Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

*Special Note: No sale on 6/30 for the 4th of July Holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $355.49/cwt on 16 head, down $20.93 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 31 comparable sales and sits −20.93 against this barn's trailing median of $376.42.

Average price

$355.49

▼ 20.93 vs prior sale

16 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,938

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,045

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

$182.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−35.17

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	387.49	2,111	11thin
Medium and Large 2	552	305.12	1,685	4thin
Medium and Large 3	520	205.00	1,066	1thin

One grade step is worth $182.49/cwt here — about $1,045 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

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 sale16 hd

355.49

—

NC average8 barns · 165 hd

390.66

−35.17

This barn, trailing median31 sales

376.42

−20.93

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	1,387	182.78	2,536	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,396	169.00	2,359	9thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,485	144.78	2,150	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	143.04	1,460	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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,275	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,280	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,256	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	920	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,010	$1,984	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,700	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	735	$1,176	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$2,450	1thin

Every lot, as filed

91 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 1	250–300	274	446.53/cwt	440.00–450.00	1,223	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	319.24/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,957	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	334.81/cwt	330.00–350.00	2,123	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	382.32/cwt	365.00–412.50	1,457	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	408.55/cwt	380.00–427.50	2,325	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,998	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	464.51/cwt	440.00–495.00	1,756	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,884	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,716	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	650	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	2,275	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	331.32/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,892	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	392.05/cwt	362.50–425.00	1,306	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	490.45/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,363	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	365.65/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,748	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	375.13/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,099	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	495.15/cwt	475.00–515.00	1,624	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	369.82/cwt	350.00–401.00	1,598	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	357.16/cwt	340.00–377.50	1,872	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	430.43/cwt	420.00–440.00	990	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	320.30/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,512	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	426.18/cwt	400.00–460.00	967	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,076	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,834	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	378.06/cwt	375.00–390.00	2,136	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	428.42/cwt	405.00–462.50	2,022	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	455.45/cwt	420.00–485.00	1,512	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	362.21/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,869	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	444.58/cwt	420.00–472.50	1,872	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	462.33/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,664	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	391.75/cwt	367.50–420.00	1,069	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	473.49/cwt	467.50–480.00	2,003	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	462	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,836	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	391.83/cwt	375.00–410.00	2,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	428	422.50/cwt	422.50–422.50	1,808	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	374.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	2,297	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Bulls	—	—	1,578	210.79/cwt	210.00–212.00	3,326	2
Bulls	—	—	1,441	185.70/cwt	178.00–194.00	2,676	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	868	159.05/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,381	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,485	144.78/cwt	139.00–150.00	2,150	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	169.00/cwt	159.00–177.00	2,359	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	142.81/cwt	131.00–153.00	1,508	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	735	1,175.85/head	950.00–1,350.00	1,176	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,205	1,700.00/head	1,700.00–1,700.00	1,700	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	840	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,680	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	608	325.89/cwt	315.00–342.00	1,981	3
Bulls	—	—	1,153	158.27/cwt	150.00–173.00	1,825	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,087	117.57/cwt	107.50–127.50	1,278	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,196	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,279.62/head	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,280	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,255.80/head	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,256	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	1,984.16/head	1,050.00–2,500.00	1,984	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	355.13/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,129	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,066	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	868	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	638	209.92/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,339	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	850–900	865	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,341	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	408.36/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,535	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	981	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	850	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,791	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,697	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,535	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	400.04/cwt	380.00–410.00	1,608	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	987	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	297.98/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,871	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	296.83/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,671	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	382.49/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,828	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	439.80/cwt	415.00–470.00	2,093	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	435.40/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,632	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 Jun 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 257Last week 270Year ago 250

Slaughter CattleReceipts 55Last week 41Year ago 67

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 11Year ago 10

*Special Note: No sale on 6/30 for the 4th of July Holiday.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	400.00–460.00	426.18
3	250–300	274	440.00–450.00	446.53
9	300–350	332	420.00–485.00	455.45
13	350–400	378	440.00–495.00	464.51
5	400–450	421	420.00–472.50	444.58
18	450–500	472	405.00–462.50	428.42
5	500–550	516	350.00–380.00	362.21
6	550–600	569	380.00–427.50	408.55
4	600–650	613	350.00–400.00	374.77
2	650–700	673	280.00	280.00
1	750–800	755	275.00	275.00
1	800–850	815	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	420.00	420.00
2	250–300	293	360.00–390.00	375.13
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
6	350–400	365	380.00–420.00	408.36
3	400–450	402	380.00–410.00	400.04
2	450–500	478	380.00–385.00	382.49
1	500–550	520	330.00	330.00
3	550–600	563	280.00–310.00	296.83
6	600–650	628	275.00–335.00	297.98
1	650–700	670	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	210.00	210.00
1	850–900	855	205.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	340.00	340.00
2	300–350	340	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	495	310.00	310.00
1	500–550	520	205.00	205.00
2	600–650	638	190.00–230.00	209.92
1	850–900	865	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	420.00–440.00	430.43
6	250–300	273	367.50–420.00	391.75
11	300–350	333	362.50–425.00	392.05
6	350–400	381	365.00–412.50	382.32
12	400–450	432	350.00–401.00	369.82
12	450–500	478	340.00–392.50	365.65
11	500–550	524	340.00–377.50	357.16
9	550–600	571	305.00–355.00	331.32
4	600–650	613	310.00–327.50	319.24
1	650–700	655	305.00	305.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	370.00	370.00
3	300–350	318	350.00–360.00	355.13
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	415	340.00	340.00
3	450–500	472	300.00–345.00	320.30
1	500–550	505	304.00	304.00
1	550–600	585	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	695	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	995	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	428	422.50	422.50
3	450–500	462	397.50	397.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	310.00	310.00
1	350–400	385	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	435	275.00	275.00
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	480.00–500.00	490.45
2	300–350	328	475.00–515.00	495.15
2	350–400	360	450.00–475.00	462.33
2	400–450	423	467.50–480.00	473.49
8	450–500	476	415.00–470.00	439.80
2	500–550	520	375.00–410.00	391.83
5	550–600	565	375.00–390.00	378.06
4	600–650	634	330.00–350.00	334.81
1	650–700	650	350.00	350.00
1	700–750	705	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	410.00–460.00	435.40
1	400–450	425	385.00	385.00
1	450–500	480	340.00	340.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	608	315.00–342.00	325.89
1	800–850	840	200.00	200.00

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,275	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	735	950.00–1,350.00	1,175.85
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,700.00	1,700.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	920	2,250.00	2,250.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,178	2,200.00–2,350.00	2,279.62
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,035	1,950.00–2,550.00	2,255.80
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,010	1,050.00–2,500.00	1,984.16
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	2,450.00	2,450.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,578	210.00–212.00	210.79
6	—	1,441	178.00–194.00	185.70
3	—	1,153	150.00–173.00	158.27
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	868	157.00–160.00	159.05
16	—	1,056	131.00–153.00	142.81
3	—	1,087	107.50–127.50	117.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,485	139.00–150.00	144.78
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,396	159.00–177.00	169.00

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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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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