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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 1, 2021

249 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 249 966 955
Feeder cattle 137 719 695
Slaughter cattle 98 207 240
Replacement cattle 14 40 20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower on a fairly light test. There were too few comparable feeder cattle to establish an adequate market comparison. Demand was light; market activity and buyer interest were slow. Offerings of cattle were very light due to inclement winter weather. Cattle quality was plain. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 50.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 130.00 $130.00 $364 -1.89
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +2.27
509–515 510 5 117.00–127.00 $119.02 $607 -7.98
654 654 4 122.50 $122.50 $801 +1.98
700–725 713 2 116.00 $116.00 $827 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 89.00 $89.00 $249 +4.00
595 595 3 106.00 $106.00 $631 —
610 610 1 107.00 $107.00 $653 —
650 650 1 90.00 $90.00 $585 —
655 thin fleshed 655 1 90.00 $90.00 $590 —
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 145.00 $145.00 $406 -10.05
305 305 1 145.00 $145.00 $442 -8.95
485 485 1 133.00 $133.00 $645 -11.56
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730 thin fleshed 730 1 80.00 $80.00 $584 —
840 840 1 102.00 $102.00 $857 —
905 thin fleshed 905 1 88.00 $88.00 $796 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340–348 345 3 103.00–105.00 $103.66 $358 +3.66
395 thin fleshed 395 1 87.50 $87.50 $346 +5.01
400–415 thin fleshed 408 2 90.00–93.00 $91.47 $373 —
480 thin fleshed 480 1 85.00 $85.00 $408 -13.00
506–525 thin fleshed 509 7 84.00–93.00 $85.33 $434 +0.33
555–575 565 2 103.00–107.00 $104.96 $593 +4.96
585 thin fleshed 585 1 93.00 $93.00 $544 +7.21
638 thin fleshed 638 3 85.00 $85.00 $542 -2.27
700 700 1 83.00 $83.00 $581 —
775 thin fleshed 775 1 80.00 $80.00 $620 -10.00
965 965 1 80.00 $80.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 123.00 $123.00 $443 +3.36
400–440 427 9 120.00–125.00 $123.44 $527 +4.96
460 460 1 119.00 $119.00 $547 +0.74
511–515 512 5 108.00–114.00 $112.79 $577 -2.69
550 550 1 113.00 $113.00 $622 -0.31
605–625 615 2 109.00–111.00 $109.98 $676 -1.49
790 790 1 94.00 $94.00 $743 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 109.00 $109.00 $425 +1.55
450 450 1 111.00 $111.00 $500 +5.22
530 530 1 110.00 $110.00 $583 +3.18
550 thin fleshed 550 1 89.00 $89.00 $490 —
595 595 1 79.00 $79.00 $470 -3.00
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +21.48
620–645 633 2 82.50–83.00 $82.75 $524 -23.75
710 710 1 104.00 $104.00 $738 +11.08
925–940 935 3 96.00–100.00 $98.66 $922 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 410 8 139.00–146.00 $144.72 $593 +13.31
425 thin fleshed 425 1 132.50 $132.50 $563 —
450–470 462 3 130.00–134.00 $132.36 $612 +4.36
470–495 483 2 136.00 $136.00 $657 -6.46
503 503 3 134.00 $134.00 $674 +0.19
520 520 1 130.00 $130.00 $676 -3.81
580 580 1 134.00 $134.00 $777 +8.98
620 620 1 120.00 $120.00 $744 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
460–470 465 3 116.00–134.00 $125.64 $584 -0.90
550–560 555 2 124.00–127.00 $125.49 $696 +4.27
600–625 610 4 111.00–120.00 $115.49 $704 -3.03
740 740 1 105.00 $105.00 $777 -8.25
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 110.00 $110.00 $556 +7.53
705–735 720 2 103.00–105.00 $104.02 $749 -3.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
510 thin fleshed 510 1 80.00 $80.00 $408 —
615 615 1 100.00 $100.00 $615 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–2000 1358 80-85% 29 57.00–67.00 $63.22 $859 —
925–1815 1377 80-85% 33 67.00–76.00 $70.17 $966 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–765 715 85-90% 2 41.00–44.00 $42.40 $303 —
815–1615 1169 85-90% 9 49.00–54.00 $51.43 $601 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1820 1483 75-80% 8 56.00–66.00 $61.75 $916 —
1365–1770 1568 75-80% 2 67.00 $67.00 $1,051 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275 1275 1 57.00 $57.00 $727 —
1620–1955 1777 3 96.00–106.00 $99.70 $1,772 —
1450–2440 1866 5 80.00–91.00 $85.96 $1,604 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
620 620 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 254.00 $254.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885 885 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00
910–990 946 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 450.00–700.00 $556.94
950–1075 1012 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 700.00–725.00 $711.15
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
815–820 818 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 450.00–510.00 $480.09

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 77.50 $77.50 $151 —
245 245 1 82.50 $82.50 $202 —
635 635 1 54.00 $54.00 $343 +12.00
655 655 1 58.00 $58.00 $380 +14.00
780 780 1 49.00 $49.00 $382 -2.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 67.50 $67.50 $209 —
865 865 1 69.00 $69.00 $597 —

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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.