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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 24, 2023

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.05/cwt -7.81 vs last sale · ≈ $896/hd at 474 lb · 19 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $203.48/cwt -3.76 vs last sale · ≈ $767/hd at 377 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.24/cwt -8.48 vs last sale · ≈ $824/hd at 424 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 628 597 696
Feeder cattle 504 463 553
Slaughter cattle 121 129 123
Replacement cattle 3 5 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 265.00 $265.00 $755 +2.48
305–330 318 4 235.00–265.00 $249.76 $794 -10.24
350–395 380 11 220.00–250.00 $235.51 $895 -26.40
411–430 418 9 225.00–250.00 $227.79 $952 -28.54
430–440 value added 435 2 265.00–267.50 $266.26 $1,158 —
455–495 479 7 240.00–255.00 $247.18 $1,184 -5.53
500–545 526 10 232.50–255.00 $243.99 $1,283 +4.16
550–595 559 5 210.00–242.50 $221.93 $1,241 -11.76
600–605 602 3 195.00–222.50 $207.47 $1,249 -10.67
665–685 679 8 191.00–200.00 $193.30 $1,313 -20.45
730 730 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,402 -7.64
770–790 780 3 165.00–180.00 $173.29 $1,352 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–435 420 2 185.00–200.00 $192.23 $807 —
482 482 4 212.50 $212.50 $1,024 -2.50
520–545 533 2 185.00–195.00 $190.12 $1,013 -23.59
562 562 4 175.00 $175.00 $984 -30.77
600–630 617 3 162.50–180.00 $174.32 $1,076 -12.30
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 155.00 $155.00 $682 +13.17
460 460 1 155.00 $155.00 $713 +5.00
630 630 1 135.00 $135.00 $850 —
655 655 1 125.00 $125.00 $819 -40.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 205.00 $205.00 $482 —
260–295 281 4 185.00–215.00 $205.09 $576 +25.09
310–345 328 5 180.00–195.00 $187.82 $616 -21.05
330–345 value added 338 2 220.00–235.00 $227.67 $770 —
355–395 377 18 185.00–217.50 $203.48 $767 -0.12
400–445 424 18 180.00–215.00 $194.24 $824 -7.33
450–490 474 19 175.00–205.00 $189.05 $896 -5.24
500–535 522 13 160.00–177.50 $169.58 $885 -11.25
550–590 573 9 165.00–195.00 $170.66 $978 -10.02
600–645 626 15 162.50–195.00 $170.28 $1,066 -11.12
650–696 677 13 145.00–170.00 $162.05 $1,097 -23.43
700–745 721 9 135.00–167.50 $150.56 $1,086 -26.45
750–790 771 5 120.00–147.50 $131.14 $1,011 -32.81
800–805 803 2 129.00–130.00 $129.50 $1,040 -12.20
895 895 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,164 +10.00
970 970 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,145 —
1020 1020 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,504 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 150.00 $150.00 $345 —
280 280 1 180.00 $180.00 $504 +7.23
320–345 337 3 155.00–175.00 $166.46 $561 -8.54
370–395 384 4 175.00 $175.00 $672 -12.36
420–445 435 7 155.00–175.00 $167.88 $730 +1.04
455–490 475 12 150.00–170.00 $160.92 $764 -8.71
500–535 511 9 140.00–155.00 $149.73 $765 -15.27
555–590 570 9 135.00–162.50 $145.60 $830 -6.46
605–645 626 5 125.00–135.00 $130.96 $820 +2.72
675–695 687 3 115.00–125.00 $119.95 $824 -35.05
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 2 140.00–145.00 $142.41 $377 —
335 335 1 125.00 $125.00 $419 —
390–395 393 2 120.00–125.00 $122.48 $481 —
405–445 422 5 110.00–125.00 $119.92 $506 -0.08
450–495 479 6 135.00–145.00 $137.52 $659 -2.51
505–545 525 2 110.00–130.00 $119.62 $628 -6.65
550–580 569 4 115.00–135.00 $123.84 $705 -7.66
600 600 1 105.00 $105.00 $630 —
700 700 1 100.00 $100.00 $700 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 2 225.00–230.00 $227.62 $489 -20.27
255–280 267 3 220.00–265.00 $244.28 $652 —
315–340 332 3 205.00–225.00 $216.96 $720 -12.75
350–390 368 7 205.00–235.00 $223.44 $822 -11.57
400–445 421 4 210.00–225.00 $215.93 $909 -15.52
450–495 477 8 202.50–220.00 $209.71 $1,000 -12.69
520–530 526 4 220.00–242.50 $231.29 $1,217 +20.10
565–595 583 7 195.00–217.50 $203.22 $1,185 -9.81
615–635 625 4 190.00–210.00 $196.19 $1,226 -2.15
650–680 660 5 160.00–185.00 $171.93 $1,135 -26.27
730–745 737 3 155.00–170.00 $164.17 $1,210 -13.80
765–790 778 2 150.00–155.00 $152.46 $1,186 -2.28
850–860 855 2 125.00–135.00 $130.03 $1,112 —
1070 1070 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,364 -2.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 190.00 $190.00 $446 —
295 295 1 200.00 $200.00 $590 +7.95
300–330 317 5 175.00–195.00 $181.86 $576 —
355–385 369 4 175.00–195.00 $182.76 $674 —
410–440 426 7 160.00–180.00 $170.80 $728 -18.33
450–485 469 4 165.00–185.00 $173.56 $814 -23.31
505–545 523 3 165.00–195.00 $174.94 $915 +9.94
550–575 563 6 155.00–185.00 $173.30 $976 -1.70
605–640 616 4 135.00–155.00 $144.86 $892 +4.86
650–695 670 7 135.00–160.00 $144.36 $967 -13.28
705–740 725 3 120.00–135.00 $126.74 $919 -18.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 217 3 130.00–150.00 $139.77 $303 —
265–280 273 3 140.00–165.00 $156.62 $428 —
300–320 313 4 140.00–165.00 $153.90 $482 -11.10
350–395 378 6 135.00–165.00 $148.19 $560 +23.19
415–435 425 2 135.00–140.00 $137.44 $584 -1.39
475–490 483 2 135.00–145.00 $139.92 $676 -17.57
505–525 515 4 145.00–155.00 $150.05 $773 +15.05
565–595 581 5 120.00–135.00 $125.07 $727 -12.43
610 610 1 125.00 $125.00 $762 —
650–660 653 4 120.00–125.00 $122.51 $800 -7.49

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840–1290 1004 85-90% 11 50.00–62.50 $58.08 $583 —
825–1815 1117 85-90% 48 65.00–82.00 $76.06 $850 -3.23
1140 1140 85-90% 1 84.00 $84.00 $958 +4.71
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1785 1261 80-85% 39 83.00–98.00 $89.51 $1,129 —
1105–1595 1430 80-85% 3 104.00–112.00 $108.77 $1,555 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1480 1389 75-80% 5 80.00–90.00 $84.09 $1,168 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1645 1178 4 90.00–100.00 $94.78 $1,117 -1.13
775–1845 1227 5 105.00–120.00 $115.14 $1,413 —
1840–1900 1870 2 121.00–122.00 $121.51 $2,272 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990 990 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
660 660 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1070 1070 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 135.00 $135.00 $331 —
330 330 1 140.00 $140.00 $462 —
550 550 1 152.50 $152.50 $839 —
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —

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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.