Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 14, 2022

562 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $158.76/cwt +1.37 vs last sale · ≈ $744/hd at 469 lb · 16 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.55/cwt -6.66 vs last sale · ≈ $648/hd at 471 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $154.41/cwt -0.76 vs last sale · ≈ $809/hd at 524 lb · 14 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	562	1,184	1,843
Feeder cattle	375	915	1,558
Slaughter cattle	175	245	250
Replacement cattle	12	24	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 6 Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.oo to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	268	3	160.00–185.00	$171.56	$460	+17.76
315–340	333	6	165.00–195.00	$178.27	$594	+13.79
350–395	379	13	160.00–187.50	$172.48	$654	+7.85
400–445	415	8	160.00–181.00	$170.42	$707	+1.06
450–490	468	6	155.00–165.00	$161.41	$755	-2.31
505–541	525	11	150.00–174.50	$166.03	$872	+3.35
535	535	1	142.50	$142.50	$762	-20.18
550–590	568	5	146.00–162.50	$155.11	$881	-5.48
605–640	624	6	140.00–157.00	$146.96	$917	-10.55
710–745	723	4	125.00–139.00	$130.46	$943	-12.55
765–770	768	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,033	—
810	810	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,094	—
900–940	920	2	127.00–128.00	$127.51	$1,173	—
970–995	983	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,239	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–255	253	2	130.00–157.50	$143.61	$363	-9.83
310–345	332	3	140.00–150.00	$145.18	$482	-0.71
365 thin fleshed	365	1	115.00	$115.00	$420	-30.00
350–395	376	7	135.00–157.50	$148.30	$558	+18.30
385	385	1	125.00	$125.00	$481	-5.00
415	415	1	155.00	$155.00	$643	+10.00
490	490	1	150.00	$150.00	$735	+5.47
515–525	520	2	130.00–137.00	$133.47	$694	+10.47
905	905	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,086	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	115.00	$115.00	$368	—
365 thin fleshed	365	1	94.00	$94.00	$343	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640	640	2	84.00	$84.00	$538	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	2	140.00–145.00	$142.50	$492	-11.96
375–390	385	3	140.00–142.50	$140.81	$542	-13.92
405–415	410	2	125.00–131.00	$128.04	$525	-4.17
405–445	419	7	132.00–141.00	$136.47	$572	-11.32
450–495	471	15	130.00–148.00	$137.55	$648	-7.17
505–535	520	8	134.00–144.00	$139.03	$723	-2.13
555–597	586	9	128.00–140.50	$136.82	$802	-0.44
605	605	1	117.00	$117.00	$708	-9.08

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	125.00	$125.00	$360	-9.79
310–345	334	4	120.00–137.50	$129.12	$431	-1.11
350–395	366	4	120.00–137.50	$126.13	$462	-4.99
405–445	427	7	120.00–129.00	$125.14	$534	-6.41
465–490	479	6	120.00–127.00	$121.84	$584	-3.16
500–545	523	2	124.00–127.50	$125.83	$658	-0.83
555–595	571	7	115.00–122.00	$119.27	$681	-4.50
630	630	1	117.00	$117.00	$737	-2.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	115.00	$115.00	$213	+15.00
235	235	1	107.50	$107.50	$253	—
260–285	273	2	110.00–117.50	$113.92	$311	+3.92
310–345	325	3	102.50–115.00	$108.99	$354	+4.29
355	355	1	117.50	$117.50	$417	+2.50
370 thin fleshed	370	1	95.00	$95.00	$352	+7.50
425 thin fleshed	425	1	97.50	$97.50	$414	-12.50
435	435	1	100.00	$100.00	$435	±0.00
460 thin fleshed	460	1	95.00	$95.00	$437	+10.00
455–485	475	3	100.00–110.00	$103.40	$491	-5.36
525	525	1	105.00	$105.00	$551	-0.72
550 thin fleshed	550	1	88.00	$88.00	$484	+0.62
555–560	558	2	100.00–110.00	$104.98	$586	-2.61
635 thin fleshed	635	1	80.00	$80.00	$508	-12.00
650–660	655	3	98.00–106.00	$102.35	$670	-4.50
680	680	1	85.00	$85.00	$578	-21.85
690 thin fleshed	690	1	96.00	$96.00	$662	—
805 thin fleshed	805	1	83.00	$83.00	$668	—
830	830	1	97.50	$97.50	$809	—
870–880	875	2	100.00–107.00	$103.52	$906	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	110.00	$110.00	$297	±0.00
320	320	1	110.00	$110.00	$352	±0.00
350	350	1	98.00	$98.00	$343	-18.00
685	685	1	100.00	$100.00	$685	-6.77
865	865	1	104.00	$104.00	$900	-6.00

