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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 17, 2021

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.68/cwt +4.36 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 471 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.63/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $555/hd at 428 lb · 23 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $148.86/cwt +0.14 vs last sale · ≈ $633/hd at 425 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 903 874 832
Feeder cattle 678 668 665
Slaughter cattle 206 171 137
Replacement cattle 19 35 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 26 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Current goat receipts 26

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
150 150 1 162.50 $162.50 $244 —
285–290 fancy 288 2 175.00–177.50 $176.24 $508 —
300–330 fancy 315 2 172.50–177.50 $174.88 $551 +2.38
305–345 321 12 150.00–170.00 $159.82 $513 +2.02
330 thin fleshed 330 1 126.00 $126.00 $416 —
360–395 374 13 149.00–162.50 $156.45 $585 -0.55
390 390 1 145.00 $145.00 $566 -12.00
400–445 431 11 145.00–158.00 $152.84 $659 +11.08
455–475 466 9 143.00–156.00 $149.34 $696 +4.87
500–540 521 15 135.00–152.00 $143.91 $750 +5.18
550–595 568 9 135.00–143.00 $138.08 $784 +3.58
600–640 623 11 128.00–136.00 $131.74 $821 +1.64
655–665 661 4 133.00–134.00 $133.25 $881 +0.59
700–745 723 4 119.00–130.00 $124.95 $903 -3.05
760–770 765 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $945 —
800 800 1 120.00 $120.00 $960 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 3 120.00–137.50 $129.17 $245 —
210–245 238 5 120.00–135.00 $128.72 $306 —
260–270 265 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $308 -6.23
255–295 277 15 127.50–147.50 $136.10 $377 -5.17
305–345 325 14 119.00–142.50 $132.13 $429 -4.73
330 330 1 112.50 $112.50 $371 -24.36
365–380 373 2 114.00–119.00 $116.55 $435 -22.27
355–385 376 9 120.00–147.50 $135.39 $509 -3.43
455–495 481 8 120.00–142.50 $129.57 $623 +0.55
475–495 thin fleshed 484 5 112.50–115.00 $114.51 $554 —
510–545 525 4 123.00–132.50 $127.29 $668 +2.73
525 525 1 112.50 $112.50 $591 -12.06
560–595 583 6 118.00–133.00 $127.67 $744 +4.67
606–635 614 5 121.00–127.00 $122.51 $752 -3.49
685 685 3 119.00 $119.00 $815 -3.50
775–780 778 2 118.00–122.00 $120.01 $934 —
830–840 835 2 111.00–114.00 $112.51 $939 —
855–895 877 3 113.00–115.00 $114.01 $1,000 +3.01
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 107.50 $107.50 $290 —
350–375 thin fleshed 360 3 85.00–97.00 $90.28 $325 —
375–395 389 4 100.00–107.50 $101.81 $396 —
495 thin fleshed 495 1 97.50 $97.50 $483 —
615–640 628 2 97.50–105.00 $101.18 $635 —
640 thin fleshed 640 1 92.00 $92.00 $589 —
680 thin fleshed 680 1 97.00 $97.00 $660 +10.00
700–705 thin fleshed 703 2 87.50–90.00 $88.75 $624 —
720 720 1 100.00 $100.00 $720 -8.00
755 755 1 96.00 $96.00 $725 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 105.00–110.00 $107.42 $256 —
