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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-02

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Jun 2

● Final91 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← May 26Jun 2Jun 9 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

292 head

▲ 60 vs last sale 232▼ 48 vs year ago 340 · −14.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

71 head

▲ 3 vs last sale 68▼ 5 vs year ago 76 · −6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

25 head

▲ 13 vs last sale 12▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%

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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 5.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $322.97/cwt on 27 head, down $19.51 from the prior sale (only 12 head in that comparison). That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −18.26 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$322.97

▼ 19.51 vs prior sale

27 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,772

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$619

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

$119.55/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−41.69

vs NC average

−81.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	355.95	1,949	16thin
Medium and Large 2	544	297.04	1,615	7thin
Medium and Large 3	563	236.40	1,330	4thin

One grade step is worth $119.55/cwt here — about $619 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 sale27 hd

322.97

—

NC average8 barns · 219 hd

364.65

−41.69

National average170 barns · 11,904 hd

404.76

−81.79

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−18.26

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	—	Low	1,645	201.89	3,321	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,311	176.55	2,315	17
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,593	165.52	2,637	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	150.64	1,619	22

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 (2-4 yrs)	1,090	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,255	$2,469	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,172	$2,282	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,173	$2,123	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	967	$2,095	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,100	$1,600	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	971	$3,061	8

Every lot

91 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	255	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,428	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	512.33/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,706	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	405	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,620	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	413	448.47/cwt	427.50–470.00	1,852	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	460	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,564	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	395.94/cwt	370.00–427.50	2,087	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,809	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	590	380.72/cwt	355.00–395.00	2,246	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	322.59/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,994	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	679	331.16/cwt	310.00–366.00	2,249	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,958	3
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,632	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	208	435.18/cwt	420.00–450.00	905	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	233	399.89/cwt	390.00–410.00	932	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	425.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,171	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	283	363.10/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,028	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	323	351.49/cwt	342.00–360.00	1,135	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	334	397.80/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,329	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	355	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,065	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	361.80/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,357	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	371.82/cwt	360.00–382.50	1,398	16
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	379.30/cwt	360.00–410.00	1,589	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	344.52/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,447	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1Value Added	463	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,945	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	469	324.41/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,521	7
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	469	257.69/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,209	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	370.64/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,746	7
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	380.29/cwt	352.50–402.50	1,989	9
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	301.86/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,585	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,226	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	324.65/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,880	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	247.80/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,437	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	285.00/cwt	280.00–290.00	1,682	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	323.09/cwt	315.00–332.50	1,977	11
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	625	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,375	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	260.28/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,635	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	653	287.55/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,878	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	314.13/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,271	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,752	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	763	211.43/cwt	192.50–230.00	1,613	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,480	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	292.46/cwt	290.00–295.00	2,530	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,773	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	574.02/cwt	560.00–590.00	1,320	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	484.26/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,308	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	295	610.00/cwt	610.00–610.00	1,800	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	295	395.00/cwt	390.00–400.00	1,165	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	314	551.95/cwt	530.00–580.00	1,733	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	445.11/cwt	430.00–460.00	1,469	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	323.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,069	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	391.90/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,423	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	484.81/cwt	460.00–517.50	1,813	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	357.46/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,501	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	420.22/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,778	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	310.35/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,335	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	414.27/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,947	17
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	324.92/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,569	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	400.09/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,084	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	524	328.16/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,720	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	409.27/cwt	390.00–417.50	2,349	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	329.74/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,912	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	313.30/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,921	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	362.23/cwt	332.50–387.50	2,231	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,457	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	313.88/cwt	305.00–322.50	2,150	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,987	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 3	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	267.60/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,967	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	213.74/cwt	212.50–215.00	1,571	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,079	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,720	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	940	177.50/cwt	177.50–177.50	1,669	1
Bulls	—	—	1,676	194.67/cwt	180.00–203.00	3,263	8
Bulls	—	—	1,759	222.43/cwt	219.00–229.00	3,913	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	970	123.11/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,194	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,015	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,726	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,103	155.98/cwt	140.00–166.00	1,720	17
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,311	175.71/cwt	167.00–186.00	2,304	16
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	2,499	1
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,593	165.52/cwt	160.00–170.00	2,637	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	833	3,377.03/head	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,377	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,013	2,926.90/head	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,927	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	3,100.00/head	3,100.00–3,100.00	3,100	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	967	2,095.34/head	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,095	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,090	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,100	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,172	2,282.31/head	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,282	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,173	2,123.13/head	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,123	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,255	2,469.00/head	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,469	4

