Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, April 29, 2025

468 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $310.46/cwt +11.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,468/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.50/cwt -7.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,367/hd at 424 lb · 30 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.28/cwt +18.86 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 519 lb · 20 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	468	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–295	283	3	375.00–420.00	$404.38	$1,144	-13.35
305–345	319	4	385.00–420.00	$403.54	$1,287	-13.78
355–365	360	2	370.00–417.50	$393.42	$1,416	-8.39
400–445	425	8	355.00–395.00	$378.96	$1,611	-3.45
450–480	471	6	347.50–382.50	$373.23	$1,758	+20.19
510–545	528	11	340.00–392.50	$367.06	$1,938	-1.03
550–590	567	10	335.00–382.50	$367.93	$2,086	+18.84
608–645	619	5	310.00–349.00	$339.25	$2,100	+17.66
655–695	681	5	300.00–315.00	$307.42	$2,094	+17.63
700–745	718	6	245.00–282.50	$260.76	$1,872	-9.24
955–970	963	2	217.00–220.00	$218.49	$2,104	+8.49

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,121	+0.29
365–380	373	2	275.00–345.00	$309.30	$1,154	-22.11
415–435	425	2	285.00–335.00	$309.41	$1,315	-4.55
470–490	477	5	300.00–335.00	$321.03	$1,531	+27.48
505	505	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,616	+70.12
550–565	558	2	305.00–327.50	$316.10	$1,764	+28.60
620–630	625	2	275.00–285.00	$279.96	$1,750	+34.96
665	665	2	230.00–245.00	$237.50	$1,579	-7.50
765	765	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–215	213	2	325.00–355.00	$339.82	$724	-23.02
260–295	273	4	325.00–375.00	$357.94	$977	-4.06
320–335	330	3	330.00–377.50	$357.20	$1,179	+23.06
360–395	383	11	337.50–365.00	$352.26	$1,349	+1.41
400–445	424	30	305.00–360.00	$322.50	$1,367	-7.46
450–495	473	32	295.00–332.50	$310.46	$1,468	+11.06
500–545	519	20	290.00–332.50	$306.28	$1,590	+18.86
550–595	567	13	270.00–310.00	$292.06	$1,656	+17.69
600–645	615	6	257.50–297.50	$273.72	$1,683	+32.50
665–685	672	3	220.00–257.50	$243.42	$1,636	+5.58
720–730	727	3	225.00–245.00	$237.56	$1,727	+6.22
780	780	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,911	+19.21
930	930	1	149.00	$149.00	$1,386	-33.50
1015	1015	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,726	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	305.00	$305.00	$900	—
320–340	329	4	285.00–315.00	$306.03	$1,007	+42.70
380	380	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,007	-15.11
405–445	430	5	275.00–300.00	$286.54	$1,232	+25.43
450–490	464	7	260.00–290.00	$278.55	$1,292	+40.45
500–525	513	2	265.00–285.00	$275.24	$1,412	+53.38
575–590	585	3	225.00–245.00	$234.91	$1,374	+10.73
670	670	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,306	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	255.00	$255.00	$676	—
325	325	1	250.00	$250.00	$812	—
355–380	363	3	230.00–240.00	$234.89	$853	+34.89
405–445	425	2	205.00–230.00	$218.09	$927	+24.86
500–530	515	2	180.00–210.00	$194.56	$1,002	—
560	560	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,036	+55.00
610	610	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,022	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	230	6	395.00–420.00	$410.54	$944	-13.72
275–290	281	4	380.00–425.00	$405.04	$1,138	-9.69
305–335	316	5	375.00–410.00	$394.75	$1,247	-11.67
355–390	373	8	335.00–370.00	$360.55	$1,345	-26.71
410–445	428	11	335.00–365.00	$348.03	$1,490	-22.67
465–495	481	13	325.00–375.00	$341.40	$1,642	-1.78
505–545	532	12	335.00–372.50	$361.93	$1,925	+20.05
550–595	572	15	327.50–362.50	$350.21	$2,003	+3.81
600–645	619	4	305.00–325.00	$316.86	$1,961	-15.17
650–695	680	3	285.00–319.00	$303.50	$2,064	+43.92
700–745	719	7	230.00–295.00	$265.68	$1,910	+11.72
750	750	2	240.00–277.50	$258.75	$1,941	+23.78
830	830	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,702	-20.89
895	895	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,103	+25.00
900	900	1	225.00	$225.00	$2,025	+20.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	335.00	$335.00	$737	+12.17
315–335	324	4	310.00–365.00	$337.43	$1,093	+6.93
350–390	367	3	310.00–335.00	$326.14	$1,197	-3.93
410–440	429	9	275.00–332.50	$301.87	$1,295	-20.62
455–490	472	9	255.00–310.00	$287.28	$1,356	+18.57
505–520	513	2	310.00–325.00	$317.61	$1,629	+72.61
555–580	568	4	250.00–315.00	$281.29	$1,598	+62.61
610–625	618	2	255.00–260.00	$257.53	$1,592	+17.38

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	235.00	$235.00	$905	+35.81
420–425	423	2	180.00–255.00	$217.28	$919	+57.28
450	450	1	200.00	$200.00	$900	+32.48
515	515	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,210	+72.32

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1425	1237	80-85%	3	150.00–162.00	$155.49	$1,923	—
1050–1585	1238	80-85%	27	139.00–149.00	$143.92	$1,782	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
925–1055	990	85-90%	2	105.00–110.00	$107.66	$1,066	—
860–1195	1047	85-90%	12	115.00–135.00	$127.32	$1,333	—
1085	1085	85-90%	1	80.00	$80.00	$868	—
1115–1125	1120	85-90%	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$1,529	+9.63

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1385–1605	1528	75-80%	4	135.00–144.00	$140.19	$2,142	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1340	1228	2	146.00	$146.00	$1,793	—
1440	1440	1	196.00	$196.00	$2,822	—
1060–2320	1615	15	160.00–177.50	$167.91	$2,712	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
995	995	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,325.00	$1,325.00
1110	1110	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,825.00	$1,825.00
1010–1615	1269	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	1,575.00–2,225.00	$1,904.60
1625	1625	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,275.00	$2,275.00

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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
655–935	806	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,700.00–2,725.00	$2,198.18	—
1040	1040	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,925.00	$2,925.00	—
1025–1360	1172	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,600.00–3,525.00	$3,038.26	—
1305	1305	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,875.00	$2,875.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695	695	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,320	—

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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.