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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 15, 2021

1,881 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.54/cwt -0.21 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 527 lb · 70 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.82/cwt +2.20 vs last sale · ≈ $515/hd at 369 lb · 51 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 steers $155.84/cwt -6.69 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 374 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,881 1,843 0
Feeder cattle 1,615 1,558 0
Slaughter cattle 226 250 0
Replacement cattle 40 35 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Current goat receipts 4. Total cattle receipts last year 835; goats 17. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly steady to 4.00 higher; heifers mostly steady to 7.00 lower; and four-weight feeder bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were 1.00 to 4.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were very heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 236 6 155.00–167.50 $159.98 $378 -0.24
250–295 276 25 147.50–165.00 $155.42 $429 -4.58
300–348 324 48 150.00–164.00 $155.88 $505 -3.32
350–395 374 49 150.00–167.50 $155.84 $583 -6.69
400–445 415 11 149.00–168.00 $154.95 $643 -4.40
415–439 fancy 436 11 170.00–180.00 $174.60 $761 —
450–495 478 19 149.00–166.00 $154.79 $740 +0.69
480 fancy 480 1 171.00 $171.00 $821 —
500–545 524 16 140.00–152.00 $147.23 $771 +2.45
523–540 fancy 526 12 161.00–169.00 $161.77 $851 —
550–590 577 30 140.00–149.00 $146.11 $843 +6.01
605–649 629 23 135.00–141.00 $138.43 $871 +0.01
655–695 667 6 128.00–137.00 $132.65 $885 +3.65
685–690 688 2 123.00–126.00 $124.49 $856 -4.51
701–745 719 13 122.00–130.00 $126.56 $910 +4.41
770–785 778 2 119.00–120.00 $119.50 $930 +0.50
805 805 1 115.00 $115.00 $926 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 209 8 120.00–145.00 $134.25 $281 -0.93
250–295 278 13 120.00–147.50 $136.82 $380 +0.04
300–345 320 18 132.50–148.00 $141.99 $454 +10.25
350–380 364 7 127.50–145.00 $135.93 $495 -4.55
465–475 470 2 130.00–139.00 $134.45 $632 -4.46
511 511 4 135.00 $135.00 $690 +2.00
605–645 632 3 112.50–119.00 $116.47 $736 -4.30
660–693 688 11 122.00–127.00 $125.18 $861 +3.17
750–775 759 4 117.00–118.00 $117.25 $890 +7.25
815–835 823 6 107.00–115.00 $110.34 $908 —
850–860 855 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $962 —
1685 1685 1 126.00 $126.00 $2,123 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 110.00 $110.00 $248 +5.18
290 290 1 90.00 $90.00 $261 -27.67
335 335 1 105.00 $105.00 $352 -2.50
355–395 375 2 82.00–90.00 $86.21 $323 -13.79
370–390 378 4 100.00–111.00 $102.70 $388 +2.70
455 455 1 97.50 $97.50 $444 —
520 520 1 100.00 $100.00 $520 —
645 thin fleshed 645 1 89.00 $89.00 $574 —
875 875 1 102.00 $102.00 $892 —
935 935 1 100.00 $100.00 $935 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 105.00 $105.00 $289 +5.00
385 thin fleshed 385 1 90.00 $90.00 $346 —
545 545 1 105.00 $105.00 $572 —
645 645 1 84.00 $84.00 $542 —
675 thin fleshed 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574 —
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 +20.00
740 thin fleshed 740 1 80.00 $80.00 $592 -15.00
750 thin fleshed 750 1 95.00 $95.00 $712 —
830 830 1 100.00 $100.00 $830 ±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
205–235 219 7 130.00–150.00 $136.60 $299 -7.99
255 fancy 255 1 157.00 $157.00 $400 —
250–298 277 14 130.00–148.00 $136.80 $379 +2.77
300–345 321 28 132.00–149.00 $140.15 $450 +2.81
330 330 1 152.50 $152.50 $503 +15.16
350 fancy 350 1 154.00 $154.00 $539 —
350–398 369 50 130.00–148.00 $139.54 $515 +1.92
400–445 424 36 125.00–137.50 $129.02 $547 -6.70
410–440 425 2 122.50–123.00 $122.74 $522 -12.98
450 450 1 124.00 $124.00 $558 +0.04
450–496 479 46 125.00–135.00 $129.46 $620 -3.56
500–549 527 70 118.00–133.00 $123.54 $651 -0.21
