Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report, Shelby, NC

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, June 2, 2026

388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $414.27/cwt -7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $1,947/hd at 470 lb · 17 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $379.30/cwt -26.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,589/hd at 419 lb · 17 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $371.82/cwt -30.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,398/hd at 376 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	388	312	426
Feeder cattle	292	232	340
Slaughter cattle	71	68	76
Replacement cattle	25	12	10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

▼ Feeder cattle: while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 10.00 lower
▼ Slaughter cattle: Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	560.00	$560.00	$1,428	—
325–340	333	2	505.00–520.00	$512.33	$1,706	—
400–440	413	6	427.50–470.00	$448.47	$1,852	+1.95
505–545	527	10	370.00–427.50	$395.94	$2,087	-61.48
575–595	590	4	355.00–395.00	$380.72	$2,246	-48.90
610–630	618	4	300.00–350.00	$322.59	$1,994	-47.41
660–690	679	4	310.00–366.00	$331.16	$2,249	+16.14
715–735	725	3	250.00–280.00	$270.00	$1,958	-50.00
940	940	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,632	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–410	405	2	400.00	$400.00	$1,620	—
460	460	1	340.00	$340.00	$1,564	—
540	540	1	335.00	$335.00	$1,809	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	400.00	$400.00	$1,300	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–210	208	2	420.00–450.00	$435.18	$905	—
265–295	275	3	400.00–440.00	$425.70	$1,171	-17.29
315–345	334	9	380.00–415.00	$397.80	$1,329	-10.48
360–395	376	16	360.00–382.50	$371.82	$1,398	-30.03
400–445	419	17	360.00–410.00	$379.30	$1,589	-26.16
463 value added	463	5	420.00	$420.00	$1,945	—
460–490	471	7	350.00–407.50	$370.64	$1,746	-30.46
505–540	523	9	352.50–402.50	$380.29	$1,989	+28.96
565–595	579	7	300.00–350.00	$324.65	$1,880	-5.44
600–635	612	11	315.00–332.50	$323.09	$1,977	-10.84
650–655	653	2	275.00–300.00	$287.55	$1,878	-42.45
705–745	723	3	300.00–325.00	$314.13	$2,271	-0.84
800	800	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,480	+40.00
850–880	865	2	290.00–295.00	$292.46	$2,530	-17.54
985	985	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,773	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–235	233	2	390.00–410.00	$399.89	$932	—
275–290	283	2	340.00–385.00	$363.10	$1,028	-37.28
305–340	323	2	342.00–360.00	$351.49	$1,135	-13.40
360–390	375	2	345.00–380.00	$361.80	$1,357	+0.95
400–445	420	3	330.00–355.00	$344.52	$1,447	-19.26
450–480	469	7	300.00–342.00	$324.41	$1,521	+1.08
510–540	525	5	275.00–335.00	$301.86	$1,585	-28.14
590	590	2	280.00–290.00	$285.00	$1,682	—
610–645	628	2	250.00–270.00	$260.28	$1,635	—
730	730	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,752	+50.00
755–770	763	2	192.50–230.00	$211.43	$1,613	+31.43

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,065	—
450–495	469	4	220.00–275.00	$257.69	$1,209	—
545	545	2	200.00–250.00	$225.00	$1,226	—
570–590	580	2	230.00–265.00	$247.80	$1,437	—
625	625	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,375	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	230	2	560.00–590.00	$574.02	$1,320	+74.02
295	295	1	610.00	$610.00	$1,800	+145.02
300–340	314	4	530.00–580.00	$551.95	$1,733	+64.34
350–390	374	9	460.00–517.50	$484.81	$1,813	+5.09
405–440	423	14	400.00–440.00	$420.22	$1,778	-14.16
450–495	470	17	400.00–425.00	$414.27	$1,947	-7.72
500–540	521	8	385.00–415.00	$400.09	$2,084	-15.25
560–590	574	4	390.00–417.50	$409.27	$2,349	+21.65
600–640	616	7	332.50–387.50	$362.23	$2,231	+19.73
675–695	685	2	305.00–322.50	$313.88	$2,150	-16.12
725–745	735	2	260.00–275.00	$267.60	$1,967	—
770	770	1	270.00	$270.00	$2,079	-40.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	270	3	450.00–500.00	$484.26	$1,308	—
320–335	330	4	430.00–460.00	$445.11	$1,469	+28.84
350–375	363	2	375.00–410.00	$391.90	$1,423	-10.50
400–440	420	3	330.00–380.00	$357.46	$1,501	-7.78
475–490	483	2	320.00–330.00	$324.92	$1,569	-39.92
500–545	524	8	300.00–350.00	$328.16	$1,720	-15.45
565–595	580	2	320.00–340.00	$329.74	$1,912	—
610–615	613	3	300.00–325.00	$313.30	$1,921	—
685	685	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,986	+15.00
730–740	735	2	212.50–215.00	$213.74	$1,571	—
800	800	1	215.00	$215.00	$1,720	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	2	390.00–400.00	$395.00	$1,165	—
320–345	330	3	300.00–350.00	$323.89	$1,069	-26.11
360	360	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,044	—
415–445	430	2	300.00–320.00	$310.35	$1,335	—
620	620	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,457	—
710	710	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,491	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1165	970	85-90%	4	109.00–135.00	$123.11	$1,194	-6.39
1015	1015	85-90%	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,726	—
670–1275	1103	85-90%	17	140.00–166.00	$155.98	$1,720	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1580	1311	80-85%	16	167.00–186.00	$175.71	$2,304	—
1315	1315	80-85%	1	190.00	$190.00	$2,498	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1420–1785	1593	75-80%	5	160.00–170.00	$165.52	$2,637	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940	940	1	177.50	$177.50	$1,668	—
1020–2050	1676	8	180.00–203.00	$194.67	$3,263	—
1525–2160	1759	4	219.00–229.00	$222.43	$3,913	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
910–1005	967	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,650.00–2,400.00	$2,095.34
1090	1090	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,500.00	$2,500.00
1100	1100	Aged (>8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,600.00	$1,600.00
932–1515	1172	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	1,850.00–2,750.00	$2,282.31
1155–1190	1173	Aged (>8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	2,000.00–2,250.00	$2,123.13
920–1655	1255	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	2,000.00–2,825.00	$2,469.00

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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
810–855	833	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,300.00–3,450.00	$3,377.03	—
865–1100	1013	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	2,400.00–3,200.00	$2,926.90	—
1035	1035	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,100.00	$3,100.00	—

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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.