Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2025-10-14

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 14
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
487 head
▲ 199 vs last sale 288▼ 33 vs year ago 520 · −6.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
117 head
▲ 55 vs last sale 62▲ 40 vs year ago 77 · +51.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 10▼ 2 vs year ago 14 · −14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $282.51/cwt on 47 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −82.34 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.
Average price
$282.51
47 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,525
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$559
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$110.12/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531317.781,68724
Medium and Large 2554270.161,49514thin
Medium and Large 3543207.651,1289thin
One grade step is worth $110.12/cwt here — about $559 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 sale47 hd
282.51
—
NC average6 barns · 214 hd
298.39
−15.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
364.85
−82.34
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
443392340289median 364.8503/0304/2807/0709/0110/27
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Average1,529175.792,68713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,229153.921,89154
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,558144.492,2512thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low968126.101,22126

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,580$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,030$2,4001thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,285$2,0501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,115$2,0393thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,250$1,9522thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,150$1,7751thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)750$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,253$3,0562thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275468.52/cwt445.00–495.001,2883
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,3331
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1365393.92/cwt385.00–405.001,4384
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420403.71/cwt380.00–425.001,6963
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440324.89/cwt315.00–335.001,4302
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468366.32/cwt350.00–382.501,7145
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,5591
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8574
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5811
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2261
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2574308.21/cwt300.00–325.001,7693
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575357.66/cwt345.00–377.502,05715
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630355.04/cwt350.00–360.002,2372
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7741
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4411
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675343.97/cwt343.00–345.002,3222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8551
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1713308.45/cwt300.00–315.002,1993
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1825325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,6811
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2865245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,1191
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1968307.50/cwt307.50–307.502,9772
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3223282.75/cwt275.00–290.006312
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225399.06/cwt380.00–415.008982
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225331.50/cwt310.00–355.007462
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250325.00/cwt325.00–325.008131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1265357.92/cwt350.00–370.009483
Heifers250–300Medium 3285175.00/cwt175.00–175.004991
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290210.00/cwt210.00–210.006091
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322323.34/cwt310.00–345.001,0413
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326387.26/cwt375.00–405.001,2626
Heifers300–350Medium 3333186.40/cwt175.00–200.006213
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340290.07/cwt285.00–295.009862
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369348.23/cwt330.00–370.001,28512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373212.92/cwt200.00–245.007944
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376308.62/cwt290.00–327.501,16010
Heifers350–400Medium 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Heifers400–450Medium 3405190.00/cwt190.00–190.007701
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422298.97/cwt280.00–315.001,2629
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429239.35/cwt215.00–255.001,0274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1430334.88/cwt320.00–370.001,44018
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470284.52/cwt255.00–300.001,3373
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472255.36/cwt225.00–275.001,2055
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473330.15/cwt310.00–345.001,56222
Heifers450–500Medium 3495175.00/cwt170.00–180.008662
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518323.94/cwt302.50–339.001,67810
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520275.37/cwt265.00–285.001,4324
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520204.62/cwt185.00–225.001,0642
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added564358.00/cwt358.00–358.002,0198
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564314.52/cwt300.00–330.001,7747
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2584274.01/cwt260.00–285.001,6005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619257.92/cwt235.00–275.001,5975
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623304.86/cwt282.50–325.001,8999
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2664232.80/cwt225.00–255.001,5464
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665270.90/cwt265.00–290.001,8015
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3678194.91/cwt170.00–220.001,3212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2341
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728224.90/cwt215.00–235.001,6372
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1785202.50/cwt202.50–202.501,5901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2951
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4771
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4871
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1984203.14/cwt200.00–210.001,9994
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium 3215230.00/cwt230.00–230.004951
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218452.29/cwt425.00–485.009863
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1265457.94/cwt425.00–490.001,2149
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273344.02/cwt320.00–360.009393
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Bulls250–300Medium 3295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332441.80/cwt405.00–485.001,4679
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333266.50/cwt250.00–295.008873
Bulls300–350Medium 3338175.44/cwt155.00–195.005932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368411.31/cwt400.00–442.501,51413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368289.69/cwt275.00–305.001,0662
Bulls350–400Medium 3370171.82/cwt155.00–210.006365
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2384368.85/cwt345.00–395.001,4165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422392.81/cwt370.00–425.001,65811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427340.26/cwt310.00–360.001,45318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427268.44/cwt250.00–290.001,1463
Bulls400–450Medium 3427197.48/cwt170.00–225.008433
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470251.72/cwt230.00–270.001,1833
Bulls450–500Medium 3473215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0172
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475302.84/cwt275.00–325.001,43821
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477351.79/cwt330.00–370.001,67812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513317.22/cwt300.00–345.001,62717
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3522215.72/cwt200.00–240.001,1266
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524277.46/cwt245.00–295.001,4547
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574319.13/cwt300.00–350.001,8327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583262.86/cwt225.00–275.001,5327
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585191.52/cwt175.00–200.001,1203
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621326.28/cwt300.00–347.502,0269
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3621225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3974
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2622265.46/cwt240.00–287.501,6516
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668262.53/cwt260.00–265.001,7542
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723223.20/cwt200.00–230.001,6148
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773167.30/cwt155.00–180.001,2932
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7831
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,7841
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3885160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4161
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3568252.58/cwt250.00–255.001,4352
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,333162.62/cwt157.00–167.002,1683
Bulls——1,546175.88/cwt169.00–185.002,7198
Bulls——1,753195.21/cwt191.00–199.003,4222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%68090.93/cwt85.00–95.006183
Cows—Lean 85-90%918141.90/cwt141.00–142.501,3033
Cows—Lean 85-90%943113.21/cwt107.00–119.001,0682
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,027130.76/cwt120.00–139.001,34318
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,127164.85/cwt163.00–167.001,8585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,239152.80/cwt140.00–160.001,89349
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,558144.49/cwt143.00–146.002,2512
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,039.01/head1,575.00–2,250.002,0393
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1501,775.00/head1,775.00–1,775.001,7751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,952.20/head1,675.00–2,200.001,9522
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2852,050.00/head2,050.00–2,050.002,0501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5802,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2533,055.84/head2,425.00–3,500.003,0562

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.