Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 26, 2020

846 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $116.16/cwt -6.76 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 529 lb · 18 head

light 5-weight S 1-2 heifers $102.54/cwt -1.05 vs last sale · ≈ $532/hd at 519 lb · 18 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $120.39/cwt -3.37 vs last sale · ≈ $569/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	846	1,326	1,298
Feeder cattle	639	1,066	1,068
Slaughter cattle	182	240	210
Replacement cattle	25	20	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 50.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	228	4	120.00–130.00	$124.60	$284	-2.10
255–295	271	7	117.50–130.00	$123.36	$334	-7.96
300–345	324	7	107.50–132.50	$119.24	$386	-10.43
350–385	365	7	112.50–134.00	$123.94	$452	+0.44
415	415	1	118.00	$118.00	$490	-4.50
465	465	1	112.50	$112.50	$523	-8.88
500–540	525	3	116.00–127.00	$121.99	$640	-4.58
550–585	569	4	110.00–125.00	$118.14	$672	-1.88
605–645	619	5	114.00–125.00	$119.24	$738	+1.46
650–695	679	4	110.00–122.00	$114.12	$775	-2.21
720	720	1	115.00	$115.00	$828	+2.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	135.00	$135.00	$398	-17.69
310–345	328	2	144.00–145.00	$144.47	$474	-6.75
350–395	377	10	134.00–149.00	$137.65	$519	-5.77
405–435	420	4	131.00–141.00	$136.32	$573	-4.08
450–480	462	3	127.00–141.00	$133.22	$615	-0.37
510	510	1	124.00	$124.00	$632	-8.96
500–530	521	15	127.00–130.00	$127.73	$665	-5.23
560–575	568	2	126.00	$126.00	$716	+9.00
615	615	1	126.00	$126.00	$775	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	215	3	107.50–115.00	$110.23	$237	—
300–340	329	4	100.00–107.50	$103.13	$339	+8.13
365 thin fleshed	365	1	85.00	$85.00	$310	—
395	395	1	110.00	$110.00	$434	+11.54
650–655	653	2	104.00–120.00	$111.97	$731	+21.97
810	810	1	108.00	$108.00	$875	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	100.00	$100.00	$295	-2.50
325 thin fleshed	325	1	87.50	$87.50	$284	—
495	495	1	105.00	$105.00	$520	—
660–695	678	2	87.50–100.00	$93.59	$635	-11.41
725 thin fleshed	725	1	90.00	$90.00	$652	—
775–785	780	2	104.00–106.00	$105.01	$819	—
878	878	2	107.50	$107.50	$944	+2.50

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	110.00	$110.00	$248	±0.00
320–335	327	3	100.00–107.50	$103.30	$338	+0.31
370	370	1	102.50	$102.50	$379	+0.23
403–440	417	5	103.00–108.00	$105.97	$442	+0.01
425	425	1	85.00	$85.00	$361	-20.96
450–495	480	9	96.00–108.00	$103.00	$494	-1.60
470–490	480	2	87.00–87.50	$87.24	$419	-17.36
505	505	1	88.00	$88.00	$444	-15.59
500–545	520	16	93.00–111.00	$104.17	$542	+0.58
520	520	1	91.00	$91.00	$473	-12.59
550–585	566	8	100.00–109.00	$104.03	$589	-0.85
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	-14.88
605–630	619	4	98.00–106.00	$102.77	$636	+2.30
655–695	668	4	96.00–101.00	$97.23	$649	+0.99
660–695	676	4	85.00–95.00	$91.93	$621	-4.31
720	720	1	88.00	$88.00	$634	-10.81
770	770	1	88.00	$88.00	$678	-8.02

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180 thin fleshed	180	1	92.50	$92.50	$166	—
260–290	270	5	102.50–110.00	$107.02	$289	+0.72
310	310	1	112.50	$112.50	$349	+11.34
365–385	375	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$403	+7.15
415 thin fleshed	415	1	87.50	$87.50	$363	—
410–435	423	4	95.00–106.00	$100.70	$426	-4.13
460–490	478	4	104.00–110.00	$106.39	$509	+6.62
465–495 thin fleshed	480	2	90.00–91.00	$90.48	$434	—
510–545	523	4	90.00–109.00	$101.87	$533	-3.88
510–545 thin fleshed	532	3	86.00–94.00	$90.08	$479	-0.92
550–590	578	4	94.00–108.00	$101.90	$589	-2.82
610	610	1	94.00	$94.00	$573	-10.55
600–635	618	4	95.00–106.00	$99.95	$618	-4.60
660–675	668	2	94.00–98.00	$96.02	$641	-4.35
670	670	1	90.00	$90.00	$603	-10.37
710	710	1	95.00	$95.00	$674	-11.00
770	770	1	84.00	$84.00	$647	—
865 thin fleshed	865	1	88.00	$88.00	$761	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	325	3	114.00–117.00	$115.33	$375	-1.43
355–395	375	7	92.50–123.00	$114.10	$428	-2.11
415–445	434	4	111.00–120.00	$115.54	$501	-0.16
450–480	459	13	113.00–122.00	$116.30	$534	+2.01
515–520	518	2	112.00–115.00	$113.51	$588	+1.51
553–595	566	7	109.00–113.00	$111.12	$629	-0.12
630	630	1	107.00	$107.00	$674	-3.45

