Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 4, 2025

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $292.23/cwt -26.60 vs last sale · ≈ $1,406/hd at 481 lb · 41 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $284.69/cwt -33.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,483/hd at 521 lb · 37 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $244.06/cwt -22.67 vs last sale · ≈ $1,267/hd at 519 lb · 36 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	550	839
Feeder cattle	655	432	747
Slaughter cattle	89	103	82
Replacement cattle	13	15	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady , while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	390.00	$390.00	$916	-19.71
250–295	277	5	365.00–410.00	$383.75	$1,063	-63.79
300–345	325	14	335.00–387.50	$360.55	$1,172	-29.28
350–395	365	13	320.00–377.50	$351.37	$1,283	-33.55
400–445	429	15	290.00–360.00	$316.80	$1,359	-18.74
450–495	467	9	282.50–350.00	$308.42	$1,440	-51.78
505–545	521	10	270.00–315.00	$296.02	$1,542	-26.85
550–585	565	6	265.00–280.00	$270.94	$1,531	-40.41
605–645	627	5	255.00–272.50	$262.40	$1,645	+3.04
655–675	665	2	259.00–262.00	$260.52	$1,732	+0.13
700–710	707	3	235.00–240.00	$237.34	$1,678	-9.04
755	755	1	224.00	$224.00	$1,691	-21.00
805–835	820	2	175.00–230.00	$202.00	$1,656	—
880	880	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,910	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	227.00	$227.00	$443	—
305–315	310	2	270.00–290.00	$280.16	$868	+20.16
405–435	417	3	230.00–273.00	$245.67	$1,024	—
490	490	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,200	-12.30
950	950	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,282	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	175.00	$175.00	$630	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	213	5	300.00–345.00	$319.11	$680	+14.30
265–285	278	8	255.00–305.00	$280.60	$780	-36.49
305–345	325	15	255.00–305.00	$281.17	$914	-36.37
350–395	373	26	240.00–295.00	$273.97	$1,022	-32.06
400–445	424	31	235.00–300.00	$276.61	$1,173	-15.51
450–495	474	33	225.00–287.50	$259.16	$1,228	-17.44
500–545	519	36	220.00–273.00	$244.06	$1,267	-22.67
550–595	569	16	220.00–272.50	$237.60	$1,352	-6.72
600–645	625	18	212.50–247.50	$227.45	$1,422	-2.15
680–695	688	2	215.00–219.00	$217.02	$1,493	-5.10
705–745	727	3	180.00–210.00	$198.07	$1,440	-18.20
770–780	775	2	197.50–207.50	$202.53	$1,570	-3.85
820	820	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,640	+32.44
870	870	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,805	+43.19
910	910	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,365	-14.52
970	970	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,668	+7.18
1010	1010	2	165.00–179.00	$172.00	$1,737	+33.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	227.50	$227.50	$671	-17.50
305–345	325	4	225.00–255.00	$239.06	$777	-4.58
350–385	366	5	210.00–225.00	$219.11	$802	-13.53
400–435	412	6	205.00–235.00	$218.45	$900	-12.35
450–495	481	9	195.00–225.00	$211.27	$1,016	—
500–535	520	4	205.00–215.00	$208.80	$1,086	-28.71
575–585	578	3	185.00–205.00	$196.60	$1,136	—
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	+25.00
655–665	658	3	165.00–175.00	$169.33	$1,114	+4.22
870–895	883	2	155.00–175.00	$164.86	$1,456	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	190.00	$190.00	$598	—
365–395	380	2	165.00–175.00	$169.80	$645	—
415	415	2	185.00–190.00	$187.50	$778	—
480	480	1	145.00	$145.00	$696	—
550	550	1	165.00	$165.00	$908	+20.00
625–640	633	2	125.00–130.00	$127.47	$807	—
760	760	1	130.00	$130.00	$988	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	3	330.00–365.00	$345.04	$794	-32.60
250–285	269	8	310.00–400.00	$360.45	$970	-76.26
320–345	333	10	332.50–382.50	$354.78	$1,181	-31.02
350–395	370	22	300.00–367.50	$340.30	$1,259	-12.28
400–445	422	34	262.50–330.00	$296.21	$1,250	-16.13
455–495	481	41	265.00–330.00	$292.23	$1,406	-26.60
500–545	521	37	250.00–310.00	$284.69	$1,483	-33.43
550–595	577	27	232.50–305.00	$268.14	$1,547	-11.08
600–640	618	22	225.00–290.00	$253.41	$1,566	-16.17
650–690	673	16	220.00–277.50	$248.42	$1,672	+4.23
700–745	718	10	215.00–248.00	$226.78	$1,628	-0.43
765–780	773	2	200.00–220.00	$210.10	$1,624	-22.06
830	830	1	227.50	$227.50	$1,888	—
895	895	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,589	-60.50
910	910	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,365	-16.25
970	970	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,406	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–290	280	3	285.00–295.00	$291.61	$817	—
300–320	306	4	230.00–285.00	$270.63	$828	+17.22
355–390	374	7	220.00–295.00	$251.49	$941	+5.44
405–435	423	4	235.00–255.00	$245.06	$1,037	+23.02
465–495	488	5	210.00–245.00	$227.83	$1,112	—
505–545	528	10	225.00–245.00	$239.91	$1,267	+19.91
550–585	573	3	175.00–200.00	$182.99	$1,049	-27.01
610–630	620	2	215.00–220.00	$217.54	$1,349	—
690	690	2	195.00–215.00	$205.00	$1,414	—
850	850	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,190	—
965	965	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,254	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
340	340	1	190.00	$190.00	$646	—
410–420	415	2	175.00–185.00	$179.94	$747	—
475	475	1	185.00	$185.00	$879	-10.00
530	530	1	175.00	$175.00	$928	+10.00
570	570	1	150.00	$150.00	$855	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
720	720	85-90%	1	77.50	$77.50	$558	±0.00
660–905	810	85-90%	3	85.00–95.00	$89.92	$728	—
970–1195	1092	85-90%	5	128.00–130.00	$128.62	$1,405	—
695–1315	1106	85-90%	21	112.00–127.00	$120.36	$1,331	+6.98

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1230	1230	80-85%	1	164.00	$164.00	$2,017	+31.58
935–1770	1273	80-85%	15	126.00–145.00	$132.55	$1,687	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1570	1424	75-80%	7	109.00–131.00	$122.02	$1,738	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1155–1415	1296	6	120.00–140.00	$131.85	$1,709	—
1380–2075	1658	11	143.00–160.00	$147.93	$2,453	—
1640–2140	1890	2	167.00–170.00	$168.70	$3,188	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
825–940	883	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,175.00–1,275.00	$1,228.26
750–1065	907	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,750.00	$1,360.20
745–1170	983	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,000.00–1,850.00	$1,547.63

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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
855–950	915	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,350.00–2,550.00	$2,427.78	+247.79
985	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00	—
1030	1030	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	145.00–155.00	$149.80	$569	—
415–440	425	3	145.00–160.00	$153.33	$652	—
460	460	1	155.00	$155.00	$713	—
510–545	522	3	155.00–197.50	$170.59	$890	—

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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.