Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 14, 2021

500 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.51/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 467 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.14/cwt +3.95 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 429 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.01/cwt -1.78 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 517 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	500	453	561
Feeder cattle	410	353	476
Slaughter cattle	80	90	80
Replacement cattle	10	10	5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	2	160.00–180.00	$170.00	$306	+15.00
200–205	203	2	167.50–170.00	$168.77	$343	—
255–295	275	4	155.00–176.00	$165.65	$456	+6.33
300–340	320	7	150.00–169.00	$161.90	$518	-0.70
350	350	1	127.50	$127.50	$446	-12.50
365–395	381	10	150.00–166.00	$160.48	$611	-2.29
405–445	421	9	150.00–161.00	$155.38	$654	-2.88
450–465	458	6	146.00–158.00	$154.33	$707	+4.00
505–545	529	5	135.00–150.00	$142.03	$751	-4.77
570	570	2	140.00	$140.00	$798	-8.00
610–620	615	2	135.00–146.00	$140.54	$864	-1.84
675	675	1	128.00	$128.00	$864	-12.44
705–710	708	2	128.00–139.00	$133.52	$945	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–220 thin fleshed	215	3	115.00–117.50	$115.81	$249	—
260–280	270	2	120.00–125.00	$122.41	$331	-18.20
250–290	279	7	125.00–147.50	$134.01	$374	-6.60
315	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	-5.00
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	-5.00
330 thin fleshed	330	1	122.50	$122.50	$404	—
305–345	333	6	125.00–147.50	$132.68	$442	-0.90
370 thin fleshed	370	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$430	—
360–395	380	3	135.00–142.00	$137.36	$522	+0.19
395	395	1	115.00	$115.00	$454	-22.17
415–445	432	3	130.00–142.50	$136.58	$590	+16.58
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-6.26
465–490	478	2	132.50	$132.50	$633	+6.24
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	-12.50
525	525	1	117.50	$117.50	$617	-10.00
585	585	1	115.00	$115.00	$673	-9.85
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
670	670	1	116.00	$116.00	$777	—
670	670	6	122.00	$122.00	$817	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	85.00	$85.00	$272	—
375 thin fleshed	375	1	80.00	$80.00	$300	—
360–395	382	3	100.00–110.00	$104.87	$401	—
555–565	560	2	102.50–105.00	$103.76	$581	—
820	820	1	106.00	$106.00	$869	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	115.00	$115.00	$334	—
395	395	1	105.00	$105.00	$415	-2.62
440	440	1	105.00	$105.00	$462	—
450	450	1	96.00	$96.00	$432	—
710	710	1	110.00	$110.00	$781	—
770	770	1	108.00	$108.00	$832	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	135.00	$135.00	$331	—
270–275	273	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$362	-1.60
305–345	325	4	130.00–141.00	$135.33	$440	-0.69
360–395	379	11	130.00–144.00	$137.47	$521	-0.41
405–442	427	11	125.00–142.00	$134.43	$574	-3.60
450–490	466	19	124.00–138.00	$130.20	$607	+1.26
465–490	478	2	123.00	$123.00	$588	-5.94
500–545	517	14	118.00–128.00	$123.01	$636	+5.51
550–582	564	8	118.00–126.50	$123.18	$695	+5.68
565	565	1	116.00	$116.00	$655	-1.50
615	615	2	119.00–121.00	$120.00	$738	-4.97
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	-9.97
653	653	5	122.00	$122.00	$797	+2.34

