Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange Market Report

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

NC 5-weight heifers at Shelby brought $333/cwt, running $7/cwt below the NC average ($340) and $26/cwt under Norwood, NC ($359). The class is down $50 from its early-July peak of $371. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last 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

▼ Feeder cattle: while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower
▲ Slaughter cattle: Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ 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	Age	Stage	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	Age	Stage	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.