Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 12, 2022

1,034 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.05/cwt +1.59 vs last sale · ≈ $662/hd at 463 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $168.90/cwt -17.92 vs last sale · ≈ $878/hd at 520 lb · 38 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.50/cwt -4.32 vs last sale · ≈ $541/hd at 377 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,034	616	856
Feeder cattle	771	404	661
Slaughter cattle	245	183	170
Replacement cattle	18	29	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 9. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 9.00 to 10.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were very heavy. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves (4 head) were 5.00 per head; "by the head" calves ranged 220.00 to 310.00 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
260–275	267	3	140.00–150.00	$144.97	$387	-27.42
255–290	278	3	155.00–164.00	$158.13	$440	-14.26
280–295 fancy	287	3	167.50–172.50	$170.84	$490	—
305–330 fancy	319	4	170.00–175.00	$172.45	$550	—
300–345	328	11	155.00–167.50	$162.46	$533	-8.97
320–340	332	6	140.00–150.00	$144.52	$480	-26.91
350–395	372	17	150.00–164.00	$157.44	$586	-15.06
350–395	375	8	140.00–146.00	$141.98	$532	-30.52
355–395 fancy	382	8	165.00–172.50	$168.00	$642	—
405–445	421	20	150.00–160.00	$155.66	$655	-10.48
435–448 value added	444	5	167.50–175.00	$172.91	$768	—
450–490	473	5	154.00–164.00	$160.98	$761	—
503–543 value added	517	23	173.00–179.00	$175.09	$905	—
500–545	519	9	160.00–170.00	$166.22	$863	-20.60
515–545	533	6	144.00–155.00	$149.19	$795	-37.63
550–573 value added	566	10	162.00–175.00	$169.49	$959	—
565–590	580	3	142.00–147.00	$144.98	$841	-37.61
575–585	580	3	155.00–160.00	$157.34	$913	-25.25
600–625	612	3	140.00–148.00	$144.72	$886	—
608–645 value added	619	5	168.00–169.00	$168.20	$1,041	—
600–645	623	4	153.00–167.00	$160.16	$998	—
660–695	686	7	145.00–152.00	$150.41	$1,032	-4.00
700–745	728	3	137.50–140.00	$139.15	$1,013	-11.85

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
155–185	170	2	85.00–87.00	$86.09	$146	—
215–245	230	2	90.00–95.00	$92.66	$213	—
255–280	265	3	130.00–135.00	$133.40	$354	—
300–345	321	5	130.00–135.00	$133.80	$429	—
375–395	384	4	132.50–136.00	$134.61	$517	—
650–675	663	3	130.00–135.00	$131.97	$875	—
720–730	725	2	122.50–124.00	$123.24	$893	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–190	178	2	105.00–115.00	$110.35	$196	—
210–232	225	4	115.00–122.50	$120.04	$270	—
260–275	268	2	115.00–120.00	$117.57	$315	—
315–330	320	3	120.00–125.00	$123.36	$395	—
350–385	368	4	100.00–110.00	$105.63	$389	—
350–390	370	2	120.00	$120.00	$444	—
520–530	525	3	122.50–125.00	$124.17	$652	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	278	3	130.00–132.50	$130.85	$364	-6.74
305–340	323	9	130.00–137.50	$132.24	$427	-15.43
350–370	355	5	130.00–135.00	$131.39	$466	-16.43
350–395	380	25	137.50–150.00	$144.56	$549	-3.26
385–395 fancy	390	3	152.50–158.00	$154.86	$604	—
405–445	424	7	130.00–132.50	$130.77	$554	-12.58
410–435 fancy	424	5	148.00–160.00	$153.12	$649	—
400–445	428	19	135.00–147.50	$141.45	$605	-1.90
450–495	461	36	136.00–150.00	$143.08	$660	+1.62
455–480	468	2	132.00–135.00	$133.46	$625	-8.00
488 value added	488	2	152.00	$152.00	$742	—
500–535	518	26	130.00–140.00	$133.96	$694	-10.18
560–575	569	8	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$765	-19.61
572 value added	572	3	148.00	$148.00	$847	—
602–620 value added	608	6	145.00–149.00	$147.64	$898	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	2	90.00–95.00	$92.50	$171	—
220–230	225	2	104.00–105.00	$104.49	$235	—
225–240	232	4	112.00–117.50	$115.47	$268	—
250–275	260	3	117.50–122.50	$119.13	$310	—
265–285	275	2	110.00	$110.00	$302	—
300–335	317	8	110.00–120.00	$115.36	$366	—
300–345	323	4	97.50–102.00	$99.82	$322	—
405–430	413	7	100.00–105.00	$104.01	$430	—
425–440	430	4	115.50–120.00	$118.26	$509	—
460–490	478	3	110.00–120.00	$115.09	$550	—
450–495	480	4	95.00–105.00	$102.66	$493	—
510–525	518	2	81.00	$81.00	$420	—
515–535	525	2	120.00–122.50	$121.23	$636	—
530–545	538	2	100.00	$100.00	$538	—
565–590	582	3	120.00–122.50	$120.81	$703	—
610–630	620	2	110.00–120.00	$115.08	$713	—
600–645	623	2	100.00	$100.00	$623	—
650–670	663	4	110.00–116.00	$114.26	$758	—
710	710	2	111.00	$111.00	$788	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	271	6	122.00–128.00	$125.75	$341	—
300–340	318	7	125.00–127.50	$125.38	$399	—
410–430	419	4	90.00–97.50	$93.35	$391	—
400–445	427	6	125.00–127.50	$126.40	$540	—
450–485	468	2	77.50–87.50	$82.69	$387	—
485–490	488	2	125.00–127.50	$126.24	$616	—
500–530	513	5	125.00–127.00	$125.60	$644	—
510–545	527	3	85.00–89.00	$86.29	$455	—
565–590	577	3	125.00–126.00	$125.33	$723	—
605–620	613	2	122.00–126.00	$123.98	$760	—
705	705	2	65.00–70.00	$67.50	$476	—

