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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 7, 2021

1,003 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $131.01/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $617/hd at 471 lb · 28 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 2 heifers $122.29/cwt +2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $455/hd at 372 lb · 28 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $123.49/cwt -3.96 vs last sale · ≈ $651/hd at 527 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,003 497 753
Feeder cattle 738 388 639
Slaughter cattle 241 90 102
Replacement cattle 24 19 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Current goat receipts 9. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 2.00 to 12.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 227 3 120.00–137.50 $129.71 $294 —
255–295 275 10 120.00–142.50 $134.24 $369 +13.29
285–295 thin fleshed 290 2 115.00–117.50 $116.27 $337 —
300 300 1 115.00 $115.00 $345 -16.58
300–345 330 12 120.00–140.00 $128.58 $424 -3.00
350–395 376 20 120.00–142.50 $134.07 $504 +2.43
400–445 422 5 120.00–137.50 $129.75 $548 -5.25
460 thin fleshed 460 1 115.00 $115.00 $529 —
475–486 482 6 125.00–135.00 $130.00 $627 -5.00
525 525 1 130.00 $130.00 $682 —
560–590 573 6 120.00–132.00 $126.66 $726 +11.66
620–645 633 2 120.00 $120.00 $760 +2.70
670–685 677 3 121.00–126.00 $122.66 $830 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
195 195 1 167.50 $167.50 $327 —
260–265 262 3 152.50–170.00 $162.55 $426 —
320–345 333 3 145.00–147.00 $145.69 $485 -14.31
340 340 1 130.00 $130.00 $442 -30.00
350 350 1 145.00 $145.00 $508 -5.04
405–415 410 2 140.00 $140.00 $574 +10.00
460 460 1 122.00 $122.00 $561 —
460–490 470 5 140.00–147.50 $142.64 $670 —
500–548 528 11 133.00–143.00 $136.04 $718 -6.88
565–590 578 2 132.00–134.00 $132.98 $769 -4.26
600–645 623 8 128.00–135.00 $131.22 $818 —
640 640 1 122.00 $122.00 $781 —
650–680 663 4 129.00–131.00 $130.25 $864 -1.24
710 710 1 122.00 $122.00 $866 -4.34
785 785 1 124.00 $124.00 $973 -1.50
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 112.50 $112.50 $270 —
285 285 1 110.00 $110.00 $314 —
300–345 330 3 103.00–110.00 $106.69 $352 -3.31
340 thin fleshed 340 1 107.50 $107.50 $366 —
350–395 375 4 100.00–112.00 $106.03 $398 +6.03
520 520 1 108.00 $108.00 $562 —
685 685 1 110.00 $110.00 $754 —
860 860 1 112.00 $112.00 $963 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 92.50 $92.50 $314 -11.25
355–390 373 2 92.50–112.50 $102.03 $381 -2.97
520 520 2 111.00 $111.00 $577 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 90.00 $90.00 $508 —
700 thin fleshed 700 1 88.00 $88.00 $616 —
870 870 1 106.00 $106.00 $922 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 117.50 $117.50 $347 —
310–340 328 6 116.00–127.50 $122.71 $402 +4.60
355 thin fleshed 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
350–395 373 27 116.00–128.00 $122.56 $457 +2.86
415–435 424 8 115.00–123.00 $119.37 $506 -1.11
450–495 472 23 114.00–125.00 $119.76 $565 +0.07
500–545 521 9 114.00–122.00 $115.97 $604 +1.47
550–580 570 5 115.00–117.00 $115.60 $659 +1.71
600–640 622 7 111.00–115.00 $113.17 $704 +3.06
655–680 673 5 109.00–114.00 $110.77 $745 -3.23
675 thin fleshed 675 1 113.00 $113.00 $763 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 132.50 $132.50 $238 —
200–245 222 5 135.00–157.50 $143.82 $319 —
325 325 1 130.00 $130.00 $422 —
395 395 1 138.00 $138.00 $545 —
400–445 423 12 124.00–130.00 $125.75 $532 -0.16
465 465 1 122.00 $122.00 $567 -4.01
460–498 481 14 124.00–128.00 $124.93 $601 -1.08
500–545 523 18 117.00–127.00 $121.05 $633 -2.57
