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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, December 5, 2022

1,040 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $146.91/cwt -9.51 vs last sale · ≈ $698/hd at 475 lb · 28 head
light 6-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $140.83/cwt -4.65 vs last sale · ≈ $876/hd at 622 lb · 28 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $131.84/cwt -1.94 vs last sale · ≈ $625/hd at 474 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,040 845 1,290
Feeder cattle 797 591 951
Slaughter cattle 229 251 300
Replacement cattle 14 3 39

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were steady to 1.00 to 2.00 lower. 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
210–220 215 2 124.00–142.50 $133.47 $287 -31.53
290–296 295 4 142.00–165.00 $147.66 $436 -22.34
305–310 308 4 142.00–162.00 $156.03 $481 -17.98
350–390 370 12 136.00–165.00 $148.17 $548 -19.33
410–445 433 17 150.00–179.00 $164.27 $711 -0.69
450–485 469 19 141.00–173.00 $160.70 $754 -0.39
505–545 525 12 153.00–172.00 $165.59 $869 +4.60
550–595 575 9 147.00–163.00 $156.07 $897 +1.73
605–635 622 3 155.00–160.00 $157.04 $977 +5.83
665–690 672 8 130.00–151.00 $140.63 $945 +2.13
710–745 726 6 132.00–150.00 $140.92 $1,023 +6.56
755–790 773 2 118.00–120.00 $119.02 $920 -20.98
895 895 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,119 —
930 930 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,014 -21.00
1105 1105 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,216 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 129.00 $129.00 $406 —
370 370 1 112.50 $112.50 $416 ±0.00
435 435 1 130.00 $130.00 $566 +1.76
465–495 485 3 125.00–137.00 $131.00 $635 +12.47
520 520 1 132.00 $132.00 $686 +13.77
605–625 616 4 110.00–126.00 $115.17 $709 —
690 690 1 120.00 $120.00 $828 —
790 790 1 101.00 $101.00 $798 —
970 970 1 101.00 $101.00 $980 —
1050 1050 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,113 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 100.00 $100.00 $210 —
260 260 1 95.00 $95.00 $247 —
315 315 1 102.50 $102.50 $323 —
415 415 1 90.00 $90.00 $374 -35.00
475 475 1 90.00 $90.00 $428 —
515–535 525 2 94.00–96.00 $94.98 $499 -5.02
600 600 1 100.00 $100.00 $600 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 220 8 120.00–135.00 $127.79 $281 -10.71
260–295 284 5 122.50–127.50 $125.20 $356 -8.15
300–345 329 12 120.00–135.00 $126.91 $418 -23.45
355–395 377 15 118.00–137.00 $127.33 $480 -18.55
400–445 425 23 120.00–146.00 $132.23 $562 -5.38
450–495 474 28 119.00–147.00 $131.84 $625 -1.94
500–547 525 23 120.00–137.00 $130.25 $684 -2.84
550–595 572 11 122.50–138.00 $132.30 $757 +4.67
600–645 630 10 115.00–134.00 $124.13 $782 -0.83
650–695 672 10 114.00–128.00 $122.41 $823 -2.06
700–745 723 8 110.00–126.00 $121.32 $877 -1.67
770 770 1 113.00 $113.00 $870 —
845 845 1 106.00 $106.00 $896 —
945 945 1 101.00 $101.00 $954 —
1015–1045 1033 3 103.00–108.00 $105.64 $1,091 —
1070 1070 1 106.00 $106.00 $1,134 —
1145 1145 2 96.00–100.00 $98.00 $1,122 —
1240 1240 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,451 —
1325 1325 1 89.00 $89.00 $1,179 —
1350–1370 1360 2 96.00–101.00 $98.52 $1,340 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250 250 1 115.00 $115.00 $288 -10.00
300–345 318 4 108.00–115.00 $110.88 $353 +3.38
360–395 385 5 110.00–120.00 $114.26 $440 -5.26
415–420 418 2 115.00–116.00 $115.50 $483 -0.22
455–490 469 7 110.00–118.00 $112.90 $530 +6.78
500–535 518 2 119.00 $119.00 $616 +8.44
565–585 575 3 109.00–114.00 $110.97 $638 +6.27
600–645 618 4 107.00–118.00 $111.40 $688 +4.15
