Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 27, 2022

883 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.61/cwt -14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $829/hd at 526 lb · 13 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.55/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $536/hd at 371 lb · 12 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.54/cwt -18.35 vs last sale · ≈ $721/hd at 570 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	883	733	513
Feeder cattle	655	580	423
Slaughter cattle	228	135	90
Replacement cattle	—	18	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, feeder steers and heifers sold unevenly steady with 500-600lbs steers and heifers selling sharply lower. Slaughter cows sold mostly steady with slaughter bulls selling mostly 4.00 higher. Many producers are monitoring the path of Hurricane Ian that could impact livestock movement throughout the region later in the week.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	180.00	$180.00	$567	+15.00
355–395	379	5	172.50–187.50	$181.50	$688	+2.66
390 thin fleshed	390	1	197.50	$197.50	$770	—
405–445	428	5	162.50–185.00	$176.99	$758	+1.37
460–480	471	4	165.00–180.00	$172.43	$812	-8.59
500–540	525	12	150.00–165.00	$156.83	$823	-14.94
540 thin fleshed	540	1	167.00	$167.00	$902	—
555–580	567	3	150.00–160.00	$153.26	$869	-11.70
615–625	620	2	137.00–140.00	$138.51	$859	-23.59
720	720	1	129.00	$129.00	$929	-27.00
750	750	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,012	—
910	910	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,160	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320–330	325	3	164.00–167.50	$165.51	$538	—
360–390	370	5	160.00–170.00	$164.26	$608	—
440	440	1	132.50	$132.50	$583	—
458–490	471	5	122.50–132.50	$128.93	$607	—
500–540	523	6	120.00–137.50	$130.56	$683	—
550–590	575	7	135.00–147.50	$138.74	$798	—
600–640	626	4	123.00–129.00	$126.20	$790	—
650	650	1	125.00	$125.00	$812	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–340	323	2	140.00–152.50	$146.59	$473	+2.85
350–390	371	12	140.00–154.00	$144.55	$536	+2.06
405–440	417	9	140.00–155.00	$146.00	$609	+1.81
450–470	460	4	135.00–148.00	$140.05	$644	-0.47
500–545	528	8	120.00–130.00	$124.74	$659	-13.13
550–590	570	12	120.00–134.00	$126.54	$721	-18.35
620–625	623	4	120.00–128.00	$125.00	$779	-0.64
670–675	673	2	122.50–124.00	$123.25	$829	-4.25
715	715	1	122.50	$122.50	$876	+9.50

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	130.00	$130.00	$442	—
390	390	1	134.00	$134.00	$523	—
415	415	1	130.00	$130.00	$540	—
450–495	467	12	122.50–131.00	$127.60	$596	—
500–515	505	4	117.00–118.00	$117.62	$594	—
555–595	568	3	115.00–120.00	$118.26	$672	—
655–695	677	3	110.00–117.50	$112.42	$761	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	145.00	$145.00	$457	—
355–370	365	4	147.50–160.00	$156.96	$573	—
425–435	430	2	140.00–142.50	$141.26	$607	-45.75
450–490	472	3	150.00–165.00	$154.77	$731	-22.49
505–540	524	5	132.00–137.50	$134.41	$704	-15.03
555–580	565	4	120.00–150.00	$132.35	$748	-17.69
600–645	621	4	119.00–135.00	$125.14	$777	-17.28
665–675	669	3	120.00–125.00	$122.49	$819	-18.86

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–380	370	2	125.00–132.50	$128.85	$477	—
420–435	430	4	120.00–155.00	$137.60	$592	—
465–495	473	9	125.00–137.50	$134.41	$636	—
505–515	509	5	110.00–117.50	$113.90	$580	—
570–595	587	3	115.00	$115.00	$675	—
640	640	1	115.00	$115.00	$736	—
650	650	1	117.00	$117.00	$760	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1455	1146	80-85%	17	70.00–79.00	$75.08	$860	—
1295	1295	80-85%	1	60.00	$60.00	$777	—
1240–1420	1312	80-85%	3	82.00–89.00	$84.21	$1,105	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1190–1540	1331	75-80%	11	77.00–83.00	$80.02	$1,065	-5.36
1190–1585	1417	75-80%	6	84.00–92.00	$85.96	$1,218	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1430	1106	85-90%	10	57.00–70.00	$63.22	$699	—
1195	1195	85-90%	1	51.00	$51.00	$609	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1390–1890	1709	6	108.00–113.00	$110.76	$1,893	—

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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.