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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 29, 2022

820 head sold ·Official USDA report

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Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 820 935 586
Feeder cattle 642 717 427
Slaughter cattle 161 212 152
Replacement cattle 17 6 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold mostly steady. Feeder classes sold mostly steady. Trade active with good demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs 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
330–335 333 2 185.00–207.50 $196.33 $654 +5.04
370–390 380 2 173.00–180.00 $176.59 $671 -25.91
405–440 419 5 177.00–187.00 $183.30 $768 -1.45
470–480 475 2 175.00–186.00 $180.56 $858 +0.22
505–545 528 9 163.00–180.00 $169.10 $893 -2.30
555–560 558 2 174.00–177.00 $175.51 $979 +12.13
605–645 623 3 165.00–178.00 $169.55 $1,056 +9.76
655–675 665 3 156.00–165.00 $159.97 $1,064 +2.41
700–735 716 4 157.00–166.00 $159.45 $1,142 +0.97
765–785 775 2 157.00–160.00 $158.52 $1,229 -0.36
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 180.00–185.00 $181.65 $596 —
370–395 383 2 166.00–172.00 $168.90 $647 —
410–445 432 3 165.00–177.00 $171.18 $739 —
470–495 483 3 163.00–169.00 $165.05 $797 —
520–540 527 3 150.00–162.00 $155.75 $821 —
555–590 570 3 152.00–162.00 $156.28 $891 —
610–640 628 4 148.00–160.00 $155.74 $978 —
650–670 662 3 149.00–158.00 $154.05 $1,020 —
765–780 773 2 127.00–133.00 $130.03 $1,005 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 378 6 157.00–167.00 $161.12 $609 -5.94
415–425 420 4 159.00–167.00 $162.73 $683 +0.08
450–490 468 3 154.00–163.00 $158.21 $740 +17.86
500–545 531 7 155.00–169.00 $161.34 $857 +18.22
550–590 564 5 150.00–163.00 $155.92 $879 +18.92
605–645 630 5 141.00–154.00 $146.52 $923 +14.52
650–680 665 3 143.00–144.00 $143.67 $955 +2.50
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–340 328 3 148.00–157.00 $153.45 $503 —
350–380 368 3 147.00–155.00 $150.06 $552 —
400–435 419 4 145.00–155.00 $149.81 $628 —
455–495 472 3 143.00–155.00 $148.83 $702 +21.33
500–545 526 4 140.00–149.00 $145.61 $766 —
550–575 563 3 140.00–152.00 $147.65 $831 —
600–645 628 3 130.00–147.00 $138.47 $870 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–345 335 3 182.00–200.00 $189.72 $636 +1.29
350–395 371 4 178.00–190.00 $183.56 $681 -3.96
405–445 417 5 177.00–182.50 $179.09 $747 +0.55
450–485 467 5 168.00–181.00 $174.12 $813 +5.02
500–530 516 5 159.00–180.00 $168.54 $870 +9.27
550–595 568 4 155.00–165.00 $161.44 $917 +6.67
610–635 618 3 154.00–166.00 $158.27 $978 +5.73
655–680 668 2 151.00–159.00 $154.93 $1,035 +0.86
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 328 3 165.00–180.00 $173.73 $570 —
380–395 388 4 166.00–175.00 $170.95 $663 —
405–445 423 3 160.00–174.00 $165.17 $699 —
455–480 468 4 153.00–165.00 $159.18 $745 —
505–545 525 2 151.00–161.00 $155.81 $818 —
560–585 575 4 140.00–153.00 $147.07 $846 —
600–645 626 4 139.00–149.00 $143.34 $897 —
650–685 671 4 130.00–147.00 $140.55 $943 —
705–740 727 3 123.00–144.00 $136.24 $990 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1815 1299 80-85% 10 77.00–90.00 $83.40 $1,083 —
1150–1410 1323 80-85% 5 91.00–100.00 $95.01 $1,257 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1370–1970 1647 75-80% 9 82.00–90.00 $84.36 $1,389 —
1630–1740 1667 75-80% 3 90.00–96.00 $94.04 $1,568 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
815–1015 922 85-90% 5 65.00–72.00 $68.41 $631 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,694 —
1250–1920 1532 8 103.00–110.00 $106.83 $1,637 -0.41

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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
1070–1280 1148 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 610.00–1,650.00 $1,157.58 -92.42

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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.