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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 19, 2025

400 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $296.68/cwt -14.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,718/hd at 579 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.63/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,679/hd at 522 lb · 20 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $340.80/cwt +6.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,782/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 400 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 435.00 $435.00 $1,283 —
320–325 323 2 430.00 $430.00 $1,389 +45.00
390–395 393 2 380.00–430.00 $405.16 $1,592 -0.95
400–445 423 6 405.00–445.00 $427.55 $1,809 +11.08
455–495 472 7 385.00–407.50 $393.98 $1,860 +28.81
500–548 521 14 350.00–379.00 $370.71 $1,931 +37.53
560–595 574 4 337.50–372.50 $360.29 $2,068 +53.45
625–645 634 5 330.00–367.50 $346.11 $2,194 +25.41
650–695 671 12 326.00–372.50 $355.34 $2,384 +48.73
700–710 705 2 300.00–310.00 $304.96 $2,150 —
750–755 753 2 340.00–357.50 $348.72 $2,626 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
450–475 470 5 330.00–337.50 $336.06 $1,579 —
560 560 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,624 +14.87
625 625 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,844 +40.00
670 670 1 287.50 $287.50 $1,926 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 210.00 $210.00 $830 —
405–410 408 2 185.00–200.00 $192.55 $786 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 —
745 745 1 156.00 $156.00 $1,162 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 228 5 350.00–400.00 $366.84 $836 -40.39
250–285 269 5 390.00–445.00 $409.61 $1,102 +55.74
320–340 326 4 380.00–395.00 $385.69 $1,257 +28.53
350–395 369 7 335.00–365.00 $347.82 $1,283 -2.72
400–440 416 5 330.00–365.00 $348.74 $1,451 +1.71
455–495 476 11 335.00–372.00 $351.53 $1,673 +30.37
500–549 522 20 310.00–347.50 $321.63 $1,679 +8.08
550–595 579 25 285.00–320.00 $296.68 $1,718 -14.33
600–645 626 14 260.00–307.50 $283.94 $1,777 -8.74
650–690 678 6 267.50–315.00 $285.98 $1,939 +22.37
720–725 723 2 262.50–295.00 $278.69 $2,015 —
760 760 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,166 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 230 3 335.00–370.00 $347.43 $799 -2.57
260–285 273 2 325.00–330.00 $327.39 $894 +12.25
355–390 373 2 280.00–295.00 $287.15 $1,071 -27.82
405–430 419 4 305.00–320.00 $311.13 $1,304 +11.13
455–485 476 8 275.00–320.00 $305.80 $1,456 +18.30
500–545 523 6 260.00–297.50 $280.45 $1,467 +5.45
560–590 580 5 245.00–275.00 $258.93 $1,502 +16.43
635 635 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,492 —
650–685 668 2 240.00–255.00 $247.30 $1,652 —
715–735 725 2 201.00–202.00 $201.51 $1,461 —
750 750 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,650 —
955 955 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,614 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–235 233 2 265.00 $265.00 $617 —
270–285 278 2 285.00–315.00 $299.59 $833 +64.59
440 440 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,034 +20.00
450–465 458 2 185.00–200.00 $192.62 $882 -47.38
695 695 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,390 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 445.00 $445.00 $912 +30.75
270–295 285 4 410.00–450.00 $435.55 $1,241 +5.39
315–325 320 3 375.00–420.00 $391.88 $1,254 -10.79
360–395 380 5 380.00–425.00 $408.80 $1,553 +4.64
400–445 417 15 360.00–420.00 $395.80 $1,650 +19.59
450–495 469 10 350.00–400.00 $368.26 $1,727 -6.09
500–545 523 17 325.00–362.50 $340.80 $1,782 +6.21
550–595 571 11 310.00–350.00 $329.63 $1,882 +18.35
630–645 636 8 290.00–335.00 $314.34 $1,999 +28.72
650–670 663 5 285.00–315.00 $296.01 $1,963 +51.01
705–740 722 6 255.00–305.00 $288.44 $2,083 —
790 790 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,133 -15.00
830 830 1 247.50 $247.50 $2,054 -7.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 335.00 $335.00 $770 —
325–340 333 3 300.00–350.00 $333.75 $1,111 —
370–390 380 2 300.00–335.00 $317.04 $1,205 -42.96
410–430 418 3 327.50–350.00 $337.33 $1,410 -17.67
465–485 476 4 310.00–340.00 $327.44 $1,559 -17.56
500–545 517 5 285.00–320.00 $297.86 $1,540 +15.29
570–590 579 4 245.00–292.50 $268.25 $1,553 -6.75
620–625 623 2 275.00 $275.00 $1,713 —
650–685 668 3 260.00–265.00 $263.33 $1,759 —
715 715 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,752 —
860–885 873 2 175.00 $175.00 $1,528 —
985 985 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,724 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 6 225.00–285.00 $260.42 $1,102 +80.42
465 465 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,116 -50.00
500–525 513 2 185.00–225.00 $204.51 $1,049 —
550–560 555 2 235.00–250.00 $242.43 $1,345 —
630 630 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,418 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 200.00 $200.00 $850 —
700 700 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,085 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1750 1251 80-85% 18 159.00–174.00 $166.80 $2,087 —
1090–1695 1254 80-85% 8 175.00–185.00 $179.09 $2,246 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
535 535 85-90% 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
875–950 913 85-90% 2 155.00–156.00 $155.52 $1,420 —
835–1085 935 85-90% 7 134.00–149.00 $141.44 $1,322 —
620–1270 945 85-90% 2 115.00–128.00 $123.74 $1,169 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–1885 1660 3 178.00–188.00 $182.26 $3,026 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
845 845 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,825.00 $1,825.00
880 880 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00
1065 1065 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,325.00 $2,325.00
1035–1260 1148 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 2,400.00–2,425.00 $2,413.73

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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
635–835 735 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,225.00–2,400.00 $2,324.40 —

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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.