Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 30, 2021

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.07/cwt +0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $667/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $130.24/cwt -0.01 vs last sale · ≈ $618/hd at 474 lb · 15 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.75/cwt -3.33 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 572 lb · 15 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	586	883	884
Feeder cattle	427	655	647
Slaughter cattle	152	200	213
Replacement cattle	7	28	24

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 5 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 1.00 to 7.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 32.50 per head.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	227	3	137.50–145.00	$140.90	$320	+0.90
260–275	265	4	134.00–142.50	$139.76	$370	+1.93
315 thin fleshed	315	1	120.00	$120.00	$378	—
305–345	326	6	126.00–145.00	$135.10	$440	-0.19
380	380	1	117.00	$117.00	$445	-20.21
365–395	383	12	124.00–145.00	$134.72	$516	-2.49
405–430	423	8	127.00–142.50	$130.60	$552	+3.12
460 thin fleshed	460	1	122.50	$122.50	$564	—
450–480	461	4	127.50–138.00	$131.67	$607	+0.71
505	505	1	132.50	$132.50	$669	+0.48
530 thin fleshed	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
570–580	575	2	125.00–130.00	$127.48	$733	-1.26

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305–345	326	7	149.00–170.00	$154.07	$502	-7.06
355–380	369	7	142.50–160.00	$151.79	$560	-3.05
400–445	423	2	145.00–147.50	$146.18	$618	-5.40
470–485	476	4	146.00–152.00	$149.75	$713	+2.71
505–530	518	5	140.00–144.00	$142.40	$738	-7.20
555–595	573	5	135.00–150.00	$143.33	$821	-3.87
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	—
600–645	617	3	138.00–145.00	$141.09	$871	+10.72
650–660	653	3	137.00–140.00	$138.34	$903	-0.96
850	850	1	132.50	$132.50	$1,126	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	100.00	$100.00	$325	—
370 thin fleshed	370	1	82.50	$82.50	$305	—
370	370	1	115.00	$115.00	$426	+10.00
465 thin fleshed	465	1	80.00	$80.00	$372	±0.00
590	590	1	105.00	$105.00	$620	—
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	107.50	$107.50	$312	+2.50
340	340	1	115.00	$115.00	$391	—
410	410	1	110.00	$110.00	$451	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	130.00	$130.00	$384	—
305–340	325	3	130.00–132.00	$130.63	$425	-4.60
365–395	374	4	130.00–137.50	$133.88	$501	-3.05
405–445	428	8	125.00–136.00	$131.15	$561	-5.34
450–495	470	13	124.00–136.00	$127.59	$600	-2.92
500–545	520	16	120.00–136.00	$128.39	$668	+0.57
535	535	1	123.00	$123.00	$658	-4.82
550–585	572	15	121.00–135.00	$127.75	$731	-3.33
628–640	631	7	120.00–134.00	$129.84	$819	+11.83
650–660	653	3	110.00–116.00	$113.35	$740	-15.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	235	3	115.00–122.50	$118.24	$278	-9.26
275–295	287	3	117.50–125.00	$121.61	$349	-5.39
305–335	320	2	117.50–123.00	$120.38	$385	-5.68
360	360	1	115.00	$115.00	$414	-9.66
360–395	372	10	117.50–128.00	$124.39	$463	-0.27
420–445	429	4	116.00–122.50	$119.05	$511	-2.10
450–470	460	3	112.50–121.00	$117.84	$542	-1.68
465 thin fleshed	465	1	113.00	$113.00	$525	—
520	520	2	112.50–115.00	$113.75	$592	—
555–565	560	2	115.00–117.50	$116.26	$651	+0.01
605 thin fleshed	605	1	114.00	$114.00	$690	—
665	665	1	115.00	$115.00	$765	+2.75
825	825	1	111.00	$111.00	$916	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	100.00	$100.00	$320	—
370	370	1	110.00	$110.00	$407	+3.91
420 thin fleshed	420	1	87.50	$87.50	$368	—
400–445	426	5	102.50–109.00	$106.33	$453	+1.33
450–475	463	2	105.00–110.00	$107.43	$497	—
465 thin fleshed	465	1	80.00	$80.00	$372	—
505–515	510	2	80.00–95.00	$87.57	$447	-13.63
505–515	510	2	106.00–110.00	$107.98	$551	+6.78
585–595	590	2	100.00–106.00	$102.97	$608	-7.03
620–645	633	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$682	+5.26
665	665	1	87.00	$87.00	$579	-3.20
770	770	1	95.00	$95.00	$732	—
840	840	1	100.00	$100.00	$840	+19.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360–390	375	2	100.00–110.00	$104.80	$393	—
395 thin fleshed	395	1	82.50	$82.50	$326	—
400 thin fleshed	400	1	92.00	$92.00	$368	+12.00
415–445	432	3	102.50–110.00	$105.76	$457	-0.36
460	460	1	102.50	$102.50	$472	-2.39
490 thin fleshed	490	1	93.00	$93.00	$456	—
515–525	520	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$566	+6.26
685	685	1	105.00	$105.00	$719	+11.00
770 thin fleshed	770	1	96.00	$96.00	$739	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440 thin fleshed	425	4	115.00–122.50	$118.66	$504	+3.66
425–430	428	3	125.00–131.00	$126.98	$543	-6.52
435	435	2	117.50–121.00	$119.25	$519	-14.25
450–480 thin fleshed	465	2	117.00–119.00	$117.97	$549	—
450–495	475	12	123.00–142.50	$133.39	$634	+0.60
485	485	1	117.00	$117.00	$567	-15.79
500–540	525	12	120.00–134.00	$127.83	$671	-1.39
545	545	1	122.00	$122.00	$665	+8.00
550–560 thin fleshed	555	2	117.50	$117.50	$652	—
555–595	568	7	120.00–134.00	$128.21	$728	-0.26
615–645	630	4	120.00–127.50	$123.75	$780	+3.75
645	645	1	117.50	$117.50	$758	—
650–675	663	2	118.00–120.00	$118.98	$789	+1.98
650–685	664	4	115.00–127.00	$122.82	$816	+5.82
705	705	1	108.00	$108.00	$761	—
715 thin fleshed	715	1	111.00	$111.00	$794	—
785–790	788	2	112.00–115.00	$113.50	$894	-1.84
805	805	1	112.50	$112.50	$906	-1.50

