Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 9, 2022

552 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.14/cwt +7.59 vs last sale · ≈ $787/hd at 521 lb · 27 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $159.15/cwt +6.62 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 379 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $170.63/cwt +6.95 vs last sale · ≈ $990/hd at 580 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	552	475	639
Feeder cattle	414	377	485
Slaughter cattle	113	78	128
Replacement cattle	25	20	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 4.00 TO 7.00 Higher Feeder cattle 6.00 To 12.00 Higher Demand Good Activity Active Offerings 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
260–295	280	3	175.00–185.00	$180.15	$504	+7.65
300–345	325	11	172.00–182.50	$176.40	$573	-12.58
350–395	372	12	175.00–187.50	$178.08	$662	-2.93
405–445	432	3	177.50–185.00	$181.17	$783	+5.18
460–480	467	5	180.00–187.00	$182.58	$853	+3.83
500–545	518	4	170.00–182.50	$173.68	$900	+8.09
555–595	580	17	168.00–178.00	$170.63	$990	+6.95
605–645	634	4	168.00–173.00	$171.23	$1,086	+1.23
670–690	674	6	155.00	$155.00	$1,045	+1.83
715–735	725	2	153.00–157.00	$155.03	$1,124	+12.03

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	292	3	165.00–170.00	$166.69	$487	+14.35
335–340	338	2	160.00–170.00	$165.04	$558	-8.41
350–395	374	9	165.00–174.00	$169.94	$636	+5.09
450–495	473	2	160.00–162.50	$161.31	$763	-4.19
515–540	528	5	161.00–169.00	$165.59	$874	+6.86
590	590	1	159.00	$159.00	$938	+4.34
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	+8.33

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	130.00	$130.00	$436	-2.64
335	335	1	110.00	$110.00	$368	-22.64
365–395	380	2	105.00–120.00	$112.20	$426	+12.20
385 thin fleshed	385	1	50.00	$50.00	$192	—
390	390	2	65.00–85.00	$75.00	$292	-25.00
435	435	1	145.00	$145.00	$631	+10.00
440	440	2	130.00	$130.00	$572	-5.00
465–480	473	2	118.00–125.00	$121.44	$574	—
510	510	1	142.50	$142.50	$727	+16.26
515–530	523	2	116.00–126.00	$121.07	$633	-5.17
570–580	575	2	125.00–139.00	$131.94	$759	+6.94

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	277	3	135.00–145.00	$138.37	$383	+6.05
300–340	320	2	145.00	$145.00	$464	-8.48
390–395	393	2	155.00–160.00	$157.52	$619	+3.99
410–425	418	2	150.00–160.00	$155.09	$648	+5.09
475	475	1	150.00	$150.00	$712	-7.00
500–530	515	2	130.00–142.50	$136.07	$701	-4.81
550–575	563	2	146.00–147.50	$146.73	$826	+16.67

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	142.50	$142.50	$328	+7.50
285–295	290	3	155.00–162.50	$158.35	$459	+18.19
320–340	330	2	165.00–175.00	$170.15	$561	+27.57
350–396	379	21	155.00–165.00	$159.15	$603	+6.62
400–445	418	9	152.50–162.00	$156.98	$656	+3.33
450–495	470	11	150.00–160.00	$154.64	$727	+7.98
500–545	521	27	147.50–156.00	$151.14	$787	+7.59
560–585	574	9	142.00–152.50	$145.60	$836	+5.87
600–620	605	4	133.00–144.00	$137.96	$835	+3.47
650–690	676	6	122.50–132.00	$125.72	$850	-3.27
720	720	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,152	+39.00
795	795	1	112.50	$112.50	$894	+12.50
950	950	1	105.00	$105.00	$998	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	+20.71
300–337	327	9	150.00–161.00	$157.29	$514	+27.29
360–385	373	6	145.00–157.50	$151.52	$565	+11.13
410–440	432	6	145.00–155.00	$149.37	$645	+10.76
450–485	471	10	142.50–148.00	$145.66	$686	+15.98
500–535	518	2	142.50–149.00	$145.64	$754	+20.14
555–595	578	6	130.00–141.00	$138.05	$798	+5.55
600–610	603	3	124.00–128.00	$125.68	$758	—
795	795	1	95.00	$95.00	$755	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	100.00	$100.00	$170	—
250–280	265	2	134.00–135.00	$134.53	$357	+26.92
300–335	319	7	135.00–144.00	$139.51	$445	—
380–395	390	3	130.00–140.00	$136.75	$533	+13.55
405–445	431	7	130.00–140.00	$136.42	$588	+16.42
455–465	460	2	137.50–140.00	$138.74	$638	—
525–530	528	2	132.00–132.50	$132.25	$698	—
560–570	565	2	125.00–127.50	$126.26	$713	+8.41
625	625	1	125.00	$125.00	$781	+7.00
715–745	730	2	116.00–120.00	$118.04	$862	+18.04

