Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 28, 2022

845 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $127.63/cwt +6.46 vs last sale · ≈ $722/hd at 566 lb · 40 head

light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.09/cwt +4.70 vs last sale · ≈ $699/hd at 525 lb · 31 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $133.78/cwt +3.43 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 475 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	845	1,077	1,106
Feeder cattle	591	735	794
Slaughter cattle	251	320	290
Replacement cattle	3	22	22

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235	235	2	162.50–167.50	$165.00	$388	—
270	270	1	170.00	$170.00	$459	+15.00
310–345	331	8	167.50–177.50	$174.01	$576	+2.01
375	375	1	167.50	$167.50	$628	-5.50
400–445	416	16	147.00–174.00	$164.96	$686	-0.52
455–480	468	6	150.00–170.00	$161.09	$754	+11.49
500–540	516	10	147.00–170.00	$160.99	$831	-0.74
560–595	576	7	142.00–167.00	$154.34	$889	+9.25
630–645	639	5	144.00–162.00	$151.21	$966	-3.64
670–685	677	3	137.00–141.00	$138.50	$938	+3.97
700–730	715	2	128.00–141.00	$134.36	$961	+5.09
785	785	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,099	+5.00
835–840	838	2	134.00–135.00	$134.50	$1,127	—
940	940	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,222	—
980–990	985	2	113.00–122.00	$117.52	$1,158	—
1185	1185	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,292	—
1215	1215	1	100.00	$100.00	$1,215	-14.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
235–245	240	2	137.50–140.00	$138.78	$333	—
380	380	1	112.50	$112.50	$428	-20.00
425–435	430	2	127.50–129.00	$128.24	$551	—
460–470	463	3	116.00–122.00	$118.53	$549	-6.47
515–545	530	2	110.00–126.00	$118.23	$627	-11.77
565–580	573	2	113.00–127.50	$120.16	$689	—
715	715	1	113.00	$113.00	$808	-3.00
815	815	1	111.00	$111.00	$905	—
885	885	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,018	—
1195	1195	1	92.00	$92.00	$1,099	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	125.00	$125.00	$531	+15.00
530	530	1	100.00	$100.00	$530	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	221	5	132.50–142.50	$138.50	$306	—
260–295	280	3	132.50–135.00	$133.35	$373	+11.87
300–345	326	6	137.50–160.00	$150.36	$490	+28.93
355–390	378	9	132.00–157.50	$145.88	$551	+22.95
405–445	427	16	130.00–145.00	$137.61	$588	+12.05
450–495	475	24	120.00–142.00	$133.78	$635	+3.43
500–545	525	31	120.00–139.00	$133.09	$699	+4.70
550–590	566	40	118.00–140.00	$127.63	$722	+6.46
600–640	616	14	120.00–130.00	$124.96	$770	+1.96
650–695	668	16	115.00–130.00	$124.47	$831	+7.42
700–735	719	5	120.00–126.00	$122.99	$884	+6.66
900	900	1	110.00	$110.00	$990	+6.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	125.00	$125.00	$319	+14.11
300	300	1	107.50	$107.50	$322	-1.87
350–395	373	3	110.00–127.50	$119.52	$446	+9.11
405–440	423	4	107.50–120.00	$115.72	$489	+5.90
460–480	470	2	100.00–112.50	$106.12	$499	-4.57
500–545	524	8	105.00–119.00	$110.56	$579	+1.14
560–595	575	6	100.00–110.00	$104.70	$602	-5.65
610–620	616	4	100.00–111.00	$107.25	$661	+1.38
655–695	670	5	97.50–110.00	$105.60	$708	+0.88
700	700	1	94.00	$94.00	$658	—
780	780	1	99.00	$99.00	$772	—
825–845	835	2	85.00	$85.00	$710	-6.99

Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	135.00	$135.00	$270	—
255–290	272	3	120.00–127.50	$123.24	$335	—
360–395	373	3	117.50–120.00	$119.12	$444	—
455–475	467	3	100.00–115.00	$108.29	$506	—
530	530	1	120.00	$120.00	$636	—
580	580	1	115.00	$115.00	$667	—
785	785	1	102.50	$102.50	$805	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	97.50	$97.50	$312	—
430	430	1	97.50	$97.50	$419	+2.51
485	485	1	97.50	$97.50	$473	-1.03
500–545	529	4	88.00–100.00	$91.86	$486	-6.58
570	570	1	90.00	$90.00	$513	-9.08
610	610	1	90.00	$90.00	$549	—
650	650	1	97.50	$97.50	$634	+11.73
715	715	1	79.00	$79.00	$565	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	224	5	130.00–160.00	$147.11	$330	—
265–297	286	7	132.50–160.00	$153.61	$439	—
300–330	314	7	140.00–167.50	$150.14	$471	-3.54
355–380	369	6	150.00–165.00	$155.06	$572	+0.65
410–445	427	12	140.00–168.00	$152.06	$649	+0.30
450–495	482	20	140.00–168.00	$156.42	$754	+13.29
500–545	523	18	135.00–165.00	$152.17	$796	+11.45
555–595	573	16	130.00–155.00	$144.20	$826	+4.35
602–645	622	19	133.00–150.00	$145.48	$905	+12.75
650–690	669	14	122.50–145.00	$134.21	$898	+14.44
700–740	726	10	116.00–132.50	$125.67	$912	+13.03
760	760	2	111.00–117.00	$114.00	$866	+9.69
800–810	805	2	111.00–113.00	$111.99	$902	+6.39
895	895	1	100.00	$100.00	$895	-4.32
930	930	1	106.00	$106.00	$986	+5.33
990	990	1	100.00	$100.00	$990	—
1130	1130	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,119	—
1150–1185	1168	2	106.00–108.00	$107.01	$1,250	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	115.00–125.00	$119.72	$323	+3.80
305–320	313	2	125.00–130.00	$127.56	$399	+13.53
430	430	1	130.00	$130.00	$559	-0.96
450–495	470	4	120.00–137.50	$130.45	$613	+11.07
515	515	1	132.50	$132.50	$682	+14.67
630–640	635	2	109.00–110.00	$109.50	$695	-6.05
670–685	678	2	110.00	$110.00	$746	-0.61
725–740	732	3	105.00–110.00	$107.98	$790	+11.30

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	100.00	$100.00	$380	—
450	450	1	100.00	$100.00	$450	—
595	595	1	100.00	$100.00	$595	+5.99
710–715	713	2	100.00–101.00	$100.50	$717	+15.51
825	825	1	80.00	$80.00	$660	-2.50

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585–1070	914	85-90%	29	39.00–53.00	$46.23	$423	-1.90
845–1310	1093	85-90%	15	67.00–69.00	$67.80	$741	—
610–1585	1103	85-90%	72	54.00–66.00	$61.27	$676	-1.15

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1500	1207	80-85%	3	89.00–90.00	$89.29	$1,078	—
710–2000	1438	80-85%	76	70.00–85.00	$74.30	$1,068	-8.87

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1235–2150	1545	75-80%	38	63.00–75.00	$68.40	$1,057	—
1625	1625	75-80%	1	60.00	$60.00	$975	—
1915	1915	75-80%	1	81.00	$81.00	$1,551	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1080	1080	1	80.00	$80.00	$864	—
1050–2195	1683	13	81.00–95.00	$87.59	$1,474	—
1400–2245	1837	5	96.00–105.00	$98.83	$1,816	—

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Bred Cows

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1150–1215	1183	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	600.00–950.00	$770.19

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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
1130	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310	310	1	48.00	$48.00	$149	—
590	590	1	44.00	$44.00	$260	—
675	675	1	61.00	$61.00	$412	—
740	740	1	50.00	$50.00	$370	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–220	206	5	125.00–137.50	$130.90	$270	—
790	790	1	71.00	$71.00	$561	—

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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.