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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 6

● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

452 head

▲ 63 vs last sale 389▲ 113 vs year ago 339 · +33.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

65 head

▼ 18 vs last sale 83▼ 22 vs year ago 87 · −25.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▼ 1 vs last sale 22▲ 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.86/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.36 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$292.86

75 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,618

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$225

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

$27.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.97

vs NC average

−39.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	555	295.45	1,640	68
Medium and Large 2	528	267.77	1,415	7thin

One grade step is worth $27.67/cwt here — about $225 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 sale75 hd

292.86

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

295.83

−2.97

National average172 barns · 12,542 hd

332.82

−39.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−48.36

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,577	179.11	2,824	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,277	151.98	1,941	27
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,575	139.59	2,199	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,049	131.28	1,377	6thin

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,280	$2,375	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,480	$2,353	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,441	$2,220	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,025	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	840	$1,450	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	925	$1,250	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,546	6

Every lot

92 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,218	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	822	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	415.36/cwt	392.50–440.00	1,383	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	376.22/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,384	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	390	322.50/cwt	320.00–325.00	1,258	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	332.46/cwt	330.00–335.00	1,423	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	377.44/cwt	360.00–402.50	1,623	11
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	247.51/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,096	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,505	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,235	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	361.13/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,719	11
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	310.41/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,577	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	369.81/cwt	352.50–382.50	1,908	21
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	273.75/cwt	245.00–302.50	1,519	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	345.02/cwt	315.00–367.50	1,998	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	892	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	337.85/cwt	305.00–345.00	2,085	28
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	655	312.50/cwt	312.50–312.50	2,047	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	297.80/cwt	272.50–310.00	2,105	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,789	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	238.96/cwt	222.50–255.00	1,840	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	881	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	729	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	355.62/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,006	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	816	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	362.08/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,184	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	269.98/cwt	250.00–285.00	913	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	357.21/cwt	325.00–377.50	1,329	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	315.94/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,178	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	936	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1Value Added	412	397.71/cwt	390.00–399.00	1,639	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	291.43/cwt	255.00–310.00	1,227	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	343.91/cwt	315.00–372.50	1,468	18
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	427	224.38/cwt	190.00–245.00	958	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	467	280.14/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,308	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	318.51/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,494	24
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	470	192.61/cwt	165.00–230.00	905	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	302.54/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,573	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	264.90/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,385	6
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	291.82/cwt	265.00–305.00	1,672	45
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	287.18/cwt	255.00–297.50	1,760	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	267.81/cwt	255.00–275.00	1,784	7
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	277.50/cwt	277.50–277.50	1,943	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	240.03/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,836	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	225.31/cwt	210.00–241.00	1,836	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,907	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	417.50/cwt	410.00–425.00	939	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	410.32/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,075	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	398.22/cwt	372.50–440.00	1,274	5
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	969	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,241	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	240.40/cwt	225.00–255.00	902	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	367.73/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,383	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	363.86/cwt	335.00–382.50	1,506	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	320.26/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,358	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	458	306.41/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,403	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	371.30/cwt	340.00–392.50	1,767	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,299	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	267.95/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,375	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	344.08/cwt	310.00–367.50	1,806	12
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	352.24/cwt	330.00–367.50	2,029	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	273.18/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,579	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,470	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	332.76/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,040	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	294.68/cwt	282.50–310.00	2,001	7
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	695	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,772	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	263.75/cwt	235.00–290.00	1,907	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,913	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 3	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	873	206.43/cwt	185.00–227.50	1,802	2
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,020	192.40/cwt	172.50–212.50	1,962	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	825	190.95/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,575	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,356	189.92/cwt	189.00–192.50	2,575	4
Bulls	—	—	1,703	172.94/cwt	160.00–184.00	2,945	7
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	840	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,176	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,091	129.54/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,413	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,247	164.66/cwt	161.00–169.00	2,053	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,281	150.39/cwt	138.00–159.00	1,926	24
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,575	139.59/cwt	135.00–146.00	2,199	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	840	1,450.00/head	1,450.00–1,450.00	1,450	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,250.00/head	1,250.00–1,250.00	1,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,024.66/head	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,025	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	2,375.00/head	2,375.00–2,375.00	2,375	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,441	2,220.48/head	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,220	7
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,480	2,353.29/head	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,353	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,051	2,559.99/head	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,560	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,210	2,475.00/head	2,475.00–2,475.00	2,475	1

