Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 23, 2020

1,062 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.27/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $681/hd at 571 lb · 29 head

light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $118.33/cwt -5.22 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 526 lb · 23 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $119.23/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $451/hd at 378 lb · 23 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,062	830	835
Feeder cattle	760	610	510
Slaughter cattle	252	190	245
Replacement cattle	50	30	80

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 9. Current sheep receipts 1. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 lower. Demand was fairly light; market activity and buyer interest were fairly slow. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 25.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	147.50	$147.50	$266	—
260–280	270	2	142.50–145.00	$143.80	$388	-7.13
305–345	323	15	137.50–157.50	$148.53	$480	-3.87
350–390	371	18	140.00–159.00	$147.01	$545	-7.74
405–445	423	10	137.00–151.00	$145.94	$617	+2.54
450–490	469	7	134.00–145.00	$141.55	$664	-0.66
500–540	511	5	128.00–140.00	$132.56	$677	+2.81
550–580	565	4	128.00–131.00	$129.49	$732	+0.49
605	605	1	122.50	$122.50	$741	-1.83
735–740	738	2	122.00–124.00	$123.00	$908	+0.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
175	175	1	112.50	$112.50	$197	-32.50
215	215	1	132.50	$132.50	$285	-4.92
255–285	268	7	102.50–135.00	$121.43	$325	-5.20
310–340	326	7	112.50–147.50	$130.55	$426	-3.63
360–395	381	10	112.50–137.50	$126.77	$483	-5.82
430	430	2	112.50–132.00	$122.25	$526	-8.75
450–495	463	5	115.00–132.00	$123.83	$573	-4.60
515–545	538	4	113.00–126.00	$120.35	$647	-1.29
575–597	591	6	124.00–126.00	$125.26	$740	—
610–645	626	7	116.00–123.00	$119.34	$747	+3.34
655–685	675	3	115.00–121.00	$117.68	$794	-0.64
785–795	790	2	114.00–119.00	$116.48	$920	+6.48
890	890	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,041	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230 thin fleshed	225	2	80.00–90.00	$84.89	$191	—
210–245	233	3	95.00–102.50	$99.38	$232	—
260	260	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$280	+17.50
280 thin fleshed	280	1	87.50	$87.50	$245	—
330	330	1	82.50	$82.50	$272	-12.50
345	345	1	100.00	$100.00	$345	+5.00
365 thin fleshed	365	1	80.00	$80.00	$292	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	87.50	$87.50	$350	—
610–625 thin fleshed	618	2	80.00–92.00	$86.07	$532	-8.93
640	640	1	80.00	$80.00	$512	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275 thin fleshed	275	1	95.00	$95.00	$261	—
340 thin fleshed	340	1	90.00	$90.00	$306	—
545	545	1	107.50	$107.50	$586	—
580 thin fleshed	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	±0.00
635	635	1	104.00	$104.00	$660	—
660	660	1	107.00	$107.00	$706	—
700	700	1	103.00	$103.00	$721	—
770	770	2	110.00	$110.00	$847	—
835	835	1	109.00	$109.00	$910	+9.00
850 thin fleshed	850	1	82.50	$82.50	$701	—
850	850	1	97.00	$97.00	$824	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240–245	243	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$295	-2.02
250–295	270	7	115.00–120.00	$117.23	$317	+2.23
315–345	332	8	112.50–125.00	$118.84	$395	-1.16
355–395	378	23	112.00–142.50	$119.23	$451	+3.47
400–440	423	8	113.00–120.00	$115.10	$487	-4.31
456–480	466	9	112.00–125.00	$117.76	$549	-0.18
500–545	521	12	109.00–115.00	$112.59	$587	+0.76
550–580	566	16	110.00–113.00	$111.45	$631	-1.14
622–635	623	10	110.00–118.00	$110.82	$690	-2.72
675	675	1	108.00	$108.00	$729	-3.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	112.50	$112.50	$191	—
195 thin fleshed	195	1	80.00	$80.00	$156	—
205–240 thin fleshed	223	2	80.00–82.50	$81.35	$181	—
235	235	1	112.50	$112.50	$264	—
250–280	268	3	102.50–110.00	$107.44	$288	-0.90
