Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, August 26, 2025

559 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 steers $420.72/cwt +26.74 vs last sale · ≈ $2,044/hd at 486 lb · 35 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.41/cwt +50.73 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 578 lb · 29 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $364.09/cwt +12.56 vs last sale · ≈ $1,727/hd at 474 lb · 26 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	559	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	480.00	$480.00	$984	—
250–285	268	2	470.00–490.00	$479.35	$1,285	+44.35
320–345	333	6	407.50–447.50	$425.98	$1,419	-4.02
360–395	385	5	415.00–460.00	$445.49	$1,715	+40.33
400–447	426	17	405.00–445.00	$429.31	$1,829	+1.76
438 value added	438	3	456.00	$456.00	$1,997	—
450–495	481	23	397.00–430.00	$412.58	$1,985	+18.60
485–496 value added	495	12	436.00–440.00	$436.33	$2,160	—
500–547	533	14	382.50–415.00	$392.20	$2,090	+21.49
535 value added	535	3	422.50	$422.50	$2,260	—
561–568 value added	563	17	390.00–391.00	$390.36	$2,198	—
550–590	570	7	375.00–387.50	$381.79	$2,176	+21.50
600–645	624	7	340.00–372.50	$356.51	$2,225	+10.40
650–695	673	17	342.50–362.50	$350.98	$2,362	-4.36
705–720	713	2	300.00–337.50	$318.95	$2,274	+13.99
750	750	2	304.00–330.00	$317.00	$2,378	-31.72
860	860	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,494	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	370	3	385.00–395.00	$388.29	$1,437	—
400–435	419	7	359.00–390.00	$375.02	$1,571	—
455–490	473	6	345.00–385.00	$373.89	$1,768	+37.83
505–540	527	9	340.00–370.00	$359.60	$1,895	—
570–580	575	2	315.00–355.00	$335.17	$1,927	+45.17
650–680	663	3	280.00–295.00	$289.87	$1,922	+2.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,027	+50.00
580–590	585	2	275.00–295.00	$285.09	$1,668	—
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	229	5	415.00–480.00	$458.62	$1,050	+91.78
250–290	275	4	440.00–455.00	$446.27	$1,227	+36.66
300–345	326	8	385.00–420.00	$398.88	$1,300	+13.19
350–395	375	10	375.00–400.00	$383.76	$1,439	+35.94
400–445	420	21	365.00–395.00	$379.91	$1,596	+31.17
464 value added	464	7	376.00	$376.00	$1,745	—
450–499	478	19	345.00–368.00	$359.70	$1,719	+8.17
500–545	519	13	330.00–365.00	$349.86	$1,816	+28.23
555–595	578	29	325.00–355.00	$347.41	$2,008	+50.73
600–630	620	7	300.00–329.00	$321.71	$1,995	+37.77
660	660	1	340.00	$340.00	$2,244	+54.02
700	700	2	280.00–282.50	$281.25	$1,969	+2.56
750–760	755	2	240.00–290.00	$265.17	$2,002	-19.83
850	850	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,125	—
925–940	933	2	209.00–224.00	$216.56	$2,021	—
960	960	1	197.50	$197.50	$1,896	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	340.00	$340.00	$782	-7.43
250–295	272	3	350.00–365.00	$356.96	$971	+29.57
300–345	326	4	350.00–375.00	$365.94	$1,193	—
365–380	370	4	345.00–370.00	$361.32	$1,337	+74.17
425–445	432	3	345.00–360.00	$351.64	$1,519	+40.51
480–490	485	2	315.00–335.00	$325.10	$1,577	+19.30
515	515	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,674	+44.55
565–575	572	3	290.00–300.00	$295.03	$1,688	+36.10
600–630	614	4	245.00–287.50	$274.48	$1,685	+39.48
725–730	728	2	195.00–200.00	$197.51	$1,438	-4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	280.00	$280.00	$644	+15.00
255	255	1	315.00	$315.00	$803	+15.41
340	340	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,020	—
480	480	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,272	+72.38
535	535	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,444	—
595	595	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,101	—
630	630	1	237.50	$237.50	$1,496	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	200.00	$200.00	$560	—
505	505	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,136	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	445.00–485.00	$463.18	$1,019	+18.18
250–295	278	5	445.00–475.00	$462.28	$1,285	+26.73
320–330	324	4	425.00–457.50	$435.77	$1,412	+43.89
355–395	376	5	440.00–455.00	$444.04	$1,670	+35.24
400–445	421	9	400.00–430.00	$414.58	$1,745	+18.78
450–495	464	7	400.00–435.00	$410.25	$1,904	+41.99
500–545	521	20	375.00–410.00	$391.90	$2,042	+51.10
550–595	577	16	350.00–375.00	$359.55	$2,075	+29.92
600–635	617	8	320.00–360.00	$340.92	$2,103	+26.58
655–680	669	5	310.00–340.00	$325.99	$2,181	+29.98
700	700	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,135	+16.56
770	770	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,964	-15.00
905–920	912	3	222.50–235.00	$229.97	$2,097	—
955	955	1	232.00	$232.00	$2,216	—
1010–1015	1013	2	200.00–205.00	$202.49	$2,051	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–295	290	2	350.00	$350.00	$1,015	—
310	310	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,209	+56.25
365–380	373	2	385.00–395.00	$390.10	$1,455	+73.06
415–445	426	7	380.00–395.00	$389.30	$1,658	+51.97
450–490	472	6	350.00–385.00	$367.05	$1,732	+39.61
500–535	524	7	325.00–360.00	$347.67	$1,822	+49.81
550–590	571	6	300.00–340.00	$328.88	$1,878	+60.63
600–630	610	6	290.00–310.00	$304.90	$1,860	+29.90
660–685	673	2	270.00–290.00	$279.81	$1,883	+16.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	—
375	375	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,219	—
475–495	487	3	290.00–310.00	$296.51	$1,444	+56.51
505–545	525	2	265.00–300.00	$281.83	$1,480	+77.32
550–590	570	2	260.00–275.00	$267.24	$1,523	+24.81
630–640	635	2	210.00–265.00	$237.28	$1,507	+12.28
710	710	1	155.00	$155.00	$1,100	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	255.00	$255.00	$701	—
495	495	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,163	—
515	515	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,184	—
580	580	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,276	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1045	900	85-90%	2	80.00–84.00	$81.68	$735	-73.84
735–1465	1068	85-90%	10	105.00–123.00	$116.93	$1,249	—
835–1305	1081	85-90%	15	129.00–148.00	$139.16	$1,504	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1525	1222	80-85%	18	152.00–167.00	$161.09	$1,969	—
1225–1285	1255	80-85%	2	171.00	$171.00	$2,146	-8.09

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1400–1685	1579	75-80%	6	145.00–158.00	$152.74	$2,412	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070	1070	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,819	—
1050–2035	1479	7	174.00–186.00	$179.62	$2,657	—
1575–1935	1738	3	196.00–203.00	$200.11	$3,478	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
725–795	760	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,050.00–1,575.00	$1,300.41
970–1000	985	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,325.00–1,900.00	$1,608.12
1020–1090	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,025.00–2,075.00	$2,050.83

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
580	580	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00

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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
1075	1075	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,500.00	$3,500.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	—
410	410	1	205.00	$205.00	$840	—

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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.