Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 21, 2023

605 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.14/cwt ≈ $880/hd at 473 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.48/cwt ≈ $733/hd at 371 lb · 26 head

light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.86/cwt ≈ $658/hd at 332 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	605	653	575
Feeder cattle	476	514	396
Slaughter cattle	118	112	153
Replacement cattle	11	27	26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–247	243	6	213.00–240.00	$217.08	$528	—
280–290	285	3	225.00–245.00	$233.42	$665	—
285 fancy	285	1	265.00	$265.00	$755	—
310 fancy	310	1	260.00	$260.00	$806	—
300–340	321	7	215.00–245.00	$227.66	$731	—
370 fancy	370	1	252.50	$252.50	$934	—
350–395	371	22	210.00–240.00	$225.85	$838	—
405–445	430	11	207.50–245.00	$234.49	$1,008	—
450–497	479	16	200.00–232.50	$212.66	$1,019	—
500–540	516	10	202.50–233.00	$217.07	$1,120	—
550–590	574	9	190.00–214.00	$200.68	$1,152	—
600–625	613	2	197.50–206.00	$201.66	$1,236	—
660	660	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,287	—
725	725	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,196	—
755	755	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,276	—
805	805	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,248	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	175.00	$175.00	$350	—
295	295	2	180.00–190.00	$185.00	$546	—
330	330	1	205.00	$205.00	$676	—
365–385	377	3	165.00–175.00	$168.23	$634	—
415	415	1	197.50	$197.50	$820	—
515	515	1	165.00	$165.00	$850	—
570	570	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,012	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	155.00	$155.00	$628	—
470	470	1	145.00	$145.00	$682	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	4	175.00–210.00	$191.71	$420	—
250–295	277	6	175.00–200.00	$183.80	$509	—
300–345	332	23	182.50–216.00	$195.72	$650	—
335–340 fancy	338	2	220.00–225.00	$222.48	$752	—
350–395	371	26	180.00–216.00	$197.48	$733	—
400–445	422	18	175.00–196.00	$185.54	$783	—
450–499	473	28	175.00–195.00	$186.14	$880	—
500–545	522	22	165.00–195.00	$180.77	$944	—
550–590	569	16	157.50–185.00	$171.78	$977	—
605–645	626	10	145.00–163.00	$156.78	$981	—
650–695	673	5	135.00–158.00	$149.54	$1,006	—
730–735	733	2	135.00–144.00	$139.52	$1,023	—
770–785	778	2	127.50–130.00	$128.76	$1,002	—
905	905	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,014	—
950–965	958	2	115.00–119.00	$117.02	$1,121	—
1010–1015	1013	2	113.00–116.00	$114.50	$1,160	—
1075–1095	1085	2	114.00–129.00	$121.57	$1,319	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	233	5	145.00–165.00	$155.04	$361	—
250–275	265	3	145.00–170.00	$153.49	$407	—
315–340	325	3	165.00–175.00	$170.03	$553	—
360–395	380	3	155.00–175.00	$166.67	$633	—
425–430	428	5	130.00–165.00	$145.48	$623	—
455–495	471	9	130.00–155.00	$145.47	$685	—
510–525	518	2	135.00–155.00	$145.14	$752	—
555–575	565	2	145.00	$145.00	$819	—
645	645	1	147.50	$147.50	$951	—
790	790	1	102.50	$102.50	$810	—
845	845	1	107.50	$107.50	$908	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	—
345	345	1	115.00	$115.00	$397	—
380	380	1	105.00	$105.00	$399	—
400–405	403	2	105.00–115.00	$110.03	$443	—
535	535	1	125.00	$125.00	$669	—
575	575	1	120.00	$120.00	$690	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	200.00	$200.00	$466	—
280–290	285	2	230.00	$230.00	$656	—
290 fancy	290	1	250.00	$250.00	$725	—
315 fancy	315	1	255.00	$255.00	$803	—
300–335	318	6	210.00–232.50	$227.23	$723	—
350–395	370	12	200.00–226.00	$214.25	$793	—
360–385 fancy	377	3	242.50–260.00	$248.08	$935	—
410–445	428	13	212.50–237.50	$221.37	$947	—
455–480	468	11	208.00–237.50	$220.26	$1,031	—
505–545	526	11	182.50–212.50	$198.03	$1,042	—
550–590	578	8	180.00–210.00	$199.96	$1,156	—
615–635	628	3	175.00–200.00	$190.74	$1,198	—
655–685	664	4	170.00–175.00	$172.53	$1,146	—
715–740	728	2	142.50–165.00	$153.94	$1,121	—
750–780	763	3	135.00–160.00	$150.15	$1,146	—
805–830	820	4	121.00–142.50	$131.17	$1,076	—
905–940	918	3	122.50–135.00	$129.17	$1,186	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	155.00	$155.00	$364	—
298	298	2	190.00	$190.00	$566	—
355–390	371	4	185.00–195.00	$187.39	$695	—
405–445	428	5	180.00–185.00	$184.00	$788	—
450–485	469	5	160.00–190.00	$177.20	$831	—
500–535	519	6	135.00–155.00	$148.84	$772	—
555–580	568	4	135.00–145.00	$139.37	$792	—
610–640	627	3	145.00–167.50	$158.26	$992	—
690	690	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,138	—
805	805	1	107.00	$107.00	$861	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	135.00	$135.00	$432	—
390–395	393	2	110.00–135.00	$122.58	$482	—
405–445	430	3	140.00–145.00	$141.72	$609	—
475	475	1	135.00	$135.00	$641	—
570	570	1	110.00	$110.00	$627	—
745	745	1	90.00	$90.00	$670	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
790–1475	1102	80-85%	38	91.00–110.00	$100.40	$1,106	—
1245–1370	1310	80-85%	4	111.00–118.00	$114.26	$1,497	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
560–960	736	85-90%	10	40.00–64.00	$54.40	$400	—
590–1170	930	85-90%	28	67.00–90.00	$81.31	$756	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1505	1410	75-80%	5	94.00–106.00	$100.46	$1,416	—
1705	1705	75-80%	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,876	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1650	1184	4	79.00–91.00	$86.74	$1,027	—
840–1655	1214	9	102.50–120.00	$113.59	$1,379	—
1510–2130	1727	5	121.00–125.00	$123.01	$2,124	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
875–920	898	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	750.00–760.00	$755.13
900	900	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	730.00	$730.00
870–1030	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	770.00–1,000.00	$894.68

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
570–580	575	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	420.00–450.00	$435.13
785	785	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	630.00	$630.00
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	490.00	$490.00

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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
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	850.00	$850.00	—
1090	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	112.50	$112.50	$416	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	102.50	$102.50	$384	—
545	545	1	83.00	$83.00	$452	—
625	625	1	102.00	$102.00	$638	—
700	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	—

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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.