Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 24, 2023

429 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.12/cwt +11.45 vs last sale · ≈ $668/hd at 425 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.07/cwt +0.61 vs last sale · ≈ $685/hd at 469 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.80/cwt +0.38 vs last sale · ≈ $716/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	429	892	588
Feeder cattle	316	725	456
Slaughter cattle	105	139	122
Replacement cattle	8	28	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 3.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	3	195.00–215.00	$208.57	$496	—
250–295	273	6	210.00–220.00	$215.08	$587	+0.74
315–325	320	2	195.00–227.50	$211.50	$677	+12.00
355–395	373	5	193.00–230.00	$220.28	$822	+28.45
425	425	1	203.00	$203.00	$863	+4.18
455 value added	455	1	209.00	$209.00	$951	—
465–495	475	5	170.00–190.00	$180.10	$855	-20.42
515 value added	515	1	184.00	$184.00	$948	—
505–545	521	5	147.50–167.50	$163.25	$851	-11.90
550 value added	550	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,018	—
560–570	563	3	154.00–165.00	$157.98	$889	-4.80
600–620	607	3	146.00–167.00	$155.56	$944	-2.89
685	685	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,096	+1.99
700	700	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,001	-1.49
775–790	782	3	120.00–144.00	$131.01	$1,024	—
1045	1045	1	124.00	$124.00	$1,296	—
1130–1135	1133	2	117.00	$117.00	$1,326	—
1245	1245	1	123.00	$123.00	$1,531	—
1260–1275	1268	2	114.00–124.00	$119.03	$1,509	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	130.00	$130.00	$370	—
335	335	1	145.00	$145.00	$486	+13.00
385	385	1	155.00	$155.00	$597	+20.00
460–470	465	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$622	-2.95
540	540	1	117.00	$117.00	$632	-12.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	3	120.00–160.00	$141.24	$304	+5.02
250–290	269	11	140.00–170.00	$155.37	$418	+15.69
300–345	327	12	135.00–160.00	$149.54	$489	+2.52
355–395	380	12	130.00–160.00	$147.58	$561	-1.09
400–445	422	14	140.00–160.00	$150.06	$633	+4.39
425–430 value added	429	13	162.00–167.00	$164.73	$707	—
450–495	469	14	127.50–150.00	$140.96	$661	-4.50
450–495 value added	469	6	157.50–160.00	$158.01	$741	—
500–525 value added	512	3	148.00–150.00	$148.65	$761	—
505–535	521	15	122.50–145.00	$135.63	$707	-1.79
550–595	569	9	120.00–145.00	$131.40	$748	+1.56
600–640	616	8	120.00–144.00	$131.53	$810	+4.27
670–695	679	5	110.00–126.00	$117.23	$796	-2.77
790	790	1	113.00	$113.00	$893	-0.78
809–815	810	5	114.00–115.00	$114.20	$925	+8.86
925	925	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,036	—
960–990	975	2	111.00–112.00	$111.51	$1,087	—
1080	1080	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,080	—
1115	1115	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,249	+7.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	105.00	$105.00	$247	-3.38
255–290	269	4	105.00–120.00	$115.95	$312	+4.24
300–340	322	5	115.00–125.00	$120.08	$387	+6.49
370–390	380	3	115.00–120.00	$116.71	$443	-1.33
405–435	417	5	110.00–125.00	$119.92	$500	+3.73
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569	+7.45
510	510	1	117.00	$117.00	$597	+0.80
555–590	572	3	105.00–120.00	$114.33	$654	+9.16
610–635	623	2	115.00	$115.00	$716	+6.62
1000	1000	1	85.00	$85.00	$850	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	90.00	$90.00	$212	-7.59
295	295	1	105.00	$105.00	$310	+11.59
315–320	318	3	80.00–105.00	$90.85	$289	-10.19
355	355	1	102.50	$102.50	$364	+0.50
645	645	1	95.00	$95.00	$613	—
675	675	1	80.00	$80.00	$540	—
750	750	1	70.00	$70.00	$525	-21.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–235	230	2	155.00–160.00	$157.45	$362	-25.78
260–280	270	2	155.00–165.00	$159.81	$431	-20.29
310–340	328	4	175.00–200.00	$184.75	$606	-0.05
365–395	383	5	175.00–215.00	$200.53	$768	+30.58
405–440	427	15	157.50–192.50	$178.07	$760	+15.09
450–495	471	7	148.00–190.00	$165.77	$781	+10.26
520–540	531	6	145.00–167.50	$156.26	$830	+4.30
550–585	568	6	135.00–167.00	$153.64	$873	-2.55
600–630	617	3	140.00–155.00	$148.27	$915	-4.57
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	+19.38
710–720	715	2	135.00–140.00	$137.48	$983	+14.29
785	785	1	115.00	$115.00	$903	-2.50
825	825	1	100.00	$100.00	$825	-15.96
855	855	1	90.00	$90.00	$770	-10.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	-39.82
350–395	374	5	110.00–135.00	$124.00	$464	-7.44
405–445	421	4	115.00–145.00	$130.86	$551	-2.31
450–490	468	5	120.00–135.00	$129.86	$608	-2.29
555–575	565	2	100.00–110.00	$104.91	$593	-20.14
615–625	620	2	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$729	+2.56
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	+5.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	85.00	$85.00	$323	-17.95
495	495	1	85.00	$85.00	$421	-15.05
595	595	1	90.00	$90.00	$536	+6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1835	1217	80-85%	42	71.00–85.00	$78.10	$950	+1.68
1290	1290	80-85%	1	69.00	$69.00	$890	-15.99
1120–1785	1403	80-85%	8	86.00–93.00	$89.37	$1,254	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–900	820	85-90%	3	43.00–54.00	$47.21	$387	—
660–1465	1053	85-90%	16	57.00–71.00	$65.09	$685	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1775	1594	75-80%	6	72.00–82.00	$77.76	$1,239	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
935–1770	1353	2	77.00–82.00	$80.27	$1,086	-2.25
1345–2130	1628	5	87.00–103.00	$97.22	$1,583	—
1625–2020	1823	2	106.00–108.00	$106.89	$1,949	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–900	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	450.00–650.00	$554.05
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	790.00	$790.00
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	880.00	$880.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	460.00	$460.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
670	670	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	380.00	$380.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1000	1000	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,130.00	$1,130.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	68.00	$68.00	$150	—
320	320	1	59.00	$59.00	$189	—
815	815	1	65.00	$65.00	$530	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	95.00	$95.00	$404	—

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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.