Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 11, 2022

945 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $136.76/cwt +0.64 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 528 lb · 31 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $135.43/cwt +1.54 vs last sale · ≈ $781/hd at 577 lb · 28 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $159.68/cwt +10.28 vs last sale · ≈ $676/hd at 423 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	945	1,037	1,239
Feeder cattle	624	627	913
Slaughter cattle	310	388	295
Replacement cattle	11	22	31

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current hog receipts 2. Current goat receipts 17. Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were sharply lower. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder bulls were 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Demand, market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. 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
375–385	380	2	150.00–162.50	$156.33	$594	—
440–445	441	4	167.50–177.50	$172.02	$759	+4.77
445 value added	445	2	178.00	$178.00	$792	—
468 value added	468	2	185.00	$185.00	$866	—
450–490 fancy	470	2	170.00–179.00	$174.31	$819	—
465–490	478	6	153.00–167.50	$160.46	$767	-0.12
480–495	488	2	148.00–150.00	$148.98	$727	-11.60
512–520 value added	514	6	177.00–180.00	$178.17	$916	—
510–545	521	4	152.00–168.00	$161.37	$841	-2.81
515–545	527	3	147.50–148.00	$147.67	$778	-0.86
550–595 value added	577	7	170.00–175.00	$171.27	$988	+2.27
570–595	583	2	155.00–167.00	$161.13	$939	+13.36
600–640	621	14	155.00–168.00	$165.05	$1,025	+22.80
671–695	677	9	152.00–157.00	$154.78	$1,048	+3.35
725	725	2	140.00–156.00	$148.00	$1,073	-1.97

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
430–445	438	3	130.00–142.00	$137.40	$602	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510–530	520	2	130.00–131.00	$130.49	$679	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	130.00–132.50	$131.22	$315	-5.02
255–295	276	6	130.00–138.00	$131.78	$364	-2.40
300–340	319	5	130.00–140.00	$136.15	$434	-0.27
355–395 fancy	382	6	150.00–160.00	$155.50	$594	—
365–390	383	5	130.00–142.50	$134.46	$515	±0.00
405–445	424	5	132.50–142.50	$137.55	$583	+8.56
420–445 fancy	430	3	147.00–157.50	$151.15	$650	+3.46
450–495	471	18	130.00–144.00	$136.83	$644	-5.87
500–547	528	31	129.00–143.00	$136.76	$722	+4.92
550–596	577	28	128.00–140.00	$135.43	$781	+2.13
600–635	617	11	122.00–135.00	$128.08	$790	-2.19
650–697	683	10	130.00–135.00	$133.54	$912	+4.42
755–760	758	2	120.00–131.00	$125.48	$951	—
950–955	953	2	100.00–105.00	$102.49	$977	-6.55

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–290	282	3	122.50–125.00	$124.14	$350	+1.27
310–340	325	4	117.50–125.00	$122.57	$398	+3.07
370–380	375	2	122.00–125.00	$123.48	$463	+3.86
410–440	424	7	118.00–128.00	$125.09	$530	—
455–480	469	4	120.00–127.00	$123.05	$577	+12.22
505–540	520	6	115.00–121.00	$117.42	$611	+1.78
550–595	570	4	120.00–126.00	$123.95	$707	+13.95
655–670	663	2	70.00–76.00	$72.97	$484	-19.59

