Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 19, 2024

707 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.91/cwt +13.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,089/hd at 373 lb · 52 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $274.34/cwt -8.32 vs last sale · ≈ $1,185/hd at 432 lb · 43 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $318.67/cwt +1.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,485/hd at 466 lb · 33 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	707	526	605
Feeder cattle	613	452	476
Slaughter cattle	83	60	118
Replacement cattle	11	14	11

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. 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
265–280	275	3	350.00–355.00	$353.39	$972	+17.14
305–340	319	17	317.50–365.00	$343.95	$1,097	+16.98
350–395	370	13	320.00–352.50	$343.70	$1,272	+16.55
400–445	421	31	292.50–355.00	$328.97	$1,385	+11.68
455–490	466	33	275.00–340.00	$318.67	$1,485	+1.14
500–535	516	11	285.00–320.00	$305.71	$1,577	-7.43
560–595	580	5	257.50–282.50	$275.17	$1,596	-18.26
605–645	620	4	253.00–293.00	$275.77	$1,710	+4.77
650–690	666	5	237.50–272.50	$255.48	$1,701	+13.94
700–740	715	5	206.00–225.00	$216.77	$1,550	-20.73
750	750	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,688	-1.00
905	905	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,765	—
1085	1085	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,736	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	255.00–270.00	$262.91	$836	—
420	420	1	235.00	$235.00	$987	—
455–480	468	2	235.00–245.00	$240.13	$1,124	—
510–535	523	2	215.00–255.00	$235.48	$1,232	—
600–605	603	2	200.00–237.50	$218.67	$1,319	—
695	695	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,077	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	140.00	$140.00	$371	—
300	300	1	180.00	$180.00	$540	-20.00
360	360	1	165.00	$165.00	$594	—
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	236	7	255.00–310.00	$299.48	$707	-15.52
260–285	270	8	282.50–335.00	$304.31	$822	+20.94
304–345	325	24	270.00–326.00	$304.66	$990	+7.11
350–395	373	52	252.50–315.00	$291.91	$1,089	+13.14
405–445	432	43	247.50–290.00	$274.34	$1,185	-8.32
450–497	470	31	235.00–285.00	$262.01	$1,231	-3.62
500–545	525	28	230.00–285.00	$255.12	$1,339	-0.55
550–595	570	13	225.00–245.00	$234.67	$1,338	+0.19
600–645	610	11	205.00–238.00	$225.23	$1,374	-7.41
660–695	682	5	212.50–233.00	$218.99	$1,494	+7.43
720–740	730	2	125.00–150.00	$137.67	$1,005	-58.71
760–785	773	6	155.00–185.00	$169.91	$1,313	—
815	815	1	147.50	$147.50	$1,202	-17.50
885	885	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,128	—
970	970	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,300	-8.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	225.00	$225.00	$731	+13.37
350–395	375	4	195.00–245.00	$220.98	$829	+12.55
420–445	434	4	200.00–235.00	$223.96	$972	—
450	450	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,012	—
500–545	517	3	175.00–210.00	$195.45	$1,010	-14.55
635	635	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,175	+0.10
650–685	663	4	131.00–160.00	$143.36	$950	-41.64

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	155.00	$155.00	$411	—
310–330	320	2	140.00–175.00	$156.95	$502	-18.05
365–375	370	2	160.00–165.00	$162.47	$601	+12.42
470	470	1	140.00	$140.00	$658	-1.50
555	555	1	140.00	$140.00	$777	-10.00
610–620	615	2	120.00–137.50	$128.82	$792	-21.18

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	310.00–315.00	$312.39	$734	+52.39
250–295	275	4	325.00–345.00	$340.45	$936	+36.49
310–345	327	12	292.50–347.50	$326.31	$1,067	+22.47
350–395	372	19	275.00–330.00	$314.68	$1,171	+18.28
400–447	427	30	272.50–335.00	$308.52	$1,317	+19.88
450–495	475	29	250.00–317.50	$282.11	$1,340	-10.71
500–535	515	17	255.00–307.50	$281.93	$1,452	-3.17
550–595	576	11	240.00–297.50	$271.76	$1,565	-11.19
600–640	621	15	235.00–292.50	$263.74	$1,638	+7.56
665–670	668	2	210.00–229.00	$219.54	$1,467	-7.19
700–715	707	5	200.00–225.00	$216.44	$1,530	—
755–780	763	3	182.50–222.50	$207.23	$1,581	—
825–840	830	4	180.00–205.00	$194.32	$1,613	—
895	895	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,589	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	245.00	$245.00	$600	+5.00
320–325	323	2	260.00–265.00	$262.48	$848	+19.03
370	370	1	265.00	$265.00	$980	+40.00
400–445	429	6	230.00–270.00	$255.44	$1,096	+25.47
500–535	513	6	215.00–250.00	$230.92	$1,185	—
550–580	564	4	222.50–245.00	$228.92	$1,291	-6.08
635–645	638	3	175.00–215.00	$188.47	$1,202	-24.18
650–655	652	3	165.00–185.00	$173.36	$1,130	—
760–765	763	2	155.00–165.00	$159.98	$1,221	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	320	3	155.00–200.00	$183.88	$588	+23.88
365–395	380	2	160.00–205.00	$183.39	$697	+3.33
420–435	428	3	155.00–195.00	$168.54	$721	-16.46
455–490	470	3	155.00–185.00	$170.27	$800	—
505	505	1	165.00	$165.00	$833	-20.00
590	590	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,077	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1510	1226	80-85%	24	115.00–129.00	$122.44	$1,501	—
1040–1735	1280	80-85%	11	130.00–137.00	$133.51	$1,709	+6.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720–880	800	85-90%	2	77.00–81.00	$79.20	$634	—
625–1295	966	85-90%	7	92.00–107.50	$96.27	$930	—
1020–1280	1108	85-90%	3	109.00–111.00	$109.92	$1,218	+1.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1555–1745	1650	75-80%	2	104.00–124.00	$114.58	$1,891	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1705	1452	8	120.00–139.00	$130.51	$1,895	—
1280–2120	1729	7	141.00–158.00	$147.58	$2,552	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–875	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,525.00–1,575.00	$1,549.71
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00
990	990	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,350.00	$1,350.00
960–1080	1028	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,300.00–1,525.00	$1,403.89

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695	695	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

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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
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	-400.00
865–1335	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,375.00–2,625.00	$2,133.52	—

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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.