Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 18, 2022

710 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $137.24/cwt -5.41 vs last sale · ≈ $582/hd at 424 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $139.98/cwt +3.15 vs last sale · ≈ $670/hd at 479 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $140.89/cwt +4.13 vs last sale · ≈ $735/hd at 522 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	710	945	688
Feeder cattle	474	624	493
Slaughter cattle	221	310	177
Replacement cattle	15	11	18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 23. Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; while feeder bulls were 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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
380–385	383	2	155.00	$155.00	$594	-1.33
400–435	418	3	150.00	$150.00	$627	-22.02
500	500	2	160.00	$160.00	$800	-1.37
560–565	563	2	158.00–168.00	$163.02	$918	+1.89

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	2	127.00–140.00	$133.50	$380	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–205	203	2	137.50–142.50	$139.97	$284	—
375–390	384	4	130.00–138.00	$132.79	$510	-1.67
400–445	423	25	130.00–142.00	$136.44	$577	-1.11
430–445 fancy	438	2	147.00–147.50	$147.25	$645	-3.90
455–475 fancy	465	2	148.00–152.00	$149.96	$697	—
450–495	480	20	132.50–145.00	$138.98	$667	+2.15
500–515 fancy	508	2	148.00–149.00	$148.49	$754	—
510–545	521	12	135.00–147.50	$141.52	$737	+4.76
540	540	2	129.00–130.00	$129.50	$699	-7.26
550–580	565	2	136.00–140.00	$138.05	$780	+2.62
600–640	618	6	125.00–133.00	$129.31	$799	+1.23

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	230	4	132.00–132.50	$132.37	$304	—
280–295	288	3	125.00–127.50	$126.65	$365	+2.51
300–330	320	8	122.00–130.00	$126.98	$406	+4.41
360–395	383	4	120.00–130.00	$126.11	$483	+2.63
400–445	420	4	120.00–128.00	$124.65	$524	-0.44
460–490	477	9	120.00–129.00	$124.77	$595	+1.72
500–505	503	2	122.50	$122.50	$616	+5.08
555–575	565	3	85.00–90.00	$87.02	$492	-36.93
570–580	575	3	120.00–125.00	$122.35	$704	-1.60
615–635	625	4	80.00–87.00	$82.95	$518	—
875–885	880	2	100.00–109.00	$104.53	$920	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285–290	288	2	107.50–110.00	$108.76	$313	—
330	330	2	110.00	$110.00	$363	—
455–465	460	2	92.50–100.00	$96.21	$443	-6.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–290	270	3	155.00–165.00	$160.96	$435	+10.96
325–340	333	3	157.50–167.50	$161.60	$538	-3.73
375–390	380	3	152.50–161.00	$157.88	$600	+4.25
400–440	417	12	150.00–155.00	$152.18	$635	-10.48
450–480	467	3	150.00–152.00	$150.67	$704	-11.89
480–485 fancy	483	3	163.00–177.00	$168.35	$813	-10.97
505–535	515	3	150.00–160.00	$153.60	$791	+6.46
520	520	2	145.00–148.00	$146.50	$762	-12.19
550–575	558	3	145.00–154.00	$148.42	$828	-4.91
615–630	622	3	138.00–147.00	$141.70	$881	-10.09
660–675	668	3	132.00–144.00	$138.67	$926	-9.83
740	740	2	130.00–137.00	$133.50	$988	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	268	2	145.00–150.00	$147.43	$395	+17.43
400–440	416	6	130.00–145.00	$137.65	$573	+9.23
455–490	466	11	136.00–142.00	$140.18	$653	+5.92
503–535	519	8	124.00–138.00	$131.06	$680	-6.89
555–575	564	5	126.00–140.00	$131.75	$743	-8.60

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
465–475	470	2	108.00–113.00	$110.47	$519	—
480–490	486	6	120.00–129.00	$125.68	$611	—
500–530	515	4	115.00–120.00	$118.73	$611	—
560–598	584	5	110.00–117.00	$113.33	$662	-15.69
650–675	663	2	115.00–120.00	$117.55	$779	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1185	1020	80-85%	9	62.00–69.00	$64.53	$658	—
865–1140	1045	80-85%	3	52.00–60.00	$55.27	$578	—
950–1200	1086	80-85%	6	85.00–92.00	$87.10	$946	—
970–1275	1156	80-85%	21	73.00–80.00	$75.39	$872	+5.12

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
605–965	842	85-90%	13	44.00–50.00	$47.41	$399	-8.97
685–1095	917	85-90%	13	54.00–61.00	$58.39	$535	—
815–1080	986	85-90%	12	66.00–72.00	$68.76	$678	+6.86

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1550	1443	75-80%	4	56.00–64.00	$59.71	$862	—
1300–2290	1483	75-80%	18	72.00–79.00	$74.86	$1,110	+11.44
1170–1705	1518	75-80%	9	80.00–87.00	$82.72	$1,256	+9.89

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1250	1145	4	84.00–90.00	$86.89	$995	—
1025–2030	1535	8	97.00–104.00	$101.37	$1,556	—
955–2225	1652	8	107.00–109.00	$107.90	$1,783	+0.03

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1110–1215	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–875.00	$851.13

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
885	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00
990	990	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	725.00	$725.00

Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1270	1270	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	950.00	$950.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
795–980	888	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	725.00–975.00	$863.03	-167.31
910–960	928	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	950.00–1,050.00	$1,017.15	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300	300	1	61.00	$61.00	$183	—
615–640	628	2	56.00–58.00	$57.02	$358	—

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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.