550–590 575 14 119.00–125.00 $122.99 $707 -0.89
560–595 578 2 115.00–117.00 $116.03 $671 -7.85
600–630 615 4 117.00–119.00 $117.74 $724 -2.97
650 650 1 116.00 $116.00 $754 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 102.50 $102.50 $241 —
260–295 278 7 100.00–112.50 $107.88 $300 +7.88
295 thin fleshed 295 1 90.00 $90.00 $266 —
305–345 327 3 102.50–110.00 $105.92 $346 +1.33
335 thin fleshed 335 1 95.00 $95.00 $318 +5.59
365 365 1 105.00 $105.00 $383 -2.55
400–410 405 2 100.00–107.50 $103.80 $420 +8.80
405 405 1 90.00 $90.00 $364 -5.00
440 thin fleshed 440 1 96.00 $96.00 $422 +8.63
450–485 466 9 100.00–112.00 $105.19 $490 +10.19
500–530 515 6 100.00–112.50 $105.53 $543 +18.03
515 thin fleshed 515 1 89.00 $89.00 $458 +9.00
570 570 1 97.50 $97.50 $556 -8.85
605–625 613 4 100.00–110.00 $105.73 $648 -1.77
640 thin fleshed 640 1 85.00 $85.00 $544 —
650–690 668 3 95.00–104.00 $100.25 $670 -8.75
660–680 thin fleshed 670 2 80.00–90.00 $84.93 $569 —
710 thin fleshed 710 2 80.00–91.00 $85.50 $607 —
715 thin fleshed 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
720 720 1 98.00 $98.00 $706 -4.99
730 730 1 95.00 $95.00 $694 -7.99
755 755 1 96.00 $96.00 $725 -4.00
760 thin fleshed 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
820 thin fleshed 820 1 88.00 $88.00 $722 —
830 830 1 90.00 $90.00 $747 —
845 845 1 81.00 $81.00 $684 —
860–875 865 3 85.00–93.00 $89.35 $773 —
870–885 thin fleshed 878 2 93.00 $93.00 $817 —
890 890 1 97.00 $97.00 $863 —
935 thin fleshed 935 1 94.00 $94.00 $879 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 112.50 $112.50 $298 —
315–340 328 2 100.00–109.00 $104.33 $342 +21.33
350 thin fleshed 350 1 87.50 $87.50 $306 —
355–365 362 6 100.00–110.00 $106.83 $387 +15.09
415 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 -27.21
410–425 418 2 107.50–112.50 $110.04 $460 +2.83
455–495 469 6 105.00–110.00 $109.19 $512 +2.98
450–490 thin fleshed 470 2 80.00–88.00 $84.17 $396 —
540 540 1 110.00 $110.00 $594 +3.96
550 550 1 82.50 $82.50 $454 —
590 thin fleshed 590 1 80.00 $80.00 $472 -2.00
605 605 1 95.00 $95.00 $575 -11.37
605–625 613 7 100.00–112.00 $106.35 $652 -0.02
655–685 668 3 100.00–107.00 $103.72 $693 -1.34
700–715 708 2 104.00 $104.00 $736 -2.00
725 725 1 80.00 $80.00 $580 -26.00
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 +0.24
770 770 1 101.00 $101.00 $778 +11.24
805 805 1 93.00 $93.00 $749 —
870 870 1 100.00 $100.00 $870 —
865–880 873 2 91.00–95.00 $92.98 $812 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 thin fleshed 423 2 115.00–116.00 $115.51 $489 +0.51
400–445 426 16 119.00–137.50 $129.42 $551 -7.38
440 440 1 116.00 $116.00 $510 -20.80
460 thin fleshed 460 1 117.50 $117.50 $540 +3.00
450–495 471 27 120.00–138.00 $131.51 $619 -5.01
520 520 1 115.00 $115.00 $598 -12.45
500–545 527 20 120.00–133.00 $124.76 $657 -2.69
510–545 thin fleshed 528 2 115.00 $115.00 $607 —
550–595 569 14 119.00–133.00 $126.28 $719 +1.00
555–590 thin fleshed 571 7 113.00–118.00 $115.65 $660 —
600–645 624 13 115.00–126.00 $120.75 $753 +5.75
625 thin fleshed 625 1 113.00 $113.00 $706 —
650–695 671 11 114.00–125.00 $119.20 $800 +1.57
720–745 731 4 116.00–121.00 $117.87 $862 +5.87
750–770 759 5 114.00–117.00 $115.60 $877 —
855 855 1 112.50 $112.50 $962 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 14 139.00–155.00 $146.31 $612 -4.15
435 435 1 132.50 $132.50 $576 -17.96
460–470 465 2 140.00 $140.00 $651 -8.51
510–545 525 10 133.00–140.00 $136.96 $719 +7.47
550–565 558 2 135.00–141.00 $138.04 $770 —
600–630 613 5 127.00–131.00 $128.38 $787 —
650 650 1 129.00 $129.00 $838 —
655 655 3 124.00 $124.00 $812 —
700 700 1 125.00 $125.00 $875 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 thin fleshed 410 1 87.50 $87.50 $359 —
