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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 12, 2021

1,239 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.82/cwt -1.91 vs last sale · ≈ $645/hd at 525 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $119.14/cwt -8.06 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 515 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $127.16/cwt -0.84 vs last sale · ≈ $601/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,239 770 997
Feeder cattle 913 554 760
Slaughter cattle 295 210 225
Replacement cattle 31 6 12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 5. Current goat receipts 10. Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cows were 1.00 to 3.00 lower, while bulls were steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder steers were unevenly steady; heifers were steady to 3.00 lower, some 5.00 to 6.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mixed, 1.00 lower to 3.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average, some attractive. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 45.00 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 6 150.00–162.50 $156.26 $523 +3.01
350–390 368 5 146.00–150.00 $148.03 $545 -1.10
405–445 426 8 139.00–152.00 $143.35 $611 -0.81
455–495 477 16 141.00–148.00 $144.71 $690 -6.62
500–535 519 7 140.00–149.00 $143.56 $745 +3.11
554–580 559 10 144.00–147.00 $146.39 $818 +6.11
605–635 618 5 129.00–140.00 $135.97 $840 -4.03
660–685 673 2 133.00–138.00 $135.55 $912 +0.55
765–790 773 3 119.00–130.00 $125.01 $966 -0.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 3 132.00–137.50 $134.12 $308 +9.14
250–280 267 11 130.00–140.00 $135.73 $362 +13.71
260–285 thin fleshed 272 3 115.00–122.50 $119.88 $326 +2.38
300–345 322 5 136.00–145.00 $141.83 $457 +4.03
365–375 thin fleshed 368 3 117.50–120.00 $119.17 $439 —
360–395 373 13 128.00–140.00 $133.23 $497 -4.13
400–440 420 5 125.00–137.00 $131.20 $551 +4.99
465–495 478 3 129.00–140.00 $135.32 $647 +21.32
580–595 586 4 122.00–132.00 $129.01 $756 —
700–740 720 2 110.00–120.00 $114.86 $827 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–340 329 5 100.00–110.00 $107.54 $354 -7.46
350–395 372 3 100.00–110.00 $104.37 $388 +1.10
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 273 2 110.00–112.50 $111.19 $304 +6.19
270–275 thin fleshed 273 2 80.00 $80.00 $218 —
350–380 368 3 109.00–115.00 $111.24 $409 +10.24

