Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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 $362.22/cwt on 20 head, up $39.25 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 31 comparable sales and sits +5.31 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$362.22

▲ 39.25 vs prior sale

20 head · 529 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,917

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$253

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

$41.41/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.69

vs NC average

−38.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	366.36	1,943	18thin
Medium and Large 2	520	324.95	1,690	2thin

One grade step is worth $41.41/cwt here — about $253 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 sale20 hd

362.22

—

NC average7 barns · 181 hd

363.91

−1.69

National average163 barns · 8,321 hd

400.52

−38.30

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

+5.31

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	1,513	195.94	2,964	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,241	176.05	2,185	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,440	164.00	2,362	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	975	150.11	1,463	27

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)	1,085	$2,950	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,750	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,265	$2,700	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,150	$2,325	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$2,906	3thin

Every lot, as filed

81 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 2	200–250	213	405.77/cwt	400.00–420.00	864	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	297.42/cwt	290.00–305.00	2,017	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	404.27/cwt	370.00–422.50	2,155	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	361	370.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,338	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,891	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	298.27/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,694	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	244.98/cwt	240.00–250.00	2,004	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	482.47/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,558	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	413.99/cwt	400.00–437.50	1,975	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	395.31/cwt	370.00–407.50	1,890	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	383.10/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,628	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	466.77/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,788	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	317.08/cwt	310.00–322.50	1,991	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	262.58/cwt	255.00–270.00	1,898	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	371.31/cwt	335.00–392.50	2,146	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	400.40/cwt	370.00–422.50	2,070	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	463.97/cwt	450.00–480.00	1,016	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	417.44/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,724	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	315.69/cwt	300.00–337.50	2,109	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	380.34/cwt	357.50–392.00	1,955	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,750.00/head	2,750.00–2,750.00	2,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	935	3,159.22/head	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,159	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	359.08/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,216	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	457.47/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,061	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	510.11/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,490	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	282.86/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,187	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	394.73/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,855	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	319.92/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,977	2
Bulls	—	—	1,252	192.41/cwt	184.00–207.00	2,409	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	970	152.47/cwt	142.00–163.00	1,479	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	132.43/cwt	123.00–138.00	1,251	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,055	164.66/cwt	164.00–165.00	1,737	3
Bulls	—	—	1,198	166.68/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,997	2
Bulls	—	—	1,983	218.97/cwt	213.00–229.00	4,342	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	494.50/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,320	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,150	2,325.36/head	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,325	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,265	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,440	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,362	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	176.05/cwt	168.00–187.50	2,185	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,094	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	222.50/cwt	222.50–222.50	1,891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,108	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	386.04/cwt	370.00–405.00	2,227	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,222	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	338.50/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,804	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,175	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	720	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	355.08/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,704	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,008	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,596	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,781	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	956	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,863	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	324.95/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,690	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,199	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	326.91/cwt	305.00–337.50	1,350	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,601	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	443.22/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,875	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,287	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	365.54/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,024	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	369.91/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	378.71/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,231	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	508.36/cwt	505.00–510.00	1,891	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	496.34/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,603	3

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 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 238Last week 292Year ago 345

Slaughter CattleReceipts 64Last week 71Year ago 36

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 25Year ago 8

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	400.00–420.00	405.77
2	250–300	280	350.00–380.00	365.54
1	300–350	325	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	390	330.00	330.00
4	400–450	413	305.00–337.50	326.91
2	500–550	520	320.00–330.00	324.95
1	850–900	850	222.50	222.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	232	440.00–480.00	457.47
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
6	300–350	325	350.00–405.00	378.71
8	350–400	361	350.00–400.00	370.51
9	400–450	425	360.00–397.50	383.10
11	450–500	478	370.00–407.50	395.31
13	500–550	514	357.50–392.00	380.34
5	550–600	573	330.00	330.00
6	600–650	628	310.00–322.50	317.08
2	650–700	678	290.00–305.00	297.42
1	750–800	755	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	818	240.00–250.00	244.98
1	850–900	855	250.00	250.00
1	900–950	945	230.00	230.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	240.00	240.00
1	350–400	395	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	405	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	450.00–480.00	463.97
3	250–300	267	470.00–530.00	494.50
3	300–350	323	470.00–520.00	496.34
3	350–400	372	505.00–510.00	508.36
9	400–450	423	420.00–460.00	443.22
8	450–500	477	400.00–437.50	413.99
10	500–550	533	370.00–422.50	404.27
6	550–600	577	370.00–405.00	386.04
5	600–650	617	350.00–370.00	359.08
1	650–700	680	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	390	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	435	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	545	220.00	220.00
1	550–600	565	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	390.00	390.00
1	250–300	275	440.00	440.00
1	400–450	420	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	485	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	500.00	500.00
3	250–300	292	500.00–530.00	510.11
3	300–350	323	450.00–510.00	482.47
8	350–400	383	430.00–495.00	466.77
8	400–450	413	400.00–440.00	417.44
8	450–500	470	380.00–420.00	394.73
6	500–550	517	370.00–422.50	400.40
6	550–600	578	335.00–392.50	371.31
2	600–650	618	300.00–340.00	319.92
3	650–700	668	300.00–337.50	315.69
2	700–750	723	255.00–270.00	262.58
2	750–800	773	270.00–295.00	282.86
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
3	350–400	377	350.00–410.00	369.91
4	450–500	480	350.00–365.00	355.08
3	500–550	533	320.00–360.00	338.50
3	550–600	568	295.00–300.00	298.27
1	650–700	690	270.00	270.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	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	—	1,035	2,750.00	2,750.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,950.00	2,950.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,150	1,900.00–2,650.00	2,325.36
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,265	2,700.00	2,700.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	935	2,700.00–3,450.00	3,159.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,080	2,400.00	2,400.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,252	184.00–207.00	192.41
2	—	1,198	150.00–177.00	166.68
3	—	1,983	213.00–229.00	218.97
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	970	142.00–163.00	152.47
5	—	945	123.00–138.00	132.43
3	—	1,055	164.00–165.00	164.66
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,440	164.00	164.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,241	168.00–187.50	176.05

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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Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle