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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, September 23, 2025

415 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $337.19/cwt +0.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,749/hd at 519 lb · 19 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.28/cwt +2.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,652/hd at 473 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $354.04/cwt -3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,830/hd at 517 lb · 16 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 415 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 495.00–515.00 $504.81 $1,338 —
355–390 372 3 410.00–477.50 $449.89 $1,674 +24.18
400–445 419 7 390.00–430.00 $410.12 $1,718 -5.20
485–495 490 2 375.00–400.00 $387.37 $1,898 +2.38
525–545 533 6 355.00–385.00 $374.52 $1,996 +2.20
550–590 575 3 335.00–367.50 $351.15 $2,019 -5.90
610–645 626 4 335.00–370.00 $346.80 $2,171 +13.81
680–695 690 3 330.00–340.00 $335.04 $2,312 +58.46
700–715 708 3 305.00–335.00 $323.44 $2,290 +5.08
760–775 768 2 290.00–337.50 $313.52 $2,408 -13.98
820 820 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,665 +10.06
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 418 4 325.00–365.00 $338.58 $1,415 -32.20
450–485 473 3 300.00–345.00 $326.21 $1,543 -13.70
505–535 522 3 260.00–290.00 $273.48 $1,428 —
600 600 1 312.50 $312.50 $1,875 +27.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,268 —
455 455 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,297 +20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 228 2 365.00–385.00 $374.23 $853 -75.77
275–295 287 3 420.00–440.00 $430.23 $1,235 -14.77
315–345 334 8 370.00–405.00 $388.94 $1,299 +0.22
355–395 376 10 375.00–407.50 $391.51 $1,472 -15.86
400–445 429 10 335.00–382.50 $354.89 $1,522 -11.80
466 value added 466 7 368.00 $368.00 $1,715 —
455–495 478 10 310.00–355.00 $336.17 $1,607 -10.19
502–545 value added 518 5 365.00–377.50 $370.23 $1,918 —
500–545 519 14 300.00–345.00 $325.39 $1,689 -10.81
565 value added 565 1 360.00 $360.00 $2,034 —
550–595 572 12 305.00–342.50 $324.10 $1,854 -1.18
600–635 624 6 277.50–312.50 $293.09 $1,829 -27.96
650–690 670 8 270.00–310.00 $293.87 $1,969 +18.87
710–735 721 4 272.50–300.00 $290.70 $2,096 +20.70
750–760 755 2 270.00–287.50 $278.81 $2,105 +13.81
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 -17.50
890 890 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,448 —
955–970 963 2 192.50–200.00 $196.28 $1,890 —
1000 1000 1 202.50 $202.50 $2,025 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 335.00 $335.00 $938 -25.00
315–335 327 3 350.00–360.00 $354.90 $1,161 -4.76
350–390 374 7 300.00–340.00 $314.40 $1,176 -45.84
420–440 431 4 300.00–325.00 $309.93 $1,336 -4.03
450–465 458 2 285.00–305.00 $295.16 $1,352 -25.26
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 -0.10
550–595 574 5 265.00–295.00 $278.97 $1,601 +1.11
655–665 660 3 255.00–265.00 $261.64 $1,727 +71.64
720–730 725 2 225.00–230.00 $227.48 $1,649 —
785 785 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,452 -40.00
870 870 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,696 —
985 985 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,699 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
465–470 468 2 160.00–175.00 $167.46 $784 —
570–595 583 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $924 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 305.00 $305.00 $991 -10.04
400 400 1 220.00 $220.00 $880 -60.00
530 530 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,060 -60.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 495.00–505.00 $500.18 $1,426 +42.16
305–345 328 6 430.00–495.00 $460.41 $1,510 +13.20
350–395 374 8 400.00–450.00 $425.98 $1,593 +3.74
400–445 417 12 385.00–435.00 $407.70 $1,700 -5.17
450–495 466 12 350.00–400.00 $372.96 $1,738 -9.08
500–545 517 16 330.00–372.50 $354.04 $1,830 -3.38
575–595 589 5 317.50–345.00 $332.46 $1,958 -2.74
600–640 617 8 285.00–335.00 $311.32 $1,921 -6.70
650–695 679 5 265.00–290.00 $277.50 $1,884 -14.36
700–730 715 2 245.00–280.00 $262.87 $1,880 +1.32
765 765 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,066 +30.00
815–835 825 2 225.00–255.00 $240.18 $1,981 —
850–895 878 3 225.00–245.00 $238.24 $2,092 —
985 985 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,019 -10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–270 265 2 335.00–405.00 $370.66 $982 —
310 310 2 315.00–330.00 $322.50 $1,000 -47.26
360 360 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,368 +10.72
410–445 425 7 325.00–375.00 $355.79 $1,512 +15.90
450–495 471 7 295.00–335.00 $316.28 $1,490 -33.07
500–530 515 2 275.00–310.00 $293.01 $1,509 -17.43
590 590 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,682 -6.99
620–640 630 2 260.00–280.00 $269.84 $1,700 -3.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 331 4 250.00–285.00 $268.49 $889 -11.55
555 555 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,360 +45.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 215.00 $215.00 $624 —
540 540 1 165.00 $165.00 $891 —
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
610 610 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1805 1203 80-85% 38 142.00–160.00 $154.31 $1,856 —
1345–1590 1462 80-85% 5 163.00–169.00 $165.90 $2,425 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–795 768 85-90% 2 88.00–95.00 $91.37 $702 —
835–1305 1022 85-90% 3 102.50–118.00 $113.05 $1,155 -7.91
740–1355 1059 85-90% 11 125.00–144.00 $135.22 $1,432 —
1125 1125 85-90% 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,676 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540 1540 75-80% 1 142.00 $142.00 $2,187 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1575 1258 4 153.00–169.00 $165.61 $2,083 —
1085–2005 1486 10 172.00–195.00 $182.28 $2,709 —
1905 1905 1 199.00 $199.00 $3,791 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–1425 971 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,000.00–2,300.00 $1,928.11
915–1145 998 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 2,050.00–2,450.00 $2,212.09
910–1305 1088 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,600.00–2,425.00 $2,134.35

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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
590–1215 786 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,550.00–2,925.00 $2,235.94 —
760–960 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–3,250.00 $2,962.79 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610 610 1 150.00 $150.00 $915 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–265 263 2 240.00–255.00 $247.57 $651 —
420–440 430 3 300.00–390.00 $350.97 $1,509 —
470 470 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,786 —
585 585 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,901 —

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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.