Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 6, 2021

1,290 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.96/cwt -5.13 vs last sale · ≈ $478/hd at 362 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $122.94/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $649/hd at 528 lb · 24 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $134.88/cwt +2.78 vs last sale · ≈ $644/hd at 477 lb · 18 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,290	1,106	1,127
Feeder cattle	951	794	892
Slaughter cattle	300	290	210
Replacement cattle	39	22	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current sheep receipts 26. Current goat receipts 5. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was plain to average. Baby calves ranged 5.00 to 10.00 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
300–348	326	8	155.00–165.00	$160.07	$522	-2.50
355–385	364	10	155.00–162.50	$159.46	$580	+2.17
405–445	418	5	145.00–152.50	$148.54	$621	-7.43
465–495	482	6	145.00–157.50	$150.06	$723	-12.78
525–545	531	11	146.00–153.00	$151.35	$804	+0.88
530–535	533	2	130.00	$130.00	$693	-20.47
550–595	576	7	138.00–150.00	$144.38	$832	-2.46
600–630	614	6	132.50–137.50	$135.32	$831	-4.97
650–690	673	4	132.00–135.00	$133.59	$899	+2.83
705–725	717	3	124.00–134.00	$129.03	$925	+4.03
755–795	775	2	131.00–133.00	$131.97	$1,023	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	277	3	127.50–135.00	$132.42	$367	-4.91
300–335	318	2	135.00–142.50	$138.96	$442	+2.77
355–395	377	15	132.50–140.00	$136.62	$515	-1.88
455–480	465	3	135.00–140.00	$136.72	$636	+11.72
510–545	528	2	127.50–132.50	$130.08	$687	-0.92
555–560	558	2	125.00–130.00	$127.51	$712	—
615–640	628	3	125.00–126.00	$125.34	$787	—
655–680	667	3	120.00–127.00	$123.15	$821	+5.65
705–740	723	2	113.00–120.00	$116.58	$843	-3.42

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
165–180	173	3	107.50–110.00	$109.21	$189	—
260–285	273	2	110.00	$110.00	$300	-2.50
310–340	325	2	110.00–115.00	$112.38	$365	+2.38
335–340	338	2	85.00–90.00	$87.48	$296	-22.52
355–385	365	3	87.50–90.00	$89.12	$325	-15.34
370–395	383	2	100.00–102.50	$101.29	$388	-3.17
450	450	2	103.00–107.50	$105.25	$474	—
625–630	628	2	90.00	$90.00	$565	-22.00
735–743	740	3	108.00–109.00	$108.33	$802	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
520–535 thin fleshed	528	2	87.00–92.50	$89.71	$474	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	362	26	130.00–138.00	$131.96	$478	-5.13
400–430	424	13	124.00–130.00	$126.46	$536	-10.41
460–495	478	11	125.00–133.00	$127.86	$611	-1.18
500–547	528	24	118.00–127.00	$122.94	$649	+0.96
550–585	566	14	120.00–128.00	$124.61	$705	+4.98
600–630	613	7	116.00–123.00	$119.26	$731	+0.49
660–695	676	4	116.00–120.00	$118.04	$798	+3.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	223	4	112.50–120.00	$116.26	$259	-4.12
304–330	314	7	117.50–125.00	$122.76	$385	+4.56
355–395	378	7	118.00–127.50	$123.01	$465	+3.88
405–445	423	12	115.00–122.50	$120.01	$508	+4.03
455–495	477	14	112.00–122.50	$117.68	$561	+0.35
500–535	525	8	110.00–116.00	$112.63	$591	-1.02
625–640	629	4	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$708	+1.66

