Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 7, 2022

723 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $129.15/cwt -10.74 vs last sale · ≈ $550/hd at 426 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $124.16/cwt -8.73 vs last sale · ≈ $647/hd at 521 lb · 22 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $133.98/cwt -6.35 vs last sale · ≈ $715/hd at 534 lb · 16 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	723	739	1,099
Feeder cattle	473	525	795
Slaughter cattle	233	209	288
Replacement cattle	17	5	16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	165.00	$165.00	$363	—
265–290	276	4	170.00–185.00	$178.28	$492	+11.81
315–347	337	8	166.00–179.00	$175.70	$592	+0.70
350–395	373	10	160.00–180.00	$170.53	$636	+3.67
400–445	425	12	159.00–179.00	$170.46	$724	-0.43
458–495	469	14	150.00–176.00	$165.99	$778	-1.75
500–535	520	6	150.00–168.00	$159.73	$831	+1.73
555–575	566	6	146.00–159.00	$153.20	$867	+2.85
610–640	624	8	130.00–144.00	$140.24	$875	-4.76
650–693	683	6	135.00–145.50	$143.06	$977	+2.97
730–740	735	2	132.00–140.00	$135.97	$999	-11.14
770	770	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,078	—
875–895	887	3	112.00–126.00	$117.02	$1,038	-21.48
905	905	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,041	-16.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	155.00	$155.00	$519	—
370–390	382	3	140.00–157.50	$148.21	$566	—
410–445	433	4	137.50–145.00	$141.55	$613	+14.05
460–495	475	5	134.00–148.00	$138.93	$660	+20.00
510–540	519	7	130.00–146.00	$137.63	$714	—
555–595	573	3	130.00–143.00	$137.72	$789	+25.72
600	600	1	121.00	$121.00	$726	—
655	655	1	129.00	$129.00	$845	—
700–715	708	2	121.00–129.00	$125.04	$885	—
850	850	1	110.00	$110.00	$935	+7.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–230	214	4	132.50–142.50	$136.71	$293	+2.71
250 fancy	250	1	150.00	$150.00	$375	—
250–290	272	5	122.50–132.50	$129.88	$353	+0.15
305–345	326	9	120.00–137.00	$124.66	$406	-5.70
360–395	383	7	121.00–135.00	$127.42	$488	-12.80
405–445	426	22	122.00–139.00	$129.15	$550	-10.74
450–495	473	14	120.00–127.00	$122.98	$582	-15.40
504–545	521	22	117.50–132.00	$124.16	$647	-8.73
550–597	571	14	117.00–133.00	$124.21	$709	-10.35
605–640	621	13	110.00–120.00	$113.92	$707	-9.14
670	670	2	110.00–115.00	$112.50	$754	-8.94
700	700	1	110.00	$110.00	$770	-2.72
855	855	1	94.00	$94.00	$804	-19.00

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	212	3	112.50–127.50	$119.19	$253	+6.69
285–290	288	2	120.00–122.50	$121.24	$349	+11.51
310–340	330	7	105.00–117.50	$113.16	$373	-1.50
365–370	368	2	110.00–120.00	$114.97	$423	-3.87
400–440	422	5	110.00–115.00	$113.45	$479	+3.95
455–495	482	8	100.00–115.00	$107.20	$517	-11.35
510–545	531	8	100.00–114.00	$105.25	$559	-14.03
555–595	576	15	100.00–115.00	$111.19	$640	+0.34
600–620	610	2	110.00	$110.00	$671	+4.18
655–665	660	2	100.00	$100.00	$660	-7.27
715	715	1	101.00	$101.00	$722	-1.99

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	225	3	142.50–160.00	$150.30	$338	—
260–285	275	3	130.00–150.00	$138.00	$380	-5.52
340	340	1	145.00	$145.00	$493	-8.40
350–395	373	8	147.50–163.00	$155.43	$580	+3.52
400–435	421	11	141.00–155.00	$149.60	$630	-5.17
450–470	463	8	148.00–166.00	$157.33	$728	+3.81
500–541	534	16	129.50–146.00	$133.98	$715	-6.35
550–595	574	14	131.00–146.00	$138.85	$797	+3.62
610–645	629	7	123.00–136.00	$128.53	$808	+1.43
650–690	665	6	113.00–125.00	$119.74	$796	-4.61
730–745	738	2	106.00–111.00	$108.47	$801	-9.99
760	760	1	109.00	$109.00	$828	—

Medium and Large 2-3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	127.50	$127.50	$440	+5.23
370–375	373	2	115.00–120.00	$117.52	$438	-12.48
405–445	421	4	122.50–130.00	$126.76	$534	+4.45
480–495	490	3	115.00–130.00	$123.32	$604	-3.63
500–545	518	6	107.50–127.50	$116.82	$605	-4.21
550–590	577	6	110.00–127.50	$120.04	$693	+1.28
645	645	1	117.50	$117.50	$758	+10.50
650–695	676	5	102.00–111.00	$107.99	$730	-1.09
730	730	2	102.00–105.00	$103.50	$756	-0.20

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
595–1280	904	85-90%	29	40.00–52.00	$45.64	$413	—
625–1730	1090	85-90%	65	53.00–67.00	$61.99	$676	+3.48

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
960–1445	1128	80-85%	6	66.00–67.00	$66.83	$754	—
615–1970	1368	80-85%	67	68.00–78.00	$73.16	$1,001	-6.80
1795	1795	80-85%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,436	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1100–2060	1500	75-80%	27	62.00–73.00	$67.46	$1,012	+1.06

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1075–1745	1315	5	106.00–107.00	$106.65	$1,402	—
1045–1780	1326	7	78.00–89.00	$83.71	$1,110	—
930–1825	1424	13	90.00–105.00	$96.48	$1,374	+1.57

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
895–1145	992	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	750.00–1,050.00	$850.06
860–1355	1052	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	650.00–1,075.00	$825.22

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1050	1050	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	720.00	$720.00	—
990–1210	1079	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	775.00–1,200.00	$963.54	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
525	525	1	62.50	$62.50	$328	—
720	720	1	62.00	$62.00	$446	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	120.00	$120.00	$390	—
375	375	1	127.50	$127.50	$478	—
480	480	1	93.00	$93.00	$446	+14.00
830	830	1	92.00	$92.00	$764	—
865	865	1	83.00	$83.00	$718	—
935	935	1	80.00	$80.00	$748	+10.00
985	985	1	73.00	$73.00	$719	—
1015	1015	1	80.00	$80.00	$812	—

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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.