Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 6, 2022

474 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $167.53/cwt +8.36 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 368 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.97/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $713/hd at 466 lb · 17 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $173.20/cwt +3.22 vs last sale · ≈ $982/hd at 567 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	474	497	453
Feeder cattle	386	400	353
Slaughter cattle	79	85	90
Replacement cattle	9	12	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle 1.00 To 7.00 Lower Feeder cattle 5.00 To 10.00 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
225–245	235	2	175.00–185.00	$180.21	$423	—
260	260	1	185.00	$185.00	$481	+10.18
315–345	330	4	185.00–196.00	$189.03	$624	+9.57
350–385	366	7	185.00–195.00	$190.21	$696	+10.08
375–395 value added	385	2	208.00–215.00	$211.41	$814	—
400	400	1	190.00	$190.00	$760	+19.28
450–487	482	9	185.00–195.00	$190.82	$920	+4.58
500–540	521	5	166.00–175.00	$171.04	$891	-9.36
555–590	567	15	169.00–175.50	$173.20	$982	+3.22
600–648	631	7	165.00–171.00	$167.07	$1,054	+1.72
680–687	683	7	160.50–165.00	$163.06	$1,114	+13.06
775–780	778	2	133.00–137.50	$135.26	$1,052	-2.58

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	160.00–170.00	$163.39	$466	+25.89
320–345	332	7	174.00–182.50	$178.83	$594	+12.93
395	395	1	180.00	$180.00	$711	+14.41
415–445	427	3	165.00–175.00	$170.70	$729	+11.69
455–475	463	3	170.00–175.00	$173.35	$803	+4.67
540–545	543	2	155.00–156.00	$155.50	$844	-12.89
595	595	2	151.00–162.00	$156.50	$931	+0.50
605–630	615	3	152.50–157.00	$154.86	$952	-2.64
655–672	666	3	150.00–152.50	$151.68	$1,010	+13.68
715	715	1	135.00	$135.00	$965	—
780	780	1	137.50	$137.50	$1,072	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–330	315	2	95.00–120.00	$106.90	$337	+1.90
325–340	333	2	130.00–146.00	$137.82	$459	+5.64
355–395	375	3	134.00–145.00	$141.33	$530	+10.00
380–395	388	3	104.00–122.00	$110.03	$427	-5.03
460	460	1	115.00	$115.00	$529	+44.00
530	530	1	81.00	$81.00	$429	-25.00
535	535	1	110.00	$110.00	$588	+4.00
580–585	583	2	115.00–125.00	$119.98	$699	+24.98

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	325	4	160.00–170.00	$166.31	$541	+21.59
365–390	380	3	160.00–170.00	$165.11	$627	+17.77
405–445	425	2	147.50–160.00	$153.46	$652	+8.46
505	505	1	137.00	$137.00	$692	-13.92
635–640	638	2	140.00–141.00	$140.50	$896	+5.60

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	150.00	$150.00	$255	—
260–296	289	5	149.00–152.50	$149.63	$432	+1.04
305–340	320	8	152.50–164.00	$156.00	$499	-1.81
350–395	368	22	160.00–170.00	$167.53	$617	+8.36
410–440	420	3	162.50–175.00	$167.68	$704	+10.54
450–495	466	17	147.50–158.00	$152.97	$713	-0.03
520–545	538	4	144.00–155.00	$148.01	$796	-16.99
550–598	572	11	138.00–148.00	$143.49	$821	+5.89
600–630	616	7	125.00–135.00	$130.40	$803	-2.44
650–692	680	4	125.00–133.00	$130.51	$887	+1.49
700–705	703	2	113.00–118.00	$115.51	$812	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	140.00–145.00	$142.55	$392	+2.33
325–330	328	2	145.00–150.00	$147.48	$484	+2.53
350–395	368	4	145.00–152.50	$148.26	$546	+0.79
400–445	423	12	150.00–160.00	$156.42	$662	+8.12
475–495	484	8	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$690	+2.38
505–545	524	14	132.50–143.00	$139.06	$729	-1.33
565–575	569	4	135.00–140.00	$137.50	$782	+9.06
610–645	631	4	120.00–130.00	$126.41	$798	+3.29
655	655	1	128.00	$128.00	$838	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	373	2	117.50–120.00	$118.83	$443	-11.17
400–440	424	7	135.00–147.00	$142.97	$606	+6.44
475–490	480	3	125.00–138.00	$130.99	$629	+2.27
500–545	518	4	120.00–130.00	$123.74	$641	-9.43
555–580	563	3	115.00–127.00	$121.40	$683	+1.40

