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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 26, 2021

989 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.26/cwt -0.50 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 470 lb · 24 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $126.68/cwt +0.56 vs last sale · ≈ $665/hd at 525 lb · 24 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $142.86/cwt -1.86 vs last sale · ≈ $679/hd at 475 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 989 688 730
Feeder cattle 743 493 543
Slaughter cattle 224 177 172
Replacement cattle 22 18 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 3. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower on a fairly light test and slaughter bulls were 3.00 to 4.00 lower on a light test. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 1.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 20.00 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
270–290 282 5 150.00–162.50 $154.46 $436 -0.54
300–340 325 5 165.00–177.50 $169.73 $552 +9.65
350–395 367 15 150.00–162.50 $156.43 $574 +1.82
370–380 375 2 146.00–147.50 $146.74 $550 -7.87
355–386 thin fleshed 378 4 146.00–147.50 $146.35 $553 —
400–445 417 11 142.50–157.00 $150.04 $626 +2.38
435–440 438 2 130.00–135.00 $132.49 $580 -15.17
455–485 469 6 147.00–157.50 $152.04 $713 -0.40
500–545 522 19 141.00–156.00 $150.18 $784 +4.17
550–590 570 7 135.00–149.00 $141.49 $806 -4.57
605–647 635 17 134.00–146.00 $142.27 $903 +5.26
660–695 675 5 130.00–142.00 $137.00 $925 -16.00
700–720 710 2 123.00–135.00 $128.92 $915 —
750–770 760 2 136.00–139.00 $137.48 $1,045 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 122.50–125.00 $123.69 $278 -3.81
255–265 thin fleshed 260 2 120.00–122.50 $121.23 $315 —
260–295 275 4 127.50–140.00 $131.24 $361 -10.48
310–320 315 2 117.50–120.00 $118.73 $374 -10.55
300–345 326 7 125.00–136.00 $131.20 $428 +1.92
335–345 thin fleshed 340 2 117.50–120.00 $118.73 $404 —
350–390 374 8 135.00–142.50 $139.47 $522 +6.94
365–390 thin fleshed 379 4 117.50–122.50 $120.58 $457 —
400–410 thin fleshed 405 2 115.00–118.00 $116.48 $472 —
420–425 423 2 130.00–140.00 $134.97 $571 -1.03
510–540 522 3 122.00–130.00 $124.63 $651 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 282 3 107.50–110.00 $109.14 $308 -5.86
315–335 328 5 105.00–110.00 $108.05 $354 -6.95
370–375 373 2 114.00–115.00 $114.50 $427 +11.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 330 2 106.00–110.00 $108.09 $357 —
455–490 473 2 102.50–109.00 $105.87 $501 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–285 280 2 130.00–137.50 $133.68 $374 +3.68
305–345 322 3 137.00–139.00 $137.72 $443 -1.01
350–395 374 5 130.00–139.00 $135.89 $508 +0.07
410–445 428 16 124.00–137.00 $129.46 $554 +12.46
450–496 470 24 124.00–135.00 $129.26 $608 -0.50
505–545 525 24 120.00–131.00 $126.68 $665 +0.56
550–595 566 23 120.00–132.00 $126.99 $719 +1.17
600–645 615 16 118.00–129.00 $122.94 $756 -1.35
660–695 675 7 118.00–126.00 $122.85 $829 +4.82
710–725 718 2 117.00–124.00 $120.54 $865 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 117.50–122.50 $120.06 $264 -2.44
265–290 278 2 120.00 $120.00 $334 ±0.00
310–340 325 9 112.50–121.00 $118.06 $384 -3.06
365–395 379 17 115.00–123.00 $120.08 $455 -0.49
400–440 421 7 115.00–123.00 $120.15 $506 +2.35
455–495 475 12 114.00–122.00 $119.21 $566 +0.52
505–530 518 2 110.00–116.00 $112.93 $585 -2.41
560–570 564 6 111.00–116.00 $113.99 $643 -2.23
610–635 623 3 114.00–115.00 $114.67 $714 +3.44
700–740 720 2 110.00–115.00 $112.43 $809 +4.43
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 thin fleshed 283 2 92.50–95.00 $93.74 $265 +1.24
310–325 thin fleshed 318 2 87.50 $87.50 $278 -2.61
310–340 324 7 105.00–112.50 $109.28 $354 +3.57
360–385 377 5 100.00–110.00 $105.93 $399 +2.07
400–408 405 4 104.00–108.00 $105.74 $428 +5.74
405–445 thin fleshed 424 4 85.00–90.00 $87.49 $371 -7.51
465–495 thin fleshed 480 2 95.00 $95.00 $456 —
