Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, February 24, 2026

389 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $443.27/cwt +29.08 vs last sale · ≈ $2,305/hd at 520 lb · 15 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $484.07/cwt -4.29 vs last sale · ≈ $2,280/hd at 471 lb · 14 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $540.62/cwt -22.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,049/hd at 379 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	389	457	399
Feeder cattle	304	397	307
Slaughter cattle	68	45	70
Replacement cattle	17	15	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 1 head Baby Calves: 1000.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–210	205	2	620.00–640.00	$630.24	$1,292	—
255–295	280	3	590.00–620.00	$606.01	$1,697	-53.99
300–345	316	5	550.00–630.00	$585.25	$1,849	-2.06
382–395	387	4	530.00–585.00	$562.23	$2,176	+39.96
400–435	414	6	500.00–545.00	$522.63	$2,164	+2.37
450–485	468	6	480.00–507.50	$494.55	$2,314	+9.88
500–535	518	2	432.50–450.00	$440.95	$2,284	-11.21
570–595	583	4	370.00–400.00	$383.94	$2,238	-22.17
600–630	615	4	380.00–427.50	$404.70	$2,489	+59.70
675–680	678	2	335.00–365.00	$350.06	$2,373	-26.46
815	815	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,404	-37.50
855	855	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,480	-25.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,210	—
375	375	3	407.50–450.00	$422.50	$1,584	+22.50
410–435	423	2	470.00–475.00	$472.57	$1,999	+12.51

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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	1	630.00	$630.00	$1,544	+180.00
250–295	270	8	590.00–645.00	$622.37	$1,680	+76.14
300–345	323	7	570.00–615.00	$588.72	$1,902	+87.97
350–385	365	7	480.00–545.00	$514.94	$1,880	-11.34
400–440	415	11	435.00–500.00	$472.32	$1,960	-1.85
450–495	469	9	410.00–495.00	$458.23	$2,149	+28.37
500–545	518	11	360.00–420.00	$401.58	$2,080	+11.77
550–585	571	10	375.00–415.00	$392.59	$2,242	+12.03
600–640	621	5	347.50–390.00	$363.87	$2,260	+10.49
650–695	668	6	315.00–347.50	$331.71	$2,216	+11.86
725	725	1	317.50	$317.50	$2,302	-0.63
760	760	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,242	-20.00
825–845	835	2	295.00–300.00	$297.47	$2,484	—
900	900	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,340	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	500.00–530.00	$516.52	$1,152	+136.52
250–285	268	3	440.00–450.00	$446.65	$1,197	+56.65
310–330	320	2	440.00–500.00	$470.94	$1,507	+57.30
350–395	372	3	400.00–450.00	$419.24	$1,560	+8.78
425–440	433	3	370.00–385.00	$375.02	$1,624	-29.97
450–485	468	2	365.00–380.00	$372.78	$1,745	+23.86
510–530	521	4	285.00–340.00	$315.13	$1,642	+31.37
555	555	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,915	+49.06
655	655	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,670	+70.00
740	740	1	260.00	$260.00	$1,924	—
810–845	827	3	177.50–195.00	$184.29	$1,524	—
890	890	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,646	—
900–915	908	2	175.00–177.50	$176.24	$1,600	—
960	960	1	182.50	$182.50	$1,752	+11.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	400.00	$400.00	$940	—
250	250	1	310.00	$310.00	$775	+10.71
300–325	310	3	350.00–380.00	$365.08	$1,132	+5.53
385	385	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,309	-25.00
405	405	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,094	-30.56
480	480	1	195.00	$195.00	$936	-93.28
525	525	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,260	-75.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	218	7	580.00–660.00	$630.89	$1,375	—
250–295	270	10	550.00–650.00	$610.69	$1,649	+4.70
305–345	331	8	570.00–630.00	$585.28	$1,937	-4.62
360–395	379	12	500.00–585.00	$540.62	$2,049	-22.50
405–445	428	12	475.00–550.00	$513.04	$2,196	-4.97
450–495	471	14	440.00–505.00	$484.07	$2,280	-4.29
500–545	520	15	420.00–485.00	$443.27	$2,305	+29.08
550–595	573	9	350.00–412.50	$388.10	$2,224	+9.37
600–645	618	10	365.00–420.00	$395.99	$2,447	+45.76
665–690	680	3	350.00–390.00	$364.73	$2,480	+36.19
720	720	1	290.00	$290.00	$2,088	-15.06
750–755	753	2	290.00–300.00	$294.98	$2,221	+11.65
800–815	808	2	295.00	$295.00	$2,384	+3.84
900–935	918	2	230.00–245.00	$237.64	$2,182	+0.23
960	960	1	265.00	$265.00	$2,544	±0.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,150	—
335	335	1	520.00	$520.00	$1,742	+120.00
415	415	1	460.00	$460.00	$1,909	+10.07
450–490	475	4	350.00–420.00	$389.64	$1,851	-35.84
525–540	533	2	370.00–400.00	$384.79	$2,051	+13.53
550–570	560	2	330.00	$330.00	$1,848	+1.51
670	670	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,010	+5.00
760–780	770	2	245.00–265.00	$254.87	$1,962	—
890	890	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,092	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	320.00	$320.00	$880	—
380	380	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,482	+7.52
420	420	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,638	+76.63

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1120	1095	80-85%	2	180.00–195.00	$187.33	$2,051	—
1000–1550	1207	80-85%	15	161.00–179.00	$169.57	$2,047	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1175	1028	85-90%	8	137.00–155.00	$146.30	$1,504	-10.02
970–1110	1028	85-90%	4	159.00–164.00	$160.92	$1,654	+4.60
915–1215	1033	85-90%	3	109.00–130.00	$123.43	$1,275	-32.89

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1370–1515	1447	75-80%	3	155.00–158.00	$156.95	$2,271	-4.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1055–2150	1547	6	180.00–200.00	$193.63	$2,995	-19.51
1440–1995	1748	5	208.00–221.00	$215.36	$3,764	—
2335	2335	1	160.00	$160.00	$3,736	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830	830	Aged (>8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,475.00	$1,475.00
865–1150	1050	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,700.00–2,750.00	$2,425.63
715–1450	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	1,450.00–2,700.00	$2,287.18
880–1265	1105	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,550.00–2,400.00	$1,997.89
1140	1140	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,000.00	$2,000.00
1060–1285	1207	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	2,700.00–2,800.00	$2,749.86
1205–1265	1235	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,750.00–2,850.00	$2,801.21

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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
955–965	960	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,500.00–3,000.00	$2,751.30	—

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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.