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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Dec 16

● Final97 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 35 vs last sale 288▼ 152 vs year ago 405 · −37.5%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

52 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 52▼ 33 vs year ago 85 · −38.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

15 head

▲ 8 vs last sale 7▲ 6 vs year ago 9 · +66.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sales for the weeks of Christmas or New Years in observance of the holidays.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. 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 $340.43/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 16 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.79 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$340.43

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$393

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

$65.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.64

vs NC average

−49.48 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	534	351.66	1,877	24
Medium and Large 2	518	286.52	1,484	5thin

One grade step is worth $65.14/cwt here — about $393 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 sale29 hd

340.43

—

NC average8 barns · 309 hd

325.79

+14.64

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−49.48

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−0.79

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	1,498	159.24	2,385	7thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,269	151.77	1,926	20
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,740	147.01	2,558	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	999	125.27	1,252	9thin

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,356	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	945	$2,244	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,203	$2,172	2thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$1,841	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,844	4thin

Every lot

97 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	918	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	1,737	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	427.91/cwt	420.00–437.50	1,836	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	418.98/cwt	390.00–432.50	1,952	5
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	374.09/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,979	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	363.00/cwt	345.00–382.50	2,055	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	349.63/cwt	332.50–362.50	2,182	7
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	2,405	2
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	710	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,420	1
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	713	304.91/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,174	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,900	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,666	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	282.50/cwt	282.50–282.50	2,571	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	460.00/cwt	460.00–460.00	1,072	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	395.37/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,067	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	313	405.04/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,268	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	314	342.47/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,075	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	252.50/cwt	250.00–255.00	833	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	405.57/cwt	390.00–417.50	1,484	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,295	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium 3	370	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	666	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	889	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium 3	420	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	798	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	424	378.81/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,606	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,204	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,469	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	368.65/cwt	350.00–382.50	1,718	8
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,140	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	324.33/cwt	310.00–332.50	1,544	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	300.65/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,533	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	360.24/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,855	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	330.83/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,916	7
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	300.08/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,839	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	241.64/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,491	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	325.58/cwt	300.00–347.50	2,172	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	680	167.56/cwt	165.00–170.00	1,139	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	703	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,863	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,480	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	745	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,192	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	269.76/cwt	255.00–285.00	2,072	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	795	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,590	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,240	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	860	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,419	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	890	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,359	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,862	1
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	207.50/cwt	207.50–207.50	2,075	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	475.34/cwt	460.00–490.00	1,046	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	833	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	492.99/cwt	470.00–520.00	1,351	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,098	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	468.05/cwt	450.00–495.00	1,502	8
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,020	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,416	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	432.15/cwt	415.00–450.00	1,603	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	408.00/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,718	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	443	285.03/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,263	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	465	382.74/cwt	370.00–410.00	1,780	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	515	295.00/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,519	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	362.47/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,899	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	554	356.89/cwt	350.00–372.50	1,977	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	294.74/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,709	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,708	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	324.49/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,989	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,056	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	662	269.90/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,787	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	322.19/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,143	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	332.50/cwt	332.50–332.50	2,361	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,806	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,656	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	200–250	Large 3	210	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	368	1
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	325	156.25/cwt	155.00–157.50	508	2
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	410	179.51/cwt	160.00–200.00	736	2
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	915	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,418	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,341	145.37/cwt	139.00–150.00	1,949	4
Bulls	—	—	1,640	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	3,034	1
Bulls	—	—	1,740	174.09/cwt	165.00–180.00	3,029	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	805	108.49/cwt	102.50–112.50	873	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,000	136.85/cwt	136.00–138.00	1,369	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,077	127.35/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,372	5
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	166.10/cwt	165.00–167.00	2,018	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,275	150.18/cwt	144.00–156.00	1,915	18
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,740	147.01/cwt	145.00–150.00	2,558	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	1,840.91/head	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,841	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	945	2,243.52/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,244	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,203	2,172.45/head	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,172	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,206	2,356.05/head	1,300.00–2,750.00	2,356	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,057	2,941.64/head	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,942	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,115	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	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 Dec 16, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 288Year ago 405

Slaughter CattleReceipts 52Last week 52Year ago 85

Replacement CattleReceipts 15Last week 7Year ago 9

* Special Note: No sales for the weeks of Christmas or New Years in observance of the holidays.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	420	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00–255.00	252.50
1	350–400	395	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	430	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	475	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
2	650–700	680	165.00–170.00	167.56
1	700–750	745	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	314	325.00–360.00	342.47
1	350–400	370	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	445	330.00	330.00
5	450–500	476	310.00–332.50	324.33
4	500–550	510	285.00–310.00	300.65
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
3	600–650	617	230.00–255.00	241.64
1	700–750	740	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	800	155.00	155.00
1	850–900	860	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	460.00	460.00
5	250–300	270	370.00–420.00	395.37
2	300–350	313	400.00–410.00	405.04
7	350–400	366	390.00–417.50	405.57
9	400–450	424	365.00–395.00	378.81
8	450–500	466	350.00–382.50	368.65
17	500–550	515	320.00–367.50	360.24
7	550–600	579	310.00–345.00	330.83
3	600–650	613	290.00–310.00	300.08
6	650–700	667	300.00–347.50	325.58
2	700–750	703	265.00	265.00
2	750–800	768	255.00–285.00	269.76
1	850–900	890	265.00	265.00
1	950–1000	980	190.00	190.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	207.50	207.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
2	350–400	368	472.00	472.00
8	400–450	429	420.00–437.50	427.91
5	450–500	466	390.00–432.50	418.98
12	500–550	529	355.00–400.00	374.09
7	550–600	566	345.00–382.50	363.00
7	600–650	624	332.50–362.50	349.63
2	650–700	668	360.00	360.00
2	700–750	713	300.00–310.00	304.91
1	750–800	760	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	310.00	310.00
1	900–950	910	282.50	282.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	710	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	175.00	175.00
2	300–350	325	155.00–157.50	156.25
2	400–450	410	160.00–200.00	179.51
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	915	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	460.00–490.00	475.34
4	250–300	274	470.00–520.00	492.99
8	300–350	321	450.00–495.00	468.05
6	350–400	371	415.00–450.00	432.15
10	400–450	421	380.00–420.00	408.00
6	450–500	465	370.00–410.00	382.74
9	500–550	524	340.00–380.00	362.47
4	550–600	554	350.00–372.50	356.89
2	600–650	613	300.00–350.00	324.49
4	650–700	665	300.00–335.00	322.19
1	700–750	710	332.50	332.50
1	750–800	785	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	920	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	370.00	370.00
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
1	300–350	305	360.00	360.00
2	350–400	363	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
2	500–550	515	280.00–310.00	295.00
2	550–600	580	280.00–310.00	294.74
1	600–650	610	280.00	280.00
3	650–700	662	250.00–290.00	269.90
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	443	280.00–290.00	285.03
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	640	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,077	119.00–134.00	127.35
2	—	805	102.50–112.50	108.49
2	—	1,000	136.00–138.00	136.85

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,215	165.00–167.00	166.10
18	—	1,275	144.00–156.00	150.18

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,740	145.00–150.00	147.01

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,740	165.00–180.00	174.09
1	—	1,640	185.00	185.00
4	—	1,341	139.00–150.00	145.37

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	945	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,243.52
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,206	1,300.00–2,750.00	2,356.05
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	825	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,840.91
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,203	1,750.00–2,550.00	2,172.45

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	3	—	1,057	2,700.00–3,200.00	2,941.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,550.00	2,550.00

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.