Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 17, 2020

611 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $118.87/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 468 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.69/cwt +6.60 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 474 lb · 15 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.15/cwt +1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 329 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	611	621	688
Feeder cattle	463	484	494
Slaughter cattle	128	112	154
Replacement cattle	20	25	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 5. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–195	182	3	150.00–190.00	$167.34	$305	+19.84
260–295	279	5	165.00–187.50	$174.41	$487	-1.56
313–345	329	15	155.00–182.50	$167.15	$550	+1.88
355–390	369	12	138.00–177.50	$163.79	$604	+5.34
415–440	426	9	135.00–160.00	$152.00	$648	+4.10
475–495	483	4	140.00–153.00	$145.71	$704	+2.80
505–535	521	6	130.00–145.00	$136.77	$713	-0.18
550–585	565	4	130.00–133.00	$132.14	$747	-1.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	145.00	$145.00	$341	+10.00
275–295	288	3	122.50–125.00	$124.15	$358	-20.85
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	+12.50
365–390	378	5	117.50–145.00	$132.80	$502	±0.00
550–585	570	6	126.00–127.50	$126.41	$721	—
625–640	631	4	111.00–117.00	$114.77	$724	-6.68
675–680	678	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$766	-0.99
720	720	1	109.00	$109.00	$785	-2.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	107.50	$107.50	$360	+12.50
480 thin fleshed	480	1	82.50	$82.50	$396	—
695	695	1	107.00	$107.00	$744	+6.96
760 thin fleshed	760	1	81.00	$81.00	$616	—
795	795	1	103.00	$103.00	$819	—
800–820	810	2	96.00–100.00	$97.98	$794	—
890	890	1	90.00	$90.00	$801	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	106.00	$106.00	$652	-4.00
680	680	1	110.00	$110.00	$748	—
815–835	825	2	97.00–101.00	$99.02	$817	-6.98

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	120.00–122.50	$121.22	$291	-3.78
250–285	272	3	117.50–125.00	$120.89	$329	-0.65
315–345	332	13	112.50–127.50	$121.08	$402	-2.10
350–395	380	14	115.00–127.50	$121.58	$462	-0.33
405–445	432	13	111.00–124.00	$118.94	$514	+2.67
450–495	468	16	111.00–125.00	$118.87	$556	+1.88
500–535	515	4	113.00–115.00	$113.98	$587	-6.02
610–615	613	2	118.00–123.00	$120.51	$739	—
665	665	1	106.00	$106.00	$705	—
750	750	1	109.00	$109.00	$818	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	95.00	$95.00	$209	—
280	280	1	100.00	$100.00	$280	-7.43
375	375	1	100.00	$100.00	$375	-2.25
375 thin fleshed	375	1	82.00	$82.00	$308	—
405–415	408	3	102.50–110.00	$105.83	$432	-4.17
435 thin fleshed	435	1	83.00	$83.00	$361	-1.85
450–495	478	4	99.00–109.00	$103.91	$497	+6.44
475–480 thin fleshed	478	2	87.50–100.00	$93.72	$448	+7.03
500–515 thin fleshed	505	4	87.50–92.50	$90.01	$455	—
510–535	515	5	100.00–110.00	$103.79	$535	+2.82
550 thin fleshed	550	1	90.00	$90.00	$495	—
555–590	571	13	100.00–107.50	$104.44	$596	+1.93
600–625	607	5	95.00–107.00	$102.82	$624	-0.35
660–675	668	2	103.00	$103.00	$688	-2.00
685 thin fleshed	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	—
700–715	707	3	96.00–103.00	$99.35	$702	+9.35

