Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 14, 2022

1,016 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.52/cwt +1.85 vs last sale · ≈ $747/hd at 521 lb · 45 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $146.36/cwt -5.06 vs last sale · ≈ $623/hd at 426 lb · 38 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.29/cwt -4.46 vs last sale · ≈ $694/hd at 478 lb · 34 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,016	633	278
Feeder cattle	728	424	137
Slaughter cattle	263	201	132
Replacement cattle	25	8	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 1. Current goat receipts 7. Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers were sharply higher; four-weight feeder heifers were 3.00 to 10.00 lower, while five- and six-weights were steady to 4.00 higher; and feeder bulls were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 30.00 to 60.00 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
225–245	237	5	210.00–222.50	$215.05	$510	—
270–280	275	3	160.00–170.00	$163.39	$449	-27.00
270–295	281	4	200.00–210.00	$206.18	$579	+15.79
305–345	324	11	190.00–202.50	$193.06	$626	+18.20
300–345	329	6	160.00–175.00	$165.30	$544	-9.56
365–375	370	2	162.50	$162.50	$601	+17.33
350–395	376	21	167.50–182.50	$174.06	$654	+8.46
400–440	424	5	159.00–161.00	$160.19	$679	-6.52
400–445	426	9	182.50–188.00	$185.94	$792	+19.23
450–485	468	2	159.00–160.00	$159.48	$746	-11.92
460–495	472	7	167.00–178.00	$173.50	$819	+2.10
505	505	4	151.00	$151.00	$763	-5.29
500–535	525	9	164.00–174.50	$172.02	$903	+15.73
558–586	575	10	165.00–173.00	$169.75	$976	+13.80
610–635	616	4	157.00–158.00	$157.74	$972	+20.24
650–670	660	2	140.00–143.00	$141.48	$934	—
700–740	724	9	135.00–143.00	$140.76	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–225	217	3	140.00–147.50	$144.21	$313	+6.46
265–295 fancy	284	4	155.00–157.50	$156.88	$446	—
300–345	325	6	135.00–145.00	$141.33	$459	—
355–370	363	2	135.00–141.00	$137.94	$501	-8.65
360–390	375	2	117.50–125.00	$121.40	$455	-25.19
380–390 fancy	385	2	155.00–160.00	$157.53	$606	—
510–545	532	3	130.00–138.00	$132.73	$706	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–175	163	2	157.50–159.00	$158.19	$258	—
205–225	215	2	150.00	$150.00	$322	+2.38
215–230 fancy	223	2	167.50–177.50	$172.33	$384	—
265–285 fancy	275	2	167.50–170.00	$168.80	$464	—
270–290	275	4	145.00–150.00	$148.11	$407	+11.52
290	290	2	130.00–137.50	$133.75	$388	-2.84
315–340	328	2	140.00–150.00	$145.19	$476	-0.82
320–345	333	2	135.00	$135.00	$450	-11.01
350–395	373	2	130.00–135.00	$132.65	$495	-10.39
350–395	376	18	140.00–150.00	$145.20	$546	+2.16
375–385 fancy	380	4	155.00–165.00	$158.78	$603	—
400–445	423	22	137.50–146.00	$141.95	$600	-9.47
405–445 fancy	428	14	150.00–161.00	$154.92	$663	—
435–440	438	2	135.00	$135.00	$591	-16.42
450–490 fancy	466	4	154.00–167.50	$160.46	$748	—
450–495	478	22	140.00–150.00	$145.83	$697	-3.92
460–495	484	8	132.50–138.00	$136.21	$659	-13.54
500–515 fancy	513	7	151.00–158.00	$157.03	$806	—
500–545	522	28	137.50–150.00	$144.07	$752	+2.40
500–540	522	10	130.00–136.00	$132.51	$692	-9.16
550–595	569	17	135.00–146.00	$141.95	$808	+0.75
560–590	582	5	126.00–132.00	$128.99	$751	-12.21
605–645	623	5	122.50–129.00	$125.37	$781	-6.66
605–645	624	6	130.00–141.00	$135.98	$849	+3.95
625–635 thin fleshed	630	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$753	—
639 value added	639	7	144.50	$144.50	$923	—
650–695	668	6	120.00–131.00	$125.17	$836	—
715–720	718	2	118.00–123.00	$120.51	$865	-2.00
750–765	755	3	122.00–126.00	$123.99	$936	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	279	5	124.00–135.00	$130.21	$363	-1.00
305–345	323	9	120.00–130.00	$126.00	$407	+5.36
350–390	369	5	123.00–130.00	$127.64	$471	-6.57
400–435	416	4	120.00–130.00	$124.89	$520	-1.56
480–495	485	3	130.00–135.00	$131.70	$639	—
515–535	526	4	120.00–127.50	$124.99	$657	+7.98
