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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-05
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-05

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, May 5

● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Apr 28May 5May 12 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

490 head

▲ 98 vs last sale 392▲ 38 vs year ago 452 · +8.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

74 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 56▲ 9 vs year ago 65 · +13.8%

Replacement Cattle receipts

27 head

▲ 2 vs last sale 25▲ 6 vs year ago 21 · +28.6%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. 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 $365.39/cwt on 33 head, down $0.08 from the prior sale. That ranks 26 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.16 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$365.39

▼ 0.08 vs prior sale

33 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$274

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

$46.88/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.78

vs NC average

−62.51 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	375.33	2,041	26
Medium and Large 2	538	328.45	1,767	7thin

One grade step is worth $46.88/cwt here — about $274 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale33 hd

365.39

—

NC average9 barns · 345 hd

362.60

+2.78

National average182 barns · 12,459 hd

427.90

−62.51

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

+24.16

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	—	High	1,609	188.44	3,033	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,215	169.36	2,058	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,433	151.75	2,175	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,100	145.16	1,597	25

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)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,465	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,422	$2,406	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,196	$2,278	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,261	$2,246	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,072	$2,048	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,123	$2,017	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	935	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$2,993	6

Every lot

104 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	620.00/cwt	620.00–620.00	1,643	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,446	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	451.60/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,481	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	559.21/cwt	545.00–590.00	1,862	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	528.88/cwt	505.00–560.00	1,978	13
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	474.62/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,984	12
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	432.49/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,894	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,628	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	448.29/cwt	430.00–470.00	2,107	23
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,948	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,400	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	444.77/cwt	400.00–457.50	2,313	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	372.46/cwt	365.00–380.00	1,948	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	435.30/cwt	417.50–447.50	2,464	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	2,223	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	418.24/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,585	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	675	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,755	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	400.57/cwt	360.00–420.00	2,728	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	718	371.18/cwt	362.50–380.00	2,665	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	782	359.06/cwt	337.50–370.00	2,808	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	816	352.50/cwt	352.50–352.50	2,876	9
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	317.71/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,653	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	2,907	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	292.50/cwt	292.50–292.50	2,910	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	218	528.49/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,152	5
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,174	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	481.70/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,358	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	462.86/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,453	9
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,155	3
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	414.07/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,387	7
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	364	452.57/cwt	437.50–510.00	1,647	8
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	404.70/cwt	380.00–432.50	1,538	12
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,368	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	891	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	372.42/cwt	342.00–395.00	1,564	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	415.15/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,781	34
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	392.15/cwt	365.00–417.50	1,855	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	485	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	922	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	488	320.03/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,562	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	385.97/cwt	367.50–412.50	2,019	14
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	340.01/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,782	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	362.92/cwt	340.00–390.00	2,061	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	573	299.56/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,716	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	319.64/cwt	310.00–335.00	1,975	8
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,861	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	318.20/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,110	8
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	314.54/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,233	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,530	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,411	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	923	242.56/cwt	220.00–265.00	2,239	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	250.60/cwt	235.00–270.00	2,438	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	860	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	227	616.91/cwt	600.00–630.00	1,400	3
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	519.67/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,185	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	272	588.53/cwt	550.00–610.00	1,601	8
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	475.88/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,356	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	318	470.47/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,496	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	559.29/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,807	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,440	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	459.50/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,668	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	514.98/cwt	490.00–555.00	1,895	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	457.47/cwt	430.00–495.00	1,926	18
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	424	378.14/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,603	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,488	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	462	359.58/cwt	350.00–367.50	1,661	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	441.42/cwt	420.00–467.50	2,088	37
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	513	374.34/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,920	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	443.29/cwt	410.00–467.50	2,327	21
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	423.94/cwt	395.00–440.00	2,408	9
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	348.78/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,023	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	623	324.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,024	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	415.65/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,594	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,980	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	674	369.88/cwt	360.00–385.00	2,493	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	351.18/cwt	335.00–360.00	2,546	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	733	225.05/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,650	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	318.38/cwt	290.00–340.00	2,442	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	252.15/cwt	230.00–275.00	2,050	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	965	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	2,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	595	205.00/cwt	180.00–230.00	1,220	2
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	865	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,427	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,452	182.64/cwt	170.00–196.00	2,652	7
Bulls	—	—	1,661	209.96/cwt	207.00–213.00	3,487	4
Bulls	—	—	2,505	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	3,582	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	958	119.48/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,145	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,080	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,025	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,124	149.31/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,678	20
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,190	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,964	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,224	168.15/cwt	157.00–176.00	2,058	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,433	151.75/cwt	145.00–158.00	2,175	4
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows7 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	935	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,072	2,048.21/head	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,048	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,123	2,016.84/head	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,017	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,196	2,278.42/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,278	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,261	2,246.46/head	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,246	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,422	2,405.69/head	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,406	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,465	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	823	3,204.41/head	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,204	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,213	3,016.48/head	2,550.00–3,400.00	3,016	3

