Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 8, 2022

703 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $171.99/cwt -13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 374 lb · 25 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.26/cwt -0.59 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 469 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.15/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $592/hd at 377 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	703	350	989
Feeder cattle	569	286	819
Slaughter cattle	98	48	135
Replacement cattle	36	16	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 7 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly mixed. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 thin fleshed	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	-20.00
220–225	223	2	132.50–140.00	$136.29	$304	-13.71
240	240	1	125.00	$125.00	$300	-25.00
260	260	1	120.00	$120.00	$312	-25.00
250–295	271	5	145.00–155.00	$148.91	$404	+3.91
300–345	322	9	134.00–160.00	$144.74	$466	-4.26
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	-24.00
310–345 thin fleshed	331	6	120.00–125.00	$123.70	$409	+1.20
350–395 thin fleshed	373	5	120.00–135.00	$124.92	$466	-0.08
355–395	374	8	135.00–160.00	$146.99	$550	+2.01
365–390	382	3	125.00–127.50	$126.65	$484	-18.33
420–445	430	5	135.00–155.00	$148.45	$638	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	125.00	$125.00	$588	—
450–486	478	7	135.00–155.00	$148.86	$712	+5.86
510–535	523	4	134.00–150.00	$139.05	$727	—
550–565	558	2	135.00–139.00	$137.03	$765	—
600	600	1	113.00	$113.00	$678	—
605 thin fleshed	605	1	120.00	$120.00	$726	—
635	635	1	120.00	$120.00	$762	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	117.50	$117.50	$764	—
690	690	1	135.00	$135.00	$932	—
740	740	1	114.00	$114.00	$844	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	275	2	170.00–182.50	$176.48	$485	+1.11
300–320	310	2	125.00–155.00	$139.52	$433	-42.24
300–345	321	10	165.00–185.00	$178.49	$573	-3.27
350–395	374	25	165.00–185.00	$171.99	$643	-13.23
430–440	435	2	174.00–175.00	$174.49	$759	+5.73
460–465	463	2	165.00–170.00	$167.51	$776	-1.98
505–540	527	5	154.00–168.00	$159.20	$839	-9.15
550–575	568	6	155.00–166.00	$161.44	$917	+0.03
610–640	625	4	149.00–166.00	$155.61	$973	-12.39
665–690	678	2	143.00	$143.00	$970	—
710–730	717	3	131.00–136.00	$133.33	$956	-16.17

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	110.00	$110.00	$236	—
220–245 thin fleshed	233	2	95.00–120.00	$108.17	$252	—
355–390	373	2	115.00–120.00	$117.38	$438	—
385 thin fleshed	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	95.00	$95.00	$446	—
505	505	1	105.00	$105.00	$530	—
625	625	1	112.50	$112.50	$703	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	105.00–115.00	$110.09	$303	—
350–380	365	2	110.00–115.00	$112.60	$411	—
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	—

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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	270	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$385	-13.30
290	290	1	134.00	$134.00	$389	-21.80
300	300	1	127.50	$127.50	$382	-25.77
300–345	323	11	140.00–167.50	$154.64	$499	+1.37
375 thin fleshed	375	1	132.50	$132.50	$497	—
350–395	376	19	145.00–167.50	$159.48	$600	+6.46
390	390	1	137.50	$137.50	$536	-15.52
400–445	422	21	140.00–167.50	$148.45	$626	-0.94
450–485	466	18	139.00–152.50	$144.16	$672	+1.31
460–495	478	5	135.00–136.00	$135.40	$647	-7.45
505	505	1	130.00	$130.00	$656	-10.12
500–545	523	11	135.00–152.50	$139.48	$729	-0.64
555	555	1	132.00	$132.00	$733	-6.16
550–595	571	14	133.00–144.00	$136.47	$779	-1.69
610–620	615	2	125.00–132.00	$128.53	$790	-5.48
665–680	673	2	119.00–120.00	$119.51	$804	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	135.00	$135.00	$290	+7.55
260–295	285	7	125.00–135.00	$130.23	$371	-2.36
300–345	325	14	120.00–140.00	$129.09	$420	-5.91
330 thin fleshed	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	—
350–395	367	9	122.50–137.50	$133.88	$491	+0.64
375 thin fleshed	375	1	119.00	$119.00	$446	—
375–395	385	2	115.00–125.00	$120.13	$463	-13.11
410 thin fleshed	410	1	117.50	$117.50	$482	-7.50
400–440	420	7	120.00–137.50	$130.72	$549	-0.41
450 thin fleshed	450	1	115.00	$115.00	$518	—
450–495	472	13	130.00–138.00	$133.07	$628	+1.75
500	500	1	132.50	$132.50	$662	+6.65
520 thin fleshed	520	1	113.00	$113.00	$588	—
505–545	528	8	125.00–135.00	$131.10	$692	+5.25
555–595	570	6	121.00–132.00	$127.52	$727	-1.48
600	600	1	127.50	$127.50	$765	+12.50
660	660	1	121.00	$121.00	$799	-1.00
700	700	1	115.00	$115.00	$805	—
765 thin fleshed	765	1	84.00	$84.00	$643	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220 thin fleshed	220	1	105.00	$105.00	$231	—
265–290 thin fleshed	278	3	90.00–115.00	$99.61	$277	+14.61
285	285	1	110.00	$110.00	$314	—
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	+10.00
355–395	375	2	105.00	$105.00	$394	—
415	415	1	95.00	$95.00	$394	—
470 thin fleshed	470	1	97.00	$97.00	$456	—
450–485	472	3	100.00–115.00	$106.48	$503	—
545	545	1	112.50	$112.50	$613	—
550–555	552	3	105.00–110.00	$108.32	$598	—
555–580 thin fleshed	568	2	80.00–85.00	$82.56	$469	—
620 thin fleshed	620	1	81.00	$81.00	$502	—
630–645	638	2	98.00–115.00	$106.60	$680	—
660–680 thin fleshed	670	2	85.00–97.00	$91.09	$610	—
740	740	1	107.00	$107.00	$792	—
840 thin fleshed	840	1	88.00	$88.00	$739	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	105.00–110.00	$107.53	$256	-2.47
250–295	272	6	101.00–115.00	$108.49	$295	—
320	320	1	120.00	$120.00	$384	—
330–335	333	2	110.00	$110.00	$366	—
420	420	1	105.00	$105.00	$441	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—
545 thin fleshed	545	1	80.00	$80.00	$436	—
560 thin fleshed	560	1	90.00	$90.00	$504	—
700–730	714	4	103.00–110.00	$107.00	$764	—
870	870	1	94.00	$94.00	$818	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	426	5	147.50–155.00	$150.61	$642	-22.59
400–445	428	15	155.00–170.00	$162.62	$696	-10.58
450–475	466	4	140.00–152.50	$146.94	$685	-21.73
460–495	473	15	154.00–165.00	$158.31	$749	-10.36
510 thin fleshed	510	1	145.00	$145.00	$740	—
500–545	522	16	147.00–167.00	$157.73	$823	-1.09
555–590	573	9	148.00–162.50	$157.17	$901	+2.77
590	590	1	146.00	$146.00	$861	-8.40
605	605	1	135.00	$135.00	$817	-16.43
600–645	617	7	143.00–155.00	$149.12	$920	-2.31
630 thin fleshed	630	1	133.00	$133.00	$838	—
660–685	670	3	141.00–145.00	$143.68	$963	-5.85
715	715	1	129.00	$129.00	$922	-3.93
745	745	1	125.00	$125.00	$931	-7.93

