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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 28, 2022

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 steers $158.16/cwt -11.40 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 545 lb · 40 head
heavy 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.62/cwt -3.45 vs last sale · ≈ $1,003/hd at 653 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.51/cwt -5.44 vs last sale · ≈ $704/hd at 516 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 576 1,056 753
Feeder cattle 404 778 532
Slaughter cattle 163 255 191
Replacement cattle 9 23 30

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 higher, while bulls were 4.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were 5.00 to 10.00 lower. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 20.00 to 30.00 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
265–285 274 5 160.00–180.00 $169.09 $463 +2.51
303–345 315 9 170.00–187.50 $175.95 $554 -2.66
350–390 369 9 160.00–189.00 $175.01 $646 +15.30
405–445 427 6 170.00–185.00 $176.53 $754 +4.33
400–445 430 3 152.00–157.00 $153.88 $662 -18.32
465–485 472 3 162.00–181.00 $169.96 $802 +3.65
475 475 3 150.00 $150.00 $712 -16.31
505–549 545 40 156.00–170.00 $158.16 $862 -4.83
558 558 3 137.00 $137.00 $764 -23.16
565–585 575 2 162.00–165.00 $163.53 $940 +3.37
618 618 5 152.50 $152.50 $942 -7.69
630 630 2 134.00 $134.00 $844 -26.19
652 652 24 154.50 $154.50 $1,007 +2.86
670 thin fleshed 670 1 132.50 $132.50 $888 —
725 725 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,037 -7.98
800–807 806 5 123.00–136.00 $125.58 $1,012 —
877 877 7 126.00 $126.00 $1,105 -0.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
190 190 1 140.00 $140.00 $266 -5.19
220 220 1 152.50 $152.50 $336 +22.67
270 270 1 140.00 $140.00 $378 -14.44
315–320 318 2 150.00–157.50 $153.78 $489 +4.97
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 -28.81
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 -20.26
360–385 372 3 132.00–153.00 $141.39 $526 +1.13
415–421 419 7 140.00–148.00 $145.74 $611 —
675 675 1 119.00 $119.00 $803 —
737 737 2 123.00 $123.00 $907 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 112.50 $112.50 $326 —
380 380 1 112.00 $112.00 $426 —
823 823 4 108.00 $108.00 $889 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 105.00 $105.00 $262 —
395 thin fleshed 395 1 92.50 $92.50 $365 —
460 460 1 102.50 $102.50 $472 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170 170 1 140.00 $140.00 $238 —
210–230 220 2 142.50 $142.50 $314 —
250–275 266 5 140.00–150.00 $142.89 $380 -18.81
310–320 315 2 140.00 $140.00 $441 -13.17
340 340 1 135.00 $135.00 $459 -10.00
385–390 388 2 135.00 $135.00 $524 -19.04
405–440 420 6 135.00–150.00 $141.78 $595 -9.24
405–445 425 2 132.50–135.00 $133.69 $568 -17.33
455–490 466 7 135.00–154.00 $142.75 $665 -6.98
505–540 515 10 130.00–140.00 $135.57 $698 +3.86
500–525 516 5 120.00–125.00 $122.78 $634 -8.93
517 value added 517 4 156.00 $156.00 $807 —
555–560 558 3 130.00–140.00 $134.65 $751 -9.69
565–585 572 3 126.00–128.00 $127.18 $727 -17.16
615 615 1 128.00 $128.00 $787 -4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 120.00 $120.00 $336 -14.17
260–290 281 10 125.00–135.00 $133.32 $375 -0.85
300–345 325 12 120.00–137.50 $126.29 $410 +7.95
360–390 367 14 116.00–137.50 $133.25 $489 +12.67
415 thin fleshed 415 1 117.00 $117.00 $486 —
415–445 430 3 127.00–136.00 $131.62 $566 -0.23
470 470 1 125.00 $125.00 $588 -6.01
515 515 1 117.50 $117.50 $605 +1.23
540 540 2 119.00–122.50 $120.75 $652 +4.48
555 555 1 115.00 $115.00 $638 —
560–595 582 3 120.00–125.00 $122.97 $716 —
630 630 1 115.00 $115.00 $724 —
690–695 693 2 115.00 $115.00 $797 -3.86
755 755 1 115.00 $115.00 $868 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 110.00 $110.00 $412 —
410 410 1 100.00 $100.00 $410 —
485–490 488 2 110.00 $110.00 $537 —
515–520 518 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $578 —
550–580 565 2 106.00–114.00 $109.89 $621 —
570 570 2 80.00–97.50 $88.75 $506 —