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
150–175	164	4	100.00–117.50	$109.87	$180	—
210–235	222	5	110.00–117.50	$112.55	$250	—
400–445	426	5	100.00–117.00	$108.81	$464	-0.13
455–475	465	2	98.00–107.50	$102.85	$478	+5.35
465–490	478	2	82.00–85.00	$83.54	$399	-13.96
510–515	513	3	100.00–107.00	$102.34	$525	—
560–585	573	2	95.00–107.00	$100.87	$578	—
625–635	630	3	95.00–100.00	$98.32	$619	—
665–685	675	2	100.00–103.00	$101.52	$685	—
805–810	808	2	100.00–112.50	$106.23	$858	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	272	3	150.00	$150.00	$408	-3.29
300–340 fancy	321	4	177.50–182.50	$179.97	$578	-1.09
305–340	321	5	150.00–155.00	$151.47	$486	-12.19
300–345	324	5	160.00–171.00	$165.33	$536	+1.67
360–365 fancy	363	4	180.00–187.00	$181.76	$660	+11.92
360–395	375	8	165.00–176.00	$170.65	$640	+30.65
370–395	381	5	150.00–160.00	$153.63	$585	+13.63
400–440	417	8	157.50–167.50	$162.66	$678	+13.46
400–435	419	7	145.00–152.00	$148.46	$622	-0.74
435–445 fancy	443	4	170.00–177.50	$173.35	$768	+11.04
455–470 fancy	460	3	177.50–182.50	$179.32	$825	+17.53
450–495	472	8	160.00–165.00	$162.56	$767	+12.70
450–495	473	8	140.00–153.00	$146.74	$694	+8.02
500–520	512	3	145.00–149.00	$147.14	$753	+2.02
500–545	527	11	152.50–165.00	$158.69	$836	+13.57
520–540 fancy	530	2	167.00–167.50	$167.25	$886	+7.49
550–565 fancy	555	3	164.00–167.50	$165.52	$919	+10.69
550–595	571	16	149.00–159.00	$153.33	$876	+8.82
605–645	623	5	146.00–159.00	$151.79	$946	+13.76
650–680	663	4	145.00–150.00	$148.50	$985	+7.50

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	2	130.00–140.00	$135.00	$324	+3.50
255–280	270	3	130.00	$130.00	$351	-0.73
300–345	320	3	132.50–145.00	$139.45	$446	+31.78
355–395	368	7	135.00–145.00	$141.82	$522	+16.35
415–445	430	6	125.00–132.50	$128.42	$552	+16.63
465–475	470	4	130.00–138.00	$134.26	$631	+7.29
460–495	478	2	110.00–120.00	$115.18	$551	+10.30
505–545	526	9	134.00–146.00	$137.95	$726	+8.39
570–595	583	3	139.00–142.00	$140.35	$818	+12.14
630–645	638	2	130.00	$130.00	$829	+5.70
655	655	2	132.00–139.00	$135.50	$888	+17.49
770	770	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,032	+14.00

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	117.50–122.50	$120.00	$252	+38.88
350–390	376	4	120.00–130.00	$125.68	$473	—
580–590	585	3	126.00–134.00	$129.02	$755	—
600–605	603	2	100.00–110.00	$105.02	$633	—
700–730	715	2	100.00	$100.00	$715	—
700–735	718	2	111.00–120.00	$115.61	$830	—
800–820	812	3	110.00–116.00	$112.02	$910	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1340–1600	1472	75-80%	5	60.00–66.00	$63.42	$934	—
1115–1900	1501	75-80%	22	70.00–74.00	$72.83	$1,093	-14.24
1310–1990	1575	75-80%	21	84.00–90.00	$85.88	$1,353	—
1320–2035	1575	75-80%	44	75.00–83.00	$80.14	$1,262	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
950–1300	1124	80-85%	54	74.00–82.00	$77.70	$873	-4.45
995–1290	1168	80-85%	12	66.00–72.00	$70.27	$821	—
995–1280	1171	80-85%	21	83.00–91.00	$86.03	$1,007	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–925	810	85-90%	3	56.00–57.00	$56.38	$457	—
630–1095	957	85-90%	20	67.00–74.00	$70.81	$678	—
735–1280	963	85-90%	29	58.00–65.00	$61.90	$596	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1595	1278	3	78.00–84.00	$82.19	$1,050	—
1155–2045	1498	10	92.00–102.00	$97.33	$1,458	—
1165–2255	1670	11	103.00–113.00	$107.87	$1,801	—

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Bred Cows

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1255–1290	1273	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	1,075.00–1,150.00	$1,113.02

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1100	1100	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	900.00	$900.00

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
845	845	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	700.00	$700.00

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	575.00	$575.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
870	870	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,110.00	$1,110.00	—
840–915	878	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	900.00–1,150.00	$1,030.34	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	30.00	$30.00	$81	—
750	750	1	77.00	$77.00	$578	—
855	855	1	60.00	$60.00	$513	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
195	195	1	85.00	$85.00	$166	—
497	497	3	84.00	$84.00	$417	—
640	640	1	97.50	$97.50	$624	—

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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.