Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 4, 2021

496 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.29/cwt +3.27 vs last sale · ≈ $624/hd at 475 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.30/cwt -3.21 vs last sale · ≈ $590/hd at 467 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.96/cwt -6.49 vs last sale · ≈ $547/hd at 428 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	496	552	413
Feeder cattle	399	440	361
Slaughter cattle	79	83	43
Replacement cattle	18	29	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were unevenly steady, while slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	135.00	$135.00	$304	—
225–240	233	2	160.00–166.00	$162.90	$380	—
275–285	280	2	150.00–162.50	$156.14	$437	+0.18
290	290	1	147.50	$147.50	$428	-8.46
305 fancy	305	2	174.00	$174.00	$531	—
315	315	1	147.00	$147.00	$463	-9.72
300–345	326	7	147.50–165.00	$157.55	$514	+0.83
350–395	369	7	150.00–167.50	$156.21	$576	-3.22
365–380	373	2	140.00–142.50	$141.22	$527	-18.21
420	420	1	132.50	$132.50	$556	-22.59
400–445	421	7	142.50–151.00	$148.03	$623	-7.06
460–485	473	2	123.00–135.00	$128.84	$609	-23.19
465–495	477	10	139.00–150.00	$142.66	$680	-9.37
505–520	513	2	123.00–131.00	$126.94	$651	-18.56
500–540	517	7	134.00–140.00	$136.98	$708	-8.52
550–575	563	2	120.00–126.00	$122.93	$692	-21.57
550–595	573	8	134.00–140.00	$137.11	$786	-7.39
610	610	1	121.00	$121.00	$738	-14.00
660–665	663	2	128.00–132.00	$130.01	$862	+0.01
720	720	1	124.00	$124.00	$893	+4.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	132.50–142.50	$137.23	$320	+10.88
250–275	263	4	135.00–147.00	$139.26	$366	+8.62
315–335	324	5	140.00–145.00	$141.97	$460	+13.68
360–380	370	5	140.00–146.00	$143.28	$530	+12.21
410–445	430	3	125.00–138.00	$132.66	$570	—
475–495	483	4	125.00–138.00	$131.90	$637	-10.57
520–545	536	4	122.00–132.50	$125.52	$673	-1.17
550–590	575	6	115.00–130.00	$121.57	$699	-9.43
605–640	617	3	119.00–126.00	$122.60	$756	+5.10
715–740	728	2	110.00–112.00	$110.98	$808	+0.98

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$273	—
310	310	2	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$326	—
365–390	378	3	100.00–105.00	$101.67	$384	—
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	—
645	645	1	107.00	$107.00	$690	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	101.00	$101.00	$677	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	2	132.50–134.00	$133.25	$293	—
260–295	277	3	130.00–137.50	$135.02	$374	+2.52
300–342	330	5	131.00–142.50	$133.48	$440	-3.83
330	330	1	126.00	$126.00	$416	-11.31
370	370	2	128.00	$128.00	$474	-5.83
355–390	379	14	129.00–134.00	$130.65	$495	-3.18
405–425	415	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$494	-15.43
400–445	429	17	125.00–133.00	$129.01	$553	-5.44
450	450	1	124.00	$124.00	$558	-5.51
450–495	468	19	125.00–130.00	$126.59	$592	-2.92
475	475	1	123.00	$123.00	$584	-6.51
500–530	508	7	119.00–126.00	$122.85	$624	+5.85
555	555	1	120.00	$120.00	$666	+2.00
585	585	1	109.00	$109.00	$638	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	125.00	$125.00	$212	—
225	225	1	117.50	$117.50	$264	±0.00
260–295	274	4	125.00–127.50	$126.13	$346	+2.35
305–345	323	3	126.00–127.50	$126.83	$410	+6.50
360–395	383	3	115.00–125.00	$120.15	$460	-4.76
400–425	413	2	121.00–122.00	$121.48	$502	+3.98
470–490	483	6	114.00–123.00	$118.30	$571	+0.61
515–535	526	7	112.00–117.00	$113.57	$597	-0.60
555–590	569	5	109.00–117.00	$112.36	$639	-2.13
600–610	604	4	109.00–114.00	$110.99	$670	-1.01

