Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 3, 2023

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $179.89/cwt -21.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,126/hd at 626 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $163.62/cwt -10.72 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $207.89/cwt -6.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,081/hd at 520 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	585	723	557
Feeder cattle	478	632	453
Slaughter cattle	93	82	91
Replacement cattle	14	9	13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate 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
275	275	1	280.00	$280.00	$770	+24.72
310–325	317	3	285.00–300.00	$290.83	$922	+42.31
350–395	365	5	255.00–265.00	$258.88	$945	+0.39
410 value added	410	1	277.50	$277.50	$1,138	—
400–440	420	3	220.00–255.00	$238.10	$1,000	-14.95
455 value added	455	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,160	-13.74
455–485	470	2	215.00–225.00	$219.84	$1,033	-17.89
505 value added	505	1	247.50	$247.50	$1,250	-12.50
500–545	522	5	207.50–230.00	$217.00	$1,133	-17.13
555–580	568	2	225.00–237.50	$231.39	$1,314	+5.36
625–645	630	7	200.00–220.00	$209.18	$1,318	-17.85
650–695	671	6	185.00–210.00	$195.57	$1,312	-30.75
700–705	703	2	175.00–200.00	$187.46	$1,318	-24.90
775	775	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,376	-5.00
800–805	803	2	165.00–175.00	$169.98	$1,365	—
865–890	876	4	162.50–182.50	$168.70	$1,478	-21.30
955	955	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,504	+2.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	187.50	$187.50	$553	-11.50
325–335	328	5	177.50–187.50	$181.48	$595	—
525	525	1	170.00	$170.00	$892	-31.31
575–595	587	3	180.00–197.50	$189.25	$1,111	-6.53
600–640	613	3	155.00–170.00	$163.48	$1,002	-11.52

