Sale reports / North Carolina / Shelby Livestock Auction / 2026-04-21

Shelby Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Apr 21
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 443▼ 4 vs year ago 478 · −0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
112 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 55▼ 2 vs year ago 114 · −1.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
38 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 24▼ 12 vs year ago 50 · −24.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. 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 $402.58/cwt on 47 head, down $26.56 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +37.73 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.
Average price
$402.58
▼ 26.56 vs prior sale
47 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,195
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$695
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$126.24/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.74
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546423.882,31435
Medium and Large 2544361.851,9678thin
Medium and Large 3544297.641,6194thin
One grade step is worth $126.24/cwt here — about $695 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
402.58
—
NC average9 barns · 272 hd
410.32
−7.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
364.85
+37.73
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—Low1,559194.153,02713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,250175.972,20025
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,540161.482,4878thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,028141.801,45838

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)1,174$2,5545
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,295$2,5501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,101$2,46111
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,110$2,3144thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)1,128$1,9962thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)748$1,8573thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Aged (>8 yrs)805$1,1001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,224$3,8374thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$2,7786

Every lot

112 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268560.47/cwt550.00–570.001,5022
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2315439.68/cwt430.00–450.001,3852
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323523.36/cwt500.00–550.001,6906
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2081
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383525.56/cwt515.00–542.502,0135
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,6801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433334.91/cwt320.00–350.001,4502
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1436508.18/cwt480.00–520.002,2167
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470418.06/cwt400.00–435.001,9652
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,6691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475473.66/cwt450.00–510.002,25010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3517294.06/cwt250.00–320.001,5203
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1526446.77/cwt430.00–462.502,3508
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,0141
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9951
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583435.01/cwt432.50–437.502,5362
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622385.86/cwt375.00–395.002,4003
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665367.50/cwt367.50–367.502,4441
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735387.50/cwt387.50–387.502,8481
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,4001
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1955235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2441
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200410.00/cwt410.00–410.008201
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213534.12/cwt510.00–560.001,1382
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273511.50/cwt490.00–540.001,3965
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277396.69/cwt390.00–400.001,0993
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3295340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0031
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305290.00/cwt290.00–290.008851
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2315410.16/cwt400.00–420.001,2926
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317488.20/cwt450.00–510.001,5485
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368275.51/cwt250.00–300.001,0142
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372402.31/cwt390.00–410.001,4975
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373438.18/cwt415.00–460.001,63422
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422429.48/cwt400.00–470.001,81227
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422296.40/cwt270.00–310.001,2513
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2433370.29/cwt340.00–380.001,6034
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474407.95/cwt390.00–447.501,93428
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477370.73/cwt340.00–380.001,7687
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480290.18/cwt250.00–305.001,3934
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523383.15/cwt370.00–425.002,0048
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528290.06/cwt270.00–300.001,5323
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530338.04/cwt330.00–345.001,7924
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568351.44/cwt320.00–385.001,99620
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570288.16/cwt250.00–310.001,6435
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615224.27/cwt195.00–255.001,3792
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630275.00/cwt265.00–285.001,7333
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1638308.99/cwt290.00–330.001,9715
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665340.00/cwt340.00–340.002,2611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7291
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712294.03/cwt280.00–322.502,0933
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2740195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770234.90/cwt230.00–240.001,8092
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830217.82/cwt200.00–235.001,8082
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2531
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210465.00/cwt465.00–465.009771
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220563.48/cwt550.00–580.001,2403
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269519.52/cwt500.00–560.001,3989
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275440.27/cwt400.00–460.001,2114
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283375.13/cwt370.00–380.001,0622
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316459.73/cwt450.00–480.001,4537
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325515.00/cwt490.00–555.001,6747
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3334371.05/cwt340.00–400.001,2396
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1366511.86/cwt480.00–535.001,87321
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3366334.68/cwt300.00–360.001,2254
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371446.80/cwt410.00–470.001,6589
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413353.51/cwt330.00–380.001,4603
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418436.71/cwt415.00–460.001,82512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428497.89/cwt465.00–525.002,13118
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460335.33/cwt320.00–350.001,5432
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468473.85/cwt450.00–495.002,21816
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479416.95/cwt400.00–430.001,99710
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522439.29/cwt410.00–470.002,29316
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532373.02/cwt350.00–400.001,9845
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3533310.14/cwt300.00–320.001,6532
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555285.14/cwt270.00–300.001,5832
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563343.22/cwt320.00–370.001,9323
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566410.90/cwt380.00–440.002,32619
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614401.04/cwt385.00–412.502,4625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615335.12/cwt320.00–350.002,0612
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5361
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667339.52/cwt315.00–357.502,2657
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717302.64/cwt285.00–327.502,1705
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9351
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768323.83/cwt300.00–347.502,4872
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1805280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2541
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,1391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1962243.30/cwt225.00–255.002,3413
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670289.82/cwt280.00–295.001,9423
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,485213.54/cwt210.00–217.003,1712
Bulls——1,549195.77/cwt183.00–203.003,0329
Bulls——1,678167.50/cwt167.50–167.502,8112
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%946123.33/cwt110.00–130.001,16711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,051148.15/cwt135.00–162.001,55725
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,190163.99/cwt163.00–165.001,9512
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243172.39/cwt165.00–180.002,14320
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,279190.30/cwt182.00–200.002,4345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,540161.48/cwt150.00–167.002,4878
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27481,856.57/head1,650.00–2,000.001,8573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1012,461.08/head1,100.00–2,750.002,46111
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1102,313.57/head1,550.00–2,700.002,3144
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,995.68/head1,500.00–2,350.001,9962
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1742,554.30/head1,900.00–3,000.002,5545
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,550.00/head2,550.00–2,550.002,5501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29472,763.91/head2,350.00–3,200.002,7645
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,850.00/head2,850.00–2,850.002,8501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,753.07/head3,700.00–3,800.003,7532
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3083,920.27/head3,650.00–4,200.003,9202

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.