Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 13, 2023

772 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $208.15/cwt +8.39 vs last sale · ≈ $970/hd at 466 lb · 34 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $216.18/cwt +11.55 vs last sale · ≈ $908/hd at 420 lb · 33 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.54/cwt +0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 573 lb · 30 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	772	541	488
Feeder cattle	582	429	383
Slaughter cattle	156	104	99
Replacement cattle	34	8	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy 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
235–245	240	2	240.00–255.00	$247.34	$594	+7.34
275–295	285	2	240.00–250.00	$244.82	$698	+2.32
300–340	328	9	235.00–250.00	$239.34	$785	+5.90
350–395	365	11	235.00–262.50	$252.46	$921	+22.64
400–440	417	20	222.50–260.00	$241.36	$1,006	+3.78
450–488	466	13	207.50–223.00	$218.92	$1,020	-10.81
500–545	515	10	200.00–220.00	$213.32	$1,099	-22.79
555–595	573	12	200.00–222.50	$213.53	$1,224	-15.88
610–640	628	5	202.50–227.50	$213.52	$1,341	-11.61
655–695	667	7	207.50–220.00	$217.29	$1,449	+0.15
745	745	1	213.00	$213.00	$1,587	+11.15
755–785	772	3	172.50–205.00	$193.27	$1,492	-2.73
803–820	809	5	174.00–194.00	$188.94	$1,529	—
890	890	1	184.00	$184.00	$1,638	—
990	990	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,584	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	200.00	$200.00	$580	—
360–390	369	8	190.00–205.00	$200.56	$740	+5.62
435–445	442	3	195.00–210.00	$200.04	$884	—
510–548	533	5	185.00–199.00	$192.74	$1,027	+2.74
550–555	553	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,023	—
670	670	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,139	—
735	735	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,250	—
775	775	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,279	—
940	940	1	107.00	$107.00	$1,006	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	140.00	$140.00	$455	—
360	360	1	145.00	$145.00	$522	—
455	455	1	135.00	$135.00	$614	—
510–540	530	3	155.00–165.00	$158.21	$839	—
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	238	3	190.00–225.00	$206.15	$491	—
260–290	273	3	215.00–222.50	$217.47	$594	+0.82
310–340	329	4	195.00–227.00	$213.80	$703	+16.73
350 value added	350	1	235.00	$235.00	$822	—
350–395	378	16	195.00–227.50	$215.30	$814	+7.80
400–445	420	33	202.50–227.00	$216.18	$908	+14.75
450–495	466	34	190.00–222.00	$208.15	$970	+10.93
505–545	523	22	192.50–220.00	$203.01	$1,062	+4.82
550–595	573	30	185.00–212.00	$196.54	$1,126	+2.57
605–640	624	8	175.00–207.50	$186.82	$1,166	-0.40
650–670	657	7	165.00–184.00	$171.96	$1,130	-10.10
710–735	720	3	165.00–177.50	$171.15	$1,232	-0.06
755–770	763	2	135.00–150.00	$142.57	$1,088	-17.43
825	825	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,155	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	170.00	$170.00	$400	-10.00
270–295	278	3	165.00–185.00	$174.70	$486	—
305–345	325	2	165.00–185.00	$175.62	$571	+7.36
350	350	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	$656	+10.00
400–445	421	7	170.00–190.00	$182.04	$766	+3.63
450–470	462	3	170.00–185.00	$176.55	$816	+8.61
500–520	510	2	175.00–185.00	$179.90	$917	+12.40
575–595	585	2	165.00–175.00	$169.91	$994	—
600–605	603	2	145.00–155.00	$150.02	$905	-14.98
685	685	1	140.00	$140.00	$959	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	145.00	$145.00	$312	—
380–390	385	2	145.00–150.00	$147.47	$568	-5.03
475	475	1	120.00	$120.00	$570	-15.00
530–545	538	2	130.00	$130.00	$699	-15.00
770	770	1	110.00	$110.00	$847	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	230.00	$230.00	$552	-0.51
285–295	292	3	240.00–260.00	$251.63	$735	+19.86
310–345	328	8	235.00–250.00	$242.20	$794	+19.07
365–395	379	8	220.00–250.00	$231.68	$878	+7.42
400–445	423	27	215.00–250.00	$230.06	$973	+6.18
455–495	473	22	210.00–240.00	$217.34	$1,028	-0.34
500–545	522	28	195.00–221.00	$211.38	$1,103	-8.66
550–592	569	18	199.00–218.00	$210.49	$1,198	-10.31
600–645	627	10	205.00–219.00	$210.90	$1,322	-6.01
650–690	671	10	195.00–215.00	$206.35	$1,385	-10.65
700–740	715	8	185.00–210.00	$199.05	$1,423	+19.22
755–780	768	2	177.50–197.50	$187.66	$1,441	+22.66
820–845	833	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,458	—
870–885	878	2	175.00–185.00	$180.04	$1,581	—
990	990	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,460	—
1010	1010	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,768	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	180.00	$180.00	$441	—
270	270	1	210.00	$210.00	$567	+5.00
325–340	333	2	190.00–205.00	$197.67	$658	+15.83
400–445	428	10	185.00–212.50	$202.02	$865	+14.32
450–495	476	6	195.00–207.50	$200.91	$956	+11.46
500–535	513	3	165.00–175.00	$171.75	$881	-13.25
555	555	1	170.00	$170.00	$944	-16.15
610–635	623	2	165.00–175.00	$170.10	$1,060	-14.90
650–695	664	4	145.00–165.00	$157.49	$1,046	-22.51
730	730	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,186	—
820–835	828	2	130.00–132.50	$131.26	$1,087	—
880–890	885	2	125.00–136.00	$130.53	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	150.00	$150.00	$322	—
295	295	1	150.00	$150.00	$442	—
380	380	1	135.00	$135.00	$513	-35.00
400–425	417	3	170.00–175.00	$173.40	$723	—
465–490	475	3	165.00–170.00	$166.65	$792	+1.65
525–545	535	2	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$802	—
610–645	622	3	127.50–145.00	$139.28	$866	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1520	1156	80-85%	50	97.00–115.00	$107.67	$1,245	—
990–1650	1280	80-85%	9	116.00–120.00	$118.27	$1,514	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1275	900	85-90%	11	57.00–75.00	$66.26	$596	—
715–1485	1030	85-90%	38	80.00–99.00	$92.11	$949	+4.34

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1220–1585	1370	75-80%	12	99.00–114.00	$106.34	$1,457	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1740	1444	6	119.00–127.00	$123.62	$1,785	—
1800–2245	1978	3	133.00–136.00	$134.56	$2,662	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
790–820	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	810.00–990.00	$890.56
860–985	923	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	830.00–1,010.00	$926.10
925–1225	1038	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	950.00–1,410.00	$1,190.29
945–1240	1059	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	1,070.00–1,350.00	$1,224.88
990–1550	1293	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	850.00–1,800.00	$1,447.64
1360	1360	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,540.00	$1,540.00
1500	1500	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
660	660	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	610.00	$610.00

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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
755–870	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	950.00–1,000.00	$976.77	—
835–1050	916	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,130.00–1,600.00	$1,379.85	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	—

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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.