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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 22, 2021

678 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.93/cwt +3.18 vs last sale · ≈ $539/hd at 424 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $144.25/cwt +3.47 vs last sale · ≈ $609/hd at 422 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $152.28/cwt +7.69 vs last sale · ≈ $566/hd at 372 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 678 278 1,134
Feeder cattle 483 137 865
Slaughter cattle 175 132 235
Replacement cattle 20 9 34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 2.00 higher, while bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were fairly active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 140.00 $140.00 $392 -6.35
285 285 1 150.00 $150.00 $428 +3.65
315 315 1 130.00 $130.00 $410 —
305–345 320 12 150.00–165.00 $156.21 $500 —
350–395 372 24 144.00–163.00 $152.28 $566 +5.89
400–445 423 6 147.00–159.00 $150.31 $636 +2.31
466–495 473 10 137.00–152.50 $148.17 $701 +4.17
590 590 4 140.50 $140.50 $829 —
600 600 1 134.00 $134.00 $804 +19.00
670 670 3 132.00 $132.00 $884 —
700–715 712 5 126.00–128.00 $127.61 $909 —
765 765 1 121.00 $121.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 220 2 127.50–142.50 $135.51 $298 —
260–290 273 3 115.00–140.00 $130.88 $357 -1.36
385 385 1 140.00 $140.00 $539 +10.00
515–545 530 2 125.00–130.00 $127.43 $675 —
555 555 1 126.00 $126.00 $699 —
625 625 2 124.00 $124.00 $775 —
785 785 1 115.00 $115.00 $903 —
865 865 1 112.00 $112.00 $969 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 thin fleshed 280 1 80.00 $80.00 $224 —
285–295 290 2 102.50–103.00 $102.75 $298 —
300 thin fleshed 300 1 85.00 $85.00 $255 —
340 340 1 80.00 $80.00 $272 —
485 485 1 106.00 $106.00 $514 —
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 2 81.00 $81.00 $288 —
408 thin fleshed 408 2 90.00 $90.00 $367 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 3 132.50–160.00 $144.08 $411 —
300–325 311 8 127.00–136.00 $132.63 $412 —
350–395 371 11 129.00–136.00 $132.04 $490 —
390 390 1 122.00 $122.00 $476 —
400–445 424 25 123.00–134.00 $127.25 $540 +6.25
435 435 1 119.00 $119.00 $518 -2.00
450–495 470 11 123.00–127.00 $124.82 $587 +4.82
485 485 1 120.00 $120.00 $582 ±0.00
500–530 515 11 117.00–124.00 $120.63 $621 +2.63
555–575 566 5 117.00–123.00 $119.77 $678 +4.77
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 127.50 $127.50 $249 —
265–295 281 6 112.50–125.00 $117.54 $330 -6.08
300–340 321 10 117.50–127.50 $123.06 $395 +5.80
350–390 373 12 119.00–127.50 $122.52 $457 +0.03
400–445 419 5 117.50–127.50 $122.45 $513 +3.45
450–490 476 10 113.00–125.00 $120.07 $572 +5.58
505–545 535 4 110.00–116.00 $111.78 $598 -0.72
550–585 564 4 113.00–115.00 $114.26 $644 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–230 228 2 102.50–112.50 $107.45 $245 +7.45
240 240 1 90.00 $90.00 $216 -10.00
255–290 268 3 100.00–112.50 $106.38 $285 —
305 305 1 100.00 $100.00 $305 —
415 415 1 92.50 $92.50 $384 —
425 thin fleshed 425 1 90.00 $90.00 $382 —
430–445 435 3 100.00–110.00 $105.06 $457 —
460–485 473 2 110.00 $110.00 $520 —
505 505 1 105.00 $105.00 $530 +10.00
535 535 1 91.00 $91.00 $487 -4.00
550–580 567 6 97.50–112.00 $105.88 $600 —
570 570 1 93.00 $93.00 $530 —
610–630 623 5 97.00–104.00 $100.42 $626 —
655 655 1 92.50 $92.50 $606 —
665 665 1 104.00 $104.00 $692 —
665 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
705–720 713 2 81.00–83.00 $81.99 $585 —
750 thin fleshed 750 1 86.00 $86.00 $645 —
775 775 1 88.00 $88.00 $682 —
860–895 878 2 90.00–96.00 $92.94 $816 —
945 945 1 103.00 $103.00 $973 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 102.50 $102.50 $195 —
270 270 1 110.00 $110.00 $297 —
325–335 330 2 100.00–107.50 $103.81 $343 —
350–370 365 4 87.00–95.00 $88.92 $325 —
405–415 thin fleshed 410 2 80.00–82.50 $81.27 $333 -11.78
405–445 425 2 97.50–110.00 $104.04 $442 —
475–485 thin fleshed 480 2 80.00–96.00 $87.92 $422 —
600 thin fleshed 600 1 80.00 $80.00 $480 —
605–630 618 2 99.00–106.00 $102.43 $633 —
740 740 1 86.00 $86.00 $636 —
Medium 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 122.00 $122.00 $659 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 24 134.00–151.00 $144.25 $609 +3.47
450–485 469 13 136.00–145.00 $139.40 $654 +3.42
500–545 526 20 133.00–141.00 $138.05 $726 +14.05
545 545 1 130.00 $130.00 $708 +6.00
550–590 569 10 132.00–138.00 $134.72 $767 +10.72
605–645 623 10 128.00–135.00 $131.00 $816 +4.00
655 655 1 119.00 $119.00 $779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 140.00 $140.00 $448 —
355 355 1 138.00 $138.00 $490 —
405–435 418 8 120.00–134.00 $125.81 $526 -6.19
455–490 475 7 124.00–137.50 $129.78 $616 -1.17
505–530 518 4 112.50–127.00 $121.78 $631 -8.22
550–585 563 8 121.00–132.00 $125.52 $707 +2.32
640 640 2 117.00–125.00 $121.00 $774 -1.00
670–695 681 7 115.00–122.00 $118.43 $807 —
750–770 760 2 112.00–117.00 $114.47 $870 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 107.50 $107.50 $527 -2.50
500 500 1 100.00 $100.00 $500 —
540 thin fleshed 540 1 80.00 $80.00 $432 —
655 655 1 97.50 $97.50 $639 —
720 720 1 96.00 $96.00 $691 —
765 765 1 102.00 $102.00 $780 —
805–845 thin fleshed 825 2 82.00–95.00 $88.34 $729 —
855–890 thin fleshed 873 2 80.00–84.00 $82.04 $716 —
895 895 1 90.00 $90.00 $806 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $465 —
500 500 1 102.00 $102.00 $510 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 90.00 $90.00 $472 —
585 585 1 110.00 $110.00 $644 ±0.00
735 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 -12.00
750 750 1 85.00 $85.00 $638 —
780 780 1 95.00 $95.00 $741 —
805 805 1 102.00 $102.00 $821 +12.00
885 885 1 92.00 $92.00 $814 +9.58

