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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 13, 2024

370 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $253.34/cwt -4.26 vs last sale · ≈ $811/hd at 320 lb · 15 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $224.82/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,180/hd at 525 lb · 14 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.12/cwt -3.70 vs last sale · ≈ $1,070/hd at 473 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 370 839 410
Feeder cattle 272 747 320
Slaughter cattle 84 82 78
Replacement cattle 14 10 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Special Note: Link to Video/Internet Auction Cattle sale during today sale: https://www.ams.usda.gov/mnreports/ams_3485.pdf Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 310.00–320.00 $315.00 $929 +0.80
300–335 323 4 305.00–330.00 $319.38 $1,032 +3.70
350–395 376 10 312.50–335.00 $326.01 $1,226 +17.73
405–445 424 11 305.00–344.00 $326.12 $1,383 +18.89
450–495 476 8 270.00–308.00 $288.74 $1,374 -0.77
500–545 523 8 250.00–287.50 $269.26 $1,408 -1.86
550–595 574 4 210.00–253.00 $239.21 $1,373 -29.05
600 600 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,410 -7.49
655–680 668 2 221.00–247.50 $234.00 $1,563 +9.87
740 740 1 207.50 $207.50 $1,536 -14.93
770 770 1 203.00 $203.00 $1,563 -10.00
910 910 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,547 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 —
400–425 413 4 242.50–250.00 $245.57 $1,014 -5.83
465–495 483 6 227.50–255.00 $241.80 $1,168 +4.98
505–535 518 4 185.00–220.00 $200.25 $1,037 -6.36
565–580 573 3 185.00–200.00 $189.93 $1,088 -14.32
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 190.00 $190.00 $808 —
525 525 1 165.00 $165.00 $866 —
585 585 1 165.00 $165.00 $965 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 235.00–250.00 $241.82 $532 +9.68
265–295 285 5 235.00–250.00 $242.07 $690 -23.15
300–340 320 15 225.00–277.50 $253.34 $811 -4.26
360–395 379 8 220.00–255.00 $238.33 $903 -12.12
400–445 423 12 215.00–252.50 $234.25 $991 -2.97
455–495 473 13 212.50–237.50 $226.12 $1,070 -3.70
500–545 525 14 210.00–237.50 $224.82 $1,180 +0.60
550–595 567 9 195.00–222.50 $209.82 $1,190 +3.07
625–640 635 5 197.50–207.50 $203.00 $1,289 +12.18
665 665 2 205.00 $205.00 $1,363 +26.48
840 840 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,407 +29.04
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 200.00–210.00 $205.14 $550 +5.14
315–320 318 2 172.00–185.00 $178.45 $567 -39.57
415–425 420 2 185.00–205.00 $195.12 $820 -14.97
450 450 1 165.00 $165.00 $742 -41.84
510–540 520 4 185.00–195.00 $190.10 $989 -3.84
550–585 567 3 165.00–185.00 $174.88 $992 -1.14
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 -19.72
655–695 675 2 117.50–119.00 $118.27 $798 -23.78
700–730 715 2 110.00 $110.00 $786 -37.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 155.00 $155.00 $690 -10.00
465 465 1 145.00 $145.00 $674 -10.31
525 525 1 147.50 $147.50 $774 -7.50
560 560 1 120.00 $120.00 $672 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 275.00–300.00 $287.22 $632 -15.94
300–310 304 4 280.00–322.50 $293.18 $891 +5.10
355–385 373 4 245.00–290.00 $272.32 $1,016 -5.86
420–435 431 4 265.00–300.00 $276.60 $1,192 +3.11
450–490 474 11 267.50–307.50 $286.91 $1,360 +14.64
500–535 515 8 237.50–285.00 $272.22 $1,402 +16.81
550–590 565 10 235.00–276.00 $259.62 $1,467 +13.01
625–640 633 4 215.00–227.50 $220.02 $1,393 -13.33
665–670 667 3 198.00–222.50 $212.86 $1,420 +1.40
710–740 726 5 186.00–205.00 $194.01 $1,409 +11.53
780 780 1 187.50 $187.50 $1,462 +7.79
840 840 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–380 378 2 200.00–215.00 $207.55 $785 -39.32
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 -27.09
500–525 508 3 195.00–225.00 $212.38 $1,079 -8.62
585 585 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 -18.42
605–635 618 3 165.00–185.00 $174.84 $1,081 -27.42
675 675 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,249 +33.93
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 +40.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500–505 503 2 160.00–175.00 $167.46 $842 -17.59

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
945–1290 1190 80-85% 6 100.00–108.00 $103.60 $1,233 +2.10
1155–1620 1353 80-85% 5 110.00–124.00 $116.23 $1,573 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850 850 85-90% 1 78.00 $78.00 $663 —
575–1190 962 85-90% 7 84.00–95.00 $89.73 $863 +2.32

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1230 1000 2 100.00–102.00 $101.23 $1,012 —
1115–1585 1348 4 110.00–120.00 $113.19 $1,526 —
1150–2060 1605 2 134.00–138.00 $135.43 $2,174 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
935–1225 1083 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 925.00–1,200.00 $1,032.24
1130 1130 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00
1070–1325 1157 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,425.00–1,800.00 $1,568.19
1145–1190 1168 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,225.00 $1,225.00

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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
1000 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 125.00 $125.00 $462 —
720 720 1 120.00 $120.00 $864 -5.00
780 780 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,150 —
980 980 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,245 —

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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.