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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-11

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 11

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

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Feeder Cattle receipts

384 head

▲ 169 vs last sale 215▲ 128 vs year ago 256 · +50.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

36 head

▼ 4 vs last sale 40▼ 14 vs year ago 50 · −28.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

5 head

▼ 5 vs last sale 10▲ 1 vs year ago 4 · +25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Baby Calves: 800.00 - 975.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Steers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb steers averaged $375.54/cwt on 84 head, up $18.39 from the prior sale (only 10 head in that comparison). That ranks 8 of 23 comparable sales and sits −11.42 against this barn's trailing median of $386.97.

Average price

$375.54

▲ 18.39 vs prior sale

84 head · 563 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,114

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$528

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

$88.26/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.53

vs NC average

−26.29 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	385.76	2,150	67
Medium and Large 2	588	337.64	1,986	16thin
Medium and Large 3	545	297.50	1,621	1thin

One grade step is worth $88.26/cwt here — about $528 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale84 hd

375.54

—

NC average8 barns · 182 hd

382.07

−6.53

National average153 barns · 6,255 hd

401.83

−26.29

This barn, trailing median23 sales

386.97

−11.42

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

23 sales

Steers 500–600 lb: high $452.38, low $317.93, median $386.97 across 23 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	1,443	202.74	2,926	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,421	173.57	2,466	5thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	159.58	2,486	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,058	148.69	1,573	13

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)	1,160	$2,300	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,070	$1,800	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,018	$3,179	3thin

Every lot

73 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	554.72/cwt	550.00–560.00	1,237	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	510.00/cwt	510.00–510.00	1,403	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	275	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	798	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	340	480.00/cwt	480.00–480.00	1,632	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	462.41/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,716	7
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	433.43/cwt	410.00–452.50	1,807	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,615	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	481	403.77/cwt	370.00–432.50	1,942	11
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	495	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,213	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	391.04/cwt	370.00–412.50	2,029	25
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	347.50/cwt	347.50–347.50	1,894	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	545	297.50/cwt	297.50–297.50	1,621	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	382.62/cwt	350.00–402.50	2,219	42
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	591	336.98/cwt	297.50–340.00	1,992	15
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	613	319.39/cwt	310.00–327.50	1,958	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	379.15/cwt	340.00–392.50	2,351	12
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	364.18/cwt	342.50–387.50	2,440	4
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	314.22/cwt	300.00–327.50	2,244	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,588	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	822	330.08/cwt	325.00–335.00	2,713	3
Feeder Cattle · Heifers21 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	999	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,260	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	459.64/cwt	440.00–470.00	1,508	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	433.00/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,611	9
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,313	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,204	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	435	407.89/cwt	382.50–427.50	1,774	23
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	257.50/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,185	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	471	328.55/cwt	315.00–340.00	1,547	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	382.98/cwt	350.00–402.50	1,850	28
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	371.37/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,913	13
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	345.47/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,824	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	356.18/cwt	330.00–382.50	2,048	28
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	312.48/cwt	310.00–315.00	1,797	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	343.56/cwt	320.00–370.00	2,109	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	645	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,871	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	334.21/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,212	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	308.76/cwt	280.00–335.00	2,220	8
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,335	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	210	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,176	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	535.18/cwt	510.00–550.00	1,488	4
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	510.81/cwt	480.00–525.00	1,660	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,349	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	369	475.03/cwt	447.50–495.00	1,753	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	431.00/cwt	405.00–465.00	1,797	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	371.42/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,590	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	393.66/cwt	377.50–435.00	1,870	7
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	336.32/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,598	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,339	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	361.04/cwt	337.50–380.00	1,881	13
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	558	327.47/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,827	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	262.50/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,470	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	345.05/cwt	330.00–362.50	1,981	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,922	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	312.46/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,925	4
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,463	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	298.77/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,023	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,632	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	282.44/cwt	267.50–300.00	1,997	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,668	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	790	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,738	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,025	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,443	202.74/cwt	197.00–206.00	2,926	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,058	148.69/cwt	135.00–159.00	1,573	13
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,421	173.57/cwt	169.00–178.00	2,466	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,558	159.58/cwt	155.00–164.00	2,486	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,070	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,160	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,018	3,178.81/head	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,179	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 Aug 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 384Last week 215Year ago 256

Slaughter CattleReceipts 36Last week 40Year ago 50

Replacement CattleReceipts 5Last week 10Year ago 4

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head Baby Calves: 800.00 - 975.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	550.00–560.00	554.72
1	250–300	275	510.00	510.00
1	300–350	340	480.00	480.00
7	350–400	371	440.00–485.00	462.41
9	400–450	417	410.00–452.50	433.43
11	450–500	481	370.00–432.50	403.77
25	500–550	519	370.00–412.50	391.04
42	550–600	580	350.00–402.50	382.62
12	600–650	620	340.00–392.50	379.15
4	650–700	670	342.50–387.50	364.18
6	700–750	714	300.00–327.50	314.22
1	750–800	750	345.00	345.00
3	800–850	822	325.00–335.00	330.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	340.00	340.00
1	500–550	545	347.50	347.50
15	550–600	591	297.50–340.00	336.98
4	600–650	613	310.00–327.50	319.39

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	495	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	545	297.50	297.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	450.00	450.00
3	300–350	328	440.00–470.00	459.64
9	350–400	372	410.00–460.00	433.00
23	400–450	435	382.50–427.50	407.89
28	450–500	483	350.00–402.50	382.98
13	500–550	515	350.00–385.00	371.37
28	550–600	575	330.00–382.50	356.18
10	600–650	614	320.00–370.00	343.56
3	650–700	662	325.00–350.00	334.21
8	700–750	719	280.00–335.00	308.76
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	805	290.00	290.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	370.00	370.00
1	350–400	375	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	415	290.00	290.00
4	450–500	471	315.00–340.00	328.55
3	500–550	528	330.00–375.00	345.47
3	550–600	575	310.00–315.00	312.48
1	600–650	645	290.00	290.00
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	245.00–270.00	257.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	560.00	560.00
4	250–300	278	510.00–550.00	535.18
4	300–350	325	480.00–525.00	510.81
6	350–400	369	447.50–495.00	475.03
10	400–450	417	405.00–465.00	431.00
7	450–500	475	377.50–435.00	393.66
13	500–550	521	337.50–380.00	361.04
14	550–600	574	330.00–362.50	345.05
4	600–650	616	295.00–345.00	312.46
3	650–700	677	270.00–315.00	298.77
3	700–750	707	267.50–300.00	282.44
1	800–850	810	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	380.00	380.00
4	400–450	428	350.00–380.00	371.42
3	450–500	475	330.00–350.00	336.32
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	558	325.00–330.00	327.47
1	600–650	610	315.00	315.00
1	650–700	680	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	725	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	790	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	515	260.00	260.00
2	550–600	560	245.00–280.00	262.50
1	650–700	650	225.00	225.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	630	170.00	170.00

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	—	1,160	2,300.00	2,300.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,070	1,800.00	1,800.00

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	—	1,018	2,550.00–3,600.00	3,178.81

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,558	155.00–164.00	159.58

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,421	169.00–178.00	173.57

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,058	135.00–159.00	148.69

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,443	197.00–206.00	202.74

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.