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	105.00	$105.00	$247	—
250	250	1	105.00	$105.00	$262	+7.50
255 thin fleshed	255	1	85.00	$85.00	$217	—
340	340	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$366	-2.50
350	350	1	105.00	$105.00	$368	—
390 thin fleshed	390	1	85.00	$85.00	$332	—
420–430	425	2	100.00–110.00	$105.06	$447	+2.61
450	450	1	85.00	$85.00	$382	-10.00
450–455	453	2	108.00–110.00	$108.99	$494	+13.99
470 thin fleshed	470	1	90.00	$90.00	$423	—
510–515	513	2	85.00–95.00	$90.02	$462	-16.26
510–535	521	5	95.00–106.00	$101.25	$528	-5.03
550–595	573	2	90.00	$90.00	$516	-13.18
560–595	578	2	105.00–108.00	$106.45	$615	+21.45
600–610	605	2	80.00–91.00	$85.55	$518	-17.45
600–635	615	4	100.00–107.00	$103.96	$639	+0.96
665–680	673	2	100.00–108.00	$104.04	$700	+12.04
700–720	710	2	95.00–97.00	$96.01	$682	-2.99
745	745	1	87.00	$87.00	$648	+11.00
755	755	1	86.00	$86.00	$649	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	165.00	$165.00	$478	+29.97
355–395	375	3	127.50–130.00	$129.21	$485	-5.26
405–420	409	6	125.00–132.50	$126.73	$518	-1.55
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	-1.88
475–485	481	4	95.00–127.00	$118.19	$568	-8.69
510	510	1	117.00	$117.00	$597	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	157.00	$157.00	$620	—
400–445	420	12	140.00–168.00	$154.76	$650	+6.79
450–495	474	15	135.00–155.00	$142.69	$676	+6.09
500–530	517	5	132.00–144.00	$135.92	$703	+6.42
550–555	552	3	128.00–130.00	$128.66	$710	+3.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–418	415	3	115.00–117.00	$116.34	$483	-14.37
458–485	470	6	115.00–132.50	$127.18	$598	+4.87
510–545	525	5	120.00–127.50	$122.96	$646	-1.87
555–590	575	9	114.00–127.00	$122.06	$702	+0.10
600–645	628	4	112.50–115.00	$113.89	$715	-1.78
650–655	653	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$722	-6.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
485–490	488	2	100.00–102.50	$101.24	$494	+2.44
545	545	1	105.00	$105.00	$572	—
585	585	1	108.00	$108.00	$632	+10.51
595 thin fleshed	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	—
605–625	613	4	99.00–110.00	$104.25	$639	+4.25
665–695	681	7	96.00–109.00	$102.66	$699	+1.63
680–685 thin fleshed	683	2	85.00–88.00	$86.51	$591	—
700–730	718	4	91.00–105.00	$97.51	$700	+16.51
760	760	1	95.00	$95.00	$722	+3.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	87.50	$87.50	$389	—
465	465	2	105.00	$105.00	$488	—
500–510	505	2	105.00	$105.00	$530	—
545 thin fleshed	545	1	89.00	$89.00	$485	—
605–640	622	3	103.00–107.00	$105.36	$655	-4.64
645 thin fleshed	645	1	80.00	$80.00	$516	—
675 thin fleshed	675	1	82.00	$82.00	$554	—
675–680	678	3	103.00–108.00	$105.33	$714	-0.66
680	680	1	92.50	$92.50	$629	-13.49
735	735	1	96.00	$96.00	$706	-1.23
830	830	2	80.00–89.00	$84.50	$701	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160	1160	80-85%	1	47.00	$47.00	$545	-11.89
900–1610	1274	80-85%	40	53.00–64.00	$60.01	$765	—
960–1745	1415	80-85%	10	65.00–77.00	$66.81	$945	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–1365	955	85-90%	14	30.00–45.00	$37.96	$363	—
630–1640	957	85-90%	23	47.00–56.00	$49.80	$477	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1640	1326	75-80%	7	57.00–63.00	$59.65	$791	—
1110–1730	1457	75-80%	3	66.00–69.00	$67.11	$978	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1565	1363	3	57.00–72.00	$67.13	$915	—
1190–2180	1612	9	78.00–93.00	$85.80	$1,383	—
1920–2275	2122	3	94.00–98.00	$95.97	$2,036	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820–960	873	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	580.00–640.00	$602.44
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
1040–1085	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	520.00–700.00	$611.91
1080–1110	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	730.00–740.00	$734.93

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
585	585	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	330.00	$330.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
945–1200	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	820.00–1,040.00	$943.08	—
1235	1235	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	440.00	$440.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	80.00	$80.00	$332	—
500	500	1	88.00	$88.00	$440	—
720	720	1	63.00	$63.00	$454	—
775	775	1	61.00	$61.00	$473	-10.00

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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.