Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 16, 2021

533 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.42/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $494/hd at 370 lb · 12 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.61/cwt +2.21 vs last sale · ≈ $586/hd at 372 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	533	757	611
Feeder cattle	452	582	463
Slaughter cattle	70	140	128
Replacement cattle	11	35	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 lower; heifers were mostly steady to 2.00 lower; while feeder bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to 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
180–185	183	2	190.00–200.00	$194.93	$357	—
281–290	283	6	170.00–175.00	$171.27	$485	+11.90
300–345	329	4	152.50–167.00	$160.07	$527	-4.41
350–395	372	10	152.50–165.00	$157.61	$586	+2.21
430–440	435	2	145.00	$145.00	$631	-6.15
452	452	2	145.00	$145.00	$655	-5.45
510–545	535	4	142.00–150.00	$145.94	$781	+1.73
550–565	558	2	137.50–139.00	$138.26	$771	-5.42
630	630	2	133.00	$133.00	$838	—
640	640	2	122.00	$122.00	$781	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
192	192	2	140.00	$140.00	$269	—
250–255	253	2	127.50–129.00	$128.24	$324	-18.01
325–335	332	3	135.00	$135.00	$448	+1.81
350–385	369	6	135.00–145.00	$140.51	$518	+9.51
405–445	428	6	130.00–137.50	$133.99	$573	-4.76
465–495	480	2	138.00–141.00	$139.55	$670	+7.43

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–375	370	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$402	—
500–525	513	2	105.00–106.00	$105.51	$541	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245 thin fleshed	223	2	80.00–85.00	$82.75	$185	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	2	145.00–160.00	$152.50	$297	—
200–225	214	4	135.00–145.00	$140.77	$301	-11.73
320–335	324	8	130.00–136.00	$131.09	$425	-3.32
355–395	370	12	130.00–140.00	$133.42	$494	-1.40
415–448	436	7	126.00–134.00	$130.58	$569	+11.89
455–465	460	2	122.50	$122.50	$564	+2.17
450–490	473	6	124.00–130.00	$125.63	$594	+5.30
500–545	519	4	117.00–123.00	$118.70	$616	-1.60

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–280	270	3	115.00–117.50	$116.64	$315	-4.92
300–335	314	5	122.00–127.50	$125.33	$394	+2.87
365–378	372	4	125.00–128.00	$126.25	$470	+3.79
405–425	418	5	112.50–122.00	$117.12	$490	+0.09
460–495	474	7	115.00–120.00	$116.25	$551	-0.71
510–545	527	3	112.50–115.00	$114.17	$602	-0.17
555–570	563	3	111.00–116.00	$114.02	$642	-0.49
600–620	608	4	112.00–114.00	$113.24	$688	-2.27
670–680	675	3	109.00–112.50	$111.17	$750	-1.58

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	105.00–107.50	$106.30	$244	—
250–295	281	4	100.00–101.00	$100.26	$282	-7.26
365–375	370	2	100.00–110.00	$104.93	$388	-0.07
410–445	424	5	105.00–112.50	$109.50	$464	—
465–485	478	7	107.00–110.00	$109.58	$524	—
550–575	565	4	102.50–110.00	$106.27	$600	-1.78
665–685	675	2	96.00–102.00	$98.96	$668	-9.14
700–737	728	4	103.00–107.00	$106.04	$772	—
780	780	2	80.00	$80.00	$624	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295 thin fleshed	278	3	85.00–87.50	$85.76	$238	—
300–345	315	3	105.00–110.00	$106.59	$336	-0.11
365–395	380	4	105.00–110.00	$106.27	$404	—
460	460	2	100.00–107.50	$103.75	$477	-6.25
505–540	524	5	105.00–110.00	$108.09	$566	—
610	610	2	101.00–110.00	$105.50	$644	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	425	5	132.00–140.00	$136.91	$582	+3.03
440–445	443	2	117.50	$117.50	$521	-16.38
450–485	473	7	127.50–137.50	$131.43	$622	-2.85
500–545	524	8	121.00–132.50	$126.56	$663	+2.00
555–590	565	7	122.50–131.00	$127.37	$720	+9.15
715	715	2	112.50–115.00	$113.75	$813	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	9	145.00–153.00	$148.59	$623	+0.60
460–495	478	6	144.00–150.00	$146.64	$701	+2.66
510–530	515	5	139.00–146.00	$143.62	$740	+6.55
560–595	572	5	137.50–147.00	$141.35	$809	+3.66

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	2	105.00–108.00	$106.50	$490	-1.86
550–575	562	3	102.50–112.50	$107.57	$605	+4.22
610–620	617	3	102.50–110.00	$106.50	$657	+2.71
705–735	720	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$630	+0.04
775–792	788	4	88.00–91.00	$88.74	$699	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	418	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$439	-1.70
450–465	458	2	100.00–107.50	$103.81	$475	—
515–545	529	4	102.50–112.50	$107.51	$569	+1.30

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1275	1138	80-85%	2	64.00	$64.00	$728	—
825–1725	1176	80-85%	16	55.00–61.00	$58.48	$688	+8.00

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1280	1048	85-90%	6	36.00–42.00	$39.85	$418	—
980–1335	1133	85-90%	9	49.00–53.00	$50.95	$577	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1130–1245	1188	75-80%	2	37.00–38.00	$37.52	$446	—
1160–1505	1363	75-80%	4	56.00–59.00	$56.99	$777	-0.40

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1555	1478	2	72.00–73.00	$72.47	$1,071	-13.10
1105–2235	1688	3	83.00–87.00	$85.20	$1,438	—
1560–1820	1690	2	96.00	$96.00	$1,622	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00
1455	1455	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–845	795	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	350.00	$350.00

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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
870	870	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	—
935	935	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	+50.00
1100	1100	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	-130.44
1270	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
820	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	430.00	$430.00	—

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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.