Cleveland County  - ( Shelby, NC )  - May 19, 2026

Raleigh, NC Wed May, 20 2026 Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock Exchange - Shelby, NC Weighted Average Report for 5/19/2026 Current Previous Year Ago —————————— —————————— —————————— Total 377 510 724 Feeder Cattle 299 442 564 Slaughter Cattle 55 59 142 Replacement Cattle 23 9 18 Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. Steers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 5 310-345 332 510.00-535.00 526.20 3 360-375 368 510.00-547.50 525.57 6 410-445 433 450.00-505.00 479.78 3 455-495 475 450.00-470.00 463.33 5 510-545 526 430.00-467.50 451.51 1 595 595 420.00 420.00 7 600-645 622 350.00-390.00 365.84 1 685 685 300.00 300.00 1 720 720 330.00 330.00 1 780 780 325.00 325.00 2 805 805 305.00 305.00 Steers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 490-495 493 400.00 400.00 2 515-535 525 342.00-345.00 343.53 1 550 550 300.00 300.00 Steers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 535-545 540 225.00-250.00 237.62 Heifers Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 215 215 590.00 590.00 5 250-290 279 400.00-450.00 413.80 7 305-335 323 400.00-455.00 410.95 10 360-395 379 400.00-422.50 404.32 14 400-440 425 370.00-420.00 392.99 17 450-495 472 370.00-420.00 398.90 3 473 473 437.50 437.50 Value Added 12 500-535 515 370.00-410.00 394.21 11 550-595 570 330.00-380.00 353.10 11 610-645 629 300.00-335.00 320.35 2 650-670 660 300.00-310.00 305.08 1 830 830 295.00 295.00 1 855 855 305.00 305.00 Heifers Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 245 245 400.00 400.00 1 290 290 370.00 370.00 6 310-345 332 340.00-385.00 363.74 3 380-395 385 350.00-360.00 354.94 1 405 405 340.00 340.00 4 450-480 468 302.00-355.00 337.22 2 515 515 340.00-355.00 347.50 1 595 595 330.00 330.00 1 650 650 255.00 255.00 1 700 700 175.00 175.00 Heifers Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 205 205 350.00 350.00 1 270 270 250.00 250.00 1 340 340 290.00 290.00 2 350-375 363 250.00-300.00 274.14 1 480 480 300.00 300.00 1 505 505 200.00 200.00 Bulls Medium and Large 1 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 3 215-220 217 590.00-600.00 596.69 4 250-295 275 500.00-560.00 531.50 3 305-345 332 510.00-560.00 535.73 7 350-395 377 480.00-525.00 497.14 9 400-445 417 450.00-510.00 476.63 13 450-490 466 415.00-467.50 448.59 8 510-545 528 405.00-460.00 438.05 7 550-595 575 370.00-410.00 394.38 4 600-635 615 325.00-370.00 342.23 2 660-675 668 300.00-320.00 310.11 1 710 710 340.00 340.00 1 780 780 315.00 315.00 Bulls Medium and Large 2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 2 285-290 288 460.00-470.00 465.04 3 335-340 338 400.00-460.00 436.60 6 360-391 382 380.00-420.00 389.50 2 410-430 420 417.50-420.00 418.78 4 450-485 465 350.00-405.00 383.87 3 520-540 532 360.00-375.00 368.43 5 555-595 580 300.00-335.00 325.18 2 625-640 633 265.00-300.00 282.29 1 670 670 255.00 255.00 1 710 710 200.00 200.00 2 775-795 785 230.00-250.00 239.87 2 820-835 828 205.00-230.00 217.61 Bulls Medium and Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 230 230 340.00 340.00 2 255-290 273 300.00-370.00 337.25 1 320 320 300.00 300.00 2 355-360 358 350.00-360.00 354.97 2 435-440 438 240.00-300.00 270.17 2 485-490 488 200.00-250.00 224.87 2 715-740 728 170.00-180.00 175.09 1 755 755 187.50 187.50 Dairy Steers Large 3 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 390 390 370.00 370.00 1 415 415 350.00 350.00 1 515 515 330.00 330.00 1 550 550 360.00 360.00 Slaughter Bulls Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 1275 1275 174.00 174.00 Low Dressing 3 1295-1910 1583 193.00-206.00 202.46 1 1835 1835 220.00 220.00 High Dressing Slaughter Cows Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 935 935 131.00 131.00 Low Dressing, Lean 15 825-1305 1096 135.00-159.00 151.88 Lean 11 1090-1440 1272 158.00-167.00 163.17 Boner 1 1305 1305 180.00 180.00 High Dressing, Boner 3 1420-1615 1485 152.00-157.00 155.09 Breaker Bred Cows Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 1 850 850 2,100.00 2,100.00 Young, 1st Stage 3 895-970 945 2,550.00-2,750.00 2,618.43 Young, 2nd Stage 1 1120 1120 2,550.00 2,550.00 Aged, 3rd Stage 1 1180 1180 2,600.00 2,600.00 Middle Aged, 2nd Stage 1 1255 1255 2,050.00 2,050.00 Aged, 2nd Stage 3 1110-1690 1363 2,550.00-2,700.00 2,659.29 Middle Aged, 3rd Stage Cow-Calf Pairs Medium and Large 1-2 Head Wt Range Avg Wt Price Range Avg Price 4 525-930 773 2,650.00-3,450.00 2,996.60 Young/Middle Aged, Open, 300 lb calf 4 860-1215 963 2,750.00-3,900.00 3,476.69 Young/Middle Aged, Open, 150-300 lb calf 1 995 995 2,900.00 2,900.00 Young/Middle Aged, 1st Stage, >300 lb calf