570–580 575 2 100.00–105.00 $102.48 $589 -8.52
655 655 4 97.00 $97.00 $635 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 105.00–108.00 $106.49 $301 +0.31
300–340 315 4 100.00–107.50 $103.17 $325 -3.40
365–380 375 8 106.00–112.50 $109.67 $411 +7.17
415–445 433 6 103.00–110.00 $107.21 $464 +16.21
460–475 468 3 106.00–110.00 $108.65 $508 —
520–535 528 2 98.00–102.00 $100.03 $528 -0.97
550–595 575 3 105.00–110.00 $108.28 $623 -4.22
625–645 635 2 104.00–109.00 $106.46 $676 +3.96
650–690 670 2 90.00–95.00 $92.57 $620 +2.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 426 20 140.00–155.00 $147.43 $628 +1.58
450–490 468 4 130.00–138.00 $135.12 $632 -9.60
455–495 477 19 139.00–150.00 $144.49 $689 -0.23
500–545 519 19 134.00–146.00 $140.35 $728 -0.90
560–565 564 4 125.00–132.00 $129.24 $729 -11.33
555–595 577 13 134.00–145.00 $138.29 $798 -2.28
600–645 628 19 129.00–141.00 $135.59 $852 -0.06
650–663 659 4 128.00–130.00 $128.74 $848 +2.74
725–745 735 2 122.00–129.00 $125.55 $923 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–445 427 5 130.00–135.00 $132.51 $566 +15.01
420–437 thin fleshed 431 3 120.00 $120.00 $517 -2.00
460–495 480 6 130.00–137.50 $134.51 $646 +3.25
505–535 518 4 128.00–132.00 $129.79 $672 +8.40
555–585 574 4 124.00–132.00 $129.48 $743 +1.78
625–640 633 2 122.00–126.00 $124.02 $785 +9.02
710–730 720 2 112.00–115.00 $113.52 $817 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–425 413 4 111.00–114.00 $111.77 $462 +11.77
620–635 627 3 100.00–106.00 $103.68 $650 +10.68
660–665 663 2 80.00–88.00 $83.98 $557 -6.69
710–745 728 2 106.00–107.00 $106.51 $775 +1.51
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
550–580 565 2 102.50–107.50 $105.07 $594 +0.14
700–725 713 2 101.00–107.00 $104.05 $742 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
950 950 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
875–1845 1289 80-85% 61 64.00–71.00 $67.97 $876 —
1030–2040 1370 80-85% 18 74.00–77.00 $75.02 $1,028 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–885 783 85-90% 8 28.00–35.00 $33.20 $260 —
655–1475 896 85-90% 14 39.00–45.00 $42.00 $376 —
725–1450 1002 85-90% 25 51.00–58.00 $55.46 $556 -0.21
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1550 1319 75-80% 9 65.00–68.00 $67.02 $884 —
1060–1890 1401 75-80% 17 74.00–79.00 $75.77 $1,062 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1010–1595 1218 3 77.00–82.00 $78.99 $962 —
1095–1940 1554 4 93.00–98.00 $94.56 $1,469 -13.82
1860–1985 1921 4 107.00–113.00 $110.25 $2,118 —

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
505 thin fleshed 505 (<2 yrs)Open 1 328.00 $328.00

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 thin fleshed 870 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 575.00 $575.00
1075 1075 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00
1095 1095 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1070–1315 1193 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 675.00–1,000.00 $854.19
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young (2-4 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
700 700 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 553.00 $553.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
620–715 668 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 2 650.00–800.00 $730.34 —
740–780 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 600.00–1,000.00 $794.74 +119.74
760 760 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 850.00 $850.00 +175.00
845 845 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 900.00 $900.00 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
855 855 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 1,000.00 $1,000.00 —
925 925 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
995–1040 1018 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 820.00–950.00 $886.44 -113.27

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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.