Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $365.39/cwt on 33 head, down $0.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 31 comparable sales and sits +8.48 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$365.39

▼ 0.08 vs prior sale

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs NC average

−62.51 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	375.33	2,041	26
Medium and Large 2	538	328.45	1,767	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $274 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 sale33 hd

365.39

—

NC average9 barns · 345 hd

362.60

+2.78

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−62.51

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+8.48

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	1,609	188.44	3,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	169.36	2,058	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	151.75	2,175	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	145.16	1,597	25

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,422	$2,406	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,278	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$2,246	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$2,048	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,017	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,993	6

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	444.77/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,313	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	816	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,876	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	371.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	448.29/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,107	23
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,894	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	362.92/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,061	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	415.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,781	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	528.49/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,152	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	392.15/cwt	365.00–417.50	1,855	23
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	452.57/cwt	437.50–510.00	1,647	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,174	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	318.20/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,110	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	462.86/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,453	9
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	314.54/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,233	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	299.56/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,716	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	340.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,782	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	372.42/cwt	342.00–395.00	1,564	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	481.70/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,358	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	414.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,387	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	404.70/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,538	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	418.24/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,585	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	400.57/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,728	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	372.46/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,948	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	528.88/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,978	13
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	474.62/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,984	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,910	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	435.30/cwt	417.50–447.50	2,464	6
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	359.06/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,808	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	451.60/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,481	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	559.21/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,862	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	317.71/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,653	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	205.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	588.53/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,601	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	559.29/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,807	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	252.15/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,050	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	318.38/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,442	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	443.29/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,327	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	423.94/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,408	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,433	151.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,175	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	149.31/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,678	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	958	119.48/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,145	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,080	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,025	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,224	168.15/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,058	15
Bulls	—	—	1,661	209.96/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,487	4
Bulls	—	—	2,505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,582	1
Bulls	—	—	1,452	182.64/cwt	170.00–196.00	2,652	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,465	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,016.84/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,261	2,246.46/head	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,246	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,422	2,405.69/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,406	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	823	3,204.41/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	3,016.48/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	3,016	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,196	2,278.42/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,278	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,048.21/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	470.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,496	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	733	225.05/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,650	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	519.67/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,185	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	378.14/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	475.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,356	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	374.34/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,920	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	514.98/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,895	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	324.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	415.65/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,594	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	457.47/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,926	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	462	359.58/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,661	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	459.50/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	369.88/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	385.97/cwt	367.50–412.50	2,019	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	616.91/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,400	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	441.42/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,088	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	348.78/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,023	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,861	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	242.56/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	319.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	351.18/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,546	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	250.60/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,438	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	3

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 392Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 56Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	333	545.00–590.00	559.21
13	350–400	374	505.00–560.00	528.88
12	400–450	418	450.00–510.00	474.62
23	450–500	470	430.00–470.00	448.29
10	500–550	520	400.00–457.50	444.77
6	550–600	566	417.50–447.50	435.30
4	600–650	618	390.00–435.00	418.24
5	650–700	681	360.00–420.00	400.57
4	700–750	718	362.50–380.00	371.18
3	750–800	782	337.50–370.00	359.06
2	800–850	835	300.00–335.00	317.71
1	850–900	855	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	995	292.50	292.50
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	816	352.50	352.50
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	328	420.00–480.00	451.60
2	400–450	438	430.00–435.00	432.49
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.46
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	510.00–550.00	528.49
5	250–300	282	460.00–500.00	481.70
9	300–350	314	450.00–500.00	462.86
8	350–400	364	437.50–510.00	452.57
34	400–450	429	400.00–450.00	415.15
23	450–500	473	365.00–417.50	392.15
14	500–550	523	367.50–412.50	385.97
12	550–600	568	340.00–390.00	362.92
8	600–650	618	310.00–335.00	319.64
8	650–700	663	310.00–340.00	318.20
4	700–750	710	300.00–327.50	314.54
2	900–950	923	220.00–265.00	242.56
3	950–1000	973	235.00–270.00	250.60
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	273	430.00	430.00
7	300–350	335	400.00–430.00	414.07
12	350–400	380	380.00–432.50	404.70
13	400–450	420	342.00–395.00	372.42
2	450–500	488	315.00–325.00	320.03
5	500–550	524	320.00–355.00	340.01
2	550–600	573	280.00–320.00	299.56
1	650–700	660	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	180.00–230.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	600.00–630.00	616.91
8	250–300	272	550.00–610.00	588.53
8	300–350	323	530.00–590.00	559.29
17	350–400	368	490.00–555.00	514.98
18	400–450	421	430.00–495.00	457.47
37	450–500	473	420.00–467.50	441.42
21	500–550	525	410.00–467.50	443.29
9	550–600	568	395.00–440.00	423.94
4	600–650	624	395.00–430.00	415.65
4	650–700	674	360.00–385.00	369.88
4	700–750	725	335.00–360.00	351.18
3	750–800	767	290.00–340.00	318.38
2	800–850	813	230.00–275.00	252.15
1	950–1000	965	242.00	242.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	510.00–530.00	519.67
2	250–300	285	450.00–500.00	475.88
2	300–350	318	450.00–490.00	470.47
3	350–400	363	430.00–480.00	459.50
7	400–450	424	350.00–405.00	378.14
5	450–500	462	350.00–367.50	359.58
6	500–550	513	350.00–395.00	374.34
3	550–600	580	315.00–370.00	348.78
2	600–650	623	300.00–350.00	324.90
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	733	210.00–240.00	225.05
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	165.00	165.00
20	—	1,124	135.00–159.00	149.31
4	—	958	110.00–130.00	119.48
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	145.00–158.00	151.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	187.50	187.50
15	—	1,224	157.00–176.00	168.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	207.00–213.00	209.96
1	—	2,505	143.00	143.00
7	—	1,452	170.00–196.00	182.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,016.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,246.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,422	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,405.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,196	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,278.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,048.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	823	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,204.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	2,550.00–3,400.00	3,016.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

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