Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $322.97/cwt on 27 head, down $19.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −33.94 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$322.97

▼ 19.51 vs prior sale

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$119.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.69

vs NC average

−81.79 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	355.95	1,949	16thin
Medium and Large 2	544	297.04	1,615	7thin
Medium and Large 3	563	236.40	1,330	4thin

One grade step is worth $119.55/cwt here — about $619 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 sale27 hd

322.97

—

NC average8 barns · 219 hd

364.65

−41.69

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−81.79

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−33.94

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	1,645	201.89	3,321	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	176.55	2,315	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	165.52	2,637	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	150.64	1,619	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,469	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,282	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$2,095	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$3,061	8

Every lot, as filed

91 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	400–450	419	379.30/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,589	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	414.27/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,947	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	323.09/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,977	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	362.23/cwt	332.50–387.50	2,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	574.02/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,320	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	313.88/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	328.16/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,720	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	370.64/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,746	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	314.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,271	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	409.27/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,349	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	400.09/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,084	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,530	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	329.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,912	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	324.65/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,880	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	484.81/cwt	460.00–517.50	1,813	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	425.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,171	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	590	380.72/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,246	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,571	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	512.33/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,706	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.82/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,398	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	448.47/cwt	427.50–470.00	1,852	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,967	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	420.22/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,778	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	331.16/cwt	310.00–366.00	2,249	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	380.29/cwt	352.50–402.50	1,989	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.59/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,994	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,958	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	551.95/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,733	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,013	2,926.90/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,927	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	175.71/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,304	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	155.98/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,720	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	123.11/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,194	4
Bulls	—	—	940	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,669	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,593	165.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,637	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,172	2,282.31/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,282	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,469.00/head	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,469	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	3,377.03/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,377	2
Bulls	—	—	1,676	194.67/cwt	180.00–203.00	3,263	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,759	222.43/cwt	219.00–229.00	3,913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,226	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,173	2,123.13/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	2,095.34/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,095	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	257.69/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,209	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	344.52/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,447	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	247.80/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,437	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	310.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,335	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	323.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,069	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	363.10/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,028	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	324.41/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,521	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	351.49/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	301.86/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,585	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	260.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	391.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,682	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	399.89/cwt	390.00–410.00	932	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	313.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,921	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	357.46/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,501	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,569	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	287.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	395.94/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,087	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	445.11/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,469	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	484.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,308	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	211.43/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,613	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	361.80/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,357	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	435.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	905	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	397.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,329	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 232Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 68Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	420.00–450.00	435.18
3	250–300	275	400.00–440.00	425.70
9	300–350	334	380.00–415.00	397.80
16	350–400	376	360.00–382.50	371.82
17	400–450	419	360.00–410.00	379.30
7	450–500	471	350.00–407.50	370.64
9	500–550	523	352.50–402.50	380.29
7	550–600	579	300.00–350.00	324.65
11	600–650	612	315.00–332.50	323.09
2	650–700	653	275.00–300.00	287.55
3	700–750	723	300.00–325.00	314.13
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	865	290.00–295.00	292.46
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	469	220.00–275.00	257.69
2	500–550	545	200.00–250.00	225.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–265.00	247.80
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	390.00–410.00	399.89
2	250–300	283	340.00–385.00	363.10
2	300–350	323	342.00–360.00	351.49
2	350–400	375	345.00–380.00	361.80
3	400–450	420	330.00–355.00	344.52
7	450–500	469	300.00–342.00	324.41
5	500–550	525	275.00–335.00	301.86
2	550–600	590	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–270.00	260.28
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	763	192.50–230.00	211.43
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	560.00–590.00	574.02
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	314	530.00–580.00	551.95
9	350–400	374	460.00–517.50	484.81
14	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	420.22
17	450–500	470	400.00–425.00	414.27
8	500–550	521	385.00–415.00	400.09
4	550–600	574	390.00–417.50	409.27
7	600–650	616	332.50–387.50	362.23
2	650–700	685	305.00–322.50	313.88
2	700–750	735	260.00–275.00	267.60
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	450.00–500.00	484.26
4	300–350	330	430.00–460.00	445.11
2	350–400	363	375.00–410.00	391.90
3	400–450	420	330.00–380.00	357.46
2	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	324.92
8	500–550	524	300.00–350.00	328.16
2	550–600	580	320.00–340.00	329.74
3	600–650	613	300.00–325.00	313.30
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	212.50–215.00	213.74
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	390.00–400.00	395.00
3	300–350	330	300.00–350.00	323.89
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	310.35
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	333	505.00–520.00	512.33
6	400–450	413	427.50–470.00	448.47
10	500–550	527	370.00–427.50	395.94
4	550–600	590	355.00–395.00	380.72
4	600–650	618	300.00–350.00	322.59
4	650–700	679	310.00–366.00	331.16
3	700–750	725	250.00–280.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	280.00	280.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00

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	1	—	1,035	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,013	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,926.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,377.03
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,172	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,282.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,469.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,123.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,095.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,311	167.00–186.00	175.71
1	—	1,315	190.00	190.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,103	140.00–166.00	155.98
4	—	970	109.00–135.00	123.11
1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	160.00–170.00	165.52
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	177.50	177.50
8	—	1,676	180.00–203.00	194.67
4	—	1,759	219.00–229.00	222.43

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

Heifers · 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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