Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 7, 2022

554 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.18/cwt +10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 480 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.86/cwt +7.55 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 518 lb · 23 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.70/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 426 lb · 22 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	554	461	460
Feeder cattle	406	338	339
Slaughter cattle	124	103	96
Replacement cattle	24	20	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 7. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower, while boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 9.00 lower, while feeder heifers were mostly 5.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality varied, plain to attractive. "By the head" calves ranged 115.00 to 120.00 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
255–265 fancy	260	2	180.00–185.00	$182.45	$474	—
275–285	280	2	165.00–175.00	$169.91	$476	+1.71
270–295	283	2	150.00–160.00	$154.78	$438	-13.42
305–340 fancy	321	8	172.50–182.50	$177.70	$570	—
305–345	325	2	163.00–165.00	$163.94	$533	-5.70
355–375 fancy	360	4	175.00–178.00	$176.23	$634	—
350–395	373	13	156.00–167.50	$161.61	$603	+7.99
375–390	383	2	155.00	$155.00	$594	+1.38
400–405	402	3	155.00	$155.00	$623	-13.41
400–435 fancy	418	2	177.00–177.50	$177.26	$741	-1.74
420–440	432	5	157.50–170.00	$163.56	$707	+12.45
480–495 fancy	488	6	165.00–174.00	$170.52	$832	—
565–585	573	3	140.00–150.00	$144.16	$826	-26.52
605–615	610	2	150.00–158.00	$153.97	$939	-12.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	2	140.00–145.00	$142.57	$478	—
350–380	369	4	140.00–149.00	$144.21	$532	+12.95
405	405	2	127.50–135.00	$131.25	$532	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–335	332	3	115.00–120.00	$118.37	$393	—
360–395	375	3	128.00–135.00	$131.88	$495	+46.88
410–445	428	2	100.00	$100.00	$428	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	275	3	135.00–142.50	$137.55	$378	—
305–325	315	2	135.00	$135.00	$425	-1.30
300–345	319	6	140.00–145.00	$142.34	$454	+6.04
320 fancy	320	2	150.00–152.50	$151.25	$484	—
355–375 fancy	367	3	155.00–157.50	$156.65	$575	+5.74
360–390	376	4	135.00–137.50	$136.13	$512	-5.73
365–390	379	8	142.50–152.50	$146.45	$555	+4.59
400–445	417	16	145.00–155.00	$150.18	$626	+9.72
405–435	420	4	137.00–142.00	$139.99	$588	-0.47
450–495	479	26	139.00–150.00	$143.58	$688	+18.58
488 value added	488	2	152.00	$152.00	$742	+7.00
505–515 fancy	509	4	143.00–145.00	$144.00	$733	—
505–535	517	3	122.00–127.50	$124.88	$646	-5.34
501–540	521	16	130.00–142.50	$135.89	$708	+5.67
560–575	568	2	120.00–127.00	$123.55	$702	-5.43
550–595	572	10	131.00–138.00	$135.70	$776	+6.72
600–645	627	12	122.50–132.00	$127.56	$800	+6.02
665–675	670	2	118.00–127.50	$122.71	$822	+1.75

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–275	273	2	115.00–125.00	$119.95	$327	-3.33
320–340	330	2	125.00	$125.00	$412	—
400–430	412	3	115.00–125.00	$120.02	$494	+1.75
455–490	470	4	120.00–127.50	$123.69	$581	+15.85
530–540	535	2	124.00–127.50	$125.73	$673	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–370	368	2	110.00	$110.00	$405	—
355–385	370	2	90.00–95.00	$92.40	$342	—
480–490	485	2	117.50–120.00	$118.74	$576	—
510–530	520	2	90.00	$90.00	$468	—
515–525	522	3	102.50–105.00	$104.18	$544	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	14	150.00–162.50	$157.37	$663	-3.11
410–445	429	4	142.50–147.50	$145.05	$622	-1.53
435–445 fancy	441	4	165.00–168.00	$166.01	$732	—
460–470 fancy	465	2	165.00–168.00	$166.48	$774	—
465–470	469	4	142.50–150.00	$145.01	$680	+0.01
450–495	471	11	152.50–164.00	$159.70	$752	+14.70
500–545	518	10	150.00–161.00	$153.35	$794	-13.37
500–540	519	4	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$740	-24.17
505–545 fancy	528	4	163.00–167.00	$164.53	$869	—
555–560 fancy	558	2	165.00–170.00	$167.51	$935	—
560–595	571	15	147.50–160.00	$155.16	$886	-8.08
575–595	585	2	145.00–146.00	$145.51	$851	-17.73
605–640	615	5	130.00–140.00	$135.42	$833	-19.84
610–630 fancy	620	4	156.00–160.00	$158.01	$980	—
605–640	621	7	144.00–154.00	$148.89	$925	+12.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	422	6	130.00–137.50	$134.97	$570	+29.94
450–485	468	8	130.00–142.00	$136.50	$639	+3.30
500–525	513	2	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$693	+25.12
555–590	567	3	130.00–140.00	$136.39	$773	+1.39
600–630	615	2	127.50–132.50	$129.94	$799	—
655–680	668	2	127.50–130.00	$128.77	$860	+2.28
710–715	713	2	119.00–126.00	$122.49	$873	-1.62

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470–485	478	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$532	+13.78
480–495	488	2	117.50–125.00	$121.19	$591	+23.70
525–530	527	3	124.00–125.00	$124.67	$657	—
555	555	1	124.00	$124.00	$688	—
565–570	568	2	115.00–118.00	$116.49	$662	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1150	971	80-85%	8	53.00–59.00	$55.39	$538	—
860–1245	1020	80-85%	7	67.00–72.00	$68.64	$700	+16.33
890–1295	1095	80-85%	23	79.00–86.00	$83.27	$912	+1.18
780–1285	1128	80-85%	8	88.00–93.00	$90.27	$1,018	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–930	888	75-80%	2	65.00–66.00	$65.52	$582	—
1100–1370	1239	75-80%	7	75.00–79.00	$76.54	$948	+2.77
1155–1370	1300	75-80%	8	100.00–110.00	$104.80	$1,362	—
1210–1835	1446	75-80%	16	83.00–89.00	$86.67	$1,253	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–880	804	85-90%	5	35.00–41.00	$37.67	$303	-8.63
780–1005	857	85-90%	3	57.00–63.00	$60.87	$522	-13.33
805–1080	960	85-90%	12	72.00–78.00	$75.78	$727	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1200	1100	2	99.00–102.00	$100.64	$1,107	—
1295–2195	1776	7	109.00–115.00	$112.02	$1,989	—
1785–1930	1863	3	119.00–135.00	$127.54	$2,376	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1090–1145	1118	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	770.00–810.00	$789.51
1155	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	840.00	$840.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	970.00	$970.00
1225	1225	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
965	965	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1240	1240	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,140.00	$1,140.00	—
1080–1205	1129	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	8	1,130.00–1,525.00	$1,363.72	—

Small 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
755	755	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—
930	930	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00	$1,375.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765–825	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	940.00–970.00	$959.49	—
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	940.00	$940.00	—

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	925.00	$925.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
760	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	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
237	237	6	102.00	$102.00	$242	—
330	330	1	92.50	$92.50	$305	—
365	365	2	118.00	$118.00	$431	+44.00
505	505	1	105.00	$105.00	$530	—
590	590	1	70.00	$70.00	$413	-15.00
890	890	1	80.00	$80.00	$712	—

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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.