Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 30, 2021

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.52/cwt +7.91 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 371 lb · 32 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.49/cwt +0.12 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 575 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.53/cwt +2.68 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 473 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 696 533 464
Feeder cattle 577 452 344
Slaughter cattle 110 70 100
Replacement cattle 9 11 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 5 Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were 4.00 to 18.00 higher, while heifers were 2.00 to 7.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle heavy. Cattle quality was average 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
198 198 2 170.00 $170.00 $337 -24.93
200–239 226 8 150.00–170.00 $157.86 $357 —
250–285 271 16 150.00–172.50 $164.89 $447 -6.38
300–340 325 12 155.00–176.00 $168.05 $546 +7.98
350–395 371 32 152.50–185.00 $165.52 $614 +7.91
405–435 422 10 145.00–168.00 $155.81 $658 +10.81
450–475 463 12 145.00–170.00 $162.89 $754 +17.89
500–540 524 8 140.00–148.00 $143.38 $751 -2.56
565–593 587 8 136.00–149.00 $143.55 $843 +5.29
610–640 634 5 128.00–146.00 $142.54 $904 +9.54
665–670 668 2 131.00–132.00 $131.50 $878 —
670 670 1 125.00 $125.00 $838 —
725–730 728 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $917 —
785 785 1 125.00 $125.00 $981 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 137.50 $137.50 $268 -2.50
200–240 224 4 132.50–147.50 $140.04 $314 —
255–295 271 5 127.50–142.50 $135.76 $368 +7.52
300–325 313 6 130.00–147.50 $137.71 $431 +2.71
320 320 1 130.00 $130.00 $416 -5.00
350 thin fleshed 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
350–395 374 4 130.00–147.50 $136.54 $511 -3.97
420–440 430 3 130.00–142.50 $134.26 $577 +0.27
495 495 1 141.00 $141.00 $698 +1.45
540 thin fleshed 540 1 115.00 $115.00 $621 —
550–590 570 2 124.00–126.00 $125.04 $713 —
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 —
610–620 615 2 119.00–127.00 $123.03 $757 —
688 688 2 117.00 $117.00 $805 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 270 3 109.00–110.00 $109.68 $296 —
350–370 362 3 110.00–117.50 $112.42 $407 —
405 405 1 90.00 $90.00 $364 —
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 115.00 $115.00 $196 —
655 655 1 104.00 $104.00 $681 —
715 715 1 110.00 $110.00 $786 —
750 750 1 110.00 $110.00 $825 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 2 168.00 $168.00 $302 +15.50
225–245 235 6 132.00–150.00 $137.79 $324 -2.98
250–290 268 10 130.00–142.50 $134.21 $360 —
310–340 323 18 130.00–141.00 $135.89 $439 +4.80
360–395 376 15 130.00–143.00 $135.78 $511 +2.36
400–435 418 18 124.00–145.00 $132.88 $555 +2.30
450–495 472 17 123.00–138.00 $128.24 $605 +2.61
465–490 478 2 121.00–122.00 $121.49 $581 -4.14
500–545 512 16 118.00–134.00 $125.47 $642 +6.77
550–595 571 11 117.00–128.00 $120.33 $687 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 120.00 $120.00 $288 —
260–290 275 3 116.00–129.00 $121.50 $334 +4.86
305–335 314 7 115.00–124.00 $119.80 $376 -5.53
355–395 374 5 115.00–129.00 $121.60 $455 -4.65
408–435 415 4 120.00–123.00 $121.77 $505 +4.65
450–485 470 11 111.00–122.00 $118.29 $556 +2.04
515–520 518 2 112.00–115.00 $113.51 $588 -0.66
560–595 577 5 111.00–116.00 $113.78 $657 -0.24
645 645 2 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 102.50 $102.50 $220 —
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 —
315–345 thin fleshed 330 2 80.00–95.00 $87.16 $288 —
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 +3.41
360 360 1 90.00 $90.00 $324 -16.27
393 393 2 110.00 $110.00 $432 +3.73
425–435 430 2 110.00 $110.00 $473 —
440 thin fleshed 440 1 81.00 $81.00 $356 —
455 455 1 90.00 $90.00 $410 -13.75
515 thin fleshed 515 1 90.00 $90.00 $464 —
515–535 526 5 99.00–110.00 $104.62 $550 -3.47
565–570 thin fleshed 568 2 90.00 $90.00 $511 —
565–593 589 13 100.00–113.00 $108.15 $637 —
610–630 620 2 100.00–105.00 $102.54 $636 -2.96
645 thin fleshed 645 1 80.00 $80.00 $516 —
650 thin fleshed 650 1 80.00 $80.00 $520 —
