Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 26, 2021

951 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $132.69/cwt -1.88 vs last sale · ≈ $572/hd at 431 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.90/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $613/hd at 472 lb · 28 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.42/cwt -0.23 vs last sale · ≈ $516/hd at 378 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	951	1,440	1,208
Feeder cattle	747	1,107	1,019
Slaughter cattle	180	288	169
Replacement cattle	24	45	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	-12.54
350–380	365	12	145.00–157.50	$154.78	$565	-6.05
405–446	439	10	148.00–155.00	$152.01	$667	-6.07
455–495	474	8	141.00–155.00	$146.82	$696	-9.96
500–545	526	6	140.00–149.00	$143.89	$757	-6.96
615–635	625	2	136.00–141.00	$138.46	$865	-10.90
650	650	1	130.00	$130.00	$845	-8.00
729	729	5	123.00	$123.00	$897	-2.78
1015–1045	1030	2	100.00–116.00	$107.88	$1,111	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	293	2	130.00–135.00	$132.48	$388	+1.53
330	330	3	127.50–135.00	$130.83	$432	-6.27
420–445	430	4	130.00–137.00	$133.26	$573	-9.25
450	450	2	127.00–137.00	$132.00	$594	-10.12
505–532	526	5	122.50–135.00	$128.84	$678	+3.49
560–570	565	2	120.00–122.50	$121.26	$685	-7.50
610–645	628	2	120.00–131.00	$125.35	$787	-5.16
675–690	683	2	111.00–114.00	$112.48	$768	-7.59

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–440	423	2	105.00–106.00	$105.48	$446	—
480	480	2	107.00–110.00	$108.50	$521	—
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–345	336	7	134.00–140.00	$136.12	$457	+1.08
353 fancy	353	4	145.00	$145.00	$512	—
350–395	383	21	129.00–138.00	$134.78	$516	-1.87
400–449	431	38	126.00–137.00	$132.69	$572	-1.88
454–495	472	28	123.00–135.00	$129.90	$613	-0.50
500–535	521	12	123.00–132.00	$126.18	$657	-0.59
550–560	555	2	123.00–125.00	$123.99	$688	-0.59
550–565	559	5	124.00–128.00	$125.60	$702	+1.02
600–610	603	3	118.00–123.00	$119.99	$724	-2.88
810–840	825	2	83.00–93.00	$88.09	$727	—
870 fancy	870	1	107.00	$107.00	$931	—
880	880	1	86.00	$86.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230	230	1	120.00	$120.00	$276	-2.26
250–290	275	6	117.50–125.00	$121.86	$335	-0.41
305–320	316	5	122.00–125.00	$123.82	$391	-0.56
350–395	380	11	118.00–127.00	$122.80	$467	+2.71
415–445	433	5	120.00–124.00	$121.59	$526	+3.58
460–495	482	8	116.00–124.00	$119.35	$575	-1.28
500–540	527	16	112.00–124.00	$115.43	$608	+2.02
550–575	564	8	113.00–124.00	$117.89	$665	+6.89
600–635	613	4	101.00–107.00	$103.71	$636	-9.87
645	645	1	93.00	$93.00	$600	-20.58
650–680	665	2	101.00–103.00	$102.02	$678	-11.76

