Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 13, 2020

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Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	321	595	641
Feeder cattle	252	—	468
Slaughter cattle	66	—	162
Replacement cattle	3	—	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 4 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 3 to 6 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were lighter due to wetness. Cattle quality was plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
220–230	225	2	125.00–127.50	$126.22	$284
320–325	323	2	135.00	$135.00	$436
365–385	377	3	117.50–135.00	$125.08	$472
425–445	438	3	115.00–127.50	$123.27	$540
450–495	477	6	117.50–130.00	$126.37	$603
500–543	525	7	115.00–126.00	$121.45	$638
550–580	565	2	114.00–122.00	$117.89	$666
630–640	637	3	114.00–116.00	$115.34	$735
695	695	1	113.00	$113.00	$785
715	715	1	112.00	$112.00	$801

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
260–280	270	2	142.50–150.00	$146.39	$395
320–330	325	2	143.00–147.50	$145.28	$472
355–390	375	8	142.50–152.00	$147.75	$554
400	400	3	142.00	$142.00	$568
470	470	1	132.50	$132.50	$623
485	485	1	135.00	$135.00	$655

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
365	365	1	97.50	$97.50	$356
525	525	1	110.00	$110.00	$578
630–635	633	2	95.00–110.00	$102.47	$649
730	730	1	107.00	$107.00	$781
795	795	1	99.00	$99.00	$787

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
430	430	1	105.00	$105.00	$452
555–580	568	2	110.00	$110.00	$625
600	600	1	107.00	$107.00	$642
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
320–345	333	2	118.00–125.00	$121.37	$404
350–390	364	9	112.50–127.50	$119.94	$437
405–445	423	4	113.00–124.00	$118.29	$500
455–495	472	7	112.50–122.50	$117.42	$554
505–545	520	3	113.00–115.00	$114.03	$593
555–595	582	9	109.00–117.00	$112.67	$656
600	600	4	113.00	$113.00	$678
650	650	1	112.00	$112.00	$728

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
265	265	1	100.00	$100.00	$265
360–385	370	3	107.50–112.50	$110.05	$407
400–440	417	5	100.00–110.00	$103.96	$434
460–495	478	2	107.50–110.00	$108.70	$520
510–530	522	3	101.00–110.00	$106.95	$558
560	560	1	112.00	$112.00	$627
620–630	625	2	104.00–110.00	$107.02	$669

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
350–390	371	4	102.50–112.50	$108.20	$401
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425
470–480	475	2	99.00–105.00	$101.97	$484
545	545	1	95.00	$95.00	$518
575–585	580	2	90.00–102.00	$95.95	$557
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594
680	680	1	95.00	$95.00	$646

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
275	275	1	127.50	$127.50	$351
390	390	1	136.00	$136.00	$530
530	530	3	115.00	$115.00	$610

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456
458–495	475	5	95.00–107.00	$103.21	$490
525	525	1	111.00	$111.00	$583
605–630	620	6	90.00–110.00	$101.07	$627
655–665	660	2	98.00–107.00	$102.47	$676
700–720	712	3	96.00–104.00	$100.01	$712
750	750	1	96.00	$96.00	$720
840	840	1	91.00	$91.00	$764

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
400–440	425	3	115.00–125.00	$119.86	$509
455–470	460	3	112.50–133.00	$124.70	$574
510–535	528	4	113.00–122.00	$116.95	$617
560–570	565	2	116.00–120.00	$118.02	$667
675–695	685	2	113.00–116.00	$114.48	$784

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
480	480	1	90.00	$90.00	$432
525	525	1	90.00	$90.00	$472
590	590	2	99.00–110.00	$104.50	$617
605–635	621	4	98.00–110.00	$103.01	$640
660	660	1	97.00	$97.00	$640
700–710	705	2	94.00	$94.00	$663
765	765	1	93.00	$93.00	$711

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
415–445	425	5	134.00–145.00	$138.64	$589

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
710–1145	971	85-90%	12	34.00–44.00	$39.32	$382
710–1355	1038	85-90%	19	45.00–51.00	$47.71	$495

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1105	1105	80-85%	1	62.00	$62.00	$685
935–1315	1108	80-85%	6	52.00–56.00	$54.14	$600
1310	1310	80-85%	1	48.00	$48.00	$629

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
990–1575	1210	75-80%	3	39.00–51.00	$44.50	$538
1115–1585	1350	75-80%	2	52.00–56.00	$54.35	$734

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
1225–1430	1328	2	80.00–87.00	$83.23	$1,105
1200–1640	1420	2	55.00–77.00	$64.30	$913

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1310	1310	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd
315	315	1	82.50	$82.50	$260
550	550	1	62.50	$62.50	$344

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Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.