Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 1, 2025

394 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.70/cwt +1.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,570/hd at 479 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $372.50/cwt +21.90 vs last sale · ≈ $1,728/hd at 464 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $338.74/cwt +78.30 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 525 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	394	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	375	3	397.50–417.50	$403.72	$1,514	+13.69
405–440	421	7	372.50–382.50	$378.53	$1,594	+3.16
460–485	473	9	362.50–382.50	$373.80	$1,768	+10.43
520	520	2	345.00–355.00	$350.00	$1,820	+18.01
550–595	572	6	326.00–340.00	$332.87	$1,904	+17.52
615–625	618	3	300.00–317.50	$310.04	$1,916	-5.65
650–685	668	3	292.50–305.00	$298.44	$1,994	+11.38

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
390	390	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,462	—
435–440	437	3	362.50–367.50	$364.18	$1,591	+67.61
480–488	485	3	325.00–347.50	$340.08	$1,649	+47.74
705–735	720	2	270.00–292.50	$281.02	$2,023	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	295.00	$295.00	$914	—
405	405	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,336	—
515–530	523	2	300.00–305.00	$302.46	$1,582	—
655	655	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,900	—
710–730	720	2	230.00–262.50	$246.02	$1,771	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,845	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	322.50	$322.50	$1,854	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–340	323	3	360.00–387.50	$374.61	$1,210	+10.70
354–367	359	8	360.00–395.00	$381.09	$1,368	+18.79
400–432	417	8	330.00–368.00	$351.17	$1,464	+13.37
455–495	479	16	317.50–337.50	$327.70	$1,570	+1.87
515–540	527	10	307.50–340.00	$318.46	$1,678	-2.10
550–590	578	11	287.50–315.00	$306.58	$1,772	+16.60
600–640	623	4	250.00–270.00	$263.60	$1,642	+2.75
705–725	715	2	270.00–285.00	$277.40	$1,983	+44.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	2	345.00–365.00	$355.00	$941	+55.00
310–320	317	3	330.00–350.00	$341.58	$1,083	+42.10
375–390	380	5	325.00–345.00	$330.55	$1,256	+44.17
400–445	418	8	300.00–337.50	$320.68	$1,340	+41.39
465–475	471	4	295.00–307.50	$300.67	$1,416	+29.58
535	535	2	300.00–305.00	$302.50	$1,618	+39.50
550–580	563	9	270.00–292.50	$279.96	$1,576	+33.45
625–640	633	3	250.00–277.50	$264.20	$1,672	—
695	695	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,668	—
718–720	719	3	240.00–242.50	$241.67	$1,738	—
790	790	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,778	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–335	318	2	285.00–295.00	$289.72	$921	+49.84
355	355	1	280.00	$280.00	$994	+47.55
415	415	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,141	—
465	465	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,186	—
510–535	523	2	270.00–285.00	$277.32	$1,450	+59.92
555–595	580	5	255.00–275.00	$264.08	$1,532	—

Medium 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	322.50	$322.50	$968	—
360	360	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,170	—
440	440	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,254	—
465–490	478	2	300.00–320.00	$310.26	$1,483	—
550	550	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,430	—
600–630	615	2	230.00–245.00	$237.32	$1,460	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	255.00	$255.00	$842	—
465	465	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,070	—
515	515	1	282.50	$282.50	$1,455	—
640	640	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,664	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
625	625	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,438	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,232	+17.49
330–345	337	6	385.00–437.50	$417.72	$1,408	+3.92
350–390	367	5	392.50–415.00	$402.72	$1,478	+6.79
400–440	420	13	362.50–397.50	$380.03	$1,596	+12.83
455–475	464	15	367.00–377.50	$372.50	$1,728	+21.90
500–535	518	9	335.00–352.50	$347.03	$1,798	+29.96
555–590	573	9	302.50–337.50	$319.29	$1,830	+24.34
600–635	618	11	292.00–332.50	$303.64	$1,876	+21.59
655–690	667	10	270.00–301.00	$287.68	$1,919	+10.11
715–730	725	3	272.50–297.50	$285.82	$2,072	—
775	775	1	262.50	$262.50	$2,034	+52.50
860	860	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,763	-21.25

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	340.00	$340.00	$986	+40.00
335–340	338	2	335.00–355.00	$345.07	$1,166	+34.83
380–390	385	2	340.00–375.00	$357.27	$1,375	+18.71
400–435	418	5	315.00–352.50	$331.03	$1,384	+49.49
460	460	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,403	+34.89
455–495	482	8	320.00–355.00	$338.02	$1,629	+67.91
515	515	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,571	+44.56
505–545	526	13	320.00–352.50	$341.34	$1,795	+80.90
635	635	2	245.00–257.50	$251.25	$1,595	+16.25
720–725	723	2	215.00–250.00	$232.44	$1,681	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	355.00	$355.00	$1,189	—
460–470	465	2	287.50–330.00	$308.52	$1,435	—
540	540	1	337.50	$337.50	$1,822	—
680	680	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,632	—

Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465	465	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,628	—
565	565	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,723	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460	460	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,127	—
665	665	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,396	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1050	990	80-85%	3	100.00–132.00	$120.59	$1,194	—
820–1700	1195	80-85%	14	128.00–140.00	$132.77	$1,587	—
1180–1340	1260	80-85%	5	141.00–146.00	$144.00	$1,814	-0.26

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
795–1105	939	85-90%	4	90.00–105.00	$96.83	$909	+15.76
860–1025	940	85-90%	4	130.00–138.00	$132.61	$1,247	+51.54
745–1260	972	85-90%	3	147.50–152.50	$149.43	$1,452	—
855–1390	1200	85-90%	7	111.00–128.00	$117.36	$1,408	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1580	1348	75-80%	2	148.00–149.00	$148.41	$2,001	—
1195–1535	1365	75-80%	2	125.00–129.00	$127.25	$1,737	—
1165–1720	1377	75-80%	13	138.00–146.00	$141.80	$1,953	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–1665	1325	6	165.00–170.00	$167.09	$2,214	—
1560	1560	1	182.00	$182.00	$2,839	—
1605	1605	1	140.00	$140.00	$2,247	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1005–1405	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,850.00–2,200.00	$2,054.05
1090–1330	1212	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,625.00–2,600.00	$2,090.18
1155–1385	1270	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,675.00–2,325.00	$2,029.43

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1040–1050	1045	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,300.00–1,425.00	$1,362.80

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,900.00	$1,900.00
1125	1125	(<2 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

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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
1005	1005	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,875.00	$1,875.00	—
1015	1015	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,375.00	$2,375.00	—
1040–1460	1248	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	4	2,500.00–3,750.00	$3,259.97	—

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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.