Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 23, 2024

577 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $257.95/cwt -15.17 vs last sale · ≈ $1,220/hd at 473 lb · 40 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.04/cwt +2.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,000/hd at 369 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $268.69/cwt +1.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,284/hd at 478 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	577	369	476
Feeder cattle	465	323	387
Slaughter cattle	103	45	83
Replacement cattle	9	1	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were were mostly steady to 2.00 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
270–280	275	2	350.00–385.00	$367.18	$1,010	+35.64
310–345	327	8	335.00–362.50	$352.98	$1,154	+6.57
350–395	381	10	305.00–352.50	$328.85	$1,253	-7.30
408–440	424	8	310.00–340.00	$322.81	$1,369	+2.81
465–495	475	9	280.00–300.00	$289.99	$1,377	-34.62
500–547	525	9	260.00–297.50	$280.31	$1,472	-45.36
560–590	570	6	247.50–285.00	$264.99	$1,510	-47.29
615–645	630	5	240.00–252.50	$245.96	$1,550	-34.57
655–675	668	3	242.50–267.50	$254.03	$1,697	-21.60
705–745	722	3	227.50–266.00	$243.34	$1,757	-6.24
772	772	2	232.50	$232.50	$1,795	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,007	—
410–430	418	3	260.00–275.00	$270.04	$1,129	-14.96
475–495	488	6	235.00–265.00	$250.85	$1,224	-4.15
515–535	525	2	245.00–255.00	$250.10	$1,313	+11.48
555	555	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,263	-30.00
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	-32.49
685	685	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,404	-30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	200.00	$200.00	$850	-15.00
585	585	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,024	—
605	605	1	160.00	$160.00	$968	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	270.00	$270.00	$621	-28.81
250–295	271	5	280.00–312.50	$302.34	$819	-7.00
300–345	326	10	265.00–317.50	$290.39	$947	+0.10
350–395	369	28	245.00–285.00	$271.04	$1,000	+2.51
405–445	428	15	240.00–282.50	$267.49	$1,145	-1.26
450–499	473	40	235.00–275.00	$257.95	$1,220	-15.17
500–540	520	21	230.00–270.00	$247.49	$1,287	-6.40
550–595	568	22	225.00–257.50	$237.40	$1,348	+19.91
600–640	619	10	212.50–238.00	$230.02	$1,424	+3.78
660–695	673	6	220.00–235.00	$227.81	$1,533	+27.81
700–725	715	3	172.50–192.00	$183.06	$1,309	-6.94
750–760	755	2	225.00–232.50	$228.73	$1,727	+38.76

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	2	245.00–255.00	$250.11	$833	+15.11
350–390	374	5	210.00–235.00	$225.23	$842	-12.37
405–445	429	4	200.00–230.00	$219.91	$943	+2.93
465–495	480	4	200.00–230.00	$221.51	$1,063	+2.42
505–545	525	4	220.00–225.00	$223.11	$1,171	+3.05
550–570	560	4	195.00–215.00	$208.73	$1,169	+15.19
620–645	633	2	165.00–185.00	$174.80	$1,106	—
785	785	1	142.50	$142.50	$1,119	—
825–830	828	2	147.50–155.00	$151.24	$1,252	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	185.00	$185.00	$583	±0.00
425	425	2	190.00–195.00	$192.50	$818	—
485–490	488	2	165.00–190.00	$177.56	$866	—
620	620	1	145.00	$145.00	$899	-20.00

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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	240	4	300.00–345.00	$331.17	$795	+28.06
260–285	273	3	315.00–355.00	$332.07	$907	+14.58
300–345	325	12	320.00–357.50	$340.55	$1,107	+31.48
350–395	376	13	300.00–335.00	$319.33	$1,201	+4.08
400–445	429	16	275.00–295.00	$282.29	$1,211	-25.25
455–495	478	24	250.00–287.50	$268.69	$1,284	+1.63
500–545	525	21	235.00–267.50	$252.69	$1,327	+5.99
550–576	566	13	220.00–257.50	$245.63	$1,390	-2.74
600–645	612	13	210.00–242.50	$226.45	$1,386	+4.21
665–690	678	2	225.00–230.00	$227.55	$1,543	+20.72
700–735	718	3	192.50–220.00	$204.84	$1,471	+10.98
815	815	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,467	—
875	875	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,619	+15.00
915–930	923	2	166.00–180.00	$172.94	$1,596	+17.94
990	990	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,634	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	220.00–255.00	$237.50	$570	—
255–280	268	2	255.00–275.00	$265.47	$711	+10.47
300–345	326	4	250.00–285.00	$265.40	$865	+10.40
375–395	387	3	265.00–295.00	$278.49	$1,078	+39.51
400–445	431	11	215.00–265.00	$251.40	$1,084	-9.79
470–490	483	6	200.00–245.00	$222.43	$1,074	-7.41
500–530	512	6	190.00–225.00	$206.79	$1,059	-10.46
570–590	582	3	185.00–200.00	$193.41	$1,126	-11.10
650–675	663	2	185.00–190.00	$187.45	$1,243	—
775	775	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,201	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	220.00	$220.00	$847	—
415–420	418	2	170.00–200.00	$184.91	$773	+17.50
465–470	468	2	185.00–195.00	$189.97	$889	+5.02

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–830	820	85-90%	2	75.00–84.00	$79.45	$651	—
655–1415	990	85-90%	10	89.00–103.00	$97.96	$970	—
500–1380	1026	85-90%	33	104.00–124.00	$115.73	$1,187	—
1060–1285	1205	85-90%	3	126.00–127.00	$126.65	$1,526	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1655	1158	80-85%	25	126.00–142.00	$131.54	$1,523	—
1175–1300	1238	80-85%	2	163.00–165.00	$163.95	$2,030	+27.95

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1535–1850	1693	75-80%	2	120.00–131.00	$124.99	$2,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
735–1100	902	3	118.00–138.00	$126.78	$1,144	—
1100–2165	1682	5	148.00–163.00	$156.66	$2,635	—
1625–1910	1768	2	168.00–174.00	$171.24	$3,028	+41.24

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
695–1120	945	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,200.00–1,735.00	$1,519.29
950–1020	985	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,200.00–1,275.00	$1,238.83

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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
700	700	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,425.00	$1,425.00	—
795–875	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,575.00–1,975.00	$1,723.80	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	115.00–135.00	$125.20	$473	—
430	430	1	155.00	$155.00	$666	—
670	670	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,273	—

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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.