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Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC

USDA-reported auction results · regular sale day Tuesday

SALE OF SEPTEMBER 30, 2026

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange in Shelby, North Carolina held its last reported cattle auction on September 30, 2026.
Receipts: 337 head (vs 360 a year ago).
500-600 lb Medium & Large 1 steers averaged $358.35/cwt on 3 head.
700-800 lb Medium & Large 1 steers averaged $330.00/cwt on 1 head.
Against this barn's September 23, 2026 sale: 500–600 lb steers averaged $358.35, 11.28 higher; 700–800 lb steers averaged $330.00, 37.42 higher ($/cwt, our head-weighted averages). Receipts 337 head vs 323 last sale.
Regular sale day: Tuesday.

This sale337

Last reported323

Year ago360

The ledger

Head	Wt range (lbs)	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
STEERS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
3	255–265	262	500.00–540.00	523.12
1	345	345	400.00	400.00
1	395	395	475.00	475.00
6	400–440	427	400.00–447.50	418.34
3	465–495	482	380.00–400.00	389.86
3	505–540	522	345.00–380.00	358.35
4	610–640	626	315.00–370.00	346.12
1	735	735	330.00	330.00
STEERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
2	382	382	380.00	380.00
1	475	475	330.00	330.00
1	505	505	317.50	317.50
1	570	570	315.00	315.00
3	635–642	640	275.00–290.00	279.96
STEERS - Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
1	305	305	200.00	200.00
1	580	580	260.00	260.00
1	600	600	185.00	185.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
2	230–240	235	410.00–440.00	425.32
6	250–295	278	400.00–440.00	421.59
5	310–340	323	390.00–440.00	419.97
5	365–395	385	377.50–415.00	390.25
11	410–445	427	350.00–397.50	370.11
12	450–495	470	310.00–352.50	330.14
11	505–540	520	320.00–345.00	331.12
5	550–595	574	300.00–335.00	318.99
3	625–635	628	305.00–320.00	313.29
3	622	622	342.50	342.50	Value Added
9	650–690	675	260.00–315.00	288.19
3	700–725	712	230.00–255.00	245.05
2	775–790	783	217.50–230.00	223.69
1	880	880	202.50	202.50
1	930	930	270.00	270.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
4	255–295	276	350.00–380.00	359.86
1	325	325	340.00	340.00
3	360–395	377	310.00–360.00	342.52
1	445	445	300.00	300.00
1	465	465	280.00	280.00
2	525–530	528	280.00	280.00
3	560–585	575	250.00–282.50	271.11
2	615–640	628	250.00–255.00	252.45
1	650	650	250.00	250.00
2	710–740	725	190.00–205.00	197.34
1	770	770	197.50	197.50
1	950	950	160.00	160.00
HEIFERS - Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
1	260	260	200.00	200.00
1	350	350	265.00	265.00
1	490	490	260.00	260.00
2	615–620	618	230.00	230.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
4	200–245	233	500.00–540.00	510.54
6	255–295	277	490.00–540.00	509.61
6	300–345	317	475.00–500.00	487.28
7	350–395	370	420.00–460.00	441.99
16	400–445	427	390.00–445.00	416.57
16	450–490	471	370.00–417.50	389.53
16	500–545	526	350.00–405.00	373.71
22	550–595	575	347.50–387.50	371.78
3	605–620	615	370.00–375.00	373.32
5	650–690	667	350.00–375.00	363.20
1	725	725	250.00	250.00
1	765	765	230.00	230.00
3	850–860	857	235.00–265.00	253.29
BULLS - Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
1	270	270	350.00	350.00
1	330	330	370.00	370.00
5	350–390	371	375.00–405.00	393.07
2	435–445	440	350.00–360.00	354.94
5	475–485	482	330.00–350.00	340.04
6	500–545	523	310.00–330.00	324.07
1	560	560	310.00	310.00
3	620–645	633	270.00–310.00	286.39
1	660	660	265.00	265.00
1	845	845	150.00	150.00
1	955	955	150.00	150.00
BULLS - Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
1	200	200	250.00	250.00
1	325	325	300.00	300.00
1	385	385	300.00	300.00
1	595	595	255.00	255.00
1	655	655	217.50	217.50
COWS - Breaker 75-80% ($/cwt)
1	1500	1500	130.00	130.00	Average
COWS - Boner 80-85% ($/cwt)
14	1010–1685	1309	134.00–157.50	144.56	Average
2	1260–1435	1348	170.00–172.50	171.17	High
COWS - Lean 85-90% ($/cwt)
4	1030–1215	1121	122.00–130.00	126.54	Average
3	975–1260	1085	133.00–136.00	134.53	High
1	1005	1005	102.00	102.00	Low
BULLS - 1-2 ($/cwt)
5	1425–2125	1689	160.00–176.00	168.92	Average
5	1350–2315	1798	142.00–155.00	149.79	Low

Download this barn’s results (CSV) · Official USDA report (PDF)

Recent sales

500–600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers at Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange, $/cwt by sale date (our head-weighted average of the USDA-reported rows).

Sale date	Receipts	500–600 lb steers	700–800 lb steers
September 30, 2026	337	$358.35	$330.00
September 23, 2026	323	$347.07	$292.58
September 16, 2026	177	$369.82	-
September 9, 2026	277	$321.83	$292.75
September 2, 2026	297	$347.16	$298.03
August 26, 2026	423	$345.13	$300.77
August 19, 2026	226	$389.13	$270.00

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About the Shelby sale

What day is the sale at Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange?

Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange in Shelby, North Carolina normally sells on Tuesdays. USDA posts the results the same evening or the next morning, and this page updates with them.

What were cattle bringing at Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange this week?

At the September 30, 2026 sale, 500-600 lb Medium and Large 1 steers averaged $358.35/cwt. The full ledger above carries every class, weight and grade USDA reported.

Are these the auction's own numbers?

They are USDA's. A federal market reporter covers the sale and publishes the official report; this page is that report, parsed. The original PDF is linked above.