Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 3, 2020

417 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.32/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $537/hd at 425 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 417 404 727
Feeder cattle 347 319 617
Slaughter cattle 45 65 70
Replacement cattle 25 20 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 7. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 165.00 $165.00 $371 +9.94
280–295 288 5 145.00–175.00 $153.38 $442 -0.05
300–345 324 8 150.00–170.00 $159.57 $517 +6.09
350–395 372 8 135.00–167.50 $148.81 $554 -2.46
420 420 1 147.50 $147.50 $620 +7.50
480 480 1 138.00 $138.00 $662 +3.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 122.50 $122.50 $300 -12.50
300–325 314 4 120.00–142.50 $132.10 $415 +7.10
355–395 376 7 115.00–135.00 $129.29 $486 +5.68
460 460 1 127.50 $127.50 $586 +8.35
525 525 1 122.50 $122.50 $643 +3.41
550–595 571 6 114.00–126.00 $119.21 $681 +4.20
600–625 613 2 112.50–119.00 $115.68 $709 -2.91
660 660 1 113.00 $113.00 $746 -4.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 112.50 $112.50 $315 —
320 320 1 105.00 $105.00 $336 —
385 thin fleshed 385 1 92.50 $92.50 $356 +7.50
540 thin fleshed 540 1 85.00 $85.00 $459 —
620–645 633 2 110.00 $110.00 $696 +12.00
685–695 692 3 103.00–110.00 $105.67 $731 —
740 740 1 101.00 $101.00 $747 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —
560 560 1 105.00 $105.00 $588 ±0.00
670–690 683 3 99.00–109.00 $103.67 $708 -3.83
705–720 713 2 98.00–103.00 $100.47 $716 —
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 95.00–105.00 $99.77 $267 —
310 310 1 95.00 $95.00 $294 ±0.00
380 thin fleshed 380 1 85.00 $85.00 $323 -7.50
375–395 385 3 95.00–110.00 $103.42 $398 +3.30
410–435 425 4 95.00–110.00 $105.10 $447 -0.45
475–490 481 4 105.00–110.00 $107.62 $518 +10.09
500–530 514 8 94.00–107.50 $101.98 $524 -0.89
555–565 558 4 96.00–102.00 $99.26 $554 +9.26
635–645 640 2 97.00–105.00 $100.97 $646 —
715 715 1 85.00 $85.00 $608 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 3 115.00–120.00 $117.42 $323 +2.42
305–345 329 5 112.50–122.50 $118.04 $388 +0.56
355–390 380 4 117.00–142.50 $124.14 $472 +6.09
400–445 429 8 112.50–120.00 $115.67 $496 +2.11
450–460 458 4 113.00–120.00 $118.28 $542 +4.51
500 500 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $548 +3.56
595 595 1 112.00 $112.00 $666 —
725 725 1 112.00 $112.00 $812 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–310 305 2 100.00–107.50 $103.69 $316 +0.33
355–395 380 3 90.00–105.00 $96.69 $367 -8.19
465–475 470 2 105.00–110.00 $107.47 $505 +22.47
495 495 1 95.00 $95.00 $470 +10.00
515–535 527 3 100.00–103.00 $101.82 $537 +9.82
565–590 582 5 99.00–103.00 $101.02 $588 +7.71
605–615 610 2 90.00–94.00 $92.02 $561 +3.02
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 +11.00
620 620 1 93.00 $93.00 $577 +4.00
665 665 1 92.00 $92.00 $612 +4.51
650–695 673 2 95.00–97.00 $95.97 $646 +8.48
700 700 1 97.00 $97.00 $679 —
720 720 1 80.00 $80.00 $576 —
790 790 1 83.00 $83.00 $656 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
160 160 1 137.50 $137.50 $220 —
455 455 1 115.00 $115.00 $523 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–442 425 11 120.00–130.00 $126.32 $537 +4.63
455–490 471 8 117.50–133.00 $128.67 $606 +3.40
510–545 532 5 115.00–127.50 $123.41 $657 +5.71
550–575 566 5 112.50–118.00 $116.13 $657 +0.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 100.00 $100.00 $450 -10.00
510 510 1 88.00 $88.00 $449 -12.00
505–540 523 2 97.50–105.00 $101.12 $529 +1.12
590–595 593 2 107.00–109.00 $108.00 $640 +8.00
610–630 621 4 97.00–103.00 $100.98 $627 -6.52
665–685 675 2 95.00–96.00 $95.51 $645 -4.89
705–735 720 3 98.00–105.00 $100.71 $725 +12.71
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 100.00 $100.00 $420 +3.75
470–475 473 2 102.50–105.00 $103.76 $491 -6.24
540 540 1 106.00 $106.00 $572 +3.48
585 thin fleshed 585 1 87.50 $87.50 $512 —
590 590 1 101.00 $101.00 $596 —
635 635 1 93.00 $93.00 $591 -15.51
645 645 1 99.00 $99.00 $639 -9.51
675–690 683 2 89.00–92.00 $90.48 $618 -12.02
695 695 1 98.00 $98.00 $681 -4.50
715 715 1 89.00 $89.00 $636 -3.63
750–760 755 2 85.00–95.00 $89.97 $679 —
885 885 1 99.00 $99.00 $876 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–420 419 4 135.00–145.00 $139.39 $584 +7.72
455–485 467 5 130.00–138.00 $134.18 $627 +2.24
505–535 515 3 117.50–131.00 $125.55 $647 -2.45
555 555 1 125.00 $125.00 $694 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1450 1194 80-85% 15 53.00–62.00 $58.35 $697 +7.35
1180–1455 1362 80-85% 3 65.00–68.00 $66.07 $900 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–910 860 85-90% 2 49.00–50.00 $49.47 $425 —
830–1880 1186 85-90% 4 30.00–45.00 $39.96 $474 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1455 1223 75-80% 3 54.00–63.00 $58.15 $711 —
1545 1545 75-80% 1 73.00 $73.00 $1,128 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1695 1378 2 60.00–77.00 $70.46 $971 —
1160–1885 1590 5 84.00–91.00 $87.67 $1,394 —
2135 2135 1 95.00 $95.00 $2,028 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
970–1250 1089 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 440.00–900.00 $723.25
925–1255 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 700.00–880.00 $799.34
1360 1360 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
620 620 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 260.00 $260.00
745 745 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
405 405 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 320.00 $320.00 —
465–815 640 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 390.00–810.00 $657.42 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
980 980 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1150 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00 +190.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695 695 1 65.00 $65.00 $452 —

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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.