Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 24, 2021

530 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.94/cwt +8.18 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 480 lb · 27 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.13/cwt +6.04 vs last sale · ≈ $574/hd at 419 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $154.94/cwt +8.55 vs last sale · ≈ $796/hd at 513 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 530 417 362
Feeder cattle 399 340 273
Slaughter cattle 125 72 71
Replacement cattle 6 5 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while bulls were mostly 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 3.00 to 13.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly moderate to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 180.00 $180.00 $351 —
240 240 1 155.00 $155.00 $372 —
260–295 278 2 162.50–167.50 $165.16 $459 +6.74
300–345 330 8 160.00–179.00 $166.43 $549 -0.72
330 330 1 137.50 $137.50 $454 -29.65
350–395 372 15 150.00–170.00 $159.30 $593 +2.59
410–435 425 5 152.50–163.00 $157.74 $670 +4.04
460–495 470 6 145.00–160.00 $154.55 $726 +5.17
490 490 1 140.00 $140.00 $686 -9.38
500–535 512 15 145.00–163.00 $155.94 $798 +9.55
535 535 1 140.00 $140.00 $749 -6.39
560–590 569 6 140.00–157.00 $147.80 $841 -6.41
570–575 573 2 135.00–136.00 $135.50 $776 -18.71
611 611 5 155.00 $155.00 $947 +22.96
650–675 669 7 139.00–149.00 $146.74 $982 +12.73
675 thin fleshed 675 1 129.00 $129.00 $871 —
704–740 716 8 134.00–140.00 $138.76 $994 —
770 770 1 122.00 $122.00 $939 —
775–794 789 7 140.00–143.50 $142.52 $1,124 —
805 805 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,095 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 122.50 $122.50 $355 -2.50
350–375 360 3 130.00–145.00 $135.68 $488 +7.50
375–390 thin fleshed 383 2 120.00 $120.00 $460 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 115.00 $115.00 $483 —
420–440 430 2 127.50–130.00 $128.78 $554 —
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 —
470 470 1 135.00 $135.00 $634 —
500–520 510 2 135.00 $135.00 $688 —
555 thin fleshed 555 2 122.00 $122.00 $677 —
565 565 1 122.50 $122.50 $692 —
660 660 1 126.00 $126.00 $832 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 112.50 $112.50 $422 +3.75
520 520 1 105.00 $105.00 $546 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 137.50 $137.50 $330 -3.79
275–290 283 5 138.00–147.50 $144.09 $408 +9.93
305–310 308 6 130.00–145.00 $139.00 $428 +7.52
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 -6.48
350–395 368 13 130.00–147.00 $138.12 $508 +4.56
410 fancy 410 1 152.00 $152.00 $623 —
400–443 419 21 125.00–145.00 $136.42 $572 +5.33
450–498 480 27 125.00–146.00 $134.94 $648 +8.18
523 fancy 523 3 148.00 $148.00 $774 —
505–545 525 10 123.00–143.00 $127.46 $669 +3.12
550–590 567 15 122.00–137.00 $126.00 $714 +4.00
610–640 626 7 118.00–130.00 $124.32 $778 -0.68
665–686 683 8 118.00–129.50 $126.22 $862 —
720 720 1 116.00 $116.00 $835 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
365 365 1 120.00 $120.00 $438 -3.91
350–395 370 3 120.00–125.00 $122.43 $453 -1.48
405 405 1 122.50 $122.50 $496 +3.12
455–485 473 3 115.00–120.00 $116.71 $552 -4.77
500–540 525 7 115.00–118.00 $115.86 $608 —
570 570 1 116.00 $116.00 $661 —
605 605 3 112.50–115.00 $114.17 $691 +2.83
665–675 668 3 108.00–116.00 $111.32 $744 —
700–730 717 3 110.00–115.00 $111.67 $801 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 420 4 100.00–110.00 $106.21 $446 —
460 460 1 90.00 $90.00 $414 -19.02
475–485 480 2 100.00–107.50 $103.79 $498 -5.23
570 thin fleshed 570 1 80.00 $80.00 $456 —
620 620 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $636 —
660–690 675 2 102.50–110.00 $106.33 $718 —
