Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 7, 2023

572 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $158.82/cwt +14.77 vs last sale · ≈ $750/hd at 472 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $163.48/cwt +18.44 vs last sale · ≈ $690/hd at 422 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $151.57/cwt +8.62 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 521 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	572	428	755
Feeder cattle	448	313	588
Slaughter cattle	108	105	135
Replacement cattle	16	10	32

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	195.00–215.00	$205.45	$452	+8.00
250–295	269	8	180.00–220.00	$201.97	$543	-3.03
300–345	325	4	212.00–218.00	$216.50	$704	+9.82
355–390	370	10	182.00–225.00	$206.95	$766	+2.78
400–445	419	16	188.00–218.00	$200.54	$840	+9.11
450–495	474	9	179.00–205.00	$188.61	$894	+14.43
500–530	521	6	162.00–195.00	$179.80	$937	-4.54
550–585	566	4	175.00–182.50	$178.12	$1,008	+6.49
610–635	623	3	170.00–175.00	$171.67	$1,070	+13.48
650–670	662	3	153.00–175.00	$165.90	$1,098	+7.40
720	720	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,022	—
1520	1520	1	88.00	$88.00	$1,338	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–265	263	2	140.00–145.00	$142.52	$375	—
355–380	368	2	155.00	$155.00	$570	—
400	400	1	145.00	$145.00	$580	—
470–485	478	3	145.00–150.00	$146.69	$701	+24.19
595	595	1	135.00	$135.00	$803	—
650–685	668	2	137.50–144.00	$140.66	$940	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	105.00	$105.00	$357	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	233	6	135.00–165.00	$146.75	$342	-5.83
255 fancy	255	1	180.00	$180.00	$459	—
260–285	271	6	135.00–165.00	$144.88	$393	-10.78
305–345	325	12	125.00–167.50	$152.08	$494	+1.43
350–395	374	16	137.00–172.50	$156.30	$585	+11.69
400–445	422	27	140.00–177.50	$163.48	$690	+18.44
450–495	472	28	135.00–172.00	$158.82	$750	+14.77
510	510	1	127.50	$127.50	$650	-15.45
500–545	521	23	135.00–166.00	$152.62	$795	+9.67
550–590	570	15	130.00–153.00	$140.22	$799	+6.12
600–635	624	4	125.00–132.50	$129.38	$807	-7.09
655	655	1	110.00	$110.00	$720	-15.00
655–685	668	3	115.00–137.50	$124.10	$829	-0.90
700–720	710	4	115.00–132.50	$124.65	$885	+11.22
765	765	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,025	+26.52
805	805	1	102.00	$102.00	$821	—
960	960	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,066	+13.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–260	255	2	120.00–125.00	$122.55	$313	+7.61
305–345	328	5	110.00–120.00	$116.10	$381	+4.15
350–380	365	5	110.00–130.00	$126.11	$460	+18.94
475–485	480	4	105.00–130.00	$115.77	$556	+8.38
510–545	528	3	105.00–128.00	$113.91	$601	+2.18
565–585	579	5	112.50–122.50	$118.98	$689	—
600–605	603	2	105.00–115.00	$109.98	$663	—
665	665	1	110.00	$110.00	$732	+11.67

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	95.00	$95.00	$223	—
290	290	1	90.00	$90.00	$261	—
320–345	333	2	85.00	$85.00	$283	—
360	360	1	95.00	$95.00	$342	-2.48
420	420	1	100.00	$100.00	$420	—
495	495	1	100.00	$100.00	$495	+15.00
600	600	1	87.50	$87.50	$525	-7.50
655	655	1	94.00	$94.00	$616	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	5	180.00–220.00	$193.95	$427	+9.06
250–280	269	8	165.00–215.00	$182.05	$490	-10.19
320–340	330	4	160.00–210.00	$188.98	$624	+8.27
350–395	370	14	165.00–217.50	$189.64	$702	-1.35
400–445	424	18	155.00–192.50	$178.34	$756	-2.06
450–495	469	18	165.00–208.00	$182.63	$857	+4.23
500–545	524	19	132.00–168.00	$155.24	$813	-6.69
550–595	570	16	140.00–173.00	$163.20	$930	+5.75
605–645	630	15	134.00–174.00	$154.62	$974	+1.94
660–690	671	4	147.50–164.00	$157.42	$1,056	-0.03
700–740	723	4	125.00–142.00	$136.17	$985	+0.73
765–780	773	4	112.50–138.00	$122.03	$943	+12.59
800–830	818	3	105.00–120.00	$113.43	$928	—
870	870	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,000	—
1075	1075	1	93.00	$93.00	$1,000	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	95.00	$95.00	$218	—
255	255	2	70.00–100.00	$85.00	$217	—
300	300	2	100.00–102.00	$101.00	$303	—
360–390	375	2	80.00–105.00	$93.00	$349	—
510	510	1	75.00	$75.00	$382	-30.00
565	565	1	85.00	$85.00	$480	-12.50
610	610	1	70.00	$70.00	$427	-25.00
760	760	1	75.00	$75.00	$570	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	120.00	$120.00	$396	+5.42
385–395	390	2	115.00–135.00	$125.13	$488	-3.15
460–485	474	4	112.50–125.00	$120.14	$569	-9.99
540	540	1	125.00	$125.00	$675	-4.03
630	630	1	130.00	$130.00	$819	+10.00
745	745	1	100.00	$100.00	$745	-12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–1580	823	85-90%	8	37.00–59.00	$51.75	$426	—
565–1760	980	85-90%	26	62.50–78.00	$70.42	$690	+15.29

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1845	1187	80-85%	30	76.00–92.00	$82.22	$976	-5.00
1255	1255	80-85%	1	94.00	$94.00	$1,180	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1245–2075	1472	75-80%	15	70.00–87.00	$76.73	$1,129	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000	1000	1	91.00	$91.00	$910	—
1110–2025	1594	9	94.00–106.00	$100.85	$1,608	—
1900–2005	1953	2	108.00	$108.00	$2,109	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
665–720	693	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	570.00–595.00	$583.00
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	440.00	$440.00
750–950	841	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	600.00–1,030.00	$894.42
1325	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00

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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
920	920	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	+605.00
805–1145	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	910.00–1,350.00	$1,223.03	—
1150	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
455–575	515	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	530.00–580.00	$552.09	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	120.00	$120.00	$630	—
560–565	563	2	82.50–122.50	$102.59	$578	—
700	700	1	100.00	$100.00	$700	—

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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.