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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jul 15

● Final93 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Jul 8Jul 15Jul 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

340 head

▼ 60 vs last sale 400▲ 17 vs year ago 323 · +5.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

57 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 60▲ 12 vs year ago 45 · +26.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

23 head

▲ 12 vs last sale 11▲ 22 vs year ago 1 · +2,200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $288.80/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −52.43 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$288.80

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,555

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$693

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

$116.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.06

vs NC average

−49.94 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	301.17	1,628	25
Medium and Large 2	537	254.55	1,366	6thin
Medium and Large 3	505	185.00	934	1thin

One grade step is worth $116.17/cwt here — about $693 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale32 hd

288.80

—

NC average9 barns · 249 hd

300.86

−12.06

National average151 barns · 8,478 hd

338.74

−49.94

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−52.43

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	—	Low	1,499	183.65	2,753	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	160.42	2,084	22
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	150.00	2,190	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	135.77	1,436	21

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,375	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,365	$2,461	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,358	$2,455	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,323	$2,421	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,440	$2,350	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,266	$2,325	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,265	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,205	$1,875	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	893	$1,867	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,278	$3,150	2thin

Every lot

93 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	918	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	297.43/cwt	295.00–300.00	812	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	255.70/cwt	225.00–285.00	826	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,069	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,230	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	321.36/cwt	305.00–335.00	1,658	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	562	301.44/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,694	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,433	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,617	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,814	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	281.20/cwt	267.50–295.00	1,878	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,262	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	229	392.27/cwt	360.00–420.00	898	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	266	344.39/cwt	320.00–355.00	916	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	284.82/cwt	275.00–295.00	783	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	234.83/cwt	225.00–245.00	681	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	168.79/cwt	167.50–170.00	523	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	339.69/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,087	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,024	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	332.46/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,243	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	238.48/cwt	210.00–255.00	894	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	293.23/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,105	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	249.88/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,049	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	293.98/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,238	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	333.64/cwt	315.00–352.50	1,421	14
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	220.05/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,041	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	327.81/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,557	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	268.63/cwt	240.00–295.00	1,279	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	934	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	270.79/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,408	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	533	311.24/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,659	20
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	260.89/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,487	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	222.06/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,266	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	269.74/cwt	235.00–289.00	1,664	11
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,343	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	259.88/cwt	240.00–268.00	1,759	5
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	162.96/cwt	161.00–165.00	1,328	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	218.53/cwt	200.00–237.50	1,825	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	850	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,530	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	945	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,536	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	212	348.86/cwt	340.00–365.00	740	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	415.79/cwt	390.00–440.00	990	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	377.47/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,019	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	287	301.42/cwt	285.00–310.00	865	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	247.63/cwt	240.00–255.00	718	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	403.53/cwt	377.50–425.00	1,303	10
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	323	249.65/cwt	235.00–265.00	806	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	331	293.52/cwt	275.00–320.00	972	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	362	324.68/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,175	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	365.50/cwt	345.00–400.00	1,345	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	306.47/cwt	270.00–330.00	1,281	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	349.95/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,484	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,034	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	339.18/cwt	320.00–360.00	1,594	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	286.88/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,357	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	946	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	250.18/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,296	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	311.55/cwt	295.00–332.50	1,623	15
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	282.36/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,624	10
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	229.24/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,325	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	622	266.70/cwt	242.50–290.00	1,659	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	214.71/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,353	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	258.64/cwt	235.00–287.50	1,751	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	222.44/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,513	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	227.71/cwt	216.00–240.00	1,635	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1NHTC	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	777	231.67/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,800	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,880	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	500–550	Large 3	515	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	837	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Bulls	—	—	1,548	182.06/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,818	3
Bulls	—	—	1,660	197.86/cwt	197.00–199.00	3,284	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	953	115.72/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,103	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,070	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,819	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,088	139.83/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,521	13
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,102	151.60/cwt	151.00–153.00	1,671	3
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,310	159.96/cwt	153.00–166.00	2,095	21
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,460	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	2,190	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,278	3,150.00/head	3,150.00–3,150.00	3,150	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows9 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	893	1,866.53/head	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,867	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,205	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,265	1,875.00/head	1,875.00–1,875.00	1,875	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,266	2,324.61/head	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,325	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,323	2,420.77/head	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,421	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,358	2,454.88/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,455	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,365	2,460.99/head	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,461	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,375	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,440	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	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 Jul 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 340Last week 400Year ago 323

