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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-10-28

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Oct 28

● Final78 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Oct 21Oct 28Nov 4 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

187 head

▼ 172 vs last sale 359▼ 189 vs year ago 376 · −50.3%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

30 head

▼ 37 vs last sale 67▼ 46 vs year ago 76 · −60.5%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▼ 3 vs last sale 9▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light 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 $279.15/cwt on 16 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.08 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$279.15

16 head · 557 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,556

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$477

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

$83.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−25.15

vs NC average

−95.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	559	293.75	1,643	11thin
Medium and Large 2	553	256.27	1,417	4thin
Medium and Large 3	555	210.00	1,166	1thin

One grade step is worth $83.75/cwt here — about $477 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 sale16 hd

279.15

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

304.30

−25.15

National average184 barns · 21,753 hd

374.89

−95.74

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−62.08

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	—	Average	1,335	178.00	2,376	1thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,121	147.49	1,653	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,590	143.00	2,274	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	919	125.72	1,156	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,250	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,280	$1,992	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,070	$1,550	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	685	$1,180	2thin

Every lot

78 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	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	365.14/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,333	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	415	386.11/cwt	382.50–390.00	1,602	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	314.94/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,316	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	374.76/cwt	372.50–377.00	1,773	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	508	310.67/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,578	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	338.41/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,783	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	334.47/cwt	315.00–347.50	1,903	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	326.25/cwt	325.00–327.50	2,023	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	977	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	665	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,829	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	313.27/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,093	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	237.50/cwt	237.50–237.50	1,663	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,190	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	988	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	634	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	321.06/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,034	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	601	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	326.71/cwt	315.00–342.50	1,209	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,110	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	323.98/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,364	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	426	279.89/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,192	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	428	225.02/cwt	220.00–235.00	963	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	463	199.16/cwt	185.00–212.50	922	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	274.03/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,274	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	326.22/cwt	315.00–337.50	1,533	10
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	280.02/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,437	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	315.51/cwt	295.00–327.50	1,634	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	270.85/cwt	255.00–295.00	1,568	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	592	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,820	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	593	232.51/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,379	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	610	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	854	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,625	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	663	213.79/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,417	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	264.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,801	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,147	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	700	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,050	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	703	184.67/cwt	169.00–200.00	1,298	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,917	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	143.00/cwt	140.00–146.00	1,073	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls25 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	383.58/cwt	370.00–390.00	875	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	905	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	293	372.36/cwt	345.00–397.50	1,091	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	315	397.50/cwt	397.50–397.50	1,252	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,072	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	379	339.85/cwt	330.00–345.00	1,288	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	385	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,251	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	770	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	358.25/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,508	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	978	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	323.21/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,383	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium 3	430	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	645	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	237.50/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,093	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	193.97/cwt	175.00–207.50	927	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	337.08/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,621	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	505	339.98/cwt	337.50–342.50	1,717	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	533	274.79/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,465	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	307.19/cwt	297.50–317.50	1,745	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	290.15/cwt	275.00–307.50	1,764	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,539	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	228.32/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,651	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	189.88/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,557	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,335	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	2,376	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	888	140.93/cwt	139.00–143.00	1,251	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	911	106.12/cwt	104.00–109.00	967	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	127.92/cwt	123.00–132.00	1,201	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,050	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,712	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,135	144.39/cwt	136.00–152.00	1,639	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,590	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	2,274	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	685	1,180.29/head	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,180	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,280	1,991.89/head	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,992	2

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 Oct 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 187Last week 359Year ago 376

Slaughter CattleReceipts 30Last week 67Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 9Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light 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	250–300	295	335.00	335.00
5	300–350	322	310.00–340.00	321.06
4	350–400	370	315.00–342.50	326.71
9	400–450	421	305.00–340.00	323.98
10	450–500	470	315.00–337.50	326.22
4	500–550	518	295.00–327.50	315.51
5	550–600	579	255.00–295.00	270.85
1	600–650	625	260.00	260.00
3	650–700	680	250.00–275.00	264.84
1	700–750	710	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	426	260.00–300.00	279.89
4	450–500	465	250.00–285.00	274.03
2	500–550	513	275.00–285.00	280.02
2	550–600	593	230.00–235.00	232.51
2	650–700	663	210.00–217.50	213.79
3	700–750	703	169.00–200.00	184.67
2	750–800	750	140.00–146.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	592	307.50	307.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	215.00	215.00
1	300–350	325	185.00	185.00
3	400–450	428	220.00–235.00	225.02
3	450–500	463	185.00–212.50	199.16
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	695	165.00	165.00
1	700–750	700	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	335.00	335.00
1	300–350	320	335.00	335.00
2	350–400	385	325.00	325.00
7	400–450	428	310.00–330.00	323.21
2	450–500	460	235.00–240.00	237.50
2	500–550	533	260.00–290.00	274.79
1	650–700	655	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	370.00–390.00	383.58
3	250–300	293	345.00–397.50	372.36
1	300–350	315	397.50	397.50
4	350–400	379	330.00–345.00	339.85
7	400–450	421	340.00–375.00	358.25
5	450–500	481	320.00–357.50	337.08
2	500–550	505	337.50–342.50	339.98
2	550–600	568	297.50–317.50	307.19
3	600–650	608	275.00–307.50	290.15
3	700–750	723	225.00–235.00	228.32
2	800–850	820	185.00–195.00	189.88

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	430	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	385	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	230.00	230.00
3	450–500	478	175.00–207.50	193.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	350–400	365	360.00–370.00	365.14
2	400–450	415	382.50–390.00	386.11
2	450–500	473	372.50–377.00	374.76
6	500–550	527	330.00–365.00	338.41
6	550–600	569	315.00–347.50	334.47
2	600–650	620	325.00–327.50	326.25
3	650–700	668	310.00–320.00	313.27
1	700–750	730	300.00	300.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	305.00–325.00	314.94
4	500–550	508	300.00–320.00	310.67
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	700	237.50	237.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,590	143.00	143.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	888	139.00–143.00	140.93
4	—	911	104.00–109.00	106.12
8	—	939	123.00–132.00	127.92

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,050	163.00	163.00
5	—	1,135	136.00–152.00	144.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	178.00	178.00

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
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,130	2,250.00	2,250.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,280	1,950.00–2,025.00	1,991.89
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	685	1,000.00–1,325.00	1,180.29
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,550.00	1,550.00

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.