Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 13, 2022

386 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.83/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $703/hd at 479 lb · 40 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $154.50/cwt -13.18 vs last sale · ≈ $666/hd at 431 lb · 27 head

light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $167.75/cwt +0.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,047/hd at 624 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	386	474	500
Feeder cattle	325	386	410
Slaughter cattle	54	79	80
Replacement cattle	7	9	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Slaughter cattle Mostly steady Feeder cattle 4.00 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
240	240	1	210.00	$210.00	$504	+29.79
285	285	1	208.00	$208.00	$593	+23.00
315–330	323	2	200.00–216.00	$208.19	$672	+19.16
360–366	365	7	200.00–212.00	$209.31	$764	+19.10
375–385 value added	380	2	205.00	$205.00	$779	-6.41
405–415	410	3	193.00–207.50	$198.16	$812	+8.16
460–485	477	3	187.50–200.00	$192.03	$916	+1.21
518–534	528	13	169.00–178.00	$172.95	$913	+1.91
565–587	573	10	166.00–176.00	$172.39	$988	-0.81
600–645	624	17	165.00–175.00	$167.75	$1,047	+0.68
655–687	676	12	155.00–168.00	$158.15	$1,069	-4.91
735	735	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,117	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	175.00–185.00	$179.86	$482	+16.47
300	300	1	190.00	$190.00	$570	+11.17
350–395	368	6	185.00–194.00	$190.46	$701	+10.46
400–435	418	5	187.00–192.50	$190.72	$797	+20.02
470	470	1	162.50	$162.50	$764	-10.85
515	515	1	176.00	$176.00	$906	+20.50
550–590	560	4	155.00–162.50	$159.92	$896	+3.42

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–390	388	2	160.00–170.00	$165.03	$640	-0.08
440	440	1	170.00	$170.00	$748	+16.54
455–490	473	2	170.00–185.00	$177.78	$841	—
545	545	1	155.00	$155.00	$845	—
572	572	2	153.00	$153.00	$875	—
600–645	623	2	115.00–125.00	$119.82	$746	-20.68

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	105.00	$105.00	$378	-36.33
405–435	418	4	112.00–125.00	$117.37	$491	—
440	440	1	151.00	$151.00	$664	—
495	495	1	135.00	$135.00	$668	+20.00
495	495	1	153.00	$153.00	$757	+38.00
575	575	1	135.00	$135.00	$776	+15.02

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	275	3	155.00–165.00	$159.91	$440	+10.28
305–345	326	9	150.00–160.00	$153.67	$501	-2.33
355–390	364	7	156.00–165.00	$159.51	$581	-8.02
400–445	431	27	150.00–160.00	$154.50	$666	-13.18
450–498	479	40	141.00–152.50	$146.83	$703	-6.14
517–545	528	11	137.50–145.00	$141.42	$747	-6.59
570–585	578	9	130.00–140.00	$137.10	$792	-6.39
627	627	3	136.00	$136.00	$853	+5.60
650–663	660	4	130.00–132.00	$130.49	$861	-0.02
760	760	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,117	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	152.00	$152.00	$433	+9.45
305–345	325	4	145.00–150.00	$146.33	$476	-1.15
375	375	1	152.50	$152.50	$572	+4.24
405–425	415	2	145.00–148.00	$146.54	$608	-9.88
460–490	473	3	137.50–142.00	$139.16	$658	-3.46
507–545	512	14	135.00–143.00	$141.25	$723	+2.19
570–582	578	5	135.00–138.00	$136.20	$787	-1.30
615	615	1	137.50	$137.50	$846	+11.09
690	690	1	127.50	$127.50	$880	-0.50
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	320	4	130.00–140.00	$133.79	$428	—
350	350	1	125.00	$125.00	$438	+6.17
405–425	415	2	120.00–130.00	$125.12	$519	-17.85
450–480	466	4	125.00–143.00	$133.83	$624	+2.84
500–515	509	4	117.00–125.00	$120.50	$613	-3.24
550–590	573	4	110.00–125.00	$118.13	$677	-3.27
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	—
755	755	1	123.00	$123.00	$929	—

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	110.00	$110.00	$380	—
430	430	1	109.00	$109.00	$469	-1.00
460–465	463	2	114.00–120.00	$116.98	$542	+1.79
485	485	1	115.00	$115.00	$558	-0.19
520	520	1	107.00	$107.00	$556	+31.90

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Feeder Bulls

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–429	427	5	135.00–150.00	$147.05	$628	-4.92
450–460	453	3	145.00–155.00	$149.14	$676	+4.13
505–530	522	3	127.00–135.00	$129.75	$677	-11.53
565–595	580	2	110.00–120.00	$115.13	$668	-29.87

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430	430	1	194.00	$194.00	$834	+13.35
465–485	475	2	176.00–180.00	$177.96	$845	+8.79
515–545	530	2	160.00–165.00	$162.57	$862	-9.46
550–570	563	3	166.00–167.50	$166.83	$939	-0.95
635–645	640	2	132.00–136.00	$134.02	$858	-23.54
650–675	663	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$853	-1.38

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–420	413	2	165.00–175.00	$169.91	$702	+1.18
475–480	478	2	160.00–165.00	$162.49	$777	+4.31
535–540	538	2	130.00–147.50	$138.79	$747	-19.51
575–580	578	2	137.50–142.00	$139.76	$808	-12.93

Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	83.00	$83.00	$369	-32.00
460	460	1	100.00	$100.00	$460	-29.88
475	475	1	115.00	$115.00	$546	+13.67
515	515	1	85.00	$85.00	$438	-24.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1045	1010	80-85%	2	65.00–68.00	$66.45	$671	—
1145	1145	80-85%	1	54.00	$54.00	$618	-23.25
980–1310	1160	80-85%	12	71.00–82.00	$77.11	$894	—
985–1330	1183	80-85%	13	83.00–94.00	$86.58	$1,024	-2.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610–810	738	85-90%	3	25.00–49.00	$39.67	$293	-4.85
715–885	807	85-90%	3	70.00–74.00	$72.20	$583	-3.98
810–845	827	85-90%	3	57.00–63.00	$59.30	$490	-16.88
890	890	85-90%	1	84.00	$84.00	$748	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1410	1317	75-80%	10	84.00–94.00	$89.32	$1,176	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1085	1085	1	95.00	$95.00	$1,031	—
1485–2055	1708	3	107.00–110.00	$108.82	$1,859	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775–870	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	520.00–650.00	$588.75

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1065	1065	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	820.00	$820.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
605	605	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	380.00	$380.00	—
810	810	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	980.00	$980.00	-40.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1260	1260	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,225.00	$2,225.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565	565	1	85.00	$85.00	$480	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615	615	1	104.00	$104.00	$640	—

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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.