Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 23, 2022

654 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.23/cwt -0.40 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 419 lb · 30 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.41/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $842/hd at 613 lb · 20 head

light 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.23/cwt +2.08 vs last sale · ≈ $538/hd at 340 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	654	562	530
Feeder cattle	530	453	399
Slaughter cattle	118	84	125
Replacement cattle	6	25	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 4.00 To 8.00 Lower Feeder cattle Some what lower Demand Good Activity Active Offerings Heavy Quality Plain To Average

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	165.00–170.00	$167.53	$407	-7.47
285	285	1	180.00	$180.00	$513	-17.48
305–325	315	2	190.00–192.50	$191.21	$602	+1.37
350–380	364	4	180.00–190.00	$186.27	$678	-18.31
400–448	435	7	175.00–187.50	$177.56	$772	-27.44
455–495	475	2	170.00–180.00	$174.79	$830	-6.84
500–532	516	7	160.00–170.00	$167.60	$865	-11.34
570–592	582	4	157.50–167.00	$162.13	$944	-14.57
600–627	621	10	156.00–165.00	$161.62	$1,004	+4.07
681	681	5	164.00	$164.00	$1,117	+0.89
710–725	718	2	158.00–165.00	$161.46	$1,159	-5.54
750–770	763	3	150.00	$150.00	$1,144	—
805–845	827	3	139.00–142.00	$140.31	$1,160	—
1045	1045	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,160	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	135.00–140.00	$137.58	$327	-22.42
250–285	264	5	155.00–165.00	$160.27	$423	-20.50
310–345	323	8	165.00–175.00	$169.31	$547	-9.24
355–390	369	5	160.00–172.00	$167.38	$618	-19.23
415–445	428	5	162.50–170.00	$167.15	$715	-21.69
485–495	492	3	157.50–168.00	$161.85	$796	-2.64
510–525	518	2	155.00–157.50	$156.27	$809	-10.78
555–570	563	2	145.00–150.00	$147.53	$831	-22.18
605–640	631	5	142.00–152.00	$146.85	$927	+7.31
715–730	723	2	142.00–150.00	$146.04	$1,056	-3.96
765	765	1	148.00	$148.00	$1,132	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190–195	193	2	130.00–135.00	$132.53	$256	—
250–285	265	7	125.00–135.00	$127.80	$339	-39.70
320–345	328	3	154.00–155.00	$154.65	$507	-5.89
370–395	380	3	140.00–147.50	$142.60	$542	-22.69
405–445	420	3	132.50–145.00	$140.93	$592	-31.81
485–490	488	2	138.00–142.50	$140.26	$684	-13.14
510–545	528	2	140.00	$140.00	$739	-5.00
575	575	1	137.50	$137.50	$791	-22.50
600	600	1	130.00	$130.00	$780	+10.00
675	675	1	140.00	$140.00	$945	—
730	730	1	125.00	$125.00	$912	-12.50

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	115.00	$115.00	$253	—
290–295	293	2	110.00–115.00	$112.52	$330	-35.46
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	-30.00
350–395	372	5	95.00–110.00	$104.01	$387	-16.91
355–395	374	4	110.00–125.00	$114.80	$429	-6.12
405	405	1	105.00	$105.00	$425	-51.10
535	535	1	115.00	$115.00	$615	+5.00
585	585	1	113.00	$113.00	$661	-19.00
620	620	1	72.00	$72.00	$446	-33.00
630	630	1	87.50	$87.50	$551	-17.50
670	670	1	110.00	$110.00	$737	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	142.00	$142.00	$341	-23.24
295	295	1	155.00	$155.00	$457	+8.55
305–345	340	19	150.00–160.00	$158.23	$538	+2.08
350–380	368	10	160.00–170.00	$163.92	$603	+4.16
400–445	419	30	155.00–162.50	$158.23	$663	-0.40
450–495	476	17	151.00–160.00	$154.94	$738	-5.33
500–542	528	12	142.00–152.00	$147.62	$779	-8.49
560–595	575	12	137.00–148.00	$141.64	$814	+0.73
600–640	613	20	134.00–146.00	$137.41	$842	+2.18
655–685	662	9	130.00–135.00	$132.82	$879	+2.62
705–730	714	4	120.00–126.00	$123.26	$880	+5.09
750–770	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	-10.00
842	842	3	95.00	$95.00	$800	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	122.50	$122.50	$276	-17.79
265–295	278	4	132.00–140.00	$135.53	$377	+5.67
300–345	329	8	135.00–145.00	$138.56	$456	+0.64
355–395	379	4	145.00–157.50	$153.86	$583	+7.61
400–443	435	9	147.50–154.00	$151.27	$658	+3.67
452–490	472	9	145.00–149.00	$147.27	$695	+3.82
510–545	530	11	135.00–140.00	$138.78	$736	-4.01
570–590	580	2	127.50–132.50	$130.04	$754	+2.47
665–670	668	2	123.00–127.00	$124.99	$835	+10.08
715–735	725	2	118.00–128.00	$122.93	$891	+11.74
760–765	763	2	102.50–104.00	$103.25	$788	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	120.00	$120.00	$234	—
200–235	218	2	115.00–116.00	$115.54	$252	-18.46
250–285	264	7	115.00–125.00	$123.64	$326	—
315–345	331	5	125.00–132.00	$128.62	$426	+26.12
365–395	375	5	135.00–145.00	$138.95	$521	+8.12
420	420	1	125.00	$125.00	$525	-7.08
460–475	468	4	125.00–130.00	$128.27	$600	-4.91
500–545	525	4	122.00–127.50	$125.54	$659	-4.06
555–565	560	2	100.00–105.00	$102.48	$574	-6.18
610–620	615	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$723	+8.04
650–670	660	2	107.50–110.00	$108.77	$718	-1.23
700–725	711	4	102.50–115.00	$110.42	$785	+7.92

