Shelby, North Carolina

Market report for Tuesday, January 20, 2026

Data sourced from USDA AMS

Market Comments

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Receipts

Total Receipts

This Week

373

Last Sale

601

Last Year

457

Feeder Cattle

This Week

314

Last Sale

536

Last Year

376

Slaughter Cattle

This Week

Last Sale

Last Year

Replacement Cattle

This Week

Last Sale

Last Year

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Feeder Steers

Feeder Heifers

Feeder Bulls

Slaughter Cows

Slaughter Bulls

Replacement Cattle

Feeder Steers

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Medium and Large 1

Head: 5Wt Range: 300-345

Avg Wt

331

$ Range

465.00-530.00

Avg $

$505.42

Head: 5Wt Range: 350-385

Avg Wt

368

$ Range

450.00-505.00

Avg $

$472.96

Head: 9Wt Range: 400-445

Avg Wt

419

$ Range

425.00-460.00

Avg $

$441.59

Head: 4Wt Range: 450-485

Avg Wt

476

$ Range

385.00-440.00

Avg $

$411.50

Head: 12Wt Range: 500-540

Avg Wt

522

$ Range

365.00-392.50

Avg $

$378.96

Head: 6Wt Range: 550-595

Avg Wt

573

$ Range

347.50-382.50

Avg $

$362.43

Head: 1Wt Range: 635

Avg Wt

635

$ Range

377.50

Avg $

$377.50

Head: 4Wt Range: 650-685

Avg Wt

664

$ Range

315.00-340.00

Avg $

$322.45

Head: 1Wt Range: 835

Avg Wt

835

$ Range

222.50

Avg $

$222.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 925

Avg Wt

925

$ Range

195.00

Avg $

$195.00

Medium and Large 2

Head: 2Wt Range: 355-375

Avg Wt

365

$ Range

370.00-425.00

Avg $

$398.25

Head: 1Wt Range: 455

Avg Wt

455

$ Range

372.50

Avg $

$372.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 560

Avg Wt

560

$ Range

320.00

Avg $

$320.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 695

Avg Wt

695

$ Range

250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Medium and Large 3

Head: 1Wt Range: 295

Avg Wt

295

$ Range

390.00

Avg $

$390.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 340

Avg Wt

340

$ Range

280.00

Avg $

$280.00

Feeder Heifers

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Medium and Large 1

Head: 3Wt Range: 245

Avg Wt

245

$ Range

430.00-500.00

Avg $

$463.33

Head: 3Wt Range: 260-280

Avg Wt

270

$ Range

380.00-420.00

Avg $

$396.30

Head: 3Wt Range: 335-345

Avg Wt

340

$ Range

390.00-415.00

Avg $

$401.74

Head: 9Wt Range: 355-390

Avg Wt

376

$ Range

350.00-380.00

Avg $

$359.04

Head: 5Wt Range: 415-440

Avg Wt

426

$ Range

345.00-395.00

Avg $

$367.19

Head: 17Wt Range: 450-495

Avg Wt

475

$ Range

325.00-372.50

Avg $

$343.72

Head: 13Wt Range: 500-540

Avg Wt

519

$ Range

300.00-350.00

Avg $

$327.50

Head: 4Wt Range: 555-595

Avg Wt

576

$ Range

300.00-332.50

Avg $

$310.28

Head: 7Wt Range: 600-645

Avg Wt

624

$ Range

292.50-317.50

Avg $

$304.34

Head: 9Wt Range: 655-695

Avg Wt

668

$ Range

285.00-310.00

Avg $

$298.84

Head: 4Wt Range: 700-730

Avg Wt

715

$ Range

235.00-255.00

Avg $

$243.66

Head: 1Wt Range: 750

Avg Wt

750

$ Range

240.00

Avg $

$240.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 810-840

Avg Wt

820

$ Range

210.00-250.00

Avg $

$230.24

Medium and Large 2

Head: 3Wt Range: 280-295

Avg Wt

288

$ Range

310.00-350.00

Avg $

$331.33

Head: 2Wt Range: 345

Avg Wt

345

$ Range

350.00-360.00

Avg $

$355.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 365-395

Avg Wt

378

$ Range

310.00-330.00

Avg $

$324.98

Head: 1Wt Range: 420

Avg Wt

420

$ Range

305.00

Avg $

$305.00

Head: 3Wt Range: 470-495

Avg Wt

478

$ Range

300.00-315.00

Avg $

$304.91

Head: 2Wt Range: 520-530

Avg Wt

525

$ Range

270.00-300.00

Avg $

$284.86

Head: 1Wt Range: 560

Avg Wt

560

$ Range

250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 675-685

Avg Wt

680

$ Range

215.00

Avg $

$215.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 715

Avg Wt

715

$ Range

220.00

Avg $

$220.00

Medium and Large 3

Head: 3Wt Range: 325-345

Avg Wt

338

$ Range

250.00-300.00

Avg $

$276.21

Head: 1Wt Range: 370

Avg Wt

370

$ Range

300.00

Avg $

$300.00

Head: 5Wt Range: 405-445

Avg Wt

418

$ Range

230.00-280.00

Avg $

$260.51

Head: 1Wt Range: 475

Avg Wt

475

$ Range

250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 655

