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Shelby Livestock Auction

Name: Shelby Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-29

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Shelby, North Carolina · Tue, Sep 29

● Final89 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2092

← Sep 22Sep 29Oct 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

285 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 281▼ 3 vs year ago 288 · −1.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

43 head

▲ 10 vs last sale 33▼ 19 vs year ago 62 · −30.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 9▼ 1 vs year ago 10 · −10.0%

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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 mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 10 head Hogs

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 $362.35/cwt on 46 head, down $5.00 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −2.50 against this barn's trailing median of $364.85.

Average price

$362.35

▼ 5.00 vs prior sale

46 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,998

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$548

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$117.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+29.24

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	372.59	2,066	38
Medium and Large 2	528	322.06	1,701	7thin
Medium and Large 3	595	255.00	1,517	1thin

One grade step is worth $117.59/cwt here — about $548 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 sale46 hd

362.35

—

NC average9 barns · 270 hd

333.11

+29.24

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	1,744	159.35	2,778	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,314	147.89	1,943	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	130.00	1,950	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,093	126.47	1,382	8thin

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,268	$2,589	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,240	$2,436	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Aged (>8 yrs)	1,385	$2,000	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,002	$1,948	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,850	1thin

Every lot

89 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 · Steers16 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	262	523.12/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,371	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,452	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	395	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,876	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	418.34/cwt	400.00–447.50	1,786	6
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,568	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	482	389.86/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,879	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	505	317.50/cwt	317.50–317.50	1,603	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	358.35/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,871	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,796	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,508	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,110	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	346.12/cwt	315.00–370.00	2,167	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	279.96/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,792	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,426	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	425.32/cwt	410.00–440.00	1,000	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	260	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	520	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	276	359.86/cwt	350.00–380.00	993	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	278	421.59/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,172	6
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	419.97/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,357	5
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,105	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	928	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	377	342.52/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,291	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	385	390.25/cwt	377.50–415.00	1,502	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	370.11/cwt	350.00–397.50	1,580	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	465	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,302	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	330.14/cwt	310.00–352.50	1,552	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	331.12/cwt	320.00–345.00	1,722	11
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,478	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	318.99/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,831	5
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	271.11/cwt	250.00–282.50	1,559	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	618	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,421	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	622	342.50/cwt	342.50–342.50	2,130	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	313.29/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,967	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	628	252.45/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,585	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	288.19/cwt	260.00–315.00	1,945	9
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	245.05/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,745	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	725	197.34/cwt	190.00–205.00	1,431	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	197.50/cwt	197.50–197.50	1,521	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	783	223.69/cwt	217.50–230.00	1,751	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	202.50/cwt	202.50–202.50	1,782	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,511	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	200	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	500	1
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	510.54/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,190	4
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	945	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	509.61/cwt	490.00–540.00	1,412	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	487.28/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,545	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	975	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,221	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	441.99/cwt	420.00–460.00	1,635	7
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	371	393.07/cwt	375.00–405.00	1,458	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	427	416.57/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,779	16
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	440	354.94/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,562	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	389.53/cwt	370.00–417.50	1,835	16
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	482	340.04/cwt	330.00–350.00	1,639	5
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	324.07/cwt	310.00–330.00	1,695	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	373.71/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,966	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,736	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	575	371.78/cwt	347.50–387.50	2,138	22
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	615	373.32/cwt	370.00–375.00	2,296	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	286.39/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,813	3
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,425	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,749	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	363.20/cwt	350.00–375.00	2,423	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,760	1
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	845	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,268	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	253.29/cwt	235.00–265.00	2,171	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	955	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,433	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,689	168.92/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,853	5
Bulls	—	—	1,798	149.79/cwt	142.00–155.00	2,693	5
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,005	102.00/cwt	102.00–102.00	1,025	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,085	134.53/cwt	133.00–136.00	1,460	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,121	126.54/cwt	122.00–130.00	1,419	4
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,309	144.56/cwt	134.00–157.50	1,892	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,348	171.17/cwt	170.00–172.50	2,307	2
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,002	1,947.84/head	1,250.00–2,150.00	1,948	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,240	2,435.58/head	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,436	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,268	2,589.15/head	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,589	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,385	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	925	1,850.00/head	1,850.00–1,850.00	1,850	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 29, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 285Last week 281Year ago 288

Slaughter CattleReceipts 43Last week 33Year ago 62

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 9Year ago 10

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	382	380.00	380.00
1	450–500	475	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	505	317.50	317.50
1	550–600	570	315.00	315.00
3	600–650	640	275.00–290.00	279.96

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	500.00–540.00	523.12
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	475.00	475.00
6	400–450	427	400.00–447.50	418.34
3	450–500	482	380.00–400.00	389.86
3	500–550	522	345.00–380.00	358.35
4	600–650	626	315.00–370.00	346.12
1	700–750	735	330.00	330.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	580	260.00	260.00
1	600–650	600	185.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	350.00	350.00
1	300–350	330	370.00	370.00
5	350–400	371	375.00–405.00	393.07
2	400–450	440	350.00–360.00	354.94
5	450–500	482	330.00–350.00	340.04
6	500–550	523	310.00–330.00	324.07
1	550–600	560	310.00	310.00
3	600–650	633	270.00–310.00	286.39
1	650–700	660	265.00	265.00
1	800–850	845	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	955	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	500.00–540.00	510.54
6	250–300	277	490.00–540.00	509.61
6	300–350	317	475.00–500.00	487.28
7	350–400	370	420.00–460.00	441.99
16	400–450	427	390.00–445.00	416.57
16	450–500	471	370.00–417.50	389.53
16	500–550	526	350.00–405.00	373.71
22	550–600	575	347.50–387.50	371.78
3	600–650	615	370.00–375.00	373.32
5	650–700	667	350.00–375.00	363.20
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	765	230.00	230.00
3	850–900	857	235.00–265.00	253.29

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	250.00	250.00
1	300–350	325	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	655	217.50	217.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	410.00–440.00	425.32
6	250–300	278	400.00–440.00	421.59
5	300–350	323	390.00–440.00	419.97
5	350–400	385	377.50–415.00	390.25
11	400–450	427	350.00–397.50	370.11
12	450–500	470	310.00–352.50	330.14
11	500–550	520	320.00–345.00	331.12
5	550–600	574	300.00–335.00	318.99
3	600–650	628	305.00–320.00	313.29
9	650–700	675	260.00–315.00	288.19
3	700–750	712	230.00–255.00	245.05
2	750–800	783	217.50–230.00	223.69
1	850–900	880	202.50	202.50
1	900–950	930	270.00	270.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	350	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
2	600–650	618	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	600–650	622	342.50	342.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	276	350.00–380.00	359.86
1	300–350	325	340.00	340.00
3	350–400	377	310.00–360.00	342.52
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	465	280.00	280.00
2	500–550	528	280.00	280.00
3	550–600	575	250.00–282.50	271.11
2	600–650	628	250.00–255.00	252.45
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
2	700–750	725	190.00–205.00	197.34
1	750–800	770	197.50	197.50
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,005	102.00	102.00
3	—	1,085	133.00–136.00	134.53
4	—	1,121	122.00–130.00	126.54

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,309	134.00–157.50	144.56
2	—	1,348	170.00–172.50	171.17

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,689	160.00–176.00	168.92
5	—	1,798	142.00–155.00	149.79

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,268	2,400.00–2,750.00	2,589.15
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,002	1,250.00–2,150.00	1,947.84
Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,385	2,000.00	2,000.00
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	1,240	1,900.00–2,950.00	2,435.58

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	—	925	1,850.00	1,850.00

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.