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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 31, 2022

739 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.33/cwt +1.27 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 521 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $153.52/cwt +12.70 vs last sale · ≈ $731/hd at 476 lb · 24 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $151.91/cwt +4.54 vs last sale · ≈ $561/hd at 369 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 739 949 1,051
Feeder cattle 525 690 803
Slaughter cattle 209 244 230
Replacement cattle 5 15 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. 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
270–295 283 2 155.00–179.00 $166.47 $471 +4.09
325–340 333 2 175.00 $175.00 $583 +17.02
355–395 376 6 150.00–173.00 $166.86 $627 +5.98
400–420 411 4 167.50–174.00 $170.89 $702 +10.47
455–495 470 3 163.00–170.00 $167.74 $788 +9.90
530 530 1 158.00 $158.00 $837 +4.05
573–595 577 7 144.00–151.50 $150.35 $868 +9.65
600 600 1 145.00 $145.00 $870 +2.76
650–695 656 7 135.00–142.00 $140.09 $919 -1.17
730–735 731 4 140.00–149.50 $147.11 $1,075 +12.87
800 800 1 144.00 $144.00 $1,152 +3.00
891 891 9 138.50 $138.50 $1,234 —
920 920 1 131.00 $131.00 $1,205 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 127.50 $127.50 $523 —
475–495 485 2 110.00–127.50 $118.93 $577 -8.53
590 590 1 112.00 $112.00 $661 —
635–645 640 2 127.00–128.00 $127.50 $816 +7.50
815 815 1 102.50 $102.50 $835 —
860 860 1 102.50 $102.50 $882 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 134.00 $134.00 $328 +3.01
250–255 253 2 127.50–132.00 $129.73 $328 -3.96
300–345 333 4 122.50–135.00 $130.36 $434 -6.19
355–395 381 18 130.00–147.50 $140.22 $534 +2.64
400–445 426 13 132.00–151.00 $139.89 $596 -2.31
450–495 473 20 130.00–149.00 $138.38 $655 -3.16
500–534 523 16 122.00–137.00 $132.89 $695 -3.47
553–595 564 11 125.00–138.00 $134.56 $759 +5.67
600–645 619 9 116.00–134.00 $123.06 $762 -4.48
650–690 670 2 115.00–127.50 $121.44 $814 -0.02
710–725 721 7 105.00–121.00 $112.72 $813 -5.84
750–795 777 3 105.00–115.00 $108.73 $845 -15.27
875–880 878 2 113.00 $113.00 $992 +13.00
920 920 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,058 —
955 955 1 99.00 $99.00 $945 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 112.50 $112.50 $248 +1.30
270–278 275 6 108.00–112.50 $109.73 $302 -5.59
310–345 329 7 112.50–120.00 $114.66 $377 -3.68
350–385 368 5 110.00–125.00 $118.84 $437 -0.35
425–430 428 2 109.00–110.00 $109.50 $469 -4.41
465–490 479 5 110.00–125.00 $118.55 $568 +2.35
500–545 521 7 117.50–120.00 $119.28 $621 +0.18
555–595 578 6 110.00–115.00 $110.85 $641 -2.09
600–640 620 4 102.00–114.00 $105.82 $656 -11.69
650–675 660 4 101.00–110.00 $107.27 $708 —
705–715 710 2 102.00–104.00 $102.99 $731 -4.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 270 3 140.00–150.00 $143.52 $388 +7.26
300–340 316 14 140.00–163.00 $153.40 $485 +13.20
350–390 369 23 139.00–165.00 $151.91 $561 +4.54
400–445 423 10 139.00–166.00 $154.77 $655 +6.88
450–495 476 24 139.00–161.00 $153.52 $731 +12.70
505–545 521 25 130.00–151.00 $140.33 $731 +1.27
550–595 570 22 122.50–144.00 $135.23 $771 -1.43
600–640 617 10 117.00–134.00 $127.10 $784 -2.66
650–695 673 6 118.00–135.00 $124.35 $837 -4.96
700–720 709 4 110.00–127.00 $118.46 $840 -9.10
840 840 1 116.00 $116.00 $974 -0.68
880 880 1 105.00 $105.00 $924 —
Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 110.00–120.00 $115.05 $274 —
285 285 1 120.00 $120.00 $342 +7.50
315–345 328 3 115.00–130.00 $122.27 $401 +8.81
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 +12.51
400–445 423 3 117.50–130.00 $122.31 $517 -7.00
450–495 476 8 117.00–135.00 $126.95 $604 +3.97
510–540 528 3 110.00–127.50 $121.03 $639 +4.23
555–595 578 4 115.00–120.00 $118.76 $686 -3.22
640–645 643 2 106.00–108.00 $107.00 $688 -12.00
650–695 667 10 100.00–115.00 $109.08 $728 -10.92
710–745 725 4 98.00–109.00 $103.70 $752 -4.30

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1455 1047 85-90% 12 41.00–50.00 $46.55 $487 —
640–1635 1094 85-90% 56 50.00–66.00 $58.51 $640 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1955 1321 80-85% 55 64.00–77.00 $71.98 $951 —
805–2025 1373 80-85% 5 78.00–83.00 $79.96 $1,098 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1925 1523 75-80% 33 62.00–72.00 $66.40 $1,011 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
915–1840 1236 4 80.00–82.00 $81.39 $1,006 —
770–2050 1439 22 87.00–101.00 $94.91 $1,366 —
1410–2255 1833 2 104.00 $104.00 $1,906 +1.02

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1070–1245 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–875.00 $851.89

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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
1135 1135 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,025.00 $1,025.00 —
1170–1425 1298 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,125.00–1,375.00 $1,262.28 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 62.50 $62.50 $178 —
660 660 1 50.00 $50.00 $330 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
480 480 1 79.00 $79.00 $379 —
535 535 1 65.00 $65.00 $348 —
570–599 586 10 85.00–97.00 $91.80 $538 —
610–645 625 3 55.00–79.00 $65.90 $412 —
755–765 760 2 40.00–59.00 $49.44 $376 —
910 910 1 70.00 $70.00 $637 —

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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.