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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 8, 2021

1,843 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.72/cwt +4.73 vs last sale · ≈ $580/hd at 427 lb · 93 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.69/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $628/hd at 473 lb · 83 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $162.53/cwt +7.66 vs last sale · ≈ $606/hd at 373 lb · 80 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,843 753 1,391
Feeder cattle 1,558 532 1,111
Slaughter cattle 250 191 265
Replacement cattle 35 30 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 3. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, some 9.00 to 11.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were very heavy. Cattle quality was attractive. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 50.00 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
210–245 229 6 147.50–170.00 $160.22 $367 —
250–295 276 19 147.50–170.00 $160.00 $442 +2.55
280 280 1 145.00 $145.00 $406 -12.45
305 305 1 130.00 $130.00 $396 -27.43
300–347 328 42 153.00–168.00 $159.20 $522 +1.77
350–395 373 80 152.00–172.00 $162.53 $606 +6.13
400–445 420 21 150.00–169.00 $159.35 $669 +3.11
450–495 469 22 147.00–167.00 $154.10 $723 +5.42
500–545 522 20 140.00–153.00 $144.78 $756 +2.28
550–595 572 19 135.00–147.00 $140.10 $801 -3.90
605–645 623 13 134.00–144.00 $138.42 $862 +5.45
680 680 1 129.00 $129.00 $877 —
705–735 717 6 120.00–125.00 $122.15 $876 -1.85
755 755 1 119.00 $119.00 $898 -2.00
908 908 4 115.00 $115.00 $1,044 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 228 3 127.50–140.00 $135.18 $308 —
250–295 275 13 117.50–147.50 $136.78 $376 -1.67
305–335 318 7 125.00–140.00 $131.74 $419 -4.08
350–390 376 8 131.00–145.00 $140.48 $528 +4.15
400–445 425 11 134.00–147.00 $142.98 $608 —
460–485 470 4 131.00–145.00 $138.91 $653 +12.76
520 520 1 133.00 $133.00 $692 +5.00
550–595 575 4 120.00–131.00 $126.72 $729 +0.72
603–630 610 4 120.00–123.00 $120.77 $737 —
665–680 672 3 116.00–126.00 $122.01 $820 —
710–725 719 4 110.00–116.00 $114.50 $823 —
755 755 1 110.00 $110.00 $830 —
983 983 2 111.00 $111.00 $1,091 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 thin fleshed 238 2 90.00 $90.00 $214 —
260–295 278 2 100.00 $100.00 $278 —
285 thin fleshed 285 1 80.00 $80.00 $228 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 90.00 $90.00 $284 —
325 325 1 100.00 $100.00 $325 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 —
600 600 1 108.00 $108.00 $648 —
695 695 1 84.00 $84.00 $584 —
705 thin fleshed 705 1 95.00 $95.00 $670 —
810 810 1 100.00 $100.00 $810 —
865 865 1 90.00 $90.00 $778 —
878 878 3 108.00 $108.00 $948 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 230 3 100.00–110.00 $104.82 $241 +2.32
230 230 1 90.00 $90.00 $207 -12.50
255–285 270 2 105.00–129.00 $117.67 $318 —
325 325 1 107.50 $107.50 $349 —
350–355 353 2 100.00 $100.00 $353 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 80.00 $80.00 $452 —
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 ±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 232 3 132.50–155.00 $144.59 $335 +9.59
250–295 283 14 130.00–143.00 $134.03 $379 -1.04
300–349 330 40 130.00–149.00 $137.34 $453 +5.77
330 330 1 122.50 $122.50 $404 -9.07
350–395 372 71 129.00–148.00 $137.62 $512 +2.81
400–445 427 93 126.00–145.00 $135.72 $580 +12.72
455–495 472 3 122.00–126.00 $123.96 $585 -7.36
450–495 473 80 126.00–141.00 $133.02 $629 +1.70
500–547 517 57 118.00–133.00 $123.75 $640 +7.75
550–595 568 51 120.00–134.00 $126.93 $721 +5.84
600–645 621 13 116.00–124.00 $121.50 $755 -0.06
