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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 19, 2021

688 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.49/cwt +5.17 vs last sale · ≈ $578/hd at 433 lb · 22 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.12/cwt +3.30 vs last sale · ≈ $657/hd at 521 lb · 22 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.82/cwt +4.20 vs last sale · ≈ $711/hd at 565 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 688 1,239 857
Feeder cattle 493 913 614
Slaughter cattle 177 295 198
Replacement cattle 18 31 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 4 Current goat receipts 7 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 8.00 higher, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were good. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves ranged 15.00 to 60.00 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
255 255 1 155.00 $155.00 $395 —
320–330 325 2 155.00–165.00 $160.08 $520 +3.82
355–390 369 5 149.00–175.00 $154.61 $571 +6.58
385 385 2 145.00–147.50 $146.25 $563 -1.78
440–445 442 3 144.00–152.00 $147.66 $653 +4.31
452–460 455 13 139.00–156.00 $152.44 $694 +7.73
510–545 525 5 143.00–150.00 $146.01 $767 +2.45
550–595 571 7 138.00–151.00 $146.06 $834 -0.33
620–630 623 3 131.00–142.00 $137.01 $854 +1.04
663 663 12 153.00 $153.00 $1,014 +17.45
890 890 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,121 —
925 925 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,175 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
180 180 1 127.50 $127.50 $230 —
215 215 1 127.50 $127.50 $274 -6.62
255–275 267 3 140.00–145.00 $141.72 $378 +5.99
300–345 325 5 125.00–135.00 $129.28 $420 -12.55
340 340 1 122.00 $122.00 $415 -19.83
350–375 362 3 115.00–118.00 $116.04 $420 -17.19
350–390 369 7 125.00–143.00 $132.53 $489 -0.70
430 430 1 136.00 $136.00 $585 +4.80
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 -11.20
615 615 1 112.00 $112.00 $689 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 112.50–114.00 $113.25 $272 —
250–275 263 2 103.00–112.50 $107.52 $283 -3.67
360–390 372 3 100.00–110.00 $104.21 $388 -7.03
450–480 thin fleshed 465 2 80.00–89.00 $84.35 $392 —
510 510 1 107.00 $107.00 $546 —
555 thin fleshed 555 1 92.50 $92.50 $513 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 110.00 $110.00 $253 —
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 —
310 310 1 115.00 $115.00 $356 +7.46
355–375 365 2 101.00–105.00 $102.95 $376 -1.42