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–435	416	7	145.00–155.00	$149.10	$620	-1.57
455–480	463	4	144.00–145.00	$144.51	$669	-0.64
500–545	522	10	135.00–144.00	$138.66	$724	-2.50
545	545	1	133.00	$133.00	$725	+13.00
550	550	1	134.00	$134.00	$737	-7.80
555–560	558	3	138.00–140.00	$139.33	$777	-2.47
600–645	618	4	130.00–138.00	$134.37	$830	-3.89
710–730	720	2	124.00–128.00	$126.03	$907	-3.47

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–490	485	2	112.00–112.50	$112.25	$544	+9.63
535 thin fleshed	535	1	87.50	$87.50	$468	—
545	545	2	108.00–110.00	$109.00	$594	-1.00
575	575	1	109.00	$109.00	$627	+0.88
600–640	620	2	107.50–111.00	$109.31	$678	+26.81
625	625	1	85.00	$85.00	$531	+2.50
665	665	1	107.50	$107.50	$715	-0.60
705–740	723	2	85.00–93.00	$88.90	$643	—
735	735	1	102.50	$102.50	$753	—
795	795	1	100.00	$100.00	$795	-2.46
840	840	1	92.50	$92.50	$777	+5.00
860–875	868	2	104.00–107.00	$105.49	$916	+12.99

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–445	440	2	110.00–112.50	$111.26	$490	—
460–480	468	3	100.00–109.00	$103.41	$484	-4.09
585	585	1	82.50	$82.50	$483	—
590	590	1	103.00	$103.00	$608	—
645	645	1	110.00	$110.00	$710	±0.00
660–665 thin fleshed	663	2	87.60–95.00	$91.29	$605	—
820	820	1	106.00	$106.00	$869	—
870 thin fleshed	870	1	94.00	$94.00	$818	—
895	895	1	103.00	$103.00	$922	—
910	910	1	103.00	$103.00	$937	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–1630	1197	80-85%	51	62.00–73.00	$68.40	$819	—
1215	1215	80-85%	1	52.00	$52.00	$632	—
945–1835	1308	80-85%	18	74.00–80.00	$76.84	$1,005	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
505–865	684	85-90%	6	15.00–34.00	$28.20	$193	—
600–1055	859	85-90%	12	36.00–51.00	$43.97	$378	+24.56
760–1570	1076	85-90%	20	52.00–64.00	$58.17	$626	+0.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1025–1960	1400	75-80%	10	64.00–73.00	$68.65	$961	+0.41
1120–1810	1417	75-80%	18	74.00–81.00	$76.43	$1,083	+8.19

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1255–1395	1313	3	80.00–87.00	$83.75	$1,100	—
1520–2165	1796	6	94.00–103.00	$98.52	$1,769	—
1965–2055	2010	2	105.00–107.00	$106.02	$2,131	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1345	1345	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
920	920	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00

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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
860	860	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170	170	1	77.50	$77.50	$132	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	107.50	$107.50	$220	—
260	260	1	95.00	$95.00	$247	-13.76
345	345	1	85.00	$85.00	$293	—
580	580	1	90.00	$90.00	$522	—
800	800	1	80.00	$80.00	$640	—
1035–1045	1040	2	76.00–85.00	$80.52	$837	—

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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.