Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 13, 2021

766 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.52/cwt -0.34 vs last sale · ≈ $758/hd at 521 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $149.72/cwt -2.16 vs last sale · ≈ $712/hd at 475 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $159.67/cwt -5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 371 lb · 26 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 766 381 274
Feeder cattle 651 320 251
Slaughter cattle 80 55 19
Replacement cattle 35 6 4

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were very heavy. Cattle quality was attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 286 4 160.00–167.50 $164.97 $472 +5.16
300–345 320 20 150.00–175.00 $162.73 $521 -0.94
320–330 325 2 142.50–147.00 $144.72 $470 -18.95
350–395 371 26 150.00–172.50 $159.67 $592 -5.72
410–445 428 3 147.50–161.00 $154.73 $662 -4.53
435 fancy 435 1 167.50 $167.50 $729 -4.74
455 455 1 135.00 $135.00 $614 -17.16
450–495 475 14 151.00–168.00 $156.44 $743 +4.28
500–545 519 7 140.00–154.00 $145.69 $756 -3.59
505–540 fancy 523 2 160.00–164.00 $162.07 $848 +2.12
535 535 1 120.00 $120.00 $642 -14.00
565 fancy 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 —
550–595 573 14 138.00–157.00 $145.39 $833 +15.39
605–635 618 5 135.00–146.00 $141.05 $872 +0.06
650–655 653 2 134.00–143.00 $138.52 $905 +0.52
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -13.00
710–740 725 2 128.00–132.00 $129.96 $942 +2.95
780–795 788 2 124.00–127.00 $125.49 $989 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
155 155 1 135.00 $135.00 $209 +5.00
210–240 228 5 125.00–145.00 $136.01 $310 —
285–290 288 2 129.00–137.50 $133.21 $384 -0.60
305–345 329 7 127.50–147.50 $139.20 $458 —
365–395 379 7 117.50–146.00 $130.61 $495 -0.12
410 410 1 145.00 $145.00 $594 —
470 470 1 127.50 $127.50 $599 -9.72
455–495 483 4 137.50–146.00 $141.56 $684 +4.34
505–520 514 4 120.00–133.00 $125.53 $645 —
550–595 575 3 125.00–137.50 $133.30 $766 +0.77
605 605 1 128.00 $128.00 $774 +3.00
650–660 655 3 123.00–130.00 $126.34 $828 —
725 725 1 109.00 $109.00 $790 —
915 915 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,006 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 thin fleshed 345 1 85.00 $85.00 $293 —
385 385 1 137.50 $137.50 $529 —
755 755 1 108.00 $108.00 $815 —
930 930 1 102.00 $102.00 $949 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
900 900 1 95.00 $95.00 $855 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 275 7 130.00–135.00 $133.90 $368 -3.90
300–345 321 9 130.00–139.00 $132.16 $424 -4.35
355–395 380 12 128.00–144.00 $134.14 $510 -2.12
400–445 424 23 125.00–135.00 $129.75 $550 +14.75
445 445 1 124.00 $124.00 $552 +9.00
450–495 473 17 125.00–133.00 $128.12 $606 -2.94
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -16.06
500–545 523 20 120.00–130.00 $124.18 $649 +1.00
555–585 570 3 113.00–117.00 $115.36 $658 -7.41
555–595 577 9 118.00–125.00 $121.31 $700 -1.46
600–630 611 7 116.00–122.00 $118.27 $723 +2.27
630 630 1 112.00 $112.00 $706 -4.00
650–670 660 2 115.00 $115.00 $759 —
705 705 1 130.00 $130.00 $916 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–225 213 2 115.00–125.00 $120.29 $256 —
265–270 268 2 125.00–127.50 $126.24 $338 -1.36
300–345 324 11 122.50–127.50 $124.74 $404 +1.37
350–395 369 14 114.00–129.00 $123.55 $456 -1.45
415–445 426 7 115.00–127.50 $124.20 $529 +6.64
460–490 475 11 115.00–127.50 $122.56 $582 -0.17
510–530 521 4 114.00–121.00 $116.50 $607 +0.50
570–595 579 6 112.50–118.00 $115.68 $670 —
600–645 615 9 109.00–115.00 $112.05 $689 -1.60
650–685 668 6 110.00–113.00 $112.16 $749 —
720 720 1 110.00 $110.00 $792 -4.00
850 850 1 112.00 $112.00 $952 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 thin fleshed 265 1 95.00 $95.00 $252 —
270 270 1 105.00 $105.00 $284 —
350–375 363 2 102.50–112.50 $107.67 $391 —
430–445 440 3 100.00–105.00 $103.31 $455 —
460 thin fleshed 460 1 95.00 $95.00 $437 —
460–485 473 2 105.00–110.00 $107.57 $509 +2.57
510–530 520 2 97.50–103.00 $100.30 $522 -9.70
580 thin fleshed 580 1 80.00 $80.00 $464 —
580–595 588 2 110.00 $110.00 $647 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 95.00 $95.00 $580 —
625–640 632 5 101.00–107.00 $104.59 $661 —
660–665 661 4 99.00–105.00 $101.51 $671 -3.49
650–696 thin fleshed 667 3 80.00–95.00 $86.65 $578 —
717 717 1 105.00 $105.00 $753 +6.00
725–740 thin fleshed 733 2 82.50–93.00 $87.80 $644 —
765–785 775 3 83.00–102.00 $95.26 $738 —
810 thin fleshed 810 1 95.00 $95.00 $770 —
840 840 1 87.00 $87.00 $731 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 110.00 $110.00 $402 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 81.00 $81.00 $356 —
490 490 1 110.00 $110.00 $539 —
520 520 1 97.00 $97.00 $504 -13.00
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 ±0.00