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	232	3	115.00–127.50	$122.72	$285	—
250–295	270	5	115.00–127.50	$121.33	$328	-6.17
320–345	339	5	115.00–127.50	$122.45	$415	+3.31
350–375	367	3	122.00–125.00	$123.98	$455	+2.22
400–405	403	3	112.50–120.00	$115.01	$463	-2.40
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	-2.41
450–492	481	10	117.00–123.00	$120.12	$578	-0.90
500–525	515	3	109.00–115.00	$112.62	$580	-4.38
555–585	573	4	112.00–117.00	$114.15	$654	—
658–660	659	3	114.00–116.00	$115.33	$760	+1.04
700–735	718	2	108.00–111.00	$109.54	$786	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	107.50	$107.50	$269	—
310 thin fleshed	310	1	90.00	$90.00	$279	—
325	325	1	112.50	$112.50	$366	+7.58
335	335	1	92.50	$92.50	$310	-12.42
460	460	1	95.00	$95.00	$437	-14.32
450–495	473	6	100.00–110.00	$105.37	$498	-3.95
515–540	526	4	102.50–106.00	$104.61	$550	-0.39
545	545	1	87.50	$87.50	$477	-17.50
570	570	1	95.00	$95.00	$542	+6.63
560–595	579	5	100.00–110.00	$106.19	$615	+17.82
605–645	625	5	100.00–107.50	$104.25	$652	—
655 thin fleshed	655	1	87.50	$87.50	$573	—
665–670	668	2	90.00–95.00	$92.51	$618	+7.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	105.00	$105.00	$341	-2.44
365 thin fleshed	365	2	92.50–96.00	$94.25	$344	—
380–395	388	2	100.00–106.00	$103.06	$400	—
415	415	1	112.50	$112.50	$467	+10.03
470 thin fleshed	470	1	82.50	$82.50	$388	+2.50
485	485	1	105.00	$105.00	$509	—
565–570	568	2	106.00–107.00	$106.50	$605	—
620	620	1	106.00	$106.00	$657	+1.00
625	625	1	95.00	$95.00	$594	-10.00
650 thin fleshed	650	1	90.00	$90.00	$585	—
675	675	1	84.00	$84.00	$567	—
755	755	1	105.00	$105.00	$793	—
810	810	1	96.00	$96.00	$778	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 value added	410	1	165.00	$165.00	$676	—
410–445	430	14	143.00–158.00	$153.36	$659	+24.62
455–485	473	6	144.00–154.00	$148.42	$702	+8.90
485	485	1	140.00	$140.00	$679	+0.48
500–540	525	5	135.00–143.00	$138.65	$728	-2.86
525–535	530	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$684	-5.01
555–595	574	8	134.00–150.00	$137.59	$790	+1.02
580	580	1	128.00	$128.00	$742	-8.57
605	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	-13.53
605–630	615	3	130.00–136.00	$132.71	$816	-0.82
660–680	670	2	128.00–130.00	$128.99	$864	+6.56
690	690	1	124.00	$124.00	$856	+1.57
780	780	1	119.00	$119.00	$928	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 thin fleshed	410	1	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
410	410	1	115.00	$115.00	$472	-20.50
415–440	428	2	137.00–140.00	$138.54	$593	+18.54
440	440	2	115.00–125.00	$120.00	$528	±0.00
455–480	468	4	125.00–142.50	$132.69	$621	+1.94
490	490	1	115.00	$115.00	$564	-15.75
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	115.00	$115.00	$590	—
510–540	520	5	120.00–129.00	$124.65	$648	-7.35
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	-17.00
560	560	1	132.50	$132.50	$742	+2.50
565	565	1	122.50	$122.50	$692	-7.50
590 thin fleshed	590	1	115.00	$115.00	$678	—
615–645	630	2	122.50–124.00	$123.27	$777	-0.75
660	660	1	123.00	$123.00	$812	+7.00
680 thin fleshed	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
725–740	732	3	112.50–118.00	$116.18	$850	+1.18
765–770	768	2	120.00–122.00	$121.00	$929	—
790 thin fleshed	790	1	112.00	$112.00	$885	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	110.00	$110.00	$484	—
470	470	1	87.50	$87.50	$411	—
495	495	1	110.00	$110.00	$544	—
515–535 thin fleshed	525	2	85.00–95.00	$90.10	$473	—
515–540	528	2	105.00–115.00	$109.88	$580	+3.88
540	540	1	80.00	$80.00	$432	-26.00
635	635	1	112.00	$112.00	$711	+22.00
680	680	1	112.00	$112.00	$762	—
775	775	1	110.00	$110.00	$852	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	100.00–105.00	$102.51	$449	-4.93
515	515	1	110.00	$110.00	$566	—
775	775	1	91.00	$91.00	$705	—
850 thin fleshed	850	1	97.00	$97.00	$824	—
875	875	1	107.00	$107.00	$936	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790	790	85-90%	1	63.00	$63.00	$498	+42.42
630–1040	798	85-90%	6	39.00–49.00	$46.05	$367	+25.47
705–910	808	85-90%	2	10.00–15.00	$12.18	$98	—
725–1140	937	85-90%	18	50.00–62.00	$56.97	$534	-0.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1315	1013	80-85%	19	63.00–72.00	$67.37	$682	—
940–1235	1071	80-85%	8	73.00–77.00	$75.08	$804	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–1305	1113	75-80%	4	67.00–72.00	$69.78	$777	—
1280	1280	75-80%	1	75.00	$75.00	$960	+7.85

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1490	1134	7	75.00–86.00	$80.79	$916	—
1530–2135	1759	10	89.00–100.00	$94.81	$1,668	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1475–1550	1513	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,340.00	$1,296.12

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
835	835	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–660.00	$580.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	80.00	$80.00	$184	—

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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.