Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 3, 2022

419 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $131.28/cwt -21.14 vs last sale · ≈ $687/hd at 524 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $123.13/cwt -8.64 vs last sale · ≈ $643/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 bulls $129.85/cwt -2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $543/hd at 418 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	419	898	711
Feeder cattle	246	601	481
Slaughter cattle	163	269	210
Replacement cattle	10	28	20

Market comments — USDA reporter

Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light . Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 10.00 to12.50 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
285–290	288	2	130.00–141.00	$135.45	$390	—
300–345	326	7	123.00–141.00	$132.80	$433	-7.20
345 thin fleshed	345	1	120.00	$120.00	$414	—
355–390	373	7	126.00–143.00	$133.23	$497	+3.88
445 thin fleshed	445	1	117.00	$117.00	$521	—
550–570	562	3	120.00–126.00	$123.64	$695	-5.85
825	825	1	113.00	$113.00	$932	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	—
315	315	1	144.00	$144.00	$454	-14.52
355–370	363	2	141.00–146.00	$143.55	$521	-20.26
365–380	373	2	142.00–144.00	$142.98	$533	-20.83
420	420	1	147.00	$147.00	$617	-3.00
475–490	483	2	141.00–146.00	$143.46	$693	-14.21
525–535	530	2	135.00–136.00	$135.50	$718	-16.50
600–620	613	3	128.00–141.00	$134.34	$824	-8.29

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	113.00	$113.00	$243	—
230 thin fleshed	230	1	81.00	$81.00	$186	—
270	270	1	101.00	$101.00	$273	—
320	320	1	111.00	$111.00	$355	—
365 thin fleshed	365	1	84.00	$84.00	$307	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	112.00	$112.00	$252	—
370–375	373	2	107.00–114.00	$110.48	$412	+0.48
540	540	1	100.00	$100.00	$540	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315	315	1	130.00	$130.00	$410	-8.99
355–390	373	3	130.00–131.00	$130.35	$486	-6.81
405–420	415	3	127.00–130.00	$128.31	$532	-7.87
400–435	422	3	120.00–122.00	$120.63	$509	-15.55
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	-9.19
495	495	1	120.00	$120.00	$594	-14.19
500–545	522	12	117.00–130.00	$123.13	$643	-8.64
555–595	573	8	120.00–126.00	$122.60	$702	+1.15
675	675	1	115.00	$115.00	$776	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	112.00	$112.00	$230	—
280–290	285	2	101.00–103.00	$101.98	$291	—
335–340	338	2	101.00–104.00	$102.51	$346	—
355	355	1	93.00	$93.00	$330	-15.01
350–370	360	2	110.00–113.00	$111.54	$402	+3.53
410–415	413	2	91.00–97.00	$93.98	$388	-12.36
450	450	1	102.00	$102.00	$459	-8.00
475–485	480	3	91.00–97.00	$93.99	$451	-16.01
510–515	513	2	80.00–95.00	$87.46	$449	-19.52
505–545	522	3	102.00–110.00	$107.02	$559	+0.04
560	560	1	83.00	$83.00	$465	-25.49
620	620	1	96.00	$96.00	$595	—
610–645	622	3	105.00–108.00	$106.33	$661	—
640 thin fleshed	640	1	92.00	$92.00	$589	—
655–685	674	4	102.00–107.00	$105.24	$709	+0.80
685 thin fleshed	685	1	81.00	$81.00	$555	—
720	720	1	105.00	$105.00	$756	+18.79
850	850	1	78.00	$78.00	$663	—
860	860	1	110.00	$110.00	$946	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290 thin fleshed	290	1	120.00	$120.00	$348	—
335–345	340	2	115.00–125.00	$119.93	$408	-5.05
350–395	362	5	113.00–125.00	$119.57	$433	-1.40
435–440	438	2	120.00	$120.00	$526	+2.72
440	440	1	116.00	$116.00	$510	-1.28
470–495	489	4	115.00–124.00	$118.94	$582	-0.81
555–570	563	2	115.00–116.00	$115.49	$650	-2.11
655	655	1	112.00	$112.00	$734	-3.00
850	850	1	109.00	$109.00	$926	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	100.00	$100.00	$305	—
325 thin fleshed	325	1	79.00	$79.00	$257	—
355 thin fleshed	355	1	97.00	$97.00	$344	—
470–490	480	2	99.00–101.00	$100.02	$480	-5.87
550 thin fleshed	550	1	93.00	$93.00	$512	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	—
645 thin fleshed	645	1	76.00	$76.00	$490	—
675	675	1	98.00	$98.00	$662	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–435	417	9	120.00–141.00	$131.17	$547	-1.25
425	425	1	118.00	$118.00	$502	-14.42
450–490	474	5	130.00–136.00	$134.36	$637	+0.89
490	490	1	135.00	$135.00	$662	+1.53
510 thin fleshed	510	1	114.00	$114.00	$581	—
515	515	1	115.00	$115.00	$592	-12.41
500–545	518	5	121.00–132.00	$127.25	$659	-0.16
560–590	568	5	119.00–133.00	$126.52	$719	—
600	600	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$717	-4.06
680	680	1	115.00	$115.00	$782	—
760	760	1	109.00	$109.00	$828	-7.99

