Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $402.58/cwt on 47 head, down $26.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 31 comparable sales and sits +26.16 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$402.58

▼ 26.56 vs prior sale

47 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,195

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$695

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

$126.24/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.74

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	423.88	2,314	35
Medium and Large 2	544	361.85	1,967	8thin
Medium and Large 3	544	297.64	1,619	4thin

One grade step is worth $126.24/cwt here — about $695 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 sale47 hd

402.58

—

NC average9 barns · 272 hd

410.32

−7.74

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

+26.16

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	—	Low	1,559	194.15	3,027	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,250	175.97	2,200	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,540	161.48	2,487	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,028	141.80	1,458	38

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)	1,174	$2,554	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,295	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,461	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,110	$2,314	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,128	$1,996	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	748	$1,857	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	805	$1,100	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,224	$3,837	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	963	$2,778	6

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,139	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	563.48/cwt	550.00–580.00	1,240	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	401.04/cwt	385.00–412.50	2,462	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	440.27/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,211	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	439.29/cwt	410.00–470.00	2,293	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	294.06/cwt	250.00–320.00	1,520	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	334.91/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	488.20/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,548	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	288.16/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,643	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	294.03/cwt	280.00–322.50	2,093	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	534.12/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	446.77/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,350	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	407.95/cwt	390.00–447.50	1,934	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	511.50/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,396	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	234.90/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,809	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	338.04/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,792	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	410.16/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	383.15/cwt	370.00–425.00	2,004	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	402.31/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,497	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	429.48/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,812	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	290.06/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,532	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	351.44/cwt	320.00–385.00	1,996	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,729	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	370.73/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,768	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	275.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,733	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	296.40/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,251	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	436	508.18/cwt	480.00–520.00	2,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	438.18/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,634	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	560.47/cwt	550.00–570.00	1,502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,014	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,244	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	418.06/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,965	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	638	308.99/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,971	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	439.68/cwt	430.00–450.00	1,385	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	473.66/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,250	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	385.86/cwt	375.00–395.00	2,400	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	525.56/cwt	515.00–542.50	2,013	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	523.36/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,690	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	435.01/cwt	432.50–437.50	2,536	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,995	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	289.82/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,942	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,063	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	302.64/cwt	285.00–327.50	2,170	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	339.52/cwt	315.00–357.50	2,265	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	515.00/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	511.86/cwt	480.00–535.00	1,873	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	323.83/cwt	300.00–347.50	2,487	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	123.33/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,167	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,279	190.30/cwt	182.00–200.00	2,434	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	163.99/cwt	163.00–165.00	1,951	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,051	148.15/cwt	135.00–162.00	1,557	25
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,540	161.48/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,487	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	172.39/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,143	20
Bulls	—	—	1,678	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	2,811	2
Bulls	—	—	1,549	195.77/cwt	183.00–203.00	3,032	9
Bulls	—	—	1,485	213.54/cwt	210.00–217.00	3,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	1,995.68/head	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,996	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	3,920.27/head	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,920	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,174	2,554.30/head	1,900.00–3,000.00	2,554	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	805	1,100.00/head	1,100.00–1,100.00	1,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	748	1,856.57/head	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,857	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	2,313.57/head	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,314	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,101	2,461.08/head	1,100.00–2,750.00	2,461	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,753.07/head	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,753	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	947	2,763.91/head	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,764	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	335.33/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,543	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	285.14/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,583	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,062	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	366	334.68/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,225	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	353.51/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,460	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	310.14/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,653	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	373.02/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	343.22/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,932	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	224.27/cwt	195.00–255.00	1,379	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	436.71/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,825	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,003	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	217.82/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,808	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	396.69/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,099	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	290.18/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	519.52/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,398	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	497.89/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,131	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	410.90/cwt	380.00–440.00	2,326	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,261	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	275.51/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,014	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	370.29/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,603	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	473.85/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,218	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	416.95/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,997	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	335.12/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	962	243.30/cwt	225.00–255.00	2,341	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	446.80/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,658	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	459.73/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,453	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	371.05/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,239	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	977	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,738	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 474Last week 443Year ago 478

