Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange

Shelby, North Carolina · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Tue, Oct 13, 2026. 47 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Tuesday.

Receipts

227 head

Last reported: 289 (Oct 6, 2026)
Year ago: 616

500-599 lb steers

$358.53/cwt

8 head, M&L 1
▲ +$1.17 vs last week
▲ +$1.43 vs Oct 14, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$297.50/cwt

1 head, M&L 1
▲ +$37.24 vs last week
▼ -$10.95 vs Oct 14, 2025

Reports

47 in 12 mo

Since Oct 14, 2025
Usual day: Tuesday

Prices, Oct 13, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	288280-295	535.00535.00	$1,541
1	335335	465.00465.00	$1,558
3	365350-385	451.37440.00-460.00	$1,648
2	420400-440	394.05375.00-415.00	$1,655
1	465465	437.50437.50	$2,034
4	534515-545	359.43350.00-372.50	$1,919
4	580555-595	357.64350.00-367.50	$2,074
2	608600-615	331.51310.00-352.50	$2,016
2	675665-685	341.31337.50-345.00	$2,304
1	700700	297.50297.50	$2,082
1	800800	280.00280.00	$2,240
1	935935	250.00250.00	$2,338

Feeder steers, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	355355	250.00250.00	$888

Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	275275	430.00430.00	$1,182
2	320300-340	411.72400.00-425.00	$1,318
6	368360-375	412.89400.00-427.50	$1,519
5	416400-430	372.76360.00-395.00	$1,551
8	471450-485	361.16340.00-387.50	$1,701
10	523505-545	337.86320.00-355.00	$1,767
9	562550-585	315.44300.00-335.00	$1,773
8	616600-645	282.95270.00-300.00	$1,743
2	680675-685	259.89245.00-275.00	$1,767
1	740740	240.00240.00	$1,776
1	825825	222.50222.50	$1,836
1	895895	245.00245.00	$2,193
1	995995	215.00215.00	$2,139

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	375375	350.00350.00	$1,312
3	428415-440	328.09315.00-340.00	$1,404
2	460450-470	287.34280.00-295.00	$1,322
4	525515-530	287.52280.00-300.00	$1,509
3	575555-595	283.28280.00-285.00	$1,629
1	605605	230.00230.00	$1,392
1	690690	220.00220.00	$1,518

Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	510510	240.00240.00	$1,224

Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	235235	480.00480.00	$1,128
1	270270	550.00550.00	$1,485
2	330315-345	496.48475.00-520.00	$1,638
6	368355-390	444.85420.00-465.00	$1,637
6	441425-445	434.06425.00-447.50	$1,914
10	472450-495	406.43387.50-422.50	$1,918
6	519500-535	380.37367.50-400.00	$1,974
9	567550-590	356.45330.00-370.00	$2,021
6	623600-645	318.86300.00-342.50	$1,986
3	657650-665	296.65295.00-300.00	$1,949
2	740735-745	294.90280.00-310.00	$2,182

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	290290	450.00450.00	$1,305
1	320320	400.00400.00	$1,280
4	429420-445	368.73360.00-380.00	$1,582
1	480480	340.00340.00	$1,632
2	515515	317.50300.00-335.00	$1,635
3	557550-565	288.34270.00-315.00	$1,606
2	730725-735	232.59220.00-245.00	$1,698

Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	410410	320.00320.00	$1,312
1	485485	260.00260.00	$1,261
2	533525-540	263.84257.50-270.00	$1,406
1	645645	175.00175.00	$1,129

Feeder dairy steers, Large 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	380380	310.00310.00	$1,178
1	435435	355.00355.00	$1,544
1	580580	350.00350.00	$2,030
4	611600-635	326.25325.00-330.00	$1,993
2	673660-685	330.00330.00	$2,221
2	738735-740	299.95285.00-315.00	$2,214

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
8	1,4151000-2005	172.70168.00-180.00	$2,444	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
4	1,4841395-1565	130.76129.00-136.00	$1,940	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
16	1,2211015-1415	138.43131.00-150.00	$1,690	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
9	1,072915-1295	122.38107.00-126.00	$1,312	Average dressing
1	1,0901090	127.00127.00	$1,384	High dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 47 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$358.53	$297.50
Oct 5, 2026	$357.36	$260.26
Sep 28, 2026	$358.35	$330.00
Sep 21, 2026	$347.07	$292.58
Sep 14, 2026	$369.82	-
Sep 7, 2026	$321.83	$292.75
Aug 31, 2026	$347.16	$298.03
Aug 24, 2026	$345.13	$300.77
Aug 17, 2026	$389.13	$270.00
Aug 10, 2026	$385.76	$318.62
Aug 3, 2026	$374.62	-
Jul 27, 2026	$369.95	-
Jul 20, 2026	$386.97	$319.89
Jul 13, 2026	$406.79	$341.21
Jul 6, 2026	$369.51	$320.00
Jun 22, 2026	$381.99	$285.00
Jun 15, 2026	$417.61	$340.37
Jun 8, 2026	$397.43	-
Jun 1, 2026	$391.59	$270.00
May 25, 2026	$449.24	$320.00
May 18, 2026	$446.26	$327.50
May 11, 2026	$436.70	$352.52
May 4, 2026	$441.22	$365.99
Apr 27, 2026	$427.90	$313.85
Apr 20, 2026	$444.42	$353.75
Apr 13, 2026	$452.38	$339.29
Apr 6, 2026	$441.08	$378.74
Mar 30, 2026	$414.45	$326.98
Mar 23, 2026	$424.64	$358.75
Mar 16, 2026	$422.88	$350.00
Mar 9, 2026	$426.37	$340.00
Mar 2, 2026	$397.17	$310.00
Feb 23, 2026	$402.94	-
Feb 16, 2026	$431.23	$354.06
Feb 9, 2026	$428.38	$366.25
Jan 19, 2026	$373.45	-
Jan 12, 2026	$387.67	$321.38
Jan 5, 2026	$416.49	$360.00
Dec 15, 2025	$370.00	$286.61
Dec 8, 2025	$342.93	$255.00
Dec 1, 2025	$359.58	$290.00
Nov 17, 2025	$350.28	$285.00
Nov 10, 2025	$349.86	$293.81
Nov 3, 2025	$374.00	$282.90
Oct 27, 2025	$336.44	$300.00
Oct 20, 2025	$360.31	$320.00
Oct 13, 2025	$357.10	$308.45

Price slide, Oct 13, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$454.78	$412.60
400-499 lb	$408.53-46.25	$365.62-46.98
500-599 lb	$358.53-50.00	$327.24-38.38
600-699 lb	$336.41-22.12	$278.34-48.90
700-799 lb	$297.50-38.91	$240.00-38.34
800-899 lb	$280.00-17.50	$233.75-6.25
900-999 lb	$250.00-30.00	$215.00-18.75

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Harward Brothers Livestock MarketTurnersburg, NC	59	Oct 12	$370.07
Wilkes Livestock ExchangeNorth Wilkesboro, NC	65	Sep 30	$392.50
WNC Regional Livestock CenterCanton, NC	74	Oct 12	$325.00
Stanly County Livestock MarketNorwood, NC	81	Oct 7	$370.66
East Tennessee Cattle AllianceGreeneville, TN	94	Sep 10	$366.43

Source

As of Tue, Oct 13, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC (USDA PDF, report date Oct 13, 2026)
Latest AMS_2092 report on ams.usda.gov

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