Avg Wt

655

$ Range

168.00-180.00

Avg $

$174.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 735

Avg Wt

735

$ Range

167.50

Avg $

$167.50

Feeder Bulls

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Medium and Large 1

Head: 4Wt Range: 210-245

Avg Wt

231

$ Range

510.00-560.00

Avg $

$541.68

Head: 3Wt Range: 260-295

Avg Wt

277

$ Range

490.00-560.00

Avg $

$536.81

Head: 5Wt Range: 310-345

Avg Wt

330

$ Range

470.00-510.00

Avg $

$491.94

Head: 9Wt Range: 360-395

Avg Wt

381

$ Range

440.00-490.00

Avg $

$465.74

Head: 9Wt Range: 400-445

Avg Wt

421

$ Range

425.00-480.00

Avg $

$442.52

Head: 15Wt Range: 450-495

Avg Wt

467

$ Range

400.00-445.00

Avg $

$420.24

Head: 13Wt Range: 500-545

Avg Wt

520

$ Range

350.00-402.50

Avg $

$374.75

Head: 13Wt Range: 550-595

Avg Wt

575

$ Range

320.00-367.50

Avg $

$354.83

Head: 7Wt Range: 610-640

Avg Wt

627

$ Range

315.00-342.00

Avg $

$331.00

Head: 6Wt Range: 650-670

Avg Wt

661

$ Range

317.50-340.00

Avg $

$329.25

Head: 1Wt Range: 720

Avg Wt

720

$ Range

297.50

Avg $

$297.50

Head: 1Wt Range: 770

Avg Wt

770

$ Range

250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 800-820

Avg Wt

809

$ Range

215.00-235.00

Avg $

$223.10

Medium and Large 2

Head: 2Wt Range: 315-320

Avg Wt

318

$ Range

440.00

Avg $

$440.00

Head: 4Wt Range: 360-395

Avg Wt

375

$ Range

400.00-425.00

Avg $

$406.17

Head: 5Wt Range: 420-445

Avg Wt

430

$ Range

350.00-400.00

Avg $

$384.22

Head: 5Wt Range: 470-490

Avg Wt

479

$ Range

370.00-382.50

Avg $

$377.02

Head: 1Wt Range: 530

Avg Wt

530

$ Range

330.00

Avg $

$330.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 625-640

Avg Wt

633

$ Range

280.00-310.00

Avg $

$294.82

Head: 1Wt Range: 665

Avg Wt

665

$ Range

250.00

Avg $

$250.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 745

Avg Wt

745

$ Range

210.00

Avg $

$210.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 845

Avg Wt

845

$ Range

185.00

Avg $

$185.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 860

Avg Wt

860

$ Range

185.00

Avg $

$185.00

Medium and Large 3

Head: 1Wt Range: 295

Avg Wt

295

$ Range

300.00

Avg $

$300.00

Head: 2Wt Range: 315-335

Avg Wt

325

$ Range

280.00-310.00

Avg $

$294.54

Head: 3Wt Range: 360-365

Avg Wt

362

$ Range

320.00-350.00

Avg $

$336.68

Head: 2Wt Range: 445

Avg Wt

445

$ Range

272.50-325.00

Avg $

$298.75

Head: 2Wt Range: 460-495

Avg Wt

478

$ Range

200.00-250.00

Avg $

$225.92

Head: 2Wt Range: 500-510

Avg Wt

505

$ Range

245.00-280.00

Avg $

$262.67

Head: 1Wt Range: 555

Avg Wt

555

$ Range

260.00

Avg $

$260.00

Head: 1Wt Range: 630

Avg Wt

630

$ Range

185.00

Avg $

$185.00

Slaughter Cows

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Breaker 75-80%

Head: 6Wt Range: 1425-1805

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1578

$ Range

140.00-155.00

Avg $

$150.17

Boner 80-85%

Head: 19Wt Range: 1060-1965

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1339

$ Range

150.00-169.00

Avg $

$161.19

Head: 4Wt Range: 1120-1675

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1378

$ Range

171.00-177.00

Avg $

$173.55

Lean 85-90%

Head: 9Wt Range: 615-1245

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1072

$ Range

134.00-148.00

Avg $

$139.11

Head: 4Wt Range: 960-1295

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1160

$ Range

115.00-120.00

Avg $

$118.13

Slaughter Bulls

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Yield Grade 1-2

Head: 2Wt Range: 1020-1130

Low Dressing

Avg Wt

1075

$ Range

162.50-170.00

Avg $

$166.44

Head: 5Wt Range: 1190-2375

Average Dressing

Avg Wt

1608

$ Range

180.00-195.00

Avg $

$185.05

Head: 3Wt Range: 1500-2075

High Dressing

Avg Wt

1873

$ Range

200.00-211.00

Avg $

$205.11

Replacement Cattle

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Bred Cows - Medium and Large

Head: 1Stage: Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Young (2-4 yrs)

$ Range

2850.00

Avg $

$2850.00

Head: 2Stage: Stage: 2nd Stage (4-6 mo)

Age

Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)

$ Range

2400.00-2450.00

Avg $

$2427.85