Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 30.00 to 35.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.82/cwt on 15 head, up $44.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 32 comparable sales and sits −29.65 against this barn's trailing median of $356.47.

Average price

$326.82

▲ 44.02 vs prior sale

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$59.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.55

vs NC average

−27.04 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	334.79	1,846	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	275.00	1,554	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.79/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $282.79, median $356.47 across 32 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 sale15 hd

326.82

—

NC average8 barns · 206 hd

311.26

+15.55

National average150 barns · 8,394 hd

353.86

−27.04

This barn, trailing median32 sales

356.47

−29.65

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	1,208	161.04	1,946	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,271	157.98	2,008	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	147.00	2,073	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,150	133.58	1,536	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,167	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,175	1thin

Every lot, as filed

62 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
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,285	140.10/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,800	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,041	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,056	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,211	156.87/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,900	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,073	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	131.95/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,473	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	436.58/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	334.70/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,761	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	483.00/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,579	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	466.72/cwt	445.00–487.50	1,760	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,177	2,166.84/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,167	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	343.06/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,969	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	363.93/cwt	330.00–382.50	2,111	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	233.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	340.61/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	322.22/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,669	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	312.47/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,947	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	381.03/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,825	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	314.40/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,075	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	390.25/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,448	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	318.24/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,839	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	277.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	430.18/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,837	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	356.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,674	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	533.85/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	500.32/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,191	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,887	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	314.44/cwt	292.50–330.00	2,113	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	319.30/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	351.00/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,506	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	530	370.02/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,961	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	466.29/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,306	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	334.34/cwt	305.00–365.00	2,274	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	372.58/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,531	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	257.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,274	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	383.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,437	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	573	366.06/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,098	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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 228Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 6

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,285	139.00–141.00	140.10
8	—	1,116	123.00–136.00	131.95
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,810	168.00	168.00
9	—	1,211	145.00–166.00	156.87
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	147.00	147.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,225	150.00–160.00	154.06

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
5	250–300	280	440.00–480.00	466.29
3	300–350	327	425.00–452.50	436.58
7	350–400	371	380.00–407.50	390.25
4	400–450	411	360.00–397.50	372.58
6	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	356.26
4	500–550	518	310.00–350.00	322.22
5	550–600	578	300.00–342.50	318.24
3	600–650	617	320.00–352.50	340.61
4	650–700	660	305.00–327.50	314.40
2	700–750	733	265.00–290.00	277.63
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	883	250.00–265.00	257.52
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	978	225.00–240.00	233.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–340.00	319.30
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	367.50–372.50	370.02
2	550–600	573	360.00–372.50	366.06
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	470.00–530.00	500.32
2	250–300	273	510.00–560.00	533.85
6	300–350	327	465.00–510.00	483.00
5	350–400	377	445.00–487.50	466.72
7	400–450	427	405.00–455.00	430.18
5	450–500	479	370.00–392.50	381.03
5	500–550	526	310.00–365.00	334.70
9	550–600	574	310.00–355.00	343.06
7	600–650	623	300.00–337.00	312.47
3	650–700	672	292.50–330.00	314.44
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	315.00	315.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	383.16
4	400–450	429	340.00–372.50	351.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
3	550–600	580	330.00–382.50	363.93
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	680	305.00–365.00	334.34
1	800–850	825	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	870	327.50	327.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

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)	5	—	1,177	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,166.84
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,050.00	2,050.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,175.00	1,175.00

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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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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