Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 4, 2021

711 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight S 1-2 heifers $98.04/cwt -2.28 vs last sale · ≈ $461/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $143.22/cwt +0.93 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 417 lb · 17 head

light 5-weight S 1-2 heifers $96.99/cwt -7.43 vs last sale · ≈ $508/hd at 523 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	711	1,204	1,080
Feeder cattle	481	924	706
Slaughter cattle	210	239	339
Replacement cattle	20	41	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

No price comparison available due to the market being closed the previous two weeks in observance of the Christmas Day and News Year's Day holidays. Demand was fairly good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 8.00 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
255–295	271	6	120.00–145.00	$137.78	$373	+7.46
315–320	318	2	120.00–137.50	$128.68	$409	-1.28
355–385	367	5	117.50–132.50	$126.96	$466	-11.59
410	410	1	131.00	$131.00	$537	+5.05
460–495	480	3	120.00–128.00	$124.35	$597	-6.66
500–525	513	5	120.00–126.00	$121.61	$624	-5.07
550–595	583	9	119.00–130.00	$122.56	$715	-6.62
625–630	628	2	116.00–122.00	$119.01	$747	-0.73
657–695	661	10	113.50–118.00	$113.97	$753	-3.89
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	-9.00
771	771	7	110.00	$110.00	$848	—
830–845	838	2	108.00–109.00	$108.50	$909	-2.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	3	147.50–160.00	$154.21	$432	-3.80
290	290	1	145.00	$145.00	$420	-13.01
305–345	325	14	140.00–171.00	$160.03	$520	+1.83
350–390	371	14	139.00–165.00	$154.11	$572	+3.87
385	385	1	132.50	$132.50	$510	-2.50
405–420	413	2	150.00–161.00	$155.60	$643	+12.84
450–490	463	5	135.00–142.00	$138.79	$643	+0.44
500–540	518	3	134.00–141.00	$136.32	$706	+1.61
545	545	1	132.00	$132.00	$719	-2.71
550	550	2	130.00	$130.00	$715	—
615–649	642	5	119.00–124.50	$123.45	$793	-3.55
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	-15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200 thin fleshed	200	1	80.00	$80.00	$160	—
300	300	1	85.00	$85.00	$255	-25.01
320	320	1	90.00	$90.00	$288	-20.01
330–345	338	2	110.00–115.00	$112.44	$380	+2.43
355–375	365	3	110.00–113.00	$111.03	$405	+8.62
425	425	1	93.00	$93.00	$395	—
460	460	1	110.00	$110.00	$506	±0.00
520	520	1	110.00	$110.00	$572	+20.00
710 thin fleshed	710	1	96.00	$96.00	$682	—
730	730	1	106.00	$106.00	$774	+4.25
750–755	753	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$779	—
765	765	1	90.00	$90.00	$688	—
800–815	808	2	95.00–104.00	$99.46	$804	—
830	830	1	87.00	$87.00	$722	—
875	875	1	93.00	$93.00	$814	—
948	948	3	96.00	$96.00	$910	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	97.50	$97.50	$346	-2.50
490	490	1	107.00	$107.00	$524	—
735	735	1	88.00	$88.00	$647	-19.00
795	795	1	94.00	$94.00	$747	—
875–890 thin fleshed	883	2	87.00–90.00	$88.49	$781	—

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Feeder Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245 thin fleshed	225	2	87.50–95.00	$90.92	$205	—
210–245	228	2	100.00–102.50	$101.35	$231	-3.60
250	250	1	97.50	$97.50	$244	-5.00
330–340	333	3	90.00–100.00	$95.00	$316	+5.00
365–385	375	2	100.00–110.00	$105.13	$394	-1.54
375	375	1	85.00	$85.00	$319	-21.67
405 thin fleshed	405	1	90.00	$90.00	$364	—
405–445	424	7	81.00–110.00	$103.13	$437	+1.16
415–445	426	8	80.00–90.00	$84.71	$361	-5.29
450 thin fleshed	450	1	85.00	$85.00	$382	—
450–495	471	13	96.00–110.00	$104.05	$490	+1.19
450–490	473	5	80.00–94.00	$85.02	$402	-17.84
505–540	523	9	82.50–96.00	$91.23	$477	-15.41
500–545	524	8	97.00–110.00	$103.47	$542	-3.17
550–555	553	2	99.00–106.00	$102.52	$567	-4.66
555–595	573	4	85.00–96.00	$91.35	$523	+3.60
610–645	620	6	80.00–93.00	$84.94	$527	-4.17
670 thin fleshed	670	1	88.00	$88.00	$590	—
710	710	1	90.00	$90.00	$639	+4.00
705–740	727	3	84.00–91.00	$87.35	$635	-8.31
750–785	773	4	80.00–87.00	$82.45	$637	-2.06

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	128.00	$128.00	$371	+6.97
325–345	335	2	120.00–125.00	$122.57	$411	+0.87
360–385	374	4	115.00–127.50	$119.97	$449	-3.32
405–440	426	5	111.00–121.00	$117.28	$500	-2.25
435	435	1	112.00	$112.00	$487	-7.53
455–490	474	5	112.00–122.00	$116.12	$550	-1.29

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–285	280	2	130.00–132.50	$131.23	$367	-0.46
325	325	1	132.50	$132.50	$431	+2.43
375–385	381	5	129.00–135.00	$131.41	$501	+1.91
455	455	1	125.00	$125.00	$569	-0.87
495	495	1	122.00	$122.00	$604	-3.87

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370 thin fleshed	370	1	92.50	$92.50	$342	—
425 thin fleshed	425	1	80.00	$80.00	$340	-10.00
425	425	1	97.00	$97.00	$412	-13.00
505–545	522	3	100.00–110.00	$103.23	$539	+13.23
605	605	1	92.50	$92.50	$560	-7.55
735 thin fleshed	735	1	80.00	$80.00	$588	—
845	845	1	83.00	$83.00	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	11	115.00–131.00	$120.31	$513	-5.17
450–499	479	15	123.00–133.00	$129.21	$619	-0.57
500–545	522	11	114.00–132.00	$121.43	$634	-3.03
550–595	570	4	111.00–126.00	$118.23	$674	-6.38
615–635	625	2	116.00–118.00	$116.98	$731	-0.67
650–665	657	3	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$756	+1.51

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	105.00–112.50	$108.77	$449	+5.17
435	435	1	80.00	$80.00	$348	-23.60
440	440	1	82.50	$82.50	$363	-21.10
450–460	455	4	80.00–96.00	$88.98	$405	-2.48
465	465	1	96.00	$96.00	$446	+4.54
455–495	481	4	100.00–111.00	$107.09	$515	-0.92
505–520	513	2	107.00–110.00	$108.52	$557	+7.08
510–520	513	3	80.00–90.00	$84.97	$436	-16.47
505–525	515	2	87.50–92.50	$90.05	$464	-11.39
555–560	558	2	80.00–87.50	$83.77	$467	-22.51
565–570	568	2	106.00–107.50	$106.75	$606	+0.47
600–630	613	6	82.00–90.00	$87.45	$536	-18.27
605–645	630	3	101.00–105.00	$102.70	$647	+19.07
650–685	668	2	80.00–90.00	$85.13	$569	-19.97
695	695	1	108.00	$108.00	$751	+2.90
700–715	708	2	99.00–104.00	$101.47	$718	+16.47
765–780	775	3	80.00–84.00	$81.32	$630	-5.09
805	805	1	80.00	$80.00	$644	-4.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–430	417	16	137.50–150.00	$144.05	$601	+1.76
425	425	1	130.00	$130.00	$552	-12.29
470–495	483	2	119.00–120.00	$119.49	$577	-18.73
485	485	1	142.50	$142.50	$691	+4.28
515–525	518	3	116.00–129.00	$124.69	$646	-10.31
620	620	1	116.00	$116.00	$719	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415 thin fleshed	415	1	87.50	$87.50	$363	-7.50
460	460	1	94.00	$94.00	$432	-3.37
490 thin fleshed	490	1	83.00	$83.00	$407	+0.62
585	585	1	105.00	$105.00	$614	+3.15
765 thin fleshed	765	1	85.00	$85.00	$650	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
855–1160	1030	80-85%	3	45.00–52.00	$49.56	$510	—
820–2020	1378	80-85%	93	53.00–63.00	$57.31	$790	—
880–1900	1555	80-85%	11	64.00–67.00	$65.02	$1,011	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
835	835	85-90%	1	55.00	$55.00	$459	—
615–1555	921	85-90%	8	11.00–28.00	$22.06	$203	-3.97
840–1315	1036	85-90%	15	32.00–45.00	$41.47	$430	—
790–1450	1102	85-90%	27	45.00–52.00	$49.20	$542	+10.78

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1260–1580	1380	75-80%	7	45.00–52.00	$48.87	$674	—
1140–1890	1489	75-80%	13	53.00–63.00	$56.84	$846	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1780	1321	7	58.00–76.00	$68.49	$905	—
1280–2205	1750	11	77.00–93.00	$82.76	$1,448	—
1740–1895	1818	2	94.00–97.00	$95.56	$1,737	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	620.00	$620.00
905	905	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	710.00	$710.00
920	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
950–1025	988	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	700.00–720.00	$709.62

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
690–830	762	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	500.00–675.00	$580.31
870	870	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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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
1095	1095	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	2	700.00	$700.00	—
1245	1245	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1110–1420	1265	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	775.00–1,000.00	$901.28	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190	190	1	92.50	$92.50	$176	—
200–240	225	4	67.50–100.00	$85.81	$193	—
430	430	1	77.50	$77.50	$333	—
705	705	1	47.50	$47.50	$335	—
845	845	1	44.00	$44.00	$372	—
925	925	1	59.00	$59.00	$546	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	80.00	$80.00	$260	—
355	355	1	72.50	$72.50	$257	—
445 thin fleshed	445	1	52.00	$52.00	$231	—
685	685	1	80.00	$80.00	$548	+9.00
885	885	1	64.00	$64.00	$566	—

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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.