Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 27, 2023

736 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.72/cwt -8.89 vs last sale · ≈ $981/hd at 517 lb · 37 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $219.31/cwt -2.99 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 369 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.09/cwt -19.89 vs last sale · ≈ $869/hd at 472 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 736 522 616
Feeder cattle 582 365 404
Slaughter cattle 127 136 183
Replacement cattle 27 21 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 215.00 $215.00 $602 -10.00
300–330 315 2 222.50–232.50 $227.26 $716 -14.90
350–385 367 3 205.00–227.50 $214.06 $786 -40.82
377 value added 377 3 238.00 $238.00 $897 —
405–440 425 7 200.00–222.50 $208.05 $884 -17.97
450–495 462 11 200.00–227.00 $214.07 $989 -3.81
500–540 522 12 200.00–222.50 $209.34 $1,093 -9.59
550–595 566 8 200.00–228.00 $209.70 $1,187 -13.23
605–640 629 13 200.00–222.50 $215.63 $1,356 -6.44
650–690 value added 666 4 208.00–216.00 $212.02 $1,412 —
660–685 670 4 175.00–195.00 $182.50 $1,223 —
725 725 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,504 -1.35
740 value added 740 4 212.00 $212.00 $1,569 —
828 828 3 179.00 $179.00 $1,482 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 175.00 $175.00 $394 —
275 275 1 195.00 $195.00 $536 +25.00
420–435 428 2 185.00–195.00 $189.91 $813 -10.09
480–490 485 2 185.00–195.00 $190.05 $922 +7.48
530 530 1 185.00 $185.00 $980 ±0.00
580–595 590 3 190.00–195.00 $191.68 $1,131 +6.68
615–620 618 2 150.00–165.00 $157.47 $973 -42.53
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 175.00 $175.00 $744 +27.46
475 475 1 145.00 $145.00 $689 —
500–510 505 2 140.00–155.00 $147.57 $745 +12.57
550–595 573 2 135.00–155.00 $145.39 $833 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 195.00 $195.00 $439 -5.00
268 fancy 268 2 225.00 $225.00 $603 —
275–290 283 2 170.00 $170.00 $481 -15.00
310–320 value added 312 5 220.00–230.00 $222.05 $693 —
300–345 320 7 191.00–215.00 $203.09 $650 -1.81
354–375 value added 358 6 225.00–235.00 $233.25 $835 —
355–395 378 12 197.50–217.50 $208.09 $787 -7.38
400–445 424 21 185.00–212.00 $199.19 $845 -11.28
450–495 472 23 175.00–200.00 $184.09 $869 -19.89
500–545 517 30 175.00–194.00 $184.74 $955 -13.87
500–520 value added 517 7 210.00–217.50 $211.04 $1,091 —
550–595 572 16 170.00–196.00 $182.86 $1,046 -16.69
605–645 621 12 175.00–196.00 $185.71 $1,153 -9.22
650–680 665 5 183.00–187.50 $184.29 $1,226 +44.29
700–735 716 4 167.50–170.00 $169.36 $1,213 —
760–765 763 2 155.00–162.50 $158.76 $1,211 +28.76
810 810 1 137.50 $137.50 $1,114 +3.67
855–895 875 3 140.00–150.00 $143.26 $1,254 —
940 940 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,297 -2.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 145.00–160.00 $152.07 $332 —
310–345 328 2 155.00–160.00 $157.63 $517 -22.14
375–395 385 6 155.00–175.00 $165.75 $638 -24.25
415–445 427 6 155.00–180.00 $170.11 $726 -20.01
465–495 478 4 145.00–165.00 $155.05 $741 -28.09
500–535 513 5 150.00–165.00 $161.04 $826 -12.52
565–575 569 4 150.00–165.00 $158.10 $900 -13.68
610–640 628 5 145.00–165.00 $158.00 $992 +20.38
655–675 665 2 145.00–160.00 $152.39 $1,013 +24.89
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 317 3 125.00–145.00 $135.11 $428 -14.89
380–385 383 3 125.00–150.00 $136.72 $524 -18.03
405–445 435 6 125.00–150.00 $139.19 $605 -25.81
455–480 469 4 120.00–135.00 $128.85 $604 -8.73
550–595 573 4 125.00–135.00 $128.81 $738 +2.38
625 625 1 135.00 $135.00 $844 +20.00
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 210.00 $210.00 $514 -35.00
