Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2025-04-01

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 1
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 154 vs last sale 507▼ 103 vs year ago 456 · −22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
78 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 93▼ 54 vs year ago 132 · −40.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 27▲ 5 vs year ago 18 · +27.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week breaker and lean Cows sold steady to 3.00 higher, with boning Cows selling steady to 3.00 lower; Slaughter Bulls sold steady to 2.00 lower; Feeder Cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher with a firm market undertone for cattle under 600lbs. Trade and demand were moderate overall with light to moderate offerings, with strong demand for Feeder Cattle under 600lbs. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $334.76/cwt on 34 head. That ranks 8 of 34 comparable sales and sits −30.09 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.
Average price
$334.76
34 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$56
per head · Medium and Large 2 over Large 2
$33.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+26.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 2525338.741,77914thin
Medium 2540337.501,8231thin
Medium and Large 1546333.161,81718thin
Large 2565305.001,7231thin
One grade step is worth $33.74/cwt here — about $56 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale34 hd
334.76
—
NC average9 barns · 298 hd
307.83
+26.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
364.85
−30.09
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
443392340289median 364.8503/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,389165.572,3008thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,372140.871,93317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,182133.661,58022
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,046121.531,27118

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,205$2,0542thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,270$2,0292thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,164$1,8827
Bred Heifers3rd Stage (7-9 mo)(<2 yrs)1,125$3,0501thin
Bred Heifers1st Stage (1-3 mo)(<2 yrs)855$1,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,169$2,8826

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers18 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310295.00/cwt295.00–295.009151
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375403.72/cwt397.50–417.501,5143
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,4631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,3371
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421378.53/cwt372.50–382.501,5947
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2437364.18/cwt362.50–367.501,5913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473373.80/cwt362.50–382.501,7689
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485340.08/cwt325.00–347.501,6493
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520350.00/cwt345.00–355.001,8202
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3523302.46/cwt300.00–305.001,5822
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572332.87/cwt326.00–340.001,9046
Steers550–600Medium 1575322.50/cwt322.50–322.501,8541
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618310.04/cwt300.00–317.501,9163
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3655290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,9001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668298.44/cwt292.50–305.001,9943
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720281.02/cwt270.00–292.502,0232
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720246.02/cwt230.00–262.501,7712
Steers800–850Large 2820225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265355.00/cwt345.00–365.009412
Heifers300–350Medium 1300322.50/cwt322.50–322.509681
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2317341.58/cwt330.00–350.001,0833
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3318289.72/cwt285.00–295.009212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323374.61/cwt360.00–387.501,2103
Heifers300–350Medium 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008421
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355280.00/cwt280.00–280.009941
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1359381.09/cwt360.00–395.001,3688
Heifers350–400Medium 1360325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1701
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380330.55/cwt325.00–345.001,2565
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,1411
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417351.17/cwt330.00–368.001,4648
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418320.68/cwt300.00–337.501,3408
Heifers400–450Medium 1440285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,2541
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Heifers450–500Medium 2465230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0701
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471300.67/cwt295.00–307.501,4164
Heifers450–500Medium 1478310.26/cwt300.00–320.001,4832
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479327.70/cwt317.50–337.501,57016
Heifers500–550Medium 2515282.50/cwt282.50–282.501,4551
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523277.32/cwt270.00–285.001,4502
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527318.46/cwt307.50–340.001,67810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2535302.50/cwt300.00–305.001,6182
Heifers550–600Medium 1550260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4301
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563279.96/cwt270.00–292.501,5769
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578306.58/cwt287.50–315.001,77211
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3580264.08/cwt255.00–275.001,5325
Heifers600–650Medium 1615237.32/cwt230.00–245.001,4602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623263.60/cwt250.00–270.001,6424
Heifers600–650Large 2625230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633264.20/cwt250.00–277.501,6723
Heifers600–650Medium 2640260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,6641
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6681
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715277.40/cwt270.00–285.001,9832
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2719241.67/cwt240.00–242.501,7383
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,2322
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290340.00/cwt340.00–340.009861
Bulls300–350Medium 2335355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,1891
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1337417.72/cwt385.00–437.501,4086
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338345.07/cwt335.00–355.001,1662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1367402.72/cwt392.50–415.001,4785
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385357.27/cwt340.00–375.001,3752
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418331.03/cwt315.00–352.501,3845
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420380.03/cwt362.50–397.501,59613
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2Fleshy460305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4031
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,1271
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464372.50/cwt367.00–377.501,72815
Bulls450–500Large 2465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Bulls450–500Medium 2465308.52/cwt287.50–330.001,4352
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2482338.02/cwt320.00–355.001,6298
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2Full515305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518347.03/cwt335.00–352.501,7989
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526341.34/cwt320.00–352.501,79513
Bulls500–550Medium 2540337.50/cwt337.50–337.501,8231
Bulls550–600Large 2565305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573319.29/cwt302.50–337.501,8309
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618303.64/cwt292.00–332.501,87611
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635251.25/cwt245.00–257.501,5952
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3665210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667287.68/cwt270.00–301.001,91910
Bulls650–700Medium 2680240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,6321
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723232.44/cwt215.00–250.001,6812
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725285.82/cwt272.50–297.502,0723
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775262.50/cwt262.50–262.502,0341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325167.09/cwt165.00–170.002,2146
Bulls——1,560182.00/cwt182.00–182.002,8391
Bulls——1,605140.00/cwt140.00–140.002,2471
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%93996.83/cwt90.00–105.009094
Cows—Lean 85-90%940132.61/cwt130.00–138.001,2474
Cows—Lean 85-90%972149.43/cwt147.50–152.501,4523
Cows—Boner 80-85%990120.59/cwt100.00–132.001,1943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,195132.77/cwt128.00–140.001,58714
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,200117.36/cwt111.00–128.001,4087
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,260144.00/cwt141.00–146.001,8145
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,348148.41/cwt148.00–149.002,0012
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,365127.25/cwt125.00–129.001,7372
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,377141.80/cwt138.00–146.001,95313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,875.00/head1,875.00–1,875.001,8751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0152,375.00/head2,375.00–2,375.002,3751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2483,259.97/head2,500.00–3,750.003,2604
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-28551,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,1253,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0451,362.80/head1,300.00–1,425.001,3632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,054.05/head1,850.00–2,200.002,0542
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2122,090.18/head1,625.00–2,600.002,0905
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2702,029.43/head1,675.00–2,325.002,0292

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.