Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 15, 2021

952 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $147.22/cwt -1.41 vs last sale · ≈ $705/hd at 479 lb · 14 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $126.41/cwt +0.71 vs last sale · ≈ $725/hd at 574 lb · 14 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $156.17/cwt +4.75 vs last sale · ≈ $654/hd at 419 lb · 13 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	952	1,099	830
Feeder cattle	722	795	610
Slaughter cattle	215	288	190
Replacement cattle	15	16	30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 10. Current sheep receipts 24. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower; boning type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to 47.50 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
270–295	283	2	154.00–157.50	$155.67	$441	-2.33
300–345	326	9	147.50–155.00	$152.07	$496	-1.04
355–390	372	13	152.50–164.00	$158.10	$588	+1.15
420–445	433	2	156.00–158.00	$157.03	$680	+6.83
510–540	524	6	136.00–142.00	$139.18	$729	-5.93
620–635	628	2	130.00–135.00	$132.47	$832	-2.42
655–670	663	2	131.00	$131.00	$869	—
705–710	708	2	126.00–129.00	$127.49	$903	-2.51

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–235	228	2	132.50–135.00	$133.79	$305	—
250–285	268	3	136.00–142.50	$138.80	$372	+18.80
300–340	319	7	130.00–140.00	$135.02	$431	+4.02
372–395	376	6	124.00–130.00	$125.05	$470	-7.33
380–395	388	3	130.00–132.50	$130.84	$508	-1.54
410–440	425	2	135.00–140.00	$137.41	$584	-2.59
455–495	481	4	137.00–142.50	$139.87	$673	+6.28
500–535	518	2	125.00–130.00	$127.42	$660	+0.54
550–595	573	2	120.00–128.00	$124.16	$711	-3.48

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	2	110.00–112.50	$111.25	$239	—
260–285	273	2	100.00–105.00	$102.61	$280	-4.25
370–375	373	3	104.00–110.00	$107.99	$403	+2.99

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	290	3	120.00–127.50	$124.24	$360	+9.20
310–345	327	5	122.50–128.00	$125.09	$409	+3.45
355–395	367	5	119.00–125.00	$121.20	$445	+3.04
400–445	421	8	115.00–122.50	$118.22	$498	-0.76
450–495	476	13	114.00–122.00	$118.04	$562	-0.17
505–540	525	6	114.00–116.00	$115.00	$604	±0.00
560–595	573	3	107.50–115.00	$111.43	$638	-2.58
600–630	615	2	111.00–112.00	$111.49	$686	-3.31
650–690	673	3	113.00–116.00	$115.03	$774	+1.53

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–320	315	2	110.00	$110.00	$346	+27.67
355–390	371	4	107.50–110.00	$108.92	$404	+28.92
410–435	418	3	105.00–110.00	$108.37	$453	+3.24
450–495	478	6	110.00–112.50	$110.42	$528	+4.08
492	492	3	84.00	$84.00	$413	-22.34
500–535	520	6	102.50–110.00	$107.24	$558	+0.41
525–540	533	2	85.00–87.50	$86.23	$460	-5.81
575–580	578	2	87.00–88.00	$87.50	$506	-0.93
570–590	581	4	100.00–104.00	$102.11	$593	+13.68
605–630	618	2	95.00–97.50	$96.22	$595	-11.94
630–645	638	2	104.00–107.00	$105.48	$673	+10.48
650–680	663	6	102.00–110.00	$106.13	$704	+16.13
700–730	715	2	97.50–100.00	$98.72	$706	+8.72
810–825	818	2	90.00	$90.00	$736	-0.12

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435–440	438	2	125.00	$125.00	$548	+5.00
455–480	469	4	125.00–126.00	$125.51	$589	-1.31
470–495	483	3	115.00–120.00	$117.68	$568	-2.32
510–525	520	5	117.50–125.00	$120.31	$626	-0.09
550–590	569	6	117.00–123.00	$119.75	$681	-0.56
620–645	633	2	118.00–120.00	$119.02	$753	-2.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425–430	428	2	100.00–110.00	$104.97	$449	—
450–485	468	2	100.00–105.00	$102.59	$480	+22.59
460–485 thin fleshed	473	2	80.00–82.50	$81.22	$384	-7.76
500–520	510	3	102.00–110.00	$105.72	$539	-1.71
560–575	568	2	105.00	$105.00	$596	+1.39
655–695	678	4	102.00–107.50	$103.58	$702	-1.20
725–735 thin fleshed	730	2	90.00–95.00	$92.52	$675	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–445	424	4	131.00–142.00	$136.52	$579	-0.11
425	425	2	120.00	$120.00	$510	-16.63
455–495	476	7	130.00–140.00	$136.25	$649	+3.33
515–530 thin fleshed	523	2	115.00–120.00	$117.46	$614	-0.04
500–545	525	11	120.00–130.00	$124.53	$654	-0.89
555–585	570	3	113.00–118.00	$115.04	$656	-10.66
555–595	575	11	125.00–132.50	$129.51	$745	+3.81
600–645	626	8	117.00–126.00	$121.14	$758	-0.80
650–665	658	2	116.00–121.00	$118.47	$780	-4.72

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–445	419	13	150.00–160.00	$156.17	$654	+4.75
450–493	479	14	144.00–150.00	$147.22	$705	-2.13
500–545	524	13	134.00–147.00	$140.09	$734	-3.38
560–585	570	3	134.00–140.00	$136.31	$777	+0.42
610–615	613	3	128.00–133.00	$130.33	$799	-2.30

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–405	403	2	100.00	$100.00	$403	+8.11
505–545	527	3	105.00–110.00	$107.96	$569	+16.71
620–645	634	5	103.00–110.00	$107.45	$681	+1.71
660–695	683	6	105.00–113.00	$108.21	$739	+3.23
680–685	683	2	90.00–95.00	$92.51	$632	-12.47
700–725	713	2	92.00–95.00	$93.53	$667	-6.24

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–620	613	2	107.50–108.00	$107.75	$661	+17.75

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
755–1175	964	85-90%	13	30.00–34.00	$32.74	$316	—
755–1310	971	85-90%	25	36.00–42.00	$38.92	$378	—
680–1435	1099	85-90%	43	46.00–52.00	$49.49	$544	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1140	1115	80-85%	2	64.00–67.00	$65.47	$730	—
1235–1250	1243	80-85%	2	47.00–50.00	$48.49	$603	—
865–1910	1301	80-85%	45	53.00–59.00	$55.85	$727	-9.72

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1630	1301	75-80%	10	47.00–52.00	$49.38	$642	—
1175–1705	1436	75-80%	14	54.00–60.00	$57.05	$819	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1140–1245	1193	2	67.00–73.00	$70.13	$837	—
1220–2085	1674	4	94.00–98.00	$95.68	$1,602	—
1240–2060	1685	10	81.00–86.00	$83.74	$1,411	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1060	1060	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
1055–1090 thin fleshed	1073	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	525.00–550.00	$537.70
1540	1540	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	875.00	$875.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	(<2 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	375.00	$375.00

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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
840–1035	962	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	770.00–1,050.00	$889.71	-69.51
965–1035	1000	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	900.00	$900.00	—
1180–1275	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,100.00–1,175.00	$1,138.95	—

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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.