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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	405	1	150.00	$150.00	$608	-9.99
410–445	433	6	158.00–167.50	$162.41	$703	+12.32
450–490	468	14	153.00–166.00	$160.08	$749	+8.14
465–485	475	2	149.00–150.00	$149.49	$710	-2.45
510–545	522	13	150.00–165.00	$154.90	$809	-1.93
545	545	1	148.00	$148.00	$807	+10.27
550–575	567	6	153.00–162.50	$157.65	$894	+4.00
555–590	568	5	140.00–148.00	$144.16	$819	-9.49
610–645	626	4	139.00–147.50	$143.64	$899	-5.86
650–685	665	4	135.00–138.00	$136.27	$906	-3.35
785	785	1	125.00	$125.00	$981	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405–445	428	11	135.00–155.00	$143.43	$614	-2.07
455–490	474	11	132.50–150.00	$143.66	$681	-0.58
515–545	528	3	130.00–145.00	$137.55	$726	+3.39
565 thin fleshed	565	1	116.00	$116.00	$655	-2.31
550–590	568	3	126.00–140.00	$131.21	$745	-7.90
600–605	603	2	121.00–125.00	$122.99	$742	-6.99
790	790	1	127.50	$127.50	$1,007	+9.26
805	805	1	113.00	$113.00	$910	-6.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555–595	575	2	105.00–108.00	$106.55	$613	-5.93
600–610 thin fleshed	605	2	82.50–95.00	$88.80	$537	—
735	735	1	110.00	$110.00	$808	+1.76
775–790	783	2	115.00–120.00	$117.48	$920	+13.71
830	830	1	85.00	$85.00	$706	-25.00
860	860	1	100.00	$100.00	$860	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515	515	1	90.00	$90.00	$464	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1185	1035	80-85%	5	64.00–71.00	$68.40	$708	—
890–2115	1359	80-85%	52	73.00–85.00	$80.45	$1,093	—
995–2100	1498	80-85%	38	86.00–99.00	$89.74	$1,344	-0.11

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1240	908	85-90%	19	44.00–63.00	$54.00	$490	—
670–1445	935	85-90%	6	26.00–39.00	$31.66	$296	—
600–1505	943	85-90%	19	63.00–72.00	$68.06	$642	—
1240	1240	85-90%	1	98.00	$98.00	$1,215	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1290	1290	75-80%	1	72.00	$72.00	$929	—
1145–1710	1353	75-80%	3	73.00–85.00	$81.62	$1,104	—
1385–1915	1544	75-80%	8	86.00–94.00	$88.39	$1,365	-1.63

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1020–1595	1240	4	70.00–90.00	$83.06	$1,030	+7.41
1195–2450	1731	8	97.00–110.00	$104.11	$1,802	—
1435–2025	1833	8	112.00–133.00	$119.20	$2,185	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830 thin fleshed	830	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	581.00	$581.00
890 thin fleshed	890	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00
935 thin fleshed	935	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	685.00	$685.00
965	965	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	724.00	$724.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
705–760 thin fleshed	733	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	550.00–630.00	$588.50
720–775	748	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	675.00–700.00	$687.96

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
860	860	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	Open	1	985.00	$985.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	57.50	$57.50	$147	+5.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–535	527	3	100.00	$100.00	$527	+5.49
550	550	1	98.00	$98.00	$539	-1.00
625	625	1	100.00	$100.00	$625	—
835	835	1	90.00	$90.00	$752	—
870 thin fleshed	870	1	78.00	$78.00	$679	—

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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.