Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $349.78/cwt on 34 head, down $5.71 from the prior sale (only 16 head in that comparison). That ranks 9 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.64 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$349.78

▼ 5.71 vs prior sale

34 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,912

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$616

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

$109.84/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.00

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	365.58	2,001	26
Medium and Large 2	546	324.05	1,770	5thin
Medium and Large 3	542	255.73	1,385	3thin

One grade step is worth $109.84/cwt here — about $616 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

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 sale34 hd

349.78

—

NC average4 barns · 70 hd

366.78

−17.00

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−26.64

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	—	Average	1,393	193.34	2,693	9thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,261	171.34	2,160	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,071	134.19	1,437	11

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)	1,325	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,217	$2,335	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	938	$2,330	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	950	$2,200	1thin

Every lot, as filed

90 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	350–400	378	410.82/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,553	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	377.84/cwt	340.00–397.50	1,795	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	459.94/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,987	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	520.89/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,172	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,399	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	404.22/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,722	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	313.72/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,948	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	351.03/cwt	330.00–387.50	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	305.09/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,023	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	296.69/cwt	275.00–317.50	2,136	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	309.24/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,627	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,125	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	431.43/cwt	420.00–442.50	1,998	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	347.85/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,965	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,004	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	327.56/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,749	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	326.61/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,578	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	407.05/cwt	395.00–420.00	1,921	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	335.44/cwt	320.00–362.50	2,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	522.77/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,422	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	299.90/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,174	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	487.85/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,327	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	452.57/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,697	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	318.38/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,143	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	374.01/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,926	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	333.66/cwt	315.00–360.00	2,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	358.35/cwt	330.00–387.50	2,061	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	467.94/cwt	442.50–490.00	1,970	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	379.04/cwt	370.00–387.50	1,982	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	320.00/cwt	310.00–330.00	2,352	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	472.92/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,528	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	505.27/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,152	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,247	170.53/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,127	18
Bulls	—	—	1,480	193.01/cwt	182.50–203.00	2,857	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	109.21/cwt	98.00–120.00	1,138	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,082	143.56/cwt	138.00–152.00	1,553	8
Bulls	—	—	1,010	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,808	1
Bulls	—	—	1,165	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,447	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	558	359.97/cwt	330.00–380.00	2,009	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,474	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	987	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	250	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	850	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,510	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,809	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,036	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	938	2,329.84/head	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,330	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,217	2,335.41/head	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,335	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,325	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,316	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,460	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,061	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	275.22/cwt	260.00–290.00	936	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,173	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	323.16/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,173	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	343.49/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,285	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	226.64/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,775	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,446	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	334.93/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,122	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	658	215.02/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	483	373.17/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,321	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	304.74/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	264.85/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,364	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	270.04/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	422.34/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,377	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	380.60/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	434.58/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,165	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,485	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	434.78/cwt	415.00–460.00	978	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	262.62/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,602	2

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 Jul 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 289Last week 257Year ago 400

Slaughter CattleReceipts 48Last week 55Year ago 60

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 15Year ago 11

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	225	510.00–530.00	520.89
6	250–300	272	470.00–515.00	487.85
2	300–350	333	420.00	420.00
8	350–400	378	390.00–430.00	410.82
7	400–450	426	380.00–425.00	404.22
16	450–500	475	340.00–397.50	377.84
14	500–550	526	330.00–387.50	351.03
6	550–600	565	340.00–370.00	347.85
11	600–650	621	295.00–332.50	313.72
2	650–700	663	300.00–310.00	305.09
2	700–750	720	275.00–317.50	296.69
1	750–800	765	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	800	220.00	220.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	415.00–460.00	434.78
1	250–300	250	450.00	450.00
2	300–350	335	330.00–340.00	334.93
9	350–400	374	330.00–365.00	343.49
2	400–450	413	350.00	350.00
4	450–500	483	310.00–350.00	326.61
4	500–550	526	300.00–320.00	309.24
2	550–600	580	290.00–320.00	304.74
2	600–650	610	255.00–270.00	262.62
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
3	750–800	783	220.00–240.00	226.64
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	340	260.00–290.00	275.22
1	450–500	470	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	515	265.00	265.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	500.00–510.00	505.27
7	250–300	272	500.00–550.00	522.77
9	300–350	323	450.00–500.00	472.92
20	350–400	375	430.00–480.00	452.57
9	400–450	432	435.00–485.00	459.94
9	450–500	472	395.00–420.00	407.05
12	500–550	515	360.00–395.00	374.01
14	550–600	575	330.00–387.50	358.35
4	600–650	619	320.00–362.50	335.44
6	650–700	673	300.00–330.00	318.38
3	700–750	725	270.00–315.00	299.90
1	900–950	945	190.00	190.00
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	450.00	450.00
2	250–300	268	420.00–450.00	434.58
4	300–350	326	400.00–440.00	422.34
2	350–400	363	420.00	420.00
2	400–450	418	360.00–400.00	380.60
3	450–500	483	360.00–380.00	373.17
4	500–550	534	300.00–350.00	327.56
1	550–600	595	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	678	260.00–280.00	270.04
1	750–800	755	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	900	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	363	300.00–340.00	323.16
1	400–450	405	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	515	250.00–280.00	264.85
1	550–600	595	237.50	237.50
1	650–700	695	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	490.00	490.00
1	300–350	335	440.00	440.00
1	350–400	380	470.00	470.00
5	400–450	421	442.50–490.00	467.94
2	450–500	463	420.00–442.50	431.43
3	500–550	523	370.00–387.50	379.04
3	550–600	558	330.00–380.00	359.97
3	600–650	622	315.00–360.00	333.66
2	700–750	735	310.00–330.00	320.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
1	500–550	505	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	560	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	658	210.00–220.00	215.02
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	470	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,247	158.00–179.00	170.53
1	—	1,510	186.00	186.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,042	98.00–120.00	109.21
8	—	1,082	138.00–152.00	143.56
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,480	182.50–203.00	193.01
1	—	1,010	179.00	179.00
1	—	1,165	210.00	210.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	938	1,500.00–3,100.00	2,329.84
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,217	2,250.00–2,450.00	2,335.41
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,325	2,600.00	2,600.00

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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Shelby Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Bulls · 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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Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle