Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 13, 2022

551 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.61/cwt +6.68 vs last sale · ≈ $697/hd at 522 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $172.26/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $917/hd at 532 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $192.94/cwt +15.39 vs last sale · ≈ $913/hd at 473 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 551 563 457
Feeder cattle 405 443 352
Slaughter cattle 132 111 87
Replacement cattle 14 9 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 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
230 230 1 185.00 $185.00 $426 +10.00
320–325 323 3 202.50–222.50 $210.77 $681 +21.16
355–395 373 10 188.00–214.00 $201.41 $751 +16.47
415–430 value added 423 2 200.00–225.00 $212.72 $900 —
405–445 424 7 178.00–210.00 $188.55 $799 +7.99
450–488 473 11 180.00–200.00 $187.75 $888 +10.20
470–475 value added 474 4 204.00–217.00 $207.22 $982 —
520 value added 520 1 185.00 $185.00 $962 —
520–540 533 17 156.00–176.00 $171.51 $914 -4.51
550–573 value added 567 4 169.00–174.00 $170.21 $965 —
558–595 580 8 145.00–168.00 $159.51 $925 -0.41
610–645 622 5 145.00–162.00 $154.42 $960 +7.26
653–680 663 7 140.00–157.50 $150.81 $1,000 —
700–715 708 2 127.50–135.00 $131.29 $930 —
760–795 783 4 126.00–139.00 $131.67 $1,031 -1.33
810 810 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,085 +4.00
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 323 5 160.00–185.00 $178.39 $576 —
365–385 375 2 165.00–172.50 $168.65 $632 —
405–445 420 3 170.00–180.00 $174.98 $735 —
485–495 490 2 150.00–170.00 $159.90 $784 —
535–545 540 3 145.00–159.00 $152.21 $822 —
565 565 1 155.00 $155.00 $876 —
605 value added 605 1 165.00 $165.00 $998 —
620 620 1 135.00 $135.00 $837 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 157.50 $157.50 $480 —
355–385 370 2 125.00–135.00 $129.80 $480 +14.90
415 415 2 140.00–155.00 $147.50 $612 -2.50
460–475 468 2 137.50–160.00 $148.57 $695 +14.57
505–545 528 3 115.00–145.00 $131.69 $695 -0.31
585 585 1 125.00 $125.00 $731 -4.74
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–330 320 2 90.00–100.00 $94.84 $303 —
355 355 1 90.00 $90.00 $320 —
400 400 1 100.00 $100.00 $400 —
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 —
620 620 1 105.00 $105.00 $651 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 145.00 $145.00 $341 +9.16
300–335 318 4 125.00–145.00 $137.78 $438 +1.12
355–395 378 8 132.50–160.00 $150.24 $568 +6.05
400–445 423 13 127.50–155.00 $140.65 $595 -0.80
460–495 472 11 127.50–142.50 $135.74 $641 +1.62
500–545 522 19 125.00–149.00 $133.61 $697 +6.68
550–595 575 13 120.00–139.00 $130.59 $751 +8.82
605–610 value added 608 2 132.00–133.00 $132.50 $806 —
600–645 628 11 110.00–130.00 $122.02 $766 -0.20
650–675 661 6 112.50–126.00 $120.33 $795 -6.17
710–740 725 4 115.00–122.50 $119.34 $865 -8.16
770–775 773 2 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $947 +2.51
850 850 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,062 +15.00
1550 1550 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,628 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $306 +22.50
310–335 324 4 110.00–120.00 $114.94 $372 +3.69
360–390 381 7 110.00–125.00 $119.64 $456 +5.84
400–425 409 6 105.00–120.00 $112.56 $460 -1.20
500–510 506 4 105.00–122.50 $113.69 $575 +6.04
680 680 1 100.00 $100.00 $680 -17.50
735 735 1 105.00 $105.00 $772 —
950 950 1 90.00 $90.00 $855 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 85.00 $85.00 $200 —
305–330 318 2 90.00–100.00 $94.80 $301 +4.30
355–390 367 5 90.00–100.00 $95.87 $352 +3.87
410–445 428 2 85.00–95.00 $89.80 $384 -11.75
480 480 2 90.00 $90.00 $432 -0.87
520–540 530 2 85.00–95.00 $90.09 $477 -1.39
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 420 3 120.00–125.00 $123.41 $518 —
475 475 1 135.00 $135.00 $641 —
510–545 528 2 132.50–138.00 $135.16 $714 —
610–640 627 3 122.50–127.00 $124.80 $782 —
765 765 1 110.00 $110.00 $842 —
1025 1025 1 85.00 $85.00 $871 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 180.00 $180.00 $414 +34.58
295 295 1 175.00 $175.00 $516 +7.65
325–340 335 3 165.00–195.00 $176.84 $592 —
360–380 370 4 160.00–187.50 $178.56 $661 +20.84
400–445 426 6 145.00–178.00 $163.92 $698 +8.95
450–495 468 13 142.50–175.00 $161.43 $755 +0.12
500–545 526 7 145.00–177.50 $159.24 $838 +8.62
555–595 580 3 140.00–159.00 $150.96 $876 +6.21
600–645 621 5 145.00–163.00 $153.16 $951 +8.09
665–695 683 3 132.00–135.00 $133.69 $913 +8.73
700–735 716 4 120.00–134.00 $127.18 $911 +14.52
755 755 1 122.00 $122.00 $921 +14.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 145.00 $145.00 $338 —
270–295 278 3 110.00–120.00 $114.85 $319 —
345 345 1 115.00 $115.00 $397 —
350–390 366 4 105.00–115.00 $110.10 $403 +0.10
435 435 1 132.50 $132.50 $576 +2.62
450–455 453 2 120.00–140.00 $129.94 $589 +21.12
500 500 1 130.00 $130.00 $650 +25.09
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 -2.88
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 +10.02
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 260 2 125.00–135.00 $130.19 $338 —
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
365–390 380 3 145.00–152.50 $147.57 $561 —
420 420 1 140.00 $140.00 $588 —
530 530 1 140.00 $140.00 $742 —
565–590 573 3 120.00–127.50 $124.18 $712 —
645 645 1 137.00 $137.00 $884 —
700 700 1 130.00 $130.00 $910 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 95.00 $95.00 $261 —
315 315 1 90.00 $90.00 $284 —
355–385 372 3 85.00–90.00 $88.27 $328 -6.73
405–440 423 2 100.00 $100.00 $423 ±0.00
460–465 463 2 95.00–97.50 $96.24 $446 +1.24
500 500 1 96.00 $96.00 $480 +6.05
550 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 -12.00
615 615 1 75.00 $75.00 $461 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–1270 887 85-90% 14 35.00–53.00 $45.36 $402 —
595–1550 1069 85-90% 44 54.00–67.00 $60.27 $644 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800–1525 1237 80-85% 38 67.00–79.00 $72.01 $891 -7.73
1165–1760 1470 80-85% 4 81.00–87.00 $82.58 $1,214 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1565 1355 75-80% 11 64.00–77.00 $69.56 $943 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–2460 1499 4 75.00–87.00 $83.77 $1,256 —
985–2145 1677 5 90.00–104.00 $97.05 $1,628 —
1780–2205 1915 6 106.00–109.00 $107.33 $2,055 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–785 760 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–650.00 $606.48
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
1105 1105 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 720.00 $720.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
975 975 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00
1150 1150 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750 750 Aged (>8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 660.00 $660.00 -430.00
770 770 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 770.00 $770.00 -320.00
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 880.00 $880.00 -210.00
775–890 833 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00–810.00 $793.96 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1030 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,150.00 $1,150.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 75.00 $75.00 $199 —

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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.