Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2025-06-17

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 17
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
351 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 345▲ 18 vs year ago 333 · +5.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
70 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 36▼ 20 vs year ago 90 · −22.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 11 vs last sale 8▲ 10 vs year ago 9 · +111.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate 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 $307.55/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −33.67 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.
Average price
$307.55
46 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,681
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,047
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$182.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.48
vs NC average
−26.56 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1555325.451,80535
Medium and Large 2518274.611,4229thin
Medium and Large 3533142.507592thin
One grade step is worth $182.95/cwt here — about $1,047 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale46 hd
307.55
—
NC average8 barns · 289 hd
307.07
+0.48
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−26.56
This barn, trailing median34 sales
341.23
−33.67
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—Average1,534179.832,75910
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,292155.772,01224
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low977129.451,26526

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,075$2,5214thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,105$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,150$2,2001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,220$2,1251thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)910$2,1001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,085$1,8932thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)920$1,6251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)901$1,9746

Every lot

108 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,0901
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280420.80/cwt405.00–435.001,1782
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1333407.86/cwt395.00–430.001,3584
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1372401.75/cwt380.00–430.001,4955
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3408242.42/cwt230.00–255.009892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1416385.79/cwt360.00–410.001,6058
Steers450–500Medium 3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470345.54/cwt335.00–355.001,62412
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475225.00/cwt200.00–250.001,0692
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515336.64/cwt315.00–345.001,73410
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,2571
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3550195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,0731
Steers550–600Medium 3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573319.72/cwt300.00–342.501,8324
Steers600–650Medium 3615150.00/cwt150.00–150.009231
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617309.13/cwt300.00–317.001,9073
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added621333.00/cwt333.00–333.002,06817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1680296.67/cwt290.00–300.002,0173
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,1001
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5801
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7751
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240390.00/cwt390.00–390.009361
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3267230.41/cwt205.00–265.006153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275363.91/cwt345.00–385.001,0012
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3317206.37/cwt155.00–235.006543
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324385.27/cwt365.00–415.001,24811
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337320.00/cwt300.00–340.001,0783
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368356.11/cwt340.00–380.001,3105
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368292.55/cwt285.00–300.001,0772
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368187.62/cwt185.00–190.006902
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420347.54/cwt325.00–365.001,46013
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428203.25/cwt160.00–245.008702
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2445298.33/cwt290.00–310.001,3283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472216.33/cwt195.00–240.001,0213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475330.33/cwt313.00–355.001,56920
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485271.84/cwt255.00–305.001,3183
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505135.00/cwt135.00–135.006821
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518274.61/cwt225.00–297.501,4229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528325.22/cwt312.50–345.001,71712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,91116
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584292.61/cwt275.00–305.001,7097
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621295.66/cwt280.00–310.001,8367
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5441
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1655263.36/cwt240.00–290.001,7259
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715260.14/cwt240.00–285.001,8603
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2745185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7521
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2671
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,9301
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970207.50/cwt207.50–207.502,0131
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028198.05/cwt177.00–219.002,0362
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1200425.00/cwt425.00–425.008501
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265310.00/cwt310.00–310.008221
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272426.50/cwt420.00–440.001,1603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1320397.46/cwt395.00–400.001,2722
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325302.77/cwt285.00–320.009842
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345260.00/cwt260.00–260.008971
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371398.79/cwt375.00–417.501,48011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374261.64/cwt245.00–275.009794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388339.89/cwt305.00–365.001,3193
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415235.12/cwt205.00–265.009763
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418319.90/cwt300.00–335.001,3373
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424360.44/cwt345.00–382.501,5287
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470212.31/cwt195.00–230.009982
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473297.62/cwt275.00–320.001,4082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475346.03/cwt330.00–367.501,6448
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513204.93/cwt200.00–210.001,0512
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514247.10/cwt215.00–265.001,2705
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519311.64/cwt295.00–345.001,6179
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2550225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575287.03/cwt265.00–305.001,65010
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2612251.96/cwt240.00–265.001,5425
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621296.87/cwt280.00–317.501,8446
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663281.73/cwt275.00–285.001,8683
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725230.14/cwt225.00–235.001,6692
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768234.82/cwt225.00–255.001,8034
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828221.26/cwt220.00–222.501,8322
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880223.76/cwt222.50–225.001,9692
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3557252.50/cwt252.50–252.501,4063
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,488184.01/cwt174.00–190.002,7387
Bulls——1,505150.09/cwt143.00–154.002,2592
Bulls——1,915210.00/cwt210.00–210.004,0221
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74383.46/cwt82.50–85.006202
Cows—Lean 85-90%868113.08/cwt105.00–120.009823
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,007135.58/cwt124.00–145.001,36520
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,180148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,7461
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280165.00/cwt165.00–165.002,1121
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,292155.37/cwt147.00–162.002,00723
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows8 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29102,100.00/head2,100.00–2,100.002,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29201,625.00/head1,625.00–1,625.001,6251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0752,521.34/head2,275.00–2,925.002,5214
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0851,892.86/head1,450.00–2,225.001,8932
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1502,200.00/head2,200.00–2,200.002,2001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2202,125.00/head2,125.00–2,125.002,1251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28001,949.01/head1,500.00–2,425.001,9493
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28501,885.00/head1,885.00–1,885.001,8851
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,056.79/head1,275.00–2,425.002,0572

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.