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.

Cattle 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	Oct 14	$377.48
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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