Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 10, 2023

860 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.08/cwt -6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $692/hd at 474 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.93/cwt -5.02 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 421 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.39/cwt -2.47 vs last sale · ≈ $689/hd at 521 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 860 525 507
Feeder cattle 689 330 414
Slaughter cattle 151 186 78
Replacement cattle 20 9 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 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
230–240 235 2 185.00–200.00 $192.34 $452 -19.90
275 275 1 205.00 $205.00 $564 +0.05
315–335 329 10 190.00–220.00 $205.91 $677 -9.01
355–395 375 11 197.50–225.00 $207.45 $778 -4.29
375–385 fancy 380 2 231.00–237.50 $234.21 $890 —
400–435 423 10 176.00–212.00 $197.78 $837 -11.06
455–475 467 7 177.00–210.00 $195.17 $911 +24.67
460–475 fancy 468 2 224.00–226.00 $224.98 $1,053 —
500–520 509 7 178.00–197.50 $186.16 $948 +19.04
555–595 582 9 150.00–170.00 $160.59 $935 -6.22
600–630 615 7 140.00–163.00 $149.47 $919 -11.55
650–680 661 5 150.00–157.00 $154.13 $1,019 +5.13
700–740 725 3 124.00–144.00 $135.18 $980 -2.67
750–790 770 2 120.00–136.00 $128.21 $987 -9.80
1340 1340 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,206 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 325 2 130.00–155.00 $143.08 $465 +23.08
357–395 372 6 142.00–155.00 $147.04 $547 -7.96
415–430 423 2 160.00–166.00 $163.05 $690 —
525–545 535 3 161.00–176.00 $167.09 $894 —
550–595 565 3 125.00–135.00 $130.94 $740 —
690 690 1 114.00 $114.00 $787 —
730 730 1 110.00 $110.00 $803 —
775 775 1 102.00 $102.00 $790 —
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 224 4 130.00–155.00 $144.69 $324 -17.64
255–295 284 8 125.00–150.00 $141.94 $403 -16.37
305–345 317 12 130.00–160.00 $144.51 $458 -10.71
350–395 372 17 140.00–160.00 $149.40 $556 -3.21
375–388 value added 380 5 164.00–172.00 $167.55 $637 —
400–415 value added 407 7 164.00–169.00 $168.13 $684 —
400–445 424 28 132.50–162.00 $146.63 $622 -9.32
473 value added 473 3 168.00 $168.00 $795 —
450–495 474 41 130.00–155.00 $144.48 $685 -7.74
500–545 520 26 124.00–143.00 $131.14 $682 -3.72
535 value added 535 1 165.00 $165.00 $883 —
554 value added 554 4 147.00 $147.00 $814 —
555–590 573 10 120.00–127.00 $122.72 $703 -4.32
615–635 626 4 122.50–143.00 $129.04 $808 +1.12
655–680 670 3 109.00–120.00 $115.46 $774 -2.14
705 705 2 117.00–118.00 $117.50 $828 —
750–790 774 4 102.50–112.00 $109.19 $845 —
825 825 1 100.00 $100.00 $825 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 110.00 $110.00 $258 —
255–295 274 9 106.00–122.00 $114.63 $314 -10.37
300–335 321 7 112.50–125.00 $118.59 $381 +6.09
350–380 367 9 110.00–125.00 $118.02 $433 -1.91
400–445 427 10 110.00–130.00 $120.54 $515 +3.99
485–495 492 3 112.00–127.50 $121.56 $598 +9.09
505–535 519 6 104.00–117.00 $107.74 $559 -8.07
560–590 579 7 102.00–115.00 $105.93 $613 -1.50
605–625 618 3 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $649 —
650–685 668 2 102.00–105.00 $103.46 $691 -5.30
800 800 1 90.00 $90.00 $720 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 7 85.00–105.00 $99.16 $276 -0.84
305–345 323 5 80.00–105.00 $98.05 $317 +3.05
355–395 381 4 100.00–105.00 $101.76 $388 +11.76
410–415 412 3 90.00–105.00 $97.97 $404 —
470–480 475 2 100.00–105.00 $102.53 $487 —
510–545 532 3 85.00–102.00 $92.49 $492 —
565–592 577 7 91.00–96.00 $92.83 $536 —
605 605 1 82.50 $82.50 $499 -17.50
