Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 18, 2021

1,043 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $148.61/cwt +8.35 vs last sale · ≈ $779/hd at 524 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 2 steers $134.37/cwt -0.85 vs last sale · ≈ $503/hd at 374 lb · 20 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.01/cwt +6.01 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 572 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,043	813	1,326
Feeder cattle	793	623	1,066
Slaughter cattle	235	180	240
Replacement cattle	15	10	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, while boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 lower and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Four-weight feeder steers were unevenly steady while five- and six-weights were mostly 6.00 to 9.00 higher; heifers were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher; and feeder bulls were mixed, 5.00 lower to 4.00 higher. Offerings of cattle were moderate.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–365	357	3	147.00–152.50	$149.17	$533	+9.17
405–448	427	5	147.50–158.00	$150.82	$644	-0.67
452–490	467	11	147.50–159.00	$153.16	$715	+0.62
500–545	524	21	142.50–155.00	$148.61	$779	+8.35
555–595	571	8	140.00–149.00	$144.38	$824	+7.38
600–640	623	11	137.50–143.00	$140.15	$873	+6.81
650–675	666	4	130.00–134.00	$132.23	$881	-0.93
700–730	715	2	126.00–131.00	$128.55	$919	-2.44

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–195	175	3	125.00–135.00	$131.29	$230	-3.71
210–230	222	3	125.00–130.00	$128.27	$285	-6.67
255–275 thin fleshed	265	2	122.00–122.50	$122.24	$324	—
270–290	283	6	130.00–137.50	$131.71	$373	-4.05
310	310	2	120.00–130.00	$125.00	$388	-8.00
305–345	329	14	127.50–140.00	$133.62	$440	+0.62
350–385 thin fleshed	368	2	117.50–120.00	$118.81	$437	-3.69
350–395	375	18	130.00–142.50	$136.10	$510	-0.54
415–445	427	3	132.50–144.00	$137.97	$589	-0.25
455–490	471	4	130.00–140.00	$134.46	$633	-4.90
585–590	588	2	127.50–130.00	$128.74	$757	-4.26
730–740	735	2	122.00–123.00	$122.50	$900	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	2	90.00	$90.00	$342	-14.95

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	273	2	132.50–135.00	$133.83	$365	-0.17
325–345	333	5	130.00–140.00	$134.35	$447	-1.45
370–390	380	8	130.00–140.00	$135.06	$513	+9.57
405–445	421	14	125.00–135.00	$129.22	$544	+3.88
455–495	473	11	125.00–130.00	$126.37	$598	+9.46
505–540	527	11	120.00–129.00	$123.13	$649	+3.35
555–595	572	19	118.00–126.00	$122.01	$698	+4.01
600–620	608	5	116.00–120.00	$117.21	$713	-2.82

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290–295	292	3	127.50	$127.50	$372	+3.35
320–340	330	8	115.00–125.00	$119.09	$393	-1.30
350–395	374	9	118.00–125.00	$122.05	$456	-1.22
400–445	422	13	113.00–123.00	$117.77	$497	-0.88
450–495	478	17	112.50–122.50	$117.22	$560	-2.78
505–545	523	5	111.00–119.00	$115.00	$601	+0.93
565–590	584	4	112.50–122.50	$117.38	$685	+3.27
600–645	620	3	111.00–120.00	$115.09	$714	+3.44

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
170–190	180	2	110.00–112.50	$111.32	$200	—
355–395	374	6	102.50–110.00	$105.85	$396	-4.78
405–435	422	5	102.50–110.00	$106.50	$449	+19.25
460–470	465	2	82.50–87.50	$85.03	$395	-23.73
460–495	478	5	107.50–112.00	$109.92	$525	+1.16
500–520	510	6	102.50–111.00	$107.77	$550	+1.18
550–585	574	4	107.50–112.50	$109.99	$631	+3.30
600–615	608	2	105.00–106.00	$105.49	$641	-3.46
650–680	665	2	106.00–110.00	$107.95	$718	+4.97
755–765	760	2	110.00	$110.00	$836	+25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295 thin fleshed	278	2	80.00–87.50	$83.99	$233	—
420–435	428	2	90.00–92.50	$91.27	$391	—
430–445	438	3	110.00	$110.00	$482	—
505–520 thin fleshed	513	2	85.00–87.50	$86.27	$443	—
575–590	586	4	102.50–110.00	$107.48	$630	+2.29
605–640	629	4	107.50–112.00	$109.01	$686	+2.47
670–685 thin fleshed	678	2	80.00	$80.00	$542	—
800–815	808	2	100.00–103.00	$101.51	$820	+16.51

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	423	10	127.50–137.50	$132.02	$558	-1.95
460–495	484	8	135.00–143.00	$139.10	$673	+7.14
505–545	523	10	126.00–134.00	$130.66	$683	+2.80
555–565 thin fleshed	560	2	112.50–115.00	$113.76	$637	—
550–590	569	13	122.00–132.50	$126.81	$722	+0.33
625–640	627	7	113.00–117.50	$116.49	$730	-5.55
610–645	628	6	118.00–123.00	$120.68	$758	-1.36
655–660	658	2	120.00–125.00	$122.51	$806	+0.76

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–442	435	6	147.00–149.00	$147.50	$642	-3.10
455–480	468	2	139.00–145.00	$141.92	$664	-7.57
455–495	473	9	138.00–148.00	$145.01	$686	-4.48
505–545	518	14	135.00–145.00	$141.93	$735	+3.24
555–575	565	3	135.00–138.00	$135.98	$768	-0.02
605–610	608	3	121.00–129.00	$125.99	$766	-3.67

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	422	3	100.00–105.00	$102.52	$433	+2.52
480	480	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$420	-16.44
500–535	518	2	110.00–112.50	$111.29	$576	+11.29
560–575	568	2	82.50–85.00	$83.77	$476	-3.73
560–585	573	2	107.50–112.50	$110.05	$631	+22.55
600–630	615	4	107.50–112.50	$109.41	$673	-1.45
630–645	638	2	85.00–87.50	$86.24	$550	-24.62
670–695	683	2	110.00–112.50	$111.27	$760	+1.65

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
450–495 thin fleshed	473	2	87.50–90.00	$88.81	$420	—
565–580	573	2	108.00–110.00	$109.01	$625	+24.01
750–755	752	3	102.00–103.00	$102.33	$770	+13.33

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
915–2060	1316	80-85%	73	56.00–63.00	$59.23	$779	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
540–1175	838	85-90%	6	26.00–30.00	$29.40	$246	—
755–1275	945	85-90%	15	37.00–44.00	$41.65	$394	-1.11
725–1765	1088	85-90%	28	46.00–53.00	$49.42	$538	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
995–1690	1307	75-80%	12	57.00–63.00	$59.28	$775	—
1445	1445	75-80%	2	50.00–53.00	$51.50	$744	-0.84
1635–1715	1675	75-80%	2	68.00–70.00	$69.02	$1,156	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–1655	1465	4	71.00–75.00	$73.79	$1,081	-5.17
1035–2085	1643	13	84.00–90.00	$86.65	$1,424	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855	855	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
1135–1315	1225	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	625.00–750.00	$692.09

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
680	680	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	400.00	$400.00

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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
960–990	975	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	820.00–850.00	$834.77	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
635	635	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
570–585	578	2	78.00–85.00	$81.55	$471	-0.92
865–895	880	2	84.00–88.00	$86.03	$757	—

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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.