Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 25, 2022

696 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.59/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $603/hd at 423 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.24/cwt -5.18 vs last sale · ≈ $626/hd at 473 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.87/cwt -8.74 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 478 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	696	603	583
Feeder cattle	553	467	469
Slaughter cattle	123	128	104
Replacement cattle	20	8	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, with slaughter cattle being steady to 2.00 higher. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being 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
260–295	277	3	150.00–159.00	$154.55	$428	-10.45
290 fancy	290	1	170.00	$170.00	$493	—
318 fancy	318	2	195.00	$195.00	$620	—
320–345	332	5	170.00–175.00	$173.96	$578	+5.67
350–395	375	12	162.50–180.00	$172.07	$645	+6.41
377 fancy	377	3	197.50	$197.50	$745	+12.71
400–440	419	11	160.00–175.00	$164.03	$687	-4.60
450–485	473	8	157.50–172.50	$164.14	$776	-2.68
505–545	520	7	147.00–163.00	$154.72	$805	-4.65
575–580	578	2	140.00–160.00	$149.96	$867	-2.87
615–635	625	4	138.00–152.00	$144.89	$906	+11.12
655–690	678	6	140.00–143.00	$142.03	$963	+6.52

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	127.50	$127.50	$357	+4.03
320–345	335	4	126.00–136.00	$130.79	$438	-12.59
360–390	375	2	127.50–130.00	$128.80	$483	+6.42
405–445	423	7	125.00–137.50	$130.80	$553	+0.80
465–495	481	6	130.00–136.00	$132.34	$637	+9.84
505–530	516	5	120.00–129.00	$126.62	$653	-9.38
560–580	570	5	130.00–138.00	$134.01	$764	+2.01
605–645	620	7	120.00–136.00	$128.25	$795	+20.75

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	150.00	$150.00	$420	—
305–345	328	7	124.00–140.00	$129.32	$424	-5.64
338–345 fancy	340	3	147.50–150.00	$148.34	$504	—
350–395	370	12	130.00–146.00	$140.19	$519	-1.12
355–390 fancy	370	4	147.50–150.00	$148.28	$549	—
415–418 fancy	417	4	150.00–155.00	$152.51	$636	—
400–445	424	25	130.00–147.50	$141.00	$598	+2.84
450 fancy	450	1	150.00	$150.00	$675	—
450–495	474	25	120.00–137.50	$131.53	$623	-3.49
500–545	526	16	120.00–137.50	$126.95	$668	-7.64
554–595	565	16	114.00–129.00	$124.52	$704	-2.78
600–645	619	9	115.00–125.00	$121.52	$752	-3.48
650–690	672	5	112.00–122.00	$116.87	$785	-3.13
730	730	1	105.00	$105.00	$766	-18.00
755	755	1	113.00	$113.00	$853	—
820–840	830	2	105.00–114.00	$109.55	$909	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	272	6	106.00–115.00	$111.77	$304	-0.28
310–335	323	6	112.00–122.00	$117.45	$379	+4.03
358–395	372	9	105.00–125.00	$118.84	$442	-6.16
410–445	431	8	110.00–127.50	$120.86	$521	+8.37
475–490	481	8	105.00–120.00	$113.14	$544	-12.26
505–540	519	5	104.00–118.00	$110.42	$573	-11.43
550–595	574	4	102.00–110.00	$105.43	$605	-2.83
610–615	613	2	105.00–112.00	$108.49	$665	-0.27
710	710	1	105.00	$105.00	$746	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	140.00	$140.00	$308	-5.00
260–265	263	2	155.00	$155.00	$408	+5.81
310–345	331	6	140.00–155.00	$147.48	$488	+1.77
350–375	361	6	140.00–155.00	$148.74	$537	-4.55
400–445	426	16	140.00–157.50	$151.12	$644	-0.85
450–495	478	20	135.00–155.00	$144.87	$692	-8.74
510–545	520	14	132.50–145.00	$138.76	$722	-13.72
555–595	580	5	118.00–126.00	$121.42	$704	-15.01
600–635	625	7	115.00–123.00	$117.98	$737	-12.77
680–695	687	3	118.00–124.00	$120.68	$829	+7.17
710–745	727	5	119.00–128.00	$123.82	$900	+7.82
755	755	1	110.00	$110.00	$830	-0.51

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–295	285	4	110.00–124.00	$118.59	$338	-1.41
300–330	321	6	110.00–120.00	$116.44	$374	-11.29
350–395	369	6	110.00–125.00	$112.67	$416	-5.48
405–430	419	4	110.00–124.00	$118.93	$498	-4.54
455–490	477	5	120.00–125.00	$122.42	$584	-4.93
505–545	528	10	110.00–125.00	$116.39	$615	-1.61
560–595	579	6	105.00–112.50	$108.79	$630	-10.18
605–640	624	12	104.00–115.00	$109.62	$684	-5.31
655–685	675	3	105.00–110.00	$107.71	$727	+2.53
730–745	738	2	102.50–112.50	$107.45	$793	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–1315	1089	85-90%	6	46.00–53.00	$48.91	$533	—
610–1615	1134	85-90%	43	54.00–65.00	$60.47	$686	-3.53

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
775–1805	1280	80-85%	23	66.00–79.00	$73.55	$941	-5.85
1145–1745	1492	80-85%	3	80.00–83.00	$82.23	$1,227	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1165–1800	1386	75-80%	15	63.00–74.00	$66.79	$926	-5.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
760–1645	1255	3	80.00–86.00	$83.18	$1,044	—
700–1825	1258	12	90.00–104.00	$99.33	$1,250	—
1345–2125	1735	2	109.00–110.00	$109.61	$1,902	+5.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670–1035	842	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–880.00	$671.62
945	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
810–1125	968	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	580.00–900.00	$766.05
975	975	Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00
1120	1120	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	745.00	$745.00
1220	1220	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785–1030	945	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	570.00–1,200.00	$936.48	—
940–1110	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	750.00–1,110.00	$903.12	-65.84

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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.