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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 7, 2023

563 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $211.02/cwt -0.11 vs last sale · ≈ $882/hd at 418 lb · 20 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $232.70/cwt -0.20 vs last sale · ≈ $875/hd at 376 lb · 17 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.98/cwt +8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,036/hd at 563 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 563 442 715
Feeder cattle 450 357 566
Slaughter cattle 102 83 131
Replacement cattle 11 2 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average. 12 head Baby Calves : 5.00-32.50

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 2 275.00–280.00 $277.50 $805 —
305 305 1 260.00 $260.00 $793 +15.00
375–390 383 5 265.00–292.50 $278.58 $1,067 +37.01
405–445 422 7 235.00–265.00 $254.56 $1,074 +11.88
450–490 466 8 240.00–267.50 $253.22 $1,180 +0.72
505–543 528 9 215.00–249.00 $234.46 $1,238 -7.47
555–585 570 8 215.00–249.00 $229.13 $1,306 +22.80
600–620 614 7 200.00–230.00 $222.67 $1,367 +6.39
680–695 687 3 185.00–200.00 $189.99 $1,305 -2.47
725–740 733 2 175.00–201.00 $187.87 $1,377 -5.54
765 765 2 177.50–190.00 $183.75 $1,406 -4.94
920 920 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,587 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 175.00 $175.00 $779 —
520–535 527 3 170.00–175.00 $173.34 $914 —
550–585 568 4 165.00–185.00 $174.80 $993 —
615–645 630 2 165.00–172.50 $168.66 $1,063 -16.34
695 695 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,077 —
750 750 1 132.50 $132.50 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 233 2 185.00–205.00 $194.46 $453 -11.89
250–295 277 6 190.00–225.00 $204.12 $565 —
315–345 335 12 200.00–225.00 $209.60 $702 +8.05
355–390 369 8 197.50–225.00 $209.17 $772 +8.82
385–395 value added 390 2 230.00–235.00 $232.47 $907 —
405–435 418 20 195.00–227.50 $211.02 $882 -0.11
450–495 471 13 187.50–220.00 $200.35 $944 +18.03
505–545 523 15 182.50–197.50 $191.12 $1,000 +12.14
554 value added 554 5 201.00 $201.00 $1,114 —
550–580 567 12 165.00–187.50 $176.89 $1,003 +1.64
605–645 620 13 165.00–190.00 $174.96 $1,085 +5.49
650–695 671 10 160.00–181.00 $172.01 $1,154 +5.89
700–745 724 4 162.50–170.00 $166.83 $1,208 -2.38
765–795 776 4 150.00–171.00 $160.94 $1,249 +0.94
800–830 809 5 140.00–162.50 $148.46 $1,201 +3.46
885 885 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,173 -15.04
920–945 938 6 137.50–165.00 $152.52 $1,431 +17.07
950–955 953 2 156.00–157.50 $156.75 $1,494 +36.75
1000–1010 1008 4 135.00–165.00 $153.10 $1,543 —
1055–1095 1077 3 130.00–165.00 $153.57 $1,654 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 286 4 165.00–185.00 $177.49 $508 +12.65
305–345 325 4 165.00–185.00 $174.85 $568 -0.34
350–365 358 2 185.00 $185.00 $662 —
400–440 423 3 175.00–190.00 $183.54 $776 +8.68
485–490 487 3 155.00–180.00 $169.18 $824 +4.07
505–530 515 4 145.00–170.00 $161.36 $831 +3.78
550–590 565 3 135.00–150.00 $143.50 $811 -2.97
600–635 618 8 135.00–160.00 $145.26 $898 +5.18
690 690 1 135.00 $135.00 $932 —
705–735 720 2 135.00–145.00 $140.10 $1,009 +15.10
790–795 793 2 127.50–135.00 $131.24 $1,041 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 264 4 140.00–145.00 $143.67 $379 +8.67
310 310 1 125.00 $125.00 $388 —
390 390 1 125.00 $125.00 $488 -10.44
430 430 2 125.00 $125.00 $538 ±0.00
465 465 1 125.00 $125.00 $581 ±0.00
585–595 590 3 110.00–125.00 $120.00 $708 -0.11
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 240.00 $240.00 $588 —
260–275 267 3 235.00–255.00 $244.94 $654 +34.94
300–340 321 7 230.00–260.00 $244.21 $784 +32.51
350–398 376 17 220.00–255.00 $232.70 $875 -0.20
405–440 421 14 215.00–250.00 $227.16 $956 +0.99
450–465 458 6 207.50–232.50 $217.46 $996 -3.45
500–545 520 12 195.00–227.50 $212.97 $1,107 -0.26
555–585 571 11 192.50–219.00 $202.96 $1,159 -0.96
600–605 604 7 182.50–212.50 $196.07 $1,184 +20.87
650–695 671 4 170.00–200.00 $183.67 $1,232 +10.59
700–745 715 10 162.50–192.50 $171.05 $1,223 -23.44
750–795 766 4 155.00–166.00 $162.65 $1,246 -0.07
805–820 812 3 135.00–157.50 $149.23 $1,212 +8.39
850 850 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,296 -15.00
990 990 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,213 —
1045 1045 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,358 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 200.00 $200.00 $450 —
260–285 273 2 200.00 $200.00 $546 —
320 320 1 210.00 $210.00 $672 +15.00
355–395 370 3 200.00–215.00 $208.04 $770 +14.77
405–445 426 8 175.00–205.00 $186.39 $794 -2.21
455–490 477 7 175.00–200.00 $188.17 $898 -16.83
505–545 519 5 160.00–185.00 $174.53 $906 -13.96
555–580 572 6 160.00–177.50 $166.61 $953 -10.82
600–635 619 4 150.00–170.00 $161.82 $1,002 +7.66
660–690 673 6 142.50–167.00 $157.01 $1,057 +0.27
745 745 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,173 -1.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 330 2 130.00–155.00 $142.88 $472 —
390 390 1 165.00 $165.00 $644 +3.60
410–425 420 3 145.00–155.00 $148.37 $623 -6.63
465–480 473 2 145.00–160.00 $152.38 $721 -2.62
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 -1.86
550–590 573 6 135.00–145.00 $137.50 $788 -13.09
635 635 1 145.00 $145.00 $921 +35.00
655–660 658 2 125.00–130.00 $127.49 $839 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995 995 85-90% 1 64.00 $64.00 $637 —
665–1670 1134 85-90% 27 69.00–81.00 $75.42 $855 -9.08
1060–1610 1248 85-90% 10 82.00–85.00 $83.83 $1,046 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1650 1308 80-85% 27 84.00–98.00 $88.99 $1,164 -16.45
1235–1740 1517 80-85% 5 108.00–118.00 $115.33 $1,750 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1610 1474 75-80% 7 80.00–89.00 $85.25 $1,257 +0.54

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1615 1296 4 90.00–100.00 $95.77 $1,241 —
1035–1775 1358 9 105.00–115.00 $109.87 $1,492 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
700–835 768 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 540.00–720.00 $637.92
815–1400 1012 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 800.00–1,175.00 $983.72
1070 1070 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 830.00 $830.00
1120–1220 1168 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 940.00–1,310.00 $1,171.83

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 110.00 $110.00 $627 —
860 860 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,096 —
905 905 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,154 —

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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.