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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 2, 2025

412 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $345.12/cwt +7.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,957/hd at 567 lb · 20 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $376.57/cwt -17.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,770/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $334.85/cwt +8.71 vs last sale · ≈ $1,426/hd at 426 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 412 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–295 283 2 400.00–410.00 $405.22 $1,147 —
300–345 323 3 400.00–445.00 $424.36 $1,371 —
360–380 370 4 415.00–445.00 $428.90 $1,587 +10.90
405–445 427 7 405.00–435.00 $419.80 $1,793 +8.80
450–495 465 8 365.00–387.50 $376.20 $1,749 -13.38
500–540 519 10 352.50–372.50 $360.22 $1,870 +14.68
550–585 569 5 342.50–370.00 $358.30 $2,039 +4.50
605–645 628 5 312.50–357.50 $334.86 $2,103 -0.81
665 665 2 340.00 $340.00 $2,261 +15.95
730 730 4 287.50–310.00 $298.75 $2,181 +2.08
790 790 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,014 +5.00
820 820 1 305.00 $305.00 $2,501 —
870–882 878 5 250.00–290.00 $273.08 $2,398 -11.92
955 955 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,435 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 355.00–380.00 $367.09 $1,388 —
405 405 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,519 +85.23
470–495 481 4 330.00–345.00 $338.83 $1,630 +23.02
512–540 521 3 300.00–320.00 $306.91 $1,599 -3.09
575–585 582 3 275.00–322.50 $299.03 $1,740 —
875 875 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,012 +45.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
385 385 1 230.00 $230.00 $886 —
400–415 408 2 280.00–300.00 $289.82 $1,182 —
505 505 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,439 +35.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 350.00–390.00 $371.30 $854 -40.48
250–295 276 8 390.00–430.00 $411.83 $1,137 +7.52
320–345 329 8 350.00–390.00 $365.60 $1,203 -38.78
350–395 370 12 350.00–400.00 $367.18 $1,359 +11.98
400–445 426 15 310.00–367.50 $334.85 $1,426 +8.71
450–495 471 11 310.00–362.50 $335.19 $1,579 +19.77
500–545 523 9 310.00–352.50 $335.84 $1,756 +10.67
550–590 573 7 310.00–347.50 $328.09 $1,880 +15.98
615–645 627 5 285.00–325.00 $305.05 $1,913 +12.12
650–695 673 8 270.00–315.00 $292.58 $1,969 +2.74
710–740 729 4 230.00–275.00 $248.29 $1,810 +3.52
785 785 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,080 —
800–805 803 2 207.50–225.00 $216.28 $1,737 —
885–890 888 2 215.00–255.00 $234.94 $2,086 +35.95
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–340 333 2 320.00–335.00 $327.67 $1,091 -1.14
350–385 364 8 300.00–332.50 $318.77 $1,160 +9.90
425–440 431 5 250.00–305.00 $277.95 $1,198 —
455–485 474 4 250.00–300.00 $274.80 $1,303 -10.20
500–540 521 5 252.00–280.00 $263.16 $1,371 +3.26
550–595 574 6 255.00–300.00 $276.62 $1,588 -3.37
605–645 623 6 250.00–270.00 $261.31 $1,628 +19.91
670–680 675 2 250.00–255.00 $252.48 $1,704 +72.61
785 785 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,413 +10.66
810 810 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,377 -11.00
870 870 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,262 -18.17
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 250.00 $250.00 $588 —
300–305 303 2 280.00 $280.00 $848 —
355–390 369 4 225.00–270.00 $238.58 $880 +10.72
430 430 1 212.50 $212.50 $914 -32.10
545 545 1 237.50 $237.50 $1,294 -3.50
550–585 565 3 200.00–230.00 $212.21 $1,199 -0.40
615 615 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,353 +45.00
770 770 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,155 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 450.00–460.00 $455.00 $1,115 -26.74
265–295 282 6 440.00–490.00 $470.15 $1,326 +21.41
300–335 315 8 400.00–460.00 $423.73 $1,335 +4.55
355–395 377 11 405.00–442.50 $422.33 $1,592 +4.32
405–440 423 9 375.00–427.50 $405.61 $1,716 -0.50
455–495 470 16 350.00–400.00 $376.57 $1,770 -17.81
500–545 519 12 340.00–367.50 $354.36 $1,839 -0.07
550–595 567 20 330.00–372.50 $345.12 $1,957 +7.09
600–640 617 5 280.00–305.00 $291.15 $1,796 -29.57
655–660 658 2 312.50–325.00 $318.77 $2,098 +34.75
700–745 723 4 247.50–285.00 $269.52 $1,949 +12.78
755 755 1 282.50 $282.50 $2,133 +41.50
825 825 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,939 —
930 930 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 350.00 $350.00 $822 -20.00
295 295 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,032 —
325 325 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,138 +9.76
390 390 1 355.00 $355.00 $1,384 +18.55
440–445 442 3 310.00–345.00 $328.34 $1,451 -0.57
495 495 1 327.50 $327.50 $1,621 -6.70
585–590 588 2 300.00–322.50 $311.20 $1,830 +18.93
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 +12.50
715 715 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,644 +30.00
790 790 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,659 —
800 800 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,680 +21.00
915 915 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,510 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 250.00 $250.00 $600 —
265 265 1 230.00 $230.00 $610 —
480 480 1 180.00 $180.00 $864 -110.00
565 565 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,243 +20.00
695 695 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,042 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1810 1225 80-85% 16 136.00–157.00 $148.80 $1,823 +3.66
1180–1660 1366 80-85% 5 160.00–163.00 $161.21 $2,202 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545–970 830 85-90% 5 100.00–115.00 $109.77 $911 —
860–935 888 85-90% 3 135.00–139.00 $137.18 $1,218 —
825–1415 1053 85-90% 8 118.00–132.00 $125.89 $1,326 -3.01
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1660 1502 75-80% 3 130.00–140.00 $136.00 $2,043 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1330 1043 6 120.00–155.00 $138.05 $1,440 —
1225 1225 1 195.00 $195.00 $2,389 —
1135–1885 1559 4 169.00–182.50 $173.24 $2,701 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
665–1040 853 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,125.00–1,500.00 $1,353.74
935 935 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00
1020 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00
895–1280 1038 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,200.00–1,975.00 $1,571.27
1095–1105 1100 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,850.00–2,050.00 $1,950.45
1120–1250 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,450.00–1,850.00 $1,660.97
1280–1460 1370 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 1,800.00–2,350.00 $2,093.07

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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
640 640 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,050.00 $1,050.00 —
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,525.00 $2,525.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,070 —

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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.