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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-22

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 22

● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Sep 15Sep 22Sep 29 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

281 head

▲ 139 vs last sale 142▼ 51 vs year ago 332 · −15.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

33 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 27▼ 51 vs year ago 84 · −60.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 1 vs last sale 8▼ 12 vs year ago 21 · −57.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. 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

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $367.35/cwt on 29 head, up $27.28 from the prior sale (only 14 head in that comparison). That ranks 18 of 34 comparable sales and sits +2.50 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$367.35

▲ 27.28 vs prior sale

29 head · 526 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,934

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$289

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

$56.01/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+41.93

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	377.01	1,984	24
Medium and Large 2	528	321.00	1,695	5thin

One grade step is worth $56.01/cwt here — about $289 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 sale29 hd

367.35

—

NC average9 barns · 230 hd

325.42

+41.93

This barn, trailing median34 sales

364.85

+2.50

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	—	Average	1,467	178.85	2,624	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,268	147.47	1,870	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,423	142.06	2,022	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,010	126.14	1,274	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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,053	$2,177	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,148	$2,024	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,030	$1,900	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$2,832	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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,184	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	444.74/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,646	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,040	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,494	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	419	437.46/cwt	420.00–455.00	1,833	4
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	374.74/cwt	347.50–395.00	1,765	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	490	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,544	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	353.76/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,832	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	337.03/cwt	327.50–355.00	1,938	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	338.10/cwt	305.00–351.00	2,110	5
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	662	319.86/cwt	305.00–340.00	2,117	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	292.58/cwt	285.00–300.00	2,071	2
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,189	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	405.36/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,115	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	295	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,121	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	469.08/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,525	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	363.64/cwt	350.00–370.00	1,182	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	378	270.66/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,023	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	384	404.23/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,552	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	388	363.77/cwt	360.00–367.50	1,411	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	376.32/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,569	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	420	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,134	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	314.79/cwt	305.00–330.00	1,360	3
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	350.54/cwt	330.00–370.00	1,655	11
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	479	295.97/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,418	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	526	271.20/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,427	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	334.06/cwt	320.00–355.00	1,767	14
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	273.11/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,538	3
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	294.48/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,673	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	288.35/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,788	6
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,280	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	321.10/cwt	300.00–330.00	2,148	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	299.87/cwt	260.00–305.00	2,132	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 3	730	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,205	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	286.25/cwt	270.00–295.00	2,198	4
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,352	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	955	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,579	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	600.00/cwt	600.00–600.00	1,380	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	540.23/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,550	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	336	474.34/cwt	460.00–495.00	1,594	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	450.52/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,689	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	383	376.39/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,442	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	412.75/cwt	385.00–432.50	1,746	10
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	366.75/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,551	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	440	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,100	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	380.10/cwt	350.00–407.50	1,798	19
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	487	320.03/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,559	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	513	385.52/cwt	360.00–397.50	1,978	17
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	520	323.75/cwt	315.00–330.00	1,684	4
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	558	356.33/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,988	7
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	621	323.47/cwt	310.00–345.00	2,009	8
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	622	261.92/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,629	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	655	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,670	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	685	307.77/cwt	285.00–327.50	2,108	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	257.37/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,822	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	771	235.16/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,813	4
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,785	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,075	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,785	1
Bulls	—	—	1,565	182.06/cwt	176.00–187.00	2,849	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows4 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,010	126.14/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,274	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,055	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,794	1
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,282	145.97/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,871	15
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,423	142.06/cwt	138.00–146.00	2,022	2
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,053	2,176.74/head	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,177	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,148	2,024.07/head	1,550.00–2,350.00	2,024	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	875	3,200.00/head	3,200.00–3,200.00	3,200	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,005	2,648.26/head	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,648	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 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 281Last week 142Year ago 332

Slaughter CattleReceipts 33Last week 27Year ago 84

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 8Year ago 21

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	370	410.00–465.00	444.74
4	400–450	419	420.00–455.00	437.46
8	450–500	471	347.50–395.00	374.74
6	500–550	518	330.00–375.00	353.76
4	550–600	575	327.50–355.00	337.03
5	600–650	624	305.00–351.00	338.10
3	650–700	662	305.00–340.00	319.86
2	700–750	708	285.00–300.00	292.58
1	950–1000	995	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	370.00	370.00
1	400–450	415	360.00	360.00
1	450–500	490	315.00	315.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	400.00–410.00	405.36
2	300–350	325	450.00–490.00	469.08
10	350–400	384	390.00–445.00	404.23
17	400–450	417	350.00–405.00	376.32
11	450–500	472	330.00–370.00	350.54
14	500–550	529	320.00–355.00	334.06
6	550–600	568	280.00–320.00	294.48
6	600–650	620	270.00–300.00	288.35
4	650–700	669	300.00–330.00	321.10
9	700–750	711	260.00–305.00	299.87
4	750–800	768	270.00–295.00	286.25
1	800–850	840	280.00	280.00
1	950–1000	955	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	380.00	380.00
3	300–350	325	350.00–370.00	363.64
2	350–400	388	360.00–367.50	363.77
3	400–450	432	305.00–330.00	314.79
4	450–500	479	275.00–310.00	295.97
5	500–550	526	250.00–285.00	271.20
3	550–600	563	250.00–300.00	273.11
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	250.00–290.00	270.66
1	400–450	420	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	640	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	600.00	600.00
3	250–300	287	520.00–570.00	540.23
8	300–350	336	460.00–495.00	474.34
10	350–400	375	430.00–475.00	450.52
10	400–450	423	385.00–432.50	412.75
19	450–500	473	350.00–407.50	380.10
17	500–550	513	360.00–397.50	385.52
7	550–600	558	330.00–380.00	356.33
8	600–650	621	310.00–345.00	323.47
3	650–700	685	285.00–327.50	307.77
2	700–750	708	245.00–270.00	257.37
4	750–800	771	220.00–255.00	235.16
1	800–850	830	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
3	350–400	383	350.00–400.00	376.39
6	400–450	423	360.00–370.00	366.75
3	450–500	487	300.00–330.00	320.03
4	500–550	520	315.00–330.00	323.75
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	622	250.00–280.00	261.92
1	650–700	655	255.00	255.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	440	250.00	250.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	2,050.00–2,500.00	2,176.74
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	1,900.00	1,900.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,148	1,550.00–2,350.00	2,024.07

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	—	875	3,200.00	3,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,005	2,300.00–2,800.00	2,648.26

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,010	112.00–134.00	126.14

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,423	138.00–146.00	142.06

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,055	170.00	170.00
15	—	1,282	134.00–155.00	145.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,565	176.00–187.00	182.06
1	—	1,075	166.00	166.00

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.