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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, December 9, 2025

321 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $434.53/cwt +12.20 vs last sale · ≈ $1,629/hd at 375 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 steers $438.30/cwt +18.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,863/hd at 425 lb · 13 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $365.62/cwt +11.26 vs last sale · ≈ $1,945/hd at 532 lb · 11 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 321 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 475.00 $475.00 $1,544 +50.64
360–370 365 3 405.00–435.00 $423.45 $1,546 -5.45
405–449 425 13 420.00–450.00 $438.30 $1,863 +18.50
450–490 466 7 372.50–427.50 $408.05 $1,902 +31.85
540 540 1 382.50 $382.50 $2,066 +22.28
560–590 574 5 310.00–352.50 $335.02 $1,923 -23.28
600–638 632 8 300.00–320.00 $309.76 $1,958 -25.10
770 770 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,964 ±0.00
920 920 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,656 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 220.00–250.00 $235.00 $470 —
555–570 563 2 182.50–220.00 $201.00 $1,132 —
690 690 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,242 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,443 +22.91
415–425 420 2 350.00 $350.00 $1,470 -25.00
715 715 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,430 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 240 2 390.00–430.00 $409.58 $983 +38.28
265–295 276 4 400.00–440.00 $417.96 $1,154 +6.13
315 315 2 390.00–405.00 $397.50 $1,252 +31.90
350–390 372 6 335.00–370.00 $350.70 $1,305 -16.48
410–445 431 7 340.00–375.00 $359.73 $1,550 +24.88
450–495 472 9 320.00–365.00 $344.22 $1,625 +9.03
505–545 520 11 315.00–347.50 $333.64 $1,735 -2.20
550–595 567 11 310.00–342.50 $326.16 $1,849 -1.93
600–635 611 8 280.00–322.50 $308.71 $1,886 +3.66
655–670 662 3 270.00–315.00 $288.26 $1,908 -4.32
710–740 725 4 210.00–245.00 $224.83 $1,630 -23.46
750–765 758 2 242.50–265.00 $253.86 $1,924 -11.14
800–825 815 3 180.00–225.00 $209.82 $1,710 -6.46
855–868 864 3 245.00–265.00 $258.40 $2,233 +23.46
925 925 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,572 —
970 970 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,794 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–265 258 2 320.00–345.00 $332.14 $857 —
300–320 312 3 340.00–350.00 $346.79 $1,082 +19.12
395 395 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,304 +11.23
410–425 418 2 310.00–330.00 $319.82 $1,337 +41.87
505–515 510 2 240.00–262.50 $251.36 $1,282 -11.80
645 645 1 267.50 $267.50 $1,725 +6.19
660–695 678 2 240.00–245.00 $242.44 $1,644 -10.04
730–745 737 3 185.00–205.00 $193.39 $1,425 —
775 775 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,395 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 285.00 $285.00 $770 —
330 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 -30.00
395 395 1 250.00 $250.00 $988 +11.42
410–445 424 4 235.00–285.00 $254.75 $1,080 +42.25
510 510 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,173 -7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 232 3 500.00–540.00 $521.22 $1,209 +66.22
250–295 280 4 460.00–515.00 $491.00 $1,375 +20.85
300–345 324 6 450.00–490.00 $471.49 $1,528 +47.76
350–395 375 14 410.00–465.00 $434.53 $1,629 +12.20
425–445 434 8 400.00–432.50 $413.79 $1,796 +8.18
450–485 471 5 342.50–385.00 $368.17 $1,734 -8.40
505–545 532 11 350.00–382.50 $365.62 $1,945 +11.26
550–585 564 5 340.00–372.50 $359.29 $2,026 +14.17
600–640 617 7 300.00–325.00 $317.14 $1,957 +25.99
650–685 671 4 260.00–292.50 $275.08 $1,846 -43.69
705–740 722 9 242.50–277.50 $259.43 $1,873 -10.09
765–795 775 4 215.00–240.00 $225.05 $1,744 -57.45
810 810 1 227.50 $227.50 $1,843 -7.50
850 850 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,912 —
965 965 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,178 +30.00
350–385 374 5 335.00–380.00 $356.67 $1,334 +1.67
410–425 418 4 345.00–380.00 $367.28 $1,535 +38.94
450 450 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,440 —
505 505 2 310.00–330.00 $320.00 $1,616 —
590–595 593 2 250.00–300.00 $275.11 $1,631 -36.09
625–645 632 3 225.00–250.00 $235.16 $1,486 —
650–685 665 5 240.00–260.00 $251.06 $1,670 +1.06
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 305.00 $305.00 $976 —
400 400 2 220.00–230.00 $225.00 $900 —
455 455 1 190.00 $190.00 $864 +10.00
525 525 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,208 —
585 585 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,170 -20.00
620 620 1 160.00 $160.00 $992 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165 1165 80-85% 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,980 —
1005–1635 1250 80-85% 22 137.00–158.00 $148.44 $1,856 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 85-90% 1 88.00 $88.00 $788 -49.18
640–1230 1033 85-90% 12 115.00–131.00 $123.98 $1,281 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1455 1455 75-80% 1 139.00 $139.00 $2,022 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1190 1190 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,737 —
1165–1820 1455 6 155.00–166.00 $161.25 $2,346 —
1645–1730 1688 2 180.00–185.00 $182.44 $3,080 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
840 840 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
910–1005 958 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,700.00 $1,628.72
1145–1225 1185 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,550.00–1,925.00 $1,743.83

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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
995–1130 1063 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00–2,850.00 $2,796.82 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 2 315.00 $315.00 $1,402 —
555 555 2 310.00 $310.00 $1,720 —

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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.