Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 26, 2021

274 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $114.28/cwt -1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $533/hd at 466 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 274 696 570
Feeder cattle 215 542 426
Slaughter cattle 30 118 55
Replacement cattle 29 36 89

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder heifers and bulls to establish an adequate market comparison; steers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 160.00–166.00 $163.71 $537 +1.13
350–385 365 4 152.50–160.00 $156.67 $572 +3.41
400 400 2 147.50–153.00 $150.25 $601 -0.18
470–495 478 3 130.00–137.00 $134.05 $641 -0.95
515 515 1 130.00 $130.00 $670 -3.70
570–580 577 3 122.00–127.00 $123.65 $713 -7.35
610–632 621 4 127.00–128.00 $127.49 $792 —
720 720 1 104.00 $104.00 $749 —
835 835 1 101.00 $101.00 $843 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 147.50 $147.50 $384 +2.50
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 -2.50
430 430 3 127.50–135.00 $132.50 $570 +0.28
520–525 523 2 122.50–123.00 $122.75 $642 -4.47
570–575 573 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $639 -9.35
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 +2.96
790 790 3 109.00 $109.00 $861 —
815 815 1 94.00 $94.00 $766 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 107.50 $107.50 $419 -0.05
515 515 1 95.00 $95.00 $489 —
710 710 1 90.00 $90.00 $639 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 -1.68
320–345 333 2 117.50–120.00 $118.70 $395 -1.38
365 365 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $422 -3.49
410–445 429 7 112.00–116.00 $113.84 $488 -4.11
450–490 466 10 109.00–120.00 $114.28 $533 -1.62
525–540 532 3 99.00–115.00 $107.41 $571 -2.71
550–595 573 5 94.00–101.00 $96.97 $556 -13.40
605–615 610 2 94.00–101.00 $97.47 $595 -10.53
660–685 673 2 90.00–96.00 $93.06 $626 —
710 710 1 96.00 $96.00 $682 —
750–770 760 2 85.00–90.00 $87.47 $665 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 115.00 $115.00 $305 +10.00
320–340 327 3 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $352 +7.50
380 380 1 107.50 $107.50 $408 +1.88
400–430 414 4 95.00–110.00 $101.86 $422 +1.86
470–495 483 2 101.00–110.00 $105.62 $510 +0.35
520–545 526 4 91.00–95.00 $93.72 $493 -11.48
585 585 1 92.00 $92.00 $538 -11.00
605–630 620 3 85.00–86.00 $85.34 $529 -14.94
700–720 708 3 84.00–88.00 $85.66 $606 +0.66
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 133.00 $133.00 $432 -2.14
400–425 413 2 124.00–130.00 $127.09 $525 +1.32
455 455 1 121.00 $121.00 $551 +1.00
505 505 1 134.00 $134.00 $677 —
555–590 572 3 97.00–105.00 $100.28 $574 —
605–610 608 2 101.00 $101.00 $614 —
705 705 1 87.00 $87.00 $613 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 362 3 152.50–159.00 $156.05 $565 —
400–425 407 5 140.00–150.00 $145.04 $590 +22.05
450–495 475 5 130.00–142.00 $137.36 $652 -0.14
500–530 517 3 123.00–133.00 $126.57 $654 -8.43
560–575 568 4 115.00–124.00 $120.50 $684 -7.50
610–620 615 2 117.50–119.00 $118.24 $727 —
670 670 1 103.00 $103.00 $690 —
705 705 1 102.00 $102.00 $719 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–230 223 2 132.50–142.50 $137.67 $307 —
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 —
410–440 427 3 130.00–136.00 $133.66 $571 +5.56
450–460 455 2 115.00–130.00 $122.58 $558 -4.46
500–515 510 3 112.00–121.00 $116.79 $596 -5.18
570–595 582 3 94.00–117.50 $102.14 $594 -14.72
670–690 680 2 94.00–98.00 $95.97 $653 -17.52
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 144.00 $144.00 $403 —
330 330 1 117.50 $117.50 $388 —
505–525 515 2 110.00–113.00 $111.47 $574 +4.81
590 590 1 104.00 $104.00 $614 -0.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1520 1520 85-90% 1 47.00 $47.00 $714 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1390 1308 2 58.00–69.00 $63.85 $835 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640–670 655 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 280.00–340.00 $310.69
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 360.00 $360.00
685–810 748 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 300.00–330.00 $316.25
690–850 777 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 330.00–450.00 $380.81
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–985 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 420.00–460.00 $443.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —

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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.