Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 6, 2023

541 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.76/cwt -3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $962/hd at 482 lb · 27 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.24/cwt +8.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,042/hd at 518 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.25/cwt +6.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,119/hd at 570 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 541 416 554
Feeder cattle 429 301 406
Slaughter cattle 104 103 124
Replacement cattle 8 12 24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 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
240 240 1 240.00 $240.00 $576 —
250 250 1 242.50 $242.50 $606 -7.50
300–330 320 3 230.00–235.00 $233.44 $747 -9.47
355–395 375 3 220.00–240.00 $229.82 $862 -0.42
395 fancy 395 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,106 —
410–440 427 9 225.00–249.00 $237.58 $1,014 +16.97
410–440 value added 427 6 265.00–282.50 $271.11 $1,158 —
450–485 value added 464 7 260.00–286.00 $268.09 $1,244 +17.10
460–490 478 4 210.00–237.00 $229.73 $1,098 +6.86
505–520 value added 510 3 261.00–270.00 $264.96 $1,351 +18.67
500–545 523 11 220.00–247.50 $236.11 $1,235 +0.90
550–597 582 22 226.00–241.00 $229.41 $1,335 -8.09
600–640 613 7 223.00–227.00 $225.13 $1,380 +0.43
650–685 673 5 208.00–222.00 $217.14 $1,461 -0.98
708–715 710 3 199.00–207.50 $201.85 $1,433 +5.71
725 value added 725 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,544 —
765 765 1 196.00 $196.00 $1,499 +3.01
785 value added 785 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,680 —
920–945 933 2 165.00–187.50 $176.40 $1,646 —
1095 1095 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,544 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 195.00 $195.00 $448 —
390–395 393 2 185.00–205.00 $194.94 $766 —
472 472 4 175.00 $175.00 $826 -2.54
510 510 1 190.00 $190.00 $969 +18.86
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575 575 1 165.00 $165.00 $949 —
610 610 1 155.00 $155.00 $946 —
730 730 1 125.00 $125.00 $912 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290–295 293 3 210.00–220.00 $216.65 $635 —
300–335 315 9 185.00–210.00 $197.07 $621 -9.72
320 fancy 320 1 222.50 $222.50 $712 —
350–395 376 11 190.00–215.00 $207.50 $780 -1.78
400–405 value added 403 2 218.00–220.00 $219.01 $883 —
425–445 436 9 190.00–210.00 $201.43 $878 -6.34
460–485 value added 474 4 212.50–215.00 $214.39 $1,016 —
455–499 483 23 185.00–210.00 $197.22 $953 -6.27
500–540 value added 514 5 212.50–215.00 $213.42 $1,097 —
500–545 519 20 185.00–210.00 $198.19 $1,029 +5.19
550–570 value added 555 5 203.00–207.50 $204.92 $1,137 —
555–598 574 19 185.00–200.00 $193.97 $1,113 +4.65
605–635 619 16 172.00–196.00 $187.22 $1,159 -2.90
650–695 672 7 170.00–190.00 $182.06 $1,223 +2.48
705–740 718 5 165.00–175.00 $171.21 $1,229 +38.71
780 780 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,248 +15.00
810–815 813 2 150.00 $150.00 $1,220 +31.17
1020–1035 1028 2 137.00–140.00 $138.49 $1,424 +20.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 180.00 $180.00 $396 —
300–330 312 3 165.00–175.00 $168.26 $525 -8.60
385 385 2 175.00–180.00 $177.50 $683 -2.50
405–440 418 3 170.00–185.00 $178.41 $746 +1.84
450–495 470 5 155.00–175.00 $167.94 $789 -13.68
535 535 1 167.50 $167.50 $896 +12.50
635 635 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,048 —
655 655 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,081 +10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 145.00–150.00 $147.45 $405 —
305–320 313 2 155.00 $155.00 $485 —
365–395 380 4 145.00–155.00 $152.50 $580 +27.76
425 425 2 150.00–155.00 $152.50 $648 —
480 480 1 135.00 $135.00 $648 —
520 520 1 145.00 $145.00 $754 +10.00
615 615 1 110.00 $110.00 $676 -15.00
660 660 1 130.00 $130.00 $858 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 225.00–235.00 $230.51 $514 —
275–295 285 4 220.00–240.00 $231.77 $661 -3.23
320–340 332 3 210.00–232.50 $223.13 $741 -3.60
355–390 374 10 212.50–235.00 $224.26 $839 +1.25
400–445 425 7 207.50–235.00 $223.88 $951 +4.93
450–495 469 10 207.50–227.50 $217.68 $1,021 +8.82
500–545 518 12 205.00–230.00 $220.04 $1,140 +5.15
550–595 575 11 205.00–228.00 $220.80 $1,270 -1.75
600–625 615 4 212.50–220.00 $216.91 $1,334 +14.79
660 660 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,432 +20.86
720–745 733 2 170.00–190.00 $179.83 $1,318 —
795 795 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,312 +7.53
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 185.00 $185.00 $379 —
265 265 1 205.00 $205.00 $543 —
305–325 312 3 175.00–190.00 $181.84 $567 -8.16
365–390 378 2 170.00–175.00 $172.58 $652 -2.42
415–440 426 4 175.00–200.00 $187.70 $800 -12.30
450–480 465 5 185.00–192.50 $189.45 $881 -1.10
535 535 1 185.00 $185.00 $990 -5.33
565–575 570 2 175.00–197.50 $186.15 $1,061 -9.57
625 625 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,156 ±0.00
690 690 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 170.00 $170.00 $620 +17.50
485 485 1 165.00 $165.00 $800 +22.30
550–570 560 2 135.00–140.00 $137.54 $770 -27.46
660 660 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,089 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
880–1735 1227 80-85% 42 96.00–112.00 $104.28 $1,280 —
1090–1675 1303 80-85% 6 115.00–124.00 $118.50 $1,544 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655–1075 849 85-90% 8 57.50–79.00 $71.55 $607 —
740–1370 1018 85-90% 26 80.00–95.00 $87.77 $893 +24.03
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1635 1403 75-80% 9 92.00–105.00 $98.86 $1,387 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1365–2030 1679 4 129.00–137.00 $132.55 $2,226 —
1490–1890 1687 9 115.00–125.00 $120.64 $2,035 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1070 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 760.00–1,250.00 $1,030.26
930–1160 1033 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 940.00–1,390.00 $1,170.29
1225 1225 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,110.00 $1,110.00

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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
1110–1140 1125 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,675.00 $1,649.67 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 142.50 $142.50 $841 —
790 790 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,086 —
870 870 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,000 —

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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.