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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 22, 2024

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $245.62/cwt +14.41 vs last sale · ≈ $1,285/hd at 523 lb · 22 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $214.63/cwt -26.54 vs last sale · ≈ $923/hd at 430 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $252.96/cwt -0.62 vs last sale · ≈ $1,189/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 512 611 628
Feeder cattle 407 520 504
Slaughter cattle 90 77 121
Replacement cattle 15 14 3

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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
240 240 1 330.00 $330.00 $792 —
260–295 279 6 320.00–340.00 $328.67 $917 -3.23
300–340 319 4 300.00–325.00 $311.22 $993 +13.11
350–390 371 7 260.00–315.00 $294.28 $1,092 +13.08
400–445 428 14 260.00–305.00 $287.12 $1,229 +14.25
450–495 483 10 240.00–290.00 $272.10 $1,314 +13.84
500–545 533 11 252.50–279.00 $270.81 $1,443 +24.84
550–595 569 6 236.00–285.00 $248.30 $1,413 -1.27
600–635 618 6 220.00–241.00 $228.23 $1,410 +11.79
680 680 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,428 -6.92
710–725 718 2 210.00 $210.00 $1,508 -1.02
805 805 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,368 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 230.00 $230.00 $678 —
310–340 325 2 230.00 $230.00 $748 —
470 470 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,034 -2.79
560 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 +23.81
600 600 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 +7.85
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 135.00 $135.00 $344 —
310 310 1 190.00 $190.00 $589 —
430–445 438 2 115.00–140.00 $127.29 $558 -52.83
450 450 1 155.00 $155.00 $698 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 3 240.00–250.00 $243.33 $718 -31.67
305–345 323 7 215.00–240.00 $228.65 $739 -16.94
355–395 373 14 210.00–240.00 $218.70 $816 -32.19
405–445 430 21 200.00–230.00 $214.63 $923 -21.57
450–495 471 18 195.00–225.00 $207.76 $979 -18.37
510–545 527 19 180.00–214.00 $199.53 $1,052 -6.10
550–595 570 10 170.00–200.00 $191.43 $1,091 -7.31
600–645 624 9 170.00–198.00 $183.53 $1,145 -5.86
650–690 670 2 175.00–187.50 $181.44 $1,216 -11.38
705–740 723 6 150.00–167.00 $157.03 $1,135 -7.97
760 760 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $1,178 -25.00
835 835 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,169 -25.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 180.00–195.00 $187.09 $514 +4.59
345 345 1 200.00 $200.00 $690 -8.49
410–445 428 9 170.00–190.00 $183.94 $787 -23.56
465–495 483 3 170.00–180.00 $173.41 $838 -29.13
525–545 539 5 150.00–175.00 $168.52 $908 -8.03
555–590 578 4 150.00–170.00 $155.50 $899 -14.50
625–635 630 2 150.00 $150.00 $945 -3.28
695 695 1 140.00 $140.00 $973 -6.00
740 740 1 142.50 $142.50 $1,054 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 130.00–160.00 $144.60 $409 —
360–380 370 2 115.00–125.00 $120.14 $445 -27.61
420–440 430 2 110.00–145.00 $127.09 $546 -7.91
450–485 469 6 105.00–150.00 $126.55 $594 -27.89
620 620 1 110.00 $110.00 $682 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 270.00–310.00 $290.00 $710 +30.00
250–280 265 2 250.00–300.00 $276.42 $733 -33.49
310–335 328 4 250.00–290.00 $269.69 $885 -36.67
360–395 381 8 250.00–287.50 $269.36 $1,026 -22.77
400–445 424 7 250.00–275.00 $263.94 $1,119 +10.85
450–495 470 20 240.00–270.00 $252.96 $1,189 -0.62
500–545 523 22 230.00–262.50 $245.62 $1,285 +14.41
555–580 568 7 225.00–245.00 $237.07 $1,347 -3.46
605–635 620 5 213.00–245.00 $229.44 $1,423 +7.18
655–695 663 6 170.00–206.00 $187.62 $1,244 -7.38
700–745 717 3 180.00–196.00 $189.75 $1,361 +9.38
750–770 760 2 150.00–180.00 $164.80 $1,252 -15.20
875 875 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,094 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 245.00 $245.00 $490 +24.83
350–385 365 3 200.00–230.00 $218.65 $798 -0.82
400–445 424 4 205.00–240.00 $227.14 $963 +6.83
450–490 465 5 220.00–235.00 $227.39 $1,057 +8.18
520–535 528 2 170.00–200.00 $185.21 $978 -21.12
570 570 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,197 +6.24
600–635 616 5 190.00–200.00 $197.02 $1,214 +17.37
650–695 676 6 130.00–160.00 $151.79 $1,026 +16.79
710–735 723 3 110.00–140.00 $129.13 $934 —
755–780 765 3 125.00–132.50 $129.17 $988 —
825 825 1 120.00 $120.00 $990 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–270 262 3 147.50–185.00 $164.46 $431 -10.54
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 -15.00
385 385 1 190.00 $190.00 $732 —
428–440 432 4 180.00–192.00 $187.23 $809 +45.82
470–490 480 3 140.00–180.00 $156.39 $751 -18.51
515–525 520 2 145.00–150.00 $147.52 $767 -17.85
550–575 563 2 130.00–137.00 $133.58 $752 -1.42
615–645 630 2 150.00–162.50 $156.10 $983 —
705 705 1 105.00 $105.00 $740 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–990 747 85-90% 8 84.00–97.50 $91.12 $681 —
665–1270 1054 85-90% 19 102.00–115.00 $109.59 $1,155 —
800–1320 1089 85-90% 5 116.00–118.00 $117.39 $1,278 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1500 1236 80-85% 22 119.00–141.00 $127.70 $1,578 —
1090–1375 1281 80-85% 4 143.00–147.00 $144.92 $1,856 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1400–1730 1537 75-80% 6 105.00–125.00 $114.89 $1,766 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1905 1545 3 110.00–115.00 $112.06 $1,731 -27.62
1370–1955 1585 4 130.00–145.00 $139.23 $2,207 —
1190–1940 1709 6 151.00–160.00 $153.74 $2,627 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070 1070 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,550.00 $1,550.00
1060–1115 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,475.00–1,525.00 $1,499.37
1130–1215 1173 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,375.00–1,575.00 $1,478.62
1180 1180 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
1205 1205 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,275.00 $1,275.00

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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
890–1245 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,900.00–2,525.00 $2,203.15 —
1150 1150 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,900.00 $1,900.00 —
1130–1270 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,100.00–2,325.00 $2,213.62 —

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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.