285 thin fleshed	285	1	85.00	$85.00	$242	—
320	320	1	80.00	$80.00	$256	-24.07
310–335	325	3	102.50–110.00	$105.83	$344	+1.76
320–335 thin fleshed	328	2	88.00–95.00	$91.42	$300	—
375–380	378	2	80.00–89.00	$84.47	$319	-18.41
380–390	385	2	102.00–102.50	$102.25	$394	+19.78
395	395	1	90.00	$90.00	$356	+7.53
400–445	414	6	87.50–110.00	$104.60	$433	+0.24
420–430 thin fleshed	425	2	92.50–95.00	$93.74	$398	—
450–495 thin fleshed	470	4	80.00–90.00	$83.38	$392	—
460–480	470	6	100.00–109.00	$105.15	$494	+13.30
475–490	484	4	82.50–90.00	$86.89	$421	-15.73
505–520	513	2	82.50–87.50	$84.96	$436	-6.36
510–545 thin fleshed	528	2	80.00–91.00	$85.32	$450	+1.32
505–545	529	11	100.00–108.00	$104.33	$552	-0.37
565	565	1	80.00	$80.00	$452	-11.39
550–595	571	8	98.00–108.00	$105.51	$602	+14.12
600–620	608	3	80.00–94.00	$86.28	$525	-18.20
600–645	623	6	96.00–108.00	$104.38	$650	-0.10
625 thin fleshed	625	1	82.50	$82.50	$516	—
650 thin fleshed	650	1	82.00	$82.00	$533	—
650–690	670	5	98.00–106.00	$102.80	$689	-0.53
700–705	703	3	96.00–101.00	$98.67	$694	+8.99
785	785	2	85.00–87.00	$86.00	$675	-4.00
815	815	1	97.00	$97.00	$791	+4.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
180	180	1	110.00	$110.00	$198	—
245 thin fleshed	245	1	82.50	$82.50	$202	+2.50
305–340	319	5	85.00–110.00	$101.64	$324	+1.64
355–395 thin fleshed	380	3	85.00–90.00	$86.56	$329	—
380	380	1	97.50	$97.50	$370	-2.50
410 thin fleshed	410	1	85.00	$85.00	$348	+5.00
400–425	412	3	97.50–107.50	$103.43	$426	+3.43
455–470 thin fleshed	463	2	80.00–95.00	$87.62	$406	+7.62
510–515	513	2	103.00–110.00	$106.48	$546	+5.62
510–540 thin fleshed	530	3	80.00–90.00	$86.60	$459	-3.89
555–590	575	5	90.00–109.00	$99.08	$570	-5.92
595	595	1	94.00	$94.00	$559	-2.00
595 thin fleshed	595	1	80.00	$80.00	$476	—
620 thin fleshed	620	1	80.00	$80.00	$496	-2.50
670 thin fleshed	670	1	91.00	$91.00	$610	+1.00
715 thin fleshed	715	1	80.00	$80.00	$572	—
765	765	1	97.00	$97.00	$742	+9.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480	480	1	129.00	$129.00	$619	+2.50
500	500	1	114.00	$114.00	$570	-1.67
525	525	1	113.00	$113.00	$593	-2.67
585	585	1	110.00	$110.00	$644	-6.00
603	603	7	116.00	$116.00	$699	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	127.50	$127.50	$376	—
355–395	375	2	125.00–130.00	$127.63	$479	—
400–445	417	17	120.00–144.00	$127.65	$532	-1.50
450–495	476	16	113.00–132.00	$125.44	$597	+1.87
500–545	526	23	97.50–127.00	$118.33	$622	-5.22
550–595	571	29	112.00–127.00	$119.27	$681	-2.63
600–645	617	22	111.00–122.00	$116.43	$718	-0.88
650–675	658	3	111.00–119.00	$115.38	$759	+4.22
735	735	1	107.00	$107.00	$786	-2.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
410–445	423	3	100.00–110.00	$106.50	$450	+8.10
430	430	1	80.00	$80.00	$344	-18.40
440–445	443	2	87.50–90.00	$88.74	$393	-9.66
450–460	455	2	87.50–95.00	$91.29	$415	-13.29
465–490	484	4	102.00–110.00	$107.97	$523	+3.39
490 thin fleshed	490	1	80.00	$80.00	$392	—
510–545	527	6	95.00–110.00	$103.95	$548	+12.65
515–545	530	2	90.00–92.50	$91.21	$483	-10.31
555–595	575	5	97.50–110.00	$106.06	$610	+0.72
575 thin fleshed	575	1	82.50	$82.50	$474	—
590	590	1	94.00	$94.00	$555	-11.34
600–645	623	2	80.00–92.00	$85.78	$534	-16.73
610–635 thin fleshed	623	2	84.00–87.50	$85.79	$534	—
630–645	638	3	105.00–110.00	$107.33	$685	+22.41
655–670 thin fleshed	663	2	80.00	$80.00	$530	—
650–695	671	6	95.00–110.00	$101.67	$682	-1.84
715	715	1	90.00	$90.00	$644	-13.85
710–735	721	4	103.00–108.00	$105.21	$759	+20.37
765–775	770	2	80.00–90.00	$84.97	$654	+4.14
850	850	1	90.00	$90.00	$765	+10.00
880 thin fleshed	880	1	88.00	$88.00	$774	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	142.50	$142.50	$470	-7.50
400–445	417	22	132.00–148.00	$140.97	$588	-2.11
450–495	469	12	133.00–143.00	$138.20	$648	+1.26
500	500	1	125.00	$125.00	$625	-5.61
500–525	514	4	128.00–131.00	$129.77	$667	-0.84
560	560	1	126.00	$126.00	$706	-1.98

