Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 20, 2020

662 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $116.00/cwt -2.29 vs last sale · ≈ $492/hd at 424 lb · 19 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $145.14/cwt -2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 367 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.28/cwt -1.42 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 468 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	662	321	486
Feeder cattle	536	252	403
Slaughter cattle	126	66	83
Replacement cattle	—	3	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter and replacement cattle not available due to technical difficulties. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	235	5	120.00–132.50	$127.48	$300	+1.26
295	295	1	117.50	$117.50	$347	—
325–330	328	2	120.00–135.00	$127.44	$418	-7.56
350–395	370	6	117.00–150.00	$128.43	$475	+3.35
400–440	416	9	117.50–132.50	$126.61	$527	+3.34
450–495	468	10	116.00–132.50	$123.75	$579	-2.62
505–535	516	4	115.00–122.50	$118.54	$612	-2.91
550–595	576	4	113.00–123.00	$117.74	$678	-0.15
650–665	658	2	117.00–122.00	$119.53	$787	—
765–785	775	2	109.00–114.00	$111.47	$864	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	5	147.50–160.00	$153.61	$435	+7.22
300–345	331	6	135.00–162.50	$152.86	$506	+7.58
350–385	365	16	135.00–165.00	$147.67	$539	-0.08
375–385	380	3	130.00–132.50	$131.67	$500	-16.08
445	445	1	145.00	$145.00	$645	—
475	475	1	130.00	$130.00	$618	-2.50
505	505	1	133.00	$133.00	$672	—
670	670	1	121.00	$121.00	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	115.00	$115.00	$270	—
365–395	380	5	97.50–110.00	$102.04	$388	—
420–430	425	3	100.00–115.00	$109.16	$464	+4.16
445 thin fleshed	445	1	85.00	$85.00	$378	—
495	495	1	105.00	$105.00	$520	—
530–535	533	2	103.00–110.00	$106.52	$568	—
565	565	2	101.00–103.00	$102.00	$576	-8.00
620–645 thin fleshed	633	2	90.00–92.50	$91.27	$578	—
650–695	673	2	108.00	$108.00	$727	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	102.50	$102.50	$184	—
365–395	379	4	105.00–110.00	$106.29	$403	+8.79
460	460	1	100.00	$100.00	$460	—
535	535	1	94.00	$94.00	$503	-16.00
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	-5.00
655	655	1	95.00	$95.00	$622	—
680	680	1	95.00	$95.00	$646	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	324	5	112.50–125.00	$121.08	$392	-0.29
355–395	373	17	112.50–125.00	$116.55	$435	-3.39
400–445	424	19	112.50–125.00	$116.00	$492	-2.29
450–490	474	10	112.00–116.00	$114.90	$545	-2.52
500–510	505	4	110.00–115.00	$112.37	$567	-1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	105.00	$105.00	$236	—
265–280	273	2	97.50–107.50	$102.64	$280	—
265–290 thin fleshed	278	2	92.50–95.00	$93.81	$261	—
300 thin fleshed	300	1	95.00	$95.00	$285	—
315	315	2	97.50–105.00	$101.25	$319	—
350–395	376	8	95.00–107.50	$103.21	$388	-4.99
405–430	414	7	97.50–110.00	$106.64	$441	+6.64
430 thin fleshed	430	1	95.00	$95.00	$408	—
455–465 thin fleshed	460	2	87.50–90.00	$88.76	$408	—
450–495	471	7	105.00–110.00	$107.84	$508	+5.87
500–545	526	9	95.00–111.00	$103.00	$542	+8.00
530–540 thin fleshed	535	3	85.00–92.50	$89.98	$481	—
565	565	1	93.00	$93.00	$525	-2.95
600–625 thin fleshed	613	2	85.00–88.00	$86.47	$530	—
625–635	630	2	98.00–104.00	$101.02	$636	+6.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	105.00	$105.00	$200	—
255–285	270	2	110.00	$110.00	$297	+10.00
360	360	1	109.00	$109.00	$392	-1.05
390	390	1	90.00	$90.00	$351	-20.05
415–445	430	8	100.00–112.50	$107.69	$463	+3.73
440	440	1	92.50	$92.50	$407	-11.46
480	480	1	108.00	$108.00	$518	-0.70
505–540	527	7	98.00–107.00	$102.75	$541	-4.20
525–540	535	4	90.00–95.00	$91.73	$491	-15.22
550–585	571	4	95.00–100.00	$97.53	$557	-14.47
580–595	590	3	85.00–91.00	$88.65	$523	-23.35
600–615	608	3	85.00–89.00	$86.68	$527	-20.34
635	635	1	85.00	$85.00	$540	-22.02
640 thin fleshed	640	1	85.00	$85.00	$544	—
650	650	1	85.00	$85.00	$552	—
720	720	1	95.00	$95.00	$684	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	277	3	130.00–137.50	$133.34	$369	+5.84
300–345	327	9	127.50–131.00	$128.91	$422	—
365	365	1	120.00	$120.00	$438	-16.00
475	475	1	116.00	$116.00	$551	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	13	117.50–132.50	$125.98	$537	+6.12
450–495	468	18	115.00–130.00	$123.28	$577	-1.42
505–540	520	9	115.00–130.00	$119.68	$622	+2.73
550–595	576	8	112.00–128.00	$117.64	$678	-0.38
625	625	1	112.00	$112.00	$700	—
675	675	1	114.00	$114.00	$770	-0.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–440	430	2	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$452	-4.88
430 thin fleshed	430	1	90.00	$90.00	$387	—
460	460	1	91.00	$91.00	$419	-12.21
460–495	478	2	100.00–115.00	$107.23	$513	+4.02
505–535	513	4	85.00–95.00	$91.06	$467	-19.94
500–540	521	12	95.00–113.00	$106.43	$555	-4.57
555	555	1	85.00	$85.00	$472	—
555–595	571	6	95.00–108.00	$101.46	$579	—
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	-11.07
610–625	620	3	102.50–112.50	$106.62	$661	+5.55
660–695	678	2	89.00–90.00	$89.49	$607	-12.98
680	680	1	109.00	$109.00	$741	+6.53
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	-0.01
780	780	1	94.00	$94.00	$733	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445 thin fleshed	425	2	92.50	$92.50	$393	—
445	445	1	100.00	$100.00	$445	—
450–495 thin fleshed	473	2	90.00–95.00	$92.38	$437	—
460–495	473	3	95.00–105.00	$100.85	$477	+10.85
510–545	523	3	100.00–112.50	$107.59	$563	+17.59
505–545 thin fleshed	525	2	86.00–87.50	$86.72	$455	—
565 thin fleshed	565	1	92.50	$92.50	$523	—
555–595	574	4	97.50–112.00	$104.89	$602	+0.39
620 thin fleshed	620	1	90.00	$90.00	$558	—
605–640	622	3	95.00–110.00	$103.30	$643	+0.29
659	659	4	105.00	$105.00	$692	+8.00
670 thin fleshed	670	1	95.00	$95.00	$636	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	135.00–142.50	$138.61	$575	-0.03
430	430	1	124.00	$124.00	$533	-14.64
693	693	2	103.00	$103.00	$714	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115	1115	80-85%	1	64.00	$64.00	$714	+9.86

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	71.00	$71.00	$234	-11.50
390–399	398	6	65.00–67.00	$66.67	$265	—
605	605	1	50.00	$50.00	$302	—

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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.