555 555 1 117.00 $117.00 $649 -9.93
550–585 560 16 118.00–124.00 $121.25 $679 -5.68
600–645 620 15 116.00–121.00 $118.42 $734 -3.08
665–685 675 10 117.00–120.00 $117.60 $794 -1.66
678 678 3 112.00 $112.00 $759 -3.00
700–706 705 10 110.00–112.50 $110.25 $777 -5.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–240 229 7 102.50–125.00 $118.79 $272 -1.27
250–295 270 11 117.50–127.50 $122.08 $330 +1.61
305–345 316 12 112.50–127.50 $120.85 $382 -0.92
350–395 374 34 112.50–129.00 $123.18 $461 +0.44
400–445 426 29 114.00–130.00 $121.87 $519 +3.08
450–498 472 42 111.00–127.00 $121.33 $573 +2.29
500–545 524 17 110.00–123.00 $116.41 $610 +1.29
550–590 571 10 109.00–119.00 $114.21 $652 -1.16
600–630 621 8 108.00–115.00 $111.73 $694 +0.04
655–693 681 20 111.00–113.00 $112.11 $763 -2.89
720 720 1 109.00 $109.00 $785 +1.00
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 105.00 $105.00 $252 —
250–295 268 6 102.50–112.50 $109.88 $294 +1.18
290 290 1 82.50 $82.50 $239 -26.20
305 305 1 112.50 $112.50 $343 +5.64
340 thin fleshed 340 1 97.00 $97.00 $330 +4.50
350–360 355 3 89.00–92.50 $90.52 $321 -15.51
360–385 thin fleshed 373 2 82.50–97.50 $89.75 $335 —
355–395 376 5 100.00–110.00 $105.45 $396 -0.58
385 385 1 85.00 $85.00 $327 -21.03
400–435 418 4 102.50–110.00 $107.45 $449 -2.55
405–440 thin fleshed 423 2 80.00–90.00 $85.21 $360 -4.79
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 —
480–490 485 3 107.50–110.00 $108.51 $526 +4.70
510 thin fleshed 510 1 92.00 $92.00 $469 -3.00
505–545 533 10 98.00–110.00 $104.84 $559 —
580 580 1 92.50 $92.50 $536 -11.17
555–595 582 9 98.00–110.00 $104.98 $611 +1.31
605–645 619 7 99.00–110.00 $104.35 $646 -1.11
620 thin fleshed 620 1 82.00 $82.00 $508 —
635–645 638 3 86.00–91.00 $89.34 $570 -16.12
650–680 661 8 97.50–109.00 $101.30 $670 +15.26
650–695 679 6 85.00–96.00 $90.94 $617 +4.90
690 thin fleshed 690 1 92.00 $92.00 $635 +12.00
720 720 1 103.00 $103.00 $742 +1.00
735 thin fleshed 735 1 92.00 $92.00 $676 —
735 735 1 90.00 $90.00 $662 +5.00
805–840 825 4 82.50–90.00 $85.64 $707 —
870 870 1 105.00 $105.00 $914 —
880 880 1 80.00 $80.00 $704 —
885 885 1 89.00 $89.00 $788 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 thin fleshed 240 1 80.00 $80.00 $192 -12.30
295 295 1 107.50 $107.50 $317 —
363–395 368 6 100.00 $100.00 $368 -4.45
350–390 thin fleshed 369 4 89.00–92.50 $90.35 $333 +2.85
405–420 412 3 97.50–110.00 $102.50 $422 +0.27
425–430 thin fleshed 428 2 80.00 $80.00 $342 ±0.00
460–465 463 2 94.00–95.00 $94.50 $438 -10.50
450–490 thin fleshed 471 6 80.00–90.00 $87.45 $412 +7.45
475–490 480 3 102.00–110.00 $105.63 $507 +0.63
500–525 513 6 102.50–112.50 $107.13 $550 —
505–530 thin fleshed 518 2 85.00–95.00 $90.12 $467 +0.19
575 thin fleshed 575 1 90.00 $90.00 $518 —
570–585 580 3 101.00–110.00 $105.37 $611 -2.63
580 580 1 90.00 $90.00 $522 -18.00
600–605 thin fleshed 603 3 90.00 $90.00 $543 —
645 645 1 96.00 $96.00 $619 —
670 670 1 100.00 $100.00 $670 —
655–695 thin fleshed 675 2 90.00–92.00 $90.97 $614 +3.47
715 thin fleshed 715 1 83.00 $83.00 $593 +2.00
705–735 717 6 101.00–104.00 $101.83 $730 +1.83

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
380–385 383 2 157.50 $157.50 $603 —
430 fancy 430 1 170.00 $170.00 $731 —
400–446 431 36 146.00–165.00 $152.18 $656 -4.27
445 445 1 145.00 $145.00 $645 -11.45
450 450 1 141.00 $141.00 $634 -11.72
450–465 fancy 458 3 161.00–165.00 $162.65 $745 —
450–495 468 31 139.00–159.00 $148.48 $695 -4.24
505–545 528 28 137.00–150.00 $143.44 $757 +12.44
550–595 562 32 135.00–149.00 $141.46 $795 +1.89
575–595 582 3 128.00–129.00 $128.34 $747 +0.34
605–645 618 21 131.00–146.00 $138.79 $858 +3.54
645 645 1 124.00 $124.00 $800 +9.00
650–660 657 3 123.00–134.00 $129.98 $854 +1.65
675 675 2 117.00–121.00 $119.00 $803 -9.33
700–715 710 3 118.00–122.00 $119.67 $850 +4.17
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 425 16 127.00–144.00 $136.68 $581 -2.98
