Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 31, 2021

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.33/cwt -3.61 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 480 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.29/cwt -4.91 vs last sale · ≈ $673/hd at 529 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.91/cwt +4.78 vs last sale · ≈ $593/hd at 418 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 530 416
Feeder cattle 415 399 310
Slaughter cattle 62 125 91
Replacement cattle 4 6 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower; and feeder bull were mostly 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were slow to moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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
240–245 243 2 162.50–175.00 $168.81 $410 +13.81
340–345 343 2 155.00–165.00 $159.96 $549 -6.47
350–390 375 7 150.00–163.00 $157.11 $589 -2.19
475–498 489 4 145.00–156.00 $149.20 $730 +9.20
500–540 528 12 137.00–149.00 $141.54 $747 +1.54
550–588 583 11 140.00–153.00 $149.88 $874 +14.38
620–630 625 2 135.00–143.00 $139.03 $869 -15.97
655–685 670 2 128.00 $128.00 $858 -18.74
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 262 3 130.00–135.00 $132.60 $347 +10.10
310–335 321 4 135.00–145.00 $138.74 $445 —
375 375 2 125.00–137.50 $131.25 $492 -4.43
400–445 423 2 137.50–140.00 $138.82 $587 +10.04
470–480 475 3 130.00–138.00 $132.67 $630 -2.33
555–590 575 4 125.00–134.00 $129.68 $746 +7.18
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 2 105.00–107.50 $106.25 $388 -6.25

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 140.00 $140.00 $333 +2.50
260–270 265 4 147.50–152.50 $149.98 $397 +5.89
310–340 326 8 133.00–140.00 $134.93 $440 +9.93
350–395 367 7 130.00–143.00 $136.22 $500 -1.90
405–440 418 18 137.50–144.00 $141.91 $593 +5.49
455–495 480 28 125.00–137.00 $131.33 $630 -3.61
500–545 529 26 121.00–132.00 $127.29 $673 -0.17
550–593 574 14 120.00–129.00 $124.45 $714 -1.55
600–635 613 3 118.00–126.00 $121.75 $746 -2.57
660–670 665 2 118.00–119.00 $118.50 $788 -7.72
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 130.00 $130.00 $368 —
300–345 317 3 115.00–125.00 $119.07 $377 -10.93
450–455 453 2 115.00 $115.00 $521 -1.71
700–730 718 3 109.00–114.00 $111.64 $802 -0.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–345 343 2 107.50–112.50 $109.98 $377 —
475–485 478 3 101.00–105.00 $103.68 $496 -0.11
505–520 thin fleshed 513 2 80.00–85.00 $82.46 $423 —
505–525 515 2 100.00–105.00 $102.45 $528 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 2 100.00–102.50 $101.25 $425 +6.25
505–540 523 2 105.00–110.00 $107.58 $563 -2.42
770–790 780 2 103.00–105.00 $104.01 $811 +2.48

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–415 408 2 125.00 $125.00 $510 -11.84
400–440 thin fleshed 420 2 115.00–122.50 $118.93 $500 +1.43
410–445 422 3 127.50–135.00 $132.57 $559 -4.27
470–495 481 6 132.50–141.00 $137.09 $659 +17.09
535 535 2 115.00 $115.00 $615 -13.71
550–595 575 8 120.00–132.00 $125.67 $723 +1.41
605–630 618 2 115.00–117.50 $116.28 $719 -1.72
605–645 628 4 119.00–125.00 $122.01 $766 -0.48
650–678 668 8 121.00–127.50 $126.20 $843 +1.95
700–745 718 3 116.00–119.00 $117.30 $842 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–432 425 9 145.00–152.50 $148.28 $630 -6.82
465–480 475 5 143.00–148.00 $145.59 $692 -8.28
525–540 531 5 133.00–139.00 $135.24 $718 -11.00
555–570 560 3 135.00 $135.00 $756 -3.00
600–620 610 2 130.00–134.00 $131.97 $805 -0.65
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–535 525 2 85.00–87.50 $86.23 $453 —
610–635 623 2 109.00–110.00 $109.49 $682 -1.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–585 580 2 100.00 $100.00 $580 -8.84

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1545 1111 80-85% 17 65.00–72.00 $68.56 $762 -0.53
1100–1290 1181 80-85% 4 74.00–77.00 $75.05 $886 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1630 1288 75-80% 9 67.00–73.00 $69.99 $901 —
1200–1800 1388 75-80% 6 75.00–82.00 $77.64 $1,078 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1015 913 85-90% 2 42.00–46.00 $44.22 $404 —
938–1200 1054 85-90% 4 55.00–61.00 $58.81 $620 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1635 1503 2 95.00–102.00 $98.19 $1,476 —
1390–2185 1788 2 105.00–107.00 $106.22 $1,899 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1035 1035 Young (2-4 yrs)1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo) 1 680.00 $680.00

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 780.00 $780.00 —
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 940.00 $940.00 +340.00

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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.