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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 24, 2022

949 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $142.39/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 476 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.89/cwt -0.29 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 571 lb · 32 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $139.06/cwt -2.63 vs last sale · ≈ $727/hd at 523 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 949 889 1,011
Feeder cattle 690 673 738
Slaughter cattle 244 216 260
Replacement cattle 15 — 13

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week feeder cattle were mostly steady while slaughter cattle were steady to 2.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average .

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–295 279 5 150.00–168.00 $162.38 $453 +8.97
300–340 328 6 152.00–162.50 $157.98 $518 +4.65
360–390 372 9 152.50–167.00 $160.88 $598 +3.92
400–445 430 12 152.00–168.00 $160.42 $690 -2.85
450–495 473 15 149.00–163.00 $157.84 $747 -0.28
500–545 522 8 150.00–159.00 $153.95 $804 +4.74
550–598 580 8 135.00–148.00 $140.70 $816 -6.37
600–640 612 15 138.00–146.00 $142.24 $871 +0.25
650–692 678 10 135.00–144.00 $141.26 $958 -1.32
700–745 715 3 130.00–137.00 $134.24 $960 +0.86
825 825 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,163 +11.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–275 268 2 110.00–125.00 $117.29 $314 —
330 330 1 115.00 $115.00 $380 —
355–380 367 3 122.50–130.00 $126.70 $465 —
465–480 473 2 125.00–130.00 $127.46 $603 —
505–535 523 4 118.00–130.00 $124.17 $649 +14.17
640 640 1 120.00 $120.00 $768 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 125.00–136.00 $130.99 $295 —
265–290 278 2 132.50–135.00 $133.69 $372 +9.44
305–325 fancy 313 3 150.00–158.00 $152.64 $478 —
315–345 332 8 127.50–149.00 $136.55 $453 -0.12
360–395 384 13 130.00–147.50 $137.58 $528 -8.67
390–397 fancy 396 5 150.00–155.00 $150.99 $598 —
405–445 430 19 130.00–149.00 $142.20 $611 -2.13
450–475 fancy 465 3 150.00–152.50 $150.84 $701 —
450–495 477 30 130.00–149.00 $141.54 $675 +0.42
500–545 517 19 131.00–143.00 $136.36 $705 +1.98
550–598 571 32 122.50–136.00 $128.89 $736 -0.29
600–640 621 20 124.00–131.00 $127.54 $792 -1.25
655 fancy 655 1 142.00 $142.00 $930 —
650–685 666 9 110.00–126.00 $121.46 $809 -4.81
700–735 fancy 712 3 128.00–130.00 $129.02 $919 —
705–745 718 6 110.00–124.00 $118.56 $851 -5.29
795 795 1 124.00 $124.00 $986 +34.00
825 825 1 116.00 $116.00 $957 +11.00
890 890 1 100.00 $100.00 $890 ±0.00
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 2 107.50–115.00 $111.20 $226 +1.20
270–290 279 6 107.50–120.00 $115.32 $322 +5.66
315–345 328 8 110.00–122.50 $118.34 $388 -4.06
350–390 370 10 112.50–125.00 $119.19 $441 -8.27
400–445 427 10 105.00–126.00 $113.91 $486 -13.59
470–495 484 5 105.00–126.00 $116.20 $562 -8.18
500–545 519 10 110.00–128.00 $119.10 $618 -2.43
555–590 576 7 108.00–120.00 $112.94 $651 +1.00
600–620 612 3 117.00–118.00 $117.51 $719 +7.62
720 720 1 107.00 $107.00 $770 +7.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 235 3 130.00–135.00 $131.63 $309 —
250–290 279 5 130.00–145.00 $136.26 $380 +3.18
305–345 326 8 130.00–147.50 $140.20 $457 -3.08
350–395 373 12 138.00–158.00 $147.37 $550 -1.83
405–445 421 15 138.00–157.50 $147.89 $623 -4.12
450–495 474 17 130.00–152.00 $140.82 $667 -5.93
500–545 523 27 128.00–149.00 $139.06 $727 -2.63
550–585 564 24 125.00–146.00 $136.66 $771 -1.70
600–645 622 19 120.00–136.00 $129.76 $807 +1.36
655–695 669 9 125.00–134.00 $129.31 $865 +6.38
700–730 714 7 120.00–134.00 $127.56 $911 +5.50
755–780 767 5 109.00–112.50 $110.50 $848 +2.49
810–840 828 3 115.00–119.00 $116.68 $966 +14.18
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 3 110.00–117.50 $112.50 $292 —
310–330 318 3 110.00–120.00 $113.46 $361 -9.43
370–390 385 5 110.00–125.00 $117.49 $452 -12.04
400–435 414 7 122.50–134.00 $129.31 $535 +0.67
455–490 470 5 110.00–128.00 $122.98 $578 -6.67
505–520 511 4 107.50–122.00 $116.80 $597 -2.26
580–590 585 2 120.00–124.00 $121.98 $714 -2.15
635 635 1 119.00 $119.00 $756 +8.58
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +7.36
705 705 1 108.00 $108.00 $761 +1.99
820 820 1 107.00 $107.00 $877 —
865 865 1 107.50 $107.50 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1285 968 85-90% 20 42.00–54.00 $47.30 $458 —
795–1565 1119 85-90% 63 52.00–66.00 $60.41 $676 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
700–1815 1273 80-85% 63 66.00–77.00 $71.84 $915 —
705–1870 1426 80-85% 17 78.00–85.00 $80.05 $1,142 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085–1885 1382 75-80% 39 62.00–72.00 $66.74 $922 -0.23
1620–1645 1633 75-80% 2 73.00–75.00 $73.99 $1,208 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
645–1475 998 7 82.00–88.00 $84.93 $848 —
740–2345 1509 20 88.00–100.00 $93.65 $1,413 —
1780–1860 1825 3 102.00–105.00 $102.98 $1,879 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1225 1030 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–925.00 $841.95
965–1330 1089 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 625.00–925.00 $792.63
1110 1110 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
1090 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —

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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.