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	75.00	$75.00	$191	-20.00
255–295	275	2	110.00	$110.00	$302	+15.00
325–340	333	2	110.00	$110.00	$366	—
335	335	1	90.00	$90.00	$302	—
370–375	372	3	105.00–115.00	$108.36	$403	+8.36
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—
420–430	425	2	100.00–108.00	$103.95	$442	—
470–480	475	2	110.00	$110.00	$522	±0.00
530–535	533	2	60.00–95.00	$77.58	$414	-35.32
525–545	535	2	105.00–110.00	$107.55	$575	-5.35
575–580	578	2	85.00–87.50	$86.26	$499	—
590	590	1	92.00	$92.00	$543	—
625–645	635	2	65.00–85.00	$75.16	$477	-9.84
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	+10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	423	3	148.00–157.00	$153.29	$648	-8.07
465–495	480	18	137.50–150.00	$140.95	$677	-11.59
505–535	518	6	135.00–147.00	$139.57	$723	-11.87
555–590	572	5	125.00–137.50	$132.32	$757	-35.18
605–635	618	7	125.00–135.00	$129.67	$801	-11.86

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	429	11	160.00–170.00	$164.68	$706	-10.75
450–490	463	6	160.00–166.00	$162.54	$753	-3.47
500–505	503	3	164.00–165.00	$164.67	$828	-8.00
580	580	1	155.00	$155.00	$899	-25.50
605–640	621	5	135.00–142.00	$137.60	$854	-32.40
675	675	1	142.00	$142.00	$958	-3.47
945	945	1	102.00	$102.00	$964	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	416	4	105.00–115.00	$108.65	$452	-16.35
400–435	429	8	120.00–130.00	$123.42	$529	-1.58
460–490	475	2	105.00–112.50	$108.87	$517	-2.39
480–495	489	4	110.00–120.00	$116.21	$568	+4.95
500–525	517	3	95.00–105.00	$98.23	$508	-28.43
555–580	570	3	80.00–107.50	$97.73	$557	-29.09
645	645	1	105.00	$105.00	$677	+17.50
670	670	1	66.00	$66.00	$442	-49.00
795	795	1	60.00	$60.00	$477	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	420	4	135.00–145.00	$137.65	$578	-7.35
460–485	471	5	125.00–137.50	$129.57	$610	-12.33
525–540	533	5	110.00–120.00	$113.01	$602	-25.05
550–590	568	3	120.00–125.00	$122.70	$697	-12.01
620–635	628	2	110.00–122.50	$116.18	$730	-17.35
690	690	1	120.00	$120.00	$828	-3.32
745	745	1	104.00	$104.00	$775	—
770	770	1	102.00	$102.00	$785	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1020	980	80-85%	3	51.00–56.00	$53.69	$526	—
930–1295	1097	80-85%	10	62.00–72.00	$67.68	$742	—
915–1420	1145	80-85%	51	73.00–89.00	$81.78	$936	—
995–1550	1215	80-85%	14	90.00–107.00	$94.71	$1,151	-0.39

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120–1585	1342	75-80%	9	95.00–110.00	$101.80	$1,366	-8.05
1255–1815	1511	75-80%	9	83.00–94.00	$87.83	$1,327	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–845	796	85-90%	4	33.00–49.00	$39.05	$311	—
810–860	836	85-90%	4	70.00–78.00	$74.04	$619	+34.04
740–885	838	85-90%	5	50.00–65.00	$57.81	$484	+17.81

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–2335	1611	4	92.00–100.00	$96.49	$1,554	—
1300–1985	1707	5	106.00–119.00	$112.96	$1,928	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,040.00	$1,040.00
955–1250	1036	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	720.00–1,050.00	$887.84

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	95.00	$95.00	$294	—
575	575	1	86.00	$86.00	$494	—
723	723	2	96.00	$96.00	$694	—
814–842	820	13	95.00–100.00	$98.82	$810	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	105.00	$105.00	$404	+5.00
755	755	1	70.00	$70.00	$528	—

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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.