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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 12, 2022

800 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 2-3 steers $161.13/cwt +5.38 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 532 lb · 14 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 800 820 946
Feeder cattle 546 642 779
Slaughter cattle 210 161 158
Replacement cattle 44 17 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–445 418 3 161.00–174.00 $168.43 $704 -2.75
450–480 470 5 160.00–168.00 $165.39 $777 +0.34
500–545 532 14 152.00–162.00 $161.13 $857 +5.38
550–590 573 4 150.00–162.00 $155.54 $891 -0.74
625–640 632 3 152.00–157.00 $154.69 $978 -1.05
650–690 673 3 148.00–155.00 $151.06 $1,017 -2.99
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–480 475 2 168.00–172.00 $169.98 $807 -10.58
550–595 574 4 162.00–171.00 $167.76 $963 -7.75
605–640 620 5 157.00–165.00 $159.75 $990 -9.80
664–690 669 7 152.00–166.00 $162.93 $1,090 +2.96

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–345 324 4 130.00–147.00 $136.69 $443 -16.76
365–390 379 5 141.00–151.00 $146.66 $556 -3.40
415–445 433 4 138.00–145.00 $140.79 $610 -9.02
470–490 479 5 145.00–153.00 $148.18 $710 -0.65
505–545 524 6 129.00–142.00 $135.04 $708 -10.57
560–595 581 5 125.00–142.00 $133.88 $778 -13.77
605–635 618 4 128.00–138.00 $133.78 $827 -4.69
650–670 658 3 125.00–135.00 $130.04 $856 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
408–435 421 4 150.00–164.00 $155.88 $656 -6.85
450–495 468 9 155.00–160.00 $157.35 $736 -0.86
505–545 525 2 153.00–161.00 $156.85 $823 -4.49
555–590 572 5 142.00–156.00 $149.23 $854 -6.69
600–630 613 7 138.00–144.00 $140.87 $864 -5.65
655–685 672 5 132.00–145.00 $140.86 $947 -2.81

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 265 2 171.00–174.00 $172.58 $457 —
305–345 323 5 154.00–160.00 $158.66 $512 -15.07
350–385 370 7 155.00–171.00 $163.37 $604 -7.58
400–435 418 6 158.00–166.00 $162.25 $678 -2.92
450–495 475 7 138.00–156.00 $147.94 $703 -11.24
505–535 519 7 140.00–156.00 $146.87 $762 -8.94
555–585 570 5 135.00–150.00 $140.76 $802 -6.31
610–630 620 5 130.00–140.00 $134.41 $833 -8.93
655–680 666 4 123.00–139.00 $130.53 $869 -10.02
710–720 715 2 130.00–133.00 $131.51 $940 -4.73
760–780 770 2 120.00–127.00 $123.55 $951 —
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370–390 378 3 174.00–176.00 $175.02 $662 -8.54
405–435 423 5 165.00–174.00 $169.69 $718 -9.40
455–490 471 5 163.00–178.00 $169.71 $799 -4.41
510–545 524 5 158.00–164.00 $161.80 $848 -6.74
550–578 572 7 154.00–166.00 $163.35 $934 +1.91
600–640 627 6 145.00–158.00 $150.16 $942 -8.11
660–670 665 2 148.00–149.00 $148.50 $988 -6.43
700–740 722 3 144.00–147.00 $146.03 $1,054 —
760–790 775 3 128.00–130.00 $129.01 $1,000 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1520 1270 80-85% 6 70.00–80.00 $75.81 $963 -7.59
1070–1895 1429 80-85% 4 93.00–96.00 $94.41 $1,349 —
1195–1880 1499 80-85% 10 79.00–91.00 $84.76 $1,271 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1325 1019 85-90% 5 72.00–80.00 $76.63 $781 —
1150–1220 1185 85-90% 2 64.00–72.00 $68.12 $807 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–1690 1488 75-80% 4 77.00–85.00 $81.06 $1,206 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1070–1860 1389 4 86.00–102.00 $94.91 $1,318 —
980–1880 1628 7 105.00–115.00 $110.81 $1,804 —

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Stock Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1155–1500 1352 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,000.00–1,275.00 $1,144.88

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1120–1210 1165 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00–1,050.00 $977.90
1570 1570 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,350.00 $1,350.00

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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
1100–1200 1155 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,300.00 $1,228.57 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
700–1000 867 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 600.00–875.00 $695.19 —

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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.