Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 29, 2022

750 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.94/cwt +10.20 vs last sale · ≈ $664/hd at 468 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.85/cwt +7.15 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 567 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.46/cwt +0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $663/hd at 520 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 750 577 696
Feeder cattle 586 493 577
Slaughter cattle 153 73 110
Replacement cattle 11 11 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand was 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 286 5 185.00–200.00 $190.07 $544 +17.99
305–345 330 10 170.00–202.50 $182.04 $601 +8.64
350–390 374 11 170.00–207.50 $184.97 $692 +13.22
400–435 414 10 172.50–202.50 $185.55 $768 +18.98
450–490 474 13 152.50–178.00 $169.48 $803 +5.30
500–545 522 16 160.00–177.00 $168.41 $879 +8.52
550–595 567 24 147.00–175.00 $162.85 $923 +7.15
600–640 618 10 133.00–160.00 $141.44 $874 -12.56
660–685 667 8 132.00–150.00 $140.20 $935 —
715–735 723 3 126.00–140.00 $133.60 $966 +4.88
755–790 767 3 124.00–140.00 $132.86 $1,019 —
830 830 2 119.00–127.50 $123.25 $1,023 —
860–865 863 2 127.50–130.00 $128.75 $1,111 —
965 965 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,158 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 150.00 $150.00 $412 —
315 315 1 140.00 $140.00 $441 —
365 365 1 140.00 $140.00 $511 +15.00
440 440 2 141.00–142.50 $141.75 $624 —
450 450 1 125.00 $125.00 $562 -12.50
550–595 573 2 120.00–132.00 $125.76 $721 -1.74
695 695 3 125.00 $125.00 $869 —
770–795 785 3 110.00–118.00 $113.54 $891 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 95.00 $95.00 $228 —
395 395 1 105.00 $105.00 $415 —
500 500 1 95.00 $95.00 $475 —
870 870 1 87.50 $87.50 $761 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 221 4 120.00–140.00 $129.75 $287 -30.25
260–290 277 5 120.00–135.00 $131.86 $365 +1.86
300–340 319 7 130.00–155.00 $146.07 $466 —
355–395 384 14 132.50–160.00 $146.17 $561 +12.59
400–448 419 17 130.00–150.00 $140.59 $589 +8.06
450–495 468 25 132.50–152.00 $141.94 $664 +10.20
500–543 520 22 120.00–137.50 $127.46 $663 +0.76
550–575 563 11 115.00–137.00 $128.56 $724 +4.12
600–612 608 9 110.00–130.00 $123.68 $752 +2.13
665–690 678 3 103.00–112.00 $106.28 $721 -7.89
707–745 723 6 105.00–114.00 $110.68 $800 -0.32
755–795 775 2 100.00–105.00 $102.44 $794 -3.56
815 815 1 110.00 $110.00 $896 +2.99
1015–1040 1028 2 102.00–109.00 $105.46 $1,084 —
1180 1180 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,239 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 276 5 110.00–125.00 $117.12 $323 +9.66
305–338 324 4 125.00 $125.00 $405 +13.68
350–385 371 10 117.50–127.50 $122.73 $455 +8.45
405–445 427 6 115.00–125.00 $118.27 $505 +4.75
455–495 479 8 110.00–127.50 $118.48 $568 +6.19
505–540 521 5 105.00–115.00 $109.53 $571 +6.08
565–580 569 4 100.00–109.00 $105.96 $603 -11.45
610–625 618 4 100.00–107.50 $103.12 $637 -8.88
650–660 655 2 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $639 -14.24
755 755 1 95.00 $95.00 $717 —
1010 1010 1 92.00 $92.00 $929 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 —
255 255 1 90.00 $90.00 $230 —
345 345 2 90.00–105.00 $97.50 $336 —
350–385 368 2 90.00–100.00 $95.24 $350 —
415–445 430 2 85.00–90.00 $87.41 $376 -9.27
455–490 473 2 100.00–105.00 $102.41 $484 +2.25
515–540 528 2 95.00 $95.00 $502 +2.40
560–575 570 3 90.00–95.00 $93.32 $532 +3.19
605–640 623 3 95.00 $95.00 $592 +4.12
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 +2.45

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 215 2 145.00–155.00 $149.65 $322 +14.65
255–290 270 3 155.00–165.00 $158.27 $427 +1.32
300–340 325 6 140.00–167.50 $160.41 $521 +11.48
360–395 380 6 140.00–162.50 $151.63 $576 +16.82
415–440 427 8 135.00–165.00 $156.94 $670 +16.65
450–490 474 21 135.00–165.00 $150.03 $711 +8.62
500–540 517 16 135.00–162.50 $151.75 $785 +14.26
550–590 572 13 135.00–157.50 $146.61 $839 +17.39
600–635 609 7 120.00–145.00 $131.83 $803 +4.34
665–690 676 5 118.00–135.00 $127.21 $860 +9.62
700–705 703 4 120.00–132.50 $125.86 $885 +6.79
810–820 815 2 103.00–110.00 $106.48 $868 -2.24
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 110.00 $110.00 $352 -12.40
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 -15.00
425–435 428 3 125.00–130.00 $128.31 $549 +15.19
475–495 488 3 105.00–115.00 $110.07 $537 -6.68
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 -5.55
550–590 575 7 115.00–130.00 $121.76 $700 +14.79
605–630 618 2 107.50–115.00 $111.33 $688 +1.03
665 665 1 103.00 $103.00 $685 -4.44
700–740 720 2 105.00–108.00 $106.46 $767 —
765 765 1 105.00 $105.00 $803 +5.00
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 100.00 $100.00 $275 —
315 315 1 95.00 $95.00 $299 -10.00
395 395 1 100.00 $100.00 $395 -5.00
405 405 1 110.00 $110.00 $446 —
490 490 1 100.00 $100.00 $490 +5.00
525–535 532 3 95.00 $95.00 $505 ±0.00
555 555 2 95.00–105.00 $100.00 $555 +6.00
610–630 620 2 90.00–105.00 $97.62 $605 +2.62
845 845 1 87.00 $87.00 $735 —
850 850 1 80.00 $80.00 $680 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–1195 777 85-90% 26 40.00–53.00 $46.11 $358 —
500–1620 1026 85-90% 38 54.00–67.00 $60.84 $624 —
1045–1260 1169 85-90% 7 68.00–69.00 $68.71 $803 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1100 1095 80-85% 2 69.00–70.00 $69.50 $761 —
765–1765 1319 80-85% 38 72.00–84.00 $77.17 $1,018 —
1255–1725 1490 80-85% 2 85.00–89.00 $86.68 $1,292 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1560 1406 75-80% 16 65.00–79.00 $71.62 $1,007 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100 1100 1 79.00 $79.00 $869 —
1100–1430 1314 4 90.00–96.00 $93.86 $1,233 —
2040–2195 2118 2 105.00–108.00 $106.55 $2,257 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830 830 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1075 1075 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Large 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1210 1210 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
1260 1260 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 570.00 $570.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
695–740 718 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 540.00–550.00 $544.84 —
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
655 655 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 470.00 $470.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645 645 1 47.50 $47.50 $306 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 60.00 $60.00 $345 —

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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.