Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Baby Calves: 550.00- 900.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $335.41/cwt on 25 head, down $20.61 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 31 comparable sales and sits −21.50 against this barn's trailing median of $356.91.

Average price

$335.41

▼ 20.61 vs prior sale

25 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$198

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

$57.33/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.20

vs NC average

−40.40 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	342.29	1,851	22
Medium and Large 3	500	285.00	1,425	1thin
Medium and Large 2	580	284.96	1,653	2thin

One grade step is worth $57.33/cwt here — about $198 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

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 sale25 hd

335.41

—

NC average9 barns · 245 hd

354.61

−19.20

National average148 barns · 5,785 hd

375.81

−40.40

This barn, trailing median31 sales

356.91

−21.50

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	1,811	211.19	3,824	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,250	175.41	2,192	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,603	155.00	2,485	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	954	146.80	1,400	14

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)	1,190	$2,600	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,140	$2,407	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,182	$2,401	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,005	$2,307	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,085	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	921	$1,837	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,650	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	984	$2,894	4thin

Every lot, as filed

82 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	250–300	285	490.00/cwt	480.00–500.00	1,397	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,112	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,242	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	364.85/cwt	360.00–387.50	2,043	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,589	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	420.62/cwt	395.00–445.00	1,569	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	346.84/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,814	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	379.94/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,797	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	745	301.00/cwt	301.00–301.00	2,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	380.29/cwt	367.50–410.00	1,612	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	434.84/cwt	405.00–445.00	1,992	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	394	490.34/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,932	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	331.81/cwt	320.00–342.50	2,057	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	344.89/cwt	335.00–375.00	1,973	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	383.74/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,834	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	413.62/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,750	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	467.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,062	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	328.84/cwt	320.00–337.50	2,052	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	312.50/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	2,077	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	499.17/cwt	480.00–530.00	1,353	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	332.54/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,925	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	424.73/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,393	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	321.80/cwt	310.00–327.50	2,169	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,306.97/head	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,307	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	458.96/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,730	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	466.69/cwt	430.00–530.00	1,498	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	509.86/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,213	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	266.38/cwt	245.00–287.50	2,144	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,303	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,325	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	921	1,836.59/head	1,300.00–2,550.00	1,837	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	878	122.34/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,074	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	160.37/cwt	158.00–162.50	1,565	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	973	147.72/cwt	140.00–155.00	1,437	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,603	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,485	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,236	172.72/cwt	164.00–181.00	2,135	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,303	185.70/cwt	184.00–191.00	2,420	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,182	2,400.78/head	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,401	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	595	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	345	155.00/cwt	140.00–170.00	535	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	856	1
Bulls	—	—	1,510	228.00/cwt	228.00–228.00	3,443	1
Bulls	—	—	1,871	207.83/cwt	196.00–212.00	3,888	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,549	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	2,325.00/head	2,325.00–2,325.00	2,325	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	2,407.46/head	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,407	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,632	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	266.32/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,012	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	402.39/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,541	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	925	188.00/cwt	188.00–188.00	1,739	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	374.93/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,331	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	284.96/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,653	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	407.44/cwt	405.00–410.00	1,732	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	487.50/cwt	487.50–487.50	2,057	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,627	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,183	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	365.25/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,556	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	435	426.45/cwt	420.00–435.00	1,855	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	331.39/cwt	325.00–340.00	1,594	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	351.69/cwt	350.00–355.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,292	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,013	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	352.88/cwt	340.00–390.00	1,828	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	409.08/cwt	397.50–413.00	2,148	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	319.89/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,265	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	444.30/cwt	422.50–475.00	1,879	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 Jul 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 279Last week 402Year ago 373

Slaughter CattleReceipts 60Last week 43Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 23Year ago 13

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Baby Calves: 550.00- 900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	480.00–500.00	490.00
1	300–350	330	460.00	460.00
4	350–400	394	460.00–500.00	490.34
3	400–450	423	422.50–475.00	444.30
4	450–500	458	405.00–445.00	434.84
8	500–550	525	397.50–413.00	409.08
8	550–600	560	360.00–387.50	364.85
1	600–650	610	330.00	330.00
1	650–700	685	342.50	342.50
3	700–750	708	310.00–340.00	319.89
2	800–850	835	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	360.00	360.00
2	400–450	425	405.00–410.00	407.44
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	400–450	422	487.50	487.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	450.00–500.00	467.65
3	250–300	270	460.00	460.00
4	300–350	328	400.00–440.00	424.73
7	350–400	373	395.00–445.00	420.62
10	400–450	424	367.50–410.00	380.29
25	450–500	478	350.00–415.00	383.74
15	500–550	523	330.00–367.50	346.84
7	550–600	579	320.00–342.50	332.54
4	600–650	624	320.00–337.50	328.84
1	650–700	655	322.50	322.50
1	700–750	745	301.00	301.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	380	250.00–280.00	266.32
1	500–550	500	285.00	285.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	340	380.00	380.00
2	350–400	355	370.00–380.00	374.93
3	400–450	420	350.00–355.00	351.69
4	450–500	481	325.00–340.00	331.39
2	550–600	580	280.00–290.00	284.96
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	815	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	435	420.00–435.00	426.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	500.00–530.00	509.86
6	250–300	271	480.00–530.00	499.17
6	300–350	321	430.00–530.00	466.69
7	350–400	377	440.00–485.00	458.96
16	400–450	423	390.00–445.00	413.62
14	450–500	473	355.00–400.00	379.94
13	500–550	518	340.00–390.00	352.88
9	550–600	572	335.00–375.00	344.89
4	600–650	620	320.00–342.50	331.81
4	650–700	674	310.00–327.50	321.80
2	700–750	715	300.00–325.00	312.50
1	750–800	750	310.00	310.00
2	800–850	805	245.00–287.50	266.38
1	900–950	940	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	955	217.50	217.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	275	430.00	430.00
2	350–400	383	385.00–420.00	402.39
4	400–450	426	350.00–370.00	365.25
1	450–500	475	342.50	342.50
1	600–650	640	255.00	255.00
1	700–750	745	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	925	188.00	188.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	345	140.00–170.00	155.00
1	350–400	355	167.50	167.50
1	450–500	495	173.00	173.00

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
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,005	2,200.00–2,400.00	2,306.97
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	—	921	1,300.00–2,550.00	1,836.59
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,182	2,000.00–2,750.00	2,400.78
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,190	2,600.00	2,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,140	1,850.00–2,850.00	2,407.46
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,098	3,150.00	3,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	705	2,325.00	2,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,035	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	878	115.00–125.00	122.34
5	—	976	158.00–162.50	160.37
6	—	973	140.00–155.00	147.72
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,603	155.00	155.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
23	—	1,236	164.00–181.00	172.72
6	—	1,303	184.00–191.00	185.70
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,510	228.00	228.00
5	—	1,871	196.00–212.00	207.83

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