Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 26, 2023

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $200.94/cwt +10.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,151/hd at 573 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $214.09/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,120/hd at 523 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $235.25/cwt -7.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,232/hd at 524 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	653	883
Feeder cattle	632	566	655
Slaughter cattle	82	84	228
Replacement cattle	9	3	0

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 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	245.00–265.00	$255.28	$684	-29.72
305–345	324	12	235.00–265.00	$248.52	$805	-13.98
350–395	368	9	250.00–275.00	$258.49	$951	-5.12
400–445	428	14	237.50–267.50	$253.05	$1,083	+0.48
450–460 value added	455	2	267.50–270.00	$268.74	$1,223	—
450–495	474	7	225.00–252.50	$237.73	$1,127	-17.74
520 value added	520	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,352	—
505–545	524	22	220.00–248.00	$234.13	$1,227	-9.08
555–595	577	9	210.00–234.00	$226.03	$1,304	-14.60
600–635	620	12	210.00–237.50	$227.03	$1,408	-4.64
650–685	667	5	222.50–231.00	$226.32	$1,510	+8.32
700–740	710	12	197.50–220.00	$212.36	$1,508	+18.02
750	750	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,369	-37.48
860	860	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,634	—
910	910	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,661	—
960	960	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,488	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	200.00	$200.00	$490	—
285	285	1	199.00	$199.00	$567	—
365–395	382	3	195.00–215.00	$201.72	$771	-3.28
465–485	475	3	185.00–215.00	$201.74	$958	—
515–525	520	2	195.00–207.50	$201.31	$1,047	-5.26
565–590	580	3	192.50–200.00	$195.78	$1,136	+0.82
645	645	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,129	-20.00
655–690	674	9	175.00–202.50	$190.58	$1,285	—
700	700	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,085	—
795	795	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,391	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	170.00	$170.00	$756	—
460–490	475	2	155.00–165.00	$159.84	$759	—
520–535	528	2	165.00	$165.00	$871	+4.98
560–595	580	3	165.00–175.00	$170.83	$991	—
620	620	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,023	—
665	665	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,064	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	220.00	$220.00	$517	-5.00
275–290	282	3	195.00–210.00	$201.60	$569	-28.45
315–345	333	6	205.00–230.00	$220.61	$735	+5.02
350–396	381	21	200.00–220.00	$210.11	$801	-1.88
405–445	420	15	195.00–217.50	$204.55	$859	-12.45
450–495	473	22	182.50–202.50	$194.42	$920	-12.25
505 value added	505	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,086	-6.50
500–545	523	20	185.00–207.50	$194.01	$1,015	-4.41
550–590	573	26	192.50–212.50	$200.94	$1,151	+10.16
600–635	622	17	187.50–209.00	$201.77	$1,255	+10.68
660–695	669	8	175.00–192.50	$187.11	$1,252	+1.10
720–725	723	3	162.50–183.00	$169.35	$1,224	-17.41
775	775	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,259	+2.50
845	845	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,310	-5.00
1035	1035	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,656	+24.00
1050	1050	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,470	+7.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	2	175.00–185.00	$180.00	$441	—
275	275	1	185.00	$185.00	$509	-8.59
315–345	331	5	185.00–200.00	$193.85	$642	-8.51
350–390	371	5	175.00–190.00	$185.08	$687	-2.62
400–445	420	12	165.00–190.00	$179.22	$753	-6.84
455–495	481	7	165.00–185.00	$174.34	$839	-9.04
500–535	518	12	160.00–185.00	$173.16	$897	-4.27
550–595	585	6	165.00–185.00	$176.18	$1,031	+8.77
610–635	622	5	165.00–180.00	$173.04	$1,076	+13.04
670–685	678	3	145.00–165.00	$155.05	$1,051	-1.74
705	705	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,022	-15.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	155.00	$155.00	$326	—
280	280	2	145.00–150.00	$147.50	$413	-7.88
300–340	320	5	165.00–175.00	$168.97	$541	+23.97
350–355	353	4	145.00–160.00	$151.24	$534	-2.08
400–440	416	4	135.00–155.00	$142.36	$592	-12.64
475–490	483	4	145.00–160.00	$153.81	$743	-6.20
505–535	517	5	145.00–155.00	$148.93	$770	+3.44
555–585	573	3	125.00–147.50	$132.26	$758	-2.58
600–635	619	5	140.00–155.00	$150.91	$934	+12.16

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	2	210.00–225.00	$217.50	$500	-22.23
250–270	260	2	225.00–235.00	$230.19	$598	-10.00
300–339	331	13	235.00–255.00	$248.34	$822	+17.77
375–390	383	3	230.00–245.00	$239.26	$916	+4.35
400–445	419	16	217.50–235.00	$227.75	$954	+2.85
450–495	475	10	210.00–230.00	$220.22	$1,046	-10.67
500–549	523	24	205.00–230.00	$214.09	$1,120	-6.54
550–595	565	16	200.00–220.00	$210.50	$1,189	-13.50
605–640	618	11	192.50–207.50	$200.00	$1,236	-12.80
650–695	674	7	190.00–205.00	$196.92	$1,327	-5.58
700–730	718	10	182.00–195.00	$189.21	$1,359	-7.37
810–840	825	2	145.00–155.00	$149.91	$1,237	-26.35
875–895	885	2	155.00–175.00	$165.11	$1,461	+12.61
935	935	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,449	+17.50
975	975	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,292	-20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–310	308	2	175.00–185.00	$179.96	$554	-16.51
350–375	363	2	180.00–210.00	$194.48	$706	+9.48
440	440	2	185.00–195.00	$190.00	$836	—
475–495	482	3	185.00–205.00	$191.57	$923	-16.96
500–540	527	6	190.00–200.00	$197.20	$1,039	+3.00
555–595	570	3	175.00–195.00	$186.40	$1,062	-2.44
615–640	628	7	170.00–195.00	$181.39	$1,139	-8.93
650–680	661	7	160.00–180.00	$170.70	$1,128	-2.35
700	700	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,015	-25.00
770–785	778	3	150.00–165.00	$156.69	$1,219	—
855	855	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,261	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	135.00–145.00	$139.91	$385	-35.09
350–390	366	4	165.00–175.00	$172.61	$632	+25.02
440–445	443	2	130.00–145.00	$137.46	$609	-12.51
450–485	472	3	165.00–175.00	$168.18	$794	+0.27
500–540	520	2	155.00	$155.00	$806	-8.94
560–595	573	3	165.00	$165.00	$945	-5.00
640	640	2	145.00–155.00	$150.00	$960	-21.59
675	675	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,046	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
745–1080	868	85-90%	3	66.00–70.00	$68.80	$597	—
780–1510	1082	85-90%	31	72.00–88.00	$82.95	$898	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
875–1750	1290	80-85%	24	90.00–103.00	$94.40	$1,218	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1295–1740	1442	75-80%	10	87.00–94.00	$89.53	$1,291	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–850	786	4	107.50–110.00	$109.06	$857	—
1130–2165	1602	10	118.00–127.00	$122.00	$1,954	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	660.00	$660.00
985	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	780.00	$780.00
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,160.00	$1,160.00
1095–1180	1138	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	990.00–1,225.00	$1,111.89

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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
940–1170	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00–1,650.00	$1,609.81	—
1300	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	185.00	$185.00	$758	—
468–485	473	5	172.50–180.00	$175.92	$832	—
520–530	525	2	165.00–186.00	$175.40	$921	—

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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.