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	105.00	$105.00	$436	—
450–470	460	3	100.00–105.00	$103.33	$475	-6.67
515–530	525	3	101.00–106.00	$103.34	$543	-2.14
570–595	582	3	104.00–107.00	$106.00	$617	+0.50
605 thin fleshed	605	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$529	—
645	645	1	99.00	$99.00	$639	—
650	650	1	99.00	$99.00	$644	+4.00
663 thin fleshed	663	1	83.00	$83.00	$550	—
700	700	1	98.00	$98.00	$686	-6.00
730	730	1	94.00	$94.00	$686	-10.00
760	760	1	97.00	$97.00	$737	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	407	3	100.00–110.00	$105.08	$428	—
455	455	1	82.50	$82.50	$375	-27.50
450–490	470	2	102.50–110.00	$106.09	$499	-3.91
525–540	534	4	101.00–111.00	$106.99	$571	+19.49
595	595	1	108.00	$108.00	$643	—
615–635	624	4	101.00–108.00	$104.51	$652	+0.05
680	680	1	91.00	$91.00	$619	-4.00
810	810	1	88.00	$88.00	$713	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	434	5	120.00–136.00	$128.74	$559	-3.95
450–495	475	22	118.00–138.00	$131.29	$624	+2.89
500–540	525	5	126.00–132.00	$128.39	$674	+6.61
555–595	568	10	115.00–128.00	$122.70	$697	-0.45
620	620	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$701	-4.96

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	416	5	140.00–147.50	$141.73	$590	-5.86
440	440	1	125.00	$125.00	$550	-17.00
450–475	462	3	139.00	$139.00	$642	-10.43
462–490	475	4	125.00–138.00	$133.67	$635	-15.76
475	475	1	132.00	$132.00	$627	-17.43
500–545	521	9	133.00–137.00	$134.43	$700	-5.43
505–540	528	3	125.00–132.50	$127.39	$673	-4.61
552	552	3	123.00	$123.00	$679	-2.30
575–585	580	2	133.00–135.00	$133.99	$777	-6.56
615	615	1	124.00	$124.00	$763	-9.49

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	95.00	$95.00	$413	-15.00
480	480	1	105.00	$105.00	$504	+7.50
570–595	586	5	105.00–110.00	$106.99	$627	—
620–645	633	2	104.00–107.00	$105.47	$668	+5.47
675–685	680	2	104.00–105.00	$104.50	$711	—
735	735	1	81.00	$81.00	$595	-22.00
790	790	1	108.00	$108.00	$853	+5.52
808	808	1	85.00	$85.00	$687	-9.00
890 thin fleshed	890	1	88.00	$88.00	$783	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520	520	1	102.00	$102.00	$530	+9.50
590	590	1	112.50	$112.50	$664	+5.72
650–690	670	2	100.00–109.00	$104.63	$701	—
805 thin fleshed	805	1	90.00	$90.00	$724	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1435	1081	80-85%	35	56.00–68.00	$63.73	$689	—
985–1340	1178	80-85%	13	69.00–77.00	$71.30	$840	+7.99

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1230	1198	75-80%	2	69.00–70.00	$69.51	$833	—
1190–1775	1417	75-80%	11	61.00–68.00	$64.39	$912	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–885	819	85-90%	5	50.00–56.00	$53.94	$442	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1215	1215	1	87.00	$87.00	$1,057	—
1670–2070	1865	5	99.00–105.00	$101.64	$1,896	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750	750	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	440.00	$440.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–915	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	630.00–660.00	$645.12
955–1105	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	640.00–730.00	$683.74
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	690.00	$690.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
850	850	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
890–1065	978	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–1,210.00	$1,068.87	+318.87
1225	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	-195.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
550	550	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	-370.00
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555	555	1	61.00	$61.00	$339	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	89.00	$89.00	$441	+24.00
565–590	578	2	89.00–91.00	$89.98	$520	—

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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.