Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 8, 2022

628 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.38/cwt +3.06 vs last sale · ≈ $793/hd at 520 lb · 36 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.39/cwt -6.45 vs last sale · ≈ $821/hd at 569 lb · 25 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.46/cwt +7.25 vs last sale · ≈ $856/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	628	539	896
Feeder cattle	455	314	654
Slaughter cattle	160	208	230
Replacement cattle	13	17	12

Market comments — USDA reporter

Current goat receipts 31. Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Four- and five-weight feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher, while six-weights were steady to 4.00 lower; feeder heifers were mixed, mostly 5.00 lower to 1.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–345	338	2	186.00–201.00	$193.33	$653	—
355–375	365	2	200.00	$200.00	$730	+15.73
415–445	427	3	176.00–187.00	$182.70	$780	+8.03
455–490	471	7	169.00–180.00	$175.01	$824	+3.01
455–490	475	3	159.00–165.00	$161.95	$769	-10.05
470–495 fancy	483	2	183.00–185.00	$184.03	$889	—
510–530 fancy	520	2	184.00–185.00	$184.49	$959	—
505–535	524	7	165.00–178.00	$173.18	$907	+9.18
535–545	540	2	159.00–164.00	$161.48	$872	-2.52
550–590 value added	565	6	176.00–184.00	$181.29	$1,024	+9.29
555–595	573	12	162.00–175.00	$167.07	$957	—
620–645	635	3	159.00–167.00	$164.06	$1,042	-3.49
650–690	666	5	159.00–167.00	$163.29	$1,088	-0.43
700–720	708	7	155.00–164.00	$161.70	$1,145	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–560	555	2	140.00	$140.00	$777	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–290	275	2	148.00–152.50	$150.13	$413	—
320–335	327	5	140.00–150.00	$145.14	$475	+0.83
360–395	379	4	137.50–140.00	$138.77	$526	-26.96
380–390	385	2	142.50–145.00	$143.77	$554	-21.96
365–395 fancy	388	4	155.00–161.00	$159.24	$618	—
420 value added	420	3	170.00	$170.00	$714	—
400–445	423	13	138.00–150.00	$144.01	$609	-13.55
415–430 fancy	423	3	152.00–154.00	$152.99	$647	-14.68
420–425	423	4	130.00–135.00	$132.51	$561	-25.05
450	450	2	130.00–138.00	$134.00	$603	-18.32
450–490	468	12	143.00–152.00	$147.60	$691	-4.72
455–490 fancy	473	2	154.00–163.00	$158.33	$749	—
500–535	515	4	130.00–132.00	$130.52	$672	-18.80
507–533 value added	518	18	156.00–162.00	$158.94	$823	—
500–545	524	9	140.00–153.00	$146.19	$766	-3.13
505–540 fancy	526	5	156.00–159.00	$157.40	$828	—
550–575 fancy	564	6	154.00–155.00	$154.58	$872	—
550–595	569	12	142.00–149.00	$146.16	$832	+0.49
550–590	572	7	130.00–137.50	$132.62	$759	-13.05
600–612 value added	610	6	146.50–148.00	$146.75	$895	—
600–640	620	3	130.00–134.00	$132.02	$819	-9.13
600–645	623	8	136.00–147.00	$142.07	$885	+0.92
655–690	676	7	130.00–137.00	$133.45	$902	-3.07
700–745	720	4	128.00–136.00	$131.00	$943	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–280	270	2	130.00–132.50	$131.30	$355	—
555–580	570	5	125.00–129.00	$127.01	$724	—
605–640	623	2	117.00–120.00	$118.54	$739	-4.96
670–685	677	3	122.00–125.00	$124.01	$840	—
700	700	2	119.00–122.00	$120.50	$844	-2.94

