Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, October 21, 2025

422 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $340.97/cwt +17.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,800/hd at 528 lb · 28 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $356.16/cwt +4.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,681/hd at 472 lb · 20 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $363.27/cwt +8.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,889/hd at 520 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	422	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	335	3	405.00–445.00	$423.08	$1,417	+13.08
355–395	380	3	390.00–405.00	$396.69	$1,507	+2.77
405–435	422	5	440.00–495.00	$455.72	$1,923	+52.01
465–495	480	2	390.00–435.00	$411.80	$1,977	+45.48
500–535	520	18	345.00–375.00	$363.27	$1,889	+8.27
575–595	589	6	343.00–372.50	$351.41	$2,070	-6.25
625	625	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,219	-0.04
655–680	668	2	320.00–322.50	$321.23	$2,146	-22.74
715	715	1	320.00	$320.00	$2,288	+11.55

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,185	—
385	385	1	375.00	$375.00	$1,444	—
430	430	2	330.00–345.00	$337.50	$1,451	+12.61
450–495	471	5	325.00–360.00	$339.03	$1,597	+24.03
500–525	513	2	275.00–300.00	$287.80	$1,476	-2.20
590	590	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,800	-3.21
635–645	640	3	270.00–285.00	$276.71	$1,771	+1.71
665	665	2	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,696	—
710	710	1	252.50	$252.50	$1,793	-12.50
755	755	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,850	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,154	—
460	460	1	285.00	$285.00	$1,311	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	440.00	$440.00	$1,034	+40.94
250–275	263	3	350.00–415.00	$373.47	$982	+15.55
300–345	324	5	365.00–390.00	$379.29	$1,229	-7.97
355–395	369	9	345.00–385.00	$361.58	$1,334	+13.35
400–445	424	7	325.00–372.50	$343.35	$1,456	+8.47
450–495	475	12	325.00–365.00	$341.05	$1,620	+10.90
500–545	528	28	317.50–352.50	$340.97	$1,800	+17.03
550–595	573	13	295.00–335.00	$324.16	$1,857	+9.64
615–625	623	5	275.00–315.00	$293.56	$1,829	-11.30
638 value added	638	2	332.50	$332.50	$2,121	—
665–695	685	4	290.00–317.50	$307.44	$2,106	+36.54
700–730	715	3	255.00–270.00	$265.00	$1,895	+40.10
750–780	765	2	200.00–235.00	$217.84	$1,666	+15.34
865–875	870	2	239.00–265.00	$252.07	$2,193	—
965	965	1	224.00	$224.00	$2,162	+20.86

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	322	3	320.00–335.00	$326.71	$1,052	+3.37
355–395	375	6	310.00–345.00	$326.72	$1,225	+18.10
400–440	419	4	300.00–325.00	$307.69	$1,289	+8.72
455–475	463	3	300.00–317.50	$305.73	$1,416	+21.21
505–535	517	3	275.00–295.00	$281.90	$1,457	+6.53
555–590	568	3	255.00–285.00	$273.42	$1,553	-0.59
620	620	1	245.00	$245.00	$1,519	-12.92
650–680	670	3	240.00–260.00	$246.47	$1,651	+13.67
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	+10.00
760	760	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,406	+20.00
805	805	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,328	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	235.00	$235.00	$599	+25.00
305–345	325	2	290.00	$290.00	$942	-0.07
350–385	365	4	270.00–295.00	$287.64	$1,050	+74.72
420	420	1	225.00	$225.00	$945	-14.35
460–490	475	2	200.00–205.00	$202.42	$961	-52.94
500	500	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,250	+45.38
550–570	560	2	180.00–200.00	$190.18	$1,065	—
675	675	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,215	-14.91

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	145.00	$145.00	$884	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	475.00–500.00	$486.54	$1,109	+34.25
275–295	287	9	485.00–520.00	$503.61	$1,445	+45.67
305–345	331	7	400.00–447.50	$415.89	$1,377	-25.91
350–390	375	14	390.00–435.00	$409.48	$1,536	-1.83
400–440	421	5	385.00–435.00	$408.37	$1,719	+15.56
450–495	472	20	335.00–375.00	$356.16	$1,681	+4.37
500–540	521	9	345.00–367.50	$353.90	$1,844	+36.68
550–560	553	6	325.00–367.50	$349.57	$1,933	+30.44
600–635	617	5	307.50–355.00	$336.75	$2,078	+10.47
650–695	670	6	282.50–315.00	$295.15	$1,978	+32.62
705–720	710	3	250.00–295.00	$268.27	$1,905	+45.07
765–780	773	2	220.00–255.00	$237.67	$1,837	+7.67
880	880	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,288	+55.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	370.00	$370.00	$962	+25.98
305–310	308	3	320.00–375.00	$350.16	$1,078	—
360–385	373	4	285.00–320.00	$305.13	$1,138	-63.72
410	410	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,496	+24.74
450–490	467	7	300.00–325.00	$317.26	$1,482	+14.42
505–525	515	3	270.00–315.00	$288.04	$1,483	+10.58
550–595	575	9	270.00–315.00	$291.09	$1,674	+28.23
620–645	631	6	225.00–270.00	$245.61	$1,550	-19.85
650–685	668	2	260.00–265.00	$262.43	$1,753	—
705	705	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,657	+50.00
760	760	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,558	+37.70

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	315.00	$315.00	$772	—
265–290	278	2	270.00–315.00	$291.49	$810	-8.51
345	345	1	285.00	$285.00	$983	+18.50
390	390	2	285.00–295.00	$290.00	$1,131	+0.31
400–430	415	2	275.00–285.00	$279.82	$1,161	+11.38
450–490	470	2	185.00–210.00	$198.03	$931	-53.69
515	515	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,365	+49.28
565–585	575	2	225.00–250.00	$237.28	$1,364	+45.76
630	630	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,197	-35.00
660	660	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,320	—
725	725	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,341	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	230.00	$230.00	$770	+54.56
435	435	1	200.00	$200.00	$870	+2.52
520	520	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,014	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
975–1620	1193	80-85%	24	142.00–162.00	$154.17	$1,839	—
1230–1630	1398	80-85%	3	165.00–167.00	$165.97	$2,320	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
885–900	892	85-90%	3	145.00–148.00	$146.67	$1,308	—
670–1325	899	85-90%	12	109.00–124.00	$115.66	$1,040	—
730–1160	1018	85-90%	10	126.00–142.00	$131.59	$1,340	+0.83

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1510–1530	1520	75-80%	2	152.00	$152.00	$2,310	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1855	1446	7	165.00–180.00	$175.22	$2,534	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
810–835	823	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,775.00	$1,688.83
920–1130	1037	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,675.00–1,975.00	$1,820.98
1135–1460	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,825.00–2,300.00	$2,092.24

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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
670	670	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,775.00	$1,775.00	—
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,975.00	$2,975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420	420	1	160.00	$160.00	$672	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,344	—
780	780	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,028	—

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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.