Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 2, 2021

355 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange report →

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.08/cwt +15.94 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 580 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 355 274 732
Feeder cattle 295 215 572
Slaughter cattle 54 30 135
Replacement cattle 6 29 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 8. Current goat receipts 1. There were too few slaughter cattle reported the previous week to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were lightly tested with steers mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, some sharply higher; bulls were mixed, 2.00 lower to mostly 5.00 higher; and there were too few comparable heifers to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average.

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 235 3 160.00–165.00 $161.63 $380 —
250–290 274 8 145.00–155.00 $149.05 $408 —
290 290 1 137.50 $137.50 $399 —
310–345 331 8 145.00–157.50 $151.55 $502 -12.16
350–390 374 8 140.00–157.00 $146.33 $547 -10.34
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 -10.25
465–480 473 2 135.00–137.50 $136.23 $644 +2.18
505–540 525 4 133.00–148.00 $140.06 $735 +10.06
565 565 1 136.00 $136.00 $768 +12.35
610 610 1 129.00 $129.00 $787 +1.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.50 $142.50 $413 -5.00
310–325 316 4 120.00–135.00 $125.08 $395 -14.92
355–395 372 7 120.00–137.50 $129.27 $481 —
460–465 463 2 130.00 $130.00 $602 —
470 470 1 132.50 $132.50 $623 —
530 530 1 117.00 $117.00 $620 -5.75
555–585 570 4 116.00–129.00 $120.09 $685 +8.58
613–640 627 5 116.00–120.00 $118.37 $742 —
650–685 668 2 116.00–117.00 $116.51 $778 +0.51
725–748 740 4 109.00–116.00 $112.73 $834 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 97.50 $97.50 $195 —
325–345 335 2 85.00–87.50 $86.21 $289 —
340 340 2 105.00–107.50 $106.25 $361 —
375 375 1 90.00 $90.00 $338 —
390 390 1 110.00 $110.00 $429 —
815 815 1 103.00 $103.00 $839 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 110.00 $110.00 $368 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
845 845 1 99.00 $99.00 $837 —

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 80.00 $80.00 $260 —
310–345 329 4 97.50–110.00 $106.91 $352 —
350–370 358 5 100.00–110.00 $103.99 $372 —
350–380 365 2 94.00–95.00 $94.48 $345 —
400–420 410 2 105.00–107.00 $106.02 $435 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 82.50 $82.50 $346 —
455–480 468 3 101.00–105.00 $103.63 $485 —
470 470 2 90.00 $90.00 $423 —
480 thin fleshed 480 1 95.00 $95.00 $456 —
515 515 1 90.00 $90.00 $464 —
525–530 528 2 97.00 $97.00 $512 —
525–530 528 2 80.00–87.50 $83.73 $442 —
555–575 565 2 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $574 —
560–575 567 3 80.00–86.00 $82.81 $470 —
600–645 617 5 87.00–96.00 $91.20 $563 —
680–690 685 2 86.00 $86.00 $589 —
685 thin fleshed 685 1 86.00 $86.00 $589 —
740 740 1 106.00 $106.00 $784 —
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —
800 800 1 84.00 $84.00 $672 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 232 3 112.50–122.00 $116.66 $271 —
255–298 282 5 115.00–127.50 $120.66 $340 +5.66
315 thin fleshed 315 1 115.00 $115.00 $362 —
305–340 325 4 115.00–125.00 $121.40 $395 +2.70
355–390 365 6 115.00–125.00 $120.06 $438 +4.56
410–445 433 4 115.00–120.00 $117.17 $507 +3.33
648 648 3 89.00 $89.00 $577 —
765 765 1 89.00 $89.00 $681 +1.53
845 845 1 88.00 $88.00 $744 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 105.00 $105.00 $226 —
255 255 1 100.00 $100.00 $255 -15.00
295 thin fleshed 295 1 90.00 $90.00 $266 —
330 thin fleshed 330 1 95.00 $95.00 $314 —
355–385 thin fleshed 370 2 80.00–92.50 $86.00 $318 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 94.00 $94.00 $414 —
460–485 470 4 97.50–107.50 $102.75 $483 -2.87
510 510 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $548 +13.78
540 thin fleshed 540 1 91.00 $91.00 $491 —
570–580 thin fleshed 573 4 85.00–95.00 $89.77 $514 —
575 575 1 84.00 $84.00 $483 -8.00
575–590 583 2 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $522 -2.49
585 585 1 97.00 $97.00 $567 +5.00
625 thin fleshed 625 1 85.00 $85.00 $531 —
665 thin fleshed 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
685 685 1 85.00 $85.00 $582 —
735 thin fleshed 735 1 84.00 $84.00 $617 —
790 790 1 84.00 $84.00 $664 —
810 810 1 87.00 $87.00 $705 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 135.00 $135.00 $385 —
410 410 3 123.00–125.00 $123.67 $507 -3.42
415–425 420 2 120.00–130.00 $124.94 $525 -2.15
460 460 1 132.00 $132.00 $607 +11.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 130.00 $130.00 $566 -3.66
450–480 466 7 125.00–133.00 $129.78 $605 +7.20
505–540 520 6 116.00–126.00 $121.52 $632 +4.73
558–598 580 11 115.00–125.00 $118.08 $685 +15.94
610–645 624 4 109.00–111.00 $109.99 $686 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 +14.03
845 845 1 93.00 $93.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 435 7 137.00–149.00 $143.33 $623 -1.71
450–485 460 6 139.00–151.00 $142.27 $654 +4.91
485–495 490 2 131.00–134.00 $132.48 $649 -4.88
500 500 2 131.00–135.00 $133.00 $665 +6.43
575 575 1 122.00 $122.00 $702 +1.50
610 610 1 127.00 $127.00 $775 +8.76
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 87.50 $87.50 $354 —
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 —
560–585 568 3 104.00–110.00 $107.00 $608 —
610 610 1 94.00 $94.00 $573 —
630 630 1 110.00 $110.00 $693 —
675–695 686 4 97.50–104.00 $100.12 $687 —
745 745 1 94.00 $94.00 $700 —
798 798 2 95.00 $95.00 $758 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 thin fleshed 420 1 95.00 $95.00 $399 —
560 560 1 108.00 $108.00 $605 +4.00
585 thin fleshed 585 1 82.00 $82.00 $480 —
620 thin fleshed 620 1 81.00 $81.00 $502 —
635 635 1 108.00 $108.00 $686 —
670–680 675 2 106.00–107.00 $106.50 $719 —
780 780 1 97.00 $97.00 $757 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1735 1247 80-85% 25 56.00–66.00 $62.41 $778 —
1050–1365 1258 80-85% 3 67.00–74.00 $69.53 $875 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–1175 775 85-90% 4 38.00–45.00 $40.53 $314 —
815–1110 920 85-90% 5 52.00–59.00 $53.73 $494 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160–1545 1391 75-80% 6 61.00–65.00 $62.70 $872 —
1500 1500 75-80% 1 67.00 $67.00 $1,005 —

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2040 1516 4 79.00–95.00 $89.01 $1,349 —

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900–920 910 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 490.00–520.00 $505.16
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
745 745 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 300.00 $300.00
775 775 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 390.00 $390.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435–445 440 2 70.00–77.50 $73.71 $324 —
450 450 1 62.00 $62.00 $279 —
785 785 1 53.00 $53.00 $416 —

↑ Back to top

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.