Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 8, 2022

715 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.74/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 426 lb · 30 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.17/cwt -2.94 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 474 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.36/cwt -3.94 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 520 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	715	482	757
Feeder cattle	566	386	582
Slaughter cattle	131	84	140
Replacement cattle	18	12	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were 3.00 to 6.00 lower. Slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher. Trade and market activity were 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
255–290	277	3	160.00–175.00	$168.98	$468	-0.93
300–345	320	11	166.00–192.50	$182.71	$585	-2.57
360–390	369	12	160.00–190.00	$176.52	$651	+7.33
400–445	420	11	160.00–185.00	$171.02	$718	+0.67
450–490	473	4	157.50–166.00	$162.93	$771	-7.72
505–530	517	3	140.00–155.00	$147.55	$763	-11.84
555–580	570	3	146.00–162.50	$155.22	$885	-3.74
615–640	628	2	137.00–142.00	$139.45	$876	-16.76
718–720	719	3	134.00–135.00	$134.33	$966	-0.67
770	770	3	130.00	$130.00	$1,001	-9.49

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	116.00	$116.00	$267	—
255	255	1	114.00	$114.00	$291	—
335	335	1	116.00	$116.00	$389	—
415	415	1	110.00	$110.00	$456	—
495	495	1	125.00	$125.00	$619	—
620	620	1	110.00	$110.00	$682	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	99.00–105.00	$101.98	$411	—
480	480	1	110.00	$110.00	$528	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–235	225	3	125.00–130.00	$128.41	$289	—
255–285	271	6	120.00–130.00	$125.49	$340	-0.72
300–330	318	11	120.00–135.00	$127.25	$405	-5.00
350–395	379	14	120.00–140.00	$129.55	$491	+1.94
365–395 fancy	381	4	144.00–150.00	$146.06	$556	—
405–445	426	30	120.00–140.00	$131.74	$561	-4.11
450–495	474	25	120.00–136.00	$128.17	$608	-2.45
505–545	520	25	120.00–135.00	$128.36	$667	-3.94
550–590	565	11	120.00–128.00	$125.03	$706	-3.80
600–632	620	6	115.00–126.00	$120.14	$745	-5.51
655–685	670	7	110.00–115.00	$112.79	$756	+1.79
730–740	735	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$823	-2.39
760–790	773	3	102.00–107.50	$104.82	$810	-7.68

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	228	5	105.00–115.00	$108.87	$248	—
255–290	267	5	102.00–115.00	$107.60	$287	—
300–335	314	8	105.00–115.00	$113.01	$355	—
350–390	371	6	102.00–110.00	$106.21	$394	—
410–430	419	6	100.00–115.00	$108.34	$454	—
455–490	473	7	100.00–118.00	$107.68	$509	—
500–525	513	5	100.00–112.50	$107.35	$551	—
585–590	588	3	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$632	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	—
670	670	1	105.00	$105.00	$704	—
775	775	1	102.00	$102.00	$790	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	267	3	85.00–100.00	$94.56	$252	—
320–330	325	4	86.00–95.00	$91.78	$298	—
350–370	360	2	87.00	$87.00	$313	—
405–430	416	4	85.00–95.00	$89.98	$374	—
470–495	487	5	82.50–95.00	$86.95	$423	—
520–530	523	3	80.00–93.00	$85.96	$450	—
560	560	1	95.00	$95.00	$532	—
600–645	623	2	95.00	$95.00	$592	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	224	7	140.00–160.00	$149.42	$335	-5.58
250–280	264	5	145.00–160.00	$150.87	$398	+7.29
305–335	321	9	135.00–165.00	$153.04	$491	-1.96
350–395	374	10	127.50–150.00	$138.02	$516	-7.74
400–445	424	17	130.00–160.00	$142.10	$603	-3.31
450–495	470	14	125.00–153.00	$137.11	$644	-4.29
500–545	521	23	125.00–140.00	$131.03	$683	-9.30
555–595	574	24	125.00–143.00	$135.10	$775	-4.46
600–645	618	9	122.00–140.00	$132.70	$820	-2.82
650–655	653	2	128.00–136.00	$131.98	$862	—
755	755	2	112.00–114.00	$113.00	$853	—
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	-4.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	—
300–340	318	4	115.00–125.00	$122.36	$389	—
350–365	359	4	110.00–125.00	$117.53	$422	—
400–440	418	6	110.00–125.00	$114.66	$479	—
460–490	474	5	110.00–122.50	$115.37	$547	—
510–530	520	6	105.00–117.50	$110.40	$574	—
560–575	568	3	115.00–120.00	$116.67	$663	—
630–640	635	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$682	—
650–690	664	4	105.00–114.00	$108.93	$723	—
720	720	3	85.00–95.00	$91.67	$660	—
795	795	1	87.50	$87.50	$696	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	3	85.00–100.00	$91.80	$255	—
305–340	325	5	91.00–106.00	$97.31	$316	—
350–380	364	4	90.00–95.00	$92.58	$337	—
420–425	424	4	90.00–105.00	$98.73	$419	—
450–495	477	6	82.00–100.00	$91.80	$438	—
500–520	508	3	95.00–102.50	$99.16	$504	—
550–565	558	3	95.00–102.00	$99.03	$553	—
600–640	622	3	91.00–95.00	$93.31	$580	—
660	660	1	95.00	$95.00	$627	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
705–1190	879	85-90%	9	40.00–53.00	$48.60	$427	—
685–1485	1079	85-90%	39	54.00–67.00	$61.98	$669	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1625	1142	80-85%	26	67.00–80.00	$72.42	$827	+1.71
1145–1375	1283	80-85%	6	85.00–90.00	$87.27	$1,120	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1685	1408	75-80%	6	81.00–88.00	$84.05	$1,183	+17.58
1345–1705	1459	75-80%	4	71.00–80.00	$76.17	$1,111	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105	1105	1	86.00	$86.00	$950	—
890–1740	1273	6	90.00–98.00	$93.84	$1,195	—
1655–2115	1885	2	109.00	$109.00	$2,055	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	640.00	$640.00
790–885	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	560.00–600.00	$584.68
850–1115	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	610.00–700.00	$661.07
790–1255	1023	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	490.00–880.00	$729.34
970–1155	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	480.00–840.00	$675.67
1095–1290	1193	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	840.00–890.00	$867.04

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	450.00	$450.00
875	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	420.00	$420.00

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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
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	790.00	$790.00	—
805–1295	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	790.00–1,160.00	$1,018.17	—

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	440.00	$440.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750	750	1	86.00	$86.00	$645	—

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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.