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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-10-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-10-27

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 27

● Final94 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

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Feeder Cattle receipts

322 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 324▲ 135 vs year ago 187 · +72.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 22 vs last sale 49▲ 41 vs year ago 30 · +136.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 9 vs last sale 18▲ 21 vs year ago 6 · +350.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Hogs

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $361.60/cwt on 26 head, up $20.80 from the prior sale. That ranks 16 of 35 comparable sales and sits −5.75 against this barn's trailing median of $367.35.

Average price

$361.60

▲ 20.80 vs prior sale

26 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,974

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$563

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

$111.44/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+33.20

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	373.94	2,033	22
Medium and Large 2	555	325.00	1,804	2thin
Medium and Large 3	560	262.50	1,470	2thin

One grade step is worth $111.44/cwt here — about $563 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale26 hd

361.60

—

NC average8 barns · 279 hd

328.40

+33.20

This barn, trailing median35 sales

367.35

−5.75

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

35 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $303.15, median $367.35 across 35 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,610	163.10	2,626	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,233	132.40	1,632	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,539	121.82	1,875	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,081	117.13	1,266	24

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)	1,685	$2,800	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,058	$2,616	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,375	$2,541	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,198	$2,445	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,137	$1,766	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,220	$1,575	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$2,715	12

Every lot, as filed

94 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers11 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	205	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	472	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,482	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	410	468.80/cwt	465.00–472.50	1,922	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	455	442.50/cwt	442.50–442.50	2,013	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,365	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	360.28/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,902	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	344.80/cwt	330.00–360.00	1,958	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	638	323.91/cwt	310.00–337.50	2,067	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	314.91/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,088	2
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,725	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,030	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	476.94/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,073	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	455.36/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,275	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	424.09/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,387	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	345	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	707	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	388.50/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,434	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	269.73/cwt	265.00–275.00	998	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	310.13/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,163	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,640	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	419	317.06/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,328	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	370.95/cwt	347.50–390.00	1,577	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	239.77/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,043	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	454	360.44/cwt	360.00–365.00	1,636	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,380	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	334.24/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,571	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	483	209.69/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,013	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	340.07/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,745	26
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	289.88/cwt	285.00–295.00	1,531	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,177	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	553	222.51/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,230	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	298.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,688	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	284.71/cwt	270.00–302.50	1,771	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,727	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	281.81/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,866	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	257.28/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,860	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,277	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,793	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	274.94/cwt	270.00–280.00	2,296	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	236	526.90/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,243	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	410.00/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,128	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	289	507.10/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,466	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	473.61/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,525	7
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	322	360.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,160	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	373.62/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,382	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	459.73/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,747	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	410	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,312	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	432.23/cwt	410.00–452.50	1,833	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	365.94/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,574	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	400.06/cwt	385.00–427.50	1,860	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	332.16/cwt	310.00–357.50	1,551	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,358	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	386.75/cwt	362.50–412.50	2,034	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,471	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,836	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	358.57/cwt	340.00–377.50	2,026	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,767	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	585	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,463	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	277.46/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,693	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	633	341.97/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,165	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,484	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	660	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,551	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	316.29/cwt	295.00–340.00	2,103	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	671	239.60/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,608	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	705	225.04/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,587	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	306.65/cwt	305.00–310.00	2,202	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	260.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,999	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	788	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,340	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	209.73/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,741	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,428	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,745	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	205.05/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,886	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,692	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,485	183.12/cwt	182.00–184.00	2,719	2
Bulls	—	—	1,596	146.40/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,337	4
Bulls	—	—	1,654	166.93/cwt	160.00–173.00	2,761	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	99.85/cwt	97.00–102.00	952	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,060	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	1,405	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,118	121.07/cwt	111.00–126.00	1,354	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,233	132.40/cwt	128.00–142.00	1,632	12
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,539	121.82/cwt	119.00–128.00	1,875	6
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,662.48/head	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,662	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	930	2,759.29/head	2,575.00–2,925.00	2,759	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,183	2,641.44/head	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,641	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,058	2,615.90/head	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,616	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,137	1,765.54/head	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,766	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,198	2,445.09/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,445	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,220	1,574.69/head	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,575	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,540.80/head	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,541	5
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,685	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	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 Oct 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 322Last week 324Year ago 187

