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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 13, 2022

870 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $138.65/cwt +1.11 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 467 lb · 19 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.51/cwt -8.76 vs last sale · ≈ $696/hd at 533 lb · 18 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $157.42/cwt -1.84 vs last sale · ≈ $967/hd at 614 lb · 18 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 870 795 1,069
Feeder cattle 639 607 844
Slaughter cattle 231 180 225
Replacement cattle — 8 —

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Steers and Heifers sold 4.00-6.00 lower. Slaughter cows sold 2.00-4.00 higher. Slaughter bulls sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–355 353 2 150.00–157.50 $153.72 $543 —
410 410 1 149.00 $149.00 $611 -6.24
460–465 463 2 131.00–160.00 $145.58 $674 -8.91
515–535 523 5 150.00–165.00 $153.97 $805 -11.45
550–595 580 4 141.00–164.00 $155.86 $904 -6.08
600–630 614 18 148.00–164.00 $157.42 $967 +11.67
690 690 1 136.00 $136.00 $938 -17.62
700–715 705 4 142.00–153.00 $146.25 $1,031 -8.29
760 760 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,072 —
810 810 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,118 —
865 865 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,099 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 117.50 $117.50 $499 —
560 560 1 110.00 $110.00 $616 —
645 645 1 135.00 $135.00 $871 —
730 730 1 122.00 $122.00 $891 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–390 378 2 127.50–130.00 $128.79 $487 -0.61
400–440 423 5 128.00–135.00 $130.54 $552 -3.85
457 thin fleshed 457 9 147.00 $147.00 $672 —
450–495 476 10 122.50–138.00 $131.13 $624 -3.42
530–532 thin fleshed 532 6 137.00–137.50 $137.08 $729 —
505–545 534 12 120.00–132.50 $127.22 $679 -8.60
550–585 571 14 118.00–136.00 $124.42 $710 -15.81
575 thin fleshed 575 2 140.00 $140.00 $805 —
600–638 615 10 120.00–133.00 $126.07 $775 -6.75
660–675 668 3 111.00–124.00 $116.03 $775 -8.09
720 720 1 109.00 $109.00 $785 —
840 840 1 114.00 $114.00 $958 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 120.00 $120.00 $498 -6.85
465–490 478 4 116.00–122.50 $119.79 $573 +5.74
510–545 528 2 105.00–113.00 $108.87 $575 -16.70
620–645 633 2 104.00–110.00 $107.06 $678 -0.52
670 670 1 104.00 $104.00 $697 -17.32

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 320 3 150.00–182.50 $163.55 $523 +0.88
350–375 363 2 142.50–147.50 $144.91 $526 +2.36
405–440 428 7 145.00–162.00 $152.86 $654 -1.71
460–495 474 11 131.00–160.00 $143.19 $679 -10.31
505–545 521 12 142.00–166.00 $151.77 $791 +10.12
550–590 568 10 142.00–160.00 $152.83 $868 -3.55
600–645 621 11 136.00–156.00 $147.20 $914 -3.27
650–695 665 3 139.00–149.00 $142.58 $948 +1.22
705–740 725 3 117.50–137.00 $129.67 $940 -7.83
750 750 1 131.00 $131.00 $982 —
885 885 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,106 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 5 125.00–135.00 $130.93 $550 +41.43
525–535 530 2 130.00–135.00 $132.52 $702 +0.25
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920 920 1 85.00 $85.00 $782 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1030–1400 1145 80-85% 11 68.00–75.00 $72.07 $825 +4.99
1205–1345 1268 80-85% 6 88.00–92.00 $90.61 $1,149 —
1050–1675 1295 80-85% 32 78.00–87.00 $81.89 $1,060 —
1530 1530 80-85% 1 65.00 $65.00 $994 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
825–930 878 85-90% 3 39.00–52.00 $45.11 $396 —
850–1130 989 85-90% 10 69.00–76.00 $71.49 $707 —
880–1310 1089 85-90% 7 57.00–67.00 $62.12 $676 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1270–1550 1379 75-80% 4 86.00–89.00 $87.05 $1,200 +14.44
1140–1600 1391 75-80% 4 74.00–76.00 $74.72 $1,039 +2.11
1035–1765 1432 75-80% 10 78.00–86.00 $82.24 $1,178 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1045–1425 1235 2 90.00–98.00 $94.62 $1,169 —
1555–2050 1751 7 110.00–114.00 $111.83 $1,958 —
1215–2125 1765 11 100.00–108.00 $105.45 $1,861 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
655 655 1 63.00 $63.00 $413 +2.00
740 740 1 50.00 $50.00 $370 -10.00
785 785 1 62.00 $62.00 $487 —
845 845 1 77.00 $77.00 $651 —
970 970 1 93.00 $93.00 $902 —
Small 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 64.00 $64.00 $397 —

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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.