Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 4, 2022

1,302 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $168.07/cwt +0.60 vs last sale · ≈ $789/hd at 470 lb · 46 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $172.85/cwt -1.96 vs last sale · ≈ $729/hd at 422 lb · 42 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $143.39/cwt -1.19 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 473 lb · 35 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,302	972	762
Feeder cattle	960	758	503
Slaughter cattle	325	200	184
Replacement cattle	17	14	75

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 50. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower; boning type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 9.00 lower; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average with some fancy and/or value added.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330 value added	330	5	213.00	$213.00	$703	—
350–365	358	3	156.00–157.50	$157.00	$562	-3.00
388 value added	388	2	197.00	$197.00	$764	—
385–395	390	4	172.50–184.00	$179.16	$699	+1.03
400–425 fancy	412	7	187.50–205.00	$196.23	$808	—
400–440	414	15	165.00–180.00	$172.59	$715	-5.26
415–445	439	11	157.50–160.00	$159.77	$701	-18.08
450–495	476	7	167.50–176.00	$170.64	$812	-8.71
455–490 fancy	479	7	182.50–193.00	$187.32	$897	—
480–495	489	4	157.50–164.00	$160.98	$787	-18.37
520–530 value added	525	4	169.00–172.00	$170.49	$895	—
505–545	526	11	159.00–174.00	$165.74	$872	-14.75
530–545 fancy	537	3	175.00–179.00	$176.66	$949	—
555–595	570	11	158.00–170.00	$163.38	$931	-0.05
627 value added	627	12	154.00–158.00	$156.33	$980	—
620–645	632	5	146.00–157.50	$153.15	$968	+17.15
700–705	703	2	137.00–144.00	$140.49	$988	-1.71
775–798	793	9	134.00–138.50	$137.63	$1,091	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	140.00–150.00	$145.11	$490	—
380–390	387	3	145.00	$145.00	$561	—
420–445	437	3	122.50–130.00	$125.75	$550	—
505–540	523	2	137.00–140.00	$138.45	$724	—
555–560	558	2	130.00–142.50	$136.28	$760	—
640–645	643	3	127.50–132.50	$130.00	$836	—
798	798	2	126.00	$126.00	$1,005	—
800–825	813	2	121.00–127.00	$124.05	$1,009	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
460–495	477	3	110.00–115.00	$113.34	$541	+3.34
770–790	780	2	102.50–103.00	$102.75	$801	+1.75

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
455–480 thin fleshed	468	2	64.00–70.00	$67.08	$314	—
535	535	2	98.00	$98.00	$524	-4.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	224	4	142.50–153.00	$147.76	$331	-3.89
280–290	285	2	137.50–140.00	$138.77	$395	-1.23
305–320 fancy	312	3	150.00–155.00	$152.49	$476	—
300–340	321	4	137.50–142.50	$138.67	$445	-31.13
350–395	375	20	137.50–149.00	$142.40	$534	-7.60
360–395 fancy	379	8	151.00–162.50	$155.51	$589	—
400–445 fancy	419	9	152.00–158.00	$153.94	$645	—
410–449	434	25	139.00–150.00	$143.75	$624	+4.75
450–495 fancy	461	8	148.00–155.00	$149.85	$691	—
450–495	476	27	135.00–147.50	$141.47	$673	-6.58
505–515 fancy	510	4	147.50–150.00	$148.63	$758	—
500–545	524	24	135.00–147.00	$141.10	$739	+10.63
550–595	567	9	131.00–141.00	$137.01	$777	-4.37
591 value added	591	7	150.00	$150.00	$886	—
605–640	620	10	127.50–139.00	$132.72	$823	-1.46

