Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2025-04-15

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 15
● Final109 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
573 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 321▲ 214 vs year ago 359 · +59.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
126 head
▲ 39 vs last sale 87▲ 59 vs year ago 67 · +88.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
34 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 15▲ 25 vs year ago 9 · +277.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.22/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −49.00 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$292.22
44 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,568
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$745
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$137.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.52
vs NC average
−28.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537304.281,63438
Medium and Large 2532265.001,4103thin
Medium and Large 3533166.738893thin
One grade step is worth $137.55/cwt here — about $745 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 sale44 hd
292.22
—
NC average9 barns · 249 hd
291.70
+0.52
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−28.96
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−49.00
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
394352311269median 341.2303/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $380.10, low $282.79, median $341.23 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—Average1,324157.982,09214
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,252141.961,77827
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,465141.532,0738thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,107126.191,39745

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)1,055$2,0751thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,070$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,209$2,01211
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,265$1,9251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$1,9062thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)923$1,2382thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)882$1,2013thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$3,3751thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)925$3,2251thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)944$2,29710

Every lot

109 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245460.00/cwt460.00–460.001,1271
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283433.54/cwt360.00–470.001,2273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328431.65/cwt370.00–455.001,41612
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350275.00/cwt275.00–275.009631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380386.04/cwt360.00–410.001,46714
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415277.77/cwt255.00–300.001,1532
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421370.96/cwt340.00–390.001,5626
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3440230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0121
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474369.78/cwt350.00–382.501,75318
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2131
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505302.50/cwt302.50–302.501,5281
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522379.09/cwt367.50–385.001,97923
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576355.08/cwt341.00–385.002,0454
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2618256.72/cwt230.00–285.001,5872
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1626318.96/cwt300.00–352.501,99710
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663214.94/cwt210.00–220.001,4252
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675281.65/cwt265.00–300.001,9013
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727257.04/cwt240.00–287.501,8693
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755247.52/cwt240.00–252.501,8693
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9141
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923212.74/cwt200.00–225.001,9642
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225195.00/cwt195.00–195.004391
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2226313.95/cwt300.00–330.007104
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235322.61/cwt320.00–325.007582
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276371.72/cwt360.00–392.501,0265
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324366.38/cwt330.00–395.001,18719
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340220.00/cwt220.00–220.007481
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377358.86/cwt325.00–380.001,35320
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2381283.35/cwt255.00–305.001,0805
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424272.46/cwt255.00–300.001,1554
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426339.42/cwt315.00–365.001,44631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472326.61/cwt300.00–350.001,54247
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483263.39/cwt240.00–290.001,2726
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4252
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520160.10/cwt150.00–170.008332
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522313.53/cwt295.00–327.501,63723
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1560290.10/cwt277.50–302.501,62515
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3721
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613277.62/cwt265.00–292.501,7029
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1712
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663244.97/cwt240.00–250.001,6243
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713237.49/cwt232.50–245.001,6933
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7741
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2641
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813235.88/cwt227.50–240.001,9183
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840165.50/cwt151.00–180.001,3902
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9981
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850172.50/cwt172.50–172.501,4661
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1Value Added867229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,9853
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2940151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,4191
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5361
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235415.11/cwt400.00–425.009763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270303.61/cwt280.00–330.008202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274456.03/cwt415.00–485.001,2509
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320155.00/cwt155.00–155.004961
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323429.76/cwt395.00–462.501,38810
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335287.24/cwt270.00–305.009622
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2358307.31/cwt280.00–335.001,1002
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376388.88/cwt365.00–420.001,46220
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380260.00/cwt260.00–260.009881
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427213.75/cwt200.00–240.009133
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428374.87/cwt355.00–397.501,60419
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431304.90/cwt255.00–325.001,3144
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469360.08/cwt340.00–377.501,68924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480264.72/cwt250.00–285.001,2713
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523346.90/cwt320.00–367.501,81422
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528286.88/cwt275.00–300.001,5153
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571332.75/cwt300.00–355.001,90021
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2577257.89/cwt230.00–290.001,4888
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585150.00/cwt150.00–150.008781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620325.80/cwt302.50–345.002,0207
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630265.00/cwt245.00–285.001,6702
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664282.99/cwt265.00–295.001,8799
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668239.23/cwt230.00–247.501,5983
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9613
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771240.65/cwt222.50–260.001,8554
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830242.61/cwt235.00–260.002,0144
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6481
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4601
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,008194.19/cwt186.00–202.501,9572
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3423220.08/cwt215.00–225.009313
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495212.50/cwt212.50–212.501,0521
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,127161.25/cwt155.00–165.001,8175
Bulls——1,321139.76/cwt134.00–145.001,8465
Bulls——1,574176.65/cwt172.00–179.002,7804
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%933102.85/cwt90.00–110.009603
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114134.56/cwt133.00–140.001,49915
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,122124.14/cwt111.00–132.001,39327
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242141.42/cwt132.00–149.001,75626
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,465141.53/cwt135.00–145.002,0738
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,520156.00/cwt156.00–156.002,3711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28821,200.95/head730.00–1,400.001,2013
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29231,237.80/head1,225.00–1,250.001,2382
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,075.00/head2,075.00–2,075.002,0751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0702,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2092,012.33/head1,650.00–2,225.002,01211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2651,925.00/head1,925.00–1,925.001,9251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2851,905.64/head1,650.00–2,100.001,9062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26681,763.76/head1,575.00–1,875.001,7642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29253,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29722,504.44/head1,800.00–3,175.002,5046
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,205.99/head2,175.00–2,250.002,2062
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1702,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2503,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751

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.