Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 7, 2021

453 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.03/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $573/hd at 415 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.83/cwt -3.50 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 467 lb · 17 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $161.25/cwt +4.14 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 371 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 453 481 333
Feeder cattle 353 415 260
Slaughter cattle 90 62 58
Replacement cattle 10 4 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were 6.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mixed. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were 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
170 170 1 155.00 $155.00 $264 —
265–280 274 4 155.00–165.00 $159.32 $437 —
300–330 316 6 150.00–172.50 $162.60 $514 +2.64
370 370 1 140.00 $140.00 $518 -17.11
350–395 371 14 150.00–171.00 $162.77 $604 +5.66
418–435 421 6 147.50–160.50 $158.26 $666 —
455–460 458 3 149.00–151.00 $150.33 $689 +1.13
505–535 526 7 137.50–154.00 $146.80 $772 +5.26
565 565 1 148.00 $148.00 $836 -1.88
605–640 622 6 133.00–149.00 $142.38 $886 +3.35
665–675 670 2 133.00–148.00 $140.44 $941 +12.44
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 135.00–142.50 $138.62 $302 —
265–295 284 4 135.00–145.00 $140.61 $399 +8.01
320 320 1 125.00 $125.00 $400 -13.74
310–340 328 3 125.00–140.00 $133.58 $438 -5.16
350–385 366 8 130.00–145.00 $137.17 $502 +5.92
445 445 1 120.00 $120.00 $534 -18.82
485–495 490 2 125.00–127.50 $126.26 $619 -6.41
540 540 1 127.50 $127.50 $688 —
550–585 568 2 120.00–130.00 $124.85 $709 -4.83
735 thin fleshed 735 1 116.00 $116.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 378 2 105.00–110.00 $107.62 $407 —
615 615 1 109.00 $109.00 $670 —
730 thin fleshed 730 1 90.00 $90.00 $657 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 115.00 $115.00 $316 —
500 thin fleshed 500 1 85.00 $85.00 $425 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 150.00 $150.00 $255 —
250–275 260 3 132.50–135.00 $134.12 $349 -15.86
300–325 316 6 130.00–140.00 $136.02 $430 +1.09
355–395 376 8 130.00–145.00 $137.88 $518 +1.66
400–445 415 27 125.00–145.00 $138.03 $573 -3.88
450–490 465 3 122.50–123.00 $122.66 $570 -8.67
450–495 467 14 124.00–136.00 $128.94 $602 -2.39
525 525 1 117.50 $117.50 $617 -9.79
510–545 527 9 122.50–128.00 $125.60 $662 -1.69
560 560 1 117.50 $117.50 $658 -6.95
550–595 575 5 118.00–125.00 $121.65 $699 -2.80
612–645 627 5 121.00–127.00 $124.97 $784 +3.22
675–690 682 3 118.00–122.00 $119.66 $816 +1.16
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 127.50 $127.50 $376 -2.50
305–330 318 3 117.50–120.00 $119.14 $379 +0.07
375–395 388 4 120.00–125.00 $121.76 $472 —
400–430 417 3 115.00–122.00 $117.41 $490 —
465–485 471 4 118.00–122.50 $121.02 $570 +6.02
510 510 1 117.00 $117.00 $597 —
665–695 680 2 112.50–116.00 $114.29 $777 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 105.00 $105.00 $304 —
305–320 312 3 100.00–110.00 $104.92 $327 —
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 +8.75
450 450 1 87.50 $87.50 $394 —
450–465 457 3 108.00–110.00 $109.32 $500 —
525 525 1 105.00 $105.00 $551 -2.58
555–595 577 3 80.00–95.00 $88.37 $510 —
665 665 1 85.00 $85.00 $565 —
775 775 1 105.00 $105.00 $814 +0.99
800 800 1 91.00 $91.00 $728 —
880 880 1 86.00 $86.00 $757 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 3 102.50–112.50 $109.43 $303 —
310–345 330 3 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $355 -2.54
415–425 420 2 100.00–105.00 $102.47 $430 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 95.00 $95.00 $423 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 80.00 $80.00 $376 —
545 thin fleshed 545 2 85.00 $85.00 $463 +2.54
545 545 1 107.00 $107.00 $583 +4.55
615 615 1 105.00 $105.00 $646 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 12 145.00–158.00 $153.76 $643 +5.48
420–425 423 2 127.50–130.00 $128.74 $545 -19.54
450–495 467 11 145.00–152.50 $149.33 $697 +3.74
465–495 477 3 136.00–142.50 $139.52 $666 -6.07
500–540 522 10 137.50–146.00 $141.51 $739 +6.27
530 530 1 134.00 $134.00 $710 -1.24
550–585 568 7 134.00–139.00 $136.57 $776 +1.57
605–620 613 2 131.00–136.00 $133.53 $819 +1.56
630 630 1 126.00 $126.00 $794 -5.97
660–685 673 2 119.00–126.00 $122.43 $824 —
720 720 1 125.00 $125.00 $900 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 423 4 127.50–140.00 $135.50 $573 +2.93
430 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 -12.57
450–460 thin fleshed 455 2 115.00 $115.00 $523 —
460–485 470 3 125.00–137.50 $130.75 $615 -6.34
525 525 1 132.00 $132.00 $693 +17.00
530–545 538 2 115.00 $115.00 $619 ±0.00
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 +4.33
615–630 623 3 120.00–127.00 $124.02 $773 +2.01
690 690 2 115.00–117.00 $116.00 $800 -10.20
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 -2.30
700 700 1 118.00 $118.00 $826 +0.70
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 thin fleshed 430 1 82.50 $82.50 $355 —
425–445 435 2 105.00–110.00 $107.44 $467 —
550–575 563 2 105.00–110.00 $107.56 $606 +7.56
565 thin fleshed 565 1 85.00 $85.00 $480 —
670 thin fleshed 670 1 85.00 $85.00 $570 —
700–710 705 2 103.00–110.00 $106.52 $751 —
705 thin fleshed 705 2 80.00–89.00 $84.50 $596 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530 530 1 106.00 $106.00 $562 +19.77
565 565 1 92.50 $92.50 $523 —
615 615 1 90.00 $90.00 $554 -19.49
780 780 1 112.00 $112.00 $874 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1545 1165 80-85% 33 63.00–72.00 $66.62 $776 -8.43
1000–1470 1170 80-85% 7 74.00–80.00 $76.30 $893 +1.25
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–920 788 85-90% 2 20.00–21.00 $20.58 $162 —
695–1310 932 85-90% 15 51.00–62.00 $57.95 $540 +13.73
740–1225 981 85-90% 6 40.00–49.00 $45.33 $445 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1465 1273 75-80% 12 62.00–72.00 $67.15 $855 -2.84
1225–1470 1334 75-80% 5 73.00–76.00 $74.01 $987 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1265 1150 4 75.00–86.00 $81.68 $939 —
1155–1675 1492 3 89.00–94.00 $92.71 $1,383 —
1575 1575 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,606 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
965–1015 990 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 640.00–730.00 $680.76

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
635 635 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —
645 645 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 550.00 $550.00 —
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 830.00 $830.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
895 895 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,070.00 $1,070.00 +290.00
1230 1230 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,230.00 $1,230.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460 460 1 75.00 $75.00 $345 —
565 565 1 82.50 $82.50 $466 —

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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.