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185–195	190	2	110.00–120.00	$114.87	$218	—
215	215	1	122.00	$122.00	$262	—
275	275	1	70.00	$70.00	$192	-35.00
295	295	1	105.00	$105.00	$310	±0.00
420	420	1	110.00	$110.00	$462	+8.70
450–485	468	2	110.00–120.00	$115.19	$539	+20.19
515–525	520	2	65.00–85.00	$75.10	$391	-46.50
555–595	575	2	100.00–106.00	$102.90	$592	+20.76

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–445	435	4	175.00–185.00	$180.65	$786	+7.87
450–495	475	9	165.00–175.00	$169.17	$804	+1.48
500–515	508	2	170.00–174.00	$172.03	$874	+6.88
560–590	574	5	165.00–169.00	$167.78	$963	+2.98
610	610	1	131.00	$131.00	$799	-21.80
610–645	627	3	151.00–162.00	$157.56	$988	+4.76
650–680	665	2	125.00–135.00	$130.11	$865	-7.72
725	725	1	120.00	$120.00	$870	-17.00
790	790	1	122.50	$122.50	$968	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	115.00	$115.00	$500	+14.90
455–485	470	4	120.00–135.00	$129.88	$610	+2.90
455–495	473	5	61.00–115.00	$101.33	$479	-25.65
500–525	513	3	102.00–115.00	$109.59	$562	+21.09
515–540	532	3	120.00–130.00	$124.92	$665	-0.89
550–590	570	2	125.00–130.00	$127.59	$727	+20.09
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	—
640	640	1	102.00	$102.00	$653	—
865	865	1	77.50	$77.50	$670	+12.50

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–440	437	3	161.00–172.50	$168.73	$737	+9.83
455–490	469	6	152.50–162.50	$158.18	$742	+1.94
505–540	525	3	155.00–161.00	$158.30	$831	+8.69
575–590	583	3	150.00–154.00	$152.69	$890	+11.82
605	605	1	150.00	$150.00	$908	+2.50
650	650	1	128.00	$128.00	$832	+7.98
780	780	1	107.50	$107.50	$838	+2.50
830	830	1	90.00	$90.00	$747	-27.50

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	3	148.00–157.50	$151.97	$650	+16.51
450–480	462	5	140.00–150.00	$145.01	$670	-2.23
510–535	523	2	140.00–142.50	$141.28	$739	+6.04
570	570	1	145.00	$145.00	$826	+12.14
635	635	1	146.00	$146.00	$927	+15.96

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1490	1135	80-85%	22	70.00–83.00	$77.25	$877	+13.29
905–1610	1197	80-85%	17	86.00–99.00	$89.55	$1,072	—
1030–1585	1221	80-85%	7	54.00–68.00	$63.79	$779	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1135–1805	1370	75-80%	12	84.00–95.00	$87.15	$1,194	-1.46
1665	1665	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,332	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–705	703	85-90%	2	38.00–51.00	$44.52	$313	—
765	765	85-90%	1	104.00	$104.00	$796	—
770	770	85-90%	1	54.00	$54.00	$416	—
765–860	824	85-90%	4	73.00–79.00	$76.18	$628	+11.23

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1150–1495	1323	2	95.00–96.00	$95.43	$1,263	—
1165–1545	1355	2	81.00–82.00	$81.43	$1,103	—
1025–1930	1562	8	103.00–113.00	$108.01	$1,687	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
970	970	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00
1120	1120	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,060.00	$1,060.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
655	655	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	510.00	$510.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
640–775	708	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	610.00–900.00	$768.83	—
840	840	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,020.00	$1,020.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1005	1005	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	990.00	$990.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600	600	1	100.00	$100.00	$600	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	77.00	$77.00	$304	+7.00
550	550	1	76.00	$76.00	$418	—
650	650	1	104.00	$104.00	$676	—

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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.