Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 15, 2022

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.74/cwt +3.57 vs last sale · ≈ $630/hd at 478 lb · 33 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $141.41/cwt +4.30 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 478 lb · 28 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $137.49/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 524 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	577	715	533
Feeder cattle	493	566	452
Slaughter cattle	73	131	70
Replacement cattle	11	18	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special note: This market will not be covered next week due to Thanksgiving holiday. Coverage will resume on 11/29/22. Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was 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
200–205	203	2	167.50–170.00	$168.73	$343	—
250–280	261	4	167.50–180.00	$172.08	$449	+3.10
310–345	331	6	160.00–187.50	$173.40	$574	-9.31
355–390	372	8	155.00–177.50	$171.75	$639	-4.77
400–445	421	8	160.00–180.00	$166.57	$701	-4.45
460–495	486	16	152.50–171.00	$164.18	$798	+1.25
500–549	531	10	151.00–175.00	$159.89	$849	+12.34
555–592	581	10	150.00–167.00	$155.70	$905	+0.48
600	600	1	154.00	$154.00	$924	+14.55
705–740	723	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$931	-5.61
905	905	1	110.00	$110.00	$996	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	125.00	$125.00	$444	—
450	450	1	137.50	$137.50	$619	—
525	525	1	127.50	$127.50	$669	—
595	595	1	127.50	$127.50	$759	—
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	160.00	$160.00	$368	+31.59
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	+4.51
365–395	379	6	127.50–140.00	$133.58	$506	+4.03
405–445	420	8	125.00–140.00	$132.53	$557	+0.79
450–495	478	33	125.00–140.00	$131.74	$630	+3.57
510–545	522	13	120.00–135.00	$126.70	$661	-1.66
550–595	574	11	120.00–130.00	$124.44	$714	-0.59
605–620	609	9	117.00–125.00	$121.55	$740	+1.41
665–680	672	3	112.50–115.00	$114.17	$767	+1.38
745	745	1	111.00	$111.00	$827	-0.99
765	765	1	106.00	$106.00	$811	+1.18
805–810	808	2	104.00–110.00	$107.01	$865	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	125.00–130.00	$127.50	$293	+18.63
285–295	290	2	105.00–110.00	$107.46	$312	-0.14
307–340	326	11	105.00–120.00	$111.32	$363	-1.69
360–370	365	7	110.00–120.00	$114.28	$417	+8.07
405–435	423	5	105.00–120.00	$113.52	$480	+5.18
455–490	472	9	105.00–120.00	$112.29	$530	+4.61
500–530	513	8	100.00–110.00	$103.45	$531	-3.90
555–595	575	2	115.00–120.00	$117.41	$675	+9.91
638	638	3	112.00	$112.00	$715	+2.00
655–665	660	2	111.00–112.50	$111.76	$738	+6.76

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–410	407	3	90.00–100.00	$96.68	$393	+6.70
450–480	465	2	95.00–105.00	$100.16	$466	+13.21
530–545	538	2	85.00–100.00	$92.60	$498	+6.64
553–590	564	5	85.00–100.00	$90.13	$508	-4.87
615–640	632	3	87.50–95.00	$90.88	$574	-4.12
655–680	668	2	85.00–90.00	$87.55	$585	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	135.00	$135.00	$310	-14.42
255–290	274	7	140.00–165.00	$156.95	$430	+6.08
305–325	310	4	135.00–160.00	$148.93	$462	-4.11
350–390	369	4	130.00–145.00	$134.81	$497	-3.21
400–445	425	16	130.00–152.50	$140.29	$596	-1.81
450–495	478	28	130.00–157.50	$141.41	$676	+4.30
500–545	524	19	127.50–152.00	$137.49	$720	+6.46
550–598	572	17	120.00–145.00	$129.22	$739	-5.88
600–625	612	8	121.00–135.00	$127.49	$780	-5.21
650–680	662	5	115.00–122.00	$117.59	$778	-14.39
705–745	719	8	115.00–122.00	$119.07	$856	—
750–775	764	4	107.50–121.00	$112.67	$861	-0.33
800–815	808	2	105.00–112.50	$108.72	$878	+6.72

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	125.00	$125.00	$269	±0.00
300–345	329	4	120.00–125.00	$122.40	$403	+0.04
390	390	1	125.00	$125.00	$488	+7.47
400–445	416	4	110.00–120.00	$113.12	$471	-1.54
465–495	477	6	107.50–127.50	$116.75	$557	+1.38
505–540	527	5	110.00–120.00	$115.55	$609	+5.15
570–595	588	4	105.00–110.00	$106.97	$629	-9.70
600–645	618	4	105.00–116.00	$110.30	$682	+2.82
665–695	680	2	105.00–110.00	$107.44	$731	-1.49
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	+12.50
930	930	1	88.00	$88.00	$818	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	+7.69
365	365	1	105.00	$105.00	$383	+12.42
485–495	490	2	95.00	$95.00	$466	+3.20
510–535	523	3	95.00	$95.00	$497	-4.16
550–575	562	3	92.00–97.50	$94.00	$528	-5.03
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	+1.69
655–690	675	5	85.00–95.00	$92.47	$624	-2.53

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530–1285	920	85-90%	7	42.00–57.00	$50.11	$461	—
485–1295	960	85-90%	23	60.00–75.00	$68.02	$653	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1660	1247	80-85%	20	79.00–94.00	$88.39	$1,102	—
1105–1665	1439	80-85%	4	96.00–106.00	$100.77	$1,450	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–1580	1346	75-80%	7	74.00–87.00	$80.04	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170	1170	1	79.00	$79.00	$924	—
1370–1800	1542	3	97.00–111.00	$104.65	$1,614	—
2010–2050	2030	2	112.00–114.00	$113.01	$2,294	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840–945	892	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	660.00–760.00	$705.83
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	680.00	$680.00
1015–1140	1078	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	840.00–920.00	$882.32
1055–1180	1118	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$876.40

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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
855	855	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,070.00	$1,070.00	—
880	880	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,225.00	$1,225.00	—
1010	1010	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,180.00	$1,180.00	—

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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.