Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 5, 2021

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.52/cwt +7.70 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 428 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.31/cwt +3.46 vs last sale · ≈ $777/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.87/cwt +3.67 vs last sale · ≈ $636/hd at 475 lb · 21 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale
Total receipts	762	857
Feeder cattle	503	648
Slaughter cattle	184	184
Replacement cattle	75	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week , slaughter cattle were mostly steady. Feeder cattle were mostly steady. Demand was good ; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was above average, also had 7 goats and 14 sheep.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–185	178	2	157.50–160.00	$158.80	$283	—
215–245	233	6	150.00–175.00	$165.13	$385	—
250–295	279	9	150.00–177.50	$165.70	$462	+8.64
275–290 fancy	283	2	181.00–182.50	$181.73	$514	-1.27
320–335 fancy	328	2	170.00–182.00	$176.14	$578	+5.15
300–345	329	5	150.00–167.50	$157.04	$517	-0.73
350–375 fancy	360	6	170.00–176.00	$172.66	$622	-2.34
370	370	1	171.00	$171.00	$633	+11.49
360–395	375	6	150.00–169.00	$159.83	$599	+11.83
405 fancy	405	1	170.00	$170.00	$688	+3.84
405–445	424	9	150.00–169.00	$159.79	$678	+5.07
450–495	470	10	150.00–168.00	$156.68	$736	+0.06
510 fancy	510	1	160.00	$160.00	$816	-3.00
505–540	517	13	140.00–158.00	$151.98	$786	+3.82
560 fancy	560	6	164.00	$164.00	$918	—
565–595	579	4	142.00–152.00	$146.72	$850	-1.03
600–645	629	10	133.00–147.00	$139.65	$878	-3.68
650–655	652	3	144.00–147.00	$145.01	$945	+15.01
700–748	726	5	121.00–134.00	$128.34	$932	+2.29
755–790	772	3	120.00–133.00	$124.24	$959	—
780	780	1	110.00	$110.00	$858	—
832	832	3	129.00	$129.00	$1,073	—
855	855	1	113.00	$113.00	$966	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	147.50	$147.50	$339	+20.00
325–340	335	4	125.00–145.00	$131.74	$441	-1.77
360–385	373	2	112.50–130.00	$120.96	$451	+5.96
425–440	433	5	118.00–142.00	$126.64	$548	+4.05
485–490	488	3	122.00–140.00	$128.19	$626	+4.50
515–545	530	2	130.00–134.00	$132.06	$700	+8.94
560–590	575	2	117.00–128.00	$122.36	$704	—
650–690	677	3	116.00–134.00	$126.86	$859	-0.44
810	810	1	116.00	$116.00	$940	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	97.50	$97.50	$385	—
485–490	488	2	110.00–111.00	$110.50	$539	—
675	675	1	106.00	$106.00	$716	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	102.50	$102.50	$190	—
255	255	1	102.50	$102.50	$261	-1.50
330	330	1	105.00	$105.00	$346	-5.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–190	178	3	132.50–135.00	$133.39	$237	—
205–245	224	4	132.50–140.00	$136.15	$305	+3.92
255–275	264	9	140.00–147.50	$142.09	$375	—
285	285	1	147.00	$147.00	$419	—
300–345	321	4	130.00–145.00	$135.43	$435	-0.27
350–395	373	7	130.00–142.50	$135.42	$505	-2.57
400–445	428	18	125.00–144.00	$135.04	$578	+6.33
450–495	475	21	128.00–138.00	$133.87	$636	+3.67
500–545	521	15	119.00–132.00	$126.57	$659	+1.82
550–580	570	11	118.00–132.50	$128.66	$733	+9.66
605	605	5	126.00	$126.00	$762	+6.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	122.50	$122.50	$245	-4.50
290	290	1	127.00	$127.00	$368	+8.07
300	300	1	125.00	$125.00	$375	+4.51
380–385	383	2	117.00–122.00	$119.48	$458	-2.68
450–490	471	4	121.00–124.00	$122.79	$578	+1.93
505–530	518	2	115.00–117.00	$116.02	$601	+4.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	100.00	$100.00	$235	—
450 thin fleshed	450	2	82.50–90.00	$86.25	$388	+5.25
455	455	1	110.00	$110.00	$500	±0.00
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	-2.26
625	625	1	105.00	$105.00	$656	+3.02
630	630	1	94.00	$94.00	$592	+9.00
658	658	2	104.00	$104.00	$684	+18.00
700	700	1	86.00	$86.00	$602	+6.00
740 thin fleshed	740	1	86.00	$86.00	$636	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
190 thin fleshed	190	1	85.00	$85.00	$162	—
415	415	1	108.00	$108.00	$448	±0.00
515 thin fleshed	515	1	90.00	$90.00	$464	+2.98
520	520	1	97.50	$97.50	$507	-4.74
630	630	1	108.00	$108.00	$680	+15.00
650 thin fleshed	650	1	82.00	$82.00	$533	—
690	690	1	102.00	$102.00	$704	+4.04
795	795	1	97.00	$97.00	$771	—
820	820	1	102.00	$102.00	$836	—
880	880	1	97.00	$97.00	$854	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	428	24	148.00–168.00	$156.52	$670	+7.18
455	455	1	145.00	$145.00	$660	+2.00
450–495	479	9	146.00–160.00	$150.14	$719	+8.65
510–521 fancy	519	8	154.00–157.00	$156.38	$812	—
500–545	526	16	135.00–153.00	$144.27	$759	-0.58
550–595	570	13	136.00–152.00	$145.87	$831	+3.23
580	580	1	133.00	$133.00	$771	-0.22
600–635	615	9	130.00–145.00	$139.52	$858	+1.76
655–665	658	3	133.00–135.00	$133.99	$882	+1.99
705	705	1	124.00	$124.00	$874	+3.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–340	328	3	132.50–147.50	$140.82	$462	—
405–445	423	10	120.00–145.00	$133.58	$565	+3.53
455–490	468	6	112.50–137.00	$128.74	$603	-6.91
500–540	515	6	115.00–130.00	$122.01	$628	-2.04
555–590	565	4	112.00–130.00	$119.78	$677	-6.86
600–640	618	3	117.00–130.00	$123.47	$763	+0.96
725	725	1	110.00	$110.00	$798	-1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
490	490	1	102.50	$102.50	$502	-3.14
520	520	1	100.00	$100.00	$520	-8.50
565	565	1	110.00	$110.00	$622	—
750 thin fleshed	750	1	85.00	$85.00	$638	-10.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	107.50	$107.50	$656	—
700–745	723	2	106.00–108.00	$106.97	$773	+4.97
790	790	1	100.00	$100.00	$790	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
810–1950	1236	80-85%	88	57.00–69.00	$63.66	$787	—
1130–1915	1607	80-85%	22	69.00–74.00	$71.72	$1,153	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
770–880	835	85-90%	4	37.00–43.00	$40.48	$338	—
910	910	85-90%	1	20.00	$20.00	$182	—
710–1705	1029	85-90%	29	46.00–56.00	$52.24	$538	+0.42