Slaughter CattleReceipts 57Last week 60Year ago 45

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 11Year ago 1

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	390.00–440.00	415.79
3	250–300	270	360.00–390.00	377.47
10	300–350	323	377.50–425.00	403.53
13	350–400	368	345.00–400.00	365.50
9	400–450	424	340.00–370.00	349.95
17	450–500	470	320.00–360.00	339.18
15	500–550	521	295.00–332.50	311.55
10	550–600	575	260.00–300.00	282.36
10	600–650	622	242.50–290.00	266.70
6	650–700	677	235.00–287.50	258.64
2	700–750	718	216.00–240.00	227.71
3	750–800	777	225.00–240.00	231.67
1	800–850	800	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	212	340.00–365.00	348.86
3	250–300	287	285.00–310.00	301.42
5	300–350	331	275.00–320.00	293.52
3	350–400	362	300.00–340.00	324.68
8	400–450	418	270.00–330.00	306.47
7	450–500	473	255.00–305.00	286.88
3	500–550	518	225.00–270.00	250.18
2	550–600	578	205.00–255.00	229.24
3	600–650	630	200.00–235.00	214.71
2	650–700	680	220.00–225.00	222.44

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · NHTC$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	240.00–255.00	247.63
2	300–350	323	235.00–265.00	249.65
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	440	235.00	235.00
1	450–500	485	195.00	195.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	229	360.00–420.00	392.27
4	250–300	266	320.00–355.00	344.39
14	300–350	320	325.00–370.00	339.69
8	350–400	374	315.00–355.00	332.46
14	400–450	426	315.00–352.50	333.64
12	450–500	475	305.00–345.00	327.81
20	500–550	533	295.00–335.00	311.24
5	550–600	570	240.00–285.00	260.89
11	600–650	617	235.00–289.00	269.74
5	650–700	677	240.00–268.00	259.88
2	800–850	835	200.00–237.50	218.53
1	850–900	850	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	945	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	225.00–245.00	234.83
2	300–350	310	167.50–170.00	168.79
4	350–400	375	210.00–255.00	238.48
2	400–450	420	245.00–255.00	249.88
2	450–500	473	210.00–230.00	220.05
1	500–550	505	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
4	250–300	275	275.00–295.00	284.82
1	300–350	325	315.00	315.00
3	350–400	377	280.00–310.00	293.23
10	400–450	421	285.00–300.00	293.98
5	450–500	476	240.00–295.00	268.63
4	500–550	520	255.00–285.00	270.79
2	550–600	570	210.00–235.00	222.06
1	650–700	655	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	815	161.00–165.00	162.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	270	340.00	340.00
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
4	500–550	516	305.00–335.00	321.36
3	550–600	562	285.00–325.00	301.44
1	600–650	615	295.00	295.00
2	650–700	668	267.50–295.00	281.20
1	850–900	870	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	295.00–300.00	297.43
2	300–350	323	225.00–285.00	255.70
1	350–400	375	285.00	285.00
1	400–450	410	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	610	265.00	265.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	162.50	162.50

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	2	—	1,278	3,150.00	3,150.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,323	2,150.00–2,650.00	2,420.77
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,440	2,350.00	2,350.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,358	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,454.88
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	893	1,325.00–2,250.00	1,866.53
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,266	1,600.00–2,625.00	2,324.61
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,365	2,250.00–2,650.00	2,460.99
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,265	1,875.00	1,875.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,375	2,550.00	2,550.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,205	1,875.00	1,875.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,030	160.00	160.00
2	—	1,660	197.00–199.00	197.86
3	—	1,548	175.00–192.00	182.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	953	109.00–127.00	115.72
3	—	1,102	151.00–153.00	151.60
13	—	1,088	129.00–149.00	139.83

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,460	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,310	153.00–166.00	159.96
1	—	1,070	170.00	170.00

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.