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 May 6, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 452Last week 389Year ago 339

Slaughter CattleReceipts 65Last week 83Year ago 87

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 22Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. 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
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	375.00	375.00
5	250–300	283	320.00–365.00	355.62
11	300–350	327	335.00–382.50	362.08
14	350–400	372	325.00–377.50	357.21
18	400–450	427	315.00–372.50	343.91
24	450–500	469	300.00–340.00	318.51
23	500–550	520	290.00–320.00	302.54
45	550–600	573	265.00–305.00	291.82
8	600–650	613	255.00–297.50	287.18
7	650–700	666	255.00–275.00	267.81
1	700–750	700	277.50	277.50
2	750–800	765	235.00–245.00	240.03
2	800–850	815	210.00–241.00	225.31
1	900–950	930	205.00	205.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	390	240.00	240.00
3	400–450	427	190.00–245.00	224.38
3	450–500	470	165.00–230.00	192.61

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	270	270.00	270.00
3	300–350	338	250.00–285.00	269.98
5	350–400	373	310.00–325.00	315.94
7	400–450	421	255.00–310.00	291.43
3	450–500	467	255.00–295.00	280.14
6	500–550	523	235.00–285.00	264.90
1	550–600	560	285.00	285.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	412	390.00–399.00	397.71

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	410.00–425.00	417.50
3	250–300	262	385.00–430.00	410.32
5	300–350	320	372.50–440.00	398.22
7	350–400	376	350.00–395.00	367.73
8	400–450	414	335.00–382.50	363.86
16	450–500	476	340.00–392.50	371.30
12	500–550	525	310.00–367.50	344.08
15	550–600	576	330.00–367.50	352.24
6	600–650	613	320.00–340.00	332.76
7	650–700	679	282.50–310.00	294.68
4	700–750	723	235.00–290.00	263.75
1	750–800	750	255.00	255.00
2	850–900	873	185.00–227.50	206.43
2	1000–1050	1,020	172.50–212.50	192.40

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	225.00–255.00	240.40
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
1	450–500	490	265.00	265.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	285.00	285.00
1	350–400	365	340.00	340.00
5	400–450	424	300.00–335.00	320.26
6	450–500	458	285.00–325.00	306.41
3	500–550	513	235.00–285.00	267.95
2	550–600	578	250.00–295.00	273.18
1	600–650	600	245.00	245.00
1	650–700	695	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
1	250–300	290	420.00	420.00
2	300–350	333	392.50–440.00	415.36
4	350–400	368	365.00–400.00	376.22
11	400–450	430	360.00–402.50	377.44
11	450–500	476	335.00–380.00	361.13
21	500–550	516	352.50–382.50	369.81
15	550–600	579	315.00–367.50	345.02
28	600–650	617	305.00–345.00	337.85
1	650–700	655	312.50	312.50
7	700–750	707	272.50–310.00	297.80
2	750–800	770	222.50–255.00	238.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	390	320.00–325.00	322.50
2	400–450	428	330.00–335.00	332.46
2	450–500	463	325.00	325.00
3	500–550	508	285.00–327.50	310.41
2	550–600	555	245.00–302.50	273.75
1	700–750	730	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	443	245.00–250.00	247.51
1	450–500	475	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	615	145.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	800–850	825	182.00–200.00	190.95

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)	7	—	1,441	1,750.00–2,400.00	2,220.48
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,480	2,275.00–2,425.00	2,353.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	1,800.00–2,200.00	2,024.66
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,280	2,375.00	2,375.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	840	1,450.00	1,450.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	925	1,250.00	1,250.00

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	5	—	1,051	1,900.00–2,900.00	2,559.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,475.00	2,475.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,247	161.00–169.00	164.66
24	—	1,281	138.00–159.00	150.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	840	140.00	140.00
5	—	1,091	115.00–135.00	129.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,575	135.00–146.00	139.59

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,356	189.00–192.50	189.92
7	—	1,703	160.00–184.00	172.94

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.