Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 21, 2021

833 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.73/cwt +10.23 vs last sale · ≈ $571/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $119.63/cwt +0.37 vs last sale · ≈ $680/hd at 568 lb · 22 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $125.76/cwt -4.10 vs last sale · ≈ $598/hd at 476 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	833	1,085	767
Feeder cattle	537	844	616
Slaughter cattle	273	225	142
Replacement cattle	23	16	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 4 Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while bulls were mostly 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, while heifer were mostly 1.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to good. Offerings of cattle were moderate to heavy. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 35.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	2	147.50–155.00	$151.45	$353	-1.05
250–280	260	6	147.50–154.00	$151.58	$394	+2.85
323–345	335	5	150.00–162.50	$155.68	$522	+5.17
350–385	362	6	146.00–157.50	$150.56	$545	+3.22
370 thin fleshed	370	1	120.00	$120.00	$444	—
405–445	427	11	143.00–152.50	$144.27	$616	-1.77
475–495	481	6	139.00–145.50	$143.40	$690	+1.40
500–540	514	7	136.00–142.00	$139.01	$715	+1.45
542	542	3	132.50	$132.50	$718	+2.50
550–595	576	8	137.00–146.00	$141.68	$816	+4.27
600–645	633	5	128.00–132.00	$130.58	$827	-1.85
660–690	673	3	127.00–134.00	$130.69	$880	+8.73
735	735	1	127.00	$127.00	$933	+2.67

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	218	2	142.50–145.00	$143.79	$313	+15.03
280–295	288	2	130.00–137.50	$133.85	$385	+0.70
300–315	308	2	116.00–120.00	$117.95	$363	-15.76
310 thin fleshed	310	1	118.00	$118.00	$366	—
305–343	323	6	129.00–142.00	$136.11	$440	+2.40
350–390	368	8	136.00–142.50	$139.62	$514	+3.81
355–380	370	3	117.50–122.50	$119.99	$444	-15.82
360–385 thin fleshed	373	3	115.00–122.00	$118.63	$442	—
410–445	429	4	125.00–136.00	$130.66	$561	-2.25
475–495	487	5	126.00–136.00	$130.02	$633	-4.84
510–545	523	3	120.00–131.00	$124.47	$651	-3.04
560–595	575	4	121.00–130.00	$124.71	$717	-1.47
610	610	1	120.00	$120.00	$732	-3.63
650–655	653	2	117.00–125.00	$120.98	$790	-3.85
715	715	1	117.00	$117.00	$837	+1.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280 thin fleshed	275	2	85.00–87.50	$86.27	$237	—
310–335 thin fleshed	323	2	80.00–92.50	$86.49	$279	—
330	330	1	82.50	$82.50	$272	—
345	345	1	107.50	$107.50	$371	—
510 thin fleshed	510	1	93.00	$93.00	$474	—
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	-5.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250	250	1	110.00	$110.00	$275	+5.00
365 thin fleshed	365	1	82.50	$82.50	$301	—
350–380	368	3	100.00–110.00	$106.83	$393	+14.33

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	132.50	$132.50	$278	—
250–265	255	3	132.50–140.00	$135.77	$346	—
308	308	3	130.00	$130.00	$400	—
350–397	377	14	129.00–141.00	$135.74	$512	—
400–445	424	25	125.00–139.00	$134.73	$571	+10.23
450–485	472	17	124.00–139.00	$132.15	$624	+9.20
500–545	529	12	118.00–126.00	$121.47	$643	+2.09
550–590	568	19	117.50–126.00	$120.36	$684	+4.36
560–590	570	3	115.00	$115.00	$656	-1.00
600–625	612	3	117.00–119.00	$117.66	$720	—
625–640	633	2	115.00	$115.00	$728	—
650–690	666	6	116.00–121.00	$118.79	$791	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	221	4	120.00–122.50	$121.89	$269	+4.39
255–295	281	5	120.00–123.00	$121.11	$340	+1.81
305–335	321	8	117.50–125.00	$121.01	$388	+2.47
350–390	372	11	121.00–127.50	$124.94	$465	+4.98
400–420	411	4	115.00–123.00	$118.50	$487	-2.83
455 thin fleshed	455	1	117.50	$117.50	$535	—
470–495	489	4	115.00–123.00	$119.05	$582	+1.16
510–545	521	4	111.00–115.00	$113.25	$590	-0.48
560–595	577	5	115.00–117.00	$115.80	$668	+0.29
850	850	1	109.00	$109.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	112.50	$112.50	$242	+6.41
270–295	285	3	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$306	+2.43
310–338 thin fleshed	321	3	80.00–96.00	$85.15	$273	-4.85
330	330	1	80.00	$80.00	$264	-24.41
400	400	1	102.50	$102.50	$410	-6.41
430 thin fleshed	430	1	87.50	$87.50	$376	—
470	470	1	110.00	$110.00	$517	+2.30
490 thin fleshed	490	1	80.00	$80.00	$392	-7.55
515–540	528	2	104.00–107.50	$105.79	$559	+1.52
585	585	1	100.00	$100.00	$585	-6.70
590 thin fleshed	590	1	95.00	$95.00	$560	—
620	620	1	104.00	$104.00	$645	-1.00
625 thin fleshed	625	1	85.00	$85.00	$531	+5.00
700–720	710	3	98.00–106.00	$102.31	$726	+3.31
780 thin fleshed	780	1	80.00	$80.00	$624	-10.00
790	790	1	103.00	$103.00	$814	+3.00
870	870	1	95.00	$95.00	$826	-2.99

