Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 9, 2024

520 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $251.97/cwt +41.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,424/hd at 565 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.84/cwt +3.14 vs last sale · ≈ $808/hd at 371 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $215.58/cwt +4.49 vs last sale · ≈ $912/hd at 423 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	520	357	860
Feeder cattle	357	260	689
Slaughter cattle	150	95	151
Replacement cattle	13	2	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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
260–265	263	2	300.00	$300.00	$789	+45.00
300–338	323	10	272.50–295.00	$284.22	$918	-1.30
350–395	377	7	272.50–295.00	$283.60	$1,069	+36.51
400–414	411	6	275.00–290.00	$279.12	$1,147	+19.03
500–545	525	7	250.00–272.50	$262.14	$1,376	+20.31
551–580	565	21	232.50–265.00	$251.97	$1,424	+41.29
600–640	620	6	210.00–244.00	$234.88	$1,456	+29.49
660–685	670	3	205.00–235.00	$221.47	$1,484	+15.47
765	765	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,320	—
825	825	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,423	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	1	225.00	$225.00	$900	±0.00
500–535	515	4	200.00–225.00	$213.26	$1,098	—
550–590	571	4	190.00–215.00	$198.95	$1,136	+33.95
640	640	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$1,232	+12.50
655	655	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,061	-3.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	165.00	$165.00	$627	-4.50
440	440	1	185.00	$185.00	$814	—
620	620	1	155.00	$155.00	$961	—

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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	3	220.00–255.00	$233.70	$538	—
250–295	273	9	220.00–235.00	$229.41	$626	-5.50
335–345	343	5	225.00–237.50	$230.52	$791	+4.29
350–385	371	18	205.00–232.50	$217.84	$808	+3.14
405–445	423	18	202.50–232.50	$215.58	$912	+4.49
450–470 value added	460	3	235.00–237.50	$236.65	$1,089	—
455–495	472	14	195.00–222.50	$206.07	$973	+9.53
522 value added	522	3	220.00	$220.00	$1,148	—
515–540	528	10	185.00–207.50	$195.62	$1,033	+17.04
550–595	573	9	175.00–197.50	$186.34	$1,068	+15.50
620–645	632	3	145.00–167.50	$157.59	$996	+2.45
665–690	675	3	145.00–147.50	$145.83	$984	+5.83
700–740	717	3	115.00–133.00	$125.81	$902	-19.19
750–785	764	4	125.00–135.00	$131.93	$1,008	-0.69
820–840	830	2	132.50–140.00	$136.30	$1,131	+16.30
885	885	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,018	—
915	915	1	110.00	$110.00	$1,006	—
965–995	980	2	125.00–140.00	$132.39	$1,297	-10.11

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	165.00–185.00	$174.36	$476	+0.04
315–335	325	2	175.00–190.00	$182.73	$594	-7.27
350–380	365	2	185.00	$185.00	$675	-0.82
440–445	443	2	167.50–190.00	$178.69	$792	-8.45
500–545	520	10	150.00–180.00	$165.54	$861	+10.62
555–570	560	5	155.00–165.00	$163.02	$913	+15.07
625	625	2	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$797	-7.50
665	665	1	105.00	$105.00	$698	—
700–740	727	3	100.00–110.00	$105.00	$763	-20.00
750	750	1	100.00	$100.00	$750	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	115.00	$115.00	$431	-35.00
400–440	420	2	140.00–145.00	$142.62	$599	+7.62
455	455	2	125.00–135.00	$130.00	$592	-20.00
505–540	523	2	135.00–145.00	$140.17	$733	+15.17
560–595	578	2	110.00–135.00	$122.12	$706	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	-23.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–298	289	5	260.00–297.50	$285.29	$824	-4.71
300–340	320	4	245.00–270.00	$257.05	$823	+2.96
355–390	374	6	240.00–275.00	$260.02	$972	+11.02
400–445	418	10	230.00–260.00	$250.49	$1,047	+27.27
450–475	463	9	235.00–262.50	$249.67	$1,156	+25.15
522–535	526	4	237.50–247.50	$243.76	$1,282	+14.76
550–585	571	4	222.50–237.50	$230.50	$1,316	+22.55
605–630	622	3	210.00–237.50	$224.33	$1,395	+28.22
655–690	667	3	162.50–172.50	$166.77	$1,112	—
745	745	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,360	—
800	800	1	141.00	$141.00	$1,128	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	225.00	$225.00	$709	+40.47
410–445	434	5	190.00–225.00	$211.17	$916	+22.51
450–485	470	4	190.00–217.50	$207.49	$975	+32.49
505–515	509	4	195.00–215.00	$201.23	$1,024	—
580	580	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,204	—
605–640	625	5	170.00–202.50	$185.92	$1,162	+30.92

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–480	470	3	135.00–165.00	$154.15	$725	-10.85
530–540	535	2	130.00–145.00	$137.43	$735	-27.57
595	595	1	165.00	$165.00	$982	+19.89
600–620	610	2	127.50–145.00	$136.39	$832	+16.39
675–685	680	2	130.00–135.00	$132.52	$901	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1735	1285	80-85%	40	89.00–101.00	$95.76	$1,231	—
1180–1590	1373	80-85%	5	103.00–117.00	$107.49	$1,476	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
815–940	878	85-90%	4	50.00–59.00	$54.90	$482	—
885–1315	1112	85-90%	18	75.00–85.00	$79.98	$889	—
940–1305	1123	85-90%	13	87.00–92.00	$89.64	$1,007	—
945–1520	1182	85-90%	3	65.00–70.00	$68.21	$806	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1765	1446	75-80%	7	91.00–100.00	$95.37	$1,379	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050	1050	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,102	—
940–1985	1719	5	112.50–122.00	$118.92	$2,044	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–780	738	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	690.00–790.00	$742.88
680–800	740	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	620.00–850.00	$744.32
1055	1055	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	920.00	$920.00
1065	1065	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00
1070–1175	1124	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,000.00–1,200.00	$1,097.08

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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
900	900	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,575.00	$1,575.00	—
860–1150	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,210.00–1,575.00	$1,418.83	—

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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.