Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report, Shelby, NC

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 18, 2022

603 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange report →

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.97/cwt +6.81 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 424 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.42/cwt +9.47 vs last sale · ≈ $656/hd at 477 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.16/cwt +4.93 vs last sale · ≈ $589/hd at 426 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	603	605
Feeder cattle	467	433
Slaughter cattle	128	143
Replacement cattle	8	29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower with feeder cattle steady to 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate market activity and buyer interest. Moderate offerings with plain to average quality .

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	2	165.00	$165.00	$478	-25.00
305–325	318	4	165.00–172.50	$168.29	$535	-20.75
355–365 fancy	360	2	182.00–187.50	$184.79	$665	—
350–395	377	10	160.00–177.50	$165.66	$625	-8.19
415 fancy	415	1	182.00	$182.00	$755	—
405–445	426	11	160.00–177.00	$168.63	$718	+1.06
455–495	478	8	160.00–172.50	$166.82	$797	+16.82
510–515	514	7	155.00–166.00	$159.37	$819	+6.74
540 fancy	540	1	177.00	$177.00	$956	—
550–570	561	5	149.00–160.00	$152.83	$857	+11.73
600–640	618	3	130.00–140.00	$133.77	$827	-0.21
675–680	678	2	134.00–137.00	$135.51	$919	-7.95
710	710	1	139.00	$139.00	$987	-8.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	122.00–125.00	$123.47	$352	—
320–335	330	3	140.00–150.00	$143.38	$473	—
355–390	373	2	120.00–125.00	$122.38	$456	—
405	405	1	130.00	$130.00	$526	—
490	490	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$600	—
520	520	1	136.00	$136.00	$707	—
565	565	1	132.00	$132.00	$746	—
640	640	1	107.50	$107.50	$688	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	—
305–345	327	6	128.00–145.00	$134.96	$441	-1.01
355–395	376	23	132.50–147.50	$141.31	$531	+7.66
400–445	426	24	132.50–146.00	$138.16	$589	+4.93
450–495	472	20	130.00–142.50	$135.02	$637	+7.07
498 fancy	498	5	147.00	$147.00	$732	—
500–545	527	12	130.00–138.00	$134.59	$709	+4.30
550–595	563	13	122.50–136.00	$127.30	$717	+7.27
605–625	614	4	124.00–126.00	$125.00	$768	+8.37
665	665	1	120.00	$120.00	$798	+10.00
700	700	1	123.00	$123.00	$861	+7.00
855	855	1	100.00	$100.00	$855	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	120.00	$120.00	$294	—
250–295	277	8	105.00–115.00	$112.05	$310	—
300–340	314	9	105.00–120.00	$113.42	$356	—
365	365	1	125.00	$125.00	$456	—
415–420	418	2	110.00–115.00	$112.49	$470	—
460–495	478	10	120.00–128.00	$125.40	$599	—
510–545	525	4	115.00–125.00	$121.85	$640	—
550–585	560	4	105.00–117.50	$108.26	$606	—
605–610	608	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$661	—
660	660	1	109.00	$109.00	$719	—
700	700	1	105.00	$105.00	$735	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	145.00	$145.00	$348	—
265–290	277	5	145.00–155.00	$149.19	$413	—
305–340	327	8	135.00–150.00	$145.71	$476	—
350–385	370	5	145.00–157.50	$153.29	$567	—
400–445	424	28	140.00–160.00	$151.97	$644	+6.81
450–495	473	15	140.00–160.00	$153.61	$727	-4.18
500–545	525	20	143.00–164.00	$152.48	$801	+18.59
550–590	571	10	130.00–148.00	$136.43	$779	-3.57
610	610	2	127.50–134.00	$130.75	$798	+23.91
655–670	661	4	108.00–118.00	$113.51	$750	-10.13
730	730	1	116.00	$116.00	$847	-2.08
755–780	768	2	110.00–111.00	$110.51	$849	+24.02

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	120.00	$120.00	$306	—
315–340	327	3	125.00–130.00	$127.73	$418	—
350–380	365	5	110.00–128.00	$118.15	$431	—
400–435	419	9	115.00–135.00	$123.47	$517	—
455–490	472	5	120.00–135.00	$127.35	$601	—
520	520	1	118.00	$118.00	$614	—
555–595	577	7	110.00–125.00	$118.97	$686	—
600–635	618	4	105.00–120.00	$114.93	$710	—
650–660	657	3	102.50–108.00	$105.18	$691	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
635–1380	1095	80-85%	35	68.00–77.00	$73.26	$802	—
1025–1245	1153	80-85%	3	63.00–65.00	$64.31	$741	+0.75
960–1785	1291	80-85%	12	78.00–82.00	$79.40	$1,025	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–990	830	85-90%	3	49.00–50.00	$49.60	$412	-14.37
555–1175	936	85-90%	15	53.00–63.00	$57.66	$540	—
1140–1145	1143	85-90%	2	64.00	$64.00	$732	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1430	1179	75-80%	8	60.00–67.00	$64.97	$766	—
1270–1450	1360	75-80%	2	71.00–73.00	$72.07	$980	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1265	1203	2	81.00–83.00	$82.05	$987	—
1620–1870	1745	2	104.00–105.00	$104.54	$1,824	+20.71

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845–980	933	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	670.00–750.00	$718.86
970–1005	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	630.00–760.00	$687.34

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
990–1020	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	900.00–1,040.00	$968.96	—

↑ Back to top

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.