Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 1, 2022

482 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.11/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 464 lb · 19 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.83/cwt +4.31 vs last sale · ≈ $733/hd at 569 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.94/cwt -5.65 vs last sale · ≈ $577/hd at 421 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 482 696 673
Feeder cattle 386 553 543
Slaughter cattle 84 123 108
Replacement cattle 12 20 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 higher, with slaughter cattle being steady to 2.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 265 4 165.00–175.00 $169.91 $450 +15.36
300–345 323 3 180.00–192.50 $185.28 $598 +11.32
350–395 366 7 160.00–182.50 $169.19 $619 -2.88
400–445 424 10 160.00–182.50 $170.35 $722 +6.32
455–485 468 9 162.50–182.50 $170.65 $799 +6.51
510–535 523 2 155.00–164.00 $159.39 $834 +4.67
550–595 569 9 150.00–170.00 $158.96 $904 +9.00
605–645 625 11 147.00–162.00 $156.21 $976 +11.32
650–679 672 10 145.50–159.00 $147.86 $994 +5.83
725 725 1 135.00 $135.00 $979 —
775–780 778 2 135.00–144.00 $139.49 $1,085 —
800 800 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,128 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 152.50 $152.50 $480 +21.71
350–362 359 4 141.00–157.50 $153.48 $551 +24.68
410–435 423 2 150.00–155.00 $152.43 $645 +21.63
450 450 1 157.50 $157.50 $709 +25.16
505 505 1 140.00 $140.00 $707 +13.38
550–595 574 5 140.00–147.50 $143.76 $825 +9.75
610–625 618 3 127.50–137.50 $133.37 $824 +5.12
670–695 683 2 130.00–133.00 $131.47 $898 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 268 4 122.50–127.50 $126.21 $338 -23.79
315–345 334 9 122.50–137.50 $132.25 $442 +2.93
350–390 373 3 122.50–135.00 $127.61 $476 -12.58
410–445 420 12 127.00–140.00 $135.85 $571 -5.15
435 fancy 435 1 150.00 $150.00 $652 -2.51
450–495 464 18 122.50–135.00 $130.62 $606 -0.91
470 fancy 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 -10.00
500–543 530 11 125.00–138.00 $132.30 $701 +5.35
550–595 569 16 123.00–135.00 $128.83 $733 +4.31
600–645 624 8 117.50–130.00 $125.65 $784 +4.13
655–695 668 5 107.00–117.00 $111.00 $741 -5.87
700–730 704 8 110.00–115.00 $114.38 $805 +9.38
770 770 1 112.50 $112.50 $866 -0.50
805–830 817 3 108.00–117.00 $111.71 $913 +2.16
850–880 865 2 116.00 $116.00 $1,003 —
915–940 928 4 117.00–119.00 $117.75 $1,093 —
1065 1065 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,214 —
1145 1145 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,282 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 110.00 $110.00 $220 —
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 -1.77
315–340 328 2 110.00–115.00 $112.60 $369 -4.85
400–430 411 6 105.00–125.00 $118.48 $487 -2.38
465–490 475 3 105.00–115.00 $111.74 $531 -1.40
510–545 533 3 105.00–120.00 $113.19 $603 +2.77
550–570 560 3 100.00–115.00 $105.91 $593 +0.48
600–635 620 3 100.00–115.00 $109.96 $682 +1.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 155.00 $155.00 $372 +15.00
255–280 270 3 135.00–150.00 $143.58 $388 -11.42
300–310 305 2 155.00 $155.00 $473 +7.52
350–390 361 5 130.00–155.00 $145.76 $526 -2.98
405–440 423 10 132.50–157.50 $145.41 $615 -5.71
455–485 475 7 130.00–155.00 $141.40 $672 -3.47
500–540 529 11 130.00–145.00 $140.33 $742 +1.57
550–590 562 8 130.00–147.50 $139.56 $784 +18.14
605–640 624 4 130.00–140.00 $135.52 $846 +17.54
705 705 1 107.50 $107.50 $758 -16.32
805 805 1 106.00 $106.00 $853 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 125.00 $125.00 $306 —
305–340 320 5 130.00–135.00 $131.92 $422 +15.48
360–395 382 6 110.00–115.00 $112.94 $431 +0.27
410–445 423 7 110.00–125.00 $117.61 $497 -1.32
460 460 2 105.00–110.00 $107.50 $494 -14.92
530–540 535 3 110.00–125.00 $120.00 $642 +3.61
550–590 570 4 115.00–125.00 $121.94 $695 +13.15
605–645 624 4 105.00–112.50 $108.76 $679 -0.86
680–690 685 2 98.00–100.00 $99.01 $678 -8.70

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
765–1350 974 85-90% 5 44.00–49.00 $47.65 $464 —
680–1235 986 85-90% 30 51.00–66.00 $59.36 $585 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1070 970 80-85% 2 79.00 $79.00 $766 —
790–1560 1149 80-85% 20 64.00–75.00 $70.71 $812 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1255–1640 1411 75-80% 11 61.00–70.00 $66.47 $938 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1470 1470 1 84.00 $84.00 $1,235 —
845–1870 1503 6 87.00–100.00 $90.88 $1,366 —
1820 1820 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,984 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
780 780 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
905–1050 978 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 760.00–780.00 $769.26
710–1230 1001 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 450.00–790.00 $691.10
875–1295 1032 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 440.00–950.00 $681.66
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 940.00 $940.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645 645 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 710.00 $710.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 85.00 $85.00 $306 —
435 435 1 85.00 $85.00 $370 —

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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.