Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 28, 2022

616 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $152.57/cwt +1.62 vs last sale · ≈ $653/hd at 428 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.14/cwt +12.66 vs last sale · ≈ $742/hd at 515 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.35/cwt +2.58 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 420 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	616	523	589
Feeder cattle	404	385	391
Slaughter cattle	183	136	185
Replacement cattle	29	2	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Baby calves 40.00 To 45.00 Head calves 80.00 To 255.00 Slaughter cattle Mostly Steady Feeder cattle 7.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Fairly Heavy Quality 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
160	160	1	175.00	$175.00	$280	—
260–285	273	2	170.00–175.00	$172.39	$471	+27.22
305–345	321	5	167.50–177.50	$171.43	$550	+16.24
350–385	371	4	167.50–178.00	$172.50	$640	+38.37
400–430	413	3	165.00–167.50	$166.14	$686	+3.76
520–540	532	11	180.00–188.00	$186.82	$994	+26.63
565–592	588	7	180.00–183.00	$182.59	$1,074	+23.84
662–670	663	7	145.00–156.00	$154.41	$1,024	—
720	720	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,087	+13.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	155.00	$155.00	$279	—
230	230	1	157.50	$157.50	$362	—
280–290	288	6	150.00–160.00	$157.51	$454	—
315–345	333	6	156.00–165.00	$159.71	$532	—
350–390	374	6	155.00–166.00	$162.42	$607	—
420–445	432	5	148.00–155.00	$151.74	$656	—
485	485	1	150.00	$150.00	$728	—
500	500	1	170.00	$170.00	$850	—
575	575	1	169.00	$169.00	$972	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	115.00–120.00	$117.41	$311	—
325	325	1	90.00	$90.00	$292	—
315–345	332	3	106.00–110.00	$108.73	$361	—
355	355	1	95.00	$95.00	$337	—
355–395	371	6	124.00–135.00	$127.79	$474	—
435	435	1	60.00	$60.00	$261	—
485	485	1	110.00	$110.00	$534	—
495	495	1	115.00	$115.00	$569	—
555	555	1	130.00	$130.00	$722	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	125.00	$125.00	$306	—
255–295	275	2	140.00–142.50	$141.16	$388	—
315–335	323	3	130.00–140.00	$134.92	$436	—
350–385	368	6	140.00–150.00	$147.15	$542	—
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	—
575–585	580	2	157.00–158.00	$157.50	$914	—
655	655	1	128.00	$128.00	$838	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	150.00	$150.00	$300	—
265–290	274	4	132.50–142.50	$137.59	$377	—
300–345	324	12	142.00–152.50	$147.67	$478	+7.18
355–398	380	11	144.00–155.00	$147.82	$562	+10.33
400–435	420	16	140.00–150.00	$143.35	$602	+2.58
455–490	473	13	135.00–146.00	$141.46	$669	+7.20
500–545	515	20	140.00–151.00	$144.14	$742	+12.66
550–575	561	6	151.00–156.00	$153.99	$864	+23.92
600–645	619	5	135.00–146.00	$139.93	$866	+18.80
675	675	1	130.00	$130.00	$878	+10.00
715–735	725	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$837	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	135.00	$135.00	$290	—
260–280	270	2	125.00–130.00	$127.59	$344	—
305–340	318	6	130.00–140.00	$134.52	$428	—
350–395	381	10	135.00–143.00	$139.00	$530	—
410–445	428	6	135.00–138.00	$136.33	$583	—
455–495	480	4	125.00–135.00	$129.40	$621	—
510–540	523	14	130.00–139.00	$135.86	$711	—
555–585	568	3	123.00–132.50	$126.80	$720	—
600–640	620	2	122.00–132.00	$127.16	$788	—
680	680	1	100.00	$100.00	$680	—
705	705	1	92.00	$92.00	$649	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	105.00	$105.00	$278	—
325	325	1	115.00	$115.00	$374	—
355–370	363	2	95.00–100.00	$97.55	$354	—
375	375	1	90.00	$90.00	$338	—
415–430	421	4	93.00–102.00	$98.14	$413	—
410–435	423	3	75.00–82.50	$77.51	$328	—
465–495	480	2	74.00–85.00	$79.33	$381	—
500–545	522	3	61.00–75.00	$69.39	$362	—
530–535	533	2	110.00–112.50	$111.24	$593	—
555–580	568	2	110.00–120.00	$114.89	$653	—
695	695	1	62.00	$62.00	$431	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	115.00–125.00	$119.76	$377	—
355	355	1	112.50	$112.50	$399	—
410–440	431	4	110.00–117.50	$113.77	$490	—
450–495	470	4	110.00–115.00	$112.04	$527	—
505–540	525	3	115.00–125.00	$119.89	$629	—
565	565	1	102.00	$102.00	$576	—
600	600	1	115.00	$115.00	$690	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	—
700	700	1	69.00	$69.00	$483	—
755	755	1	75.00	$75.00	$566	—

