Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, March 11, 2025

537 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.55/cwt +10.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,452/hd at 523 lb · 37 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $293.60/cwt +3.73 vs last sale · ≈ $1,386/hd at 472 lb · 30 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $301.40/cwt +14.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 418 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	537	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	375.00	$375.00	$862	-30.00
310–340	323	4	330.00–400.00	$380.29	$1,228	-4.81
350–395	385	10	310.00–387.50	$371.72	$1,431	+13.65
400–430	412	9	315.00–385.00	$355.15	$1,463	+15.07
460–495	482	6	300.00–360.00	$339.45	$1,636	+19.44
500–540	528	12	302.50–347.00	$327.06	$1,727	+7.55
560–595	576	11	300.00–350.00	$325.35	$1,874	+8.24
615–640	625	4	262.50–290.00	$273.78	$1,711	+13.44
652	652	3	312.50	$312.50	$2,038	+60.70
715–740	727	3	255.00–282.50	$265.35	$1,929	+17.55
750–790	770	2	217.50–237.50	$227.76	$1,754	-1.42
815–825	820	2	227.50–242.50	$234.95	$1,927	+7.45

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	242.50	$242.50	$1,031	-7.83
480–495	488	2	270.00–277.50	$273.81	$1,336	+33.21
515–545	530	2	265.00–272.50	$268.64	$1,424	-1.36
570–580	575	2	265.00–270.00	$267.52	$1,538	+5.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	155.00	$155.00	$566	—
405	405	1	200.00	$200.00	$810	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	310.00–315.00	$312.39	$734	-7.51
275–280	278	2	280.00–320.00	$300.18	$835	-10.34
300–345	323	15	285.00–332.50	$310.90	$1,004	+15.69
350–395	380	9	290.00–335.00	$302.92	$1,151	+18.44
400–445	418	24	275.00–320.00	$301.40	$1,260	+14.16
450–495	472	30	272.50–309.00	$293.60	$1,386	+3.73
500–545	523	37	250.00–310.00	$277.55	$1,452	+10.30
550–590	577	14	240.00–270.00	$250.52	$1,446	-2.46
600–635	614	9	232.50–265.00	$244.73	$1,503	+6.99
650–695	669	9	230.00–265.00	$238.98	$1,599	+4.96
700–740	710	4	200.00–232.50	$220.37	$1,565	+0.13
750–795	775	5	192.50–230.00	$219.44	$1,701	+12.97
800–830	815	2	187.50–222.50	$205.32	$1,673	+39.56
850–880	865	3	160.00–197.50	$178.95	$1,548	-4.80
915–930	923	2	160.00–170.00	$164.96	$1,523	-35.04
965–975	970	3	154.00–162.50	$157.99	$1,533	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	250.00	$250.00	$675	—
320–325	323	3	215.00–235.00	$223.27	$721	-19.12
365–385	372	3	260.00–270.00	$265.73	$989	+48.59
400–445	418	5	230.00–270.00	$247.53	$1,035	+16.41
460–495	476	4	250.00–260.00	$255.09	$1,214	+18.38
510–545	529	6	225.00–240.00	$235.95	$1,248	+3.52
560–575	566	4	170.00–207.50	$189.90	$1,075	-21.62
600–635	620	4	170.00–210.00	$190.76	$1,183	-2.31
695	695	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,077	-16.00
750–765	758	2	158.00–175.00	$166.58	$1,263	-3.42
885–895	890	2	150.00–160.00	$155.03	$1,380	+16.03

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–330	318	2	180.00–200.00	$190.39	$605	—
375–395	383	4	180.00–220.00	$203.46	$779	—
400	400	1	200.00	$200.00	$800	—
455–465	460	2	200.00	$200.00	$920	+7.90
560–580	570	2	145.00–167.50	$156.45	$892	—

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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	233	3	380.00–435.00	$409.93	$955	+104.26
290–295	293	5	320.00–350.00	$333.89	$978	—
320–345	334	7	365.00–405.00	$384.52	$1,284	+33.03
350–395	377	23	325.00–387.50	$367.02	$1,384	+12.14
400–445	429	12	295.00–352.50	$326.39	$1,400	+3.03
450–495	471	21	292.00–345.00	$318.62	$1,501	+16.70
500–545	524	21	300.00–347.50	$321.99	$1,687	+20.50
560–595	575	12	267.50–300.00	$284.11	$1,634	-18.69
610–640	623	8	270.00–310.00	$290.87	$1,812	+24.11
665–695	679	7	240.00–287.00	$270.54	$1,837	+3.42
710–730	720	4	222.00–267.50	$242.76	$1,748	+11.16
760–775	765	3	225.00–230.00	$227.48	$1,740	+13.26
810	810	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,802	+2.55
855–880	868	2	187.50–220.00	$203.98	$1,771	+8.98
930–935	933	2	190.00–230.00	$209.95	$1,959	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	250.00	$250.00	$562	—
325–345	335	2	235.00–245.00	$240.15	$805	—
350–395	372	6	220.00–275.00	$252.43	$939	-5.07
415–430	423	4	230.00–280.00	$255.00	$1,079	-13.82
455–485	471	4	232.50–287.50	$266.08	$1,253	—
500–545	527	10	230.00–280.00	$259.20	$1,366	—
565–590	575	4	240.00–260.00	$251.17	$1,444	-0.36
600–630	618	5	230.00–260.00	$248.39	$1,535	+53.39
650–685	665	3	220.00–230.00	$226.69	$1,507	-3.31

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	+30.00
355–375	365	2	150.00–200.00	$175.68	$641	+15.68

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1845	1316	80-85%	27	130.00–153.00	$143.13	$1,884	+3.26
1540	1540	80-85%	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,433	+3.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1210	1070	85-90%	3	98.00–103.00	$100.45	$1,075	-21.19
900–1490	1143	85-90%	10	115.00–129.00	$121.54	$1,389	—
1290	1290	85-90%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,045	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–1640	1384	4	134.00–147.00	$140.78	$1,948	—
1325–2195	1697	7	150.00–164.00	$157.87	$2,679	—
1675–1865	1785	3	174.00–179.00	$177.31	$3,165	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–915	865	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,500.00–1,800.00	$1,658.67
895	895	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
985–1325	1137	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,675.00–2,300.00	$1,946.74
1295	1295	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00

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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
800–1270	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,075.00–2,100.00	$2,084.66	-490.34
790–1440	1184	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,735.00–2,575.00	$2,250.85	—
1165–1335	1230	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,425.00–3,425.00	$2,876.39	—

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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.