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
900–2095 1356 80-85% 78 59.00–71.00 $66.49 $902 —
1070–1970 1589 80-85% 22 69.00–77.00 $73.79 $1,173 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1150 842 85-90% 7 33.00–46.00 $38.82 $327 —
885–890 888 85-90% 2 22.00 $22.00 $195 -19.81
695–1615 1078 85-90% 23 46.00–58.00 $54.66 $589 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1510 1510 75-80% 1 57.00 $57.00 $861 —
1185–1905 1590 75-80% 12 58.00–70.00 $66.17 $1,052 —
1415–1845 1630 75-80% 2 72.00–74.00 $73.13 $1,192 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1175–1325 1257 3 76.00–78.00 $77.03 $968 —
1095–2305 1632 15 82.00–96.00 $89.28 $1,457 —
1290–2020 1639 5 100.00–106.00 $102.54 $1,681 —
YG1-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1500 1500 1 60.00 $60.00 $900 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
905–925 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 625.00–700.00 $675.00
1080 1080 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1250 1250 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 900.00 $900.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
575 575 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 420.00 $420.00
535–760 633 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 310.00–420.00 $369.92
770 770 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
990–1255 1083 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 900.00–1,175.00 $1,028.58 —
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
645 645 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 650.00 $650.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665–680 thin fleshed 673 2 30.00–36.00 $33.03 $222 —
700 700 1 48.00 $48.00 $336 -14.00
715 thin fleshed 715 1 61.00 $61.00 $436 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 75.00 $75.00 $266 —

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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.