Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 29, 2022

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.48/cwt +3.04 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 516 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.55/cwt +4.99 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 464 lb · 25 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $147.61/cwt +0.95 vs last sale · ≈ $554/hd at 375 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	575	332
Feeder cattle	465	396	244
Slaughter cattle	115	153	65
Replacement cattle	48	26	23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 22. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 11.00 to 12.00 higher. Feeder steers were 10.00 to 13.00 higher on a light test; heifers were mostly 2.00 to 7.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 7.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were fairly 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
265–295	283	4	170.00–172.00	$170.47	$482	+1.35
280–290 fancy	285	2	190.00–210.00	$200.18	$571	—
305–335 fancy	318	4	190.00–204.00	$198.32	$631	+23.79
300–345	329	6	170.00–184.00	$177.13	$583	+22.13
350–395	371	20	167.50–182.50	$175.30	$650	+21.98
400–435	423	9	168.00–182.50	$177.49	$751	+12.44
432	432	2	160.00	$160.00	$691	+8.50
457–495	466	11	167.00–179.00	$172.99	$806	+10.81
510–515	513	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$782	-10.49
555–580	567	8	165.00–177.00	$174.03	$987	—
565–570	567	3	155.00–162.50	$159.99	$907	—
755–795	775	2	138.00–140.00	$138.97	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$383	—
250–280	268	6	155.00–165.00	$162.81	$436	—
300–345	323	2	162.50–165.00	$163.66	$529	—
358–390	367	5	155.00–165.00	$161.42	$592	—
365–390	375	6	135.00–145.00	$140.46	$527	—
455–490	473	2	142.50–145.00	$143.70	$680	—
478	478	4	158.00	$158.00	$755	—
598	598	3	142.00	$142.00	$849	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	115.00	$115.00	$230	—
300	300	1	110.00	$110.00	$330	—
330 thin fleshed	330	1	90.00	$90.00	$297	—
360 thin fleshed	360	1	91.00	$91.00	$328	—
560	560	1	115.00	$115.00	$644	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 thin fleshed	255	1	85.00	$85.00	$217	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	—
825	825	1	105.00	$105.00	$866	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	155.00–165.00	$159.64	$439	+15.94
300–345	321	5	150.00–152.50	$151.06	$485	+5.96
355–380	361	8	142.50–145.00	$144.57	$522	-2.09
370–380 fancy	375	2	157.50	$157.50	$591	—
380–395	386	11	145.00–152.50	$148.02	$571	+1.36
400–445	423	14	144.00–152.50	$148.25	$627	+2.42
420–435	430	4	137.50–142.50	$139.38	$599	-6.45
455–465	462	3	140.00	$140.00	$647	-4.56
450–490	464	22	145.00–153.00	$150.85	$700	+6.29
500–530	515	2	137.50–138.00	$137.74	$709	-4.70
500–545	516	30	139.00–151.50	$146.00	$753	+3.56
555–595	573	17	135.00–144.00	$138.75	$795	-0.99
615–635	622	3	128.00–136.00	$132.17	$822	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	135.00–145.00	$140.09	$406	—
310–330	322	3	135.00–140.00	$136.68	$440	—
325	325	2	125.00–134.00	$129.50	$421	—
350–375	363	2	125.00–131.00	$127.90	$464	—
355–385	372	5	140.00–142.50	$140.89	$524	—
400 fancy	400	2	141.00–143.00	$142.00	$568	—
400–445	417	3	121.00–126.00	$124.06	$517	—
430–445	440	7	132.00–140.00	$135.65	$597	—
460–470	465	2	121.00–125.00	$122.98	$572	—
450–485	473	5	131.00–139.00	$135.36	$640	—
560–575	568	6	125.00–134.00	$129.39	$735	—
655–680	667	3	120.00–125.00	$121.66	$811	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	105.00	$105.00	$425	-5.00
440 thin fleshed	440	1	95.00	$95.00	$418	—
505	505	1	115.00	$115.00	$581	—
685	685	2	102.00–107.00	$104.50	$716	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345 thin fleshed	345	1	97.50	$97.50	$336	—
385	385	1	100.00	$100.00	$385	+12.65

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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	424	13	160.00–171.00	$163.66	$694	+0.31
420–435 fancy	425	4	173.00–180.00	$177.74	$755	-0.58
455–490	477	6	140.00–153.00	$145.79	$695	-8.22
475–495	486	6	164.00–177.50	$171.34	$833	+17.33
500–510	505	2	150.00	$150.00	$758	-10.77
500–545	525	8	158.00–172.00	$164.99	$866	+4.22
550–585	570	3	153.00–156.00	$154.99	$883	-0.37
560–595	581	7	157.50–168.00	$161.69	$939	+6.33
605–640	621	4	142.50–147.50	$145.04	$901	-7.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	423	3	127.50–135.00	$131.50	$556	—
405–440	424	7	142.00–152.50	$146.32	$620	—
415–445 fancy	427	3	155.00–160.00	$158.36	$676	—
450–490	471	7	141.00–152.00	$146.65	$691	—
505–520	513	2	147.50–150.00	$148.73	$763	—
550–575	563	2	145.00–148.00	$146.47	$825	—
560–575 thin fleshed	568	2	120.00–125.00	$122.53	$696	—
600–610	605	2	127.50–134.00	$130.72	$791	—
700–740	720	2	122.50–125.00	$123.78	$891	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	115.00	$115.00	$460	—
535	535	1	105.00	$105.00	$562	-10.00
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	—
650	650	1	101.00	$101.00	$656	—
695 thin fleshed	695	1	85.00	$85.00	$591	—
755–785	773	3	110.00–113.00	$111.65	$863	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875	875	1	101.00	$101.00	$884	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1540	1131	80-85%	21	79.00–86.00	$82.17	$929	—
1050–1380	1221	80-85%	6	98.00–107.00	$103.04	$1,258	+21.80
1100–1590	1357	80-85%	3	65.00–69.00	$67.64	$918	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–785	770	85-90%	2	49.00–50.00	$49.49	$381	—
725–820	773	85-90%	2	29.00–31.00	$29.94	$231	—
885–1350	1129	85-90%	8	70.00–73.00	$72.11	$814	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080–1485	1280	75-80%	7	83.00–89.00	$85.73	$1,097	—
1195–1625	1389	75-80%	4	95.00–99.00	$96.66	$1,343	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–2115	1453	6	108.00–114.00	$110.74	$1,609	—
1715–1755	1735	2	128.00–131.00	$129.52	$2,247	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
800 thin fleshed	800	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
815 thin fleshed	815	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
940	940	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
940	940	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	990.00	$990.00
845–1140 thin fleshed	943	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	590.00–800.00	$710.74
960	960	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1015–1140	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	785.00–840.00	$814.10
970–1390	1180	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	860.00–1,080.00	$989.58

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
605 thin fleshed	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
655 thin fleshed	655	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00
660 thin fleshed	660	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00
705	705	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
770	770	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00
785	785	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00

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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
845–935 thin fleshed	882	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	800.00–870.00	$826.09	—
865–930 thin fleshed	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	950.00–990.00	$972.79	—
895–945	913	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	940.00–1,125.00	$1,003.71	—
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,380.00	$1,380.00	—
810–1425	1163	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,250.00–1,725.00	$1,472.71	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–735	670	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	980.00–1,020.00	$1,001.94	—
685 thin fleshed	685	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	—
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	960.00	$960.00	+40.00
735–820	771	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	890.00–1,080.00	$971.05	—
760–795 thin fleshed	773	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	700.00–770.00	$740.37	—

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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.