Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 4, 2023

760 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $190.71/cwt -2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $805/hd at 422 lb · 41 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $221.36/cwt -2.40 vs last sale · ≈ $825/hd at 372 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $171.17/cwt +5.88 vs last sale · ≈ $895/hd at 523 lb · 29 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 760 554 762
Feeder cattle 645 408 546
Slaughter cattle 99 132 162
Replacement cattle 16 14 54

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher . Trade and demand were moderate 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 220.00 $220.00 $539 —
265–295 277 7 225.00–252.50 $236.19 $654 +13.69
305–325 315 2 220.00–240.00 $229.68 $723 +10.44
365–395 378 5 213.00–235.00 $221.25 $836 +12.33
400–445 423 6 225.00–247.00 $235.53 $996 +0.34
450 value added 450 1 247.00 $247.00 $1,112 —
450–495 473 8 207.50–243.00 $226.94 $1,073 -14.56
510–535 523 3 230.00–239.00 $235.50 $1,232 +7.91
560–595 579 15 217.00–236.00 $227.70 $1,318 -4.65
600–630 616 6 217.50–230.00 $225.71 $1,390 -0.59
653–680 659 13 190.00–215.00 $206.97 $1,364 +13.67
715 715 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,216 -11.49
755 755 2 180.00–182.00 $181.00 $1,367 +8.55
800–810 805 2 152.50–169.00 $160.70 $1,294 —
1060 1060 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,113 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 +14.00
360 360 1 197.50 $197.50 $711 +22.50
400–445 427 5 185.00–199.00 $191.12 $816 +3.62
450–480 470 5 165.00–197.00 $182.54 $858 —
505–530 522 3 175.00–185.00 $180.08 $940 +2.58
555–590 578 4 150.00–180.00 $163.93 $948 —
645 645 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,258 —
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 140.00 $140.00 $357 —
340 340 1 150.00 $150.00 $510 —
595 595 1 142.50 $142.50 $848 +7.50
650 650 1 125.00 $125.00 $812 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 225 6 175.00–200.00 $192.65 $433 +14.81
250–295 276 17 175.00–205.00 $193.72 $535 -8.44
310–340 fancy 325 2 210.00–215.00 $212.38 $690 —
300–345 326 16 175.00–205.00 $192.82 $629 -12.12
350–395 373 26 180.00–200.00 $190.08 $709 -4.04
410–425 value added 416 4 205.00–213.00 $207.54 $863 —
400–445 423 37 170.00–202.50 $188.89 $799 -3.76
455 value added 455 1 206.00 $206.00 $937 —
450–490 468 27 170.00–199.00 $185.03 $866 +9.32
500–545 523 29 155.00–183.00 $171.17 $895 +2.53
550–595 570 14 150.00–185.00 $173.19 $987 +6.19
615–640 633 8 155.00–187.50 $175.57 $1,111 +22.31
650–660 655 2 179.00–182.00 $180.49 $1,182 +39.38
720 720 1 127.50 $127.50 $918 -5.91
730 value added 730 1 135.00 $135.00 $986 —
760 760 1 121.00 $121.00 $920 +3.48
760 value added 760 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,064 —
805 value added 805 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,055 —
800–820 810 2 105.00–107.50 $106.23 $860 —
855 value added 855 2 127.00 $127.00 $1,086 —
910 910 1 113.00 $113.00 $1,028 —
968 968 5 123.00 $123.00 $1,191 —
1085 1085 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,476 —
1165 1165 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,410 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 160.00 $160.00 $336 +10.18
250–285 268 2 165.00 $165.00 $442 +8.88
325 325 1 145.00 $145.00 $471 +3.37
380–390 385 3 160.00–165.00 $163.35 $629 +18.35
400–445 421 9 140.00–167.50 $159.67 $672 -7.83
450–490 477 8 135.00–167.50 $157.13 $750 +1.42
500–520 510 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $752 +7.28
580–590 585 2 142.50–145.00 $143.76 $841 -6.24
610 610 3 120.00–145.00 $130.00 $793 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 115.00–135.00 $125.11 $292 —
250–290 270 2 120.00–130.00 $125.37 $338 —
410–430 420 2 110.00–120.00 $115.12 $484 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —
515–540 526 4 100.00–110.00 $103.78 $546 +3.78
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 —
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 —
