Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, January 20, 2026

353 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $343.72/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,633/hd at 475 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $420.24/cwt +26.95 vs last sale · ≈ $1,963/hd at 467 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $374.75/cwt +17.79 vs last sale · ≈ $1,949/hd at 520 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	353	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	331	5	465.00–530.00	$505.42	$1,673	+22.83
350–385	368	5	450.00–505.00	$472.96	$1,740	+11.77
400–445	419	9	425.00–460.00	$441.59	$1,850	+18.95
450–485	476	4	385.00–440.00	$411.50	$1,959	-16.15
500–540	522	12	365.00–392.50	$378.96	$1,978	-5.00
550–595	573	6	347.50–382.50	$362.43	$2,077	+4.58
635	635	1	377.50	$377.50	$2,397	+37.14
650–685	664	4	315.00–340.00	$322.45	$2,141	-38.77
835	835	1	222.50	$222.50	$1,858	—
925	925	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,804	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–375	365	2	370.00–425.00	$398.25	$1,454	+0.81
455	455	1	372.50	$372.50	$1,695	+14.59
560	560	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,792	-23.78
695	695	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,738	+12.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
340	340	1	280.00	$280.00	$952	+30.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	3	430.00–500.00	$463.33	$1,135	-66.67
260–280	270	3	380.00–420.00	$396.30	$1,070	-100.56
335–345	340	3	390.00–415.00	$401.74	$1,366	-68.84
355–390	376	9	350.00–380.00	$359.04	$1,350	-67.19
415–440	426	5	345.00–395.00	$367.19	$1,564	-26.01
450–495	475	17	325.00–372.50	$343.72	$1,633	-1.97
500–540	519	13	300.00–350.00	$327.50	$1,700	+1.13
555–595	576	4	300.00–332.50	$310.28	$1,787	-16.30
600–645	624	7	292.50–317.50	$304.34	$1,899	-6.67
655–695	668	9	285.00–310.00	$298.84	$1,996	+8.86
700–730	715	4	235.00–255.00	$243.66	$1,742	-73.84
750	750	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,800	—
810–840	820	3	210.00–250.00	$230.24	$1,888	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	3	310.00–350.00	$331.33	$954	-68.67
345	345	2	350.00–360.00	$355.00	$1,225	-8.38
365–395	378	6	310.00–330.00	$324.98	$1,228	-24.28
420	420	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,281	-40.38
470–495	478	3	300.00–315.00	$304.91	$1,457	-15.94
520–530	525	2	270.00–300.00	$284.86	$1,496	+3.99
560	560	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,400	-20.14
675–685	680	2	215.00	$215.00	$1,462	-19.00
715	715	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,573	-30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–345	338	3	250.00–300.00	$276.21	$934	-13.89
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	-1.76
405–445	418	5	230.00–280.00	$260.51	$1,089	-48.22
475	475	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,188	-8.69
655	655	2	168.00–180.00	$174.00	$1,140	—
735	735	1	167.50	$167.50	$1,231	—

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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	231	4	510.00–560.00	$541.68	$1,251	+2.10
260–295	277	3	490.00–560.00	$536.81	$1,487	-12.48
310–345	330	5	470.00–510.00	$491.94	$1,623	-0.30
360–395	381	9	440.00–490.00	$465.74	$1,774	+13.80
400–445	421	9	425.00–480.00	$442.52	$1,863	+33.68
450–495	467	15	400.00–445.00	$420.24	$1,963	+26.95
500–545	520	13	350.00–402.50	$374.75	$1,949	+17.79
550–595	575	13	320.00–367.50	$354.83	$2,040	-2.50
610–640	627	7	315.00–342.00	$331.00	$2,075	+2.36
650–670	661	6	317.50–340.00	$329.25	$2,176	+39.20
720	720	1	297.50	$297.50	$2,142	+27.11
770	770	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	+25.00
800–820	809	4	215.00–235.00	$223.10	$1,805	+13.10

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–320	318	2	440.00	$440.00	$1,399	+71.07
360–395	375	4	400.00–425.00	$406.17	$1,523	+26.17
420–445	430	5	350.00–400.00	$384.22	$1,652	+13.71
470–490	479	5	370.00–382.50	$377.02	$1,806	+30.71
530	530	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,749	+25.13
625–640	633	2	280.00–310.00	$294.82	$1,866	+16.39
665	665	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,662	-13.21
745	745	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,564	-0.16
845	845	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,563	—
860	860	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,591	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	300.00	$300.00	$885	-32.64
315–335	325	2	280.00–310.00	$294.54	$957	-5.46
360–365	362	3	320.00–350.00	$336.68	$1,219	+100.88
445	445	2	272.50–325.00	$298.75	$1,329	+6.48
460–495	478	2	200.00–250.00	$225.92	$1,080	-48.04
500–510	505	2	245.00–280.00	$262.67	$1,326	-13.71
555	555	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,443	+22.22
630	630	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,166	-45.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1060–1965	1339	80-85%	19	150.00–169.00	$161.19	$2,158	—
1120–1675	1378	80-85%	4	171.00–177.00	$173.55	$2,392	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
615–1245	1072	85-90%	9	134.00–148.00	$139.11	$1,491	—
960–1295	1160	85-90%	4	115.00–120.00	$118.13	$1,370	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1425–1805	1578	75-80%	6	140.00–155.00	$150.17	$2,370	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1130	1075	2	162.50–170.00	$166.44	$1,789	—
1190–2375	1608	5	180.00–195.00	$185.05	$2,976	—
1500–2075	1873	3	200.00–211.00	$205.11	$3,842	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1125	1010	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	2,400.00–2,450.00	$2,427.85
1440	1440	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,850.00	$2,850.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	220.00	$220.00	$770	—

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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.