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 Jun 2, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 292Last week 232Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 71Last week 68Year ago 76

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 12Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	420.00–450.00	435.18
3	250–300	275	400.00–440.00	425.70
9	300–350	334	380.00–415.00	397.80
16	350–400	376	360.00–382.50	371.82
17	400–450	419	360.00–410.00	379.30
7	450–500	471	350.00–407.50	370.64
9	500–550	523	352.50–402.50	380.29
7	550–600	579	300.00–350.00	324.65
11	600–650	612	315.00–332.50	323.09
2	650–700	653	275.00–300.00	287.55
3	700–750	723	300.00–325.00	314.13
1	800–850	800	310.00	310.00
2	850–900	865	290.00–295.00	292.46
1	950–1000	985	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	463	420.00	420.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	300.00	300.00
4	450–500	469	220.00–275.00	257.69
2	500–550	545	200.00–250.00	225.00
2	550–600	580	230.00–265.00	247.80
1	600–650	625	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	390.00–410.00	399.89
2	250–300	283	340.00–385.00	363.10
2	300–350	323	342.00–360.00	351.49
2	350–400	375	345.00–380.00	361.80
3	400–450	420	330.00–355.00	344.52
7	450–500	469	300.00–342.00	324.41
5	500–550	525	275.00–335.00	301.86
2	550–600	590	280.00–290.00	285.00
2	600–650	628	250.00–270.00	260.28
1	700–750	730	240.00	240.00
2	750–800	763	192.50–230.00	211.43

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	560.00–590.00	574.02
1	250–300	295	610.00	610.00
4	300–350	314	530.00–580.00	551.95
9	350–400	374	460.00–517.50	484.81
14	400–450	423	400.00–440.00	420.22
17	450–500	470	400.00–425.00	414.27
8	500–550	521	385.00–415.00	400.09
4	550–600	574	390.00–417.50	409.27
7	600–650	616	332.50–387.50	362.23
2	650–700	685	305.00–322.50	313.88
2	700–750	735	260.00–275.00	267.60
1	750–800	770	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	450.00–500.00	484.26
4	300–350	330	430.00–460.00	445.11
2	350–400	363	375.00–410.00	391.90
3	400–450	420	330.00–380.00	357.46
2	450–500	483	320.00–330.00	324.92
8	500–550	524	300.00–350.00	328.16
2	550–600	580	320.00–340.00	329.74
3	600–650	613	300.00–325.00	313.30
1	650–700	685	290.00	290.00
2	700–750	735	212.50–215.00	213.74
1	800–850	800	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	295	390.00–400.00	395.00
3	300–350	330	300.00–350.00	323.89
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–320.00	310.35
1	600–650	620	235.00	235.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	560.00	560.00
2	300–350	333	505.00–520.00	512.33
6	400–450	413	427.50–470.00	448.47
10	500–550	527	370.00–427.50	395.94
4	550–600	590	355.00–395.00	380.72
4	600–650	618	300.00–350.00	322.59
4	650–700	679	310.00–366.00	331.16
3	700–750	725	250.00–280.00	270.00
1	900–950	940	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	405	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	460	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	540	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

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	1	—	1,035	3,100.00	3,100.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,013	2,400.00–3,200.00	2,926.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	3,300.00–3,450.00	3,377.03

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,100	1,600.00	1,600.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,172	1,850.00–2,750.00	2,282.31
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,255	2,000.00–2,825.00	2,469.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,173	2,000.00–2,250.00	2,123.13
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	967	1,650.00–2,400.00	2,095.34
Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,090	2,500.00	2,500.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,311	167.00–186.00	175.71
1	—	1,315	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,103	140.00–166.00	155.98
4	—	970	109.00–135.00	123.11
1	—	1,015	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,593	160.00–170.00	165.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	940	177.50	177.50
8	—	1,676	180.00–203.00	194.67
4	—	1,759	219.00–229.00	222.43

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.