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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 10, 2021

874 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.94/cwt +0.51 vs last sale · ≈ $597/hd at 470 lb · 45 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $150.68/cwt +12.60 vs last sale · ≈ $700/hd at 465 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 steers $142.62/cwt +1.64 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 431 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 874 1,072 853
Feeder cattle 668 812 638
Slaughter cattle 171 215 175
Replacement cattle 35 45 40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 2 Current hog receipts 8 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while bulls were steady to 2.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 80.00 per head. Current hog receipts 8

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 fancy 200 2 187.50–200.00 $193.75 $388 —
200–240 216 5 157.50–175.00 $167.03 $361 +2.05
285 285 1 157.50 $157.50 $449 -13.00
300–345 329 7 149.00–167.50 $157.80 $519 -6.91
325–335 fancy 330 2 172.50 $172.50 $569 -2.50
350–395 372 19 148.00–167.50 $157.00 $584 +4.32
365–395 fancy 382 3 170.00–172.50 $170.86 $653 —
400 fancy 400 1 162.50 $162.50 $650 —
410–435 432 23 140.00–152.00 $141.76 $612 +0.78
455 value added 455 10 160.00 $160.00 $728 —
455–495 471 15 140.00–154.00 $144.47 $680 +0.25
500–545 519 7 135.00–142.00 $138.73 $720 +1.67
560–565 563 2 134.00–135.00 $134.50 $757 -3.11
613–640 619 7 128.50–136.00 $130.10 $805 -0.90
660–680 670 3 132.00–134.00 $132.66 $889 +2.66
725 725 1 128.00 $128.00 $928 -0.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 122.50 $122.50 $325 —
260–290 273 6 130.00–145.00 $141.27 $386 —
325–340 333 2 131.00–143.00 $136.86 $456 +5.95
345 345 2 122.50–123.00 $122.75 $423 -8.16
350–395 358 8 120.00–122.50 $120.31 $431 -15.87
350–385 368 5 130.00–145.00 $138.82 $511 +2.64
375 thin fleshed 375 1 122.50 $122.50 $459 —
400 thin fleshed 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
440 440 1 139.00 $139.00 $612 +6.32
470–480 475 3 124.00–133.00 $129.02 $613 -5.98
510–545 536 4 121.00–126.00 $124.56 $668 +2.29
560–595 578 5 120.00–125.00 $123.00 $711 -2.03
605 605 1 126.00 $126.00 $762 +7.17
675 675 1 122.50 $122.50 $827 -2.50
720 720 1 132.00 $132.00 $950 —
860 860 1 111.00 $111.00 $955 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175 175 1 110.00 $110.00 $192 —
305 thin fleshed 305 1 90.00 $90.00 $274 —
550–560 557 3 100.00–105.00 $101.68 $566 —
650 thin fleshed 650 1 87.00 $87.00 $566 —
715 715 1 108.00 $108.00 $772 +6.04
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 102.50 $102.50 $343 —
385 385 1 106.00 $106.00 $408 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 223 3 130.00–140.00 $135.86 $303 -7.99
335 335 1 132.50 $132.50 $444 +9.50
355–390 375 9 129.00–137.00 $133.54 $501 -1.08
400–445 427 19 124.00–136.00 $129.49 $553 +0.96
460 460 12 122.00 $122.00 $561 -5.29
450–495 474 33 124.00–136.00 $128.74 $610 +8.74
500–540 518 11 121.00–128.00 $124.12 $643 +1.17
520 520 1 116.00 $116.00 $603 -6.95
550–595 573 21 118.00–129.00 $122.45 $702 +9.51
600–625 613 3 117.00–122.00 $118.63 $727 -0.58
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 277 3 114.00–122.50 $117.24 $325 -0.72
300–330 316 5 112.50–122.50 $118.51 $374 -6.08
355–395 374 7 115.00–125.00 $121.97 $456 -2.24
405–445 421 9 112.50–122.00 $118.03 $497 -0.83
450–495 474 10 112.00–122.50 $119.46 $566 -0.39
505–530 518 3 110.00–115.00 $113.33 $587 -1.46
575 575 2 113.00–115.00 $114.00 $656 +0.93
600–635 624 6 112.00–115.00 $113.99 $711 +2.67
670 670 1 113.00 $113.00 $757 +2.00
720–725 723 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $792 -0.50
830 830 1 95.00 $95.00 $788 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 102.50 $102.50 $282 -12.50
315 315 1 110.00 $110.00 $346 +7.52
315–320 thin fleshed 317 3 89.00–90.00 $89.67 $284 —
350–385 375 4 100.00–112.50 $108.30 $406 +3.36
400 400 1 82.50 $82.50 $330 -22.18
410–440 423 4 107.00–112.00 $109.78 $464 +5.10
425 thin fleshed 425 1 92.50 $92.50 $393 —
455 455 1 92.00 $92.00 $419 —
500–520 513 3 100.00–110.00 $105.97 $544 +10.97
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 ±0.00
620 620 1 101.00 $101.00 $626 +17.78
645 645 1 94.00 $94.00 $606 +10.78
665 665 1 105.00 $105.00 $698 +10.52
670–690 680 2 93.00–94.00 $93.51 $636 -9.49
710 710 1 95.00 $95.00 $674 +9.33
715 thin fleshed 715 1 80.00 $80.00 $572 —
735 735 1 97.00 $97.00 $713 +11.33
750 750 1 93.00 $93.00 $698 +6.49
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 +5.00
805 thin fleshed 805 1 80.00 $80.00 $644 —
845 845 1 97.00 $97.00 $820 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–390 373 3 100.00–110.00 $104.01 $388 —
405–448 437 6 95.00–110.00 $104.27 $456 -5.73
455 455 1 110.00 $110.00 $500 +10.00
465 thin fleshed 465 1 87.50 $87.50 $407 -2.50
500–505 503 3 100.00–110.00 $105.02 $528 -1.98
525–530 thin fleshed 528 2 80.00–86.00 $83.01 $438 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 85.00 $85.00 $480 —
550–595 573 2 100.00–107.00 $103.64 $594 —
620–630 625 2 105.00–110.00 $107.52 $672 —
660–695 672 3 102.00–104.00 $103.00 $692 -3.02
705–745 725 2 100.00–101.00 $100.49 $729 +1.49
760 760 1 93.00 $93.00 $707 +7.00
850 850 1 82.00 $82.00 $697 —
875 875 1 91.00 $91.00 $796 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 420 5 123.00–135.00 $129.98 $546 -3.25
450–490 469 10 115.00–133.00 $123.32 $578 -7.97
500–545 523 18 115.00–130.00 $124.60 $652 -0.74
550–595 572 15 115.00–129.00 $122.75 $702 -3.91
605–645 624 13 111.00–123.00 $117.38 $732 -5.62
650–675 658 6 112.00–119.00 $116.02 $763 -2.68
700–715 705 3 115.00–117.00 $115.68 $816 +6.68
750–780 765 3 113.00–116.00 $114.33 $875 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 fancy 405 1 162.50 $162.50 $658 —
400–445 418 12 140.00–157.00 $147.57 $617 +3.85
450 450 1 130.00 $130.00 $585 -0.52
450–490 472 12 139.00–148.00 $142.26 $671 +0.16
500–535 515 12 132.00–141.00 $136.57 $703 +0.69
550–580 561 4 130.00–132.00 $131.01 $735 +2.01
615 615 1 129.00 $129.00 $793 ±0.00
690 690 1 133.00 $133.00 $918 +9.00
705 705 1 119.00 $119.00 $839 -1.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 97.50 $97.50 $424 -3.23
505–545 528 3 100.00–110.00 $105.59 $558 -3.41
580–585 583 2 100.00 $100.00 $583 +11.00
600–630 617 3 105.00–110.00 $108.30 $668 +15.30
665 665 1 95.00 $95.00 $632 -9.00
655–695 668 3 103.00–109.00 $106.59 $712 +2.59
700–715 708 2 86.00–90.00 $87.98 $623 -19.02
715 thin fleshed 715 1 92.00 $92.00 $658 —
710–740 727 3 99.00–107.00 $103.72 $754 -3.28
760 760 1 105.00 $105.00 $798 —
820–845 833 2 88.00–98.00 $93.08 $775 +3.08
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
458 thin fleshed 458 2 86.00 $86.00 $394 —
495 495 1 110.00 $110.00 $544 +5.48
510–545 528 2 110.00 $110.00 $581 +4.66
590 590 1 105.00 $105.00 $620 -2.50
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —
610 thin fleshed 610 1 80.00 $80.00 $488 -8.40
665 665 2 100.00 $100.00 $665 +10.00
710–725 thin fleshed 717 3 80.00–85.00 $83.00 $595 —
705–740 718 3 100.00–105.00 $103.28 $742 —
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 +1.00
810–825 818 2 100.00–101.00 $100.50 $822 —
850 850 1 86.00 $86.00 $731 -1.00
875 875 1 85.00 $85.00 $744 -2.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1125 1125 80-85% 1 57.00 $57.00 $641 -14.26
910–1735 1222 80-85% 11 69.00–75.00 $71.31 $871 —
810–1985 1280 80-85% 63 58.00–68.00 $63.98 $819 +1.09
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720 720 85-90% 1 22.00 $22.00 $158 -6.25
720–935 846 85-90% 10 38.00–45.00 $41.72 $353 —
845–1750 1051 85-90% 22 46.00–56.00 $52.41 $551 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1330–1520 1388 75-80% 5 69.00–71.00 $69.82 $969 —
1165–1800 1472 75-80% 23 62.00–68.00 $65.27 $961 +0.75

