Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 6, 2022

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.93/cwt -0.53 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 511 lb · 26 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $184.94/cwt -0.03 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 370 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.45/cwt +0.86 vs last sale · ≈ $604/hd at 427 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 750 736
Feeder cattle 443 586 594
Slaughter cattle 111 153 115
Replacement cattle 9 11 27

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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
225 225 1 175.00 $175.00 $394 —
275 275 1 185.00 $185.00 $509 -5.07
275 fancy 275 1 212.50 $212.50 $584 —
310–345 331 9 170.00–195.00 $189.61 $628 +7.57
350–395 370 24 170.00–197.50 $184.94 $684 -0.03
400–445 411 17 170.00–195.00 $180.56 $742 -4.99
455–495 473 9 171.00–192.50 $177.55 $840 +8.07
510–540 521 4 170.00–183.00 $176.02 $917 +7.61
550–588 574 8 151.00–177.50 $159.92 $918 -2.93
600–640 620 2 137.00–158.00 $147.16 $912 +5.72
750 750 1 133.00 $133.00 $998 +0.14
805 805 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,046 +6.75
1155 1155 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,317 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–380 373 2 110.00–120.00 $114.90 $429 -25.10
415–445 430 2 150.00 $150.00 $645 +8.25
495 495 1 134.00 $134.00 $663 —
540 540 1 132.00 $132.00 $713 —
555–560 559 4 128.00–135.00 $129.74 $725 +3.98
600 600 1 122.50 $122.50 $735 —
675 675 1 100.00 $100.00 $675 -25.00
925 925 1 99.00 $99.00 $916 —
980 980 1 100.00 $100.00 $980 —
1190 1190 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,250 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 106.00 $106.00 $276 —
650 650 1 105.00 $105.00 $682 —
1070 1070 1 88.00 $88.00 $942 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 218 6 125.00–155.00 $135.84 $296 +6.09
270–295 283 2 132.00–140.00 $135.82 $384 +3.96
305–330 320 6 130.00–144.00 $136.66 $437 -9.41
350–395 364 10 127.50–153.00 $144.19 $525 -1.98
400–448 427 19 125.00–153.00 $141.45 $604 +0.86
455–495 474 18 122.50–150.00 $134.12 $636 -7.82
500–540 511 26 115.00–138.00 $126.93 $649 -0.53
560–590 576 4 120.00–123.00 $121.77 $701 -6.79
610–635 620 5 119.00–129.00 $122.22 $758 -1.46
690–695 693 2 126.00–127.00 $126.50 $877 +20.22
705–710 708 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $903 +16.82
765 765 2 120.00 $120.00 $918 +17.56
835 835 1 102.50 $102.50 $856 -7.50
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
1075 1075 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,075 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 100.00 $100.00 $285 -17.12
310–335 324 4 105.00–115.00 $111.25 $360 -13.75
355–380 373 6 110.00–122.50 $113.80 $424 -8.93
405–440 427 6 110.00–120.00 $113.76 $486 -4.51
480–490 485 2 97.50–102.00 $99.73 $484 -18.75
505–545 533 5 102.00–116.00 $107.65 $574 -1.88
550–595 571 6 103.00–117.50 $110.39 $630 +4.43
610–645 633 4 100.00–112.50 $105.00 $665 +1.88
655 655 1 117.50 $117.50 $770 +19.98
875 875 1 100.00 $100.00 $875 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335–340 338 2 90.00–91.00 $90.50 $306 -7.00
395 395 1 92.00 $92.00 $363 -3.24
405–420 411 4 91.00–105.00 $101.55 $417 +14.14
450–490 468 3 90.00–92.50 $90.87 $425 -11.54
500–545 516 4 90.00–95.00 $91.48 $472 -3.52
575–585 580 2 90.00–100.00 $94.96 $551 +1.64
610–635 623 2 95.00–97.50 $96.22 $599 +1.22
680 680 1 95.00 $95.00 $646 +5.00
810 810 1 89.00 $89.00 $721 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 222 3 135.00–162.00 $145.42 $323 -4.23
255–290 272 3 160.00–176.00 $167.35 $455 +9.08
355–395 375 7 148.00–166.00 $157.72 $591 +6.09
400–445 432 10 145.00–166.00 $154.97 $669 -1.97
450–495 476 10 144.00–169.00 $161.31 $768 +11.28
500–545 518 18 135.00–165.00 $150.62 $780 -1.13
550–595 575 18 134.00–164.00 $144.75 $832 -1.86
608–645 624 16 127.50–156.00 $145.07 $905 +13.24
675–685 680 2 120.00–130.00 $124.96 $850 -2.25
700–725 713 3 110.00–114.00 $112.66 $803 -13.20
790 790 1 108.00 $108.00 $853 —
830 830 1 118.00 $118.00 $979 +11.52
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 125.00 $125.00 $381 +15.00
355–380 363 4 110.00 $110.00 $399 ±0.00
420–440 430 2 125.00–135.00 $129.88 $558 +1.57
460–495 475 4 105.00–115.00 $108.82 $517 -1.25
520–545 530 3 100.00–115.00 $104.91 $556 -5.09
560–590 575 2 105.00 $105.00 $604 -16.76
605–635 626 6 100.00–115.00 $107.88 $675 -3.45
655–660 658 2 90.00–100.00 $94.98 $625 -8.02
710–745 728 2 90.00–95.00 $92.56 $674 -13.90
780 780 1 106.00 $106.00 $827 +1.00
885 885 1 90.00 $90.00 $796 —
940 940 1 91.00 $91.00 $855 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 $356 -5.00
430 430 1 100.00 $100.00 $430 -10.00
490–495 493 2 95.00 $95.00 $468 -5.00
505–540 519 4 85.00–95.00 $89.95 $467 -5.05
555 555 1 92.00 $92.00 $511 -8.00
855 855 1 82.00 $82.00 $701 +2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1825 1214 80-85% 27 72.00–87.00 $79.74 $968 —
1075–1705 1371 80-85% 14 87.00–93.00 $89.41 $1,226 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475–1035 815 85-90% 10 38.00–52.00 $46.34 $378 —
685–1645 977 85-90% 24 54.00–68.00 $62.68 $612 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1985 1641 75-80% 5 69.00–75.00 $71.74 $1,177 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1080 1050 2 83.00 $83.00 $872 —
1135–1565 1324 11 89.00–101.00 $95.24 $1,261 +1.38
1725–2295 2016 4 105.00–110.00 $107.91 $2,175 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970–1205 1088 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,040.00 $1,040.00
1105 1105 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 930.00 $930.00
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 370.00 $370.00
928 928 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925 925 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 970.00 $970.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
785 785 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,090.00 $1,090.00 —
1030 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 430.00 $430.00 -40.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 64.00 $64.00 $134 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–590 578 3 60.00–75.00 $68.56 $396 +8.56
765 765 1 107.00 $107.00 $819 —
870 870 1 92.00 $92.00 $800 —

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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.