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215 thin fleshed	215	1	95.00	$95.00	$204	—
255	255	1	110.00	$110.00	$280	+3.13
300–325	309	4	107.50–112.50	$110.34	$341	+5.40
335 thin fleshed	335	1	82.50	$82.50	$276	—
525–535	530	2	107.00–109.00	$108.01	$572	+0.09
570–585	578	2	97.50–107.00	$102.19	$591	-6.82
640	640	1	88.00	$88.00	$563	-3.75
695	695	1	95.00	$95.00	$660	+10.00
720	720	2	99.00–101.00	$100.00	$720	-5.00
750–780	765	2	100.00–104.00	$101.96	$780	-0.04
800–805	803	2	85.00	$85.00	$683	—
800–825	813	2	100.00	$100.00	$813	—
885	885	1	98.00	$98.00	$867	—
895	895	1	95.00	$95.00	$850	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–415 thin fleshed	410	2	115.00–125.00	$120.06	$492	—
400–440	419	14	120.00–133.00	$127.81	$536	-4.28
450–495	468	6	117.50–120.00	$119.57	$560	-10.29
450–495	477	9	124.00–138.00	$132.35	$631	+2.49
480–495 thin fleshed	487	3	115.00–120.00	$118.36	$576	—
500 thin fleshed	500	1	115.00	$115.00	$575	—
505–515	510	3	125.00–128.00	$126.32	$644	-0.68
560–585	569	4	122.50–131.00	$127.83	$727	+0.16
615–645	632	6	118.00–126.00	$123.84	$783	+2.11
655	655	1	115.00	$115.00	$753	-6.00
665 thin fleshed	665	1	117.50	$117.50	$781	—
650–695	676	7	120.00–125.00	$122.15	$826	+1.15
715	715	1	116.00	$116.00	$829	+4.00
760	760	1	118.00	$118.00	$897	—
790	790	1	114.00	$114.00	$901	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455	455	1	120.00	$120.00	$546	-19.61
455–495	475	2	139.00–143.00	$140.92	$669	+8.92
480 thin fleshed	480	1	132.00	$132.00	$634	—
500–545	522	9	133.00–143.00	$136.42	$712	-2.08
550	550	2	136.00–137.00	$136.50	$751	—
553	553	3	131.00	$131.00	$724	—
570 thin fleshed	570	1	117.00	$117.00	$667	—
600–640	625	7	127.00–133.00	$129.78	$811	+5.80
710–715	713	2	119.00	$119.00	$848	—
760	760	1	123.00	$123.00	$935	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
395	395	1	112.50	$112.50	$444	—
400–440	427	3	100.00–110.00	$105.78	$452	+15.72
485–495	490	2	103.00–112.50	$107.80	$528	+9.06
500	500	1	110.00	$110.00	$550	±0.00
550–565	558	2	99.00–105.00	$102.04	$569	—
615	615	1	90.00	$90.00	$554	-6.00
620	620	1	100.00	$100.00	$620	-6.98
660–670	665	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$717	+3.77
840	840	1	103.00	$103.00	$865	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420 thin fleshed	420	1	80.00	$80.00	$336	—
425–430	428	2	100.00–110.00	$105.03	$450	-2.71
440	440	1	90.00	$90.00	$396	-17.74
480	480	1	105.00	$105.00	$504	+4.31
510–535	523	2	100.00–110.00	$105.12	$550	+0.12
560	560	1	102.50	$102.50	$574	—
630	630	1	110.00	$110.00	$693	—
675	675	1	100.00	$100.00	$675	-10.00
845 thin fleshed	845	1	82.00	$82.00	$693	-10.00

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,175.00	$1,175.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1460	1224	80-85%	8	66.00–67.00	$66.88	$819	—
875–1950	1245	80-85%	81	68.00–79.00	$74.28	$925	—
995–1830	1390	80-85%	32	80.00–90.00	$82.45	$1,146	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
820	820	85-90%	1	28.00	$28.00	$230	-39.00
775–905	833	85-90%	3	67.00–70.00	$68.71	$572	+1.71
695–1220	901	85-90%	31	42.00–55.00	$50.44	$454	—
650–1415	1051	85-90%	53	56.00–66.00	$60.80	$639	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
905–1040	973	75-80%	2	50.00–63.00	$56.95	$554	—
1060–1595	1341	75-80%	27	65.00–78.00	$72.77	$976	—
1260–1840	1633	75-80%	12	79.00–87.00	$82.53	$1,348	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1070	1053	2	62.00–79.00	$70.64	$744	—
1165–2185	1644	10	90.00–104.00	$97.01	$1,595	—
1720–2360	1928	5	105.00–107.00	$106.46	$2,053	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
860 thin fleshed	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	635.00	$635.00
875 thin fleshed	875	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
890 thin fleshed	890	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
925–1510	1233	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	700.00–1,200.00	$974.75
1320	1320	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	1,050.00	$1,050.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	343.00	$343.00
780–810	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	554.00–675.00	$615.64

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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
825 thin fleshed	825	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—
875 thin fleshed	875	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	650.00	$650.00	—
880 thin fleshed	880	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
985	985	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,300.00	$1,300.00	—
1140	1140	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
800	800	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	750.00	$750.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
475	475	1	55.00	$55.00	$261	-3.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255 thin fleshed	255	1	70.00	$70.00	$178	—
260–285	273	3	85.00–90.00	$88.26	$241	-1.37
350	350	1	85.00	$85.00	$298	—
550	550	1	83.00	$83.00	$456	—
675	675	1	80.00	$80.00	$540	+2.51
920–940	930	2	85.00–93.00	$88.96	$827	+12.96
1015	1015	1	86.00	$86.00	$873	—

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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.