Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 15, 2022

481 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.59/cwt -4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $560/hd at 367 lb · 21 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.89/cwt -1.10 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 371 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.84/cwt +0.39 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 481 703 706
Feeder cattle 332 569 601
Slaughter cattle 132 98 80
Replacement cattle 17 36 25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 2 Current hog receipts 7 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while bulls were 2.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mixed. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 —
250–295 273 2 162.00–164.00 $162.92 $445 -13.56
310 fancy 310 1 210.00 $210.00 $651 —
305–320 313 2 155.00 $155.00 $485 +15.48
300–330 318 6 167.50–185.00 $174.24 $554 -4.25
350 fancy 350 1 195.00 $195.00 $682 —
365 365 1 160.00 $160.00 $584 -11.99
355–395 372 17 162.50–180.00 $170.90 $636 -1.09
390 390 1 157.50 $157.50 $614 -14.49
410 410 1 182.50 $182.50 $748 +8.01
450–465 459 4 158.00–180.00 $167.62 $769 +0.11
530–545 540 4 150.00–170.00 $157.06 $848 -2.14
590 590 1 169.00 $169.00 $997 +7.56
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 -10.61
765 765 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,056 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 218 3 125.00–150.00 $135.76 $296 -0.53
230 thin fleshed 230 1 125.00 $125.00 $288 ±0.00
270–290 282 3 137.50–155.00 $147.40 $416 -1.51
285 thin fleshed 285 1 130.00 $130.00 $370 —
315–345 330 3 135.00–155.00 $144.70 $478 +19.70
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 -26.99
355–390 372 6 140.00–158.00 $150.18 $559 +3.19
420 thin fleshed 420 1 125.00 $125.00 $525 —
435–440 438 2 141.00–150.00 $145.53 $637 -2.92
480 thin fleshed 480 1 121.00 $121.00 $581 -4.00
485 485 1 135.00 $135.00 $655 -13.86
570 570 1 132.50 $132.50 $755 -4.53
585 thin fleshed 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165 165 1 105.00 $105.00 $173 —
330 330 1 112.00 $112.00 $370 —
360–385 373 2 110.00–121.00 $115.68 $431 -1.70
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 +5.00
722 722 2 112.00 $112.00 $809 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 thin fleshed 245 1 95.00 $95.00 $233 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–195 190 2 145.00–165.00 $154.74 $294 —
310–345 331 13 140.00–160.00 $146.95 $486 -7.69
350–390 367 21 140.00–160.00 $152.59 $560 -6.89
400–445 423 19 140.00–155.00 $148.84 $630 +0.39
450–495 463 12 140.00–150.00 $145.34 $673 +1.18
480–495 488 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $664 +0.58
500–540 519 18 128.00–145.00 $136.96 $711 -2.52
565–585 575 8 128.00–138.00 $132.40 $761 -4.07
600–625 608 9 127.00–136.00 $130.76 $795 +2.23
710 710 1 115.00 $115.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185–190 188 2 132.50–135.00 $133.73 $251 —
250–295 275 6 120.00–137.50 $130.40 $359 +0.17
295 295 1 120.00 $120.00 $354 -10.23
300–340 324 8 125.00–140.00 $133.25 $432 +4.16
365 365 1 135.00 $135.00 $493 +1.12
375 thin fleshed 375 1 120.00 $120.00 $450 +1.00
405–435 thin fleshed 420 2 115.00–117.50 $116.29 $488 -1.21
410–445 428 6 120.00–135.00 $130.36 $558 -0.36
460–490 473 8 125.00–140.00 $135.06 $639 +1.99
510–545 525 3 119.00–127.50 $124.69 $655 -6.41
550–555 553 2 120.00–124.00 $122.01 $675 -5.51
630 630 1 112.00 $112.00 $706 -15.50
605–645 632 3 120.00–125.00 $123.30 $779 -4.20
650–655 653 2 117.00–117.50 $117.25 $766 -3.75
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 ±0.00
470 thin fleshed 470 1 95.00 $95.00 $446 -2.00
480 480 1 101.00 $101.00 $485 -5.48
505 thin fleshed 505 1 95.00 $95.00 $480 —
605–610 thin fleshed 608 2 80.00 $80.00 $486 -1.00
620 620 1 85.00 $85.00 $527 -21.60
625–635 630 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $677 +0.92
665 thin fleshed 665 1 92.50 $92.50 $615 +1.41
675 675 1 96.00 $96.00 $648 —
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 3 110.00 $110.00 $295 +1.51
510 510 1 115.00 $115.00 $586 +15.00
605–640 623 2 110.00–112.50 $111.29 $693 —
695 695 1 85.00 $85.00 $591 —
710 710 1 102.50 $102.50 $728 -4.50
800 800 1 91.00 $91.00 $728 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–435 420 6 135.00–155.00 $143.29 $602 +15.97
440 440 1 125.00 $125.00 $550 -20.57
450–490 467 9 130.00–152.50 $142.96 $668 +2.36
490 thin fleshed 490 1 120.00 $120.00 $588 -6.30
510–540 522 3 135.00–152.00 $140.59 $734 +3.00
585 585 1 136.00 $136.00 $796 -2.14
605–640 621 4 122.50–132.00 $128.13 $796 -7.03
635 635 1 127.00 $127.00 $806 -8.16
655–695 679 4 117.50–129.00 $125.08 $849 +1.28
680 680 1 116.00 $116.00 $789 -7.80
720–735 728 2 116.00–118.00 $117.01 $852 -7.99
765 thin fleshed 765 1 115.00 $115.00 $880 —
805 805 1 116.00 $116.00 $934 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 422 3 148.00–152.50 $150.14 $634 -0.47
405–445 425 2 157.50–185.00 $170.60 $725 +19.99
455–480 470 4 145.00–153.00 $150.45 $707 -7.86
480–490 485 3 165.00–170.00 $166.67 $808 +8.36
500–535 521 4 151.00–161.00 $155.42 $810 -2.31
565–590 571 4 149.00–163.00 $154.93 $885 -2.24
570–590 580 2 142.50–147.00 $144.71 $839 -12.46
600–620 611 4 133.00–147.50 $140.92 $861 -8.20
660–665 663 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $869 -12.68
685–690 688 2 126.00–132.00 $129.01 $888 -14.67
785 785 1 118.00 $118.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–410 408 2 100.00–110.00 $104.97 $428 +4.97
465 465 1 110.00 $110.00 $512 -5.00
585–595 590 2 110.00 $110.00 $649 —
615–635 625 2 110.00 $110.00 $688 ±0.00
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 110.00 $110.00 $495 +2.46
545 545 1 109.00 $109.00 $594 -1.00
770–775 773 2 102.50–111.00 $106.76 $825 +4.76