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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	428	20	150.00–160.00	$152.57	$653	+11.51
455–495	475	2	165.00–175.00	$170.21	$808	+15.21
513–530	520	6	164.00–175.00	$169.40	$881	+39.40
560–595	578	4	157.00–169.00	$162.05	$937	+19.37
625–635	631	6	140.00–152.00	$146.85	$927	—
665	665	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,004	—
730	730	1	130.00	$130.00	$949	-3.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
450–490	472	7	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$679	—
505–540	522	8	135.00–148.00	$138.40	$722	—
550–590	568	7	132.50–144.00	$138.50	$787	—
605–640	618	3	120.00–127.50	$123.16	$761	—
660–690	675	2	117.50–125.00	$121.17	$818	—
715	715	1	107.50	$107.50	$769	—
750	750	1	95.00	$95.00	$712	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	424	7	140.00–147.50	$145.17	$616	—
450–495	479	5	152.00–160.00	$154.82	$742	—
525	525	1	162.50	$162.50	$853	—
585–590	588	2	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$897	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—
650–655	653	2	127.50–136.00	$131.77	$860	—
735	735	1	105.00	$105.00	$772	—
780	780	1	102.00	$102.00	$796	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	82.00	$82.00	$299	—
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
415	415	1	92.00	$92.00	$382	—
450–495	477	5	124.00–134.00	$128.11	$611	—
480	480	3	110.00	$110.00	$528	—
500–535	514	5	120.00–130.00	$123.10	$633	—
520	520	2	110.00	$110.00	$572	—
575	575	1	110.00	$110.00	$632	—
685	685	1	111.00	$111.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1305	1082	80-85%	5	45.00–57.00	$50.81	$550	—
900–1530	1103	80-85%	41	61.00–79.00	$72.43	$799	—
900–1625	1118	80-85%	68	80.00–93.00	$86.28	$965	—
955–1505	1215	80-85%	11	95.00–105.00	$98.06	$1,191	-2.54

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1275–1405	1333	75-80%	5	96.00–106.00	$101.43	$1,352	-5.00
1020–2000	1334	75-80%	22	85.00–95.00	$91.77	$1,224	-14.66

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–855	756	85-90%	4	31.00–46.00	$40.10	$303	—
760–870	824	85-90%	6	70.00–77.00	$73.97	$610	—
795–865	834	85-90%	4	53.00–66.00	$57.38	$479	—
895	895	85-90%	2	86.00	$86.00	$770	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	85.00	$85.00	$850	—
1020–1980	1606	7	98.00–108.00	$103.76	$1,666	—
1110–2105	1804	7	120.00–125.00	$122.01	$2,201	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1050–1170	1101	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	800.00–1,210.00	$1,012.29
1130	1130	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,230.00	$1,230.00
1230	1230	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,080.00	$1,080.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–850	785	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	500.00–610.00	$559.55
900	900	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
945	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
960	960	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	720.00	$720.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1025–1160	1080	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	6	1,025.00–1,410.00	$1,284.62	—
1080	1080	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—
1100	1100	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00	$1,100.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
710–785	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	830.00–900.00	$866.76	+456.76
780–875	828	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	890.00–1,010.00	$953.44	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,410.00	$1,410.00	—
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,220.00	$1,220.00	—
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,420.00	$1,420.00	—

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
500	500	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	550.00	$550.00	—
595	595	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	660.00	$660.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	71.00	$71.00	$241	—
355	355	1	83.00	$83.00	$295	—
400–435	418	2	74.00–84.00	$79.21	$331	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	84.00	$84.00	$525	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	75.00	$75.00	$248	—
375–385	380	2	87.50–95.00	$91.30	$347	—
425	425	1	70.00	$70.00	$298	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	35.00	$35.00	$173	—

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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.