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–240	225	2	122.50	$122.50	$276	—
215–235	225	2	132.50–135.00	$133.69	$301	—
250–255	253	2	130.00	$130.00	$329	—
255 fancy	255	2	135.00–137.50	$136.25	$347	—
265–290	278	2	120.00	$120.00	$334	—
300–345	324	15	120.00–130.00	$125.01	$405	—
340–345 fancy	343	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$459	—
355–360	358	2	120.00	$120.00	$430	—
350–395	369	9	125.00–132.50	$128.03	$472	—
400–445	424	12	122.50–132.00	$128.25	$544	—
415–435	428	3	120.00–121.00	$120.34	$515	—
405–445 fancy	430	4	135.00–136.00	$135.26	$582	—
450–495	474	20	122.50–132.50	$128.28	$608	—
500–545	513	14	125.00–135.00	$129.92	$666	—
500–540	520	2	120.00	$120.00	$624	—
560–590	569	4	120.00–125.00	$123.70	$704	—
610–645	628	2	120.00–123.00	$121.54	$763	—
711	711	4	118.00	$118.00	$839	—
863	863	3	114.00	$114.00	$984	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
315–330	323	2	105.00	$105.00	$339	-5.00
305–345	330	3	95.00–100.00	$97.49	$322	-12.51
360–375	367	3	95.00–100.00	$98.34	$361	-11.66
390 thin fleshed	390	2	80.00	$80.00	$312	—
405–420	413	4	82.50–87.50	$84.63	$350	—
415–445	430	5	100.00–102.00	$100.41	$432	—
455–495	472	5	105.00–109.00	$107.42	$507	+24.92
490–495 thin fleshed	493	2	88.00–89.00	$88.50	$436	—
500–540	517	3	100.00–105.00	$103.01	$533	-6.99
515–520	518	2	90.00–96.00	$93.01	$482	-16.99
540–545 thin fleshed	543	2	85.00–87.50	$86.24	$468	—
555–565	563	4	102.00–107.50	$104.87	$590	-4.13
565–580	572	3	90.00–95.00	$91.69	$524	-17.31
600–625 thin fleshed	613	2	60.00	$60.00	$368	—
600–640	619	5	97.00–104.00	$99.74	$617	-10.26
610–640	625	2	89.00–90.00	$89.51	$559	-20.49
650–695	672	3	99.00–100.00	$99.68	$670	-10.32
680–695 thin fleshed	685	3	76.00–80.00	$77.82	$533	—
705–730 thin fleshed	718	2	80.00–83.00	$81.47	$585	—
715–745	725	3	92.50–97.50	$95.00	$689	-14.50
760–795 thin fleshed	778	2	70.00–75.00	$72.56	$565	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–285	272	5	110.00–115.00	$111.97	$305	—
310–340	325	3	112.50–115.00	$113.33	$368	—
360–380	372	3	110.00–115.00	$112.51	$419	—
400–445	421	4	110.00–112.50	$111.14	$468	+4.10
450–485	469	8	110.00–119.00	$114.42	$537	+6.16
500–540	523	8	110.00–116.00	$111.38	$583	+1.38
565–590	578	3	110.00–116.00	$112.04	$648	+5.81
640–645	643	2	115.00–117.50	$116.25	$747	—
655–680	672	6	112.50–116.00	$113.75	$764	+6.75
700–745	726	5	104.00–111.00	$107.37	$780	—
755–785	770	3	110.00–111.00	$110.33	$850	+0.33

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
160–180 fancy	170	2	182.50–185.00	$183.82	$312	—
225–235	230	2	152.50–158.00	$155.31	$357	—
220–245	237	3	162.50–172.50	$167.68	$397	—
260–295	273	4	162.50–165.00	$163.18	$445	—
265–295	283	3	147.50–150.00	$148.28	$420	—
300–325	309	5	147.50–158.00	$151.60	$468	—
300–345	326	9	160.00–172.50	$165.35	$539	—
335–345 fancy	338	3	180.00–185.00	$182.48	$617	—
350–395	371	8	150.00–157.50	$153.75	$570	—
355–385 fancy	374	4	177.50–190.00	$183.10	$685	—
360–395	382	16	160.00–173.00	$167.48	$640	—
400–445 fancy	415	11	182.50–192.50	$186.15	$773	—
400–440	421	7	150.00–160.00	$152.51	$642	-23.44
400–445	425	24	167.50–180.00	$172.68	$734	-3.27
455–480 fancy	468	8	180.00–188.00	$181.99	$852	—
450–495	469	31	160.00–173.00	$167.69	$786	-1.87
450–495	475	7	150.00–157.50	$153.84	$731	-2.85
515–535 value added	518	6	177.00–179.00	$177.34	$919	—
515–525	520	3	150.00–153.00	$151.01	$785	-12.96
500–545	521	23	157.50–172.00	$164.83	$859	+0.86
550–560 fancy	555	2	168.00–170.00	$168.99	$938	—
550–595	578	13	152.50–165.00	$158.01	$913	+7.52
565–590	578	3	150.00	$150.00	$867	-0.49
600–645	620	12	145.00–158.00	$152.24	$944	+3.10
655–680	667	5	142.50–147.50	$144.78	$966	-0.40
710–725	718	4	137.00–140.00	$138.26	$993	+6.26