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–860 800 85-90% 6 41.00–45.00 $43.54 $348 -9.93
785–1105 926 85-90% 17 49.00–64.00 $56.27 $521 —
755–1570 1030 85-90% 29 65.00–79.00 $72.31 $745 +6.49
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060 1060 80-85% 1 70.00 $70.00 $742 -22.02
940–1530 1184 80-85% 26 77.00–91.00 $84.89 $1,005 —
920–1325 1193 80-85% 16 93.00–108.00 $98.55 $1,176 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1560 1313 75-80% 8 75.00–92.00 $84.80 $1,113 -6.19
1180–1650 1374 75-80% 10 93.00–108.00 $97.14 $1,335 +16.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1620 1322 8 96.00–111.00 $101.88 $1,347 +1.73
1525–1635 1580 2 89.00–93.00 $90.93 $1,437 —
1415–2315 1752 9 114.00–131.00 $123.55 $2,165 +4.80

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 thin fleshed 895 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 870.00 $870.00

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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
825 thin fleshed 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
845 thin fleshed 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
860 thin fleshed 860 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00 -42.17
985–1310 1104 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 5 900.00–1,325.00 $1,192.08 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
585 thin fleshed 585 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —
615–735 thin fleshed 675 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 690.00–745.00 $719.94 +54.36
705 thin fleshed 705 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 840.00 $840.00 —
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
875 thin fleshed 875 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 610.00 $610.00 —

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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.