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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-18

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Aug 18

● Final61 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

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Feeder Cattle receipts

203 head

▼ 181 vs last sale 384▼ 162 vs year ago 365 · −44.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

17 head

▼ 19 vs last sale 36▼ 31 vs year ago 48 · −64.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

6 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 5▼ 2 vs year ago 8 · −25.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $324.69/cwt on 27 head, down $18.16 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −40.16 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$324.69

▼ 18.16 vs prior sale

27 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,779

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$279

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

$53.02/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−14.46

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	344.33	1,882	17thin
Medium and Large 2	550	291.31	1,603	10thin

One grade step is worth $53.02/cwt here — about $279 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 sale27 hd

324.69

—

NC average9 barns · 157 hd

339.15

−14.46

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.85

−40.16

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,877	198.69	3,729	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,286	171.46	2,206	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	939	147.35	1,384	6thin

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)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,215	$3,000	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,252	$2,891	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	830	$1,750	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,395	$4,250	1thin

Every lot

61 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,431	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	420.70/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,199	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	355	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,722	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	433	408.75/cwt	392.50–427.50	1,770	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,540	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	476	378.65/cwt	360.00–387.50	1,802	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	1,730	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	378.16/cwt	365.00–392.50	1,997	5
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	383.38/cwt	365.00–390.00	2,174	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	324.87/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	582	396.00/cwt	396.00–396.00	2,305	13
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	612	362.37/cwt	345.00–387.50	2,218	6
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	340.03/cwt	320.00–345.00	2,261	9
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	855	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,522	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers15 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	667	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	387.29/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,290	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,190	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,351	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	402.70/cwt	390.00–420.00	1,510	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	390.47/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,617	9
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	345.19/cwt	305.00–365.00	1,484	4
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	484	364.93/cwt	357.50–387.50	1,766	21
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	515	348.02/cwt	325.00–367.50	1,792	9
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	351.08/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,980	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	595	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,428	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	708	213.74/cwt	210.00–217.50	1,513	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,166	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,173	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,857	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	540.00/cwt	540.00–540.00	1,269	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	490.00/cwt	490.00–490.00	1,274	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	514.97/cwt	505.00–520.00	1,663	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	409.78/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,385	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	381	474.35/cwt	462.50–485.00	1,807	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	428	370.26/cwt	355.00–385.00	1,585	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	407.47/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,748	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	371.72/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,762	13
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	332.47/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,579	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	349.05/cwt	330.00–372.50	1,829	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	280.31/cwt	265.00–297.50	1,491	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	572	339.01/cwt	315.00–360.00	1,939	8
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	578	307.81/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,779	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	608	254.84/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,549	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	337.52/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,143	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	668	250.19/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,671	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	305.04/cwt	300.00–310.00	2,074	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	700	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,890	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	735	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,470	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	253.19/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,957	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,413	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 2	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,728	188.54/cwt	182.00–201.00	3,258	2
Bulls	—	—	2,175	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	4,763	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows3 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	939	147.35/cwt	136.00–155.00	1,384	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,208	169.32/cwt	158.00–177.50	2,045	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,600	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	2,880	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	830	1,750.00/head	1,750.00–1,750.00	1,750	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,215	3,000.00/head	3,000.00–3,000.00	3,000	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,252	2,891.21/head	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,891	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,395	4,250.00/head	4,250.00–4,250.00	4,250	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 Aug 18, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 203Last week 384Year ago 365

Slaughter CattleReceipts 17Last week 36Year ago 48

Replacement CattleReceipts 6Last week 5Year ago 8

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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	270	530.00	530.00
1	350–400	355	485.00	485.00
3	400–450	433	392.50–427.50	408.75
4	450–500	476	360.00–387.50	378.65
5	500–550	528	365.00–392.50	378.16
6	550–600	567	365.00–390.00	383.38
6	600–650	612	345.00–387.50	362.37
9	650–700	665	320.00–345.00	340.03
1	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	855	295.00	295.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	400.00–440.00	420.70
1	400–450	440	350.00	350.00
1	500–550	505	342.50	342.50
2	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	324.87

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	582	396.00	396.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	540.00	540.00
1	250–300	260	490.00	490.00
3	300–350	323	505.00–520.00	514.97
6	350–400	381	462.50–485.00	474.35
5	400–450	429	390.00–422.50	407.47
13	450–500	474	350.00–390.00	371.72
9	500–550	524	330.00–372.50	349.05
8	550–600	572	315.00–360.00	339.01
2	600–650	635	335.00–340.00	337.52
2	650–700	680	300.00–310.00	305.04
1	700–750	700	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	773	245.00–270.00	253.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	400.00–420.00	409.78
2	400–450	428	355.00–385.00	370.26
4	450–500	475	320.00–350.00	332.47
6	500–550	532	265.00–297.50	280.31
4	550–600	578	280.00–325.00	307.81
4	600–650	608	240.00–290.00	254.84
3	650–700	668	235.00–265.00	250.19
1	700–750	735	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	333	370.00–400.00	387.29
4	350–400	375	390.00–420.00	402.70
9	400–450	414	370.00–420.00	390.47
21	450–500	484	357.50–387.50	364.93
9	500–550	515	325.00–367.50	348.02
4	550–600	564	340.00–365.00	351.08
1	700–750	710	305.00	305.00
1	750–800	790	275.00	275.00
1	900–950	940	197.50	197.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	310.00	310.00
1	300–350	340	350.00	350.00
1	350–400	365	370.00	370.00
4	400–450	430	305.00–365.00	345.19
1	550–600	595	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	708	210.00–217.50	213.74

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,252	2,600.00–3,500.00	2,891.21
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	830	1,750.00	1,750.00
Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,215	3,000.00	3,000.00

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	1	—	1,395	4,250.00	4,250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,175	219.00	219.00
2	—	1,728	182.00–201.00	188.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	180.00	180.00
4	—	1,208	158.00–177.50	169.32

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	939	136.00–155.00	147.35

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.