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–385	383	2	129.00	$129.00	$494	-13.50
410–445	422	3	127.00–129.00	$127.65	$539	-0.35
450–460	455	3	124.00–126.00	$125.34	$570	—
540	540	1	115.00	$115.00	$621	+13.00

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Feeder Bulls

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400 thin fleshed	400	1	97.50	$97.50	$390	—
405–445	427	7	92.50–110.00	$100.93	$431	-5.35
450–495	473	2	90.00–92.50	$91.31	$432	-15.27
450–495	476	8	100.00–106.00	$104.08	$495	-2.50
500–540	514	7	100.00–110.00	$107.27	$551	+7.59
520–525	523	2	85.00–92.00	$88.52	$463	-11.16
555–595	576	11	89.00–109.00	$103.62	$597	+0.34
600	600	1	85.00	$85.00	$510	-5.00
610	610	1	91.00	$91.00	$555	+1.00
600–635	611	7	91.00–110.00	$103.13	$630	+13.13
610–615 thin fleshed	613	2	90.00	$90.00	$552	—
650–670	659	6	95.00–108.00	$102.46	$675	-0.35
675–690	682	5	82.00–94.00	$89.19	$608	-13.62
700–705	703	2	95.00–100.00	$97.49	$685	-0.97
730	730	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$664	-7.46
750	750	1	89.00	$89.00	$668	-8.45
840	840	1	89.00	$89.00	$748	-4.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	7	112.50–127.00	$118.54	$497	-5.57
450–485	473	17	112.00–127.00	$120.39	$569	-3.37
500–545	529	18	110.00–124.00	$116.16	$614	-6.76
555–595	573	15	110.00–122.00	$114.65	$657	-3.43
605–635	626	6	110.00–122.00	$115.99	$726	-0.36
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	-5.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375	375	1	110.00	$110.00	$412	—
400–445	424	6	102.50–110.00	$106.52	$452	+4.77
460–495	474	4	96.00–110.00	$100.27	$475	-8.73
475–495 thin fleshed	485	2	90.00–92.50	$91.22	$442	—
500–540	521	7	100.00–106.00	$103.68	$540	+0.33
550–590 thin fleshed	571	4	85.00–87.50	$86.10	$492	—
550–595	573	8	90.00–111.00	$99.87	$572	-0.65
605–630	618	2	100.00–106.00	$102.94	$636	-4.04
670	670	1	103.00	$103.00	$690	-2.24
685	685	1	87.50	$87.50	$599	-17.74
700	700	1	85.00	$85.00	$595	-17.01

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	427	10	128.00–139.00	$134.11	$573	-3.83
450–465	458	6	127.00–136.00	$130.97	$600	+1.47
505–545	531	4	102.50–128.00	$120.92	$642	-9.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–1410	1001	85-90%	29	30.00–44.00	$39.12	$392	-0.63
815–1795	1240	85-90%	47	45.00–52.00	$49.06	$608	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
980–1925	1246	80-85%	4	48.00–51.00	$49.97	$623	—
1060–1770	1317	80-85%	3	60.00–65.00	$62.19	$819	+8.62
770–1840	1352	80-85%	45	52.00–58.00	$54.64	$739	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1755	1409	75-80%	4	51.00	$51.00	$719	—
1170–1755	1412	75-80%	16	52.00–58.00	$54.03	$763	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1640	1306	10	58.00–76.00	$70.67	$923	+1.54
1225–2365	1679	10	78.00–88.00	$82.97	$1,393	—
1900–1905	1903	2	90.00–92.00	$91.00	$1,732	—

YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075	1075	1	71.00	$71.00	$763	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	350.00	$350.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–885	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–700.00	$650.57
930	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1055–1385	1164	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	600.00–800.00	$674.39
1160–1315	1258	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–1,025.00	$868.14

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
778–845	800	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	525.00–575.00	$542.60
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
565–710	638	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	430.00–500.00	$468.98	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
645	645	1	46.00	$46.00	$297	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–238	229	6	70.00–88.00	$81.94	$188	-0.56
255–265	260	2	80.00–83.00	$81.53	$212	-8.11
333	333	3	80.00	$80.00	$266	—
458	458	2	78.00	$78.00	$357	+45.00
650	650	1	60.00	$60.00	$390	-10.00
830	830	1	69.00	$69.00	$573	-17.00

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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.