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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 29, 2021

1,106 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $145.49/cwt +5.40 vs last sale · ≈ $757/hd at 520 lb · 26 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.87/cwt +11.87 vs last sale · ≈ $583/hd at 426 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.40/cwt +6.18 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 475 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,106 952 843
Feeder cattle 794 722 612
Slaughter cattle 290 215 215
Replacement cattle 22 15 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 4 Current sheep receipts 11 Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Feeder cattle were 2.00 to 12.00 higher. Demand was was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to good. Offerings of cattle were heavy. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 35.00 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
270–290 278 4 150.00–170.00 $158.19 $440 +2.52
305–345 333 7 150.00–170.00 $162.57 $541 +10.50
350–395 369 11 150.00–169.00 $157.29 $580 -0.81
410–442 435 12 145.00–172.50 $155.97 $678 -1.06
450–470 458 3 150.00–171.00 $162.84 $746 —
500–545 520 13 135.00–160.00 $150.47 $782 +11.29
558–591 575 12 138.00–156.00 $146.84 $844 —
615–624 622 7 136.00–142.00 $140.29 $873 +7.82
650–655 653 2 129.00–132.50 $130.76 $854 -0.24
705 705 1 125.00 $125.00 $881 -2.49
800 800 1 124.00 $124.00 $992 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 215 4 130.00–145.00 $138.84 $299 +5.05
225–240 thin fleshed 233 2 117.50 $117.50 $274 —
250–290 274 7 130.00–145.00 $137.33 $376 -1.47
300–335 316 6 130.00–148.00 $136.19 $430 +1.17
355–395 368 15 125.00–148.00 $138.50 $510 +13.45
410–440 422 3 121.00–135.00 $127.70 $539 -9.71
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 -14.87
520 520 1 131.00 $131.00 $681 +3.58
690 690 1 117.50 $117.50 $811 —
700 700 1 120.00 $120.00 $840 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 112.50 $112.50 $253 +1.25
285 285 1 112.50 $112.50 $321 +9.89
330 330 1 110.00 $110.00 $363 —
350–380 367 5 100.00–112.50 $104.46 $383 -3.53
530 530 2 105.00–112.50 $108.75 $576 —
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 —
605 605 1 112.00 $112.00 $678 —
695 695 1 95.00 $95.00 $660 —
800 800 1 100.00 $100.00 $800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 110.00 $110.00 $226 —
285 285 1 112.50 $112.50 $321 —
375 375 1 104.00 $104.00 $390 —
445 thin fleshed 445 1 88.00 $88.00 $392 —
565 thin fleshed 565 1 92.50 $92.50 $523 —
625 625 1 105.00 $105.00 $656 —
815 815 1 107.00 $107.00 $872 —
885 885 1 107.00 $107.00 $947 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 140.00 $140.00 $406 —
337 337 2 139.00 $139.00 $468 —
340 340 1 120.00 $120.00 $408 —
355–395 374 8 130.00–142.50 $137.09 $513 —
400–440 426 23 125.00–144.00 $136.87 $583 +11.87
450–467 461 5 125.00–132.00 $129.04 $595 +3.53
503–525 508 15 117.50–123.50 $121.98 $620 +1.67
550–575 562 7 117.00–123.00 $119.63 $672 -0.12
590 590 1 115.00 $115.00 $678 -4.75
625–645 635 2 117.50–120.00 $118.77 $754 -0.25
670 670 1 115.00 $115.00 $770 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
185 185 1 110.00 $110.00 $204 —
240 240 1 110.00 $110.00 $264 —
240 240 1 82.50 $82.50 $198 —
265 265 1 87.50 $87.50 $232 —
260–275 268 2 100.00–112.50 $106.43 $285 —
270–275 thin fleshed 273 2 87.50–90.00 $88.74 $242 —