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1540 1354 4 72.00–83.00 $78.19 $1,059 +6.18
1040–2085 1511 21 84.00–96.00 $90.28 $1,364 —
1090–2270 1548 5 97.00–98.00 $97.43 $1,508 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
580–790 thin fleshed 703 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 15 284.00–558.00 $474.92

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860 860 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
930 930 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00
950 950 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
840–1215 1020 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 725.00–1,175.00 $924.26
825–1270 1077 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 525.00–950.00 $779.22
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
725 725 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 413.00 $413.00
800 800 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
980–1070 1025 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 1,050.00–1,200.00 $1,128.29 +178.29

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 60.00 $60.00 $258 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 thin fleshed 240 1 77.50 $77.50 $186 —
360–370 365 2 87.50–90.00 $88.73 $324 -15.31
400–425 418 4 85.00–97.50 $90.14 $377 -5.82
450–475 462 3 87.50–92.50 $90.71 $419 +4.71
485 485 1 70.00 $70.00 $340 +5.00
505–545 522 3 90.00 $90.00 $470 +1.71
555–590 578 3 86.00–91.00 $88.28 $510 —
600–635 618 2 80.00–85.00 $82.43 $509 +2.43
655–675 662 3 79.00–80.00 $79.67 $527 —
735 735 1 77.50 $77.50 $570 —
770 770 1 81.00 $81.00 $624 —

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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.