Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, November 28, 2023

532 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $196.40/cwt +7.74 vs last sale · ≈ $919/hd at 468 lb · 19 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $170.15/cwt -15.37 vs last sale · ≈ $883/hd at 519 lb · 16 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $199.68/cwt -17.56 vs last sale · ≈ $839/hd at 420 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	532	499	750
Feeder cattle	392	400	586
Slaughter cattle	133	96	153
Replacement cattle	7	3	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average. 22 head Baby Calves : 25.00-215.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	270.00	$270.00	$796	+18.52
300–345	329	4	262.50–272.50	$267.67	$881	+5.28
370–385	375	5	240.00–280.00	$260.62	$977	+14.77
400–445	425	5	240.00–262.50	$255.36	$1,085	+35.36
455–490	473	4	232.50–270.00	$252.10	$1,192	+7.61
500–545	525	6	210.00–242.50	$217.61	$1,142	-21.00
555 value added	555	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,471	+35.00
575–590	579	4	227.50–234.00	$232.00	$1,343	+21.11
600–648	632	5	192.00–212.50	$205.84	$1,301	+17.69
700–710	705	2	155.00–167.50	$161.21	$1,137	-11.29
702–720 value added	710	6	208.00–213.00	$210.47	$1,494	—
750	750	1	153.00	$153.00	$1,148	—
800–830	815	2	137.50–150.00	$143.87	$1,173	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	165.00–185.00	$174.70	$722	-17.89
545	545	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,063	+7.99
585	585	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,082	—
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	-15.85
740	740	1	113.00	$113.00	$836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	5	200.00–230.00	$219.33	$504	+13.04
250–295	275	6	210.00–232.50	$218.52	$601	+14.33
300–340	326	11	195.00–222.50	$206.50	$673	-14.33
350–390	369	14	195.00–225.00	$208.73	$770	-14.79
400–445	420	15	185.00–212.50	$199.68	$839	-17.56
450–490	468	19	182.50–205.00	$196.40	$919	+7.74
500–545	519	16	155.00–185.00	$170.15	$883	-15.37
550–595	564	14	160.00–187.50	$174.75	$986	-7.20
600–640	619	9	160.00–175.00	$166.39	$1,030	-1.17
650–680	664	4	155.00–167.50	$161.85	$1,075	-5.65
700–740	720	9	135.00–162.50	$147.79	$1,064	+4.84
770–780	777	3	142.50–155.00	$149.14	$1,159	+22.94
805	805	2	127.50	$127.50	$1,026	+10.05
870–875	873	2	125.00	$125.00	$1,091	+7.39
915	915	1	109.00	$109.00	$997	-1.00
960	960	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,296	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	155.00	$155.00	$333	-30.00
250–295	274	5	160.00–190.00	$174.09	$477	-11.91
330	330	1	165.00	$165.00	$544	-23.41
365–380	374	5	175.00–192.50	$185.51	$694	-0.55
420–440	431	5	162.50–180.00	$169.47	$730	-14.26
455–465	460	4	172.50–175.00	$174.38	$802	-0.75
500	500	1	140.00	$140.00	$700	-12.45
555–590	578	4	135.00–150.00	$141.31	$817	-16.66
675	675	1	120.00	$120.00	$810	-6.28
735–745	742	3	115.00–122.50	$119.15	$884	—
755–785	770	2	100.00–112.50	$106.13	$817	-1.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	2	130.00–145.00	$137.50	$358	-10.00
380–395	387	3	120.00–135.00	$126.75	$491	—
420	420	1	145.00	$145.00	$609	-0.30

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	195.00	$195.00	$419	-60.10
250–290	267	9	225.00–260.00	$243.20	$649	+1.43
300–340	329	7	210.00–245.00	$221.25	$728	-26.68
350–395	364	8	210.00–247.50	$231.87	$844	-7.87
400–440	418	9	220.00–250.00	$234.55	$980	+13.49
450–495	471	12	210.00–245.00	$224.79	$1,059	+6.81
505–545	525	10	205.00–237.50	$214.42	$1,126	+20.75
550–590	573	8	200.00–225.00	$212.50	$1,218	+15.43
605–625	616	4	172.50–197.50	$186.35	$1,148	+17.85
650–685	671	5	152.50–162.50	$158.04	$1,060	-3.18
710–725	718	3	127.50–147.50	$139.95	$1,005	-9.65
775	775	2	137.50–138.00	$137.75	$1,068	-7.11
810–835	823	2	135.00–140.00	$137.54	$1,132	+1.87
885–890	888	2	132.50–137.50	$135.01	$1,199	-4.06
900–920	910	2	137.50–140.00	$138.74	$1,263	+8.74

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	195.00	$195.00	$546	-6.38
305–330	315	4	180.00–205.00	$188.77	$595	-11.23
375–395	385	2	200.00–205.00	$202.56	$780	+17.56
415–440	423	3	175.00–200.00	$187.75	$794	-6.05
480–495	488	2	165.00–175.00	$170.08	$830	-19.77
505–545	520	6	180.00–202.50	$194.76	$1,013	+19.76
550–575	562	6	165.00–190.00	$178.70	$1,004	+6.46
610–645	630	3	150.00–165.00	$158.45	$998	+19.71
665	665	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,031	+19.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	160.00	$160.00	$408	—
315–345	330	2	135.00–155.00	$144.55	$477	—
355–375	365	2	142.50–165.00	$153.44	$560	+0.17
400–440	415	3	120.00–135.00	$126.93	$527	—
530–540	533	3	149.00–165.00	$154.73	$825	+16.92
550–590	565	4	151.00–160.00	$155.24	$877	+18.43
605	605	2	135.00	$135.00	$817	+20.00
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–970	778	85-90%	7	55.00–64.00	$61.85	$481	—
570–1430	1052	85-90%	39	69.00–82.00	$76.00	$800	—
860–1620	1133	85-90%	12	82.00–88.00	$84.56	$958	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1615	1254	80-85%	34	85.00–99.00	$91.46	$1,147	—
1180–1585	1314	80-85%	4	100.00–112.00	$104.76	$1,377	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1615	1488	75-80%	5	82.00–92.00	$86.23	$1,283	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1340	984	7	85.00–95.00	$90.52	$891	—
830–2070	1339	12	100.00–115.00	$108.56	$1,454	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
775	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
1250	1250	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	500.00	$500.00

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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
790	790	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	830.00	$830.00	—
1025–1220	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00–1,875.00	$1,715.20	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
645	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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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.