Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 15, 2022

854 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.49/cwt +2.70 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 419 lb · 41 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $181.23/cwt -10.86 vs last sale · ≈ $672/hd at 371 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $155.53/cwt +3.26 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 371 lb · 37 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	854	755	134
Feeder cattle	714	588	86
Slaughter cattle	110	135	47
Replacement cattle	30	32	1

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 13. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher; there were too few comparable slaughter bulls to establish an adequate market comparison. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–270 fancy	263	3	195.00	$195.00	$513	—
255–295	281	8	180.00–192.00	$185.49	$521	+1.52
300–340	321	10	178.00–190.00	$184.04	$591	-3.77
320–335 fancy	330	3	195.00–203.00	$197.71	$652	-12.31
350–355 fancy	352	3	195.00–211.00	$201.99	$711	-8.12
350–395	370	26	175.00–190.00	$183.09	$677	-2.36
360–395	379	9	165.00–172.50	$168.94	$640	-16.51
400–445	418	8	170.00–180.00	$175.17	$732	+2.98
415–440	429	4	152.50–166.00	$160.08	$687	+7.59
435–438 fancy	437	4	187.00–195.00	$188.99	$826	+0.27
450–495	469	16	160.00–172.50	$164.69	$772	-8.28
450–490 fancy	473	6	174.00–180.00	$176.90	$837	-12.16
500–525 fancy	512	3	165.00–169.00	$167.13	$856	—
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	138.00–147.50	$142.68	$732	—
508–532	518	10	150.00–160.00	$154.23	$799	-0.41
520–545	530	3	140.00–148.00	$145.21	$770	-9.43
550–575	563	2	158.00–166.00	$161.91	$912	+10.24
605–615	612	3	145.00–157.00	$151.64	$928	+3.67
605–635	620	3	136.00–143.00	$138.61	$859	-9.36
650–680	656	9	142.50–151.00	$149.06	$978	+16.39
811	811	4	137.00	$137.00	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$361	+8.39
255–285 thin fleshed	270	2	120.00–130.00	$124.72	$337	—
300–325	310	3	145.00–150.00	$148.39	$460	-1.61
385–395	389	6	145.00–155.00	$150.85	$587	+1.12

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440 thin fleshed	423	3	115.00–118.00	$115.96	$491	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	375	2	110.00	$110.00	$412	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–345	334	4	149.00–157.50	$152.84	$510	+9.28
350–395	371	37	148.00–162.00	$155.53	$577	+3.26
400–445	417	32	144.00–157.00	$150.41	$627	+3.62
415–435 fancy	422	3	158.00–159.00	$158.66	$670	—
415–440	428	6	137.50–142.50	$139.98	$599	-6.81
450–455 fancy	452	3	152.00–155.00	$153.67	$695	—
450–495	470	22	138.00–150.00	$144.09	$677	+4.90
460–485	472	5	130.00–137.50	$135.90	$641	-3.29
505–535	520	15	139.00–150.00	$144.46	$751	+11.80
505–545	522	6	125.00–135.00	$130.63	$682	-2.03
535 fancy	535	2	152.50–154.00	$153.25	$820	—
555–565 fancy	560	2	148.00–152.00	$149.98	$840	—
550–575	563	6	127.50–131.00	$129.41	$729	-0.29
560–595	580	10	136.00–145.00	$140.20	$813	+10.50
605–615	610	3	135.00–145.00	$139.36	$850	+14.53
660–695	685	6	120.00–127.00	$124.49	$853	—
700–745	723	3	123.00–130.00	$126.29	$913	—
755–785	768	3	125.00–128.00	$126.31	$970	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	125.00–135.00	$129.89	$305	-1.45
250–265	258	5	135.00	$135.00	$348	+2.28
300–315	305	3	125.00–130.00	$126.64	$386	-7.42
315–335 fancy	322	3	145.00	$145.00	$467	—
335–345	340	3	138.00–142.50	$141.00	$479	+6.94
350–395	371	8	130.00–140.00	$134.27	$498	+6.44
400–440	421	7	130.00–137.50	$133.70	$563	+7.20
470–480	475	2	117.50–120.00	$118.76	$564	-7.60
450–495	479	11	127.50–138.00	$133.91	$641	+7.55
500–540	516	5	125.00–130.00	$126.95	$655	+3.50
505–530	518	2	117.50	$117.50	$609	-5.95
550–595 fancy	573	2	128.00–130.00	$129.04	$739	—
555–590	575	3	118.00–122.00	$119.96	$690	-0.34
600–645	624	6	114.00–121.00	$116.16	$725	-0.43
655–690	673	2	121.00–123.00	$122.03	$821	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–425	420	3	105.00–110.00	$108.35	$455	+0.94
470–475	473	2	105.00	$105.00	$497	-1.51
540–545	543	2	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$570	-3.77