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	—
410–430	420	2	120.00–135.00	$127.32	$535	-23.65
410–445	428	12	130.00–155.00	$145.57	$623	-5.40
455–490 thin fleshed	473	2	125.00–127.50	$126.30	$597	—
455–495	479	12	125.00–150.00	$140.60	$673	+0.21
515–525 thin fleshed	520	2	123.00–125.00	$124.01	$645	—
520	520	1	135.00	$135.00	$702	-6.19
500–545	522	8	127.50–147.50	$137.59	$718	-3.60
560–590	571	8	125.00–148.00	$138.14	$789	-5.69
580 thin fleshed	580	1	120.00	$120.00	$696	—
600–620	610	2	125.00–145.00	$135.16	$824	+2.66
680–695	685	3	119.00–127.50	$123.80	$848	-6.20
690	690	1	113.00	$113.00	$780	-17.00
735	735	1	125.00	$125.00	$919	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410 thin fleshed	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	—
445	445	1	110.00	$110.00	$490	—
465–480	473	2	105.00–110.00	$107.54	$509	—
505	505	1	85.00	$85.00	$429	—
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
695	695	1	112.50	$112.50	$782	—
700	700	1	109.00	$109.00	$763	—
720 thin fleshed	720	1	94.00	$94.00	$677	—
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	—
835	835	1	108.00	$108.00	$902	—
845	845	1	91.00	$91.00	$769	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	—
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	—
510	510	1	115.00	$115.00	$586	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—
770	770	1	115.00	$115.00	$886	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1085	1045	80-85%	2	67.00–72.00	$69.60	$727	—
880–1470	1090	80-85%	15	86.00–98.00	$92.02	$1,003	—
870–1390	1092	80-85%	23	73.00–85.00	$79.25	$865	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545–1020	810	85-90%	11	46.00–60.00	$53.47	$433	—
810	810	85-90%	1	37.00	$37.00	$300	—
730–1220	1012	85-90%	16	62.00–72.00	$65.82	$666	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1630	1304	75-80%	8	87.00–94.00	$90.99	$1,187	—
1065–1545	1351	75-80%	8	76.00–85.00	$80.63	$1,089	-6.69

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140	1140	1	75.00	$75.00	$855	—
1020–1885	1341	5	93.00–105.00	$100.15	$1,343	—
1450–2065	1761	4	115.00–125.00	$118.75	$2,091	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
480–560 thin fleshed	520	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	310.00–414.00	$366.00
745	745	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	603.00	$603.00
760 thin fleshed	760	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	524.00	$524.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
840–900 thin fleshed	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	670.00–710.00	$689.31
870 thin fleshed	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
870–1090 thin fleshed	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	510.00–870.00	$731.55
880–1215	1048	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	710.00–980.00	$866.59

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690 thin fleshed	690	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
735 thin fleshed	735	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	419.00	$419.00
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00
820 thin fleshed	820	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	369.00	$369.00
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	980.00	$980.00

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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
755–800 thin fleshed	778	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	730.00–800.00	$766.01	—
890	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—
870–1420	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	910.00–1,450.00	$1,142.17	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
610 thin fleshed	610	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	500.00	$500.00	—
625–675 thin fleshed	650	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	650.00–680.00	$665.58	—
730–735	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	900.00–990.00	$945.15	—
750 thin fleshed	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00	—
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	+40.00

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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.