Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 6, 2024

839 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $237.22/cwt +9.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,013/hd at 427 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $229.82/cwt -3.88 vs last sale · ≈ $1,082/hd at 471 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $272.27/cwt +17.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,288/hd at 473 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 839 370 572
Feeder cattle 747 303 448
Slaughter cattle 82 60 108
Replacement cattle 10 7 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 340.00 $340.00 $782 —
250–295 275 4 290.00–340.00 $314.20 $864 -10.80
325–345 336 11 300.00–335.00 $315.68 $1,061 +11.95
350–395 372 19 290.00–325.00 $308.28 $1,147 +13.56
405–440 424 10 290.00–317.50 $307.23 $1,303 +16.05
455–490 474 6 275.00–307.50 $289.51 $1,372 +10.36
500–540 518 15 255.00–288.00 $271.12 $1,404 -4.97
550–580 565 11 245.00–280.00 $268.26 $1,516 -0.34
600–630 612 5 230.00–265.00 $242.49 $1,484 -8.30
650–690 670 10 210.00–241.00 $224.13 $1,502 -3.00
710–740 725 15 200.00–229.00 $222.43 $1,613 +4.43
750 750 1 213.00 $213.00 $1,598 —
825–845 835 2 190.00–197.50 $193.71 $1,617 —
865 865 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,557 —
985 985 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,428 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 424 8 225.00–267.50 $251.40 $1,066 +21.40
455–485 474 5 215.00–265.00 $236.82 $1,123 —
505–525 513 3 190.00–235.00 $206.61 $1,060 —
550–580 568 4 185.00–232.50 $204.25 $1,160 -28.38
600–615 608 4 165.00–200.00 $186.68 $1,135 —
655 655 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,146 —
885 885 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,239 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 185.00 $185.00 $536 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 215.00–250.00 $232.14 $557 -52.86
250–295 269 12 255.00–275.00 $265.22 $713 -9.78
305–345 324 16 235.00–280.00 $257.60 $835 +12.30
350–395 374 20 225.00–267.50 $250.45 $937 +9.82
400–449 427 54 220.00–265.00 $237.22 $1,013 +11.00
450–495 471 36 220.00–255.00 $229.82 $1,082 -3.88
500–545 519 32 213.00–247.00 $224.22 $1,164 +7.09
550–595 568 23 195.00–225.00 $206.75 $1,174 -2.12
605–635 619 15 175.00–210.00 $190.82 $1,181 +9.12
655–695 673 8 165.00–191.00 $178.52 $1,201 +28.52
700–725 711 7 160.00–190.00 $175.64 $1,249 +23.14
750 750 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,312 +44.64
815–845 830 2 122.50–155.00 $138.46 $1,149 —
865 865 1 123.00 $123.00 $1,064 +3.11
975 975 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,536 +33.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
300–330 315 3 205.00–225.00 $218.02 $687 +23.64
350–395 373 6 195.00–217.50 $204.74 $764 +19.74
400–435 416 6 195.00–215.00 $210.09 $874 +18.98
450–485 466 7 190.00–217.50 $206.84 $964 +0.58
500–545 528 12 175.00–205.00 $193.94 $1,024 +31.31
560–590 580 5 165.00–185.00 $176.02 $1,021 -3.17
605–645 627 9 145.00–170.00 $159.72 $1,001 +4.76
655–685 669 5 125.00–155.00 $142.05 $950 -12.95
700–745 723 4 140.00–155.00 $147.36 $1,065 +27.63
755–785 765 4 110.00–125.00 $118.30 $905 -1.70
840 840 1 111.00 $111.00 $932 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 175.00 $175.00 $455 —
330 330 1 150.00 $150.00 $495 —
420 420 1 165.00 $165.00 $693 —
465–495 480 2 145.00–165.00 $155.31 $745 +10.03
520 520 1 155.00 $155.00 $806 —
615–645 630 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $772 —
670 670 1 110.00 $110.00 $737 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 222 3 300.00–310.00 $303.16 $673 +2.83
265–295 277 10 275.00–310.00 $290.86 $806 +8.68
300–345 326 11 275.00–305.00 $288.08 $939 +2.67
350–395 374 22 262.50–295.00 $278.18 $1,040 +6.10
400–445 425 25 257.50–295.00 $273.49 $1,162 +12.66
450–495 473 34 250.00–287.50 $272.27 $1,288 +17.96
500–540 528 18 240.00–275.00 $255.41 $1,349 +4.64
550–595 570 17 230.00–267.50 $246.61 $1,406 -0.65
605–635 619 14 220.00–252.50 $233.35 $1,444 +23.98
650–685 661 9 195.00–222.50 $211.46 $1,398 +40.95
705–740 722 3 180.00–185.00 $182.48 $1,318 +4.98
750–795 775 5 172.50–186.00 $179.71 $1,393 +39.45
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 223 3 220.00–245.00 $233.32 $520 —
260–275 268 2 260.00 $260.00 $697 —
325–345 338 4 255.00–265.00 $257.41 $870 +12.61
360–395 380 5 225.00–255.00 $246.87 $938 +18.61
400–445 423 9 235.00–250.00 $243.68 $1,031 +18.68
455–495 473 19 207.50–245.00 $232.09 $1,098 +17.09
500–545 526 18 200.00–237.50 $221.00 $1,162 +3.49
560–595 573 11 205.00–225.00 $218.42 $1,252 +6.89
605–645 621 7 180.00–215.00 $202.26 $1,256 +20.36
655–685 669 4 140.00–175.00 $151.07 $1,011 +16.07
740 740 1 117.50 $117.50 $870 —
760 760 1 115.00 $115.00 $874 —
860 860 1 115.00 $115.00 $989 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 185.00 $185.00 $509 +5.00
310–345 328 2 180.00–185.00 $182.63 $599 —
370 370 1 165.00 $165.00 $610 +44.39
405–435 420 2 190.00–215.00 $202.95 $852 +67.95
450–465 458 2 155.00–165.00 $160.08 $733 +10.08
535–540 538 2 175.00–195.00 $185.05 $996 +40.05
550–595 568 4 155.00–185.00 $166.64 $947 +1.44
600–640 626 5 145.00–175.00 $160.41 $1,004 +9.60
660 660 1 135.00 $135.00 $891 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705 705 85-90% 1 50.00 $50.00 $352 —
605–1280 918 85-90% 8 68.00–80.00 $74.29 $682 —
615–1215 962 85-90% 15 83.00–95.00 $87.41 $841 -11.44
920–1315 1085 85-90% 4 96.00–97.00 $96.43 $1,046 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1770 1187 80-85% 22 94.00–109.00 $101.50 $1,205 —
1065–1885 1501 80-85% 5 110.00–121.00 $116.22 $1,744 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1670–1765 1715 75-80% 3 104.00–109.00 $107.01 $1,835 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1405 1063 4 99.00–105.00 $101.42 $1,078 —
985–1955 1488 10 108.00–124.00 $116.94 $1,740 —
1465–2055 1665 3 129.00–135.00 $131.35 $2,187 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
915 915 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00
1020–1440 1243 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,225.00–1,625.00 $1,447.52
1545 1545 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,650.00 $1,650.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
750–1085 986 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,325.00–1,800.00 $1,536.25 -638.75
1435 1435 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,075.00 $2,075.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 135.00 $135.00 $601 —
715 715 1 125.00 $125.00 $894 —
810 810 1 110.00 $110.00 $891 —

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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.