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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-01

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 1

● Final63 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Aug 25Sep 1Sep 8 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

253 head

▼ 120 vs last sale 373▼ 182 vs year ago 435 · −41.8%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 41▼ 50 vs year ago 92 · −54.3%

Replacement Cattle receipts

2 head

▼ 7 vs last sale 9▼ 24 vs year ago 26 · −92.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 485.00 - 675.00

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 $288.20/cwt on 23 head, down $20.96 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −53.03 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$288.20

▼ 20.96 vs prior sale

23 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,591

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$287

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

$66.07/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−21.40

vs NC average

−43.32 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	291.07	1,603	22
Medium and Large 2	585	225.00	1,316	1thin

One grade step is worth $66.07/cwt here — about $287 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 sale23 hd

288.20

—

NC average9 barns · 193 hd

309.60

−21.40

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−43.32

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−53.03

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	1,693	173.56	2,939	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	166.90	2,220	6thin
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,522	142.75	2,173	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	130.08	1,476	12

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	825	$950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,400	$3,600	1thin

Every lot

63 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	320	478.59/cwt	450.00–510.00	1,531	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	360.00/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,368	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	430	339.18/cwt	325.00–357.50	1,458	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	486	357.88/cwt	335.00–360.00	1,739	12
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	538	344.05/cwt	317.50–362.50	1,851	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,485	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	565	367.50/cwt	367.50–367.50	2,076	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	341.52/cwt	320.00–357.50	1,977	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	318.31/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,964	10
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	630	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,071	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	671	291.65/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,957	7
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	307.64/cwt	285.00–320.00	2,200	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,314	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	750	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,875	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1Value Added	813	322.50/cwt	322.50–322.50	2,622	6
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,282	5
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,209	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers19 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	980	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	265	404.72/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,073	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	307	380.22/cwt	360.00–390.00	1,167	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	366	328.85/cwt	320.00–335.00	1,204	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	322.36/cwt	302.50–335.00	1,370	9
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	483	310.83/cwt	287.50–327.50	1,501	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	291.71/cwt	280.00–315.00	1,517	7
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	565	290.77/cwt	270.00–312.50	1,643	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	585	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,316	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	272.63/cwt	250.00–287.50	1,701	15
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	269.68/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,799	7
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	217.83/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,466	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	265.97/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,950	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	790	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,896	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	232.50/cwt	232.50–232.50	2,302	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	215	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	731	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	439.94/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,267	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	384.20/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,260	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	328	224.05/cwt	200.00–250.00	735	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	335.31/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,234	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	375.85/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,421	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	341.62/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,472	6
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	466	327.56/cwt	320.00–340.00	1,526	12
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	311.80/cwt	300.00–327.50	1,612	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,470	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	302.89/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,739	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	289.41/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,774	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	638	233.94/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,493	5
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	239.50/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,605	11
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	707	245.09/cwt	240.00–255.00	1,733	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	772	240.76/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,859	7
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	231.28/cwt	230.00–232.50	1,908	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,600	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	2,336	1
Bulls	—	—	1,712	179.07/cwt	170.00–185.00	3,066	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,012	117.86/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,193	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,176	134.15/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,578	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,205	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	2,259	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	162.78/cwt	154.00–171.00	2,206	5
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,522	142.75/cwt	138.00–149.00	2,173	7
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	825	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,400	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	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 Sep 1, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 253Last week 373Year ago 435

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 41Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 2Last week 9Year ago 26

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Baby Calves: 485.00 - 675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	420.00–450.00	439.94
2	300–350	328	370.00–400.00	384.20
5	350–400	378	360.00–400.00	375.85
6	400–450	431	330.00–370.00	341.62
12	450–500	466	320.00–340.00	327.56
9	500–550	517	300.00–327.50	311.80
6	550–600	574	290.00–320.00	302.89
4	600–650	613	280.00–300.00	289.41
11	650–700	670	230.00–250.00	239.50
3	700–750	707	240.00–255.00	245.09
7	750–800	772	230.00–265.00	240.76
2	800–850	825	230.00–232.50	231.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	340.00	340.00
2	350–400	368	320.00–350.00	335.31
1	500–550	525	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
5	600–650	638	220.00–255.00	233.94

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	328	200.00–250.00	224.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	265	400.00–410.00	404.72
3	300–350	307	360.00–390.00	380.22
5	350–400	366	320.00–335.00	328.85
9	400–450	425	302.50–335.00	322.36
18	450–500	483	287.50–327.50	310.83
7	500–550	520	280.00–315.00	291.71
15	550–600	565	270.00–312.50	290.77
15	600–650	624	250.00–287.50	272.63
7	650–700	667	255.00–285.00	269.68
2	700–750	733	250.00–282.50	265.97
1	750–800	790	240.00	240.00
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	990	232.50	232.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	585	225.00	225.00
2	650–700	673	200.00–235.00	217.83
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	450.00–510.00	478.59
2	350–400	380	350.00–370.00	360.00
6	400–450	430	325.00–357.50	339.18
12	450–500	486	335.00–360.00	357.88
4	500–550	538	317.50–362.50	344.05
5	550–600	579	320.00–357.50	341.52
10	600–650	617	300.00–340.00	318.31
7	650–700	671	270.00–310.00	291.65
5	700–750	715	285.00–320.00	307.64
1	750–800	750	250.00	250.00
5	800–850	815	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	940	235.00	235.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	550–600	565	367.50	367.50
6	800–850	813	322.50	322.50

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

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	555	267.50	267.50
1	700–750	730	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,205	187.50	187.50
5	—	1,355	154.00–171.00	162.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,012	105.00–125.00	117.86
9	—	1,176	130.00–140.00	134.15

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,522	138.00–149.00	142.75

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,600	146.00	146.00
5	—	1,712	170.00–185.00	179.07

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	825	950.00	950.00

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	—	1,400	3,600.00	3,600.00

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.