Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 15, 2025

663 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $326.61/cwt +5.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 472 lb · 47 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.42/cwt +16.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,446/hd at 426 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $360.08/cwt +13.69 vs last sale · ≈ $1,689/hd at 469 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	663	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,127	—
275–295	283	3	360.00–470.00	$433.54	$1,227	+4.07
300–345	328	12	370.00–455.00	$431.65	$1,416	+9.33
360–395	380	14	360.00–410.00	$386.04	$1,467	-12.07
400–440	421	6	340.00–390.00	$370.96	$1,562	+3.46
455–495	474	18	350.00–382.50	$369.78	$1,753	+0.81
500–535	522	23	367.50–385.00	$379.09	$1,979	+8.38
565–590	576	4	341.00–385.00	$355.08	$2,045	-7.42
605–640	626	10	300.00–352.50	$318.96	$1,997	+31.46
670–685	675	3	265.00–300.00	$281.65	$1,901	-21.22
705–745	727	3	240.00–287.50	$257.04	$1,869	+7.04
750–765	755	3	240.00–252.50	$247.52	$1,869	—
870	870	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,914	—
905–940	923	2	200.00–225.00	$212.74	$1,964	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–420	415	2	255.00–300.00	$277.77	$1,153	+4.25
495	495	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,213	—
505	505	1	302.50	$302.50	$1,528	-2.50
600–635	618	2	230.00–285.00	$256.72	$1,587	—
655–670	663	2	210.00–220.00	$214.94	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	245.00	$245.00	$760	—
350	350	1	275.00	$275.00	$962	—
440	440	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,012	—

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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	320.00–325.00	$322.61	$758	—
265–290	276	5	360.00–392.50	$371.72	$1,026	+19.28
300–345	324	19	330.00–395.00	$366.38	$1,187	+2.17
355–395	377	20	325.00–380.00	$358.86	$1,353	+17.21
400–445	426	31	315.00–365.00	$339.42	$1,446	+16.66
455–495	472	47	300.00–350.00	$326.61	$1,542	+5.56
500–545	522	23	295.00–327.50	$313.53	$1,637	+1.55
550–595	560	15	277.50–302.50	$290.10	$1,625	+1.54
600–635	613	9	265.00–292.50	$277.62	$1,702	+19.61
655–670	663	3	240.00–250.00	$244.97	$1,624	-6.22
700–725	713	3	232.50–245.00	$237.49	$1,693	—
755	755	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,774	+22.26
805–830	813	3	227.50–240.00	$235.88	$1,918	+38.19
850	850	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,998	+25.00
867 value added	867	3	229.00	$229.00	$1,985	—
960	960	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,536	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	226	4	300.00–330.00	$313.95	$710	—
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	+5.39
365–395	381	5	255.00–305.00	$283.35	$1,080	-0.93
415–430	424	4	255.00–300.00	$272.46	$1,155	-12.54
475–490	483	6	240.00–290.00	$263.39	$1,272	+18.32
510–525	518	2	275.00	$275.00	$1,424	+14.02
560	560	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,372	±0.00
630–635	633	2	185.00	$185.00	$1,171	-7.51
720	720	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,188	-2.50
790	790	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,264	—
840	840	2	151.00–180.00	$165.50	$1,390	—
850	850	1	172.50	$172.50	$1,466	—
940	940	1	151.00	$151.00	$1,419	-1.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	195.00	$195.00	$439	—
340	340	1	220.00	$220.00	$748	—
395	395	1	150.00	$150.00	$592	—
515–525	520	2	150.00–170.00	$160.10	$833	-35.09
560	560	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	235	3	400.00–425.00	$415.11	$976	—
255–295	274	9	415.00–485.00	$456.03	$1,250	+16.40
300–345	323	10	395.00–462.50	$429.76	$1,388	-1.78
355–395	376	20	365.00–420.00	$388.88	$1,462	+6.45
400–445	428	19	355.00–397.50	$374.87	$1,604	+5.09
450–490	469	24	340.00–377.50	$360.08	$1,689	+13.69
500–545	523	22	320.00–367.50	$346.90	$1,814	+32.82
550–595	571	21	300.00–355.00	$332.75	$1,900	+45.31
600–645	620	7	302.50–345.00	$325.80	$2,020	+44.31
650–685	664	9	265.00–295.00	$282.99	$1,879	+8.11
700–725	713	3	275.00	$275.00	$1,961	+22.50
760–795	771	4	222.50–260.00	$240.65	$1,855	-28.10
805–845	830	4	235.00–260.00	$242.61	$2,014	+22.61
1000–1015	1008	2	186.00–202.50	$194.19	$1,957	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	280.00–330.00	$303.61	$820	-21.39
330–340	335	2	270.00–305.00	$287.24	$962	-1.66
355–360	358	2	280.00–335.00	$307.31	$1,100	—
400–445	431	4	255.00–325.00	$304.90	$1,314	+11.46
470–495	480	3	250.00–285.00	$264.72	$1,271	-30.28
505–545	528	3	275.00–300.00	$286.88	$1,515	+32.07
555–595	577	8	230.00–290.00	$257.89	$1,488	—
630	630	2	245.00–285.00	$265.00	$1,670	+35.00
660–675	668	3	230.00–247.50	$239.23	$1,598	—
845	845	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,648	—
885	885	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,460	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	155.00	$155.00	$496	—
380	380	1	260.00	$260.00	$988	+90.00
400–440	427	3	200.00–240.00	$213.75	$913	+13.75
585	585	1	150.00	$150.00	$878	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1340	933	85-90%	3	90.00–110.00	$102.85	$960	—
810–1765	1114	85-90%	15	133.00–140.00	$134.56	$1,499	+11.12
555–1770	1122	85-90%	27	111.00–132.00	$124.14	$1,393	+0.70

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–1530	1242	80-85%	26	132.00–149.00	$141.42	$1,756	—
1520	1520	80-85%	1	156.00	$156.00	$2,371	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1595	1465	75-80%	8	135.00–145.00	$141.53	$2,073	+7.51

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
900–1265	1127	5	155.00–165.00	$161.25	$1,817	—
1055–1690	1321	5	134.00–145.00	$139.76	$1,846	—
1450–1715	1574	4	172.00–179.00	$176.65	$2,780	+30.25

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
650–1085	882	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	730.00–1,400.00	$1,200.95
900–945	923	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,225.00–1,250.00	$1,237.80
1055	1055	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,075.00	$2,075.00
1070	1070	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,050.00	$2,050.00
1030–1425	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,650.00–2,225.00	$2,012.33
1265	1265	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,925.00	$1,925.00
1110–1460	1285	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,650.00–2,100.00	$1,905.64

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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
495–840	668	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,575.00–1,875.00	$1,763.76	—
925	925	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,225.00	$3,225.00	+1,000.00
650–1245	972	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	1,800.00–3,175.00	$2,504.44	+304.44
940–1335	1138	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,175.00–2,250.00	$2,205.99	—
1170	1170	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00	—
1250	1250	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,375.00	$3,375.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–430	423	3	215.00–225.00	$220.08	$931	+19.72
495	495	1	212.50	$212.50	$1,052	—

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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.