Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 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 $374.40/cwt on 51 head, up $9.01 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 31 comparable sales and sits +17.49 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$374.40

▲ 9.01 vs prior sale

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$87.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.09

vs NC average

−42.71 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	387.13	2,093	42
Medium and Large 2	545	316.90	1,726	8thin
Medium and Large 3	520	300.00	1,560	1thin

One grade step is worth $87.13/cwt here — about $533 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

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 sale51 hd

374.40

—

NC average9 barns · 331 hd

376.49

−2.09

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−42.71

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+17.49

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	1,296	185.28	2,401	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,253	169.02	2,118	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,413	159.87	2,259	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	997	143.29	1,429	23

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,470	$2,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	990	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,135	$2,150	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,005	$1,476	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	980	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	870	$2,464	3thin

Every lot, as filed

99 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	200–250	228	585.16/cwt	580.00–590.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	347.22/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,990	14
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,598	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	592.68/cwt	560.00–620.00	1,571	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,030	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	302.43/cwt	300.00–305.00	2,020	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	269.89/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,924	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	524.74/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,438	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	591.52/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,230	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,989	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	277.43/cwt	272.50–280.00	2,108	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	373.11/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	316.01/cwt	300.00–337.50	1,972	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	461.40/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,504	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	392.87/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,035	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	401.25/cwt	370.00–422.50	1,709	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	2,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	331.26/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	348.93/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,668	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	285.12/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,753	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	317	421.97/cwt	410.00–435.00	1,338	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	394.82/cwt	372.50–403.00	2,602	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	425.62/cwt	390.00–442.50	2,452	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	546.42/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,716	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	488.16/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,109	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	455.67/cwt	430.00–469.00	2,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	520.69/cwt	505.00–540.00	1,921	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	665	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,762	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	788	263.74/cwt	260.00–267.50	2,078	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	369.80/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	753	343.78/cwt	335.00–352.50	2,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,795	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	720	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,332	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,226	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,388	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	925	247.54/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,290	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	448.47/cwt	430.00–462.50	2,363	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	334.50/cwt	320.00–350.00	2,107	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	425.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	2,440	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	435.34/cwt	405.00–455.00	2,259	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	450.12/cwt	425.00–485.00	2,120	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	602.70/cwt	560.00–630.00	1,422	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,352	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,413	159.87/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,259	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,214	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,255	168.18/cwt	161.00–176.00	2,111	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,468	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,014	149.12/cwt	132.00–160.00	1,512	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	119.31/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,147	5
Bulls	—	—	980	163.89/cwt	157.50–175.00	1,606	3
Bulls	—	—	1,785	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	3,998	1
Bulls	—	—	1,525	198.00/cwt	198.00–198.00	3,020	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	1,475.62/head	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,476	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,745.53/head	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,746	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	820	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,470	2,850.00/head	2,850.00–2,850.00	2,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,135	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	510.43/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	360.13/cwt	330.00–385.00	2,085	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	374.64/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,056	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	506.68/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,875	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	429.04/cwt	409.00–450.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,341	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	430.90/cwt	420.00–440.00	1,788	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	358.30/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,881	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	262	576.75/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,511	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	484.73/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,041	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	389.95/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,852	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,088	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	651	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,148	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	531	421.29/cwt	421.00–425.00	2,237	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	503.14/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,660	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,268	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,009	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	427	436.00/cwt	436.00–436.00	1,862	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	398.21/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,876	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	440.57/cwt	400.00–457.50	1,657	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	341.13/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,436	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	305.00/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,251	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	325.20/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	245.11/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	302.54/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,758	4

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 12, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 442Last week 490Year ago 207

Slaughter CattleReceipts 59Last week 74Year ago 71

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 27Year ago 20

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	580.00–590.00	585.16
7	250–300	265	560.00–620.00	592.68
8	300–350	314	520.00–550.00	546.42
5	350–400	369	505.00–540.00	520.69
14	400–450	432	450.00–505.00	488.16
8	450–500	478	430.00–469.00	455.67
16	500–550	527	430.00–462.50	448.47
17	550–600	576	390.00–442.50	425.62
1	600–650	615	420.00	420.00
9	650–700	659	372.50–403.00	394.82
1	700–750	720	370.00	370.00
2	750–800	753	335.00–352.50	343.78
1	800–850	810	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	355	450.00	450.00
2	500–550	510	350.00–390.00	369.80
1	600–650	615	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	208	550.00–640.00	591.52
8	250–300	274	500.00–550.00	524.74
12	300–350	326	440.00–490.00	461.40
16	350–400	376	400.00–457.50	440.57
31	400–450	426	370.00–422.50	401.25
19	450–500	471	370.00–430.00	398.21
14	500–550	518	370.00–412.50	392.87
14	550–600	573	320.00–370.00	347.22
10	600–650	624	300.00–337.50	316.01
2	650–700	668	300.00–305.00	302.43
2	700–750	713	260.00–280.00	269.89
3	750–800	760	272.50–280.00	277.43
1	800–850	820	267.50	267.50
1	850–900	870	240.00	240.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	400–450	427	436.00	436.00
5	450–500	452	440.00	440.00
14	500–550	531	421.00–425.00	421.29
4	650–700	651	330.00	330.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	500.00	500.00
3	300–350	317	410.00–435.00	421.97
5	350–400	378	350.00–395.00	373.11
5	400–450	421	310.00–367.50	341.13
4	450–500	478	340.00–365.00	348.93
4	500–550	508	330.00–335.00	331.26
4	550–600	581	300.00–310.00	302.54
2	600–650	615	270.00–300.00	285.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	320.00–330.00	325.20
2	400–450	410	290.00–320.00	305.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	665	230.00–260.00	245.11
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	275.00	275.00
1	650–700	665	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	788	260.00–267.50	263.74
1	800–850	840	265.00	265.00
2	900–950	925	240.00–255.00	247.54
1	950–1000	995	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	720	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	560.00–630.00	602.70
3	250–300	262	560.00–590.00	576.75
10	300–350	330	480.00–530.00	503.14
15	350–400	370	480.00–520.00	506.68
14	400–450	421	450.00–510.00	484.73
16	450–500	471	425.00–485.00	450.12
17	500–550	519	405.00–455.00	435.34
9	550–600	574	400.00–445.00	425.04
4	600–650	630	320.00–350.00	334.50
1	700–750	735	320.00	320.00
1	850–900	855	235.00	235.00
1	900–950	945	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	500.00–530.00	510.43
1	250–300	275	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	338	409.00–450.00	429.04
1	350–400	360	410.00	410.00
5	400–450	415	420.00–440.00	430.90
3	450–500	475	375.00–415.00	389.95
2	500–550	525	335.00–382.50	358.30
4	550–600	579	330.00–385.00	360.13
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	360.00–400.00	374.64
1	300–350	305	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	383	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	410	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	555	320.00	320.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,413	154.00–165.00	159.87
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	180.00	180.00
13	—	1,255	161.00–176.00	168.18
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	895	164.00	164.00
17	—	1,014	132.00–160.00	149.12
5	—	961	110.00–130.00	119.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	980	157.50–175.00	163.89
1	—	1,785	224.00	224.00
2	—	1,525	198.00	198.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,005	1,450.00–1,500.00	1,475.62
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	980	1,450.00	1,450.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	990	2,700.00	2,700.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,470	2,850.00	2,850.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,135	2,150.00	2,150.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	895	2,550.00–2,900.00	2,745.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	820	1,900.00	1,900.00

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

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