425 425 1 104.00 $104.00 $442 -2.73
460 thin fleshed 460 1 82.50 $82.50 $380 —
460–480 468 4 110.00–115.00 $111.48 $522 +6.37
515 515 1 80.00 $80.00 $412 —
515–530 522 3 103.00–112.50 $108.45 $566 —
575 575 1 113.00 $113.00 $650 —
585 585 1 90.00 $90.00 $526 —
605 605 1 90.00 $90.00 $544 -15.33
610–615 613 3 102.00–110.00 $105.67 $648 +0.34
660–680 668 5 100.00–111.00 $104.53 $698 +14.53
675 675 1 92.50 $92.50 $624 +2.50
700–720 713 3 102.50–111.00 $107.81 $769 +4.03
755–780 768 2 92.00–97.50 $94.79 $728 —
760–785 773 5 102.00–112.50 $105.07 $812 —
800–805 803 2 98.00 $98.00 $787 —
870 870 1 85.00 $85.00 $740 -18.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 thin fleshed 413 2 92.50–96.00 $94.26 $389 —
475 475 1 112.00 $112.00 $532 +10.46
610 thin fleshed 610 1 90.00 $90.00 $549 —
660–680 670 2 105.00–112.00 $108.55 $727 -1.45
715 thin fleshed 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
745 745 1 102.00 $102.00 $760 +2.65
800 thin fleshed 800 1 94.00 $94.00 $752 +12.00
800 800 1 103.00 $103.00 $824 —
885 thin fleshed 885 1 96.00 $96.00 $850 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
930 930 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $446 —
885–1720 1171 80-85% 63 60.00–72.00 $67.26 $788 —
960–1980 1459 80-85% 40 72.00–84.00 $76.91 $1,122 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
600–950 742 85-90% 10 12.00–36.00 $29.83 $221 —
645–1155 830 85-90% 22 37.00–46.00 $40.87 $339 —
600–1195 913 85-90% 42 46.00–60.00 $54.19 $495 +12.45
790–1215 937 85-90% 3 62.00–69.00 $64.25 $602 +22.51
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1735 1427 75-80% 12 63.00–72.00 $69.54 $992 —
1190–1775 1453 75-80% 15 72.00–81.00 $76.48 $1,111 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1195 1147 3 76.00–82.00 $79.43 $911 —
1095–2080 1522 15 88.00–96.00 $91.81 $1,397 —
1035–2360 1876 10 99.00–106.00 $102.18 $1,917 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
875 875 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 595.00 $595.00

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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)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 897.00 $897.00
955 thin fleshed 955 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 485.00 $485.00
980 980 Aged (>8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00
865–1160 1013 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 580.00–775.00 $691.70
900–1085 1030 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 525.00–875.00 $729.64
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
760 thin fleshed 760 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 440.00 $440.00
805 805 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 425.00 $425.00

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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
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
935 935 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 800.00 $800.00 +134.88
1535 1535 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,500.00 $1,500.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
790 790 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 40.00 $40.00 $68 —
215–240 229 4 62.50–77.50 $70.50 $161 —
360–365 363 2 65.00–85.00 $74.93 $272 —
440 440 1 40.00 $40.00 $176 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
165–180 173 2 62.50–70.00 $66.41 $115 —
325–335 330 2 89.00–90.00 $89.51 $295 —
375–380 378 2 82.50–85.00 $83.74 $317 +16.24
413–440 424 4 75.00–80.00 $77.95 $331 —

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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.