455–495 474 28 130.00–147.00 $140.33 $665 +0.65
505–545 523 17 125.00–135.00 $130.84 $684 +0.32
560–590 569 4 115.00–130.00 $120.22 $684 -9.28
600–645 628 10 120.00–130.00 $123.73 $777 +0.04
650–695 675 21 114.00–128.00 $121.37 $819 +2.09
715–720 718 2 111.00–115.00 $112.99 $811 -1.00
760–765 763 2 112.00–113.00 $112.50 $858 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 110.00 $110.00 $456 +30.00
470 470 1 90.00 $90.00 $423 -18.56
485 485 1 105.00 $105.00 $509 -3.56
525 525 1 110.00 $110.00 $578 —
555 555 1 110.00 $110.00 $610 ±0.00
645 645 1 102.50 $102.50 $661 —
660 660 1 92.50 $92.50 $610 -11.50
660–680 667 3 100.00–112.00 $106.68 $712 +2.68
685 thin fleshed 685 1 95.00 $95.00 $651 +15.00
715 thin fleshed 715 1 85.00 $85.00 $608 —
750–790 767 3 102.00–108.00 $105.01 $805 +1.93
830 830 1 96.00 $96.00 $797 -5.49
850 850 1 95.00 $95.00 $808 -1.00
860 thin fleshed 860 1 91.00 $91.00 $783 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 92.50 $92.50 $393 —
465 thin fleshed 465 1 80.00 $80.00 $372 —
480 480 1 100.00 $100.00 $480 -7.50
555–588 575 4 105.00–110.00 $108.76 $625 +3.72
625–630 628 2 81.00–92.00 $86.48 $543 -21.05
690 thin fleshed 690 1 88.00 $88.00 $607 —
735 735 1 103.00 $103.00 $757 -0.03
865 865 1 95.00 $95.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1305 1211 80-85% 4 52.00–55.00 $53.53 $648 -9.05
805–1750 1217 80-85% 75 56.00–66.00 $60.93 $742 -1.65
1070–1900 1519 80-85% 13 69.00–75.00 $70.83 $1,076 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845 845 85-90% 1 30.00 $30.00 $254 —
600–1300 908 85-90% 6 35.00–45.00 $40.94 $372 —
745–1360 1014 85-90% 34 46.00–55.00 $51.25 $520 -2.27
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1135–1620 1369 75-80% 19 59.00–67.00 $61.62 $844 —
1530 1530 75-80% 1 54.00 $54.00 $826 —
1635 1635 75-80% 1 70.00 $70.00 $1,144 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1455 1159 6 70.00–76.00 $73.71 $854 —
1075–2310 1602 19 80.00–89.00 $83.93 $1,345 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–945 915 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 525.00–675.00 $602.46
925–1170 1051 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 600.00–700.00 $653.00
1155 1155 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1240–1315 1287 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 775.00–975.00 $890.80
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–845 822 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 425.00–600.00 $509.28
855 855 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
890 890 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 625.00 $625.00 —
915 915 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 450.00 $450.00 -570.64
895–980 938 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 625.00–790.00 $703.76 -316.88
850–1110 944 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 6 450.00–970.00 $756.80 -263.84
905–1205 1023 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 750.00–1,075.00 $924.72 -150.28
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
730 730 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 730.00 $730.00 —
830 830 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 500.00 $500.00 —
830–835 833 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 680.00–780.00 $730.15 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 70.00 $70.00 $175 —
390 390 1 52.50 $52.50 $205 -15.00
630 630 1 32.00 $32.00 $202 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 87.50–90.00 $88.74 $211 +2.98
295 295 1 95.00 $95.00 $280 ±0.00
315–330 323 2 85.00–92.50 $88.66 $286 -5.72
450 450 1 80.00 $80.00 $360 —
505 505 1 75.00 $75.00 $379 +2.50
685 685 1 65.00 $65.00 $445 -21.00
710 710 1 79.00 $79.00 $561 —
895 895 1 54.00 $54.00 $483 -20.98

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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.