310 310 1 110.00 $110.00 $341 +7.50
310 thin fleshed 310 1 95.00 $95.00 $294 —
355–380 363 3 110.00 $110.00 $399 +4.00
635 635 1 100.00 $100.00 $635 —
730 730 1 106.00 $106.00 $774 —
855 855 1 111.00 $111.00 $949 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 2 130.00 $130.00 $374 —
310–340 324 9 129.00–138.00 $132.26 $429 -0.24
350–385 370 11 130.00–137.00 $132.39 $490 -1.15
380 380 1 120.00 $120.00 $456 -13.54
405–445 428 23 124.00–140.00 $129.63 $555 +0.14
450–495 472 22 124.00–132.00 $127.35 $601 -1.39
500–545 523 22 118.00–129.00 $123.26 $645 +7.26
550–595 573 17 119.00–128.00 $123.74 $709 +1.29
585 585 1 115.00 $115.00 $673 -7.45
600–640 619 5 117.00–129.00 $123.58 $765 +4.95
660 660 1 117.00 $117.00 $772 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 115.00 $115.00 $247 —
265–295 285 5 120.00–127.50 $121.55 $346 +4.31
300–340 313 6 119.00–125.00 $123.23 $386 +4.72
350–395 370 10 115.00–128.00 $122.64 $454 +0.67
420–435 429 5 120.00–127.50 $123.12 $528 +5.09
450–495 478 13 117.50–127.50 $121.86 $582 +2.40
505–530 514 4 111.00–120.00 $115.80 $595 +2.47
585 585 1 111.00 $111.00 $649 -3.00
605–630 615 3 115.00 $115.00 $707 +1.01
675–690 683 2 108.00–114.00 $110.97 $758 -2.03
700–720 713 5 109.00–111.00 $109.59 $781 +0.09
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 100.00 $100.00 $185 —
210 210 1 107.50 $107.50 $226 —
255 thin fleshed 255 1 87.50 $87.50 $223 —
285 285 2 100.00–112.50 $106.25 $303 —
325 thin fleshed 325 1 92.50 $92.50 $301 —
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 +5.99
385 thin fleshed 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
405–445 423 4 105.00–111.00 $107.75 $456 +3.48
440 thin fleshed 440 1 90.00 $90.00 $396 —
445 445 1 95.00 $95.00 $423 -9.27
490 thin fleshed 490 1 80.00 $80.00 $392 -7.50
540 540 1 104.00 $104.00 $562 —
550–580 567 3 105.00–111.00 $108.65 $616 +5.01
605 thin fleshed 605 3 94.00–95.00 $94.67 $573 —
625 625 2 96.00 $96.00 $600 -11.52
635 635 1 107.00 $107.00 $679 -0.52
670 670 1 111.00 $111.00 $744 +8.00
690 thin fleshed 690 1 92.50 $92.50 $638 —
705–715 710 2 105.00–107.50 $106.26 $754 +5.77
725 725 1 88.00 $88.00 $638 -12.49
755 thin fleshed 755 1 88.00 $88.00 $664 —
825–845 thin fleshed 835 2 86.00–88.00 $87.01 $727 —
880 880 3 93.00 $93.00 $818 +2.00
890 thin fleshed 890 1 92.00 $92.00 $819 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 82.50 $82.50 $272 -27.50
380–390 387 3 100.00–110.00 $105.33 $408 -2.97
420 420 1 83.00 $83.00 $349 -26.78
420 420 1 105.00 $105.00 $441 -4.78
480–490 485 4 105.00–111.00 $108.98 $529 +16.98
500–535 518 2 106.00–108.00 $107.03 $554 +1.06
500–540 520 2 91.00–95.00 $92.92 $483 -13.05
550 550 1 107.50 $107.50 $591 +2.50
555 thin fleshed 555 1 87.50 $87.50 $486 —
630 630 1 105.00 $105.00 $662 +4.00
675 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574 -8.51
670–695 683 3 104.00–108.00 $106.35 $726 +12.84

