Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 10, 2022

690 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.84/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $764/hd at 520 lb · 40 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $165.93/cwt -10.03 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.97/cwt +4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	690	535	571
Feeder cattle	572	380	463
Slaughter cattle	92	114	73
Replacement cattle	26	41	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Comparable price comparison not available. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to 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
150–195	166	4	175.00–190.00	$183.20	$304	—
265–285	275	2	155.00–165.00	$160.18	$440	-26.11
308–345	317	15	170.00–185.00	$176.69	$560	+0.19
330 fancy	330	2	190.00	$190.00	$627	—
350–375 fancy	359	7	177.50–187.50	$182.51	$655	—
350–380	360	7	150.00–160.00	$155.33	$559	-38.56
380–398	387	13	162.50–176.00	$168.03	$650	-25.86
400–430	410	4	165.00–172.50	$168.51	$691	-22.46
405–438 fancy	424	8	180.00–182.00	$181.26	$769	—
410–445	430	5	152.50–160.00	$156.98	$675	-33.99
450–482 value added	469	12	174.50–181.00	$177.23	$831	—
455–485	469	10	150.00–157.50	$153.23	$719	-22.73
465–490	481	10	160.00–169.00	$165.06	$794	-10.90
500–535 fancy	518	2	171.00–172.50	$171.78	$890	—
500–535	520	3	150.00–152.50	$151.64	$789	-21.21
510–540	530	5	154.00–168.00	$161.72	$857	-11.13
554–575 value added	557	8	170.00	$170.00	$947	—
568–595	586	7	154.00–168.00	$160.04	$938	-5.76
600–645	623	7	155.00–164.00	$159.26	$992	-1.21
750–760	755	2	138.00–145.00	$141.48	$1,068	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	324	5	130.00–135.00	$133.77	$433	-29.85
355–375	368	3	130.00–135.00	$132.34	$487	-46.15
352–395	372	11	137.50–147.50	$144.34	$537	-34.15
405–440	416	5	135.00–145.00	$138.99	$578	-31.01
500–545	524	14	135.00–145.00	$139.45	$731	-23.55
550	550	2	120.00	$120.00	$660	—
555–575	565	5	135.00–138.00	$135.99	$768	—
605–620	613	2	136.00–137.50	$136.74	$838	-12.53
600–645 fancy	630	3	140.00–146.00	$143.63	$905	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	91.00–92.00	$91.47	$252	—
530–540	535	2	112.50–118.00	$115.28	$617	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	3	150.00–160.00	$153.85	$282	—
230–240	235	3	135.00–145.00	$139.28	$327	—
255–295	282	5	130.00–135.00	$132.98	$375	-11.25
300–345	334	13	140.00–150.00	$145.99	$488	+1.41
350–395	373	19	145.00–152.00	$148.42	$554	-6.12
400–445	421	22	145.00–156.00	$150.75	$635	+0.31
450–495	474	28	145.00–155.00	$148.97	$706	+4.10
500–545	520	40	140.00–152.00	$146.84	$764	+6.74
550–598	589	16	141.50–150.00	$143.84	$847	+9.47
600–620	609	5	130.00–137.00	$133.39	$812	+8.53

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–335	317	5	130.00–137.50	$132.42	$420	-3.05
300–340	318	3	120.00–125.00	$122.23	$389	-13.24
400–415 fancy	408	2	142.50	$142.50	$581	—
400–445	419	6	130.00–140.00	$134.73	$565	-7.06
450–490	468	3	120.00–127.50	$124.15	$581	-11.64
465–495	482	10	130.00–140.00	$135.33	$652	-0.46
500–535	521	6	132.50–139.00	$135.36	$705	+1.36
580–599	594	6	132.00–137.00	$136.17	$809	—
635–645	639	4	121.00–122.50	$122.00	$780	-1.00
650–690	678	5	120.00–122.50	$121.38	$823	-1.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–480	473	2	110.00–116.00	$112.95	$534	—
700–705	703	2	115.00	$115.00	$808	—
800–815	809	4	100.00–106.00	$102.49	$829	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	2	110.00	$110.00	$424	—
650	650	2	115.00–117.20	$116.10	$755	—

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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 fancy	417	3	169.00–175.00	$172.08	$718	—
410–440	423	8	150.00–160.00	$154.93	$655	-13.23
450–495	471	15	150.00–163.00	$156.31	$736	-7.77
475–490 fancy	483	2	167.00–175.00	$171.06	$826	—
505–545	523	12	150.00–165.00	$157.63	$824	-7.68
550–595	575	7	150.00–163.00	$156.11	$898	-4.85
600–615 fancy	608	2	162.00–164.00	$163.01	$991	—
610–645	629	4	150.00–155.00	$152.24	$958	-2.24
660–675	668	2	143.00–154.00	$148.44	$992	-0.07
700–735	716	4	134.00–144.00	$139.11	$996	+2.53

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	431	6	145.00–149.00	$146.81	$633	-9.92
455–485	470	4	135.00–145.00	$141.24	$664	-16.27
520–545	538	6	137.50–147.50	$142.76	$768	-14.05
575–580	578	2	135.00–148.00	$141.47	$818	-5.24
620–640	630	2	120.00–126.00	$122.95	$775	-18.26
650–685	664	4	130.00–138.00	$135.78	$902	-1.07
660–675	667	3	123.00–126.00	$124.67	$832	-12.18
700–740	726	4	126.00–128.00	$126.88	$921	+2.88

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
825–840	833	2	106.00–108.00	$106.99	$891	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–1075	834	85-90%	9	54.00–60.00	$57.64	$481	—
865–990	928	85-90%	2	36.00	$36.00	$334	—
615–1095	931	85-90%	16	63.00–69.00	$67.03	$624	—
900–1095	1015	85-90%	11	71.00–78.00	$74.73	$759	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1270	1165	80-85%	3	76.00–78.00	$77.00	$897	+36.11
1100–1300	1195	80-85%	7	81.00–86.00	$83.16	$994	+0.28
1140–1270	1205	80-85%	3	63.00–68.00	$65.70	$792	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1330–1400	1365	75-80%	2	63.00–70.00	$66.59	$909	—
1330–1470	1378	75-80%	5	75.00–81.00	$78.77	$1,085	—
1305–1685	1461	75-80%	5	83.00–86.00	$84.62	$1,236	+10.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1455	1273	2	79.00–81.00	$80.14	$1,020	—
1450–1635	1530	3	103.00–108.00	$105.29	$1,611	—
1010–1930	1536	5	110.00–118.00	$113.43	$1,742	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–960	868	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	720.00–730.00	$724.47
815–955	880	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	720.00–950.00	$820.49
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1015–1090	1053	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	910.00–1,020.00	$975.38
1110	1110	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–975	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	540.00–670.00	$632.69

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
625–885	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	990.00–1,120.00	$1,066.19	—
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	880.00	$880.00	—
850–965	908	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,150.00–1,300.00	$1,229.75	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1035	1035	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,750.00	$1,750.00	—

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1415	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,930.00	$1,930.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665	665	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	760.00	$760.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235 value added	235	1	130.00	$130.00	$306	—
265–283 value added	280	11	131.00–137.00	$135.97	$381	—
300	300	1	115.00	$115.00	$345	—
350 value added	350	1	139.00	$139.00	$486	—
515	515	3	112.00	$112.00	$577	—

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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.