Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 2, 2021

835 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $125.55/cwt -1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 525 lb · 26 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.67/cwt +1.68 vs last sale · ≈ $737/hd at 573 lb · 26 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.39/cwt -2.04 vs last sale · ≈ $608/hd at 418 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	835	989	985
Feeder cattle	655	743	726
Slaughter cattle	170	224	224
Replacement cattle	10	22	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 3. Current sheep receipts 1. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower. Feeder steers and feeder bulls were unevenly steady, while heifers were mostly 1.00 to 5.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 17.50 to 65.00 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
250–265	258	2	150.00–157.50	$153.86	$397	-0.60
300–345	327	6	152.50–167.50	$162.60	$532	-7.13
355–360	358	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$498	-17.44
350–395	372	12	150.00–164.00	$156.39	$582	+9.65
400–435	424	10	145.00–161.00	$152.74	$648	+2.70
460–495	477	6	145.00–156.00	$150.56	$718	-1.48
510–545	529	10	140.00–151.00	$144.66	$765	-5.52
570–585	578	2	129.00–130.00	$129.51	$749	-11.98
550–590	579	14	135.00–148.00	$140.28	$812	-1.21
600–646	638	24	134.00–144.00	$142.42	$909	+0.15
655–695	674	6	132.00–140.00	$136.36	$919	-0.64
705–740	725	5	131.00–138.00	$135.22	$980	+6.30
751–765	753	6	131.00–140.00	$138.48	$1,043	+1.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–195	183	2	125.00	$125.00	$229	—
275–295	285	5	132.50–142.50	$138.44	$395	+7.20
315–340	329	7	132.50–145.00	$139.79	$460	+8.59
365–380	371	4	132.50–140.00	$134.96	$501	-4.51
515–530	523	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$614	-7.17
555–575	565	2	120.00–130.00	$125.09	$707	—
605–630	618	2	124.00–130.00	$127.06	$785	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–370	360	2	105.00–112.50	$108.65	$391	—
405–415 thin fleshed	410	2	80.00–86.00	$83.04	$340	—
441	441	5	108.00	$108.00	$476	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–385	373	2	107.50–112.50	$110.08	$411	-4.42
670–695	678	3	97.50–104.00	$100.49	$681	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	6	129.00	$129.00	$426	-8.72
325–345	335	2	136.00–140.00	$138.06	$463	+0.34
365–375	370	2	118.00–126.00	$121.95	$451	-13.94
370–385	378	15	132.00–145.00	$139.60	$528	+3.71
405–440	419	15	126.00–139.00	$133.84	$561	+4.38
450–495	481	14	125.00–135.00	$130.66	$628	+1.40
500–545	525	26	120.00–131.00	$125.55	$659	-1.13
555–595	573	26	122.50–134.00	$128.67	$737	+1.68
600–645	618	20	118.00–129.50	$125.34	$775	+2.40
668	668	4	127.00	$127.00	$848	+4.15

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–230	218	2	115.00–120.00	$117.36	$256	-2.70
260–295	280	9	117.50–127.50	$123.04	$345	+3.04
320–345	335	6	120.00–125.00	$122.94	$412	+4.88
350–395	374	7	119.00–127.00	$123.98	$464	+3.90
450–485	469	7	115.00–120.00	$117.87	$553	-1.34
520–545	532	9	110.00–117.50	$114.51	$609	+1.58
555–590	567	3	109.00–115.00	$111.08	$630	-2.91
650–685	669	4	110.00–116.00	$112.34	$752	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	383	3	103.00–113.00	$107.98	$414	+2.05
520–540 thin fleshed	530	2	90.00–94.00	$92.04	$488	—
620	620	2	97.00–104.00	$100.50	$623	—
775–790 thin fleshed	783	2	81.00–84.00	$82.51	$646	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380–395	388	2	103.00	$103.00	$400	-6.67
465–490	478	2	108.00–109.00	$108.49	$519	-0.16
505–540	523	2	110.00	$110.00	$575	+9.97
973	973	2	99.00	$99.00	$963	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–415	413	2	120.00–129.00	$124.53	$514	-22.90
400–445	419	22	139.00–154.00	$147.29	$617	-0.14
450–495	472	14	141.00–151.00	$145.10	$685	+9.98
500–525	513	10	134.00–145.00	$139.37	$715	-0.98
550–570	558	13	134.00–146.00	$140.29	$783	+11.05
610–620	615	3	134.00–135.00	$134.67	$828	-0.92

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	426	8	125.00–137.50	$131.60	$561	-0.91
450–495	464	7	128.00–138.00	$131.92	$612	-2.59
500–530	515	2	115.00–120.00	$117.43	$605	-12.36
505–540	525	5	120.00–133.00	$127.13	$667	-2.66
553–595	567	9	127.00–129.00	$128.26	$727	-1.22
620–640	630	3	118.00–124.00	$120.65	$760	-3.37
665–695	678	5	116.00–125.00	$122.17	$828	—
720–730	725	2	110.00–114.00	$111.99	$812	-1.53

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	417	5	100.00–107.50	$103.86	$433	-7.91
455–495	470	3	105.00–110.00	$106.63	$501	—
505–530	518	2	87.50–88.00	$87.74	$454	—
510–545	533	4	100.00–111.00	$104.29	$556	—
575–585	578	3	107.50–111.00	$109.49	$633	—
605–635	620	2	105.00–111.00	$108.07	$670	+4.39
650–695	673	2	100.00	$100.00	$673	+16.02
770–775	773	2	98.00–103.00	$100.51	$777	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–425	413	2	110.00–112.50	$111.29	$460	—
465	465	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$500	—
505–525	515	2	106.00–112.00	$108.94	$561	—
555–590	573	2	100.00	$100.00	$573	-5.07
610–635	623	2	110.00	$110.00	$685	—
750–785	768	2	105.00–109.00	$106.95	$821	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
910–2145	1311	80-85%	67	64.00–71.00	$67.43	$884	—
1005–1840	1479	80-85%	12	74.00–77.00	$74.63	$1,104	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1285	987	85-90%	14	52.00–58.00	$54.74	$540	—
905–1370	1041	85-90%	7	42.00–48.00	$44.92	$468	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1725	1321	75-80%	8	65.00–70.00	$67.60	$893	+0.58
1260–1840	1548	75-80%	6	74.00–76.00	$74.53	$1,154	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1000–1100	1050	2	81.00–82.00	$81.48	$856	—
1015–2120	1566	10	91.00–98.00	$94.63	$1,482	+0.07

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
975	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
985–1140	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	725.00–775.00	$748.18
1105	1105	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	775.00	$775.00

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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
1020	1020	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	+388.56
1430	1430	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,275.00	$1,275.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795	795	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	+5.26

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	2	80.00–86.00	$83.00	$436	—
820–845	833	3	79.00–81.00	$79.66	$664	—
865–870	868	2	76.00–78.00	$77.00	$668	—
1055–1085	1066	4	66.00–73.00	$70.02	$746	—

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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.