690 690 1 100.00 $100.00 $690 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 3 210.00–230.00 $221.34 $509 —
255–295 279 14 210.00–247.50 $230.37 $643 +10.59
305–345 328 25 215.00–245.00 $229.45 $753 +15.50
360–365 fancy 363 2 250.00 $250.00 $908 -2.55
350–395 373 36 200.00–242.50 $219.77 $820 +4.23
405 fancy 405 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,033 +17.46
400–445 422 21 200.00–240.00 $218.31 $921 +1.02
450–470 fancy 459 4 230.00–235.00 $231.97 $1,065 -1.31
450–495 471 24 190.00–225.00 $209.27 $986 -1.97
515 value added 515 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,172 +2.50
500–545 519 18 180.00–215.00 $201.32 $1,045 +1.58
555–585 571 21 180.00–217.00 $203.74 $1,163 -3.38
575 value added 575 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,351 —
610 value added 610 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,305 —
600–645 621 9 177.50–203.00 $192.94 $1,198 -14.68
650 value added 650 2 182.50–190.00 $186.25 $1,211 —
650–690 665 3 155.00–175.00 $164.38 $1,093 -4.38
700–740 717 3 150.00–177.50 $167.22 $1,199 +2.22
750–770 757 3 150.00–160.00 $154.13 $1,167 —
800 800 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 +40.00
870 870 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,262 +11.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 160.00 $160.00 $392 -25.00
280 280 2 155.00–160.00 $157.50 $441 -11.10
325–330 328 2 165.00–180.00 $172.44 $566 +3.60
360–395 377 6 175.00–195.00 $188.31 $710 -0.11
415–445 427 10 160.00–195.00 $184.00 $786 +9.30
450–495 472 9 177.50–190.00 $183.24 $865 +17.90
500–540 524 4 155.00–172.50 $162.97 $854 -3.65
555–595 578 6 152.50–170.00 $160.95 $930 +20.95
630–640 635 2 150.00–165.00 $157.56 $1,001 -6.26
650–685 673 3 125.00–140.00 $130.09 $876 -11.59
710 710 1 137.50 $137.50 $976 +17.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 110.00 $110.00 $275 —
325 325 1 140.00 $140.00 $455 +21.25
385 385 1 150.00 $150.00 $578 +18.00
400–440 415 3 130.00–145.00 $135.63 $563 —
470–490 479 7 110.00–145.00 $123.25 $590 -14.26
535 535 1 130.00 $130.00 $696 -15.00
555–595 575 2 115.00–132.50 $124.05 $713 +24.05
660 660 1 110.00 $110.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1525 911 85-90% 8 47.00–65.00 $58.83 $536 —
560–1425 931 85-90% 30 71.00–95.00 $84.69 $788 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1570 1185 80-85% 21 97.00–108.00 $102.11 $1,210 -0.85
1195–1595 1395 80-85% 2 111.00–118.00 $114.00 $1,590 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1445 1374 75-80% 5 90.00–104.00 $95.60 $1,314 +0.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
980–1280 1130 2 91.00–98.00 $94.04 $1,063 —
1035–2030 1440 6 105.00–120.00 $113.78 $1,638 —
1540–1680 1610 2 121.00–123.00 $122.04 $1,965 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915–1175 1028 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,175.00–1,400.00 $1,317.14
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615 615 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 490.00 $490.00

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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
665–840 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 700.00–1,060.00 $914.14 —
830–985 908 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 900.00–1,100.00 $1,008.54 —
930 930 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
580–695 638 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 780.00–800.00 $789.10 +129.10
795–1135 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 975.00–1,125.00 $1,043.92 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380 380 1 110.00 $110.00 $418 —
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
605 605 1 120.00 $120.00 $726 —
650–690 670 2 130.00–142.00 $136.18 $912 —
730 730 1 121.00 $121.00 $883 —
760 760 1 123.00 $123.00 $935 —
835 835 1 119.00 $119.00 $994 —
895 895 1 83.00 $83.00 $743 —
1235 1235 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,149 —

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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.