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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-15

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 15

● Final62 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Sep 8Sep 15Sep 22 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

142 head

▼ 86 vs last sale 228▼ 242 vs year ago 384 · −63.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

27 head

▼ 15 vs last sale 42▼ 65 vs year ago 92 · −70.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

8 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 7▲ 2 vs year ago 6 · +33.3%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 30.00 to 35.00 higher. 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

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $326.82/cwt on 15 head, up $44.02 from the prior sale. That ranks 12 of 34 comparable sales and sits −14.41 against this barn's trailing median of $341.23.

Average price

$326.82

▲ 44.02 vs prior sale

15 head · 553 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,808

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$292

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

$59.79/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.55

vs NC average

−27.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	334.79	1,846	13thin
Medium and Large 2	565	275.00	1,554	2thin

One grade step is worth $59.79/cwt here — about $292 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 800–900 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 sale15 hd

326.82

—

NC average8 barns · 206 hd

311.26

+15.55

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−27.49

This barn, trailing median34 sales

341.23

−14.41

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	1,208	161.04	1,946	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,271	157.98	2,008	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,410	147.00	2,073	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,150	133.58	1,536	10

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)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,177	$2,167	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,095	$2,050	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	795	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	915	$1,175	1thin

Every lot

62 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 · Steers7 lots · lightest first
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	535	387.50/cwt	387.50–387.50	2,073	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	580	363.93/cwt	330.00–382.50	2,111	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	600	307.50/cwt	307.50–307.50	1,845	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,820	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	680	334.34/cwt	305.00–365.00	2,274	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	825	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,702	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	327.50/cwt	327.50–327.50	2,849	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers26 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,078	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	466.29/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,306	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	300	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,140	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	436.58/cwt	425.00–452.50	1,428	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,221	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	390.25/cwt	380.00–407.50	1,448	7
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	372.58/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,531	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	430	319.30/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,373	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	356.26/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,674	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	322.22/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,669	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1Value Added	530	370.02/cwt	367.50–372.50	1,961	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	540	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,512	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1Value Added	573	366.06/cwt	360.00–372.50	2,098	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	578	318.24/cwt	300.00–342.50	1,839	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	267.50/cwt	267.50–267.50	1,632	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	340.61/cwt	320.00–352.50	2,102	3
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,495	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	314.40/cwt	305.00–327.50	2,075	4
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	685	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,295	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	733	277.63/cwt	265.00–290.00	2,035	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,000	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	880	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,496	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	883	257.52/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,274	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,197	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	978	233.42/cwt	225.00–240.00	2,283	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	500.32/cwt	470.00–530.00	1,191	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	533.85/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,457	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	483.00/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,579	6
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	383.16/cwt	380.00–390.00	1,437	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	466.72/cwt	445.00–487.50	1,760	5
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	430.18/cwt	405.00–455.00	1,837	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	429	351.00/cwt	340.00–372.50	1,506	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,645	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	381.03/cwt	370.00–392.50	1,825	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	334.70/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,761	5
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	343.06/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,969	9
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,395	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	312.47/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,947	7
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,588	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	314.44/cwt	292.50–330.00	2,113	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,958	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,741	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,175	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,056	1
Bulls	—	—	1,225	154.06/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,887	2
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,116	131.95/cwt	123.00–136.00	1,473	8
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,211	156.87/cwt	145.00–166.00	1,900	9
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,285	140.10/cwt	139.00–141.00	1,800	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,410	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	2,073	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,810	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	3,041	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	915	1,175.00/head	1,175.00–1,175.00	1,175	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,095	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,177	2,166.84/head	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,167	5

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 15, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 142Last week 228Year ago 384

Slaughter CattleReceipts 27Last week 42Year ago 92

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 7Year ago 6

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	535	387.50	387.50
3	550–600	580	330.00–382.50	363.93
1	600–650	600	307.50	307.50
2	650–700	680	305.00–365.00	334.34
1	800–850	825	327.50	327.50
1	850–900	870	327.50	327.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	650	280.00	280.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	440.00	440.00
5	250–300	280	440.00–480.00	466.29
3	300–350	327	425.00–452.50	436.58
7	350–400	371	380.00–407.50	390.25
4	400–450	411	360.00–397.50	372.58
6	450–500	470	350.00–380.00	356.26
4	500–550	518	310.00–350.00	322.22
5	550–600	578	300.00–342.50	318.24
3	600–650	617	320.00–352.50	340.61
4	650–700	660	305.00–327.50	314.40
2	700–750	733	265.00–290.00	277.63
1	800–850	800	250.00	250.00
2	850–900	883	250.00–265.00	257.52
1	900–950	935	235.00	235.00
3	950–1000	978	225.00–240.00	233.42

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	530	367.50–372.50	370.02
2	550–600	573	360.00–372.50	366.06
1	650–700	685	335.00	335.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	380.00	380.00
1	350–400	370	330.00	330.00
2	400–450	430	300.00–340.00	319.30
1	500–550	540	280.00	280.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	610	267.50	267.50
1	650–700	650	230.00	230.00
1	850–900	880	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	470.00–530.00	500.32
2	250–300	273	510.00–560.00	533.85
6	300–350	327	465.00–510.00	483.00
5	350–400	377	445.00–487.50	466.72
7	400–450	427	405.00–455.00	430.18
5	450–500	479	370.00–392.50	381.03
5	500–550	526	310.00–365.00	334.70
9	550–600	574	310.00–355.00	343.06
7	600–650	623	300.00–337.00	312.47
3	650–700	672	292.50–330.00	314.44
2	700–750	725	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	870	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
3	350–400	375	380.00–390.00	383.16
4	400–450	429	340.00–372.50	351.00
1	450–500	470	350.00	350.00
1	600–650	635	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	225.00	225.00

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
Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	1,650.00	1,650.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,177	1,700.00–2,450.00	2,166.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	915	1,175.00	1,175.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,095	2,050.00	2,050.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,116	123.00–136.00	131.95
2	—	1,285	139.00–141.00	140.10

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,410	147.00	147.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,211	145.00–166.00	156.87
1	—	1,810	168.00	168.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	175.00	175.00
2	—	1,225	150.00–160.00	154.06

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.