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290 thin fleshed	273	2	85.00–90.00	$87.66	$239	-1.08
325	325	2	90.00–92.50	$91.25	$297	+3.75
355–395	373	5	102.50–110.00	$106.51	$397	+0.89
360–385 thin fleshed	375	3	90.00–97.50	$93.39	$350	—
400–435	419	8	107.00–110.00	$109.33	$458	+14.33
460–495	473	9	100.00–105.00	$101.65	$481	-8.35
500–520	509	6	102.50–110.00	$107.10	$545	+18.33
555–580	565	4	100.00–106.00	$101.79	$575	-8.21
620–625	623	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$639	-5.05
655–695	667	6	100.00–105.00	$101.33	$676	-2.23
710–745	723	4	90.00–91.00	$90.50	$654	+8.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295 thin fleshed	295	2	80.00–85.00	$82.50	$243	—
310–315 thin fleshed	313	2	92.50	$92.50	$290	—
345	345	3	107.00	$107.00	$369	+13.00
370–390 thin fleshed	380	2	80.00–85.00	$82.57	$314	—
440–445	443	3	108.00–110.00	$109.34	$484	+18.34
450–485	464	5	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$499	-0.16
500–535	510	5	100.00–104.00	$102.77	$524	-2.47
525–535 thin fleshed	530	4	87.50–92.50	$90.00	$477	+7.50
550–585 thin fleshed	562	3	90.00	$90.00	$506	—
600–645	620	5	100.00–105.00	$102.64	$636	-4.10
670–695 thin fleshed	683	2	80.00–85.00	$82.45	$563	-12.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–448	431	9	144.00–150.00	$146.08	$630	-16.27
450–495	476	15	145.00–154.00	$148.12	$705	-5.28
500–540	523	11	147.50–152.00	$149.54	$782	+4.05
550–590	570	16	135.00–146.00	$140.01	$798	+0.01
600–640	619	12	129.00–138.00	$133.04	$824	+2.47
705–720	712	3	121.00–126.00	$123.34	$878	-0.66

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	423	13	127.50–135.00	$130.65	$553	-0.76
410–445 thin fleshed	427	3	118.00–121.00	$119.04	$508	-0.96
450–480	465	2	114.00–115.00	$114.48	$532	-18.84
450–495	479	16	135.00–141.00	$137.43	$658	+4.11
505–545	525	7	124.00–130.00	$127.72	$671	+4.25
555–595	570	6	127.50–132.50	$130.44	$744	+1.76
600–640	620	2	120.00–122.50	$121.21	$752	+0.12
650–690	676	5	122.50–127.00	$125.09	$846	+3.93
700–735	711	4	117.50–121.00	$119.35	$849	+0.53

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–440	421	5	105.00–112.50	$109.49	$461	+29.49
480–490	485	2	90.00–92.50	$91.24	$443	+0.01
500–525	513	4	107.50–111.00	$109.90	$564	+29.90
605–640	617	3	101.00–106.00	$104.02	$642	+17.82
655–670	663	2	105.00–107.50	$106.24	$704	+0.18
755–785	770	2	95.00–96.00	$95.51	$735	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410–440	428	3	105.00–110.00	$107.45	$460	—
425–430 thin fleshed	428	3	95.00	$95.00	$407	+7.50
700–730	715	2	100.00–104.00	$102.04	$730	-5.26
715–720 thin fleshed	718	2	92.50	$92.50	$664	—
840 thin fleshed	840	2	80.00–83.00	$81.50	$685	-10.47

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–2045	1278	80-85%	80	57.00–63.00	$60.12	$768	+1.91
965–1915	1504	80-85%	7	65.00–69.00	$66.04	$993	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
780–1050	921	85-90%	7	29.00–33.00	$31.77	$293	—
615–1180	943	85-90%	19	38.00–44.00	$40.78	$385	—
810–1540	1091	85-90%	37	48.00–54.00	$51.75	$565	+2.44

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1745	1401	75-80%	28	58.00–64.00	$61.12	$856	—
1305–1715	1510	75-80%	2	50.00–54.00	$52.27	$789	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1820	1456	6	70.00–75.00	$73.49	$1,070	+3.70
1105–1825	1583	3	97.00–101.00	$99.69	$1,578	—
1220–2375	1820	8	86.00–92.00	$89.03	$1,620	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
820	820	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00
830 thin fleshed	830	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
880–895 thin fleshed	888	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	350.00–375.00	$362.61
930 thin fleshed	930	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	525.00	$525.00
1055–1255	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	775.00–850.00	$815.75
1225–1230	1228	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	850.00–900.00	$875.05

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
715 thin fleshed	715	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00
750 thin fleshed	750	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
775 thin fleshed	775	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	650.00	$650.00
835 thin fleshed	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00

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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
880 thin fleshed	880	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	710.00	$710.00	—
920 thin fleshed	920	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	825.00	$825.00	—
950	950	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,200.00	$1,200.00	—
935–1135	1063	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	960.00–1,100.00	$1,014.21	—
1075 thin fleshed	1075	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	625.00	$625.00	—
1175–1475	1325	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	2	850.00–1,000.00	$933.49	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
665 thin fleshed	665	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	565.00	$565.00	—
835 thin fleshed	835	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	300.00	$300.00	—

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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.