Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 22, 2022

575 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.56/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $671/hd at 464 lb · 29 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.42/cwt -8.47 vs last sale · ≈ $595/hd at 366 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.83/cwt -3.01 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 421 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	575	481	582
Feeder cattle	396	332	489
Slaughter cattle	153	132	83
Replacement cattle	26	17	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 29. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. while boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mixed, 4.00 lower to 6.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. 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
270–280	273	3	165.00–172.50	$169.12	$462	+6.20
300–335 fancy	318	6	172.00–175.00	$174.53	$555	-35.47
300–345	331	4	155.00	$155.00	$513	-19.24
325–345	336	7	157.50–170.00	$162.76	$547	-11.48
350–382 fancy	365	8	170.00–180.00	$173.13	$632	-21.87
350–390	366	12	154.00–167.00	$159.84	$585	-0.16
355–390	369	6	150.00–158.00	$153.32	$566	-17.58
400–445	426	4	157.50–170.00	$165.05	$703	-17.45
435	435	2	150.00–153.00	$151.50	$659	-31.00
455–495	469	8	155.00–170.00	$162.18	$761	-5.44
510–545	532	3	162.00–164.00	$162.98	$867	+5.92

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	210	2	130.00–135.00	$132.62	$279	—
260–270	265	2	120.00–125.00	$122.45	$324	—
260–275 fancy	270	3	140.00	$140.00	$378	—
255–290	272	3	129.00–135.00	$133.01	$362	—
300–335 fancy	312	3	140.00–145.00	$141.60	$442	—
310–320	315	2	125.00–130.00	$127.54	$402	—
355–370	365	3	122.50–125.00	$124.16	$453	—
355–385 fancy	370	6	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$527	—
400–440 fancy	417	3	140.00–145.00	$143.40	$598	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	115.00	$115.00	$299	—
410–415	413	2	110.00–115.00	$112.48	$465	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	142.50–145.00	$143.70	$388	—
320–340	327	3	140.00–150.00	$145.10	$474	-1.85
350–395	373	16	140.00–152.50	$146.66	$547	-5.93
400–445	421	22	140.00–150.00	$145.83	$614	-3.01
450–485	464	29	140.00–150.00	$144.56	$671	-0.78
500–545	519	9	140.00–145.00	$142.44	$739	+5.48
550–575	562	8	133.00–143.00	$139.74	$785	+7.34

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180–195	188	2	125.00–135.00	$129.80	$244	—
265–290	278	3	120.00–130.00	$124.91	$347	—
305–340	327	6	122.50–130.00	$125.45	$410	—
320–345 fancy	331	4	135.00	$135.00	$447	—
360–385	373	2	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$457	—
415–430	423	2	130.00–135.00	$132.54	$561	—
455–495	481	5	125.00–135.00	$130.48	$628	—
470–495 fancy	483	2	137.50–138.00	$137.76	$665	—
475–490	483	2	120.00	$120.00	$580	—
615–645	633	4	120.00–125.00	$121.27	$768	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$280	-7.52
315–335	325	2	85.00	$85.00	$276	—
350–395	373	2	85.00–90.00	$87.35	$326	—
420–435	428	2	80.00–82.00	$80.98	$347	—
500–520	507	3	87.50–95.00	$92.53	$469	-22.47
785	785	2	96.00	$96.00	$754	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	318	3	115.00–117.50	$115.79	$368	—
400–410	405	2	110.00	$110.00	$446	—
470–490	480	3	110.00	$110.00	$528	+9.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415 fancy	410	2	172.50–184.00	$178.32	$731	—
405–445	428	8	160.00–168.00	$163.35	$699	-7.25
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	-20.60
450–495	472	15	160.00–170.00	$164.48	$776	+14.03
470–480	476	4	152.00–155.00	$154.01	$733	+3.56
500–540	520	8	157.00–167.50	$160.77	$836	+5.35
540	540	1	150.00	$150.00	$810	-5.42
560–585	569	7	150.00–159.00	$155.36	$884	+0.43
610–635	623	2	150.00–155.00	$152.45	$950	+11.53

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–415	407	5	120.00–130.00	$124.03	$505	—
400–425	415	3	135.00–140.00	$137.03	$569	—
410–445 fancy	424	6	144.00–149.00	$147.18	$624	—
450–465 fancy	457	3	142.50–145.00	$143.50	$656	—
450–470	460	2	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
455–485	471	4	130.00–140.00	$133.65	$629	—
505–545 fancy	532	3	140.00–147.50	$144.61	$769	—
585–590 fancy	587	3	145.00–147.50	$146.66	$861	—
620–640	632	3	138.00–139.00	$138.34	$874	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–525	518	2	115.00	$115.00	$596	—
610–645	628	3	112.00–117.50	$114.85	$721	+4.85
715	715	1	100.00	$100.00	$715	±0.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–425	415	2	95.00–100.00	$97.56	$405	—
460–485	473	2	100.00–109.00	$104.62	$495	-5.38

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1165	1037	80-85%	7	54.00–58.00	$55.80	$579	—
1120–1295	1208	80-85%	13	79.00–85.00	$81.24	$981	—
925–1795	1281	80-85%	26	90.00–97.00	$92.99	$1,191	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1405	1339	75-80%	4	72.00–79.00	$75.30	$1,008	-9.50
1070–1850	1437	75-80%	12	83.00–89.00	$86.90	$1,249	—
1080–2090	1452	75-80%	9	107.00–115.00	$111.78	$1,623	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645–1005	824	85-90%	8	61.00–67.00	$64.49	$531	+20.95
640–1085	915	85-90%	3	47.00–50.00	$48.49	$444	-7.78
880–1135	985	85-90%	7	74.00–81.00	$77.33	$762	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1390	1195	4	94.00–102.00	$99.67	$1,191	—
1390–1980	1685	2	73.00–85.00	$80.05	$1,349	—
1405–1975	1688	10	115.00–124.00	$119.68	$2,020	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910 thin fleshed	910	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
940–955	948	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	670.00–740.00	$704.72
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	760.00	$760.00
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660–895	778	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	680.00–800.00	$749.07
730–850	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	650.00–740.00	$691.58
855	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,880.00	$1,880.00	—
1255	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
940	940	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,090.00	$1,090.00	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	870.00	$870.00	—
840–885	863	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	840.00–875.00	$857.96	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	920.00	$920.00	—
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	51.00	$51.00	$207	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165	165	1	93.00	$93.00	$153	—
440 thin fleshed	440	1	60.00	$60.00	$264	—
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	—
680 thin fleshed	680	1	74.00	$74.00	$503	—
810 thin fleshed	810	1	59.00	$59.00	$478	—
990	990	1	85.00	$85.00	$842	—

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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.