Slaughter CattleReceipts 112Last week 55Year ago 114

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 24Year ago 50

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	550.00–580.00	563.48
9	250–300	269	500.00–560.00	519.52
7	300–350	325	490.00–555.00	515.00
21	350–400	366	480.00–535.00	511.86
18	400–450	428	465.00–525.00	497.89
16	450–500	468	450.00–495.00	473.85
16	500–550	522	410.00–470.00	439.29
19	550–600	566	380.00–440.00	410.90
5	600–650	614	385.00–412.50	401.04
7	650–700	667	315.00–357.50	339.52
5	700–750	717	285.00–327.50	302.64
2	750–800	768	300.00–347.50	323.83
1	800–850	805	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	930	230.00	230.00
3	950–1000	962	225.00–255.00	243.30
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	465.00	465.00
4	250–300	275	400.00–460.00	440.27
7	300–350	316	450.00–480.00	459.73
9	350–400	371	410.00–470.00	446.80
12	400–450	418	415.00–460.00	436.71
10	450–500	479	400.00–430.00	416.95
5	500–550	532	350.00–400.00	373.02
3	550–600	563	320.00–370.00	343.22
2	600–650	615	320.00–350.00	335.12
1	650–700	695	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	265.00	265.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	370.00–380.00	375.13
6	300–350	334	340.00–400.00	371.05
4	350–400	366	300.00–360.00	334.68
3	400–450	413	330.00–380.00	353.51
2	450–500	460	320.00–350.00	335.33
2	500–550	533	300.00–320.00	310.14
2	550–600	555	270.00–300.00	285.14
1	600–650	640	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	433	320.00–350.00	334.91
1	450–500	470	355.00	355.00
3	500–550	517	250.00–320.00	294.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	550.00–570.00	560.47
6	300–350	323	500.00–550.00	523.36
5	350–400	383	515.00–542.50	525.56
7	400–450	436	480.00–520.00	508.18
10	450–500	475	450.00–510.00	473.66
8	500–550	526	430.00–462.50	446.77
2	550–600	583	432.50–437.50	435.01
3	600–650	622	375.00–395.00	385.86
1	650–700	665	367.50	367.50
1	700–750	735	387.50	387.50
1	750–800	750	320.00	320.00
1	950–1000	955	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	315	430.00–450.00	439.68
1	400–450	400	420.00	420.00
2	450–500	470	400.00–435.00	418.06
1	500–550	530	380.00	380.00
1	550–600	570	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	510.00–560.00	534.12
5	250–300	273	490.00–540.00	511.50
5	300–350	317	450.00–510.00	488.20
22	350–400	373	415.00–460.00	438.18
27	400–450	422	400.00–470.00	429.48
28	450–500	474	390.00–447.50	407.95
8	500–550	523	370.00–425.00	383.15
20	550–600	568	320.00–385.00	351.44
5	600–650	638	290.00–330.00	308.99
1	650–700	665	340.00	340.00
3	700–750	712	280.00–322.50	294.03
2	750–800	770	230.00–240.00	234.90
1	850–900	850	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	900	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	410.00	410.00
3	250–300	277	390.00–400.00	396.69
6	300–350	315	400.00–420.00	410.16
5	350–400	372	390.00–410.00	402.31
4	400–450	433	340.00–380.00	370.29
7	450–500	477	340.00–380.00	370.73
4	500–550	530	330.00–345.00	338.04
5	550–600	570	250.00–310.00	288.16
3	600–650	630	265.00–285.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	195.00	195.00
2	800–850	830	200.00–235.00	217.82
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–300.00	275.51
3	400–450	422	270.00–310.00	296.40
4	450–500	480	250.00–305.00	290.18
3	500–550	528	270.00–300.00	290.06
1	550–600	575	235.00	235.00
2	600–650	615	195.00–255.00	224.27
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	250.00	250.00
3	650–700	670	280.00–295.00	289.82

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	946	110.00–130.00	123.33
2	—	1,190	163.00–165.00	163.99
25	—	1,051	135.00–162.00	148.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,279	182.00–200.00	190.30
20	—	1,243	165.00–180.00	172.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,540	150.00–167.00	161.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,678	167.50	167.50
9	—	1,549	183.00–203.00	195.77
2	—	1,485	210.00–217.00	213.54

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	—	1,128	1,500.00–2,350.00	1,995.68
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,174	1,900.00–3,000.00	2,554.30
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	805	1,100.00	1,100.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	748	1,650.00–2,000.00	1,856.57
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,295	2,550.00	2,550.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,110	1,550.00–2,700.00	2,313.57
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,101	1,100.00–2,750.00	2,461.08
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,308	3,650.00–4,200.00	3,920.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,140	3,700.00–3,800.00	3,753.07
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,040	2,850.00	2,850.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	947	2,350.00–3,200.00	2,763.91

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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