Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 17, 2024

499 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $259.63/cwt -7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,109/hd at 427 lb · 24 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $343.22/cwt +20.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,280/hd at 373 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $267.74/cwt -3.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 522 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	499	507	357
Feeder cattle	405	405	260
Slaughter cattle	85	92	95
Replacement cattle	9	10	2

Market comments — USDA reporter

*Special Note : There will be no sales on 12/24 or 12/31 in observance of the holidays. Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	335.00	$335.00	$704	-95.00
265–295	277	6	400.00–417.50	$407.94	$1,130	+28.62
300–340	329	9	335.00–385.00	$363.94	$1,197	+2.15
355–395	371	8	310.00–367.50	$348.11	$1,291	+16.46
400–430	419	9	337.50–390.00	$358.41	$1,502	+22.97
455–495	473	3	323.00–342.50	$331.57	$1,568	+13.26
500–505	503	2	280.00–285.00	$282.51	$1,421	-28.81
570–590	575	5	260.00–287.50	$275.53	$1,584	+35.57
635	635	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,619	+7.81
651 value added	651	9	266.50	$266.50	$1,735	—
665–695	680	2	210.00–240.00	$225.33	$1,532	+9.24
700–720	705	5	172.50–230.00	$201.42	$1,420	-33.58
760	760	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,178	-64.00
820–830	825	2	185.00–187.50	$186.24	$1,536	—
855	855	1	211.00	$211.00	$1,804	—
930–932	931	3	175.00–185.00	$178.33	$1,660	-19.15
1010	1010	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,970	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	275.00	$275.00	$825	—
405	405	1	230.00	$230.00	$932	—
505	505	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,149	-37.50
560	560	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,176	—
800	800	3	167.50	$167.50	$1,340	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	175.00	$175.00	$656	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	255.00–285.00	$268.64	$591	+4.24
255–290	273	8	245.00–305.00	$265.76	$726	-29.89
300–345	321	14	265.00–335.00	$309.66	$994	+8.31
350–395	371	14	265.00–330.00	$291.88	$1,083	+5.97
400–445	427	24	240.00–272.50	$259.63	$1,109	-7.09
450–495	467	17	235.00–280.00	$258.38	$1,207	-3.49
500–540	519	19	215.00–265.00	$248.36	$1,289	+5.64
555–585	570	10	218.00–255.00	$242.86	$1,384	+11.42
600–645	628	5	220.00–247.50	$231.90	$1,456	+16.61
650–690	675	4	207.50–222.50	$214.27	$1,446	+18.44
700–735	720	4	202.00–227.50	$215.07	$1,549	+8.35
755	755	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,510	+7.50
825	825	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,526	-2.26
860–895	875	3	185.00	$185.00	$1,619	+1.68
930–935	933	2	160.00–175.00	$167.48	$1,563	+27.48
995	995	1	161.00	$161.00	$1,602	+5.91
1000	1000	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,420	-3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	225.00	$225.00	$652	-13.14
305–335	320	6	205.00–245.00	$226.12	$724	-5.99
385–390	388	2	210.00–220.00	$215.03	$834	-24.43
460–490	476	4	195.00–225.00	$213.82	$1,018	-3.19
505–535	520	2	185.00–200.00	$192.28	$1,000	+7.28
565–570	568	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,051	+35.00
625	625	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,156	+6.31
785	785	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,123	+7.06
885	885	1	131.00	$131.00	$1,159	-6.00
910	910	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,320	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	155.00–180.00	$168.19	$454	-21.81
335	335	1	140.00	$140.00	$469	-35.00
380–390	385	2	175.00–180.00	$177.47	$683	-10.20
440	440	1	175.00	$175.00	$770	+0.47
570	570	1	130.00	$130.00	$741	-25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	220	2	390.00–425.00	$406.31	$894	+39.12
265–295	281	4	325.00–395.00	$358.31	$1,007	-1.36
300–345	321	11	300.00–385.00	$347.96	$1,117	+24.15
350–395	373	22	295.00–382.50	$343.22	$1,280	+20.66
400–445	420	14	292.50–350.00	$323.80	$1,360	-1.88
455–495	474	14	275.00–305.00	$285.68	$1,354	+13.55
500–545	522	19	242.50–290.00	$267.74	$1,398	-3.85
550–595	568	13	230.00–285.00	$257.69	$1,464	+16.32
605–645	623	11	202.50–247.50	$229.63	$1,431	-1.46
650–695	678	8	226.00–252.50	$237.60	$1,611	+14.11
710–725	718	2	225.00–237.50	$231.32	$1,661	+13.83
785	785	2	170.00–210.00	$190.00	$1,492	+1.19
825–835	832	3	175.00–205.00	$185.04	$1,540	—
1000	1000	1	157.50	$157.50	$1,575	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	275.00	$275.00	$921	+45.00
400–440	418	4	227.50–275.00	$258.21	$1,079	+13.24
465–470	468	2	245.00–265.00	$254.95	$1,193	+17.99
510–540	523	3	225.00	$225.00	$1,177	—
575–585	580	2	185.00–225.00	$204.83	$1,188	+21.53
615	615	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,076	-12.53
660–690	675	2	175.00–197.50	$186.50	$1,259	+11.50
725–735	730	2	160.00–175.00	$167.45	$1,222	—
775–795	788	3	150.00–155.00	$153.36	$1,208	—
810–830	820	3	135.00–156.00	$145.29	$1,191	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	190.00	$190.00	$636	—
350–365	358	2	140.00–185.00	$162.03	$580	-10.47
440	440	1	190.00	$190.00	$836	+22.21
465–485	475	2	145.00–185.00	$164.58	$782	+4.61
680	680	1	145.00	$145.00	$986	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1555	1299	80-85%	19	113.00–134.00	$125.24	$1,627	—
1065–1715	1343	80-85%	15	136.00–159.00	$147.08	$1,975	+22.34

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–895	873	85-90%	2	75.00	$75.00	$655	—
565–1170	930	85-90%	4	80.00–90.00	$86.01	$800	—
1090	1090	85-90%	1	112.00	$112.00	$1,221	+7.06
945–1615	1210	85-90%	6	97.00–110.00	$104.89	$1,269	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290–1810	1548	75-80%	8	108.00–129.00	$116.99	$1,811	+2.52

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1475	1285	4	100.00–117.00	$111.80	$1,437	—
1285–1810	1477	5	120.00–137.00	$129.30	$1,910	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1670	1283	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,150.00	$1,905.75

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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
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00	—
930–1060	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,425.00–1,725.00	$1,584.80	—
1085	1085	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,850.00	$1,850.00	—
960–1265	1152	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,525.00–1,875.00	$1,656.71	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	125.00	$125.00	$450	—
420	420	1	225.00	$225.00	$945	—
450	450	1	155.00	$155.00	$698	—
535	535	1	209.00	$209.00	$1,118	+84.00
553	553	3	200.00	$200.00	$1,106	—

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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.