Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 17, 2023

892 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.46/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $684/hd at 470 lb · 42 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.67/cwt -5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 427 lb · 34 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.67/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $556/hd at 374 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 892 860 507
Feeder cattle 725 689 414
Slaughter cattle 139 151 78
Replacement cattle 28 20 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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
285–295 290 2 205.00–224.00 $214.34 $622 +9.34
300–345 323 11 187.50–215.00 $199.50 $644 -6.41
350–390 373 8 175.00–207.00 $191.83 $716 -15.62
405–445 423 5 185.00–215.00 $198.82 $841 +1.04
480–485 483 2 197.00–204.00 $200.52 $969 +5.35
500–540 516 8 160.00–190.00 $175.15 $904 -11.01
565–580 570 9 156.00–170.00 $162.78 $928 +2.19
600–645 620 8 137.50–169.00 $158.45 $982 +8.98
685–695 690 2 156.00–160.00 $158.01 $1,090 +3.88
715–745 730 2 144.00–145.00 $144.49 $1,055 +9.31
815 815 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,011 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 —
910 910 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,001 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 132.00 $132.00 $396 -11.08
395 395 1 135.00 $135.00 $533 -12.04
425–435 430 2 135.00–137.50 $136.24 $586 -26.81
475–495 483 3 125.00–150.00 $136.69 $660 —
515–540 525 4 125.00–135.00 $129.33 $679 -37.76
595 595 1 118.00 $118.00 $702 -12.94
655–675 665 2 120.00 $120.00 $798 +6.00
820 820 1 90.00 $90.00 $738 -10.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 102.00 $102.00 $286 —
460 460 1 95.00 $95.00 $437 —
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 8 125.00–147.50 $136.22 $317 -8.47
255–295 280 7 125.00–155.00 $139.68 $391 -2.26
300–345 325 20 130.00–162.50 $147.02 $478 +2.51
350–395 374 32 130.00–160.00 $148.67 $556 -0.73
400–448 427 34 128.00–158.00 $145.67 $622 -0.96
450–497 470 42 130.00–164.00 $145.46 $684 +0.98
500–540 512 18 125.00–155.00 $137.42 $704 +6.28
550–580 558 18 112.00–137.00 $129.84 $725 +7.12
602–640 624 16 120.00–135.00 $127.26 $794 -1.78
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 +4.54
730–735 731 4 110.00–122.50 $116.61 $852 -0.89
760–795 778 2 112.50–115.00 $113.78 $885 +4.59
805–810 808 3 104.00–108.00 $105.34 $851 +5.34
850 850 2 100.00–108.00 $104.00 $884 —
1100 1100 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,155 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–235 227 3 105.00–110.00 $108.38 $246 -1.62
255–295 275 10 105.00–120.00 $111.71 $307 -2.92
300–340 319 7 105.00–125.00 $113.59 $362 -5.00
350–385 367 10 110.00–125.00 $118.04 $433 +0.02
400–440 420 10 110.00–124.00 $116.19 $488 -4.35
450–495 473 9 107.50–125.00 $117.55 $556 -4.01
500–540 526 8 102.00–120.00 $116.20 $611 +8.46
570–590 579 5 100.00–110.00 $105.17 $609 -0.76
600–630 616 7 100.00–115.00 $108.38 $668 +3.38
650–695 675 3 100.00–110.00 $104.89 $708 +1.43
700–735 718 2 96.00–106.00 $100.88 $724 —
770–785 775 3 90.00–103.00 $97.70 $757 —
830 830 1 92.50 $92.50 $768 +2.50
880 880 1 91.00 $91.00 $801 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 218 2 95.00–100.00 $97.59 $213 —
265–285 277 5 90.00–100.00 $93.41 $259 -5.75
305–330 318 2 100.00–102.00 $101.04 $321 +2.99
375 375 1 102.00 $102.00 $382 +0.24
415 415 1 98.00 $98.00 $407 +0.03
460–495 477 7 80.00–100.00 $91.50 $436 -11.03
500–535 516 6 85.00–100.00 $94.31 $487 +1.82
580 580 1 90.00 $90.00 $522 -2.83
760 760 1 91.00 $91.00 $692 —
875 875 1 87.00 $87.00 $761 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 227 3 175.00–188.00 $183.23 $416 +10.65
260–265 263 2 170.00–190.00 $180.10 $474 +11.44
300–345 326 15 165.00–200.00 $184.80 $602 +15.79
350–390 364 18 147.50–185.00 $169.95 $619 -3.03
400–445 419 27 150.00–180.00 $162.98 $683 -4.98
450–495 470 26 145.00–177.50 $155.51 $731 -13.74
500–545 516 21 140.00–175.00 $151.96 $784 -1.39
550–595 577 13 142.00–172.50 $156.19 $901 +0.86
600–640 620 10 135.00–165.00 $152.84 $948 +5.37
650–690 673 8 127.50–152.00 $140.62 $946 -2.65
705–745 727 11 114.00–139.00 $123.19 $896 -3.81
790 790 1 117.50 $117.50 $928 +2.50
810–845 828 2 114.00–118.00 $115.96 $960 -1.52
855 855 1 100.00 $100.00 $855 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 122.00–130.00 $125.74 $289 -9.72
250–285 272 3 145.00–155.00 $149.82 $408 +18.88
315–345 326 4 130.00–155.00 $142.53 $465 +25.06
355–395 374 10 110.00–140.00 $131.44 $492 +13.92
405–445 428 6 125.00–145.00 $133.17 $570 -1.79
450–495 468 3 120.00–140.00 $132.15 $618 -6.90
505–540 522 6 122.50–136.00 $131.44 $686 +11.59
550–593 577 10 108.00–137.50 $125.05 $722 -4.95
600–605 603 2 105.00–125.00 $114.96 $693 -11.04
660 660 1 105.00 $105.00 $693 -17.56
790 790 1 100.00 $100.00 $790 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 95.00 $95.00 $209 —
250–265 258 2 114.00–115.00 $114.49 $295 +6.97
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 +20.04
370–385 378 3 100.00–107.00 $102.95 $389 +3.87
415 415 1 85.00 $85.00 $353 -12.60
460–490 478 4 95.00–105.00 $100.05 $478 +5.49
505–535 513 4 85.00–105.00 $97.46 $500 +2.49
560 560 1 84.00 $84.00 $470 +7.00
620–635 628 2 85.00–90.00 $87.53 $550 —
755 755 1 95.00 $95.00 $717 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
905–1645 1203 80-85% 36 70.00–83.00 $76.42 $919 —
1160–1440 1285 80-85% 5 84.00–86.00 $84.99 $1,092 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1250 897 85-90% 12 40.00–54.00 $46.88 $421 —
540–1460 1035 85-90% 27 54.00–69.00 $61.47 $636 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1755 1490 75-80% 10 67.00–78.00 $72.00 $1,073 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,248 —
1080–1715 1369 4 80.00–85.00 $82.52 $1,130 —
1535–1880 1736 6 101.00–105.00 $103.05 $1,789 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
865–1165 959 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 570.00–900.00 $743.80
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00
1055–1115 1085 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 520.00–570.00 $544.31
1100–1330 1238 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,184.93
1040–1440 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 660.00–1,080.00 $885.95
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640 640 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 430.00 $430.00
735–855 795 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 500.00–510.00 $505.38
850 850 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00

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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
790–1070 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 730.00–1,250.00 $1,029.14 —
1040 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,325.00 $1,325.00 —
1240–1450 1338 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,335.00–1,750.00 $1,603.94 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 670.00 $670.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815 815 1 80.00 $80.00 $652 —

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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.