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 49Year ago 30

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 18Year ago 6

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	455	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	690	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	410	465.00–472.50	468.80
1	450–500	455	442.50	442.50
6	500–550	528	350.00–372.50	360.28
2	550–600	568	330.00–360.00	344.80
2	600–650	638	310.00–337.50	323.91
2	650–700	663	310.00–320.00	314.91
1	700–750	725	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	375	300.00–320.00	310.13
5	400–450	419	310.00–320.00	317.06
1	450–500	460	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	528	285.00–295.00	289.88
2	600–650	628	270.00–280.00	274.94
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	815	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	400–450	400	410.00	410.00
12	450–500	454	360.00–365.00	360.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	225	440.00–500.00	476.94
4	250–300	280	440.00–470.00	455.36
7	300–350	327	400.00–450.00	424.09
7	350–400	369	370.00–410.00	388.50
9	400–450	425	347.50–390.00	370.95
12	450–500	470	310.00–352.50	334.24
26	500–550	513	310.00–350.00	340.07
7	550–600	565	280.00–310.00	298.81
3	600–650	622	270.00–302.50	284.71
5	650–700	662	270.00–305.00	281.81
2	700–750	723	245.00–270.00	257.28
1	750–800	785	290.00	290.00
2	800–850	835	270.00–280.00	274.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	205.00	205.00
2	350–400	370	265.00–275.00	269.73
2	400–450	435	220.00–260.00	239.77
2	450–500	483	190.00–230.00	209.69
1	500–550	535	220.00	220.00
2	550–600	553	220.00–225.00	222.51

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	500.00–545.00	526.90
4	250–300	289	480.00–530.00	507.10
7	300–350	322	450.00–500.00	473.61
13	350–400	380	440.00–475.00	459.73
17	400–450	424	410.00–452.50	432.23
12	450–500	465	385.00–427.50	400.06
12	500–550	526	362.50–412.50	386.75
10	550–600	565	340.00–377.50	358.57
5	600–650	633	310.00–360.00	341.97
10	650–700	665	295.00–340.00	316.29
3	700–750	718	305.00–310.00	306.65
2	750–800	768	250.00–270.00	260.23
2	800–850	830	195.00–225.00	209.73
1	850–900	895	195.00	195.00
2	900–950	920	200.00–210.00	205.05
1	950–1000	995	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	275	400.00–420.00	410.00
3	300–350	322	350.00–380.00	360.26
7	350–400	370	350.00–400.00	373.62
7	400–450	430	355.00–380.00	365.94
9	450–500	467	310.00–357.50	332.16
1	500–550	540	340.00	340.00
1	550–600	570	310.00	310.00
2	600–650	610	275.00–280.00	277.46
4	650–700	671	220.00–255.00	239.60
2	700–750	705	220.00–230.00	225.04
2	750–800	788	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	840	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
2	400–450	410	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	485	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	585	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	645	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	660	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	735	175.00	175.00

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	2	—	1,183	2,500.00–2,800.00	2,641.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	930	2,575.00–2,925.00	2,759.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	855	2,500.00–2,850.00	2,662.48

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,198	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,445.09
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,685	2,800.00	2,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,375	2,350.00–2,650.00	2,540.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,220	1,550.00–1,600.00	1,574.69
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,137	1,450.00–2,000.00	1,765.54
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,058	2,200.00–2,975.00	2,615.90

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,060	132.50	132.50
18	—	1,118	111.00–126.00	121.07
5	—	953	97.00–102.00	99.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,233	128.00–142.00	132.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,539	119.00–128.00	121.82

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,654	160.00–173.00	166.93
2	—	1,485	182.00–184.00	183.12
4	—	1,596	140.00–152.00	146.40

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.