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 310 3 130.00–135.00 $133.28 $413 —
350–395 375 11 130.00–140.00 $135.31 $507 +0.63
420–445 435 12 124.00–135.00 $128.32 $558 -5.90
455–495 474 23 124.00–135.00 $128.45 $609 -5.29
500–546 525 50 118.00–128.00 $122.82 $645 -1.91
550–595 566 21 118.00–128.00 $121.62 $688 -2.41
605–625 613 6 116.00–122.50 $119.24 $731 -2.57
605–630 618 2 112.00–114.00 $112.98 $698 -8.83
655 655 2 116.00–122.00 $119.00 $779 -0.99
690–695 693 2 110.00–115.00 $112.49 $780 -7.50
871 871 5 113.00 $113.00 $984 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
175–185 182 3 122.50–130.00 $127.25 $232 —
275–290 285 3 120.00–125.00 $123.30 $351 -4.20
315–345 322 7 120.00–127.50 $124.66 $401 +5.75
350–395 374 10 120.00–128.00 $123.32 $461 +0.87
405–440 424 9 114.00–122.00 $118.80 $504 -0.57
455–495 468 9 115.00–123.00 $121.13 $567 -0.85
500–535 516 4 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $581 -2.91
560–595 584 8 110.00–117.50 $114.29 $667 -2.71
605–645 627 5 110.00–114.00 $111.78 $701 -1.73
650–695 671 13 108.00–115.00 $112.69 $756 -1.80
755–765 758 3 109.00–113.00 $111.34 $844 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 100.00–110.00 $105.18 $295 +15.18
310–335 322 3 110.00–111.00 $110.67 $356 +3.67
360–390 380 3 102.50–105.00 $104.21 $396 -8.29
400–425 thin fleshed 413 2 80.00–86.00 $83.09 $343 -2.91
420–425 423 2 90.00 $90.00 $381 -13.89
435–440 438 3 105.00–110.00 $108.35 $475 +4.46
455–495 473 8 102.00–110.00 $106.03 $502 —
500–540 521 7 100.00–110.00 $106.87 $557 -3.47
510–545 528 2 91.00–92.50 $91.73 $484 -18.61
560–590 574 4 101.00–110.00 $105.77 $607 -0.53
600–635 617 5 100.00–106.00 $103.98 $642 +18.98
710–740 725 2 98.00–100.00 $99.02 $718 -6.49
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 100.00–105.00 $102.50 $379 —
405–445 418 3 105.00–107.50 $106.21 $444 -6.29
415–445 thin fleshed 433 3 92.50–95.00 $94.20 $408 +13.20
455–490 471 4 100.00–106.00 $104.00 $490 -2.64
600–645 thin fleshed 623 2 85.00–87.50 $86.20 $537 -0.05
715–725 thin fleshed 720 2 91.00–92.50 $91.74 $661 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–420 thin fleshed 407 3 115.00–120.00 $116.72 $475 -1.21
405–445 422 19 125.00–136.00 $130.58 $551 +3.77
450–495 469 19 125.00–140.00 $131.33 $616 -2.90
460–495 481 8 114.00–120.00 $117.25 $564 -16.98
500–545 515 28 118.00–125.00 $119.14 $614 -8.06
560–565 563 2 116.00–117.50 $116.75 $657 -10.50
550–595 574 16 120.00–130.00 $126.18 $724 -1.07
630–640 635 2 115.00–120.00 $117.52 $746 -3.61
655–695 671 10 115.00–124.00 $119.31 $801 -4.22
750–775 763 2 116.00 $116.00 $885 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–440 423 12 140.00–151.00 $145.63 $616 +2.89
455–480 470 3 128.00–135.00 $131.00 $616 -12.73
455–495 473 12 138.00–147.00 $143.34 $678 -0.39
500–545 517 15 134.00–142.50 $137.67 $712 -0.55
520–525 523 2 130.00 $130.00 $680 -8.22
555–590 575 17 133.00–141.00 $137.23 $789 +7.25
605–610 608 2 122.00–125.00 $123.51 $751 -6.82
600–640 621 10 129.00–138.00 $132.55 $823 +9.55
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $457 -3.83
450–460 455 2 82.50–90.00 $86.21 $392 -23.79
457–495 470 7 100.00–110.00 $103.34 $486 -6.66
500–540 520 5 105.00–111.00 $108.21 $563 +0.71
520–525 523 2 90.00–92.50 $91.24 $477 -16.26
615–635 624 5 103.00–110.00 $105.79 $660 +10.77
655–670 662 3 100.00–109.00 $104.36 $691 +0.30
800–835 821 5 104.00–108.00 $106.60 $875 +5.96
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–415 413 2 100.00–108.00 $103.98 $429 —
420–430 thin fleshed 425 2 90.00–95.00 $92.47 $393 —
460–480 471 4 100.00–111.00 $105.82 $498 —
510–540 thin fleshed 525 2 90.00–96.00 $92.91 $488 +1.91
575–595 585 4 105.00–110.00 $108.77 $636 +5.39
605–645 625 2 103.00–108.00 $105.42 $659 +1.42
775–790 783 2 100.00–110.00 $105.05 $823 +14.05
825 825 2 98.00–102.00 $100.00 $825 -2.01
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1405 1405 Young (2-4 yrs)N/A 1 1,400.00 $1,400.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1970 1262 80-85% 88 64.00–71.00 $67.55 $852 +4.92
975–1840 1278 80-85% 11 75.00–79.00 $76.50 $978 +13.87
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–900 795 85-90% 2 27.00–28.00 $27.57 $219 —
595–1230 832 85-90% 11 39.00–45.00 $40.45 $337 —
750–1415 1010 85-90% 28 50.00–57.00 $53.89 $544 -13.11
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1895 1393 75-80% 17 65.00–72.00 $69.43 $967 —
1215–1820 1451 75-80% 12 74.00–78.00 $75.16 $1,091 +3.92

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1245–2420 1545 5 75.00–81.00 $78.85 $1,218 —
1015–2145 1594 11 94.00–98.00 $96.31 $1,535 —
1380–2075 1718 6 104.00–110.00 $106.05 $1,822 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
820 thin fleshed 820 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
820–895 thin fleshed 857 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 425.00–475.00 $449.61
870 870 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 620.00 $620.00
880–1025 948 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 550.00–725.00 $610.50
965–980 973 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 630.00–650.00 $640.08
950–1205 1064 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 565.00–975.00 $753.58
1065 1065 Aged (>8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 400.00 $400.00
1070 thin fleshed 1070 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 780.00 $780.00

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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
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
915–1190 1082 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,025.00 $966.99 —

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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.