Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 26, 2022

509 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.07/cwt +7.18 vs last sale · ≈ $637/hd at 425 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.02/cwt +5.25 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 474 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $161.37/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $759/hd at 471 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	509	341	552
Feeder cattle	412	215	440
Slaughter cattle	85	116	83
Replacement cattle	12	10	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 16. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and boning type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower; slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were mostly 5.00 to 6.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	2	155.00–165.00	$160.18	$457	—
310–345	328	4	165.00–175.00	$168.93	$554	-4.11
325–330	328	2	150.00–155.00	$152.48	$500	-20.56
340 fancy	340	3	185.00–187.50	$185.83	$632	—
355–385 fancy	368	4	185.00–187.50	$186.88	$688	—
355–395	370	15	170.00–180.00	$173.97	$644	—
405–420 fancy	413	3	170.00–174.00	$172.19	$711	—
400–445	428	6	155.00–166.00	$159.87	$684	+6.90
450–470	462	3	150.00–156.00	$153.71	$710	-16.29
450–480	464	12	162.50–172.00	$166.53	$773	-3.47
450–490 fancy	468	3	175.00–180.00	$176.60	$826	—
500–540	514	8	155.00–165.00	$160.98	$827	+9.47
560–570	562	5	157.50–165.00	$162.49	$913	+4.45
615–625	621	4	152.00–157.50	$154.87	$962	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	230	3	125.00–130.00	$126.63	$291	—
360–385 fancy	373	2	140.00–145.00	$142.42	$531	—
485–490	488	2	125.00–130.00	$127.49	$622	—
500–540	520	3	125.00–130.00	$128.40	$668	—
540 fancy	540	1	140.00	$140.00	$756	—
575–580 fancy	578	2	140.00–145.00	$142.49	$824	—
605–610	607	3	132.50–137.50	$134.99	$819	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340–345	343	2	100.00–110.00	$104.96	$360	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	328	6	140.00–147.50	$143.03	$469	+0.41
350–395	368	12	147.50–160.00	$154.11	$567	+14.00
400–445	423	31	145.00–157.50	$152.33	$644	+9.44
400–445	433	6	136.00–142.50	$138.38	$599	-4.51
455–480	465	3	140.00–142.50	$141.68	$659	-3.09
450–495	475	28	147.50–157.50	$150.91	$717	+6.14
500–530	517	10	140.00–152.00	$145.78	$754	+5.13
550–572	565	9	137.50–145.00	$140.76	$795	+5.35
580–585 fancy	583	2	155.00–157.00	$156.00	$909	—
600–645	623	2	132.50–137.50	$135.09	$842	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	222	5	130.00–137.50	$134.42	$298	—
305–340	323	3	132.50–135.00	$134.12	$433	+3.46
345	345	2	120.00	$120.00	$414	-10.66
355–375	365	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$440	—
365–390	374	4	125.00–127.50	$125.65	$470	—
400–445	433	5	120.00–127.50	$124.08	$537	—
458–485	469	8	120.00–128.00	$123.27	$578	—
470–495 fancy	483	2	135.00	$135.00	$652	—
500–545	520	11	125.00–135.00	$130.52	$679	—
560–585	576	8	120.00–132.00	$125.22	$721	+1.22
600–635	615	7	120.00–125.00	$122.64	$754	+0.64
665–690	673	3	119.00–125.00	$122.70	$826	-0.96
720	720	2	117.00–128.00	$122.50	$882	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	105.00	$105.00	$320	+10.00
370–395	383	3	100.00–105.00	$103.39	$396	—
405–415	410	2	100.00–104.00	$101.98	$418	—
505–540	523	2	100.00–102.50	$101.29	$530	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–715	708	2	110.00–118.00	$114.04	$807	+3.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	427	13	155.00–167.50	$161.77	$691	+0.13
465–470 fancy	468	3	170.00–171.00	$170.33	$797	—
455–495	471	19	153.00–167.50	$159.96	$753	+2.95
500–545	518	10	157.50–164.00	$159.53	$826	-2.44
550–595	569	14	150.00–162.50	$157.40	$896	+2.16
610–645	625	4	149.00–158.00	$153.67	$960	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	424	4	140.00–147.50	$143.84	$610	+11.34
490	490	2	130.00–142.50	$136.25	$668	+12.32
505–510	508	2	140.00–147.50	$143.77	$730	+15.82
710–740	725	2	125.00–132.00	$128.43	$931	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–605	603	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$678	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1225	1156	80-85%	5	56.00–62.00	$59.06	$683	-0.59
1130–1255	1204	80-85%	4	80.00–83.00	$81.53	$982	-8.21
1110–1300	1205	80-85%	23	71.00–78.00	$74.39	$896	-15.35

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–900	784	85-90%	5	41.00–47.00	$43.88	$344	—
920	920	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$736	+21.59
770–1055	925	85-90%	6	69.00–75.00	$71.70	$663	+13.29
715–1090	991	85-90%	7	53.00–58.00	$55.44	$549	-18.64

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1450	1350	75-80%	7	75.00–79.00	$77.45	$1,046	—
1305–1430	1358	75-80%	3	69.00–73.00	$70.98	$964	-12.41
1385–1685	1540	75-80%	4	83.00–91.00	$85.59	$1,318	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1485–1770	1626	4	100.00–109.00	$106.08	$1,725	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1235	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00
1235–1250	1243	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	925.00–950.00	$937.58

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
930–1025	978	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–990.00	$923.40

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	895.00	$895.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730–775	753	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	590.00–600.00	$595.15	—
765	765	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	810.00	$810.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	680.00	$680.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	120.00	$120.00	$240	—
355–370	363	3	120.00–125.00	$121.70	$442	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	57.50	$57.50	$213	—
475 thin fleshed	475	1	60.00	$60.00	$285	—
795 thin fleshed	795	1	70.00	$70.00	$556	—
835 thin fleshed	835	1	66.00	$66.00	$551	—
895	895	1	80.00	$80.00	$716	—

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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.