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400	400	2	136.00–140.00	$138.00	$552	-13.50
445 thin fleshed	445	1	135.00	$135.00	$601	—
510–525	519	7	134.00–142.00	$137.56	$714	-14.86
500–545	530	5	116.00–130.00	$122.48	$649	-29.94
555–565	560	2	138.00–140.00	$138.99	$778	-1.51
605	605	1	130.00	$130.00	$786	-6.22

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405 thin fleshed	405	1	89.00	$89.00	$360	—
415	415	1	108.00	$108.00	$448	-3.29
455	455	1	87.00	$87.00	$396	—
455–475	465	2	110.00–111.00	$110.49	$514	—
500	500	1	107.00	$107.00	$535	+2.02
615–640	628	2	100.00–104.00	$102.04	$641	—
675–685	680	3	104.00–110.00	$106.01	$721	—
705–740	723	3	102.00–110.00	$105.96	$766	—
755	755	1	103.00	$103.00	$778	—
820	820	1	98.00	$98.00	$804	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–590	570	2	99.00–100.00	$99.48	$567	—
600	600	1	109.00	$109.00	$654	—
875 thin fleshed	875	1	88.00	$88.00	$770	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1225	1225	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
990–2030	1423	80-85%	56	55.00–66.00	$61.83	$880	—
1050–2145	1577	80-85%	54	66.00–74.00	$69.09	$1,090	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–1460	1001	85-90%	5	20.00–30.00	$23.66	$237	—
875–1395	1085	85-90%	5	35.00–45.00	$39.28	$426	-3.12
760–2060	1228	85-90%	13	44.00–55.00	$50.26	$617	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1175–1910	1557	75-80%	9	59.00–66.00	$62.66	$976	—
1425–1950	1642	75-80%	5	68.00–70.00	$68.99	$1,133	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1815	1652	3	98.00–106.00	$102.75	$1,697	—
1040–2140	1686	7	86.00–95.00	$91.12	$1,536	—
1885	1885	1	75.00	$75.00	$1,414	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1115–1520	1318	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	775.00–1,025.00	$919.21

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
555 thin fleshed	555	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	222.00	$222.00
865 thin fleshed	865	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	290.00	$290.00

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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
845 thin fleshed	845	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—
1275	1275	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	975.00	$975.00	—

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
785	785	Aged (>8 yrs)	Open	1	475.00	$475.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305 thin fleshed	305	1	33.00	$33.00	$101	—
415	415	1	37.00	$37.00	$154	—
685	685	1	56.00	$56.00	$384	—

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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.