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–470 thin fleshed	463	2	85.00	$85.00	$394	—
490–495	493	2	105.00–110.00	$107.51	$530	+2.51
510–530	520	2	97.50–105.00	$101.32	$527	+1.32
515–530 thin fleshed	523	2	94.00–95.00	$94.51	$494	—
555	555	1	105.00	$105.00	$583	—
575 thin fleshed	575	1	90.00	$90.00	$518	+10.00
600–635	620	4	95.00–105.00	$101.31	$628	—
685	685	1	110.00	$110.00	$754	+3.00
725	725	1	105.00	$105.00	$761	—

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
665–1450	983	85-90%	49	30.00–45.00	$37.99	$373	—
710–1685	1203	85-90%	48	46.00–54.00	$49.99	$601	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040	1040	80-85%	1	63.00	$63.00	$655	+15.00
1140–1475	1274	80-85%	4	49.00–52.00	$50.77	$647	—
865–1840	1337	80-85%	46	53.00–60.00	$54.81	$733	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1690	1300	75-80%	5	43.00–52.00	$48.99	$637	—
1030–1935	1339	75-80%	20	48.00–58.00	$54.71	$733	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1015–1570	1236	20	51.00–76.00	$67.94	$840	—
1220–2355	1619	12	77.00–91.00	$82.75	$1,340	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865–1040	939	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	575.00–950.00	$763.71
915–1000	970	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	775.00–950.00	$843.43
1015–1040	1028	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	575.00–690.00	$633.20
990–1205	1082	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	700.00–750.00	$731.43
1145–1235	1183	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	925.00–1,010.00	$962.63
1330	1330	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
690–830	768	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	450.00–725.00	$576.27
715–895	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	394.00–572.00	$488.93

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
925–1135	1030	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	450.00–1,150.00	$835.68	—
915–1225	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	700.00–850.00	$775.09	—
975–1910	1313	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	875.00–1,625.00	$1,278.74	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
570	570	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
830	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	675.00	$675.00	—
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,150.00	$1,150.00	—
875	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	640.00	$640.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	77.50	$77.50	$155	+41.50
480	480	1	37.50	$37.50	$180	—
605	605	1	41.00	$41.00	$248	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	75.00	$75.00	$176	—
270–295	283	2	82.50	$82.50	$233	—
345	345	1	95.00	$95.00	$328	—
390	390	1	88.00	$88.00	$343	+21.00
400	400	1	95.00	$95.00	$380	+17.00
495	495	1	90.00	$90.00	$446	+23.94

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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.