565 565 1 102.50 $102.50 $579 —
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 —
615–635 625 3 104.00–108.00 $106.31 $664 -0.70
655 thin fleshed 655 1 79.00 $79.00 $517 —
655–660 658 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $701 +1.17
670 670 1 97.00 $97.00 $650 -8.32
730 730 1 105.00 $105.00 $766 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
400–440 423 20 149.00–164.00 $154.80 $655 -0.57
420–435 428 2 144.00–147.50 $145.72 $624 -9.65
450–495 474 24 147.50–160.00 $150.74 $715 -2.35
490–495 493 2 130.00–145.00 $137.54 $678 -15.55
500–505 503 2 132.50–137.50 $134.99 $679 -13.02
510 fancy 510 1 159.00 $159.00 $811 —
500–545 523 24 138.00–155.00 $145.84 $763 -2.17
560 560 1 137.00 $137.00 $767 -6.48
555–595 577 13 138.00–150.00 $142.40 $822 +15.89
600–645 616 8 132.00–139.00 $136.72 $842 +16.72
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 -16.32
650 650 1 127.50 $127.50 $829 -7.50
680–685 683 2 131.00–133.00 $132.00 $902 +7.00
700–725 713 2 120.00–121.00 $120.49 $859 —
740 740 1 116.00 $116.00 $858 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–430 417 3 130.00–147.50 $138.54 $578 +5.93
450–495 474 14 120.00–148.00 $136.72 $648 -0.95
465–495 480 2 115.00–117.50 $116.29 $558 -21.38
510–545 525 8 125.00–135.00 $129.90 $682 +1.75
555–595 573 11 121.00–135.00 $128.41 $736 +5.55
600–635 620 5 120.00–130.00 $124.44 $772 -4.53
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 -2.97
650–675 660 5 112.50–129.00 $119.64 $790 -0.33
720–745 733 2 113.00–115.00 $113.98 $835 +2.98
775 775 1 109.00 $109.00 $845 -6.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 85.00 $85.00 $357 —
430 430 2 100.00–112.50 $106.25 $457 —
500–525 513 2 106.00–110.00 $107.95 $554 —
635 635 1 102.50 $102.50 $651 —
665 665 1 100.00 $100.00 $665 —
750–770 758 3 102.50–116.00 $110.89 $841 +9.89
785–795 thin fleshed 790 2 87.50–90.00 $88.76 $701 —
835–840 838 2 103.00 $103.00 $863 -2.00
845 thin fleshed 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
860 860 1 98.00 $98.00 $843 —
865 thin fleshed 865 1 80.00 $80.00 $692 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 112.50 $112.50 $551 —
515 515 1 84.00 $84.00 $433 —
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744 +17.00
725–730 728 2 102.50–110.00 $106.26 $774 —
935 935 1 86.00 $86.00 $804 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1390 1060 80-85% 27 57.00–68.00 $62.70 $665 —
1195 1195 80-85% 1 51.00 $51.00 $609 —
920–1535 1204 80-85% 12 69.00–81.00 $72.85 $877 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755 755 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $498 —
735–800 768 85-90% 2 32.50–34.00 $33.28 $256 —
820–885 856 85-90% 4 37.00–44.00 $41.22 $353 +0.19
710–1300 951 85-90% 9 47.00–54.00 $50.61 $481 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1320 1320 75-80% 1 68.00 $68.00 $898 —
1295–1585 1416 75-80% 4 70.00–73.00 $71.07 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–1475 1348 2 75.00–77.00 $75.91 $1,023 —
1020–2155 1448 8 80.00–95.00 $86.19 $1,248 —
1890 1890 1 97.00 $97.00 $1,833 -6.42

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 thin fleshed 925 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 583.00 $583.00
930–940 935 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 730.00–740.00 $735.03
920–1305 1087 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 570.00–1,020.00 $773.98
1205–1595 1400 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 880.00–1,070.00 $988.23
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
490 490 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00
720 720 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 340.00 $340.00
715–810 765 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 470.00–590.00 $543.62
825 825 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 370.00 $370.00
855–865 860 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 550.00–710.00 $630.47

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
570–615 593 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 860.00–950.00 $903.29 —
640–680 660 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 810.00–900.00 $856.36 —
635–735 681 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 800.00–1,040.00 $923.54 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
870–1180 993 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 850.00–1,060.00 $968.19 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 45.00 $45.00 $130 —
355 355 1 70.00 $70.00 $248 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
355–375 365 3 98.00–100.00 $99.32 $363 —
425 425 1 101.00 $101.00 $429 —
490 490 1 85.00 $85.00 $416 —

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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.