Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 24, 2022

462 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.23/cwt -1.22 vs last sale · ≈ $751/hd at 521 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $149.51/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $632/hd at 423 lb · 27 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.21/cwt -3.79 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 563 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	462	473	346
Feeder cattle	387	334	259
Slaughter cattle	61	105	65
Replacement cattle	14	33	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hogs receipts 9. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 9.00 to 10.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 140.00 to 350.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	155.00–165.00	$159.95	$445	-3.96
300–340	331	7	175.00–177.50	$176.12	$583	+22.75
350–385	369	7	155.00–170.00	$162.30	$599	-13.69
400–445	427	7	155.00–165.00	$159.68	$682	-23.71
425–435	430	2	150.00	$150.00	$645	-33.39
450–470	456	4	151.00–155.00	$152.53	$696	-22.45
460–490 fancy	473	4	173.00–179.00	$175.74	$831	—
450–485	479	10	158.00–168.00	$163.98	$785	-11.00
500–545 fancy	523	6	161.00–171.00	$168.09	$879	—
554–566	562	19	164.00–168.50	$166.86	$938	-4.14
570–575 fancy	573	2	170.00–171.00	$170.50	$977	—
615–625	620	3	164.00–167.00	$165.99	$1,029	+0.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–285	263	3	136.00–145.00	$140.17	$369	-6.37
340–345	343	2	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$429	-30.04
365–395	381	10	136.00–147.50	$143.11	$545	-22.48
410–425	418	2	120.00–122.50	$121.23	$507	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–325	318	2	90.00	$90.00	$286	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	260	2	147.50–152.50	$150.10	$390	+12.05
296	296	4	142.50	$142.50	$422	+4.45
330–345	340	5	145.00–150.00	$148.50	$505	+3.41
370–395 fancy	381	6	152.50–160.00	$156.14	$595	—
375–395	383	6	145.00–150.00	$149.18	$571	-0.95
400–445	422	23	145.00–155.00	$151.05	$637	+1.92
410–440	428	4	140.00–142.50	$140.64	$602	-8.49
450–495	468	16	140.00–150.00	$144.75	$677	-0.55
500–545	521	28	140.00–146.00	$144.23	$751	-1.22
550–553	552	5	142.00–145.00	$142.90	$789	+1.02
1120	1120	4	135.00	$135.00	$1,512	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$374	-2.10
320–340	330	2	125.00–130.00	$127.58	$421	-6.05
350–380	371	4	125.00–130.00	$128.50	$477	-11.14
450–475 fancy	466	5	130.00–139.00	$134.80	$628	—
500–503 value added	501	7	134.00–137.50	$135.99	$681	—
500–540 fancy	526	5	130.00–138.00	$134.79	$709	—
565–590	578	2	129.00–131.00	$130.02	$752	-2.48
605–645	623	5	124.00–132.00	$128.36	$800	-3.16
800–815	808	2	97.50–101.00	$99.27	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–615	613	2	85.00	$85.00	$521	—
700–735	718	2	117.00–118.00	$117.51	$844	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605	605	2	110.00	$110.00	$666	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	425	3	160.00–167.50	$163.40	$694	+1.14
420–445 fancy	433	2	177.00–180.00	$178.46	$773	—
450–490	467	5	147.50–152.50	$150.04	$701	-16.96
465–490	476	6	157.00–167.50	$162.24	$772	-4.76
455–495 fancy	480	4	170.00	$170.00	$816	—
500 fancy	500	2	171.00	$171.00	$855	—
505–545	526	18	157.00–170.00	$162.44	$854	+2.40
550–585	563	5	158.00–165.00	$161.37	$909	-1.42
610–620	617	3	155.00–163.00	$160.32	$989	+4.31

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–440	429	6	135.00–147.00	$141.65	$608	-5.85
450–490	470	2	132.50–140.00	$136.41	$641	-16.84
500–535	514	6	133.00–144.00	$137.70	$708	-10.72
568–585	578	9	136.00–145.00	$142.58	$824	-1.09
600–622	617	4	128.00–130.00	$129.51	$799	-15.49
705–725	715	2	120.00	$120.00	$858	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770	770	3	110.00–118.00	$114.67	$883	—
812	812	4	112.00	$112.00	$909	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–435	433	2	112.50–115.00	$113.76	$493	—
450–470	460	3	110.00	$110.00	$506	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1270	1180	80-85%	4	70.00–75.00	$72.14	$851	-12.41
1115–1285	1184	80-85%	9	83.00–90.00	$86.71	$1,027	+2.16
1135–1275	1189	80-85%	4	62.00–69.00	$65.55	$779	-19.00
1245–1295	1265	80-85%	3	55.00–59.00	$57.02	$721	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–950	896	85-90%	5	63.00–66.00	$64.79	$581	-4.23
655–1085	900	85-90%	6	68.00–75.00	$71.72	$645	—
855–1055	955	85-90%	2	49.00–51.00	$50.10	$478	—
1045–1085	1065	85-90%	2	78.00	$78.00	$831	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1420	1363	75-80%	2	79.00–80.00	$79.48	$1,083	-6.75
1385–1445	1415	75-80%	2	91.00–96.00	$93.45	$1,322	—
1360–1675	1489	75-80%	6	85.00–89.00	$86.63	$1,290	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1185–1245	1215	2	88.00–90.00	$88.98	$1,081	—
1315–1375	1342	3	96.00–100.00	$97.65	$1,310	—
1670–1930	1828	3	118.00–126.00	$122.50	$2,239	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110	1110	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00
1050–1180	1115	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,010.00–1,080.00	$1,047.04

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	770.00	$770.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	870.00	$870.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
920–950	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	970.00–1,120.00	$1,046.20	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605–845	725	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	780.00–790.00	$784.17	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,120.00	$1,120.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	65.00	$65.00	$280	—
525	525	1	115.00	$115.00	$604	—
615	615	1	65.00	$65.00	$400	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
495	495	1	82.50	$82.50	$408	—
560	560	1	50.00	$50.00	$280	—

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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.