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 thin fleshed 410 2 115.00–117.00 $115.99 $476 —
400–440 423 8 120.00–135.00 $125.44 $531 -4.54
455–495 470 21 118.00–137.00 $128.77 $605 +5.45
475–490 thin fleshed 483 2 115.00–117.50 $116.23 $561 —
510–545 527 12 117.50–132.00 $126.85 $668 +2.25
555–595 573 17 117.00–134.00 $129.45 $742 +6.70
600–625 611 6 120.00–127.00 $121.36 $742 +3.98
650 650 1 115.00 $115.00 $748 -1.02
655–695 669 6 116.00–127.00 $123.94 $829 +7.92
705–735 720 2 112.00–116.00 $113.96 $821 -1.72
750–785 772 3 109.00–113.00 $111.65 $862 -2.68
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 425 22 140.00–155.00 $148.86 $633 +1.29
450–495 475 11 139.00–153.00 $142.94 $679 +0.68
512 thin fleshed 512 6 133.00 $133.00 $681 —
500–540 520 11 134.00–149.00 $139.80 $727 +3.23
550–565 558 5 134.00–138.00 $135.20 $754 +4.19
550–575 565 3 129.00–131.00 $129.99 $734 -1.02
610–635 620 8 129.00–133.00 $131.12 $813 +2.12
665–670 668 2 122.00–127.00 $124.49 $832 -8.51
895 895 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,047 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 thin fleshed 435 2 80.00–85.00 $82.50 $359 —
455 455 1 87.50 $87.50 $398 —
475–495 483 4 108.00–110.00 $109.26 $528 —
535 535 1 110.00 $110.00 $588 +4.41
565–575 570 2 100.00–107.00 $103.47 $590 +3.47
570 570 1 95.00 $95.00 $542 -5.00
605–620 613 2 100.00–111.00 $105.43 $646 -2.87
650–690 670 3 100.00–110.00 $105.43 $706 -1.16
710 thin fleshed 710 1 80.00 $80.00 $568 -12.00
755 755 1 105.00 $105.00 $793 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 102.00 $102.00 $413 —
425 thin fleshed 425 1 97.00 $97.00 $412 —
590 590 1 112.50 $112.50 $664 +7.50
640–645 643 2 105.00–110.00 $107.49 $691 —
655 655 1 104.00 $104.00 $681 +4.00
700 thin fleshed 700 1 80.00 $80.00 $560 -3.00
810 thin fleshed 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 —
870 870 1 94.00 $94.00 $818 +9.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
865–1710 1187 80-85% 63 58.00–68.00 $65.02 $772 —
940–2040 1432 80-85% 60 69.00–79.00 $72.82 $1,043 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
750 750 85-90% 1 34.00 $34.00 $255 —
810 810 85-90% 1 59.00 $59.00 $478 —
645–1045 853 85-90% 5 36.00–44.00 $41.36 $353 —
735–1310 966 85-90% 30 51.00–58.00 $55.57 $537 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1295 1295 75-80% 1 56.00 $56.00 $725 —
1115–1670 1382 75-80% 5 61.00–68.00 $65.22 $901 -4.60
1045–1790 1394 75-80% 16 69.00–79.00 $72.66 $1,013 +2.84

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1235 1235 1 69.00 $69.00 $852 —
1050–2165 1519 14 84.00–97.00 $91.68 $1,393 +1.40
1615–2215 1940 9 100.00–109.00 $104.15 $2,021 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 585.00 $585.00
625–865 thin fleshed 749 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 7 363.00–555.00 $477.50

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1105 1013 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 690.00–906.00 $807.87
1105 1105 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00
1130 1130 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 785.00 $785.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
670 670 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 469.00 $469.00
690 690 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 380.00 $380.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
680 680 (<2 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 500.00 $500.00

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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
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
685 685 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 85.00 $85.00 $246 —
360 360 1 84.00 $84.00 $302 —
440 440 1 81.00 $81.00 $356 +21.00
470 470 1 60.00 $60.00 $282 —
515–520 518 2 42.00–60.00 $51.04 $264 —
600–605 603 2 51.00–60.00 $55.48 $335 —
760 760 1 61.00 $61.00 $464 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 87.00 $87.00 $339 -1.73
425–445 435 3 80.00–95.00 $88.30 $384 -1.84
450 450 1 89.00 $89.00 $400 -1.71
630 630 1 80.00 $80.00 $504 -2.43
775 775 2 73.00–84.00 $78.50 $608 -2.50

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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.