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415–420	418	2	119.00–120.00	$119.50	$500	—
470–475	472	3	100.00–106.00	$102.01	$481	-10.44
600–635	615	4	97.50–110.00	$104.32	$642	—
680–690	683	3	110.00	$110.00	$751	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	160.00–162.50	$161.28	$379	—
250	250	2	157.50	$157.50	$394	+3.52
360–385 fancy	373	2	192.50–197.50	$194.92	$727	—
350–395	376	7	174.00–185.00	$181.32	$682	—
370–395	384	4	150.00–157.50	$154.41	$593	—
405–445	426	5	167.50–178.00	$172.81	$736	+0.37
415–445	430	5	149.00–155.00	$152.85	$657	-19.59
450–490	469	6	146.00–158.00	$152.90	$717	-10.10
450–495	474	14	160.00–173.00	$167.02	$792	+4.02
485–495 fancy	490	2	180.00–183.00	$181.48	$889	—
505–535 fancy	515	3	174.00–185.00	$178.63	$920	—
500–545	524	16	157.00–173.00	$164.90	$864	+8.69
510–545	527	5	143.00–155.00	$149.76	$789	-6.45
550–595	579	8	155.00–169.00	$161.76	$937	+5.37
600–640	621	6	148.00–160.00	$155.99	$969	-0.53
650–690	669	4	150.00–154.00	$152.06	$1,017	+6.58
700–745	728	6	147.00–149.00	$148.01	$1,078	+0.51
755–795	773	3	143.00–148.00	$144.66	$1,118	+1.66

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	283	2	142.50–147.50	$145.11	$411	—
375–380	378	2	124.00–137.00	$130.54	$493	—
405–445	431	6	131.00–140.00	$136.79	$590	—
450	450	2	129.00–135.00	$132.00	$594	—
525–545	536	4	132.00–135.00	$134.26	$720	-6.30
560–595	572	3	130.00–140.00	$135.71	$776	—
610–645	627	3	120.00–126.00	$123.61	$775	—
700–730	719	4	118.00–124.00	$120.75	$868	—

Small 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365–385	375	2	120.00	$120.00	$450	—
430–445	438	2	100.00–102.50	$101.23	$443	—
500–520	510	2	115.00–122.00	$118.57	$605	—
715–725	720	2	114.00	$114.00	$821	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
945	945	(<2 yrs)	N/A	1	1,000.00	$1,000.00	—

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Slaughter Cows

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
860–1700	1254	75-80%	10	74.00–79.00	$76.69	$962	—
1340–1810	1533	75-80%	4	64.00–70.00	$66.54	$1,020	—
1040–1885	1567	75-80%	14	91.00–98.00	$93.80	$1,470	+13.15
1320–2030	1628	75-80%	23	82.00–90.00	$86.03	$1,401	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1090	1030	80-85%	3	63.00–64.00	$63.69	$656	—
900–1170	1083	80-85%	4	66.00–73.00	$68.88	$746	+0.35
945–1275	1123	80-85%	14	87.00–94.00	$89.33	$1,003	+9.73
880–1290	1135	80-85%	28	78.00–86.00	$81.57	$926	+1.97

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
690–760	735	85-90%	4	46.00–50.00	$47.98	$353	—
715–945	812	85-90%	5	55.00–62.00	$57.38	$466	—
925–1075	994	85-90%	12	68.00–74.00	$71.05	$706	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1335–1820	1557	3	97.00–99.00	$97.96	$1,525	—
1215–1865	1592	11	100.00–109.00	$104.44	$1,663	—
1290–2180	1727	6	112.00–115.00	$113.09	$1,953	—

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Bred Cows

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
840	840	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	675.00	$675.00
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	800.00	$800.00

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Small 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
835	835	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,125.00	$1,125.00	—
975	975	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,075.00	$1,075.00	—

Medium 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1205	1205	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	2	1,325.00	$1,325.00	—

Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
730	730	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	525.00	$525.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
515–540	528	2	47.00–50.00	$48.46	$256	—
570	570	1	53.00	$53.00	$302	—
1030	1030	1	66.00	$66.00	$680	—

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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.