Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 17, 2022

889 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $141.12/cwt -4.06 vs last sale · ≈ $660/hd at 468 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $144.33/cwt -2.59 vs last sale · ≈ $605/hd at 419 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $134.38/cwt -4.58 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 517 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	889	625	1,028
Feeder cattle	673	447	793
Slaughter cattle	216	168	235
Replacement cattle	—	10	—

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to two weeks ago all classes of slaughter and feeder cattle sold sharply lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–295	285	3	150.00–157.50	$153.41	$437	—
305–345	326	7	145.00–162.00	$153.33	$500	—
355–395	371	8	150.00–165.00	$156.96	$582	—
400–435	413	20	160.00–170.00	$163.27	$674	—
450–485	459	12	152.00–160.00	$158.12	$726	+1.43
500–545	521	9	142.50–155.00	$149.21	$777	—
550–595	564	7	140.00–150.00	$147.07	$829	-3.95
635–640	638	2	140.00–144.00	$141.99	$906	-3.86
650–690	675	3	137.00–148.00	$142.58	$962	—
705–725	715	3	130.00–139.00	$133.38	$954	—
750	750	1	130.00	$130.00	$975	—
845	845	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,098	—
880	880	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,056	—
905	905	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,005	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	110.00	$110.00	$583	—
655	655	1	102.00	$102.00	$668	—
705	705	1	120.00	$120.00	$846	—
750–755	753	2	110.00–112.00	$111.00	$836	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–275	267	3	120.00–130.00	$124.25	$332	—
310–345	333	6	130.00–146.00	$136.67	$455	—
350–395	381	12	140.00–152.50	$146.25	$557	-8.96
400–440	419	26	138.00–149.00	$144.33	$605	-2.59
450–495	468	32	133.00–148.00	$141.12	$660	-4.06
500–540	517	24	130.00–140.00	$134.38	$695	-4.58
550–595	570	17	122.00–137.00	$129.18	$736	-5.58
600–645	627	14	122.00–135.00	$128.79	$808	—
650–695	674	8	120.00–130.00	$126.27	$851	—
700–745	726	7	120.00–130.00	$123.85	$899	—
780	780	1	90.00	$90.00	$702	—
800	800	1	105.00	$105.00	$840	—
855	855	1	100.00	$100.00	$855	—
950	950	1	100.00	$100.00	$950	—
1020	1020	1	105.00	$105.00	$1,071	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	1	110.00	$110.00	$258	—
255–290	271	5	100.00–115.00	$109.66	$297	—
305–335	318	3	120.00–127.50	$122.40	$389	—
350–365	354	6	120.00–135.00	$127.46	$451	-9.23
400–440	422	5	120.00–135.00	$127.50	$538	-11.01
465–490	483	4	120.00–127.50	$124.38	$601	-9.53
510–545	524	8	110.00–127.50	$121.53	$637	-6.96
575–595	587	3	106.00–117.50	$111.94	$657	-17.85
605–640	628	8	105.00–116.00	$109.89	$690	-13.91
650–685	661	4	110.00–116.00	$112.36	$743	-4.30
735	735	1	100.00	$100.00	$735	-18.52

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–280	266	4	130.00–140.00	$133.08	$354	—
305–345	330	6	140.00–150.00	$143.28	$473	—
355–395	371	13	140.00–155.00	$149.20	$554	-17.02
410–445	421	14	143.00–157.50	$152.01	$640	-6.35
455–495	476	21	140.00–155.00	$146.75	$699	-7.58
500–545	523	20	132.50–149.00	$141.69	$741	+1.13
550–595	566	22	130.00–147.50	$138.36	$783	+3.27
600–645	624	18	120.00–135.00	$128.40	$801	—
650–685	666	9	120.00–127.50	$122.93	$819	-11.63
700–745	713	4	115.00–129.00	$122.06	$870	—
780–795	788	2	107.00–109.00	$108.01	$851	—
800–820	810	2	102.50	$102.50	$830	—
930	930	1	111.00	$111.00	$1,032	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325–340	333	3	115.00–130.00	$122.89	$409	-27.78
350–395	374	4	128.00–130.00	$129.53	$484	-21.29
410–445	426	4	120.00–132.50	$128.64	$548	-16.61
460–495	481	6	120.00–137.50	$129.65	$624	-11.24
520–545	530	5	110.00–127.50	$119.06	$631	-11.73
550–595	574	11	115.00–130.00	$124.13	$713	-3.26
600–645	626	5	105.00–117.50	$110.42	$691	-15.37
660–685	678	4	107.50–118.00	$112.64	$764	-17.84
700–730	712	3	100.00–110.00	$106.01	$755	-14.63
750–770	760	2	90.00–95.00	$92.53	$703	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–2065	1383	80-85%	73	67.00–79.00	$73.06	$1,010	-7.81

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
640–1650	1095	85-90%	52	49.00–66.00	$59.56	$652	-11.57

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1070–1780	1373	75-80%	38	62.00–73.00	$66.97	$919	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2125	1657	16	86.00–105.00	$93.94	$1,557	—

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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.