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 130.00 $130.00 $351 —
310–340 325 5 130.00–144.00 $138.73 $451 +5.45
350–395 376 10 131.00–143.00 $135.82 $511 +0.51
425 425 1 117.00 $117.00 $497 -11.32
410–445 433 21 124.00–139.00 $134.27 $581 +5.95
450–495 471 21 124.00–136.00 $129.76 $611 +1.31
500–545 521 22 118.00–136.00 $126.12 $657 +3.30
550–590 565 22 118.00–133.00 $125.82 $711 +4.20
610–649 636 14 119.00–127.00 $124.29 $790 +11.31
650–695 673 2 117.00–119.00 $118.03 $794 -0.97
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 122.50 $122.50 $294 —
275 275 3 115.00–125.00 $120.00 $330 -3.30
300–345 317 3 115.00–125.00 $121.12 $384 -3.54
350–395 376 8 115.00–128.00 $120.57 $453 -2.75
400–420 410 5 113.00–122.00 $117.80 $483 -1.00
475–490 482 3 116.00–122.00 $118.69 $572 -2.44
505–515 510 3 114.00–117.00 $115.34 $588 +2.83
560–585 573 2 115.00–117.50 $116.22 $666 +1.93
600–645 618 4 109.00–114.00 $111.23 $687 -0.55
650–670 660 2 108.00–112.00 $109.97 $726 -2.72
675 675 1 112.00 $112.00 $756 -0.69
735 735 1 108.00 $108.00 $794 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 100.00 $100.00 $230 —
290 thin fleshed 290 1 92.50 $92.50 $268 —
290 290 2 100.00–110.00 $105.00 $304 —
325–340 thin fleshed 333 2 85.00–95.00 $90.11 $300 —
330–335 333 3 97.00–110.00 $105.71 $352 —
365–375 thin fleshed 370 2 80.00–83.00 $81.52 $302 —
375–395 384 4 98.00–110.00 $103.86 $399 +1.36
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 -6.21
430 thin fleshed 430 1 95.00 $95.00 $408 +0.80
520–525 523 2 101.00–110.00 $105.52 $552 —
550 thin fleshed 550 1 80.00 $80.00 $440 —
580 580 1 111.00 $111.00 $644 —
770 770 1 106.00 $106.00 $816 —
825 825 1 95.00 $95.00 $784 —
815–840 thin fleshed 828 3 80.00–91.00 $84.05 $696 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 100.00 $100.00 $240 —
250–260 255 2 102.50–110.00 $106.18 $271 +1.00
315–345 327 3 102.50–112.50 $106.57 $348 -4.10
370 370 1 102.50 $102.50 $379 -1.71
430 430 1 91.00 $91.00 $391 +1.00
515 515 1 101.00 $101.00 $520 -5.87
580 580 1 112.50 $112.50 $652 +6.73
640 640 1 102.50 $102.50 $656 -1.48
670 670 1 90.00 $90.00 $603 —
705 705 1 88.00 $88.00 $620 -11.02
730 thin fleshed 730 1 87.00 $87.00 $635 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 428 8 140.00–150.00 $145.85 $624 +0.22
460–485 471 9 140.00–148.00 $144.72 $682 +13.72
500–545 522 15 134.00–148.00 $141.25 $737 +11.25
560 560 1 133.00 $133.00 $745 -4.23
550–590 564 12 135.00–146.00 $140.57 $793 +3.34
600–630 614 9 130.00–140.00 $135.65 $833 +12.14
670 670 1 126.00 $126.00 $844 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 417 7 122.50–137.50 $131.36 $548 +0.78
430 430 1 117.50 $117.50 $505 -13.08
445 thin fleshed 445 1 122.00 $122.00 $543 —
450–465 457 6 125.00–138.00 $131.26 $600 -0.07
525 thin fleshed 525 1 117.00 $117.00 $614 —
505–540 526 5 118.00–131.00 $121.39 $639 +2.25
555–595 580 6 119.00–132.50 $127.70 $741 +1.52
635 635 1 115.00 $115.00 $730 -2.52
640 640 1 125.00 $125.00 $800 +7.48
680–695 688 2 117.00–127.00 $121.95 $839 +2.64
775 775 1 116.00 $116.00 $899 ±0.00
840 840 1 112.00 $112.00 $941 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
440 440 1 100.00 $100.00 $440 -5.00
460 460 1 96.00 $96.00 $442 +9.79
450–480 466 4 100.00–105.00 $102.29 $477 -1.05
505–540 523 2 104.00–110.00 $106.90 $559 +15.66
555–588 577 3 89.00–92.50 $91.38 $527 —
645 645 1 93.00 $93.00 $600 -12.79
660–695 678 2 87.50–94.00 $90.67 $615 -13.69
745 745 1 105.00 $105.00 $782 —
755 755 1 94.00 $94.00 $710 —
760–780 770 2 100.00–106.00 $103.04 $793 —
800 800 1 105.00 $105.00 $840 -1.60
890–895 893 2 107.00 $107.00 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 100.00 $100.00 $405 -3.98
475 thin fleshed 475 1 93.00 $93.00 $442 —
565–580 573 2 100.00–110.00 $104.93 $601 -3.84
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 +4.58
755 thin fleshed 755 1 93.00 $93.00 $702 —
820 thin fleshed 820 1 94.00 $94.00 $771 —
865 thin fleshed 865 1 82.00 $82.00 $709 —
885 885 1 100.00 $100.00 $885 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1985 1335 80-85% 78 60.00–73.00 $65.93 $880 —
1220–2085 1598 80-85% 3 75.00–76.00 $75.31 $1,203 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–1690 942 85-90% 13 38.00–50.00 $44.50 $419 —
550–1520 1015 85-90% 33 49.00–61.00 $55.67 $565 +1.78
705–1625 1106 85-90% 4 23.00–34.00 $28.38 $314 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1975 1464 75-80% 17 60.00–73.00 $67.27 $985 -7.89
1595 1595 75-80% 1 74.00 $74.00 $1,180 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1675 1251 5 70.00–88.00 $81.88 $1,024 —
1520–1625 1573 2 105.00–112.00 $108.38 $1,705 +12.07
1045–2225 1624 17 90.00–103.00 $97.94 $1,591 —

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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)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 650.00 $650.00
950 950 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
955 955 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00
1380 1380 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,130.00 $1,130.00
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
720 720 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 350.00 $350.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
605 605 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 525.00 $525.00

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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
825 825 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
880–1255 1044 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 4 825.00–1,160.00 $999.71 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
565 565 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 640.00 $640.00 —
755 755 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —
795 795 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 630.00 $630.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 78.00 $78.00 $339 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 282 3 83.00–97.00 $90.64 $256 —
330–340 334 4 87.00–101.00 $95.53 $319 —
510 510 1 81.00 $81.00 $413 —
570 570 1 85.00 $85.00 $484 —

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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.