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

Shelby, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Tuesday, July 28, 2026

348 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.60/cwt -7.24 vs last sale · ≈ $1,811/hd at 533 lb · 29 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 steers $372.88/cwt +8.03 vs last sale · ≈ $2,181/hd at 585 lb · 18 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $352.86/cwt -60.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 429 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 348 362 247
Feeder cattle 274 279 172
Slaughter cattle 62 60 63
Replacement cattle 12 23 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 1 head Baby Calves: 525.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,260 -40.00
300–330 313 4 460.00–500.00 $472.24 $1,478 +12.24
350–385 368 2 400.00–430.00 $415.71 $1,530 -74.63
405–440 422 5 350.00–385.00 $364.50 $1,538 -79.80
451 value added 451 5 417.50 $417.50 $1,883 —
450–480 468 4 365.00–390.00 $377.88 $1,768 -56.96
500–545 514 4 330.00–380.00 $356.73 $1,834 -52.35
560–595 583 6 310.00–361.00 $343.65 $2,003 -21.20
586 value added 586 12 387.50 $387.50 $2,271 —
600–620 610 2 320.00–335.00 $327.38 $1,997 -2.62
685 685 1 330.00 $330.00 $2,260 -12.50
830 830 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,116 -55.00
880 880 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,420 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,240 +40.00
435 435 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,479 -67.44

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 1 520.00 $520.00 $1,040 +52.35
250–290 268 4 430.00–490.00 $456.82 $1,224 -3.18
315–320 318 2 470.00–480.00 $474.96 $1,510 +50.23
350–390 365 12 350.00–400.00 $371.38 $1,356 -49.24
405–445 425 11 307.50–360.00 $336.87 $1,432 -43.42
455–485 470 13 310.00–345.00 $329.16 $1,547 -54.58
500–545 524 13 300.00–340.00 $317.57 $1,664 -29.27
541 value added 541 16 357.50 $357.50 $1,934 —
550–590 563 8 280.00–320.00 $307.51 $1,731 -25.03
620–631 628 8 305.00–325.00 $320.04 $2,010 -8.80
655–680 668 2 270.00–295.00 $282.27 $1,886 -40.23
705–730 715 4 260.00–295.00 $271.11 $1,938 -29.89
755 755 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,038 —
845 845 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,197 —
850 850 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,295 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 350.00 $350.00 $840 —
270–280 275 2 360.00–400.00 $380.36 $1,046 +60.36
305–310 308 2 390.00–400.00 $394.96 $1,216 +14.96
350–370 360 2 290.00–330.00 $309.44 $1,114 -65.49
400–440 418 3 325.00–340.00 $333.09 $1,392 -18.60
480–495 486 5 295.00–330.00 $305.90 $1,487 -25.49
500 500 2 270.00–290.00 $280.00 $1,400 —
720 720 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,728 —
880 880 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,549 —
985 985 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,773 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 255.00 $255.00 $668 —
315–345 330 2 220.00 $220.00 $726 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 282 3 480.00–500.00 $493.02 $1,390 -6.15
300–345 335 8 410.00–465.00 $438.37 $1,469 -28.32
350–385 369 8 370.00–420.00 $397.22 $1,466 -61.74
400–445 429 15 320.00–375.00 $352.86 $1,514 -60.76
450–490 467 8 330.00–375.00 $352.22 $1,645 -27.72
500–545 524 14 320.00–365.00 $336.94 $1,766 -15.94
550–590 563 9 290.00–327.50 $312.40 $1,759 -32.49
600–640 627 7 270.00–310.00 $294.91 $1,849 -36.90
650–675 660 3 270.00–300.00 $288.45 $1,904 -33.35
710–715 713 2 280.00 $280.00 $1,996 -32.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 360.00–400.00 $380.52 $1,096 -49.48
305–325 318 3 370.00–390.00 $380.96 $1,211 —
365–395 380 2 340.00 $340.00 $1,292 -62.39
410 410 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,394 -25.25
465–490 478 2 280.00–305.00 $292.83 $1,400 -49.67
505–545 526 6 280.00–320.00 $307.25 $1,616 —
555–565 560 2 280.00–317.50 $298.92 $1,674 —
600–630 620 3 235.00–280.00 $254.60 $1,579 -0.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
262 262 1 255.00 $255.00 $668 —
420 420 1 290.00 $290.00 $1,218 —
500 500 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,175 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1595 1236 80-85% 19 168.00–181.00 $174.42 $2,156 +1.70
1065–1780 1353 80-85% 10 183.00–197.50 $187.63 $2,539 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
740–760 745 85-90% 4 125.00–130.00 $128.72 $959 —
850–1060 920 85-90% 5 136.00–159.00 $146.58 $1,349 —
1010–1020 1015 85-90% 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,675 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1885 1573 75-80% 5 160.00–176.00 $167.21 $2,630 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1715 1558 3 190.00–203.00 $198.03 $3,085 —
1555–1760 1658 2 211.00–213.00 $212.06 $3,516 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
900 900 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,450.00 $1,450.00
965 965 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00
900–1200 1050 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,900.00–2,450.00 $2,214.29
1380–1385 1383 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,650.00 $2,599.91

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
615–1095 822 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00–2,850.00 $2,535.80 —
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —

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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.