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	165.00	$165.00	$685	-5.00
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	-30.00
575	575	1	155.00	$155.00	$891	-15.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	205.00	$205.00	$533	+3.40
310–340	323	3	200.00–220.00	$211.80	$684	-8.81
360 value added	360	1	227.50	$227.50	$819	—
350–395	374	6	190.00–215.00	$203.55	$761	-6.56
425 value added	425	1	230.00	$230.00	$978	—
400–445	426	13	185.00–210.00	$201.48	$858	-3.07
450–495	470	10	182.50–205.00	$193.52	$910	-0.90
500–545	519	12	182.50–205.00	$192.78	$1,001	-1.23
515–545 value added	530	2	210.00–213.00	$211.54	$1,121	-3.46
555 value added	555	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,166	—
560–595	583	10	177.50–200.00	$184.89	$1,078	-16.05
600–645	626	19	165.00–188.00	$179.89	$1,126	-21.88
650–680	667	9	160.00–185.00	$176.61	$1,178	-10.50
710	710	2	170.00–172.50	$171.25	$1,216	+1.90
750–780	762	3	160.00–167.50	$162.46	$1,238	-0.04
840	840	1	152.50	$152.50	$1,281	-2.50
858–865	860	8	130.00–157.50	$153.41	$1,319	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	155.00	$155.00	$341	-25.00
285	285	1	175.00	$175.00	$499	-10.00
325–335	330	2	175.00	$175.00	$578	-18.85
355–385	365	4	155.00–175.00	$164.73	$601	-20.35
420–445	433	4	165.00–180.00	$173.66	$752	-5.56
450–495	476	18	150.00–175.00	$163.62	$779	-10.72
500–545	522	13	150.00–177.50	$160.37	$837	-12.79
550–585	569	5	145.00–165.00	$158.53	$902	-17.65
600–645	616	5	140.00–160.00	$152.48	$939	-20.56
660–665	663	2	135.00–145.00	$139.98	$928	-15.07
705	705	1	125.00	$125.00	$881	-20.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	125.00	$125.00	$281	-30.00
265–285	275	2	130.00–150.00	$140.36	$386	-7.14
365–395	380	2	135.00–140.00	$137.40	$522	-13.84
405–445	423	5	125.00–145.00	$135.14	$572	-7.22
450–475	463	9	120.00–145.00	$138.84	$643	-14.97
500–535	514	7	125.00–145.00	$133.56	$686	-15.37
570–585	577	3	120.00–145.00	$133.25	$769	+0.99
615–632	625	6	117.50–135.00	$132.11	$826	-18.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	255.00	$255.00	$599	+37.50
300–345	331	8	222.50–252.50	$235.99	$781	-12.35
380–385	384	4	225.00–245.00	$232.51	$893	-6.75
405–445	420	15	210.00–240.00	$225.86	$949	-1.89
450–495	477	13	195.00–222.50	$211.59	$1,009	-8.63
500–545	520	17	200.00–222.50	$207.89	$1,081	-6.20
550–590	563	9	190.00–217.00	$201.40	$1,134	-9.10
605–645	622	9	185.00–212.50	$191.08	$1,189	-8.92
650–698	681	12	175.00–190.00	$183.47	$1,249	-13.45
705–745	729	4	175.00–202.50	$186.86	$1,362	-2.35
750–780	767	7	155.00–170.00	$162.84	$1,249	—
805–840	819	4	140.00–160.00	$146.81	$1,202	-3.10
855–895	880	3	135.00–150.00	$143.25	$1,261	-21.86
955	955	1	136.00	$136.00	$1,299	+3.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	175.00	$175.00	$516	—
335	335	1	175.00	$175.00	$586	-4.96
365–395	378	3	175.00–200.00	$189.69	$717	-4.79
400–446	436	7	175.00–205.00	$183.17	$799	-6.83
470–475	473	2	180.00–192.50	$186.28	$881	-5.29
540–545	543	3	180.00–185.00	$183.33	$995	-13.87
560–595	578	6	175.00–187.50	$182.48	$1,055	-3.92
600–645	626	8	150.00–175.00	$165.47	$1,036	-15.92
655–685	670	2	160.00–165.00	$162.44	$1,088	-8.26
700–735	716	4	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$1,128	+12.50
760–795	782	3	140.00–145.00	$141.70	$1,108	-14.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–310	305	2	135.00–140.00	$137.46	$419	—
352–380	364	7	145.00–165.00	$157.05	$572	-15.56
425	425	2	145.00	$145.00	$616	+7.54
460–495	479	4	125.00–155.00	$137.25	$657	-30.93
500–535	513	3	140.00–155.00	$150.13	$770	-4.87
550–585	568	4	125.00–145.00	$139.85	$794	-25.15
650–680	665	2	127.50–130.00	$128.72	$856	-26.28

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625–940	772	85-90%	6	52.50–68.00	$62.78	$485	—
490–1335	1050	85-90%	25	72.00–84.00	$77.53	$814	-5.42
1045–1210	1128	85-90%	2	86.00	$86.00	$970	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
970–1510	1212	80-85%	22	85.00–95.00	$89.10	$1,080	—
1315	1315	80-85%	1	82.00	$82.00	$1,078	—
1715	1715	80-85%	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,801	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1630	1494	75-80%	7	83.00–91.00	$86.29	$1,289	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1105	1103	2	96.00–100.00	$98.00	$1,081	—
730–1870	1400	7	105.00–119.00	$111.81	$1,565	—
1565–2190	1937	5	120.00–122.00	$120.43	$2,333	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
990–1100	1045	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,200.00	$1,107.89
895–1240	1078	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,100.00–1,230.00	$1,183.88
1160	1160	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1210–1575	1393	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,475.00	$1,290.35

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
625	625	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
700	700	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	560.00	$560.00
835	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	670.00	$670.00

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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
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,030.00	$1,030.00	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00	-134.81
1235	1235	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525–535	530	2	150.00–170.00	$159.91	$848	-15.49

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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.