265–290 278 2 220.00 $220.00 $612 +2.95
300–310 value added 305 2 242.50–245.00 $243.77 $743 —
305–335 318 4 200.00–222.50 $213.23 $678 -12.83
350–365 value added 358 2 247.00–252.50 $249.69 $894 —
350–390 370 21 200.00–225.00 $216.42 $801 -5.88
405–445 427 13 197.50–225.00 $204.46 $873 -13.66
450–495 468 13 185.00–215.00 $198.73 $930 -12.93
450–490 value added 475 3 220.00–233.00 $227.18 $1,079 —
500–548 519 16 180.00–210.00 $196.65 $1,021 -20.83
550–595 573 13 182.50–207.50 $197.02 $1,129 -15.06
605–645 630 6 175.00–197.50 $188.89 $1,190 -22.89
655–680 669 6 182.00–202.50 $189.49 $1,268 -10.74
700–740 713 3 175.00–195.00 $184.49 $1,315 +33.26
755–790 772 3 170.00–180.00 $174.11 $1,344 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 185.00 $185.00 $601 -15.00
355–375 365 3 175.00–190.00 $184.86 $675 -17.74
410–440 423 4 185.00–190.00 $187.51 $793 -4.59
450–490 470 9 165.00–185.00 $177.65 $835 -13.21
505–540 524 5 170.00–175.00 $173.99 $912 -23.49
555–595 572 5 160.00–175.00 $168.05 $961 -16.84
605–625 615 3 155.00–165.00 $161.67 $994 -24.31
670–675 673 2 170.00–172.50 $171.25 $1,153 +12.42
705–745 722 3 130.00–155.00 $140.23 $1,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 155.00 $155.00 $380 —
260–270 265 2 145.00–160.00 $152.36 $404 +7.36
300–345 320 3 135.00–155.00 $145.47 $466 -9.53
355 355 1 165.00 $165.00 $586 -5.00
420 420 1 145.00 $145.00 $609 -30.00
450–470 458 3 145.00–155.00 $151.69 $695 -3.41
540 540 1 150.00 $150.00 $810 -4.88
550–570 560 2 135.00–150.00 $142.63 $799 -7.48
620 620 1 125.00 $125.00 $775 —
655–670 663 2 135.00 $135.00 $895 ±0.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 80-85% 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,096 —
865–1725 1180 80-85% 38 90.00–107.00 $99.25 $1,171 +0.53
1135–1650 1399 80-85% 14 107.00–115.00 $110.33 $1,544 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1140 880 85-90% 6 57.00–76.00 $67.69 $596 —
850–1305 1062 85-90% 17 78.00–94.00 $85.74 $911 +0.81
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1240–1655 1466 75-80% 10 95.00–108.00 $103.42 $1,516 +7.65

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1055–1410 1233 2 81.00–83.00 $82.14 $1,013 —
1035–2125 1563 16 104.00–125.00 $115.46 $1,805 —
1655 1655 1 131.00 $131.00 $2,168 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
675 675 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
630–805 718 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 520.00–680.00 $590.24
710–930 783 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 340.00–680.00 $475.53
805 805 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
650–820 735 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 560.00–930.00 $766.39
835–1180 972 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 880.00–1,300.00 $1,083.98
930–1165 1048 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 775.00–1,300.00 $1,066.95
1085 1085 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,010.00 $1,010.00
1100 1100 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1275 1275 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,030.00 $1,030.00

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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
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —
900–1000 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,175.00–1,275.00 $1,214.94 —
1030–1095 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,625.00 $1,483.29 —

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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.