Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Baby Calves: 800.00 - 975.00

Weight class

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.54/cwt on 84 head, up $18.39 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 6 of 24 comparable sales and sits −16.50 against this barn's trailing median of $392.04.

Average price

$375.54

▲ 18.39 vs prior sale

84 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$88.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs NC average

−26.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	385.76	2,150	67
Medium and Large 2	588	337.64	1,986	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	297.50	1,621	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.26/cwt here — about $528 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

24 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.38, low $356.87, median $392.04 across 24 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 sale84 hd

375.54

—

NC average8 barns · 182 hd

382.07

−6.53

National average152 barns · 6,242 hd

401.88

−26.34

This barn, trailing median24 sales

392.04

−16.50

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	—	Average	1,443	202.74	2,926	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	173.57	2,466	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	159.58	2,486	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	148.69	1,573	13

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)	1,160	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,179	3thin

Every lot, as filed

73 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	350–400	371	462.41/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,716	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,713	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	364.18/cwt	342.50–387.50	2,440	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	403.77/cwt	370.00–432.50	1,942	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	379.15/cwt	340.00–392.50	2,351	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	391.04/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,029	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	382.62/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,219	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	336.32/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,797	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	319.39/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,958	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	345.47/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,824	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	371.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	257.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,185	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	262.50/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	535.18/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,488	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	510.81/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,660	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	361.04/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,881	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	328.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,547	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	148.69/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,573	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,421	173.57/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,466	5
Bulls	—	—	1,443	202.74/cwt	197.00–206.00	2,926	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	159.58/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,486	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,176	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	393.66/cwt	377.50–435.00	1,870	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	343.56/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,109	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	345.05/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,981	14
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,018	3,178.81/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,179	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	312.46/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	475.03/cwt	447.50–495.00	1,753	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	382.98/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,850	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	356.18/cwt	330.00–382.50	2,048	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	298.77/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,023	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	282.44/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,997	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	334.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,212	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	308.76/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,220	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	554.72/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,237	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	433.00/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,611	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	431.00/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,797	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	371.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,913	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	407.89/cwt	382.50–427.50	1,774	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	314.22/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,244	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	433.43/cwt	410.00–452.50	1,807	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	459.64/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,508	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	336.98/cwt	297.50–340.00	1,992	15

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 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 215Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Baby Calves: 800.00 - 975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–560.00	554.72
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	371	440.00–485.00	462.41
9	400–450	417	410.00–452.50	433.43
11	450–500	481	370.00–432.50	403.77
25	500–550	519	370.00–412.50	391.04
42	550–600	580	350.00–402.50	382.62
12	600–650	620	340.00–392.50	379.15
4	650–700	670	342.50–387.50	364.18
6	700–750	714	300.00–327.50	314.22
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	822	325.00–335.00	330.08
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
15	550–600	591	297.50–340.00	336.98
4	600–650	613	310.00–327.50	319.39
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	297.50	297.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	459.64
9	350–400	372	410.00–460.00	433.00
23	400–450	435	382.50–427.50	407.89
28	450–500	483	350.00–402.50	382.98
13	500–550	515	350.00–385.00	371.37
28	550–600	575	330.00–382.50	356.18
10	600–650	614	320.00–370.00	343.56
3	650–700	662	325.00–350.00	334.21
8	700–750	719	280.00–335.00	308.76
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	471	315.00–340.00	328.55
3	500–550	528	330.00–375.00	345.47
3	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	245.00–270.00	257.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	371.42
3	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	336.32
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	560	245.00–280.00	262.50
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	278	510.00–550.00	535.18
4	300–350	325	480.00–525.00	510.81
6	350–400	369	447.50–495.00	475.03
10	400–450	417	405.00–465.00	431.00
7	450–500	475	377.50–435.00	393.66
13	500–550	521	337.50–380.00	361.04
14	550–600	574	330.00–362.50	345.05
4	600–650	616	295.00–345.00	312.46
3	650–700	677	270.00–315.00	298.77
3	700–750	707	267.50–300.00	282.44
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,018	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,178.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,058	135.00–159.00	148.69
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	169.00–178.00	173.57
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	155.00–164.00	159.58
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	197.00–206.00	202.74

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

Steers · 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

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle