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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 15, 2021

278 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 278 614 911
Feeder cattle 137 387 688
Slaughter cattle 132 192 210
Replacement cattle 9 35 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher and bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was mostly moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were very light due to ongoing wet weather. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves were 10.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255 255 1 143.00 $143.00 $365 +5.50
278–295 284 3 146.00–147.00 $146.35 $416 -7.43
355 355 1 132.00 $132.00 $469 -24.51
355–385 367 7 142.00–153.00 $146.39 $537 -10.12
405 405 1 148.00 $148.00 $599 +13.00
470 470 1 144.00 $144.00 $677 +5.19
535 535 1 138.00 $138.00 $738 +1.05
600 600 1 115.00 $115.00 $690 -15.73
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 120.00–143.00 $132.24 $361 -2.91
310–325 318 2 120.00 $120.00 $382 -10.00
330 330 1 95.00 $95.00 $314 -35.00
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 -3.38
425 425 1 117.50 $117.50 $499 —
450 450 2 119.00–121.00 $120.00 $540 -4.64
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 thin fleshed 225 1 82.50 $82.50 $186 —
315 315 1 104.00 $104.00 $328 —
440 440 1 110.00 $110.00 $484 —
470 thin fleshed 470 1 85.00 $85.00 $400 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895 895 1 97.00 $97.00 $868 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
243 243 2 127.50 $127.50 $310 +4.95
275–295 285 2 120.00–127.50 $123.62 $352 -0.54
300–335 311 4 107.50–126.00 $117.26 $365 +2.13
360–370 365 2 122.00–123.00 $122.49 $447 +1.79
445 445 2 119.00 $119.00 $530 —
490–495 493 2 112.00–117.00 $114.49 $564 -3.24
535–540 538 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $605 -2.69
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 thin fleshed 433 2 90.00–96.00 $93.05 $403 +0.55
460–495 478 2 105.00–109.00 $106.93 $511 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 +7.00
555 555 1 106.00 $106.00 $588 ±0.00
680 thin fleshed 680 1 83.00 $83.00 $564 —
865 thin fleshed 865 1 78.00 $78.00 $675 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–430 418 3 124.00–125.00 $124.67 $521 -2.60
420 420 1 121.00 $121.00 $508 -6.27
450 450 1 120.00 $120.00 $540 -5.01
505 505 1 118.00 $118.00 $596 +2.00
565 565 1 115.00 $115.00 $650 +0.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 100.00 $100.00 $245 -10.00
250 thin fleshed 250 1 95.00 $95.00 $238 —
355 355 1 111.00 $111.00 $394 +21.10
520 520 1 95.00 $95.00 $494 -5.00
665 thin fleshed 665 1 90.00 $90.00 $598 —
900 900 1 98.00 $98.00 $882 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 424 4 138.00–143.00 $140.78 $597 -0.49
450–470 460 2 135.00–137.00 $135.98 $626 -6.80
490 490 1 128.00 $128.00 $627 -14.78
505–540 522 3 132.00–133.00 $132.33 $691 -0.65
525 525 1 124.00 $124.00 $651 -8.98
555 555 1 124.00 $124.00 $688 —
630 630 1 127.00 $127.00 $800 +5.02
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 132.00 $132.00 $541 +3.62
470–485 478 2 128.00–134.00 $130.95 $626 +3.56
518 518 2 130.00 $130.00 $673 +3.01
550–580 560 5 115.00–130.00 $123.20 $690 +2.69
610 610 1 122.00 $122.00 $744 -0.98
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555 555 1 95.00 $95.00 $527 -14.00
575 575 1 110.00 $110.00 $632 +1.00
600 600 1 102.00 $102.00 $612 +6.00
640 640 1 95.00 $95.00 $608 +12.50
710 thin fleshed 710 1 80.00 $80.00 $568 —
720 720 1 102.00 $102.00 $734 —
840 840 1 90.00 $90.00 $756 -10.51
855–885 870 2 78.00–87.00 $82.42 $717 —
935 935 1 95.00 $95.00 $888 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1765 1254 80-85% 67 59.00–72.00 $66.15 $830 +1.99
975–1745 1255 80-85% 3 49.00–54.00 $51.78 $650 -12.38
965–1685 1259 80-85% 28 71.00–83.00 $76.06 $958 +11.90
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–1220 871 85-90% 7 37.00–45.00 $41.81 $364 —
590–1205 929 85-90% 9 48.00–57.00 $53.03 $493 —
550–1465 1025 85-90% 3 10.00–28.00 $17.01 $174 -34.25
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1595 1465 75-80% 3 60.00–68.00 $64.18 $940 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 1 72.00 $72.00 $810 —
1465–1895 1599 5 87.00–99.00 $94.25 $1,507 —
1675–2065 1844 6 100.00–113.00 $105.11 $1,938 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1090 1090 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1080–1130 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 525.00–700.00 $610.52
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
820 820 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
800 800 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 775.00 $775.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
525 525 1 55.00 $55.00 $289 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 33.00 $33.00 $196 —
705 705 1 62.00 $62.00 $437 —
795 795 1 62.00 $62.00 $493 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600 600 1 65.00 $65.00 $390 —

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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.