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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-12

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 12

● Final79 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

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Feeder Cattle receipts

256 head

▼ 171 vs last sale 427▲ 256 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Slaughter Cattle receipts

50 head

▼ 23 vs last sale 73▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

Replacement Cattle receipts

4 head

▼ 9 vs last sale 13▲ 4 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago

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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 6.00 to 8.00 lower. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $313.45/cwt on 26 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −51.40 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$313.45

26 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,722

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$265

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

$40.97/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−11.02

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	319.76	1,763	22
Medium and Large 2	538	278.78	1,498	4thin

One grade step is worth $40.97/cwt here — about $265 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 sale26 hd

313.45

—

NC average9 barns · 224 hd

324.47

−11.02

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.85

−51.40

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,456	177.74	2,588	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,297	163.19	2,116	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,340	151.00	2,023	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,008	138.54	1,397	16

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)	855	$2,225	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,035	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	950	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,000	1thin

Every lot

79 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 · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	259	448.01/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,160	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	300	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,155	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1Value Added	378	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	1,644	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	406.11/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,539	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	416.47/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,762	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	452	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,898	5
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	365.17/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,764	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	505	382.00/cwt	382.00–382.00	1,929	6
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,540	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	333.18/cwt	322.50–350.00	1,729	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	275.13/cwt	270.00–280.00	1,554	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	306.84/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,761	7
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	581	333.20/cwt	331.00–335.00	1,936	9
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	320.70/cwt	307.50–333.00	2,004	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,645	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	306.61/cwt	280.00–324.00	2,073	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	749	308.00/cwt	308.00–308.00	2,307	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,868	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,090	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers23 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	217	407.23/cwt	400.00–415.00	884	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	220	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	770	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	263	315.14/cwt	310.00–320.00	829	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	353.87/cwt	345.00–365.00	966	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	329.88/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,049	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	357.16/cwt	337.50–385.00	1,179	6
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	314.97/cwt	310.00–320.00	1,175	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	350.54/cwt	330.00–367.50	1,311	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	347.03/cwt	335.00–357.50	1,471	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	300.00/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,320	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	287.50/cwt	287.50–287.50	1,308	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,116	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	321.16/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,532	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	500	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,375	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	532	313.55/cwt	305.00–327.50	1,668	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	311.01/cwt	285.00–327.50	1,763	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	242.50/cwt	242.50–242.50	1,394	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	292.68/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,815	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	263.61/cwt	245.00–282.50	1,753	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	900	224.00/cwt	224.00–224.00	2,016	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	935	162.50/cwt	162.50–162.50	1,519	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	226	414.25/cwt	400.00–445.00	936	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	430.16/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,213	6
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	983	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	856	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	402.67/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,321	9
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	858	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	404.16/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,512	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	756	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	376.21/cwt	357.50–392.50	1,606	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	435	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,544	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	463	374.35/cwt	355.00–392.50	1,733	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,604	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,407	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	334.59/cwt	312.50–357.50	1,730	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	282.57/cwt	280.00–285.00	1,469	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,526	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	311.28/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,777	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	285.62/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,782	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,691	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,180	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,117	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,132	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	835	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,670	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,162	150.68/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,751	3
Bulls	—	—	1,529	185.99/cwt	180.00–193.00	2,844	5
Bulls	—	—	1,715	197.72/cwt	195.00–200.00	3,391	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	889	115.95/cwt	112.00–125.00	1,031	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,590	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,052	144.90/cwt	135.00–153.00	1,524	11
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,175	175.23/cwt	173.00–177.00	2,059	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,313	161.58/cwt	154.00–168.00	2,122	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,340	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	2,023	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	855	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	950	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	895	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	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 Aug 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 256Last week 427Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 50Last week 73Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 4Last week 13Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	259	435.00–455.00	448.01
1	300–350	300	385.00	385.00
4	350–400	379	385.00–420.00	406.11
5	400–450	423	400.00–435.00	416.47
5	450–500	483	350.00–370.00	365.17
4	500–550	519	322.50–350.00	333.18
7	550–600	574	280.00–325.00	306.84
4	600–650	625	307.50–333.00	320.70
8	650–700	676	280.00–324.00	306.61
2	700–750	749	308.00	308.00
1	750–800	795	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	995	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	305.00	305.00
2	550–600	565	270.00–280.00	275.13
1	600–650	645	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	435.00	435.00
5	450–500	452	420.00	420.00
6	500–550	505	382.00	382.00
9	550–600	581	331.00–335.00	333.20

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	350.00	350.00
2	250–300	263	310.00–320.00	315.14
2	300–350	318	325.00–335.00	329.88
2	350–400	373	310.00–320.00	314.97
2	400–450	440	290.00–310.00	300.00
1	450–500	455	287.50	287.50
1	500–550	500	275.00	275.00
1	550–600	575	242.50	242.50
1	900–950	935	162.50	162.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	400.00–415.00	407.23
3	250–300	273	345.00–365.00	353.87
6	300–350	330	337.50–385.00	357.16
10	350–400	374	330.00–367.50	350.54
9	400–450	424	335.00–357.50	347.03
10	450–500	477	290.00–335.00	321.16
7	500–550	532	305.00–327.50	313.55
9	550–600	567	285.00–327.50	311.01
5	600–650	620	275.00–307.50	292.68
2	650–700	665	245.00–282.50	263.61
1	900–950	900	224.00	224.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	465	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	226	400.00–445.00	414.25
6	250–300	282	400.00–460.00	430.16
9	300–350	328	377.50–415.00	402.67
11	350–400	374	375.00–425.00	404.16
17	400–450	427	357.50–392.50	376.21
4	450–500	463	355.00–392.50	374.35
8	500–550	517	312.50–357.50	334.59
14	550–600	571	290.00–335.00	311.28
9	600–650	624	265.00–295.00	285.62
1	650–700	690	245.00	245.00
1	750–800	765	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	830	255.00	255.00
1	850–900	870	245.00	245.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	290.00	290.00
1	300–350	330	260.00	260.00
1	400–450	420	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	485	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	435	355.00	355.00
1	450–500	465	345.00	345.00
2	500–550	520	280.00–285.00	282.57
2	550–600	555	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	835	200.00	200.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	855	2,225.00	2,225.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,035	2,200.00	2,200.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	950	1,600.00	1,600.00

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	1	—	895	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	889	112.00–125.00	115.95
11	—	1,052	135.00–153.00	144.90
1	—	1,000	159.00	159.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,340	151.00	151.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,175	173.00–177.00	175.23
15	—	1,313	154.00–168.00	161.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,715	195.00–200.00	197.72
5	—	1,529	180.00–193.00	185.99
3	—	1,162	145.00–162.00	150.68

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.