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	—
300	300	1	105.00	$105.00	$315	—
315–345	327	5	125.00–130.00	$127.02	$415	—
425	425	1	100.00	$100.00	$425	-6.12
440	440	1	115.00	$115.00	$506	+8.88
450	450	1	105.00	$105.00	$472	±0.00
475	475	1	125.00	$125.00	$594	+20.00
505	505	2	95.00–100.00	$97.50	$492	—
520–525	523	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$581	—
640	640	1	105.00	$105.00	$672	+2.00
700 thin fleshed	700	1	65.00	$65.00	$455	—

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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	416	9	162.50–172.50	$167.34	$696	-3.93
470–485	475	3	165.00–169.00	$167.00	$793	+4.43
505–540	523	6	169.00–179.00	$173.94	$910	+23.47
555–590	571	8	164.00–172.00	$167.27	$955	+9.27
645	645	2	162.00	$162.00	$1,045	+24.53
660–675	668	2	150.00–160.00	$155.06	$1,036	+12.56
700–710	703	3	135.00–145.00	$139.33	$979	-13.17
750	750	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,140	—
815	815	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,080	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	105.00	$105.00	$441	-4.98
415–430	423	2	70.00–95.00	$82.72	$350	-27.26
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	+15.00
505–540	522	3	77.50–90.00	$84.23	$440	-27.77
525–545	532	7	120.00–130.00	$123.90	$659	+11.90
550–595	569	5	122.50–130.00	$125.99	$717	+45.99
560–590	575	2	80.00–85.00	$82.57	$475	+2.57
675	675	1	85.00	$85.00	$574	—
790	790	1	75.00	$75.00	$592	—
800	800	1	77.50	$77.50	$620	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	423	4	150.00–160.00	$156.29	$661	-2.10
455–495	475	2	157.50–162.00	$159.84	$759	+17.76
500–545	517	5	156.00–164.00	$158.97	$822	+17.31
555–575	567	5	150.00–157.50	$154.51	$876	+21.25
615–630	623	2	143.00–149.00	$145.96	$909	+9.96
665	665	1	127.00	$127.00	$845	-1.74
785	785	1	90.00	$90.00	$706	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	4	130.00–140.00	$135.04	$573	+4.56
480–490	485	3	125.00–135.00	$130.02	$631	+13.41
510–545	524	5	137.50–147.50	$141.57	$742	+13.93
560–585	572	3	140.00–145.00	$142.54	$815	+32.54
610	610	1	125.00	$125.00	$762	—
655–660	658	2	124.00–125.00	$124.50	$819	—
810	810	1	115.00	$115.00	$932	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920–945	933	80-85%	2	40.00–52.00	$46.08	$430	—
920–1330	1011	80-85%	8	53.00–63.00	$58.60	$592	—
950–1265	1088	80-85%	14	70.00–83.00	$78.13	$850	+14.36
900–1405	1116	80-85%	27	84.00–95.00	$87.64	$978	+13.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735	735	85-90%	1	95.00	$95.00	$698	—
675–880	745	85-90%	13	29.00–53.00	$41.59	$310	—
635–885	777	85-90%	12	55.00–67.00	$60.82	$473	+17.06
750–885	815	85-90%	5	70.00–75.00	$72.78	$593	+13.74

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1570	1407	75-80%	17	87.00–100.00	$93.22	$1,312	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1655	1433	6	98.00–105.00	$102.22	$1,465	—
1165–1710	1543	8	108.00–118.00	$112.31	$1,733	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1075	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	640.00–800.00	$731.85
985	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd/3rd Stage (4-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
915–1165	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	550.00–1,190.00	$951.81
1075–1370	1223	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	770.00–1,130.00	$971.72
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
390–730	560	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	370.00–550.00	$487.32
800	800	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	520.00	$520.00
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555	555	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	290.00	$290.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
670–715	693	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	700.00–770.00	$733.86	—
770	770	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	810.00	$810.00	+130.00
790	790	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	840.00	$840.00	-185.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
1000–1050	1025	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	800.00–850.00	$824.39	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	70.00–87.50	$79.23	$252	—
360	360	1	130.00	$130.00	$468	—
495	495	1	95.00	$95.00	$470	+5.00
725	725	1	60.00	$60.00	$435	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	115.00	$115.00	$552	—
660	660	1	75.00	$75.00	$495	-45.00
895	895	1	85.00	$85.00	$761	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	45.00	$45.00	$158	—

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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.