Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 1, 2022

755 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.79/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $612/hd at 417 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.09/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 369 lb · 26 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.27/cwt +2.09 vs last sale · ≈ $568/hd at 373 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	755	588	355
Feeder cattle	588	456	295
Slaughter cattle	135	122	54
Replacement cattle	32	10	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 6. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 lower; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was mostly 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
265–295	285	6	175.00–190.00	$183.97	$524	-13.92
305–340 fancy	323	2	200.00–219.00	$210.02	$678	—
305–345	325	14	180.00–195.00	$187.81	$610	-4.08
350–385 fancy	366	7	200.00–218.00	$210.11	$769	+10.41
350–395	370	19	179.00–190.00	$185.45	$686	-0.36
410–425 fancy	414	4	185.00–195.00	$188.72	$781	—
400–445	423	6	166.00–180.00	$172.19	$728	+3.21
430–435	433	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$660	-16.49
450–465 fancy	456	4	182.50–196.00	$189.06	$862	—
455–485	473	9	165.00–180.00	$172.97	$818	+9.17
505–545	524	10	152.50–159.00	$154.64	$810	-10.87
550–595	576	5	148.00–154.00	$151.67	$874	-5.78
620–625	623	2	141.00–155.00	$147.97	$922	—
655–660	657	3	132.00–133.00	$132.67	$872	+1.19

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	228	6	135.00–141.00	$139.11	$317	—
255–270	262	3	140.00–150.00	$144.90	$380	-10.10
315–335	325	2	150.00	$150.00	$488	—
355–395	375	2	145.00–155.00	$149.73	$561	-0.79
605–630	618	2	125.00	$125.00	$772	—
780–790	785	2	115.00–121.00	$118.02	$926	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	268	2	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$301	—
315–335	325	2	100.00–110.00	$105.15	$342	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	282	5	140.00–147.50	$144.50	$407	-0.48
315–345	331	7	137.50–147.50	$143.56	$475	-1.47
350–395	373	23	145.00–158.00	$152.27	$568	+22.44
400–445	417	26	142.50–153.00	$146.79	$612	-2.19
455–495	477	10	135.00–145.00	$139.19	$664	-2.16
500–545	522	18	130.00–139.00	$132.66	$692	-3.74
555–585	570	7	127.00–135.00	$129.70	$739	-0.26
600–635	613	7	122.00–128.00	$124.83	$765	-2.17

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	234	4	125.00–135.00	$131.34	$307	—
250–295	269	9	128.00–135.00	$132.72	$357	—
305–340	320	8	130.00–137.00	$134.06	$429	+0.30
365–395	385	5	125.00–130.00	$127.83	$492	+2.83
415–440	426	4	121.00–130.00	$126.50	$539	-7.32
465–495	481	8	122.50–131.00	$126.36	$608	—
505–525	513	6	120.00–127.50	$123.45	$633	+4.39
550–595	577	5	115.00–125.00	$120.30	$694	—
620–645	631	5	114.00–120.00	$116.59	$736	—
700–721	717	5	116.00	$116.00	$832	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	415	2	105.00–110.00	$107.41	$446	+7.41
475–480	478	2	105.00–108.00	$106.51	$509	—
505–535	523	4	105.00–110.00	$108.79	$569	+4.48
600–630	618	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$669	-1.68
705–735	720	2	103.00–111.00	$107.08	$771	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	105.00–111.00	$108.03	$300	—
520–535	530	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$574	—
570–580	575	2	105.00–107.00	$106.01	$610	—
580–590 thin fleshed	585	2	93.00–96.00	$94.51	$553	—
635–645	640	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$688	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
413–440	423	11	160.00–172.50	$167.80	$710	+4.09
410–445 fancy	433	11	178.00–195.00	$186.48	$807	+7.73
450–490 fancy	465	6	177.00–190.00	$184.35	$857	—
450–495	473	6	157.00–165.00	$162.38	$768	+1.24
500–535 fancy	513	3	166.00–179.00	$173.50	$890	—
510–520	517	3	138.00–145.00	$141.01	$729	-10.62
505–540	519	9	150.00–160.00	$154.23	$800	+2.60
550–585	568	10	146.00–157.00	$150.84	$857	-1.39
600–640	619	5	145.00–156.00	$150.92	$934	+13.50
600–640	623	4	130.00–132.50	$130.88	$815	-6.54
665–670	668	2	119.00–122.00	$120.49	$805	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	2	120.00	$120.00	$492	—
410–440	430	3	150.00–154.00	$152.64	$656	—
475–485	480	2	130.00–140.00	$135.05	$648	—
510–525	518	3	137.50–140.00	$138.49	$717	—
555–580	570	4	130.00–141.00	$135.79	$774	—
610–625	618	2	130.00	$130.00	$803	—
650–685	670	7	117.50–128.00	$122.87	$823	—
715–725	720	2	115.00	$115.00	$828	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	428	3	85.00–92.00	$89.05	$381	—
455–485	470	2	105.00–115.00	$109.84	$516	+0.67
505–525	515	2	100.00–105.00	$102.45	$528	-6.31
660–695	681	5	103.00–110.00	$107.38	$731	—
700–730	717	3	105.00–112.50	$108.36	$777	—
780–785	784	4	105.00–110.00	$106.75	$837	-2.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–695	683	6	105.00–112.00	$108.17	$739	—
705–725	715	2	109.00–110.00	$109.51	$783	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–905	805	85-90%	2	25.00	$25.00	$201	—
535–1090	918	85-90%	4	49.00–52.00	$51.19	$470	-4.54
775–1075	971	85-90%	14	61.00–67.00	$63.57	$617	—
980–1030	1005	85-90%	2	77.00	$77.00	$774	+14.37

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1280	1191	80-85%	10	66.00–72.00	$70.02	$834	-3.63
1105–1300	1219	80-85%	11	79.00–85.00	$82.31	$1,003	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1690	1440	75-80%	11	81.00–87.00	$83.80	$1,207	+9.59
1310–1670	1488	75-80%	4	71.00–77.00	$74.57	$1,110	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1740–2325	1939	5	108.00–112.00	$109.59	$2,125	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1065 thin fleshed	947	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–690.00	$652.02
970	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1090 fancy	1090	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00
935–1265	1116	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	710.00–860.00	$772.04
1155–1170	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	830.00–880.00	$855.16
955–1310	1173	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	730.00–960.00	$846.44

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

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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
980	980	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,170.00	$1,170.00	—
915–1375	1084	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,120.00–1,430.00	$1,276.53	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280 thin fleshed	280	1	72.50	$72.50	$203	—
320	320	1	112.00	$112.00	$358	—
510	510	1	105.00	$105.00	$536	—
580	580	1	92.00	$92.00	$534	—
890	890	1	82.00	$82.00	$730	—

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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.