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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 6, 2025

512 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $291.82/cwt -0.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,672/hd at 573 lb · 45 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $337.85/cwt -1.40 vs last sale · ≈ $2,085/hd at 617 lb · 28 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $358.97/cwt +36.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,518/hd at 423 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 512 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 440.00 $440.00 $1,034 —
290 290 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,218 +15.62
320–345 333 2 392.50–440.00 $415.36 $1,383 +11.82
350–390 368 4 365.00–400.00 $376.22 $1,384 -17.20
400–445 430 11 360.00–402.50 $377.44 $1,623 -1.52
450–495 476 11 335.00–380.00 $361.13 $1,719 -12.10
500–545 516 21 352.50–382.50 $369.81 $1,908 +2.75
550–590 579 15 315.00–367.50 $345.02 $1,998 -22.91
600–645 617 28 305.00–345.00 $337.85 $2,085 -1.40
655 655 1 312.50 $312.50 $2,047 +5.08
700–720 707 7 272.50–310.00 $297.80 $2,105 +37.04
760–780 770 2 222.50–255.00 $238.96 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,040 -20.00
390 390 2 320.00–325.00 $322.50 $1,258 +13.20
420–435 428 2 330.00–335.00 $332.46 $1,423 +23.05
460–465 463 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,505 +3.97
500–525 508 3 285.00–327.50 $310.41 $1,577 -9.59
555 555 2 245.00–302.50 $273.75 $1,519 -42.35
730 730 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 265.00 $265.00 $822 —
440–445 443 2 245.00–250.00 $247.51 $1,096 —
475 475 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,235 —
615 615 1 145.00 $145.00 $892 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 375.00 $375.00 $881 +35.18
250–295 283 5 320.00–365.00 $355.62 $1,006 -2.32
310–345 327 11 335.00–382.50 $362.08 $1,184 +4.88
350–395 372 14 325.00–377.50 $357.21 $1,329 +4.95
412–415 value added 412 7 390.00–399.00 $397.71 $1,639 —
400–445 427 18 315.00–372.50 $343.91 $1,468 +21.41
450–495 469 24 300.00–340.00 $318.51 $1,494 +8.05
500–545 520 23 290.00–320.00 $302.54 $1,573 -3.74
550–597 573 45 265.00–305.00 $291.82 $1,672 -0.24
600–640 613 8 255.00–297.50 $287.18 $1,760 +13.46
660–680 666 7 255.00–275.00 $267.81 $1,784 +24.39
700 700 1 277.50 $277.50 $1,942 +39.94
760–770 765 2 235.00–245.00 $240.03 $1,836 -4.97
805–825 815 2 210.00–241.00 $225.31 $1,836 —
930 930 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,906 +56.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 325.00 $325.00 $764 —
270 270 1 270.00 $270.00 $729 -35.00
335–340 338 3 250.00–285.00 $269.98 $913 -36.05
350–390 373 5 310.00–325.00 $315.94 $1,178 +50.94
405–445 421 7 255.00–310.00 $291.43 $1,227 +4.89
460–480 467 3 255.00–295.00 $280.14 $1,308 +1.59
510–535 523 6 235.00–285.00 $264.90 $1,385 -10.34
560 560 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,596 +50.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 255.00 $255.00 $816 +5.00
390 390 1 240.00 $240.00 $936 +5.11
400–440 427 3 190.00–245.00 $224.38 $958 +6.29
450–495 470 3 165.00–230.00 $192.61 $905 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 2 410.00–425.00 $417.50 $939 +6.96
250–275 262 3 385.00–430.00 $410.32 $1,075 +5.28
300–340 320 5 372.50–440.00 $398.22 $1,274 +3.47
355–395 376 7 350.00–395.00 $367.73 $1,383 +7.18
405–430 414 8 335.00–382.50 $363.86 $1,506 +15.83
455–495 476 16 340.00–392.50 $371.30 $1,767 +29.90
500–545 525 12 310.00–367.50 $344.08 $1,806 -17.85
550–595 576 15 330.00–367.50 $352.24 $2,029 +2.03
600–645 613 6 320.00–340.00 $332.76 $2,040 +15.90
650–695 679 7 282.50–310.00 $294.68 $2,001 -8.82
720–725 723 4 235.00–290.00 $263.75 $1,907 -1.93
750 750 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,912 -3.75
865–880 873 2 185.00–227.50 $206.43 $1,802 -28.57
1015–1025 1020 2 172.50–212.50 $192.40 $1,962 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 285.00 $285.00 $969 -52.43
365 365 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,241 +13.86
400–440 424 5 300.00–335.00 $320.26 $1,358 +18.39
450–465 458 6 285.00–325.00 $306.41 $1,403 +19.13
505–525 513 3 235.00–285.00 $267.95 $1,375 -49.66
560–595 578 2 250.00–295.00 $273.18 $1,579 -8.11
600 600 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,470 -12.53
695 695 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,772 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–385 375 2 225.00–255.00 $240.40 $902 +5.40
445 445 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,090 +27.72
490 490 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,298 —
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1420 1247 80-85% 3 161.00–169.00 $164.66 $2,053 +20.74
1035–1565 1281 80-85% 24 138.00–159.00 $150.39 $1,926 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 85-90% 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,176 —
865–1415 1091 85-90% 5 115.00–135.00 $129.54 $1,413 +49.54
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1790 1575 75-80% 4 135.00–146.00 $139.59 $2,199 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1800 1356 4 189.00–192.50 $189.92 $2,575 —
1140–2235 1703 7 160.00–184.00 $172.94 $2,945 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
925 925 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00
960–1230 1095 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,200.00 $2,024.66
1280 1280 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,375.00 $2,375.00
1105–1585 1441 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,750.00–2,400.00 $2,220.48
1415–1545 1480 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,275.00–2,425.00 $2,353.29

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
735–1195 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,900.00–2,900.00 $2,559.99 —
1210 1210 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,475.00 $2,475.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–830 825 2 182.00–200.00 $190.95 $1,575 —

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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.