305 thin fleshed 305 1 88.00 $88.00 $268 —
310 310 1 82.50 $82.50 $256 -27.50
330 330 1 87.50 $87.50 $289 -22.50
325–340 335 3 102.50–110.00 $107.46 $360 -2.54
355–390 374 7 97.50–110.00 $105.62 $395 -3.30
380 380 1 95.00 $95.00 $361 -13.92
435 435 1 95.00 $95.00 $413 -13.37
445 445 1 107.50 $107.50 $478 -0.87
445 445 1 92.50 $92.50 $412 -15.87
450–485 461 4 80.00–90.00 $84.91 $391 -25.51
450–470 462 3 110.00 $110.00 $508 -0.42
490 490 1 90.00 $90.00 $441 +6.00
510–530 520 2 87.50–90.00 $88.77 $462 -18.47
520 thin fleshed 520 1 95.00 $95.00 $494 —
510–545 525 6 100.00–110.00 $106.20 $558 -1.04
550–555 552 3 110.00 $110.00 $607 +22.50
590–595 593 2 82.50–90.00 $86.27 $512 -15.84
610–640 619 4 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $666 +11.32
635 635 1 95.00 $95.00 $603 -10.48
650 650 1 87.50 $87.50 $569 -18.63
655 655 1 80.00 $80.00 $524 -26.13
665–695 677 3 100.00–108.00 $103.56 $701 -2.57
705–730 715 3 102.50–105.00 $103.84 $742 +5.12
730 730 1 82.50 $82.50 $602 -16.22
795 795 1 80.00 $80.00 $636 —
900 900 1 102.00 $102.00 $918 —
930 930 1 85.00 $85.00 $790 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 222 5 112.50–122.50 $120.38 $267 —
265–280 270 4 117.50–122.50 $119.49 $323 -4.75
310–340 330 3 112.50–125.00 $118.20 $390 -6.89
355–385 368 7 115.00–125.00 $119.13 $438 -2.07
430–440 437 3 112.50–118.00 $115.98 $507 -2.24
450–495 478 13 111.00–122.50 $117.33 $561 -0.71
525–548 537 7 112.50–115.00 $113.65 $610 -1.35
550–590 573 10 112.00–116.00 $113.52 $650 +2.09
615–640 627 3 110.00–112.50 $110.85 $695 -0.64
660–690 675 3 110.00–116.00 $112.04 $756 -2.99
705 705 1 109.00 $109.00 $768 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 102.50 $102.50 $215 —
310 310 1 109.00 $109.00 $338 —
315 315 1 94.00 $94.00 $296 —
370 370 1 90.00 $90.00 $333 —
425 425 1 91.00 $91.00 $387 -13.97
470–482 477 6 105.00–110.00 $107.66 $514 +5.07
480 thin fleshed 480 1 80.00 $80.00 $384 -1.22
515 thin fleshed 515 1 82.50 $82.50 $425 —
525–535 531 4 100.00–111.00 $105.24 $559 -0.48
550–565 559 4 97.50–112.50 $106.45 $595 +1.45
630–645 638 2 106.00–107.50 $106.74 $681 —
655 thin fleshed 655 1 95.00 $95.00 $622 —
710 710 1 89.00 $89.00 $632 —
735 735 1 104.00 $104.00 $764 —
760 thin fleshed 760 1 80.00 $80.00 $608 —
790 790 1 90.00 $90.00 $711 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 422 13 149.00–170.00 $162.35 $685 +6.18
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 -26.17
450–495 475 15 146.00–168.00 $153.40 $729 +6.18
500–545 520 26 135.00–154.00 $145.49 $757 +5.40
565–595 579 8 135.00–146.00 $140.00 $811 +3.69
600–645 620 6 129.00–132.50 $130.57 $810 +0.24
665 665 1 128.00 $128.00 $851 —
710 710 1 124.00 $124.00 $880 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 thin fleshed 400 1 120.00 $120.00 $480 —
400–440 416 10 119.00–141.00 $131.41 $547 -5.11
450–495 471 14 124.00–142.00 $133.32 $628 -2.93
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 -21.25
525 thin fleshed 525 1 115.00 $115.00 $604 -2.46
530–535 533 2 117.00–130.00 $123.47 $658 -1.06
555–585 570 3 126.00–132.50 $128.68 $733 +13.64
595 thin fleshed 595 1 115.00 $115.00 $684 —
619 619 4 113.00 $113.00 $699 -8.14
620 thin fleshed 620 1 117.50 $117.50 $728 —
600–640 621 6 116.00–127.50 $121.09 $752 -0.05
660–685 672 3 120.00–122.50 $121.16 $814 +2.69
700–710 705 3 117.00–122.50 $118.82 $838 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 102.50 $102.50 $410 +2.50
415 415 1 80.00 $80.00 $332 -20.00