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
930–1620	1370	75-80%	12	57.00–68.00	$64.69	$886	—
1120–1785	1419	75-80%	4	71.00–76.00	$73.36	$1,041	+10.04

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1050	1045	2	99.00–100.00	$99.50	$1,040	—
1160	1160	1	78.00	$78.00	$905	—
1045–2130	1435	7	80.00–95.00	$89.68	$1,287	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
730	730	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	431.00	$431.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1055	1055	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00
875–1245	1083	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	550.00–1,150.00	$958.53
940–1295	1147	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	498.00–1,075.00	$882.30
950–1385	1158	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	725.00–1,000.00	$852.83

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–845	778	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	460.00–750.00	$595.13
775–855	803	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	475.00–700.00	$586.98
805	805	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
975	975	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,675.00	$1,675.00	—
890–1405	1143	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,075.00–1,450.00	$1,279.90	—
1020–1350	1189	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	27	1,375.00–1,850.00	$1,626.86	—
1070–1305	1209	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,000.00–1,175.00	$1,071.69	—
1280	1280	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,550.00	$1,550.00	—
1270–1590	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,525.00	$1,525.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
715	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00	+150.82
720	720	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	700.00	$700.00	+250.82

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Dairy Heifers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
685–695	690	2	44.00–52.50	$48.22	$333	-1.78
715	715	1	57.00	$57.00	$408	—
760	760	1	64.00	$64.00	$486	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	85.00	$85.00	$208	-17.50
385	385	1	90.00	$90.00	$346	-10.00
495	495	1	104.00	$104.00	$515	+8.00
515–535	528	3	100.00–104.00	$102.32	$540	+12.32
555	555	2	104.00	$104.00	$577	+8.48
620–645	630	3	82.00–99.00	$92.01	$580	—
685	685	1	84.00	$84.00	$575	+11.00
700	700	1	90.00	$90.00	$630	—
815	815	1	64.00	$64.00	$522	—

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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.