Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $329.96/cwt on 39 head, down $5.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 31 comparable sales and sits −26.95 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$329.96

▼ 5.45 vs prior sale

39 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,774

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$396

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

$52.66/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.87

vs NC average

−30.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	332.66	1,796	37
Medium and Large 2	500	280.00	1,400	2thin

One grade step is worth $52.66/cwt here — about $396 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale39 hd

329.96

—

NC average9 barns · 177 hd

330.83

−0.87

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−30.56

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−26.95

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	1,598	203.64	3,254	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,276	178.98	2,284	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,573	167.21	2,630	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	874	143.43	1,253	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,383	$2,600	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,050	$2,214	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	900	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	965	$1,850	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	930	$1,450	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	894	$2,714	4thin

Every lot, as filed

78 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	650–700	685	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,261	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	327.38/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,997	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	371.38/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,356	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	456.82/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,224	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,039	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	336.87/cwt	307.50–360.00	1,432	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	397.22/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,466	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	307.51/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,731	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	282.27/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,886	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	520.00/cwt	520.00–520.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	317.57/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,664	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	288.45/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,904	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	352.86/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,514	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	451	417.50/cwt	417.50–417.50	1,883	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	329.16/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,547	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	336.94/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,766	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	438.37/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,469	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	294.91/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,849	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	312.40/cwt	290.00–327.50	1,759	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	474.96/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	352.22/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,645	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	493.02/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,996	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	586	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,271	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	822	2,535.80/head	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,536	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	343.65/cwt	310.00–361.00	2,003	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	377.88/cwt	365.00–390.00	1,768	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	472.24/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,478	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	541	357.50/cwt	357.50–357.50	1,934	16
Bulls	—	—	1,658	212.06/cwt	211.00–213.00	3,516	2
Bulls	—	—	1,558	198.03/cwt	190.00–203.00	3,085	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	146.58/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,349	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	745	128.72/cwt	125.00–130.00	959	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,015	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,675	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,573	167.21/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	271.11/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,938	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	320.04/cwt	305.00–325.00	2,010	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	356.73/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,834	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	364.50/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,538	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	292.83/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,400	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,479	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	380.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,096	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	415.71/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,530	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	307.25/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,616	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	254.60/cwt	235.00–280.00	1,579	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	380.96/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	298.92/cwt	280.00–317.50	1,674	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	176.00/cwt	176.00–176.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	380.36/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,046	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	309.44/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	333.09/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,392	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	305.90/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,487	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,218	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	930	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,110	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	262	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	394.96/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,216	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	187.63/cwt	183.00–197.50	2,539	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	174.42/cwt	168.00–181.00	2,156	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,383	2,599.91/head	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,600	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,214.29/head	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,214	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 274Last week 279Year ago 172

Slaughter CattleReceipts 62Last week 60Year ago 63

Replacement CattleReceipts 12Last week 23Year ago 12

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

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	280	450.00	450.00
4	300–350	313	460.00–500.00	472.24
2	350–400	368	400.00–430.00	415.71
5	400–450	422	350.00–385.00	364.50
4	450–500	468	365.00–390.00	377.88
4	500–550	514	330.00–380.00	356.73
6	550–600	583	310.00–361.00	343.65
2	600–650	610	320.00–335.00	327.38
1	650–700	685	330.00	330.00
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	880	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	451	417.50	417.50
12	550–600	586	387.50	387.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	435	340.00	340.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	520.00	520.00
4	250–300	268	430.00–490.00	456.82
2	300–350	318	470.00–480.00	474.96
12	350–400	365	350.00–400.00	371.38
11	400–450	425	307.50–360.00	336.87
13	450–500	470	310.00–345.00	329.16
13	500–550	524	300.00–340.00	317.57
8	550–600	563	280.00–320.00	307.51
8	600–650	628	305.00–325.00	320.04
2	650–700	668	270.00–295.00	282.27
4	700–750	715	260.00–295.00	271.11
1	750–800	755	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	845	260.00	260.00
1	850–900	850	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
16	500–550	541	357.50	357.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	275	360.00–400.00	380.36
2	300–350	308	390.00–400.00	394.96
2	350–400	360	290.00–330.00	309.44
3	400–450	418	325.00–340.00	333.09
5	450–500	486	295.00–330.00	305.90
2	500–550	500	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	700–750	720	240.00	240.00
1	850–900	880	176.00	176.00
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	255.00	255.00
2	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	480.00–500.00	493.02
8	300–350	335	410.00–465.00	438.37
8	350–400	369	370.00–420.00	397.22
15	400–450	429	320.00–375.00	352.86
8	450–500	467	330.00–375.00	352.22
14	500–550	524	320.00–365.00	336.94
9	550–600	563	290.00–327.50	312.40
7	600–650	627	270.00–310.00	294.91
3	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	288.45
2	700–750	713	280.00	280.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	360.00–400.00	380.52
3	300–350	318	370.00–390.00	380.96
2	350–400	380	340.00	340.00
1	400–450	410	340.00	340.00
2	450–500	478	280.00–305.00	292.83
6	500–550	526	280.00–320.00	307.25
2	550–600	560	280.00–317.50	298.92
3	600–650	620	235.00–280.00	254.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	262	255.00	255.00
1	400–450	420	290.00	290.00
1	500–550	500	235.00	235.00

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	3	—	822	2,150.00–2,850.00	2,535.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,110	3,250.00	3,250.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	930	1,450.00	1,450.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,383	2,550.00–2,650.00	2,599.91
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	1,850.00	1,850.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	900	2,050.00	2,050.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,050	1,900.00–2,450.00	2,214.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,658	211.00–213.00	212.06
3	—	1,558	190.00–203.00	198.03
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	920	136.00–159.00	146.58
4	—	745	125.00–130.00	128.72
2	—	1,015	165.00	165.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,573	160.00–176.00	167.21
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,353	183.00–197.50	187.63
19	—	1,236	168.00–181.00	174.42

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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