630–640 635 2 114.00–117.00 $115.49 $733 -6.07
655–690 671 8 116.00–123.00 $119.26 $800 —
680 680 1 115.00 $115.00 $782 —
715–738 732 4 114.50–118.00 $115.35 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 226 5 117.50–127.50 $120.06 $271 -1.83
260–295 279 6 114.00–127.50 $120.47 $336 -3.73
305–340 320 12 115.00–127.50 $121.77 $390 -8.93
350–395 375 14 115.00–127.00 $122.74 $460 +1.74
400–443 419 12 112.50–125.00 $118.79 $498 -7.41
454–490 466 13 111.00–127.50 $119.04 $555 -0.19
505–545 527 8 112.00–120.00 $115.12 $607 +1.67
550–590 568 5 112.00–122.00 $115.37 $655 +0.86
620–640 629 6 109.00–115.00 $111.69 $703 —
675 675 1 115.00 $115.00 $776 —
710 710 1 108.00 $108.00 $767 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 275 6 105.00–112.50 $108.70 $299 +4.15
315 thin fleshed 315 1 92.50 $92.50 $291 —
300–340 318 3 100.00–110.00 $106.86 $340 +4.53
325 325 2 92.50–95.00 $93.75 $305 -8.58
350–380 365 2 99.00–112.50 $106.03 $387 -2.71
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 +4.80
435 thin fleshed 435 1 90.00 $90.00 $392 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 90.00 $90.00 $418 —
480–495 488 2 100.00–107.50 $103.81 $507 +18.81
515 thin fleshed 515 1 95.00 $95.00 $489 —
570–585 577 3 98.00–107.00 $103.67 $598 —
595 thin fleshed 595 1 80.00 $80.00 $476 -7.50
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 —
600 600 1 90.00 $90.00 $540 -14.00
605–635 623 4 100.00–111.00 $105.46 $657 +1.46
655 655 2 105.00–108.00 $106.50 $698 +5.51
655–670 663 3 80.00–90.00 $86.04 $570 -14.95
665 thin fleshed 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
730 730 1 102.00 $102.00 $745 —
725–740 733 2 85.00 $85.00 $623 —
785 785 1 86.00 $86.00 $675 —
835 thin fleshed 835 1 90.00 $90.00 $752 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 thin fleshed 215 1 92.30 $92.30 $198 —
245 245 1 100.00 $100.00 $245 —
255 255 1 110.00 $110.00 $280 -1.28
295 thin fleshed 295 1 92.50 $92.50 $273 —
315 thin fleshed 315 1 92.50 $92.50 $291 —
325 325 1 110.00 $110.00 $358 —
365–390 377 5 97.00–110.00 $104.45 $394 +2.45
385 thin fleshed 385 1 87.50 $87.50 $337 —
420 thin fleshed 420 1 80.00 $80.00 $336 —
405–445 425 4 97.50–112.00 $102.23 $434 —
450 450 1 105.00 $105.00 $472 —
465–495 thin fleshed 480 2 80.00 $80.00 $384 -2.50
520–535 thin fleshed 528 2 85.00–95.00 $89.93 $475 +4.93
575 575 1 108.00 $108.00 $621 —
685 thin fleshed 685 1 87.50 $87.50 $599 +3.50
700 thin fleshed 700 1 81.00 $81.00 $567 —
715 715 1 100.00 $100.00 $715 +7.00
735 735 1 85.00 $85.00 $625 -8.00
750–770 760 2 97.00–106.00 $101.56 $772 —
760 thin fleshed 760 1 88.00 $88.00 $669 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 278 3 150.00–160.00 $154.91 $431 -5.09
315–330 323 2 157.50–160.00 $158.72 $513 +4.72
400–446 427 45 148.00–167.00 $156.45 $668 +10.33
420–435 427 3 132.00–147.00 $141.00 $602 -5.12
450–499 471 47 145.00–161.00 $152.72 $719 +9.32
485–490 488 3 133.00–146.00 $137.30 $670 -6.10
500–545 522 39 135.00–149.00 $142.21 $742 +1.31
525–530 528 2 130.00–132.00 $131.00 $692 -9.90
555–595 571 31 134.00–147.00 $139.57 $797 +2.95
580 thin fleshed 580 1 130.00 $130.00 $754 —
590 590 1 128.00 $128.00 $755 -8.62
600–645 625 37 129.00–141.00 $135.25 $845 +1.44
645 645 1 115.00 $115.00 $742 —
650–665 658 3 128.00–129.00 $128.33 $844 +8.33
720 720 2 114.00–117.00 $115.50 $832 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 —
395 395 1 130.00 $130.00 $514 —
400–445 424 19 130.00–147.50 $139.66 $592 +7.98
450–495 473 40 130.00–148.00 $139.68 $661 +4.93
500–545 519 7 123.00–137.00 $130.52 $677 +5.25
550–595 576 16 122.00–135.00 $129.50 $746 -0.58
600–645 626 14 120.00–127.00 $123.69 $774 —
