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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-04

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Feb 4

● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Jan 28Feb 4Feb 11 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

655 head

▲ 223 vs last sale 432▼ 92 vs year ago 747 · −12.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

89 head

▼ 14 vs last sale 103▲ 7 vs year ago 82 · +8.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

13 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $266.41/cwt on 79 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −98.44 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$266.41

79 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,449

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$115.21/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.82

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	277.71	1,512	64
Medium and Large 2	538	226.77	1,221	13thin
Medium and Large 3	550	162.50	894	2thin

One grade step is worth $115.21/cwt here — about $619 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale79 hd

266.41

—

NC average8 barns · 353 hd

269.23

−2.82

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.85

−98.44

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $429.13, low $303.15, median $364.85 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	—	Low	1,568	145.04	2,274	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	134.52	1,709	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,424	122.02	1,738	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,061	117.26	1,244	30

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)	983	$1,548	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	907	$1,360	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	883	$1,228	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,202	5

Every lot

106 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	150–200	Medium and Large 2	195	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	443	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	917	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	383.75/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,063	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	280.16/cwt	270.00–290.00	868	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	360.55/cwt	335.00–387.50	1,172	14
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	630	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	351.37/cwt	320.00–377.50	1,283	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	245.67/cwt	230.00–273.00	1,024	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	316.80/cwt	290.00–360.00	1,359	15
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	308.42/cwt	282.50–350.00	1,440	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,201	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	296.02/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,542	10
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	270.94/cwt	265.00–280.00	1,531	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	262.40/cwt	255.00–272.50	1,645	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	260.52/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,732	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	237.34/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,678	3
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	755	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	1,691	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	202.00/cwt	175.00–230.00	1,656	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,910	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,283	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	213	319.11/cwt	300.00–345.00	680	5
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	280.60/cwt	255.00–305.00	780	8
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	671	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	281.17/cwt	255.00–305.00	914	15
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	239.06/cwt	225.00–255.00	777	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	366	219.11/cwt	210.00–225.00	802	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	273.97/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,022	26
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	169.80/cwt	165.00–175.00	645	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	412	218.45/cwt	205.00–235.00	900	6
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	187.50/cwt	185.00–190.00	778	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	276.61/cwt	235.00–300.00	1,173	31
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	259.16/cwt	225.00–287.50	1,228	33
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	481	211.27/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,016	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	244.06/cwt	220.00–273.00	1,267	36
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	208.80/cwt	205.00–215.00	1,086	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	237.60/cwt	220.00–272.50	1,352	16
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	196.60/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,136	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,200	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	227.45/cwt	212.50–247.50	1,422	18
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	633	127.47/cwt	125.00–130.00	807	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	169.33/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,114	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	688	217.02/cwt	215.00–219.00	1,493	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	727	198.07/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,440	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	760	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	988	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	202.53/cwt	197.50–207.50	1,570	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	1,805	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	883	164.86/cwt	155.00–175.00	1,456	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,668	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,010	172.00/cwt	165.00–179.00	1,737	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	345.04/cwt	330.00–365.00	794	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	360.45/cwt	310.00–400.00	970	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	291.61/cwt	285.00–295.00	817	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	306	270.63/cwt	230.00–285.00	828	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	354.78/cwt	332.50–382.50	1,181	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	646	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	340.30/cwt	300.00–367.50	1,259	22
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	251.49/cwt	220.00–295.00	941	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	179.94/cwt	175.00–185.00	747	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	296.21/cwt	262.50–330.00	1,250	34
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	245.06/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,037	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	879	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	292.23/cwt	265.00–330.00	1,406	41
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	227.83/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,112	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	284.69/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,483	37
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	239.91/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,267	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	928	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	182.99/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,049	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	577	268.14/cwt	232.50–305.00	1,547	27
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	253.41/cwt	225.00–290.00	1,566	22
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	217.54/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,349	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	673	248.42/cwt	220.00–277.50	1,672	16
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	205.00/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,415	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	226.78/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,628	10
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	210.10/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,624	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	227.50/cwt	227.50–227.50	1,888	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 2	850	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,190	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,589	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,365	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,255	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,407	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	380	149.80/cwt	145.00–155.00	569	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	153.33/cwt	145.00–160.00	652	3
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	460	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	713	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	522	170.59/cwt	155.00–197.50	890	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,296	131.85/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,709	6
Bulls	—	—	1,658	147.93/cwt	143.00–160.00	2,453	11
Bulls	—	—	1,890	168.70/cwt	167.00–170.00	3,188	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	720	77.50/cwt	77.50–77.50	558	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	810	89.92/cwt	85.00–95.00	728	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,092	128.62/cwt	128.00–130.00	1,405	5
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	120.36/cwt	112.00–127.00	1,331	21
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,230	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	2,017	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,273	132.55/cwt	126.00–145.00	1,687	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,424	122.02/cwt	109.00–131.00	1,738	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	2,427.78/head	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,428	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	985	1,925.00/head	1,925.00–1,925.00	1,925	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	883	1,228.26/head	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,228	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	1,360.20/head	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,360	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	983	1,547.63/head	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,548	3