740 740 1 87.00 $87.00 $644 —
810 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 238 8 157.50–185.00 $172.58 $411 -0.53
260–295 280 9 157.50–185.00 $168.66 $472 -21.34
300–340 321 14 155.00–190.00 $169.01 $543 -28.70
350–395 370 17 155.00–187.50 $172.98 $640 -22.61
400–445 418 19 152.50–187.50 $167.96 $702 -12.22
450–495 473 20 150.00–186.00 $169.25 $801 -0.66
500–545 526 23 137.50–166.00 $153.35 $807 -13.97
550–595 573 23 134.00–165.00 $155.33 $890 +1.30
600–640 620 9 135.00–156.00 $147.47 $914 +7.01
650–695 669 12 130.00–157.50 $143.27 $958 -14.73
710–745 725 5 122.50–131.00 $127.00 $921 +17.00
765–770 768 2 115.00 $115.00 $883 —
820–830 825 3 109.00–126.00 $117.48 $969 —
895 895 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,038 —
1100 1100 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,276 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 135.00–136.00 $135.46 $305 —
253–295 272 6 120.00–145.00 $130.94 $356 -24.06
310–345 319 6 110.00–125.00 $117.47 $375 -22.42
350–390 369 4 110.00–130.00 $117.52 $434 -15.78
400–442 424 17 120.00–145.00 $134.96 $572 —
470–495 483 8 120.00–147.50 $139.05 $672 -5.90
535–545 541 4 110.00–127.50 $119.85 $648 -13.68
550–595 573 2 130.00 $130.00 $745 +19.02
610 610 2 125.00–127.00 $126.00 $769 +6.00
650–680 665 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $815 +12.56
700–730 720 3 102.50–115.00 $110.78 $798 +3.28
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $315 -7.48
325–335 330 4 80.00–100.00 $89.96 $297 -20.04
355–395 375 5 90.00–105.00 $99.08 $372 —
405–440 423 2 95.00–100.00 $97.60 $413 -7.42
470–475 473 2 84.00–105.00 $94.56 $447 -10.49
510–515 513 3 90.00–105.00 $94.97 $487 -13.03
585 585 1 77.00 $77.00 $450 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–1395 849 85-90% 42 35.00–55.00 $47.01 $399 —
510–1235 952 85-90% 39 56.00–71.00 $62.84 $598 -0.03
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–1700 1197 80-85% 23 72.00–85.00 $79.03 $946 —
1245–1540 1339 80-85% 5 86.00–93.00 $89.52 $1,199 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1635 1427 75-80% 9 62.00–79.00 $72.54 $1,035 —
1335–1695 1515 75-80% 2 52.00–61.00 $55.97 $848 —
1675 1675 75-80% 1 81.00 $81.00 $1,357 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1210–1350 1280 2 83.00–84.00 $83.47 $1,068 —
1695 1695 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,864 —
1500–2195 1800 10 98.00–106.00 $102.86 $1,851 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
800–845 817 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 470.00–560.00 $510.90
840–950 902 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 550.00–600.00 $584.47
905 905 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00
780–985 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 600.00–670.00 $646.54
885–1255 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 660.00–880.00 $754.28
1045–1270 1158 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 770.00–900.00 $841.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
815–1140 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 670.00–980.00 $843.52 -306.48
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 750.00 $750.00 -400.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 216 4 52.00–75.00 $64.58 $139 —
260 260 1 84.00 $84.00 $218 —
315 315 1 60.00 $60.00 $189 —
375 375 1 55.00 $55.00 $206 —
495 495 1 70.00 $70.00 $346 —
760 760 1 81.00 $81.00 $616 +23.00
1450 1450 1 76.00 $76.00 $1,102 —

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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.