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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	420	4	140.00–142.50	$140.63	$591	-11.94
410–440 fancy	423	3	158.00–163.00	$160.28	$678	—
405–445	430	17	145.00–157.50	$150.67	$648	-1.90
450–485 fancy	466	4	160.00–170.00	$164.66	$767	—
450–495	468	5	140.00–142.00	$140.39	$657	-29.82
450–495	474	9	145.00–158.00	$150.90	$715	-19.31
500–515	508	3	140.00–142.50	$140.84	$715	-28.56
500–540	519	5	154.00–162.50	$158.71	$824	-10.69
505–540 fancy	522	3	165.00–167.50	$165.81	$866	—
550–595	573	11	155.00–166.00	$160.50	$920	-1.55
610–640	624	4	153.00–160.00	$157.13	$980	+10.28
620–640	630	2	140.00–144.00	$142.03	$895	-4.82

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	115.00	$115.00	$475	—
400–440	425	3	125.00	$125.00	$531	—
455–480	468	3	120.00–128.00	$124.41	$582	—
475–490	483	2	112.50–115.00	$113.73	$549	—
515–545	530	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$569	—
555–570	563	2	67.50–72.00	$69.78	$393	—
560–585	573	2	125.00–127.50	$126.22	$723	—
560–590	575	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$618	—
602–640	612	4	122.50–128.00	$126.56	$775	—
670–675	673	3	100.00–110.00	$104.99	$707	—
710–720	715	2	124.00–129.00	$126.48	$904	—
715–730	723	2	110.00–114.00	$112.02	$810	—
750–765	758	2	75.00–80.00	$77.48	$587	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–430	422	3	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$556	—
450–455	453	2	95.00–100.00	$97.49	$442	—
450–475	464	4	130.00–137.50	$133.75	$621	—
505–540	519	4	130.00–139.00	$135.77	$705	—
555–585	573	3	130.00–135.00	$133.30	$764	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–990	842	80-85%	7	51.00–54.00	$52.13	$439	—
720–1285	1049	80-85%	26	60.00–67.00	$65.20	$684	—
860–1290	1131	80-85%	24	72.00–79.00	$76.28	$863	-10.00
870–1295	1148	80-85%	31	80.00–87.00	$82.05	$942	-4.23

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–1085	882	85-90%	21	55.00–62.00	$58.92	$520	-27.08
660–1090	885	85-90%	10	43.00–50.00	$47.63	$422	-38.37
815–1085	983	85-90%	22	69.00–75.00	$72.27	$710	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1735	1311	75-80%	11	87.00–97.00	$90.16	$1,182	-11.27
1165–1680	1365	75-80%	10	68.00–75.00	$71.62	$978	—
1310–1910	1462	75-80%	18	78.00–86.00	$81.91	$1,198	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1620	1271	6	82.00–90.00	$85.97	$1,093	—
1025–2475	1439	8	94.00–102.00	$98.05	$1,411	—
1050–1945	1499	8	103.00–109.00	$105.64	$1,584	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	435.00	$435.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005–1055	1030	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,050.00–1,290.00	$1,172.91	—
1050	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,010.00	$1,010.00	-274.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	910.00	$910.00	—
830	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	980.00	$980.00	-430.00
955	955	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,090.00	$1,090.00	-330.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570	570	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	670.00	$670.00	—
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	610.00	$610.00	-343.44

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	70.00	$70.00	$150	—
375	375	1	85.00	$85.00	$319	—
450–475	463	2	94.00–95.00	$94.49	$437	—
490–495	493	2	74.00–80.00	$77.02	$380	—
505–535	518	3	65.00–73.00	$70.19	$364	—
525–545	535	2	79.00–85.00	$82.06	$439	—

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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.