Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 6, 2026

404 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $433.35/cwt +54.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 426 lb · 18 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $470.01/cwt +62.01 vs last sale · ≈ $1,983/hd at 422 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $438.15/cwt +55.41 vs last sale · ≈ $2,094/hd at 478 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	404	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	2	550.00–600.00	$577.06	$1,575	—
325	325	1	480.00	$480.00	$1,560	+30.00
370–383	378	6	472.50–525.00	$506.52	$1,915	+34.52
400–415	408	4	435.00–480.00	$455.05	$1,857	+27.14
455–495	478	8	420.00–472.50	$457.37	$2,186	+38.39
500–528	518	6	412.50–462.50	$441.52	$2,287	+67.43
555–595	565	7	380.00–417.50	$395.03	$2,232	+32.03
630–645	638	2	335.00–350.00	$342.59	$2,186	-7.04
685–695	690	2	315.00–340.00	$327.59	$2,260	-32.41
790	790	1	360.00	$360.00	$2,844	+110.00
800	800	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,240	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–430	425	2	350.00–380.00	$364.82	$1,550	—
455	455	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,774	—
525	525	1	395.00	$395.00	$2,074	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	490.00	$490.00	$1,029	+30.00
250–295	273	7	400.00–450.00	$421.99	$1,152	+26.62
325–345	335	2	430.00–465.00	$446.98	$1,497	+41.94
350–395	375	10	440.00–490.00	$458.23	$1,718	+52.66
400–445	426	18	400.00–455.00	$433.35	$1,846	+54.54
450–460	453	7	410.00–435.00	$427.15	$1,935	+58.50
500–545	519	14	347.50–400.00	$377.85	$1,961	+17.61
550–595	576	11	350.00–377.50	$368.28	$2,121	+37.45
600–645	627	13	305.00–360.00	$337.24	$2,114	+37.16
650–695	671	12	310.00–345.00	$332.97	$2,234	+7.39
705–720	710	3	270.00–300.00	$285.00	$2,024	+20.00
815–840	828	2	255.00–272.50	$263.62	$2,183	—
850	850	2	202.50–219.00	$210.75	$1,791	—
965	965	1	205.00	$205.00	$1,978	+15.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	378	6	340.00–400.00	$373.37	$1,411	+23.37
425–445	435	2	365.00–390.00	$377.21	$1,641	+47.21
455–495	476	9	335.00–375.00	$357.15	$1,700	+32.82
500–540	523	6	325.00–340.00	$332.84	$1,741	+32.19
550–575	563	2	250.00–280.00	$264.67	$1,490	+34.67
605–635	623	3	215.00–250.00	$228.01	$1,421	-13.63
760	760	1	217.50	$217.50	$1,653	+17.50
805–835	823	3	160.00–180.00	$171.61	$1,412	+16.61
940	940	1	162.50	$162.50	$1,528	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	320.00	$320.00	$912	—
395	395	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,185	+75.00
420–445	435	3	270.00–320.00	$296.21	$1,289	+16.21
500–540	525	3	250.00–285.00	$266.25	$1,398	—
585	585	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,112	—
625	625	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,312	+30.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	228	3	520.00–590.00	$562.48	$1,282	+87.14
270–290	284	4	540.00–580.00	$570.48	$1,620	+77.49
300–345	316	10	470.00–550.00	$519.48	$1,642	+51.43
365–395	380	8	490.00–540.00	$505.51	$1,921	+73.36
400–445	422	16	435.00–485.00	$470.01	$1,983	+62.01
455–495	478	16	400.00–465.50	$438.15	$2,094	+55.41
500–535	520	10	390.00–440.00	$403.49	$2,098	+41.02
555–580	575	6	370.00–420.00	$395.99	$2,277	+39.10
630–645	635	3	300.00–320.00	$306.61	$1,947	-17.88
665–695	680	2	350.00–365.00	$357.33	$2,430	+35.14
700–725	713	2	305.00–350.00	$327.11	$2,332	-5.39
765–790	778	2	270.00	$270.00	$2,101	+40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,060	±0.00
300–320	310	2	400.00–450.00	$425.81	$1,320	+65.81
365–380	373	2	350.00–400.00	$374.50	$1,397	-15.50
410–435	427	3	370.00–425.00	$401.21	$1,713	—
455–495	466	4	352.50–382.50	$366.98	$1,710	+46.98
500–545	522	8	330.00–375.00	$357.38	$1,866	+62.38
555–585	564	4	315.00–360.00	$334.93	$1,889	+40.19
620	620	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,798	+10.00
675–695	687	3	227.50–270.00	$251.05	$1,725	-18.85
700–720	708	3	230.00–250.00	$241.56	$1,710	—
770	770	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	—
840	840	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,932	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	285	2	360.00–380.00	$370.18	$1,055	—
385	385	2	350.00–385.00	$367.50	$1,415	—
430–445	438	2	300.00–350.00	$324.57	$1,422	+39.54
450–470	460	2	280.00–300.00	$290.22	$1,335	—
515–545	535	3	200.00–250.00	$224.53	$1,201	—
555–590	573	4	230.00–270.00	$257.23	$1,474	+57.23
600	600	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,200	—
690	690	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,242	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1535	1283	80-85%	10	159.00–172.00	$166.65	$2,138	+16.47
1115–1760	1365	80-85%	31	173.00–193.00	$179.49	$2,450	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–980	787	85-90%	5	125.00–145.00	$138.43	$1,089	—
755–1190	973	85-90%	2	149.00–150.00	$149.39	$1,454	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020	1020	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,499	—
1085–2250	1517	9	180.00–192.00	$185.78	$2,818	—
1075–2090	1552	6	200.00–216.00	$208.99	$3,244	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
880–975	928	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,800.00–2,250.00	$2,036.52
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1500	1500	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	3,050.00	$3,050.00

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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
615–1435	1032	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,600.00–2,900.00	$2,363.49	—
980–1140	1060	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,200.00–3,350.00	$3,269.34	+327.70
865–1270	1068	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–3,900.00	$3,737.94	+796.30
1330	1330	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,150.00	$3,150.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	200.00	$200.00	$660	—
595	595	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,785	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
545	545	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,226	+75.00
550	550	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,072	—
670	670	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,340	—
730	730	1	142.00	$142.00	$1,037	—

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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.