–487.50	467.99
8	500–550	523	450.00–487.50	474.50
7	550–600	571	415.00–440.00	427.09
7	600–650	618	400.00–427.50	412.23
6	650–700	672	360.00–400.00	376.84
3	700–750	720	330.00–345.00	339.29
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	217	530.00–600.00	570.08
11	250–300	277	520.00–600.00	562.71
13	300–350	334	515.00–570.00	550.80
42	350–400	379	500.00–545.00	523.10
21	400–450	428	440.00–500.00	459.50
29	450–500	474	410.00–467.50	447.89
20	500–550	518	410.00–452.50	442.55
24	550–600	569	390.00–445.00	424.34
8	600–650	619	390.00–412.50	401.47
4	650–700	668	330.00–380.00	354.42
2	700–750	728	335.00–347.50	341.27
2	750–800	753	320.00–345.00	332.46
3	800–850	832	260.00–280.00	271.57
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	400–450	406	517.50–525.00	519.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	369	445.00–480.00	463.02
5	400–450	422	390.00–435.00	413.36
1	450–500	455	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	580	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	615	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,007	137.50–161.00	151.67
1	—	670	130.00	130.00
3	—	1,038	163.00–166.00	164.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,545	165.00	165.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,208	163.00–182.00	170.75
4	—	1,244	187.00–195.00	190.86
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,838	213.00–230.00	216.86

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	990	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,320	3,550.00	3,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,163	1,850.00–3,000.00	2,592.05
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,137	1,450.00–2,700.00	2,104.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	975	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,163	2,325.00–3,000.00	2,650.16
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	2,000.00	2,000.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	840	1,750.00	1,750.00

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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