Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 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 $364.43/cwt on 27 head, down $9.97 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 31 comparable sales and sits +7.52 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$364.43

▼ 9.97 vs prior sale

27 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,968

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,017

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

$174.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−8.64

vs NC average

−53.83 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	374.55	2,027	23
Medium and Large 2	542	341.67	1,851	3thin
Medium and Large 3	505	200.00	1,010	1thin

One grade step is worth $174.55/cwt here — about $1,017 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale27 hd

364.43

—

NC average9 barns · 271 hd

373.07

−8.64

National average175 barns · 12,602 hd

418.26

−53.83

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+7.52

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	1,572	200.28	3,148	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,275	164.57	2,098	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	155.09	2,303	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,086	150.58	1,635	16

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)	1,363	$2,659	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,618	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,180	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,120	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	850	$2,100	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,255	$2,050	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	877	$3,216	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,900	1thin

Every lot, as filed

98 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	300–350	323	410.95/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,327	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	394.21/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,030	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,014	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	463.33/cwt	450.00–470.00	2,201	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	451.51/cwt	430.00–467.50	2,375	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,608	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	479.78/cwt	450.00–505.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	526.20/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,747	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	404.32/cwt	400.00–422.50	1,532	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,499	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	320.35/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,015	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	353.10/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,013	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	365.84/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,276	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	525.57/cwt	510.00–547.50	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	473	437.50/cwt	437.50–437.50	2,069	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,455	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,376	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	343.53/cwt	342.00–345.00	1,804	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	493	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,972	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	413.80/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	398.90/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,883	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	392.99/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,670	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	438.05/cwt	405.00–460.00	2,313	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	394.38/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,268	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	448.59/cwt	415.00–467.50	2,090	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	476.63/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,988	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	3,476.69/head	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,477	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	773	2,996.60/head	2,650.00–3,450.00	2,997	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	531.50/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	535.73/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,457	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,414	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	497.14/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,874	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	342.23/cwt	325.00–370.00	2,105	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	596.69/cwt	590.00–600.00	1,295	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	310.11/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,072	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	151.88/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,665	15
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	155.09/cwt	152.00–157.00	2,303	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,305	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,349	1
Bulls	—	—	1,275	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	2,219	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	163.17/cwt	158.00–167.00	2,076	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	935	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,225	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,443	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	515	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,700	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	415	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,453	1
Bulls	—	—	1,835	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	4,037	1
Bulls	—	—	1,583	202.46/cwt	193.00–206.00	3,205	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	945	2,618.43/head	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,618	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,363	2,659.29/head	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,659	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,900.00/head	2,900.00–2,900.00	2,900	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	896	3,174.06/head	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,174	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	337.25/cwt	300.00–370.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	237.62/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,283	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	270.17/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,183	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	436.60/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,476	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	465.04/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,339	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	488	224.87/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,377	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,073	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	274.14/cwt	250.00–300.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	728	175.09/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,275	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	363.74/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,208	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,964	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,709	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	358	354.97/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	383.87/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,785	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	337.22/cwt	302.00–355.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	282.29/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,787	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	418.78/cwt	417.50–420.00	1,759	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	389.50/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,488	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.18/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	368.43/cwt	360.00–375.00	1,960	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	217.61/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,802	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	239.87/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,883	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	347.50/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,790	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,225	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 May 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 299Last week 442Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 59Year ago 142

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 9Year ago 18

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	590.00	590.00
5	250–300	279	400.00–450.00	413.80
7	300–350	323	400.00–455.00	410.95
10	350–400	379	400.00–422.50	404.32
14	400–450	425	370.00–420.00	392.99
17	450–500	472	370.00–420.00	398.90
12	500–550	515	370.00–410.00	394.21
11	550–600	570	330.00–380.00	353.10
11	600–650	629	300.00–335.00	320.35
2	650–700	660	300.00–310.00	305.08
1	800–850	830	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	855	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	473	437.50	437.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	340	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	363	250.00–300.00	274.14
1	450–500	480	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
1	250–300	290	370.00	370.00
6	300–350	332	340.00–385.00	363.74
3	350–400	385	350.00–360.00	354.94
1	400–450	405	340.00	340.00
4	450–500	468	302.00–355.00	337.22
2	500–550	515	340.00–355.00	347.50
1	550–600	595	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	700	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	300–350	332	510.00–535.00	526.20
3	350–400	368	510.00–547.50	525.57
6	400–450	433	450.00–505.00	479.78
3	450–500	475	450.00–470.00	463.33
5	500–550	526	430.00–467.50	451.51
1	550–600	595	420.00	420.00
7	600–650	622	350.00–390.00	365.84
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	780	325.00	325.00
2	800–850	805	305.00	305.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	493	400.00	400.00
2	500–550	525	342.00–345.00	343.53
1	550–600	550	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	540	225.00–250.00	237.62
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	590.00–600.00	596.69
4	250–300	275	500.00–560.00	531.50
3	300–350	332	510.00–560.00	535.73
7	350–400	377	480.00–525.00	497.14
9	400–450	417	450.00–510.00	476.63
13	450–500	466	415.00–467.50	448.59
8	500–550	528	405.00–460.00	438.05
7	550–600	575	370.00–410.00	394.38
4	600–650	615	325.00–370.00	342.23
2	650–700	668	300.00–320.00	310.11
1	700–750	710	340.00	340.00
1	750–800	780	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
2	250–300	273	300.00–370.00	337.25
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	358	350.00–360.00	354.97
2	400–450	438	240.00–300.00	270.17
2	450–500	488	200.00–250.00	224.87
2	700–750	728	170.00–180.00	175.09
1	750–800	755	187.50	187.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	460.00–470.00	465.04
3	300–350	338	400.00–460.00	436.60
6	350–400	382	380.00–420.00	389.50
2	400–450	420	417.50–420.00	418.78
4	450–500	465	350.00–405.00	383.87
3	500–550	532	360.00–375.00	368.43
5	550–600	580	300.00–335.00	325.18
2	600–650	633	265.00–300.00	282.29
1	650–700	670	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00
2	750–800	785	230.00–250.00	239.87
2	800–850	828	205.00–230.00	217.61
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	515	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	550	360.00	360.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	963	2,750.00–3,900.00	3,476.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	773	2,650.00–3,450.00	2,996.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	995	2,900.00	2,900.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	896	2,800.00–3,700.00	3,174.06
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,255	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,120	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	945	2,550.00–2,750.00	2,618.43
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	850	2,100.00	2,100.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,180	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,363	2,550.00–2,700.00	2,659.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,096	135.00–159.00	151.88
1	—	935	131.00	131.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	152.00–157.00	155.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,305	180.00	180.00
11	—	1,272	158.00–167.00	163.17
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,275	174.00	174.00
1	—	1,835	220.00	220.00
3	—	1,583	193.00–206.00	202.46

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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