Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $308.84/cwt on 37 head, down $15.85 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 33 comparable sales and sits −63.19 against this barn's trailing median of $372.03.

Average price

$308.84

▼ 15.85 vs prior sale

37 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,661

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$354

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

$54.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−15.76

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	529	324.47	1,717	25
Medium and Large 2	560	276.84	1,550	11thin
Medium and Large 3	505	270.00	1,364	1thin

One grade step is worth $54.47/cwt here — about $354 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

33 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $303.15, median $372.03 across 33 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 sale37 hd

308.84

—

NC average9 barns · 171 hd

324.59

−15.76

This barn, trailing median33 sales

372.03

−63.19

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
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,244	157.39	1,958	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,549	148.58	2,302	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,095	140.37	1,538	18

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)	970	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,187	$1,805	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$2,812	5

Every lot, as filed

80 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	315.96/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,466	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,292	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	333.70/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,725	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	249.99/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,782	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	267.67/cwt	250.00–285.00	2,082	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	348.50/cwt	348.50–348.50	2,140	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	864	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	328.95/cwt	310.00–347.50	1,388	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	292.34/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,789	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	315.04/cwt	312.50–317.50	2,079	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	502	337.50/cwt	337.50–337.50	1,694	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	325.85/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,691	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	281.11/cwt	265.00–285.00	2,224	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	305.31/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,734	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	283.35/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,745	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	607	305.85/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,857	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	313.61/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,668	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	465.87/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,537	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	226.73/cwt	220.00–230.00	2,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	367.80/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,710	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	385.94/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,625	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	382.99/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,639	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	278.25/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,845	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,776.95/head	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,777	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,355	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	243.41/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,648	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,031	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	361.99/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,321	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	334.17/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,604	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,876	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Dairy Steers	Large 2	600–650	635	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,524	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,549	148.58/cwt	145.00–155.00	2,302	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,244	157.39/cwt	149.00–169.00	1,958	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	995	111.78/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,112	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	143.94/cwt	132.50–154.00	1,595	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	282.55/cwt	255.00–297.50	2,156	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	436.03/cwt	417.50–465.00	1,618	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	240.43/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	350.61/cwt	320.00–356.00	1,981	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,548	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	270.68/cwt	260.00–285.00	1,559	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	306.84/cwt	297.50–308.00	2,179	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	617	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	1,928	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,386	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	1,550	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	450	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	374.11/cwt	350.00–387.50	1,758	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,652	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	269.88/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,364	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	313.61/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,201	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	247.62/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,443	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	584	270.96/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,582	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	263.88/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,121	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	268.17/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	247.61/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,538	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	346.70/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,477	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	238.11/cwt	225.00–265.00	969	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	417.20/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,573	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	318.94/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,818	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	328.54/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,222	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	293.26/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,516	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	250.00/cwt	232.50–267.50	988	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	970	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,310	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	528.46/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	476.64/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,187	1,805.48/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,805	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	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 Aug 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 373Last week 203Year ago 493

Slaughter CattleReceipts 41Last week 17Year ago 78

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 6Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	340	360.00–400.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	390.00	390.00
6	400–450	426	335.00–350.00	346.70
4	450–500	464	305.00–335.00	315.96
3	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	293.26
8	550–600	576	260.00–285.00	270.68
4	600–650	621	225.00–260.00	247.61
6	650–700	673	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	510.00–550.00	528.46
2	250–300	268	450.00–500.00	476.64
4	300–350	330	455.00–490.00	465.87
5	350–400	377	400.00–440.00	417.20
9	400–450	421	370.00–407.50	385.94
12	450–500	465	350.00–382.50	367.80
20	500–550	519	310.00–352.50	325.85
5	550–600	570	315.00–325.00	318.94
10	600–650	612	280.00–315.00	292.34
7	650–700	677	235.00–275.00	243.41
9	700–750	713	230.00–265.00	249.99
5	750–800	791	265.00–285.00	281.11
3	900–950	927	220.00–230.00	226.73
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	383	305.00–320.00	313.61
4	400–450	425	250.00–270.00	263.88
5	450–500	480	250.00–280.00	268.17
1	500–550	505	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	440.00	440.00
4	350–400	371	417.50–465.00	436.03
7	400–450	428	350.00–407.50	382.99
6	450–500	470	350.00–387.50	374.11
12	500–550	517	310.00–357.50	333.70
25	550–600	565	320.00–356.00	350.61
6	600–650	607	300.00–310.00	305.85
2	650–700	660	312.50–317.50	315.04
9	700–750	710	297.50–308.00	306.84
3	750–800	763	255.00–297.50	282.55
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	614	348.50	348.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	590	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	380.00	380.00
1	250–300	275	375.00	375.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
4	350–400	365	350.00–380.00	361.99
13	400–450	422	310.00–347.50	328.95
18	450–500	480	320.00–342.50	334.17
9	500–550	532	300.00–327.00	313.61
8	550–600	568	290.00–320.00	305.31
6	600–650	616	280.00–290.00	283.35
12	650–700	663	265.00–285.00	278.25
2	700–750	708	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	778	250.00–285.00	267.67
2	800–850	823	220.00–260.00	240.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	360.00	360.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
3	350–400	372	320.00–335.00	328.54
2	400–450	415	260.00–280.00	269.88
1	450–500	495	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	530	292.50	292.50
5	550–600	584	260.00–280.00	270.96
2	600–650	625	240.00–255.00	247.62
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	500–550	502	337.50	337.50
9	600–650	617	312.50	312.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	395	232.50–267.50	250.00
3	400–450	407	225.00–265.00	238.11
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	445	155.00	155.00
1	950–1000	970	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	240.00	240.00

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	—	1,025	2,450.00–3,150.00	2,776.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,355	2,950.00	2,950.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,187	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,805.48
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	970	2,300.00	2,300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,549	145.00–155.00	148.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,244	149.00–169.00	157.39
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	995	105.00–120.00	111.78
16	—	1,108	132.50–154.00	143.94

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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