This sale against other markets

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 Feb 4, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 655Last week 432Year ago 747

Slaughter CattleReceipts 89Last week 103Year ago 82

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 15Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. 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	230	330.00–365.00	345.04
8	250–300	269	310.00–400.00	360.45
10	300–350	333	332.50–382.50	354.78
22	350–400	370	300.00–367.50	340.30
34	400–450	422	262.50–330.00	296.21
41	450–500	481	265.00–330.00	292.23
37	500–550	521	250.00–310.00	284.69
27	550–600	577	232.50–305.00	268.14
22	600–650	618	225.00–290.00	253.41
16	650–700	673	220.00–277.50	248.42
10	700–750	718	215.00–248.00	226.78
2	750–800	773	200.00–220.00	210.10
1	800–850	830	227.50	227.50
1	850–900	895	177.50	177.50
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	190.00	190.00
2	400–450	415	175.00–185.00	179.94
1	450–500	475	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	530	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	285.00–295.00	291.61
4	300–350	306	230.00–285.00	270.63
7	350–400	374	220.00–295.00	251.49
4	400–450	423	235.00–255.00	245.06
5	450–500	488	210.00–245.00	227.83
10	500–550	528	225.00–245.00	239.91
3	550–600	573	175.00–200.00	182.99
2	600–650	620	215.00–220.00	217.54
2	650–700	690	195.00–215.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	140.00	140.00
1	950–1000	965	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	390.00	390.00
5	250–300	277	365.00–410.00	383.75
14	300–350	325	335.00–387.50	360.55
13	350–400	365	320.00–377.50	351.37
15	400–450	429	290.00–360.00	316.80
9	450–500	467	282.50–350.00	308.42
10	500–550	521	270.00–315.00	296.02
6	550–600	565	265.00–280.00	270.94
5	600–650	627	255.00–272.50	262.40
2	650–700	665	259.00–262.00	260.52
3	700–750	707	235.00–240.00	237.34
1	750–800	755	224.00	224.00
2	800–850	820	175.00–230.00	202.00
1	850–900	880	217.00	217.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	150–200	195	227.00	227.00
2	300–350	310	270.00–290.00	280.16
3	400–450	417	230.00–273.00	245.67
1	450–500	490	245.00	245.00
1	950–1000	950	135.00	135.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
2	350–400	380	165.00–175.00	169.80
2	400–450	415	185.00–190.00	187.50
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	633	125.00–130.00	127.47
1	750–800	760	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	227.50	227.50
4	300–350	325	225.00–255.00	239.06
5	350–400	366	210.00–225.00	219.11
6	400–450	412	205.00–235.00	218.45
9	450–500	481	195.00–225.00	211.27
4	500–550	520	205.00–215.00	208.80
3	550–600	578	185.00–205.00	196.60
1	600–650	600	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	658	165.00–175.00	169.33
2	850–900	883	155.00–175.00	164.86

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	300.00–345.00	319.11
8	250–300	278	255.00–305.00	280.60
15	300–350	325	255.00–305.00	281.17
26	350–400	373	240.00–295.00	273.97
31	400–450	424	235.00–300.00	276.61
33	450–500	474	225.00–287.50	259.16
36	500–550	519	220.00–273.00	244.06
16	550–600	569	220.00–272.50	237.60
18	600–650	625	212.50–247.50	227.45
2	650–700	688	215.00–219.00	217.02
3	700–750	727	180.00–210.00	198.07
2	750–800	775	197.50–207.50	202.53
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	870	207.50	207.50
1	900–950	910	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	970	172.00	172.00
2	1000–1050	1,010	165.00–179.00	172.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	145.00–155.00	149.80
3	400–450	425	145.00–160.00	153.33
1	450–500	460	155.00	155.00
3	500–550	522	155.00–197.50	170.59

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,273	126.00–145.00	132.55
1	—	1,230	164.00	164.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	810	85.00–95.00	89.92
21	—	1,106	112.00–127.00	120.36
1	—	720	77.50	77.50
5	—	1,092	128.00–130.00	128.62

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,424	109.00–131.00	122.02

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,296	120.00–140.00	131.85
2	—	1,890	167.00–170.00	168.70
11	—	1,658	143.00–160.00	147.93

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	1	—	1,030	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	915	2,350.00–2,550.00	2,427.78
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	985	1,925.00	1,925.00

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	907	1,000.00–1,750.00	1,360.20
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	983	1,000.00–1,850.00	1,547.63
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	883	1,175.00–1,275.00	1,228.26

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.