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 —
805 805 1 90.00 $90.00 $724 —
880 880 1 87.00 $87.00 $766 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 107.50 $107.50 $285 —
440 440 1 95.00 $95.00 $418 —
530–540 535 2 110.00 $110.00 $588 —
580 580 1 105.00 $105.00 $609 —
595 595 1 88.00 $88.00 $524 —
620 620 1 112.50 $112.50 $698 —
735 735 1 97.50 $97.50 $717 —
750–780 765 2 100.00–103.00 $101.53 $777 —
820 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 7 147.50–160.00 $155.10 $659 +4.59
450–485 462 7 142.50–159.00 $153.87 $711 +6.50
505–535 519 5 139.00–155.00 $146.24 $759 —
557 557 3 138.00 $138.00 $769 ±0.00
560–575 565 4 127.50–133.00 $129.11 $729 -8.89
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 -4.99
600–630 612 3 129.00–136.00 $132.62 $812 +2.63
660–690 679 4 120.00–127.00 $123.27 $837 —
710 710 1 127.00 $127.00 $902 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —
750 750 1 125.00 $125.00 $938 —
820 820 2 109.00 $109.00 $894 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–435 423 4 130.00–145.00 $136.84 $579 +14.31
435 435 1 125.00 $125.00 $544 +2.47
440 thin fleshed 440 1 117.50 $117.50 $517 —
450–480 467 5 125.00–143.00 $135.57 $633 +2.85
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 -12.72
500–542 524 6 120.00–135.00 $128.71 $674 +0.93
525 thin fleshed 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 —
550–570 thin fleshed 560 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $651 —
555–575 562 4 120.00–126.00 $124.26 $698 -3.79
602 thin fleshed 602 2 117.50 $117.50 $707 —
620 620 1 118.00 $118.00 $732 -2.42
615–645 631 4 117.50–125.00 $122.49 $773 +2.07
665–685 674 4 120.00–128.00 $124.25 $837 +2.76
700 thin fleshed 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —
790 790 1 118.00 $118.00 $932 —
800 800 1 116.00 $116.00 $928 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 —
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 —
520–525 523 2 110.00–112.00 $111.00 $581 —
555–590 573 3 107.50–111.00 $108.84 $624 —
625 thin fleshed 625 1 80.00 $80.00 $500 —
755 thin fleshed 755 1 87.00 $87.00 $657 —
790 790 1 97.50 $97.50 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
455–460 458 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $492 +3.32
575–585 582 3 104.00–110.00 $107.35 $625 —
605 605 1 111.00 $111.00 $672 —
640 thin fleshed 640 1 90.00 $90.00 $576 —
730 730 1 108.00 $108.00 $788 +4.02
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1210 1210 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,040.00 $1,040.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1520 1123 80-85% 36 64.00–73.00 $69.09 $776 -8.56
825–1455 1214 80-85% 4 59.00–62.00 $61.22 $743 —
985–1595 1222 80-85% 19 74.00–84.00 $77.96 $953 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1315 1200 75-80% 3 60.00–62.00 $60.93 $731 —
1005–1540 1300 75-80% 13 67.00–73.00 $69.89 $909 -7.62
1115–1600 1300 75-80% 12 74.00–80.00 $77.18 $1,003 -0.33
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
745–965 855 85-90% 2 34.00–35.00 $34.56 $295 —
785–1210 898 85-90% 6 39.00–48.00 $43.94 $395 —
765–1350 1005 85-90% 15 50.00–63.00 $56.90 $572 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205 1205 1 75.00 $75.00 $904 —
1675–2115 1890 10 95.00–101.00 $97.43 $1,841 —
1750–2200 1975 2 104.00–105.00 $104.44 $2,063 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 510.00 $510.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
680 680 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 -70.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 268 3 75.00–85.00 $78.66 $211 —

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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.