650–695 669 18 113.00–125.00 $119.28 $798 -2.27
705–735 722 5 111.00–116.00 $113.99 $823 —
805 805 1 109.00 $109.00 $877 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 110.00 $110.00 $380 —
415 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 -32.50
415–435 425 2 100.00–103.00 $101.46 $431 -11.04
450–480 470 4 105.00–112.00 $108.56 $510 —
573–585 577 3 110.00 $110.00 $635 ±0.00
600 600 1 104.00 $104.00 $624 +6.00
655 655 1 104.00 $104.00 $681 —
665 thin fleshed 665 1 80.00 $80.00 $532 —
705–740 718 5 106.00–110.00 $107.80 $774 +0.80
760 thin fleshed 760 1 92.00 $92.00 $699 —
755–790 769 9 98.00–107.00 $103.08 $793 +9.08
790 790 1 94.00 $94.00 $743 -11.00
810–845 820 4 96.00–106.00 $101.49 $832 —
845 845 1 93.00 $93.00 $786 —
850 850 1 96.00 $96.00 $816 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 97.50 $97.50 $307 —
455 455 1 107.50 $107.50 $489 —
525 thin fleshed 525 1 92.00 $92.00 $483 —
565–575 570 2 100.00–110.00 $105.04 $599 —
620–635 628 2 105.00–110.00 $107.53 $675 —
685 685 1 109.00 $109.00 $747 —
720 thin fleshed 720 1 90.00 $90.00 $648 ±0.00
715–740 728 2 101.00–105.00 $103.03 $750 —
810 thin fleshed 810 2 80.00–90.00 $85.00 $688 -8.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1845 1244 80-85% 92 58.00–68.00 $62.58 $778 —
1305–1650 1477 80-85% 3 68.00–69.00 $68.29 $1,009 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505–950 781 85-90% 8 15.00–32.00 $27.90 $218 —
665–1135 853 85-90% 18 34.00–46.00 $41.64 $355 —
765–1310 1028 85-90% 53 38.00–58.00 $53.52 $550 +12.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930–1480 1244 75-80% 7 48.00–58.00 $54.97 $684 —
1185–1780 1475 75-80% 24 58.00–67.00 $61.84 $912 -2.44

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–2095 1444 10 60.00–78.00 $72.34 $1,045 —
1005–1910 1545 14 80.00–90.00 $84.65 $1,308 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
960–970 965 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–750.00 $650.52
930–1640 1198 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 575.00–975.00 $778.36
1230 1230 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 825.00 $825.00
1205–1510 1327 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 750.00–975.00 $872.73
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 544.00 $544.00
545–855 740 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 325.00–575.00 $465.48
745–795 770 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–550.00 $537.91
815 815 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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
910–970 940 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,000.00–1,040.00 $1,020.64 +195.64
1035 1035 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
795 795 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 -85.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 67.50 $67.50 $253 -4.93
470–475 473 3 42.50–52.50 $47.68 $226 —
530 530 1 52.00 $52.00 $276 —
795 795 1 70.00 $70.00 $556 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 235 5 80.00–90.00 $85.76 $202 —
275 275 1 95.00 $95.00 $261 +2.50
300–340 325 5 85.00–101.00 $94.38 $307 +6.88
355–370 363 2 85.00 $85.00 $309 -9.57
410–435 423 3 70.00–83.00 $77.80 $329 -9.70
445 445 1 52.50 $52.50 $234 —
520 520 1 72.50 $72.50 $377 —
580 580 1 72.00 $72.00 $418 —
625 625 1 82.00 $82.00 $512 —
695 695 1 86.00 $86.00 $598 —
750 750 1 65.00 $65.00 $488 —
810 810 1 79.00 $79.00 $640 —
850–885 871 5 72.00–79.00 $74.98 $653 —
925 925 1 76.00 $76.00 $703 —
950–975 963 2 61.00–65.00 $62.97 $606 —

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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.