Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 9, 2022

473 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.27/cwt +10.76 vs last sale · ≈ $795/hd at 470 lb · 20 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $166.28/cwt +5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $701/hd at 422 lb · 15 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.84/cwt +8.61 vs last sale · ≈ $850/hd at 522 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	473	1,068	874
Feeder cattle	313	807	668
Slaughter cattle	144	18	171
Replacement cattle	16	243	35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Current goat receipts 3. Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 6.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while heifers were mostly steady to 4.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were light due to inclement weather over the weekend. Cattle quality was mostly 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
405–415 fancy	410	2	178.00–180.00	$178.99	$734	-1.53
420	420	2	157.50–160.00	$158.75	$667	+4.42
483–494 value added	489	7	168.00–175.00	$170.96	$836	-0.29
500–540	520	2	160.00–162.00	$160.96	$837	+5.94
535 value added	535	3	170.50	$170.50	$912	—
610–645	628	3	161.00–168.00	$163.61	$1,027	+7.77

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
565–580	573	2	122.00–123.00	$122.49	$702	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	6	145.00–152.50	$148.42	$561	+1.48
405–435	421	7	142.00–148.00	$145.78	$614	-0.55
460–485	474	7	137.00–146.00	$141.99	$673	+8.42
500–540	526	8	130.00–140.00	$134.79	$709	-3.72
580–595	588	4	130.00–136.00	$132.52	$779	-7.92
615–620	618	2	132.00–133.00	$132.50	$819	+2.02

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	275	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$354	-1.27
300–340	318	3	125.00–136.00	$131.13	$417	+10.32
365–390	376	7	122.50–132.50	$127.72	$480	+7.72
400–445	417	3	130.00–135.00	$131.60	$549	+2.13
425–445	435	2	120.00–121.00	$120.51	$524	±0.00
450–485	468	2	120.00	$120.00	$562	-9.22
520–545	534	4	121.00–128.00	$125.52	$670	+0.81
555–590	577	3	125.00–129.00	$127.31	$735	+1.93
605–620	613	2	120.00–122.00	$121.01	$742	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	110.00–117.50	$113.48	$312	—
650–690	665	3	87.50–97.00	$92.25	$613	—
710–745	728	2	108.00–117.50	$112.64	$820	+10.18

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–385	378	2	110.00–117.50	$113.82	$430	+0.22
705–735	720	2	76.00–77.50	$76.77	$553	-35.73

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–295	288	5	155.00–160.00	$156.99	$452	-2.30
330–340	335	3	160.00–168.00	$162.97	$546	+1.15
355–385	368	3	160.00–164.00	$162.19	$597	+2.07
370–395 fancy	383	2	180.00–182.00	$180.97	$693	+8.92
405–430	416	4	156.00–158.00	$157.12	$654	+7.99
400–445	424	11	164.00–175.00	$169.61	$719	+20.48
457–480 value added	460	8	175.00–178.00	$177.61	$817	—
460	460	1	152.00	$152.00	$699	-7.86
465–490	478	11	159.00–172.50	$164.78	$788	+16.74
505–535 fancy	520	3	172.00–175.00	$173.65	$903	+8.17
505–545	523	9	155.00–167.00	$159.24	$833	+12.14
550–585	569	7	154.00–166.00	$160.51	$913	+2.91
700–730	718	3	140.00–144.00	$141.98	$1,019	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–285	277	3	140.00–142.50	$140.86	$390	+0.05
315–335 fancy	325	2	142.50–145.00	$143.79	$467	—
335–340	338	2	130.00–133.00	$131.49	$444	+1.49
365–385	371	5	130.00–140.00	$134.56	$499	+0.89
405–445	425	2	125.00–130.00	$127.38	$541	-5.86
420–435 fancy	428	2	145.00	$145.00	$621	—
410–445	435	4	135.00–142.00	$139.33	$606	+6.09
480–490	485	2	122.50	$122.50	$594	-13.87
530–535 fancy	533	2	145.00–148.00	$146.49	$781	—
530–545	540	3	130.00–137.00	$133.97	$723	-4.35
555–580	565	3	130.00–140.00	$136.70	$772	+9.63
550–595 fancy	573	2	144.00–148.00	$146.08	$837	—
560–590	575	2	120.00	$120.00	$690	-7.07
600–605	603	2	138.00–139.00	$138.50	$835	+1.51
670–680	675	2	132.50–141.00	$136.78	$923	+3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1010–1030	1020	2	84.00–95.00	$89.55	$913	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–660	655	2	97.50–100.00	$98.76	$647	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1395–1550	1471	75-80%	8	64.00–70.00	$68.46	$1,007	-5.12
1340–1800	1528	75-80%	9	80.00–87.00	$81.94	$1,252	—
1345–2020	1601	75-80%	24	72.00–79.00	$76.80	$1,230	-2.78

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–1025	836	85-90%	6	46.00–50.00	$48.96	$409	+3.60
670–1080	888	85-90%	8	54.00–60.00	$56.50	$502	—
715–1050	921	85-90%	8	65.00–72.00	$67.55	$622	-6.07
880–1095	1017	85-90%	10	73.00–80.00	$76.40	$777	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1115–1275	1183	80-85%	7	60.00–66.00	$63.38	$750	+4.41
1115–1265	1200	80-85%	12	71.00–77.00	$75.00	$900	+2.84
1150–1255	1203	80-85%	2	46.00–55.00	$50.30	$605	-21.86
1120–1285	1224	80-85%	9	78.00–84.00	$80.23	$982	+2.67

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1605	1282	3	82.00–88.00	$85.49	$1,096	—
1225–2345	1567	8	101.00–109.00	$104.90	$1,644	-4.23
1545–2065	1884	7	111.00–118.00	$113.76	$2,143	—

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Stock Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
545	545	(<2 yrs)	Open	1	425.00	$425.00

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
1000–1125	1063	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	800.00–850.00	$823.53

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
865	865	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00
975–995	985	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	850.00–885.00	$867.32

Small 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
965	965	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	625.00	$625.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
575	575	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	410.00	$410.00	—
740–965	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	925.00–1,120.00	$1,019.48	+173.93

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1015	1015	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
1135	1135	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	97.50	$97.50	$234	—
355	355	1	90.00	$90.00	$320	—
405	405	1	110.00	$110.00	$446	—
430	430	2	67.50–70.00	$68.75	$296	—
630	630	1	66.00	$66.00	$416	+10.00
1130	1130	1	88.00	$88.00	$994	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	102.50	$102.50	$231	-25.00
260	260	1	117.50	$117.50	$306	+17.50
270 fancy	270	1	130.00	$130.00	$351	—
320	320	1	127.50	$127.50	$408	-7.50
360 fancy	360	1	131.00	$131.00	$472	—
350–375	363	3	117.50–123.00	$120.94	$439	-3.29
420	420	1	77.50	$77.50	$326	-50.22
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	+32.50
540 fancy	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	—

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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.