Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, May 20, 2025

641 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $382.53/cwt +30.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,438/hd at 376 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $312.22/cwt -2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $1,620/hd at 519 lb · 25 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $345.67/cwt -9.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,469/hd at 425 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	641	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	222	5	415.00–490.00	$443.45	$984	—
300–345	328	6	400.00–430.00	$405.46	$1,330	+30.46
350–395	375	3	377.50–410.00	$389.26	$1,460	+7.72
400–443	431	21	360.00–405.00	$382.25	$1,647	+6.37
450–490	469	16	327.50–375.00	$355.62	$1,668	+5.71
500–545	517	13	340.00–375.00	$356.03	$1,841	-6.53
550–590	578	8	325.00–350.00	$332.64	$1,923	-19.53
615–625	620	2	325.00–337.50	$331.30	$2,054	-9.08
680–685	683	2	275.00–322.50	$298.66	$2,040	-15.37
715–735	725	2	287.50–310.00	$298.59	$2,165	+5.21
770	770	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,233	+5.13
820–825	823	2	230.00–275.00	$252.43	$2,077	—
870	870	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,714	-55.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	385.00	$385.00	$905	—
265	265	1	360.00	$360.00	$954	—
305	305	1	275.00	$275.00	$839	+10.00
410–440	425	4	295.00–347.50	$328.63	$1,397	+8.63
520–545	533	3	325.00–335.00	$328.41	$1,750	—
560–578	572	3	275.00–290.00	$285.10	$1,631	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	200.00	$200.00	$510	—
510	510	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,046	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	214	7	375.00–460.00	$421.10	$901	+56.10
250–295	272	8	365.00–410.00	$385.53	$1,049	—
305–345	336	10	335.00–410.00	$375.70	$1,262	+20.85
355–395	372	15	335.00–390.00	$362.93	$1,350	-8.70
400–445	425	24	320.00–375.00	$345.67	$1,469	-9.53
450–495	472	23	300.00–350.00	$312.75	$1,476	-7.29
500–540	522	20	282.50–325.00	$301.26	$1,573	+6.82
550–595	564	16	275.00–332.50	$298.76	$1,685	+16.13
600–645	630	12	250.00–282.50	$265.01	$1,670	-16.65
670–680	674	4	250.00–280.00	$258.78	$1,744	-4.14
700–730	718	3	225.00–235.00	$231.41	$1,662	-5.95
755–785	771	4	187.50–235.00	$218.00	$1,681	—
800–835	813	3	185.00–235.00	$217.07	$1,765	-12.93
850–855	853	2	197.50–212.50	$205.02	$1,749	-12.48
900–940	919	4	185.00–227.00	$205.30	$1,887	-2.20
950	950	1	222.50	$222.50	$2,114	+13.74
1025	1025	1	212.00	$212.00	$2,173	-0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	265.00–300.00	$281.36	$647	—
250–255	253	2	335.00–345.00	$340.05	$860	—
310–325	319	4	235.00–300.00	$280.49	$895	-27.24
350–395	381	4	245.00–305.00	$282.31	$1,076	-9.86
400–435	426	13	255.00–305.00	$288.52	$1,229	+30.20
455–495	477	3	235.00–295.00	$262.13	$1,250	-15.56
515–545	525	3	255.00–265.00	$261.73	$1,374	+12.09
550–595	572	5	205.00–245.00	$230.12	$1,316	—
660–670	665	2	180.00–215.00	$197.63	$1,314	-25.63
970–975	973	2	145.00–156.00	$150.51	$1,464	—
1000	1000	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,650	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	275.00	$275.00	$756	+15.00
315	315	1	245.00	$245.00	$772	-1.68
400–445	423	2	185.00–215.00	$199.20	$843	—
490	490	1	175.00	$175.00	$858	-10.00
555	555	1	145.00	$145.00	$805	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	219	5	425.00–445.00	$432.90	$948	-32.10
260–295	280	6	400.00–490.00	$429.84	$1,204	-7.79
300–345	322	18	365.00–427.50	$390.83	$1,258	+11.01
350–395	376	26	362.50–410.00	$382.53	$1,438	+30.03
400–445	421	20	330.00–380.00	$359.66	$1,514	+24.15
450–495	474	18	302.50–365.00	$340.67	$1,615	+9.46
500–545	519	25	280.00–345.00	$312.22	$1,620	-2.78
550–595	574	18	265.00–327.50	$301.59	$1,731	-31.49
600–645	629	9	255.00–322.50	$294.59	$1,853	-4.74
655–690	672	7	260.00–302.50	$276.98	$1,861	+6.79
710–745	732	3	250.00–290.00	$265.48	$1,943	+30.48
770–775	772	3	200.00–255.00	$230.05	$1,776	-4.95
815	815	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,956	+25.00
860–865	863	2	195.00–230.00	$212.55	$1,834	—
955	955	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,910	—
1045	1045	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,776	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	340.00	$340.00	$697	—
250–295	273	2	350.00–360.00	$355.41	$970	—
315–345	334	4	275.00–335.00	$304.33	$1,016	—
353–395	378	4	285.00–335.00	$318.21	$1,203	—
400–440	419	9	255.00–335.00	$304.44	$1,276	-15.56
450–495	477	5	275.00–325.00	$287.16	$1,370	-10.74
500–535	518	6	235.00–290.00	$257.37	$1,333	-2.63
550–575	560	4	245.00–285.00	$260.11	$1,457	—
620–635	627	3	225.00–255.00	$238.22	$1,494	—
650–680	662	5	205.00–260.00	$232.04	$1,536	+22.04
735	735	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,690	—
785	785	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,452	—
845	845	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,310	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	255.00	$255.00	$727	—
495	495	1	175.00	$175.00	$866	—
520–540	530	2	165.00–185.00	$174.81	$926	—
565	565	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,130	+32.94

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
800–1935	1250	80-85%	61	139.00–161.00	$150.59	$1,882	—
1380	1380	80-85%	1	168.00	$168.00	$2,318	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
675–940	790	85-90%	3	105.00–112.00	$109.05	$861	—
610–1280	956	85-90%	26	117.00–141.00	$129.37	$1,237	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1270–1965	1515	75-80%	4	139.00–144.00	$141.46	$2,143	-1.94

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1495–2110	1773	7	165.00–185.00	$177.41	$3,145	-19.59
1580–2085	1877	3	190.00–200.00	$196.08	$3,680	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1070	1070	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,700.00	$1,700.00
895–1385	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,375.00–2,100.00	$1,815.41
1005–1330	1168	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,525.00–2,625.00	$2,151.55
1055–1375	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,600.00–2,175.00	$1,926.09
1330	1330	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,070.00	$2,070.00
1125–1545	1335	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,725.00–2,300.00	$2,057.72

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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
710	710	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,150.00	$2,150.00	—
795–895	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–2,500.00	$2,447.04	—
645–1445	932	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,400.00–2,225.00	$1,933.72	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
670	670	1	142.50	$142.50	$955	—
735	735	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,308	—
865	865	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,254	—

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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.