810 810 1 99.00 $99.00 $802 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 100.00–108.00 $104.13 $248 -2.17
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 —
360–370 365 3 100.00–110.00 $106.71 $389 +1.78
365 365 1 90.00 $90.00 $328 -14.93
405 405 1 90.00 $90.00 $364 -19.50
425 thin fleshed 425 1 95.00 $95.00 $404 —
445 445 1 110.00 $110.00 $490 +0.50
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 +0.42
560–580 568 3 105.00–110.00 $107.36 $610 +1.09
590 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 -26.27
620–630 625 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $591 —
615–640 628 2 106.00–108.00 $107.02 $672 —
685 685 1 102.00 $102.00 $699 +3.04
745 745 1 101.00 $101.00 $752 -5.04
865 865 1 86.00 $86.00 $744 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 15 145.00–165.00 $152.73 $641 +4.14
450–490 464 16 145.00–166.00 $151.45 $703 +4.81
500–545 515 13 137.00–153.00 $142.39 $733 -1.23
550–570 560 2 136.00–139.00 $137.47 $770 -3.88
610 610 1 120.00 $120.00 $732 —
620–628 625 3 128.00–130.00 $128.66 $804 —
665 665 1 128.00 $128.00 $851 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 thin fleshed 430 1 120.00 $120.00 $516 —
410–445 432 3 130.00–134.00 $132.39 $572 -4.52
475 thin fleshed 475 1 117.50 $117.50 $558 —
460–490 483 4 137.50–143.00 $141.24 $682 +9.81
515–540 532 7 123.00–134.00 $129.25 $688 +2.69
550–580 565 2 114.00–115.00 $114.51 $647 -12.86
550–595 575 17 116.00–134.00 $129.75 $746 +2.38
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 -12.37
600 600 1 114.00 $114.00 $684 —
610 610 1 114.00 $114.00 $695 —
610 610 1 119.00 $119.00 $726 —
605–620 thin fleshed 613 2 116.00 $116.00 $711 —
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 —
670–680 675 2 112.00–118.00 $115.02 $776 —
715 715 1 117.00 $117.00 $837 +3.25
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415–445 430 3 101.00–110.00 $107.10 $461 —
455 455 1 80.00 $80.00 $364 -26.50
485 485 1 110.00 $110.00 $534 +3.50
530 530 1 80.00 $80.00 $424 —
575 575 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $604 -2.57
595 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 -27.57
650–690 670 2 100.00–109.00 $104.37 $699 —
705–725 715 2 101.00–110.00 $105.44 $754 +17.89
730–745 738 2 82.00–85.00 $83.52 $616 -4.03
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 110.00 $110.00 $440 +5.00
465 465 1 95.00 $95.00 $442 -8.81
470–490 480 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $482 -3.30
500–525 513 2 100.00–110.00 $105.12 $539 -2.39
520 520 1 80.00 $80.00 $416 -27.51
525 thin fleshed 525 1 81.00 $81.00 $425 —
575 thin fleshed 575 1 81.00 $81.00 $466 —
645 thin fleshed 645 1 90.00 $90.00 $580 —
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —
775 775 2 105.00 $105.00 $814 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 790.00 $790.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1620 1173 80-85% 43 54.00–64.00 $58.15 $682 -0.33
1090–1540 1279 80-85% 9 64.00–74.00 $66.42 $850 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780 780 85-90% 1 61.00 $61.00 $476 —
730–890 810 85-90% 2 34.00 $34.00 $275 —
515–1000 832 85-90% 7 38.00–44.00 $41.14 $342 —
725–1500 1024 85-90% 14 45.00–54.00 $50.12 $513 +10.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055 1055 75-80% 1 51.00 $51.00 $538 —
1140–1835 1372 75-80% 10 55.00–63.00 $59.60 $818 +2.61
1100–1510 1391 75-80% 4 65.00–68.00 $66.61 $927 +9.62

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1360 1224 4 50.00–79.00 $69.40 $849 —
1290–1815 1571 7 80.00–92.00 $86.33 $1,356 —
1000–2285 1719 4 94.00–99.00 $96.43 $1,658 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810 810 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
955–1495 1225 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–800.00 $706.45

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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
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,590.00 $1,590.00 —
1200 1200 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
278 278 2 90.00 $90.00 $250 —
310 310 1 80.00 $80.00 $248 —

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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.