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–490 thin fleshed	475	2	80.00	$80.00	$380	—
575–585 thin fleshed	580	2	80.00–85.00	$82.48	$478	-12.03
605–640	623	2	106.00–109.00	$107.54	$670	+0.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415 fancy	408	3	180.00–190.00	$185.38	$756	-1.10
405–445	420	5	142.50–152.50	$148.44	$623	-19.36
400–445	421	16	158.00–170.00	$164.07	$691	-3.73
465–475 fancy	470	2	175.00–186.00	$180.56	$849	-3.79
450–495	471	19	157.00–170.00	$163.40	$770	+1.02
465–495	479	4	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$706	-14.91
500–540	519	13	152.00–165.00	$159.62	$828	+5.39
520–545	528	9	145.00–150.00	$147.27	$778	-6.96
550–555	553	2	137.50–145.00	$141.23	$781	-9.61
560 fancy	560	2	161.00–167.00	$164.00	$918	—
558–595	574	4	148.00–152.00	$150.72	$865	-0.12
605–625	615	2	133.00–135.00	$134.02	$824	-16.90
600–639	623	13	143.00–153.00	$147.18	$917	+16.30
655–695	662	8	131.00–139.00	$135.48	$897	+14.99

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–430	422	5	137.50–145.00	$141.45	$597	-11.19
420–430	425	2	120.00–125.00	$122.47	$520	-30.17
425–445 fancy	435	2	150.00–155.00	$152.44	$663	—
450–495 fancy	473	2	155.00	$155.00	$733	—
460–485	476	5	140.00–150.00	$144.30	$687	+9.25
490–495	493	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$629	-7.54
505–525	514	4	130.00–135.00	$131.88	$678	-6.61
555–590	568	6	135.00–147.50	$141.31	$803	+5.52
650–670	658	3	121.00–123.00	$122.17	$804	-0.70
780–785	783	2	125.00–126.00	$125.50	$983	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	419	5	100.00–107.50	$103.93	$435	+14.88
455–495	475	2	80.00–90.00	$85.21	$405	-24.63

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	100.00–106.00	$102.96	$438	—
465–485	475	2	110.00–115.00	$112.45	$534	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1455	1455	Young (2-4 yrs)	N/A	1	1,500.00	$1,500.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–875	723	85-90%	4	27.00–29.00	$28.21	$204	—
755–1095	971	85-90%	12	63.00–70.00	$67.14	$652	+3.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1725	1430	75-80%	10	70.00–77.00	$75.07	$1,074	-8.73
1370–1755	1596	75-80%	5	79.00–85.00	$81.09	$1,294	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1195	1157	80-85%	7	80.00–85.00	$82.68	$957	+12.66
1155–1285	1233	80-85%	5	67.00–74.00	$70.58	$870	-11.73

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2085	1584	5	92.00–98.00	$95.90	$1,519	—
1515–2260	1870	8	110.00–117.00	$112.60	$2,106	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00
925–1235	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	860.00–865.00	$862.86
1095	1095	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1335–1415	1375	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,189.00–1,230.00	$1,208.90
1245–1515	1380	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	950.00–1,100.00	$1,032.34

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1050	1050	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,310.00	$1,310.00
1150	1150	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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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
1065 thin fleshed	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	—
1125	1125	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—
1020–1390	1176	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,325.00–1,510.00	$1,410.40	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,250.00–1,300.00	$1,275.00	—
815 thin fleshed	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	590.00	$590.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	89.00	$89.00	$521	-3.00

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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.