Cattle Market Pulse

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 20, 2024

490 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $236.04/cwt -1.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,010/hd at 428 lb · 24 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $217.80/cwt -2.19 vs last sale · ≈ $1,235/hd at 567 lb · 22 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $265.83/cwt -5.10 vs last sale · ≈ $1,265/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 490 571 453
Feeder cattle 71 461 345
Slaughter cattle 407 86 100
Replacement cattle 12 24 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 320.00 $320.00 $816 +12.01
300–320 312 3 295.00–310.00 $301.50 $941 -7.44
350–385 369 4 280.00–315.00 $296.02 $1,092 -20.76
425–430 427 5 270.00–305.00 $292.97 $1,251 -18.99
450–495 465 11 285.00–307.50 $297.05 $1,381 +1.21
505–545 536 7 250.00–275.00 $258.59 $1,386 +11.00
550–595 575 10 232.50–273.00 $248.01 $1,426 +13.71
600–633 622 7 240.00–269.00 $258.89 $1,610 +17.21
655–695 680 12 220.00–252.00 $234.52 $1,595 —
708–748 719 8 210.00–228.00 $220.60 $1,586 -16.90
750–790 769 11 200.00–219.00 $214.29 $1,648 —
823–830 825 4 205.00–209.00 $207.99 $1,716 —
890 890 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 255.00 $255.00 $803 ±0.00
385 385 1 250.00 $250.00 $962 —
405–420 413 2 215.00–255.00 $235.36 $972 +5.36
460–495 480 4 225.00–267.50 $246.68 $1,184 +24.18
505 505 2 215.00–240.00 $227.50 $1,149 +12.36
580 580 2 225.00 $225.00 $1,305 +19.39
630–640 635 5 210.00–232.50 $221.98 $1,410 —
695 695 1 192.50 $192.50 $1,338 —
840 840 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,407 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 205.00 $205.00 $964 —
535 535 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,043 —
710 710 1 140.00 $140.00 $994 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 223 4 265.00–300.00 $291.94 $651 +16.94
275–295 285 2 245.00–300.00 $271.54 $774 -18.81
300–345 323 4 245.00–255.00 $248.99 $804 -20.65
355–395 383 12 215.00–247.50 $234.34 $898 -22.93
400–447 428 24 220.00–255.00 $236.04 $1,010 -1.73
450–495 471 17 220.00–247.50 $236.71 $1,115 +18.77
500–545 522 16 215.00–247.50 $234.50 $1,224 +14.94
552–595 567 22 205.00–237.50 $217.80 $1,235 -2.19
600–630 615 3 207.50–217.50 $212.58 $1,307 +3.91
655–685 668 9 207.50–216.00 $213.77 $1,428 +6.49
705–745 722 6 182.50–195.00 $188.42 $1,360 -4.71
755–785 770 2 170.00–180.00 $175.10 $1,348 -15.26
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 217.50 $217.50 $729 -4.36
375–395 385 5 200.00–215.00 $209.08 $805 -1.59
400 400 1 210.00 $210.00 $840 +6.90
505–545 525 2 180.00–200.00 $189.62 $996 +8.83
550–580 570 5 175.00–195.00 $187.47 $1,069 +2.04
600–635 623 5 175.00–195.00 $184.39 $1,149 +19.39
655–690 676 4 150.00–180.00 $170.22 $1,151 -9.80
755 755 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,284 +36.47
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 383 6 175.00–195.00 $188.35 $721 +10.09
455–490 470 6 155.00–190.00 $175.67 $826 +7.84
500–545 523 2 157.50–165.00 $161.41 $844 +6.41
560 560 1 165.00 $165.00 $924 —
600–605 603 2 150.00–165.00 $157.47 $950 +32.47

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 290.00–295.00 $292.66 $673 +40.89
265–275 272 3 315.00–330.00 $321.75 $875 +29.82
305–345 320 3 285.00–295.00 $291.41 $933 -13.82
355–390 380 8 262.50–292.50 $276.96 $1,052 -10.24
405–440 418 5 235.00–270.00 $249.76 $1,044 -27.80
450–490 476 18 245.00–282.50 $265.83 $1,265 -5.10
500–545 525 11 230.00–260.00 $247.10 $1,297 -5.37
555–580 564 6 227.00–260.00 $240.61 $1,357 +20.41
600–640 624 5 200.00–219.00 $210.37 $1,313 -4.37
650–685 669 8 198.00–223.00 $207.81 $1,390 -5.95
705–735 716 4 185.00–192.50 $188.08 $1,347 +7.26
815 815 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,345 -4.35
855 855 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 270.00 $270.00 $634 —
350–390 371 6 220.00–260.00 $238.13 $883 +4.36
400–430 415 3 225.00–250.00 $239.94 $996 +21.60
460–490 471 8 215.00–260.00 $235.68 $1,110 +11.28
540–545 543 2 200.00–205.00 $202.49 $1,100 -3.12
555–595 572 7 190.00–220.00 $204.63 $1,170 +11.99
600–620 610 2 165.00–180.00 $172.38 $1,052 +5.76
665 665 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,230 —
735–740 738 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,218 +32.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–390 370 2 200.00–210.00 $205.27 $759 +0.27
430–440 435 4 195.00–215.00 $204.97 $892 +9.97
450–465 454 4 185.00–210.00 $192.64 $875 +2.75
515–540 529 4 140.00–165.00 $148.61 $786 -23.44

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1710 1212 80-85% 31 137.00–156.00 $146.68 $1,778 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 85-90% 1 67.50 $67.50 $442 —
830 830 85-90% 1 104.00 $104.00 $863 —
780–1365 1084 85-90% 18 111.00–135.00 $125.07 $1,356 —
1050–1290 1170 85-90% 2 137.00–139.00 $137.90 $1,613 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405 1405 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,939 —
1265–2020 1643 2 155.00–170.00 $164.22 $2,698 —
1735–1765 1750 2 179.00–183.00 $181.02 $3,168 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
570–810 681 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 925.00–1,350.00 $1,152.50
690–770 730 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,025.00–1,325.00 $1,183.22
1015 1015 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
1245 1245 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00

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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
515–770 643 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,500.00–1,650.00 $1,560.12 —
760–1075 918 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–2,300.00 $1,782.29 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 135.00 $135.00 $520 —
560 560 1 157.50 $157.50 $882 —
600–605 603 2 150.00–155.00 $152.49 $920 —
660 660 1 150.00 $150.00 $990 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
515–545 530 2 130.00–165.00 $148.00 $784 —
590 590 1 165.00 $165.00 $974 —
630 630 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,008 —
710 710 1 128.00 $128.00 $909 —

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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.