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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-08

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 8

● Final74 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Sep 1Sep 8Sep 15 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

228 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 253▼ 223 vs year ago 451 · −49.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

42 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 42▼ 33 vs year ago 75 · −44.0%

Replacement Cattle receipts

7 head

▲ 5 vs last sale 2▲ 0 vs year ago 7 · +0.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $282.79/cwt on 27 head, down $5.40 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.43 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$282.79

▼ 5.40 vs prior sale

27 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,557

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$195

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

$39.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−17.90

vs NC average

−55.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	549	288.71	1,585	23
Medium and Large 2	559	248.79	1,390	4thin

One grade step is worth $39.92/cwt here — about $195 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 sale27 hd

282.79

—

NC average7 barns · 120 hd

300.70

−17.90

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−55.00

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−58.43

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	—	Average	1,568	171.04	2,682	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,201	146.29	1,758	14
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,538	136.48	2,099	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,100	125.77	1,383	11

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)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,095	$2,675	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	822	$2,175	5

Every lot

74 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	350–400	Medium and Large 1	368	406.14/cwt	390.00–422.50	1,495	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	364.76/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,532	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	420	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,323	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	331.48/cwt	310.00–340.00	1,591	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,584	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	328.78/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,729	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,595	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	583	313.49/cwt	297.50–330.00	1,828	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	627	310.13/cwt	297.50–322.50	1,945	3
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	297.91/cwt	290.00–310.00	2,041	12
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	714	296.23/cwt	295.00–302.50	2,115	6
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	282.31/cwt	272.50–292.50	2,174	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,228	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	823	1
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	260	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,118	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	375.13/cwt	370.00–380.00	1,238	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	386	343.91/cwt	320.00–367.50	1,327	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	328.14/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,349	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,395	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	475	324.42/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,541	19
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,275	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	293.44/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,532	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	284.37/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,632	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	248.39/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,428	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	619	282.08/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,746	14
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,344	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	670	271.24/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,817	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	716	283.67/cwt	275.00–290.00	2,031	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	740	187.50/cwt	187.50–187.50	1,388	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 3	775	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,279	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	785	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,727	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	810	260.19/cwt	245.00–275.00	2,108	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	172.50/cwt	172.50–172.50	1,604	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	200	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,120	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	205	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	718	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	250	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	825	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 3	268	295.23/cwt	290.00–300.00	791	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	463.54/cwt	440.00–490.00	1,265	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	338	330.67/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,118	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	343	412.59/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,415	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	375.28/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,351	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	400	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,080	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	349.53/cwt	340.00–362.50	1,475	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	333.67/cwt	320.00–342.50	1,572	8
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	524	314.30/cwt	292.50–335.00	1,647	10
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	302.50/cwt	302.50–302.50	1,603	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	287.50/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,610	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	300.57/cwt	287.50–320.00	1,686	4
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	613	277.34/cwt	270.00–292.50	1,700	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	673	249.89/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,682	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	260.05/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,776	2
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	281.11/cwt	260.00–302.50	2,066	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	520	307.18/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,597	3
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	571	309.67/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,768	7
Dairy Steers	600–650	Large 3	618	250.61/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,549	2
Dairy Steers	650–700	Large 3	668	257.47/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,720	3
Dairy Steers	700–750	Large 3	703	267.44/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,880	2
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	775	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,938	1
Dairy Steers	800–850	Large 3	820	267.55/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,194	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,568	171.04/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,682	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,025	167.50/cwt	167.50–167.50	1,717	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,035	99.07/cwt	96.00–102.00	1,025	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,114	131.70/cwt	125.00–139.00	1,467	9
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,215	144.66/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,758	13
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,538	136.48/cwt	136.00–137.00	2,099	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	740	1,550.00/head	1,550.00–1,550.00	1,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	2,524.84/head	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,525	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	905	2,137.29/head	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,137	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,674.77/head	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,675	2

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 8, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 228Last week 253Year ago 451

Slaughter CattleReceipts 42Last week 42Year ago 75

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 2Year ago 7

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	368	390.00–422.50	406.14
2	400–450	420	360.00–370.00	364.76
6	450–500	480	310.00–340.00	331.48
6	500–550	526	320.00–342.50	328.78
5	550–600	583	297.50–330.00	313.49
3	600–650	627	297.50–322.50	310.13
12	650–700	685	290.00–310.00	297.91
6	700–750	714	295.00–302.50	296.23
2	750–800	770	272.50–292.50	282.31
1	800–850	825	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	420	315.00	315.00
1	450–500	495	320.00	320.00
1	550–600	580	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	430.00	430.00
3	300–350	330	370.00–380.00	375.13
5	350–400	386	320.00–367.50	343.91
5	400–450	411	305.00–340.00	328.14
19	450–500	475	305.00–345.00	324.42
11	500–550	522	275.00–300.00	293.44
12	550–600	574	270.00–315.00	284.37
14	600–650	619	260.00–295.00	282.08
6	650–700	670	250.00–290.00	271.24
4	700–750	716	275.00–290.00	283.67
2	800–850	810	245.00–275.00	260.19
1	900–950	930	172.50	172.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
2	450–500	473	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	510	250.00	250.00
3	550–600	575	235.00–265.00	248.39
1	600–650	640	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	740	187.50	187.50
1	750–800	785	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	775	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	350.00	350.00
1	250–300	250	330.00	330.00
2	300–350	338	300.00–360.00	330.67
1	400–450	400	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	530	302.50	302.50
2	550–600	560	285.00–290.00	287.50
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
2	650–700	673	240.00–260.00	249.89

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	560.00	560.00
3	250–300	273	440.00–490.00	463.54
2	300–350	343	400.00–425.00	412.59
3	350–400	360	350.00–390.00	375.28
9	400–450	422	340.00–362.50	349.53
8	450–500	471	320.00–342.50	333.67
10	500–550	524	292.50–335.00	314.30
4	550–600	561	287.50–320.00	300.57
3	600–650	613	270.00–292.50	277.34
2	650–700	683	255.00–265.00	260.05
2	700–750	735	260.00–302.50	281.11

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	290.00–300.00	295.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	520	280.00–320.00	307.18
7	550–600	571	280.00–340.00	309.67
2	600–650	618	220.00–280.00	250.61
3	650–700	668	230.00–295.00	257.47
2	700–750	703	250.00–285.00	267.44
1	750–800	775	250.00	250.00
2	800–850	820	260.00–275.00	267.55

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	2	—	905	1,650.00–2,550.00	2,137.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	740	1,550.00	1,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	780	2,500.00–2,550.00	2,524.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,095	2,650.00–2,700.00	2,674.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,114	125.00–139.00	131.70
2	—	1,035	96.00–102.00	99.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,538	136.00–137.00	136.48

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,215	140.00–154.00	144.66
1	—	1,025	167.50	167.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,568	160.00–180.00	171.04

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.