Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 16, 2021

134 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 134 337 611
Feeder cattle 86 227 504
Slaughter cattle 47 85 96
Replacement cattle 1 25 11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning type were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to ongoing wet weather. Cattle quality was plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 3 120.00–125.00 $122.47 $337 -8.71
315 315 1 120.00 $120.00 $378 -5.84
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
475 475 1 125.00 $125.00 $594 ±0.00
515 515 3 124.00 $124.00 $639 -7.00
565 565 1 110.00 $110.00 $622 -9.48
620–635 630 3 112.00–116.00 $113.98 $718 —
665 665 1 112.00 $112.00 $745 +1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 thin fleshed 310 1 80.00 $80.00 $248 —
680 680 1 106.00 $106.00 $721 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465 465 1 127.00 $127.00 $591 -19.37
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 109.00 $109.00 $621 —

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–325 318 2 100.00–105.00 $102.56 $326 +12.56
390 390 1 105.00 $105.00 $410 +0.14
400 400 6 105.00–110.00 $107.17 $429 +1.80
487 487 3 108.00 $108.00 $526 +1.49
520 520 1 96.00 $96.00 $499 -4.63
580 580 1 96.00 $96.00 $557 -5.01
590 590 1 102.00 $102.00 $602 +0.99
600 600 1 106.00 $106.00 $636 +12.99
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 thin fleshed 245 1 95.00 $95.00 $233 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 82.50 $82.50 $260 —
305–345 325 2 107.50–110.00 $108.67 $353 —
350–365 358 2 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $367 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 80.00 $80.00 $316 —
415 thin fleshed 415 1 95.00 $95.00 $394 —
450 thin fleshed 450 1 95.00 $95.00 $428 —
465 465 1 92.00 $92.00 $428 -13.20
505 505 1 103.00 $103.00 $520 +13.00
565 565 1 97.00 $97.00 $548 -4.54
665 thin fleshed 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 117.50 $117.50 $276 -13.60
250–290 267 3 120.00–125.00 $122.71 $328 +3.43
305 305 1 120.00 $120.00 $366 +5.24
355 355 1 120.00 $120.00 $426 -0.52
415–425 420 2 110.00–125.00 $117.41 $493 +0.27
480 480 1 107.50 $107.50 $516 -7.73
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 130.00 $130.00 $306 -8.62

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 97.50 $97.50 $414 -12.50
555–575 565 2 98.00–107.00 $102.58 $580 —
675 675 1 104.00 $104.00 $702 —
865 thin fleshed 865 1 87.00 $87.00 $753 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 117.00 $117.00 $562 -11.16
520–545 533 2 113.00–117.00 $114.95 $613 -7.87
590 590 1 111.00 $111.00 $655 -9.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 —
805–815 thin fleshed 810 2 83.00–85.00 $83.99 $680 +3.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–420 415 2 129.00–130.00 $129.51 $537 -12.23

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1315 1039 80-85% 14 61.00–72.00 $65.76 $683 —
1010–1550 1253 80-85% 17 73.00–80.00 $75.54 $947 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 85-90% 1 63.00 $63.00 $450 —
760 760 85-90% 1 41.00 $41.00 $312 -25.00
780–1225 1008 85-90% 8 50.00–58.00 $54.90 $553 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240 1240 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $918 —
1110–1375 1270 75-80% 3 68.00–70.00 $69.42 $882 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1380–1520 1450 2 90.00–95.00 $92.62 $1,343 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
955 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 920.00 $920.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 67.50 $67.50 $398 —

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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.