620–630	625	2	116.00–122.50	$119.28	$746	—
675–685	682	3	117.50	$117.50	$801	+2.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–395	380	2	100.00–105.00	$102.40	$389	—
450–495	473	2	105.00–107.50	$106.19	$502	—
520 thin fleshed	520	2	85.00–90.00	$87.50	$455	—
540–545	543	2	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$611	—
555–585	570	2	100.00–107.50	$103.85	$592	+2.61
600–645 thin fleshed	623	2	90.00	$90.00	$561	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–555	552	3	100.00–107.50	$102.49	$566	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445 fancy	423	8	177.50–186.00	$181.18	$766	+3.83
400–445	426	11	162.50–176.00	$170.03	$724	+3.48
450–475 fancy	463	2	172.50	$172.50	$799	-0.75
455–495	480	20	155.00–168.00	$160.72	$771	-5.08
500–545	521	8	140.00–151.00	$146.28	$762	-17.95
500–540 fancy	525	6	165.00–172.50	$167.23	$878	—
515–545	529	10	155.00–164.00	$160.60	$850	-3.63
550–590	569	11	152.50–164.00	$158.77	$903	+5.37
600–645	621	10	140.00–152.50	$146.82	$912	+6.64
660–695	682	11	134.00–141.00	$136.53	$931	-2.45
715–730	723	2	127.50–133.00	$130.22	$941	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
420–445	434	4	140.00–150.00	$146.70	$637	+6.72
450–485	473	6	136.00–147.00	$141.82	$671	+6.38
520–540	527	3	122.50–125.00	$124.18	$654	-18.31
585–590	588	2	125.00	$125.00	$735	-13.01
680–685	683	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$816	-3.53
720–725	721	4	114.00–122.00	$119.00	$858	+0.49
765–770	768	2	115.00–118.00	$116.50	$895	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
400–420	410	3	102.50–110.00	$106.63	$437	—
515–525	518	3	110.00–115.00	$111.69	$579	—
590–595	593	2	102.50–110.00	$106.23	$630	+2.53
605–640 thin fleshed	623	2	80.00–85.00	$82.57	$514	—
705–710	708	2	105.00–110.00	$107.49	$761	—
825	825	2	105.00–110.00	$107.50	$887	—
850–885 thin fleshed	868	2	80.00–83.00	$81.47	$707	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1315–1925	1496	75-80%	30	69.00–75.00	$72.86	$1,090	—
1310–1975	1581	75-80%	40	77.00–83.00	$79.37	$1,255	+5.19

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
740–1065	873	85-90%	13	46.00–51.00	$49.20	$430	—
755–1000	878	85-90%	2	28.00–30.00	$28.86	$253	—
850–1090	966	85-90%	18	62.00–68.00	$64.77	$626	-2.36

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–1280	1196	80-85%	15	66.00–72.00	$68.67	$821	-11.31
1185–1245	1218	80-85%	3	78.00–80.00	$78.65	$958	+7.66

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1090–1590	1406	4	94.00–99.00	$96.46	$1,356	—
1325–1580	1467	3	79.00–83.00	$80.78	$1,185	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
935 thin fleshed	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
1155 thin fleshed	1155	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
1290	1290	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	975.00–1,025.00	$1,000.00
1345	1345	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00
1270–1560	1415	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,025.00–1,175.00	$1,107.69

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
700–745	723	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	425.00–540.00	$484.29
730	730	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	425.00	$425.00

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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
925	925	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
1220–1250	1232	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,020.00–1,225.00	$1,114.38	+114.38
1060–1430	1272	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,050.00–1,350.00	$1,219.79	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	55.00	$55.00	$160	—
310	310	1	48.00	$48.00	$149	—
375	375	1	47.50	$47.50	$178	—

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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.