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 May 5, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 490Last week 392Year ago 452

Slaughter CattleReceipts 74Last week 56Year ago 65

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 25Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	620.00	620.00
4	300–350	333	545.00–590.00	559.21
13	350–400	374	505.00–560.00	528.88
12	400–450	418	450.00–510.00	474.62
23	450–500	470	430.00–470.00	448.29
10	500–550	520	400.00–457.50	444.77
6	550–600	566	417.50–447.50	435.30
4	600–650	618	390.00–435.00	418.24
5	650–700	681	360.00–420.00	400.57
4	700–750	718	362.50–380.00	371.18
3	750–800	782	337.50–370.00	359.06
2	800–850	835	300.00–335.00	317.71
1	850–900	855	340.00	340.00
1	950–1000	995	292.50	292.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	800–850	816	352.50	352.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	465	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	500	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	675	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	490.00	490.00
2	300–350	328	420.00–480.00	451.60
2	400–450	438	430.00–435.00	432.49
1	450–500	475	410.00	410.00
2	500–550	523	365.00–380.00	372.46
1	550–600	585	380.00	380.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	510.00–550.00	528.49
5	250–300	282	460.00–500.00	481.70
9	300–350	314	450.00–500.00	462.86
8	350–400	364	437.50–510.00	452.57
34	400–450	429	400.00–450.00	415.15
23	450–500	473	365.00–417.50	392.15
14	500–550	523	367.50–412.50	385.97
12	550–600	568	340.00–390.00	362.92
8	600–650	618	310.00–335.00	319.64
8	650–700	663	310.00–340.00	318.20
4	700–750	710	300.00–327.50	314.54
2	900–950	923	220.00–265.00	242.56
3	950–1000	973	235.00–270.00	250.60

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
2	250–300	273	430.00	430.00
7	300–350	335	400.00–430.00	414.07
12	350–400	380	380.00–432.50	404.70
13	400–450	420	342.00–395.00	372.42
2	450–500	488	315.00–325.00	320.03
5	500–550	524	320.00–355.00	340.01
2	550–600	573	280.00–320.00	299.56
1	650–700	660	282.00	282.00
1	750–800	765	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	830	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	380	360.00	360.00
1	400–450	405	220.00	220.00
1	450–500	485	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	595	180.00–230.00	205.00
1	850–900	865	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	600.00–630.00	616.91
8	250–300	272	550.00–610.00	588.53
8	300–350	323	530.00–590.00	559.29
17	350–400	368	490.00–555.00	514.98
18	400–450	421	430.00–495.00	457.47
37	450–500	473	420.00–467.50	441.42
21	500–550	525	410.00–467.50	443.29
9	550–600	568	395.00–440.00	423.94
4	600–650	624	395.00–430.00	415.65
4	650–700	674	360.00–385.00	369.88
4	700–750	725	335.00–360.00	351.18
3	750–800	767	290.00–340.00	318.38
2	800–850	813	230.00–275.00	252.15
1	950–1000	965	242.00	242.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	510.00–530.00	519.67
2	250–300	285	450.00–500.00	475.88
2	300–350	318	450.00–490.00	470.47
3	350–400	363	430.00–480.00	459.50
7	400–450	424	350.00–405.00	378.14
5	450–500	462	350.00–367.50	359.58
6	500–550	513	350.00–395.00	374.34
3	550–600	580	315.00–370.00	348.78
2	600–650	623	300.00–350.00	324.90
1	650–700	660	300.00	300.00
2	700–750	733	210.00–240.00	225.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	430.00	430.00
1	350–400	360	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	425	350.00	350.00
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,190	165.00	165.00
20	—	1,124	135.00–159.00	149.31
4	—	958	110.00–130.00	119.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,433	145.00–158.00	151.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,080	187.50	187.50
15	—	1,224	157.00–176.00	168.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,661	207.00–213.00	209.96
1	—	2,505	143.00	143.00
7	—	1,452	170.00–196.00	182.64

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,465	3,000.00	3,000.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,123	1,800.00–2,350.00	2,016.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,261	1,450.00–2,750.00	2,246.46
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,422	2,150.00–2,700.00	2,405.69
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,196	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,278.42
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	935	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,072	1,500.00–2,400.00	2,048.21

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	2	—	823	3,150.00–3,250.00	3,204.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,213	2,550.00–3,400.00	3,016.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	940	2,500.00	2,500.00

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.