430 thin fleshed 430 1 82.50 $82.50 $355 —
450 450 1 112.50 $112.50 $506 —
485–490 488 2 87.50–95.00 $91.23 $445 —
505 505 1 80.00 $80.00 $404 -27.96
520 thin fleshed 520 1 92.50 $92.50 $481 —
510–545 526 5 102.50–110.00 $107.00 $563 -0.96
565 565 1 105.00 $105.00 $593 —
600–645 623 2 85.00–87.50 $86.20 $537 -21.25
645 645 1 110.00 $110.00 $710 +2.55
655–695 675 2 100.00–112.50 $106.06 $716 -2.15
725–735 730 2 107.50 $107.50 $785 +13.97
775–780 778 2 103.00–108.00 $105.51 $821 —
805 805 1 103.00 $103.00 $829 —
860 860 1 92.50 $92.50 $796 —
880 880 1 90.00 $90.00 $792 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 thin fleshed 425 1 87.50 $87.50 $372 —
480–495 488 2 110.00–112.50 $111.23 $543 —
525 525 4 106.00 $106.00 $556 —
575 thin fleshed 575 1 95.00 $95.00 $546 —
605 thin fleshed 605 1 97.50 $97.50 $590 —
660 thin fleshed 660 1 95.00 $95.00 $627 —
720–745 732 3 104.00–109.00 $107.30 $785 —
795 795 1 101.00 $101.00 $803 —
820 820 1 102.50 $102.50 $840 —
825–840 thin fleshed 833 2 89.00–95.00 $91.97 $766 —
875 thin fleshed 875 1 83.00 $83.00 $726 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 80-85% 1 48.00 $48.00 $590 -0.49
805–1855 1262 80-85% 114 54.00–63.00 $58.21 $735 —
980–1865 1393 80-85% 13 64.00–67.00 $64.93 $904 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–1030 766 85-90% 12 11.00–33.00 $25.68 $197 —
610–1315 825 85-90% 29 35.00–43.00 $38.28 $316 —
725–1690 1069 85-90% 58 44.00–53.00 $49.31 $527 -0.18
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1240 1170 75-80% 2 52.00–54.00 $52.94 $619 —
1040–1770 1443 75-80% 26 55.00–63.00 $59.04 $852 +1.99
1130–1630 1470 75-80% 5 64.00–69.00 $65.04 $956 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1795 1486 9 59.00–79.00 $69.79 $1,037 —
1230–2260 1715 10 80.00–91.00 $87.85 $1,507 —
1135–2035 1741 7 93.00–107.00 $95.81 $1,668 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1000 thin fleshed 980 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 400.00–525.00 $484.61
935–1315 1118 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 650.00–775.00 $717.67
890–1500 1150 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 587.00–875.00 $747.21
945–1370 1158 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 575.00–775.00 $693.36
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890 890 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 600.00 $600.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
715–815 765 (<2 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 375.00–450.00 $414.95

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
930 930 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 925.00 $925.00 —
1040 1040 Aged (>8 yrs)Open 1 600.00 $600.00 —
1150–1230 1190 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 2 850.00–975.00 $910.40 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590 590 1 50.00 $50.00 $295 —
780 780 1 62.50 $62.50 $488 —
825 825 1 57.50 $57.50 $474 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405 405 1 60.00 $60.00 $243 —
530 530 1 80.00 $80.00 $424 —
540 thin fleshed 540 1 50.00 $50.00 $270 —
640 640 1 76.00 $76.00 $486 —
780 780 1 75.00 $75.00 $585 —
885 885 1 76.00 $76.00 $673 —
1050 1050 1 55.00 $55.00 $578 —
Large 4 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
495 495 1 55.00 $55.00 $272 —
550 550 1 60.00 $60.00 $330 —

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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.