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	282	3	107.50–110.00	$108.36	$306	+3.17
330	330	1	100.00	$100.00	$330	-3.82
350 thin fleshed	350	1	90.00	$90.00	$315	+7.50
405–445	426	4	100.00–115.00	$108.33	$461	—
475–495	481	4	100.00–111.00	$106.51	$512	+1.43
500–545	528	6	104.00–111.00	$108.45	$573	+20.95
575–595	588	6	90.00–106.00	$101.95	$599	+17.95
640	640	1	81.00	$81.00	$518	-24.00
700 thin fleshed	700	1	72.00	$72.00	$504	-15.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	+7.50
305–335	323	3	105.00–110.00	$108.27	$350	+8.27
365–380	373	2	85.00–106.00	$95.71	$357	-9.58
415–430	423	2	89.00–106.00	$97.65	$413	-7.50
485–490	488	2	96.00–100.00	$97.99	$478	-7.01
550–595	565	3	90.00–100.00	$96.76	$547	+6.78
635 thin fleshed	635	1	86.00	$86.00	$546	—
655–690	673	2	99.00	$99.00	$666	-1.00
715–720	718	2	81.00–84.00	$82.49	$592	-7.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	3	140.00–150.00	$144.91	$388	—
265–285 fancy	275	2	155.00–157.50	$156.20	$430	—
310–345	326	4	142.50–150.00	$146.23	$477	—
360–395	381	10	135.00–150.00	$142.50	$543	—
425 fancy	425	1	153.00	$153.00	$650	-16.00
405–445	427	15	136.00–151.00	$143.67	$613	-11.25
455–495	474	24	130.00–149.00	$140.29	$665	-11.16
500–545	523	21	130.00–148.00	$139.58	$730	-7.14
550–595	565	15	133.00–146.00	$138.25	$781	-4.07
600–645	617	10	125.00–136.00	$131.50	$811	+7.50
655–670	663	2	121.00–125.00	$122.98	$815	-10.02
700–745	734	7	100.00–110.00	$106.06	$778	-11.94
770	770	2	90.00–100.00	$95.00	$732	-23.00
805	805	1	94.00	$94.00	$757	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	130.00	$130.00	$377	—
310–320	315	3	135.00	$135.00	$425	+7.15
355–390	368	7	124.00–131.00	$129.23	$476	—
405–440	424	8	120.00–132.50	$126.32	$536	-12.48
450–495	471	8	116.00–128.00	$122.64	$578	-14.69
500–545	528	9	117.50–128.00	$124.83	$659	+0.19
550–595	577	6	116.00–130.00	$124.68	$719	-3.04
610–640	624	4	100.00–115.00	$108.74	$679	-19.27
660–690	676	4	113.00–117.00	$115.50	$781	-6.76
735	735	1	106.00	$106.00	$779	-8.82

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
375–390	383	2	115.00–117.50	$116.23	$445	—
400–425	415	3	110.00–112.50	$110.85	$460	+3.35
465	465	1	101.00	$101.00	$470	+3.00
485 thin fleshed	485	1	90.00	$90.00	$436	—
500–505	503	2	100.00–112.50	$106.28	$535	—
560–570	563	3	100.00–111.00	$107.02	$603	—
575 thin fleshed	575	1	83.00	$83.00	$477	-4.00
670	670	1	94.00	$94.00	$630	-6.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	117.00	$117.00	$257	—
275	275	1	110.00	$110.00	$302	—
300	300	1	115.00	$115.00	$345	—
405–420	413	2	102.50	$102.50	$423	-5.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1065–1180	1124	80-85%	4	47.00–54.00	$50.28	$565	—
725–1390	1136	80-85%	6	69.00–74.00	$70.83	$805	—
1010–1675	1247	80-85%	40	52.00–68.00	$61.46	$766	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1060	827	85-90%	10	40.00–51.00	$43.85	$363	—
730–1165	901	85-90%	7	61.00–68.00	$64.74	$583	—
770–1165	954	85-90%	15	48.00–60.00	$53.08	$506	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1455	1355	75-80%	2	76.00–87.00	$81.09	$1,099	+17.53
1300–1855	1601	75-80%	16	62.00–74.00	$69.70	$1,116	—
1410–1825	1663	75-80%	3	62.00–64.00	$63.07	$1,049	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
890–1505	1096	6	58.00–76.00	$67.32	$738	—
1020–2015	1515	20	79.00–89.00	$83.99	$1,272	-5.33
1485–1655	1570	5	90.00–96.00	$94.44	$1,483	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
785–1220	1009	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	550.00–775.00	$674.55
745–1305	1018	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	675.00–875.00	$768.47
1085	1085	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	750.00	$750.00
1170 fancy	1170	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00

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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
585–770	678	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	725.00–800.00	$767.62	—
830–1135	947	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	925.00–1,125.00	$1,056.56	—
1030–1075	1053	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00–1,175.00	$1,150.53	—
1075–1110	1093	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,175.00	$1,113.50	—

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Dairy Steers

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–330	320	2	82.50–88.00	$85.16	$273	—
370	370	1	76.00	$76.00	$281	—
450 fancy	450	1	101.00	$101.00	$454	—
525 fancy	525	2	95.00–101.00	$98.00	$514	—
590 fancy	590	1	103.00	$103.00	$608	—
610	610	1	72.00	$72.00	$439	—
630–640 fancy	635	2	92.00–100.00	$96.03	$610	—
885	885	1	67.00	$67.00	$593	—

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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.