Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 31, 2023

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.04/cwt -12.08 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 423 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $180.40/cwt +2.33 vs last sale · ≈ $770/hd at 427 lb · 13 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $161.93/cwt +5.67 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 525 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	428	429	755
Feeder cattle	313	316	588
Slaughter cattle	105	105	135
Replacement cattle	10	8	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher, 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	195.00–200.00	$197.45	$474	-11.12
270	270	1	205.00	$205.00	$554	-10.08
300–315	305	4	200.00–217.00	$206.68	$630	-4.82
360–385	372	10	197.50–225.00	$204.17	$760	-16.11
400–445	423	8	172.50–209.00	$191.43	$810	-11.57
460–490	475	2	160.00–187.50	$174.18	$827	-5.92
500–520	508	6	165.00–199.00	$184.34	$936	+21.09
565–590	577	5	164.00–177.00	$171.63	$990	+13.65
600–620	610	3	145.00–167.00	$158.19	$965	+2.63
680–695	687	3	155.00–163.00	$158.50	$1,089	-1.50
755	755	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,057	+8.99

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
470	470	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$576	-11.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	150.00–155.00	$152.58	$356	+11.34
260–295	279	9	145.00–165.00	$155.66	$434	+0.29
300–349	332	11	140.00–160.00	$150.65	$500	+1.11
350–390	372	10	127.50–155.00	$144.61	$538	-2.97
400–445	423	16	130.00–160.00	$145.04	$614	-5.02
450–490	469	10	132.50–152.50	$144.05	$676	+3.09
510–545	531	9	125.00–150.00	$142.95	$759	+7.32
560–595	575	5	120.00–150.00	$134.10	$771	+2.70
600–640	618	5	132.50–140.00	$136.47	$843	+4.94
665	665	1	125.00	$125.00	$831	+7.77
715–745	728	3	105.00–120.00	$113.43	$826	—
755–770	763	2	105.00–110.00	$107.48	$820	-5.52
915	915	1	98.00	$98.00	$897	-14.00
955	955	1	98.00	$98.00	$936	-13.51
960 fancy	960	1	116.00	$116.00	$1,114	—
1170 fancy	1170	1	119.00	$119.00	$1,392	—
1395 fancy	1395	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,534	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	275	3	110.00–120.00	$114.94	$316	-1.01
305–340	325	3	100.00–125.00	$111.95	$364	-8.13
350–395	378	4	100.00–120.00	$107.17	$405	-9.54
415–440	427	3	110.00–125.00	$120.14	$513	+0.22
450–490	470	2	105.00–110.00	$107.39	$505	-17.61
510–530	520	3	105.00–115.00	$111.73	$581	-5.27
655–695	677	3	95.00–100.00	$98.33	$666	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–360	358	2	95.00–100.00	$97.48	$349	-5.02
470	470	1	85.00	$85.00	$400	—
635	635	1	95.00	$95.00	$603	±0.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–240	238	2	175.00–195.00	$184.89	$440	+27.44
250–295	274	4	185.00–200.00	$192.24	$527	+32.43
310–335	322	3	165.00–195.00	$180.71	$582	-4.04
355–370	360	5	160.00–205.00	$190.99	$688	-9.54
400–445	427	13	160.00–202.50	$180.40	$770	+2.33
450–485	471	10	160.00–197.50	$178.40	$840	+12.63
500–545	525	12	145.00–190.00	$161.93	$850	+5.67
555–595	579	6	135.00–167.50	$157.45	$912	+3.81
600–640	610	11	135.00–171.00	$152.68	$931	+4.41
650–690	663	6	145.00–171.00	$157.45	$1,044	-2.55
700–715	708	2	130.00–141.00	$135.44	$959	-2.04
750–790	772	3	106.00–112.50	$109.44	$845	-5.56
900	900	1	104.00	$104.00	$936	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	140.00–145.00	$142.37	$332	—
250–280	265	2	120.00–135.00	$127.08	$337	+17.08
305–345	318	3	105.00–130.00	$114.58	$364	—
375–390	382	3	125.00–135.00	$128.28	$490	+4.28
415–425	418	3	132.50–140.00	$135.87	$568	+5.01
450–495	467	3	120.00–135.00	$130.13	$608	+0.27
505–540	520	6	115.00–140.00	$129.03	$671	—
550–595	570	7	107.50–135.00	$125.74	$717	+20.83
615	615	1	120.00	$120.00	$738	+2.48
670	670	1	112.50	$112.50	$754	+2.50
735	735	1	112.50	$112.50	$827	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	412	3	85.00–105.00	$96.84	$399	—
485	485	1	100.00	$100.00	$485	+15.00
510	510	1	105.00	$105.00	$536	—
590	590	1	97.50	$97.50	$575	+7.50
610	610	1	95.00	$95.00	$580	—
830	830	1	79.00	$79.00	$656	—

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	155.00	$155.00	$418	—
395	395	1	145.00	$145.00	$573	—
425–445	437	3	145.00–150.00	$146.62	$641	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765–1765	1163	80-85%	41	77.00–95.00	$87.22	$1,014	—
960–1925	1395	80-85%	12	95.00–109.00	$99.61	$1,390	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1215	950	85-90%	20	60.00–76.00	$70.39	$669	—
685–1155	988	85-90%	4	42.50–59.00	$55.13	$545	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1170–1670	1418	75-80%	8	78.00–92.00	$87.19	$1,236	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–1110	982	5	70.00–88.00	$81.96	$805	—
925–1830	1191	5	93.00–107.00	$99.12	$1,181	—
1025–2140	1701	7	108.00–117.00	$112.18	$1,908	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	850.00	$850.00
800	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
955	955	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	860.00	$860.00
1215	1215	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	470.00	$470.00

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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
915	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	820.00	$820.00	—
980–1300	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00–1,930.00	$1,659.21	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	97.50	$97.50	$434	+2.50

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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.