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–230	228	2	132.50–135.00	$133.74	$305	—
260–290	274	4	130.00–140.00	$135.64	$372	—
310–330	320	2	120.00–122.50	$121.21	$388	—
355–365	360	2	130.00–140.00	$135.07	$486	—
415–440	431	8	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$579	—
405–445 fancy	432	3	142.50–149.00	$145.39	$628	—
430–435	433	2	120.00–127.50	$123.77	$536	—
455–490	467	5	130.00–140.00	$136.02	$635	—
470–495 fancy	481	4	142.00–148.00	$145.62	$700	—
500 fancy	500	2	142.50–147.50	$145.00	$725	—
515–540	528	2	130.00–140.00	$135.12	$713	—
555–595	577	3	137.50–140.00	$139.16	$803	—
580–595 fancy	587	3	145.00–148.00	$146.35	$859	—
600–635	614	5	135.00–140.00	$137.55	$845	—
665–685	676	4	130.00–137.50	$133.75	$904	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	2	110.00–117.50	$113.75	$381	—
400–420	408	3	110.00–115.00	$111.71	$456	+16.71
450–495	477	6	110.00–118.00	$114.62	$547	+9.59
505–540	523	3	110.00–115.00	$111.61	$584	+2.85
600–625	615	5	110.00–118.00	$114.38	$703	+14.38
655–695	675	2	115.00–117.50	$116.21	$784	—
805–845	825	2	108.00–110.00	$109.02	$899	+8.02

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
385–395	390	2	102.50	$102.50	$400	+2.50
410–430	417	3	100.00–102.50	$100.82	$420	+20.82
570–575	573	2	100.00–106.00	$102.99	$590	—
750–765	760	3	85.00–95.00	$88.96	$676	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
850–1475	1091	80-85%	19	60.00–69.00	$65.80	$718	—
970–1350	1141	80-85%	30	82.00–90.00	$86.10	$982	+11.98
955–1565	1186	80-85%	74	74.00–82.00	$78.19	$927	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
725–985	847	85-90%	11	48.00–54.00	$52.16	$442	-4.43
645–1165	926	85-90%	44	57.00–64.00	$60.61	$561	—
760–1270	950	85-90%	20	69.00–75.00	$71.99	$684	+3.01

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–2100	1390	75-80%	17	70.00–76.00	$72.13	$1,003	—
1075–2100	1568	75-80%	46	78.00–88.00	$84.28	$1,322	-12.46
1160–1930	1598	75-80%	4	90.00–94.00	$91.26	$1,458	-5.48

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1435–1770	1603	2	88.00–93.00	$90.24	$1,447	—
1135–2215	1719	9	98.00–108.00	$103.46	$1,778	-18.45
1815–1935	1883	4	114.00–123.00	$118.03	$2,223	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895	895	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	600.00	$600.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1025–1060	1043	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	875.00–950.00	$913.13
1080–1170	1118	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	875.00–975.00	$921.11

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
960–975	970	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	825.00–975.00	$900.00

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Bred Heifers

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
565	565	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	600.00	$600.00
780	780	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
775	775	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,025.00	$1,025.00	—
855 thin fleshed	855	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	800.00	$800.00	—
930	930	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	950.00	$950.00	—
950	950	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	975.00	$975.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
555 thin fleshed	555	1	60.00	$60.00	$333	—
640 thin fleshed	640	1	71.00	$71.00	$454	—
1080–1095	1088	2	99.00–105.00	$101.98	$1,110	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
410	410	1	123.00	$123.00	$504	—
690	690	1	107.00	$107.00	$738	—
710	710	1	102.50	$102.50	$728	—
790 thin fleshed	790	1	80.00	$80.00	$632	—
1020	1020	1	88.00	$88.00	$898	—
1180	1180	1	83.00	$83.00	$979	—

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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.