Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 10, 2026

465 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.01/cwt +46.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,971/hd at 527 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $445.32/cwt +25.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,106/hd at 473 lb · 21 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $475.23/cwt +32.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,001/hd at 421 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	465	373	624
Feeder cattle	384	—	516
Slaughter cattle	62	—	91
Replacement cattle	19	—	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 4 head Baby Calves: 850.00 - 1200.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,344	—
270–280	275	3	500.00–600.00	$556.48	$1,530	—
325–340	332	3	560.00–610.00	$591.78	$1,965	+86.36
360–384	377	10	542.50–605.00	$569.84	$2,148	+96.88
400–420	412	6	495.00–530.00	$510.10	$2,102	+68.51
450–490	466	9	442.50–472.50	$461.08	$2,149	+49.58
500–545	512	10	420.00–452.50	$440.06	$2,253	+61.10
550–595	578	6	400.00–432.50	$408.90	$2,363	+46.47
605–645	619	5	360.00–400.00	$376.09	$2,328	-1.41
650–655	653	2	330.00–395.00	$362.62	$2,368	+40.17
720	720	2	360.00–372.50	$366.25	$2,637	—
815–845	827	3	320.00–335.00	$329.89	$2,728	+107.39
890	890	1	327.50	$327.50	$2,915	—
920	920	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,921	+122.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,710	+51.75
410	410	1	430.00	$430.00	$1,763	—
460	460	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,840	+27.50
530–535	533	3	380.00–387.50	$385.02	$2,052	—
570	570	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,995	+30.00
630	630	1	310.00	$310.00	$1,953	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385	385	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,155	—
495	495	1	332.50	$332.50	$1,646	—
510	510	1	305.00	$305.00	$1,556	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,118	+56.67
290–295	293	2	510.00–520.00	$515.04	$1,509	+118.74
315–345	335	13	490.00–555.00	$524.99	$1,759	+123.25
355–395	379	10	435.00–495.00	$466.17	$1,767	+107.13
400–445	427	15	420.00–465.00	$439.31	$1,876	+72.12
450–485	476	15	380.00–427.50	$408.02	$1,942	+64.30
500–548	527	24	350.00–410.00	$374.01	$1,971	+46.51
550–590	568	16	345.00–380.00	$360.61	$2,048	+50.33
600–640	621	7	320.00–345.00	$329.64	$2,047	+25.30
650–695	673	2	345.00–375.00	$360.50	$2,426	+61.66
725–735	730	2	295.00–320.00	$307.41	$2,244	+63.75
750–780	765	2	285.00–295.00	$289.90	$2,218	+49.90
810	810	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,430	+69.76
995	995	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,288	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	430.00	$430.00	$924	—
255	255	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,020	+68.67
310–330	323	3	400.00–410.00	$403.20	$1,302	+48.20
353–385	362	7	330.00–390.00	$374.81	$1,357	+49.83
410–445	434	5	350.00–400.00	$377.56	$1,639	+72.56
465–495	481	8	320.00–370.00	$349.86	$1,683	+44.95
510–535	520	3	325.00–335.00	$328.27	$1,707	+43.41
555–585	570	2	250.00–280.00	$264.61	$1,508	+14.61
615–635	625	2	240.00–270.00	$255.24	$1,595	—
695	695	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,598	+15.00
715–740	728	3	212.50–257.50	$236.53	$1,722	+16.53
750	750	1	207.50	$207.50	$1,556	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	290.00	$290.00	$710	—
250–285	267	5	290.00–330.00	$316.59	$845	—
305–345	325	2	340.00–370.00	$354.08	$1,151	+77.87
360–385	373	2	290.00–330.00	$309.33	$1,154	+9.33
400–420	412	5	255.00–320.00	$289.08	$1,191	+28.57
470–490	477	6	250.00–260.00	$255.00	$1,216	+5.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	600.00	$600.00	$1,290	+58.32
295	295	3	520.00–620.00	$580.00	$1,711	+43.19
300–345	331	10	510.00–565.00	$541.96	$1,794	+50.02
355–380	369	8	500.00–545.00	$532.01	$1,963	+66.27
400–445	421	16	445.00–500.00	$475.23	$2,001	+32.71
450–495	473	21	425.00–477.50	$445.32	$2,106	+25.08
500–545	521	14	360.00–410.00	$386.73	$2,015	+11.98
550–595	568	10	347.50–400.00	$371.70	$2,111	+16.87
600–640	615	8	330.00–385.00	$365.97	$2,251	+34.97
650–680	663	3	370.00–385.00	$376.78	$2,498	+47.53
700–720	710	4	300.00–340.00	$313.87	$2,228	+16.37
785	785	1	305.00	$305.00	$2,394	+55.00
800–810	805	3	210.00–255.00	$236.69	$1,905	+13.59
875	875	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,188	—
975–985	980	2	230.00–240.00	$235.03	$2,303	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	390.00	$390.00	$916	—
305–330	318	2	405.00–450.00	$426.61	$1,357	-13.39
355–375	365	2	420.00–440.00	$430.27	$1,570	+24.10
430	430	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,806	+35.78
490	490	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,813	-7.02
500–540	520	2	330.00–350.00	$339.62	$1,766	+9.62
575	575	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,610	—
610–645	626	6	250.00–310.00	$282.22	$1,767	-12.60
685	685	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,815	+15.00
705–725	715	2	255.00–260.00	$257.53	$1,841	+47.53
825	825	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,774	+30.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	250.00	$250.00	$650	-50.00
445	445	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,202	-28.75
465	465	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,256	+44.08
525	525	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,470	+17.33
635	635	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,270	+15.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
830–1575	1045	85-90%	6	102.50–125.00	$115.34	$1,205	—
108–1510	1107	85-90%	14	127.50–152.00	$140.94	$1,560	—
1270	1270	85-90%	1	158.00	$158.00	$2,007	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1105–1155	1130	80-85%	2	185.00	$185.00	$2,090	—
955–1585	1266	80-85%	15	158.00–175.00	$167.04	$2,115	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1360–1510	1455	75-80%	5	141.00–159.00	$148.09	$2,155	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1525–1915	1678	3	150.00–178.00	$166.74	$2,798	—
1780	1780	1	218.00	$218.00	$3,880	—
1855–2025	1963	3	201.00–206.00	$203.66	$3,998	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
750–1005	856	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,450.00–2,600.00	$2,129.78
820–900	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,550.00	$2,025.58
915	915	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1050	1050	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,650.00	$2,650.00
860–1305	1152	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,400.00–3,300.00	$3,019.32
1145–1160	1153	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,750.00	$2,253.25
1135–1445	1298	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	2,500.00–2,800.00	$2,661.62

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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
1180–1250	1215	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,950.00	$3,634.36	—
1165–1370	1268	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,850.00–3,950.00	$3,355.52	—

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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.