705–745 725 2 110.00–111.00 $110.49 $801 —
750–765 758 3 95.00–105.00 $99.99 $758 -9.52
850 850 1 112.50 $112.50 $956 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 thin fleshed 300 1 90.00 $90.00 $270 —
385 thin fleshed 385 1 80.00 $80.00 $308 —
400 400 1 107.50 $107.50 $430 +7.01
485 thin fleshed 485 1 81.00 $81.00 $393 —
535 535 1 95.00 $95.00 $508 -15.00
545 545 1 104.00 $104.00 $567 -6.00
595 595 1 90.00 $90.00 $536 -19.91
685 thin fleshed 685 1 80.00 $80.00 $548 —
705 705 1 97.50 $97.50 $687 -8.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425–440 428 10 152.00–175.00 $161.95 $693 +9.42
450 450 1 147.50 $147.50 $664 -3.63
460–490 474 5 159.00–176.00 $165.67 $785 -2.10
510–525 511 12 155.00–169.50 $167.32 $855 +8.74
550–595 568 4 155.00–159.00 $156.95 $891 +3.14
605–645 626 4 149.00–154.00 $152.54 $955 +4.35
660–695 673 5 135.00–148.00 $141.83 $955 -2.13
700 700 1 124.00 $124.00 $868 -12.23
785 785 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,005 +0.99
830 830 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,004 -6.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 416 6 133.00–150.00 $141.70 $589 +13.65
430 thin fleshed 430 1 121.00 $121.00 $520 -2.73
440 440 1 120.00 $120.00 $528 -8.05
470–495 480 6 130.00–147.50 $136.48 $655 -2.37
500–510 505 3 120.00–140.00 $127.56 $644 -13.82
515 thin fleshed 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
520–540 530 2 120.00 $120.00 $636 -6.00
570 570 1 144.00 $144.00 $821 +24.00
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 +19.19
655 655 1 120.00 $120.00 $786 —
695 695 1 120.00 $120.00 $834 —
710–720 715 2 116.00 $116.00 $829 -7.99
770–785 778 2 115.00–117.50 $116.26 $905 -5.40
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 thin fleshed 528 2 85.00–97.50 $91.10 $481 —
585 thin fleshed 585 1 87.50 $87.50 $512 —
595 595 1 100.00 $100.00 $595 —
600–615 608 2 102.50–110.00 $106.30 $646 —
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
695 thin fleshed 695 1 93.00 $93.00 $646 —
740 740 1 100.00 $100.00 $740 —
890 890 1 87.00 $87.00 $774 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1065 1065 (<2 yrs)N/A 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675 675 1 85.00 $85.00 $574 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
965–1485 1189 80-85% 4 62.00–65.00 $63.38 $754 —
970–1805 1282 80-85% 53 66.00–78.00 $73.03 $936 —
980–2155 1539 80-85% 46 79.00–91.00 $85.04 $1,309 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1270 817 85-90% 10 40.00–54.00 $48.92 $400 +2.90
845 845 85-90% 1 66.00 $66.00 $558 —
735–1435 1037 85-90% 12 55.00–64.00 $59.91 $621 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
990–1630 1293 75-80% 4 67.00–78.00 $74.15 $959 +15.95
1195–1400 1298 75-80% 2 64.00 $64.00 $831 +5.80
1215–1750 1533 75-80% 11 79.00–87.00 $83.17 $1,275 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1430 1318 2 66.00–82.00 $73.32 $966 —
1000–2180 1511 7 93.00–104.00 $100.47 $1,518 —
1585–2135 1927 7 106.00–111.00 $108.46 $2,090 —
YG2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105 1105 1 91.00 $91.00 $1,006 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
970 thin fleshed 970 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 550.00 $550.00
1010 1010 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
1125 1125 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
995 995 (<2 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00

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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
895 895 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
715 715 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 520.00 $520.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
170–195 183 2 62.50–87.50 $75.86 $139 —
465 465 1 46.00 $46.00 $214 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270 270 1 100.00 $100.00 $270 —
512 512 2 98.00 $98.00 $502 —

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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.