Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 14, 2023

410 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.96/cwt +2.14 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 476 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $168.04/cwt +4.56 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 417 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $182.67/cwt +27.43 vs last sale · ≈ $950/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 410 572 854
Feeder cattle 320 448 714
Slaughter cattle 78 108 110
Replacement cattle 12 16 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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
230 230 1 165.00 $165.00 $380 -40.45
300–330 316 9 205.00–232.50 $215.91 $682 -0.59
350–390 374 11 185.00–220.00 $212.36 $794 +5.41
405–445 423 8 192.50–220.00 $208.70 $883 +8.16
450–480 466 4 187.50–196.00 $192.80 $898 +4.19
510–520 513 4 195.00–211.00 $206.94 $1,062 +27.14
550 550 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,012 +5.88
770–780 775 2 144.00–155.00 $149.46 $1,158 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 110.00 $110.00 $424 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 -1.69

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 5 135.00–165.00 $151.09 $332 +4.34
270–285 278 2 145.00–185.00 $164.46 $457 +19.58
305–340 323 9 135.00–170.00 $147.61 $477 -4.47
335 fancy 335 1 175.00 $175.00 $586 —
360–385 fancy 373 2 175.00–181.00 $178.10 $664 —
360–390 380 10 135.00–170.00 $157.46 $598 +1.16
400–440 417 12 135.00–172.50 $160.58 $670 -2.90
400–445 fancy 418 7 178.00–185.00 $180.82 $756 —
450–495 476 22 137.00–179.00 $160.96 $766 +2.14
500–540 520 13 132.50–179.00 $155.34 $808 +2.72
550–590 567 13 130.00–162.50 $148.38 $841 +8.16
605–635 623 5 135.00–155.00 $144.53 $900 +15.15
665–675 670 3 125.00–135.00 $130.01 $871 +5.91
700–725 714 4 135.00–140.00 $138.53 $989 +13.88
765 765 1 120.00 $120.00 $918 -14.00
810 810 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,012 +23.00
1260 1260 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,210 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 115.00–145.00 $129.53 $308 —
285–290 288 2 115.00–135.00 $125.09 $360 +2.54
305–335 320 2 115.00–130.00 $122.85 $393 +6.75
350–375 362 3 107.50–120.00 $115.97 $420 -10.14
400–445 418 6 110.00–130.00 $120.78 $505 —
455 455 2 125.00–134.00 $129.50 $589 +13.73
505 505 1 115.00 $115.00 $581 +1.09
590 590 1 110.00 $110.00 $649 -8.98
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–280 273 2 75.00 $75.00 $205 -15.00
320–330 325 2 85.00–97.50 $91.15 $296 +6.15
380 380 1 97.50 $97.50 $370 +2.50
400 400 1 95.00 $95.00 $380 -5.00
515–520 518 2 85.00–95.00 $89.98 $466 —
655–665 660 2 80.00–95.00 $87.44 $577 -6.56
760 760 1 85.00 $85.00 $646 —
810 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 125.00 $125.00 $600 —
550–570 560 2 95.00–115.00 $104.82 $587 —
770 770 1 104.00 $104.00 $801 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 4 185.00–200.00 $191.73 $437 -2.22
250–295 268 4 165.00–205.00 $185.79 $498 +3.74
315–345 330 2 177.50–212.50 $194.20 $641 +5.22
350–395 373 6 175.00–220.00 $205.79 $768 +16.15
405–447 435 10 165.00–195.00 $179.78 $782 +1.44
455–490 475 13 165.00–191.00 $176.49 $838 -6.14
500–545 520 18 165.00–195.00 $182.67 $950 +27.43
550–585 560 4 145.00–185.00 $169.00 $946 +5.80
600–645 617 7 150.00–177.00 $163.64 $1,010 +9.02
670–690 678 3 130.00–148.00 $139.26 $944 -18.16
700–735 713 3 115.00–136.00 $127.63 $910 -8.54
750–795 777 3 115.00–135.00 $124.35 $966 +2.32
895 895 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,029 ±0.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
315–335 328 3 110.00–117.50 $114.25 $375 -5.75
355–375 365 2 115.00–125.00 $120.14 $439 -4.99
415–445 427 3 110.00–127.00 $117.25 $501 —
480 480 1 105.00 $105.00 $504 -15.14
530 530 1 125.00 $125.00 $662 ±0.00
595 595 1 130.00 $130.00 $774 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 105.00 $105.00 $320 +4.00
360 360 1 105.00 $105.00 $378 +12.00
540 540 1 90.00 $90.00 $486 +15.00
960 960 1 72.50 $72.50 $696 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 115.00 $115.00 $506 —
600 600 1 125.00 $125.00 $750 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–1120 894 85-90% 4 50.00–57.00 $53.28 $476 —
645–1230 981 85-90% 26 59.00–78.00 $69.55 $682 -0.87
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1430 1041 80-85% 23 76.00–89.00 $82.35 $857 —
1170–1185 1178 80-85% 2 92.00–94.00 $92.99 $1,095 +10.77
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 75-80% 1 94.00 $94.00 $1,372 +17.27
1145–1700 1511 75-80% 5 75.00–89.00 $81.89 $1,237 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1045 800 10 74.00–86.00 $80.99 $648 —
910–2035 1507 8 89.00–106.00 $99.90 $1,505 —
1850–1980 1915 2 107.00–110.00 $108.45 $2,077 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 670.00 $670.00
1050 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 960.00 $960.00
1055–1090 1073 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,100.00 $1,026.22
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 810.00 $810.00
865–900 883 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 640.00–700.00 $670.59

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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
910 910 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 -300.00
890–1160 1002 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,275.00 $1,211.98 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 —
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
475 475 1 141.00 $141.00 $670 —
510 510 1 137.00 $137.00 $699 +17.00
690 690 1 123.00 $123.00 $849 —
750 750 1 85.00 $85.00 $638 —

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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.