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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 14, 2022

1,077 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $130.35/cwt +7.37 vs last sale · ≈ $614/hd at 471 lb · 35 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $128.39/cwt +4.23 vs last sale · ≈ $682/hd at 531 lb · 31 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.72/cwt +6.74 vs last sale · ≈ $736/hd at 523 lb · 27 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,077 723 952
Feeder cattle 735 473 722
Slaughter cattle 320 233 215
Replacement cattle 22 17 15

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 155.00 $155.00 $450 -23.28
300–340 320 2 172.00 $172.00 $550 -3.70
360 360 1 173.00 $173.00 $623 +2.47
400–440 417 12 142.50–174.00 $165.48 $690 -4.98
450–495 469 11 140.00–160.00 $149.60 $702 -16.39
505–545 515 17 148.00–172.00 $161.73 $833 +2.00
550–595 577 11 135.00–159.00 $145.09 $837 -8.11
611–640 614 20 130.00–157.50 $154.85 $951 +14.61
655–690 671 11 128.00–142.50 $134.53 $903 -8.53
705–745 721 5 120.00–139.00 $129.27 $932 -6.70
760 760 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,026 -5.00
885 885 1 122.50 $122.50 $1,084 +5.48
1135 1135 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,305 —
1235 1235 1 114.00 $114.00 $1,408 —
1280 1280 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,408 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 117.50 $117.50 $294 —
395 395 1 132.50 $132.50 $523 —
485 485 1 125.00 $125.00 $606 —
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 —
605–610 608 2 118.00–126.00 $122.02 $742 —
730 730 1 116.00 $116.00 $847 —
795 795 1 107.00 $107.00 $851 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 110.00 $110.00 $478 —
455–495 475 2 107.50–110.00 $108.70 $516 —
600 600 1 110.00 $110.00 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 279 4 117.50–123.00 $121.48 $339 -8.40
305–345 326 9 115.00–135.00 $121.43 $396 -3.23
350–390 377 10 117.00–130.00 $122.93 $463 -4.49
405–445 426 17 117.50–139.00 $125.56 $535 -3.59
450–495 471 35 117.00–138.00 $130.35 $614 +7.37
500–548 531 31 120.00–136.00 $128.39 $682 +4.23
550–595 568 12 115.00–130.00 $121.17 $688 -3.04
600–645 626 19 115.00–127.00 $123.00 $770 +9.08
655–690 673 8 110.00–120.00 $117.05 $788 +4.55
720–730 727 3 114.00–119.00 $116.33 $846 +6.33
750–795 765 3 110.00–115.00 $111.63 $854 —
810–840 824 5 100.00–110.00 $105.15 $866 —
905 905 1 104.00 $104.00 $941 —
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 —
1250–1295 1273 2 100.00–113.00 $106.61 $1,357 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 2 112.50–115.00 $113.82 $248 —
265–295 277 3 110.00–112.50 $110.89 $307 —
300–345 328 6 107.50–112.50 $109.37 $359 —
350–385 370 6 110.00–112.50 $110.41 $409 —
400–435 418 6 105.00–116.00 $109.82 $459 —
455–485 469 8 105.00–115.00 $110.69 $519 —
505–545 524 8 105.00–115.00 $109.42 $573 —
560–595 572 17 110.00–116.00 $110.35 $631 —
600–645 623 12 100.00–110.00 $105.87 $660 —
655–695 670 4 102.50–108.00 $104.72 $702 —
740 740 1 107.00 $107.00 $792 —
805–845 820 3 90.00–95.00 $91.99 $754 —
865–885 875 2 92.00–92.50 $92.25 $807 —
945 945 1 80.00 $80.00 $756 —
990 990 1 82.00 $82.00 $812 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 4 95.00–102.50 $99.46 $267 —
350–395 375 8 90.00–102.50 $98.80 $370 —
405–445 434 7 85.00–100.00 $94.99 $412 —
450–495 468 6 87.50–102.50 $98.53 $461 —
525–545 534 6 85.00–102.50 $98.44 $526 —
550–565 556 4 92.50–102.50 $99.08 $551 —
650–670 664 4 83.00–87.50 $85.77 $570 —
750 750 1 85.00 $85.00 $638 —
820 820 1 80.00 $80.00 $656 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–345 324 6 150.00–165.00 $153.68 $498 +8.68
360–395 382 15 140.00–168.00 $154.41 $590 -1.02
405–445 422 21 135.00–168.00 $151.76 $640 +2.16
450–485 463 14 132.50–156.00 $143.13 $663 -14.20
505–545 523 27 125.00–155.00 $140.72 $736 +6.74
550–595 570 24 127.00–150.00 $139.85 $797 +1.00
605–645 624 16 125.00–146.00 $132.73 $828 +4.20
655–695 672 14 110.00–130.00 $119.77 $805 +0.03
705–740 724 11 106.00–120.00 $112.64 $816 +4.17
760–795 782 5 102.50–108.00 $104.31 $816 -4.69
800–845 818 4 102.00–108.00 $105.60 $864 —
850–875 860 3 103.00–106.00 $104.32 $897 —
915–930 922 3 100.00–102.00 $100.67 $928 —
1040 1040 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,040 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 120.00 $120.00 $288 —
255–295 279 7 110.00–125.00 $115.92 $323 —
300–340 321 4 102.50–122.50 $114.03 $366 —
370–385 378 3 120.00–130.00 $124.93 $472 —
410–440 425 2 130.00–132.00 $130.96 $557 —
465–495 478 3 110.00–130.00 $119.38 $571 —
500–540 518 8 110.00–122.50 $117.83 $610 —
560–595 578 8 100.00–122.50 $108.57 $628 —
605–640 627 6 110.00–118.00 $115.55 $724 —
655–685 673 3 108.00–115.00 $110.61 $744 —
720–730 725 3 95.00–100.00 $96.68 $701 —
760–795 781 4 95.00–100.00 $97.36 $760 —
800–840 820 2 93.00–99.00 $96.07 $788 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–440 425 2 85.00–92.50 $88.62 $377 —
550–595 573 5 87.50–100.00 $94.01 $539 —
600–640 617 3 87.50–100.00 $94.85 $585 —
665–695 679 6 84.00–95.00 $89.03 $605 —
715–740 725 3 80.00–90.00 $84.99 $616 —
825 825 1 82.50 $82.50 $681 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1940 1380 80-85% 113 67.00–81.00 $74.77 $1,032 +1.61
1055–1775 1427 80-85% 11 82.00–86.00 $83.17 $1,187 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520–1310 933 85-90% 23 41.00–54.00 $48.13 $449 +2.49
735–1750 1102 85-90% 43 55.00–68.00 $62.42 $688 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1205–1820 1401 75-80% 25 66.00–78.00 $71.69 $1,004 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1120–2140 1518 4 80.00–88.00 $85.69 $1,301 —
1140–2240 1717 14 92.00–105.00 $99.70 $1,712 —
1730–2330 2030 2 108.00–109.00 $108.43 $2,201 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
850–945 898 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 575.00–925.00 $759.26
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00

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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
885 885 Young (2-4 yrs)Open 1 825.00 $825.00 —
690–1120 924 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 9 675.00–1,200.00 $885.67 —
855–1265 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 950.00–1,300.00 $1,080.10 —
710–1310 1057 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 800.00–1,075.00 $940.85 +220.85

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 52.00 $52.00 $421 —
1165 1165 1 73.00 $73.00 $850 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670 670 1 84.00 $84.00 $563 —

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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.