Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $282.79/cwt on 27 head, down $5.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −73.23 against this barn's trailing median of $356.02.

Average price

$282.79

▼ 5.40 vs prior sale

27 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.90

vs NC average

−54.97 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	288.71	1,585	23
Medium and Large 2	559	248.79	1,390	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $195 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

33 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $282.79, median $356.02 across 33 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 sale27 hd

282.79

—

NC average7 barns · 120 hd

300.70

−17.90

National average137 barns · 5,062 hd

337.76

−54.97

This barn, trailing median33 sales

356.02

−73.23

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	1,568	171.04	2,682	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	146.29	1,758	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	136.48	2,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	125.77	1,383	11

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	822	$2,175	5

Every lot, as filed

74 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	800–850	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	271.24/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	328.14/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,349	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	249.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,682	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	364.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,532	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	293.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,532	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	343	412.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,415	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,610	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	283.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,031	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	260.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,776	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	333.67/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,572	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,238	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	260.19/cwt	245.00–275.00	2,108	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	284.37/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,632	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	561	300.57/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	463.54/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,265	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	314.30/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,647	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	583	313.49/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,828	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	343.91/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,327	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	281.11/cwt	260.00–302.50	2,066	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,137.29/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,137	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	324.42/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,541	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	282.08/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,746	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	349.53/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,475	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	277.34/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,700	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	131.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,467	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,538	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,099	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,215	144.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,758	13
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,682	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,025	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,717	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	99.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,025	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	330.67/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,118	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	296.23/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,115	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	297.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,041	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	248.39/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,603	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	331.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,591	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	328.78/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,729	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	295.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	791	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	310.13/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,945	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	520	307.18/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,597	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,674.77/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	2,524.84/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	360	375.28/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,351	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	406.14/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,495	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	282.31/cwt	272.50–292.50	2,174	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	703	267.44/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,880	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	571	309.67/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,768	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	668	257.47/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,720	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	250.61/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,549	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,194	2

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 Sep 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 253Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	390.00–422.50	406.14
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	364.76
6	450–500	480	310.00–340.00	331.48
6	500–550	526	320.00–342.50	328.78
5	550–600	583	297.50–330.00	313.49
3	600–650	627	297.50–322.50	310.13
12	650–700	685	290.00–310.00	297.91
6	700–750	714	295.00–302.50	296.23
2	750–800	770	272.50–292.50	282.31
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	375.13
5	350–400	386	320.00–367.50	343.91
5	400–450	411	305.00–340.00	328.14
19	450–500	475	305.00–345.00	324.42
11	500–550	522	275.00–300.00	293.44
12	550–600	574	270.00–315.00	284.37
14	600–650	619	260.00–295.00	282.08
6	650–700	670	250.00–290.00	271.24
4	700–750	716	275.00–290.00	283.67
2	800–850	810	245.00–275.00	260.19
1	900–950	930	172.50	172.50
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	473	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	575	235.00–265.00	248.39
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	338	300.00–360.00	330.67
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	560	285.00–290.00	287.50
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–260.00	249.89
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
3	250–300	273	440.00–490.00	463.54
2	300–350	343	400.00–425.00	412.59
3	350–400	360	350.00–390.00	375.28
9	400–450	422	340.00–362.50	349.53
8	450–500	471	320.00–342.50	333.67
10	500–550	524	292.50–335.00	314.30
4	550–600	561	287.50–320.00	300.57
3	600–650	613	270.00–292.50	277.34
2	650–700	683	255.00–265.00	260.05
2	700–750	735	260.00–302.50	281.11
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00–300.00	295.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	280.00–320.00	307.18
7	550–600	571	280.00–340.00	309.67
2	600–650	618	220.00–280.00	250.61
3	650–700	668	230.00–295.00	257.47
2	700–750	703	250.00–285.00	267.44
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	820	260.00–275.00	267.55

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	—	905	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,137.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.84
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,674.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	125.00–139.00	131.70
2	—	1,035	96.00–102.00	99.07
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	136.00–137.00	136.48
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,215	140.00–154.00	144.66
1	—	1,025	167.50	167.50
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	160.00–180.00	171.04

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