Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 23, 2021

582 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.69/cwt +2.03 vs last sale · ≈ $544/hd at 423 lb · 23 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $156.50/cwt -2.05 vs last sale · ≈ $584/hd at 373 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $134.82/cwt -4.48 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 377 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 582 706 259
Feeder cattle 489 601 157
Slaughter cattle 83 80 100
Replacement cattle 10 25 2

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. 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
225–240 233 3 150.00–153.00 $151.03 $352 +1.03
250–295 278 5 152.50–165.00 $155.68 $433 +3.62
300–340 314 12 150.00–165.00 $155.80 $489 -3.29
355 fancy 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 -0.16
350–395 374 19 150.00–167.50 $155.53 $582 +8.03
410 fancy 410 1 169.00 $169.00 $693 -0.71
410–445 424 8 147.00–167.00 $157.06 $666 -0.72
450–495 463 12 147.00–166.00 $155.59 $720 +4.28
490 490 1 144.00 $144.00 $706 -7.31
500–545 524 14 140.00–155.00 $146.26 $766 +4.12
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 -12.14
550–570 560 5 139.00–147.00 $142.37 $797 +2.64
615–620 618 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $859 +0.03
658 658 2 128.00 $128.00 $842 -2.00
720 720 1 127.00 $127.00 $914 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 3 120.00–125.00 $121.57 $283 —
250–280 265 2 130.00–140.00 $135.28 $358 +0.98
280 thin fleshed 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 —
300–345 331 5 134.00–143.00 $139.88 $463 +3.41
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 -49.30
355–395 378 17 130.00–145.00 $137.46 $520 -1.84
405–445 421 5 125.00–140.00 $133.12 $560 -5.90
450–492 482 5 126.00–135.00 $132.26 $637 +5.78
555–580 568 2 123.00–128.00 $125.44 $712 +5.44
625–635 630 2 118.00–121.00 $119.49 $753 —
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 +4.23
810–825 818 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $937 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 107.50 $107.50 $269 -5.00
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 ±0.00
485 thin fleshed 485 1 85.00 $85.00 $412 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 104.00 $104.00 $624 —
780 780 1 107.00 $107.00 $835 +1.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 137.50 $137.50 $385 +7.50
315–345 323 6 130.00–145.00 $136.27 $440 +2.80
350–390 365 10 130.00–142.00 $134.44 $491 +0.72
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 -3.72
400–445 423 22 125.00–140.00 $128.90 $545 +0.76
425 425 1 124.00 $124.00 $527 -4.14
453–485 467 13 125.00–141.00 $129.33 $604 +7.55
500–540 521 14 118.00–129.00 $122.99 $641 +4.49
555 555 3 116.00 $116.00 $644 -13.50
555–565 558 3 118.00–129.00 $121.98 $681 -7.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 115.00–127.50 $121.18 $282 +0.78
270–280 275 2 120.00–127.50 $123.82 $341 +3.59
300–345 319 7 115.00–125.00 $120.36 $384 -3.74
355–390 378 11 116.00–127.50 $122.33 $462 +0.76
410–445 429 7 120.00–125.00 $122.62 $526 +2.80
455–495 476 16 117.50–127.00 $121.64 $579 +3.59
500–545 526 8 110.00–115.00 $113.47 $597 +0.17
565–590 577 5 109.00–113.00 $111.50 $643 -0.88
610–645 628 5 108.00–114.00 $110.59 $695 +2.59
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 +1.00
780 780 1 91.00 $91.00 $710 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 2 97.50–107.50 $102.69 $337 -7.31
375 375 2 105.00 $105.00 $394 -2.09
475 475 1 107.50 $107.50 $511 +3.72
505–530 519 7 100.00–112.50 $105.83 $549 -0.93
555 555 1 87.50 $87.50 $486 -17.58
550–590 564 9 99.00–110.00 $105.19 $593 +0.11
600 600 2 95.00–97.00 $96.00 $576 +6.00
610 610 1 106.00 $106.00 $647 +16.00
650–665 655 3 99.00–107.00 $103.68 $679 +21.18
660–675 668 2 80.00–84.00 $82.02 $548 -19.52
715 715 1 102.00 $102.00 $729 —
720 720 1 95.00 $95.00 $684 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 thin fleshed 295 1 85.00 $85.00 $251 -7.16
330 thin fleshed 330 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 $314 —
365–395 380 2 105.00–110.00 $107.40 $408 +9.97
420–430 425 2 105.00 $105.00 $446 -1.75
430 thin fleshed 430 1 95.00 $95.00 $408 +4.04
455 455 1 100.00 $100.00 $455 -5.81
470 thin fleshed 470 1 87.50 $87.50 $411 -5.00
500–515 thin fleshed 508 2 92.50–95.00 $93.77 $476 +5.16
525–545 535 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $538 -7.21
550–590 573 3 95.50–105.00 $99.90 $572 -1.05
655 655 1 107.00 $107.00 $701 +7.00
735 735 1 95.00 $95.00 $698 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 414 7 135.00–145.00 $141.37 $585 +0.92
450–495 471 11 130.00–145.00 $138.05 $650 +0.50
505–540 521 11 125.00–137.00 $131.74 $686 +6.62
550–595 577 9 122.00–137.00 $130.56 $753 +2.35
610–633 626 5 117.00–127.00 $120.78 $756 -2.82
695 695 1 121.00 $121.00 $841 -4.33
760 760 1 113.00 $113.00 $859 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 407 5 150.00–162.50 $155.98 $635 —
415 415 1 147.50 $147.50 $612 -2.50
450–495 473 5 148.00–157.00 $152.18 $720 -4.08
480–490 485 2 144.00 $144.00 $698 -0.20
500–545 521 10 140.00–153.00 $145.39 $757 +5.40
555–575 565 3 136.00–143.00 $139.96 $791 +0.70
620–640 633 3 128.00–130.00 $128.65 $814 -4.35
670 670 1 124.00 $124.00 $831 —
703–705 704 3 114.00–116.00 $115.33 $812 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
615–620 618 2 100.00–106.00 $103.01 $637 -6.99
695 695 1 105.00 $105.00 $730 +20.00
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 +4.00
810 810 1 92.00 $92.00 $745 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
615 thin fleshed 615 1 84.00 $84.00 $517 -11.00
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 +10.99
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
925–1230 1078 80-85% 2 47.00–54.00 $51.00 $550 +10.00
840–1515 1238 80-85% 23 56.00–64.00 $59.20 $733 —
1005–1735 1368 80-85% 5 69.00–75.00 $70.80 $969 -2.20
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1495 1025 85-90% 6 34.00–44.00 $39.37 $404 —
780–1590 1054 85-90% 14 51.00–55.00 $53.54 $564 —
805–1335 1070 85-90% 2 31.00–33.00 $31.75 $340 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 75-80% 1 40.00 $40.00 $424 —
1065 1065 75-80% 1 78.00 $78.00 $831 —
1295–1800 1526 75-80% 5 56.00–65.00 $60.21 $919 -8.79

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1580 1272 3 72.00–74.00 $72.85 $927 —
1650–2070 1846 5 80.00–83.00 $81.77 $1,509 —

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790 790 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
815 815 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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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
830 830 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
595 595 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 —

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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.