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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 23, 2022

658 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.10/cwt -3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $732/hd at 526 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.13/cwt -4.08 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 475 lb · 16 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $150.19/cwt -15.13 vs last sale · ≈ $641/hd at 427 lb · 12 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 658 956 727
Feeder cattle 510 630 505
Slaughter cattle 120 288 200
Replacement cattle 28 38 22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold 2.00-5.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher on Breakers and Boners with Lean cows trading steady to weak. Slaughter bulls sold 4.00-6.00 higher.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–330 315 2 163.00–176.00 $169.81 $535 —
355–375 362 5 165.00–170.00 $167.83 $608 -3.63
400–440 414 7 162.50–173.00 $168.65 $698 +1.18
450–495 475 8 162.00–174.00 $166.25 $790 -3.20
500–525 510 5 147.00–166.00 $158.95 $811 +3.02
550–595 569 9 139.00–161.00 $150.92 $859 -6.43
600–646 637 9 152.00–164.00 $155.68 $992 -2.22
655–698 671 8 138.00–153.00 $147.89 $992 —
700–730 714 4 127.50–145.00 $139.05 $993 —
775–780 778 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,089 —
815 815 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,125 —
850–865 858 2 119.00–122.00 $120.51 $1,034 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 126.00 $126.00 $397 —
430 430 1 147.50 $147.50 $634 —
475 475 2 147.50 $147.50 $701 —
560 560 1 137.50 $137.50 $770 —
610 610 1 146.00 $146.00 $891 —
725 725 1 116.00 $116.00 $841 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–320 315 2 122.50–132.50 $127.42 $401 -13.58
375–395 389 5 142.00–159.00 $148.54 $578 +4.69
405–445 424 9 124.00–149.00 $135.44 $574 -5.92
450–495 475 16 130.00–146.00 $136.13 $647 -4.33
500–547 526 18 134.00–147.00 $139.10 $732 -2.63
555–590 570 11 131.00–144.00 $137.98 $786 +0.80
610–645 628 7 125.00–137.00 $131.70 $827 -5.22
680–695 688 3 122.00–142.00 $129.02 $888 —
733 733 5 125.00 $125.00 $916 —
750–780 768 3 100.00–113.00 $104.90 $806 —
970 970 1 92.00 $92.00 $892 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 +5.27
350–395 369 7 125.00–136.00 $131.38 $485 —
405–440 417 5 117.00–128.00 $123.84 $516 +12.55
450–495 476 6 120.00–128.00 $123.60 $588 +42.40
515–540 528 2 116.00–127.00 $121.63 $642 +12.86
550–560 555 2 100.00–102.00 $100.99 $560 —
635 635 1 105.00 $105.00 $667 -4.48
665–670 668 2 113.00–119.00 $116.01 $775 +7.19
700 700 1 115.00 $115.00 $805 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 160.00 $160.00 $496 +5.78
370–395 387 3 142.50–155.00 $149.04 $577 -14.41
400–445 427 12 140.00–159.00 $150.19 $641 -15.10
465–490 479 7 135.00–158.00 $149.52 $716 -14.66
510–545 520 10 140.00–154.00 $148.43 $772 -6.72
550–595 571 9 140.00–154.00 $146.71 $838 -5.39
605–645 620 9 135.00–148.00 $141.90 $880 -16.10
655–695 673 6 128.00–136.00 $133.30 $897 -14.19
715–730 723 2 134.00–136.00 $134.99 $976 -9.00
755 755 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,072 —
810 810 1 119.00 $119.00 $964 —
855–870 863 2 117.00–127.00 $122.04 $1,053 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–375 368 2 117.50–137.50 $127.70 $470 —
400–435 415 5 112.50–137.50 $126.37 $524 —
460–495 472 3 117.50–134.00 $128.15 $605 +20.81
525 525 1 123.00 $123.00 $646 —
550–590 571 6 112.50–133.00 $127.66 $729 —
615–620 618 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $772 —
665–680 673 2 115.00–125.00 $119.94 $807 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–1435 1188 80-85% 13 80.00–87.00 $82.47 $980 +5.86
1175–1400 1272 80-85% 5 88.00–94.00 $90.80 $1,155 —
1075–1475 1325 80-85% 3 75.00–79.00 $76.97 $1,020 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1945 1551 75-80% 11 83.00–88.00 $85.95 $1,333 —
1440–1950 1688 75-80% 5 73.00–79.00 $77.37 $1,306 —
1500–1815 1708 75-80% 3 89.00–91.00 $89.59 $1,530 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–850 813 85-90% 2 44.00–50.00 $46.86 $381 —
850–1055 950 85-90% 3 60.00–61.00 $60.37 $574 -8.16
890–1455 1090 85-90% 3 66.00–68.00 $66.89 $729 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1620 1377 3 87.00–94.00 $91.69 $1,263 —
1240–2215 1665 10 98.00–111.00 $106.44 $1,772 —
1810–2200 1982 5 114.00–126.00 $119.45 $2,367 —

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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
1325 1325 Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)Open 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00 —

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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.