650 650 1 110.00 $110.00 $715 +4.40
705–745 725 5 90.00–106.00 $98.75 $716 +4.75
780–795 787 3 90.00–94.00 $91.99 $724 -7.01
800–835 818 2 84.00–90.00 $87.06 $712 +2.06
1175 1175 1 90.00 $90.00 $1,058 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 283 3 90.00–99.00 $93.07 $263 —
300–340 315 4 94.00–102.00 $99.06 $312 +1.56
355–390 378 3 91.00–99.00 $94.53 $357 —
415–445 430 3 92.00–105.00 $98.85 $425 +1.35
450–490 480 7 90.00–105.00 $96.34 $462 -1.16
500–530 515 3 92.50–100.00 $97.43 $502 +5.57
550–585 563 3 80.00–94.00 $88.02 $496 -1.98
605–635 614 6 80.00–98.00 $89.82 $551 -0.18
675 675 1 90.00 $90.00 $608 -7.50
905 905 1 80.00 $80.00 $724 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 216 4 117.50–132.50 $127.50 $275 -19.61
255–295 279 5 131.00–160.00 $138.89 $388 -14.72
300–345 315 11 129.00–160.00 $144.52 $455 -5.62
350–395 371 22 130.00–160.00 $144.79 $537 -10.27
405–445 427 14 130.00–162.50 $144.59 $617 -7.47
450–495 475 28 130.00–164.00 $146.91 $698 -9.51
500–545 526 23 130.00–164.00 $148.91 $783 -3.26
555–595 579 20 130.00–159.00 $147.17 $852 +2.97
600–645 622 28 126.00–153.00 $140.83 $876 -4.65
650–680 663 9 119.00–140.00 $131.97 $875 -2.24
700–730 714 8 114.00–128.00 $121.99 $871 -3.68
750–798 768 9 108.00–123.00 $114.00 $876 ±0.00
800–830 814 4 100.00–104.00 $101.49 $826 -10.50
875 875 1 102.00 $102.00 $892 +2.00
950 950 1 107.00 $107.00 $1,016 —
1070 1070 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,091 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 119.00 $119.00 $244 —
260–290 275 2 115.00–120.00 $117.64 $324 -2.08
325–345 335 2 110.00–120.00 $114.85 $385 -12.71
355–390 382 5 110.00–125.00 $115.70 $442 —
400–440 418 4 120.00–127.50 $124.90 $522 -5.10
450–485 471 9 107.50–128.00 $119.32 $562 -11.13
520–545 534 4 110.00–123.00 $116.94 $624 -15.56
550–595 573 2 104.00–120.00 $111.69 $640 —
610–645 629 4 114.00–123.00 $118.29 $744 +8.79
650–695 681 4 100.00–112.00 $108.19 $737 -1.81
700–720 706 4 90.00–106.00 $97.82 $691 -10.16
755–785 770 2 95.00–107.00 $100.88 $777 —
810–825 818 2 95.00–100.00 $97.52 $798 —
855–865 860 2 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
1100 1100 1 85.00 $85.00 $935 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 92.50 $92.50 $222 —
290 290 2 100.00–102.50 $101.25 $294 —
335 335 2 92.00–100.00 $96.00 $322 —
365–395 388 4 88.00–100.00 $94.65 $367 -5.35
400–430 415 2 85.00–100.00 $92.77 $385 —
485 485 2 90.00–105.00 $97.50 $473 -2.50
510–545 532 3 90.00–100.00 $93.42 $497 —
575 575 1 90.00 $90.00 $518 -10.00
615 615 1 87.00 $87.00 $535 —
655–690 674 4 80.00–100.00 $86.26 $581 —
700–725 713 2 80.00–82.00 $81.02 $578 -19.48
810–825 818 2 83.00–90.00 $86.53 $708 +6.53
955 955 1 80.00 $80.00 $764 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1210 968 85-90% 36 40.00–54.00 $48.34 $468 —
645–1690 1104 85-90% 66 53.00–68.00 $62.70 $692 +1.43
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200 1200 80-85% 1 85.00 $85.00 $1,020 -4.29
720–2125 1374 80-85% 73 70.00–80.00 $73.33 $1,008 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230–1795 1519 75-80% 19 66.00–76.00 $71.20 $1,082 +2.80

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1685 1401 5 70.00–82.00 $75.29 $1,055 —
1070–2165 1497 13 83.00–98.00 $90.81 $1,359 —
1600–2295 1953 4 101.00–109.00 $104.82 $2,047 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 750.00 $750.00
840–1240 1037 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 625.00–1,125.00 $928.32
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 385.00 $385.00
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 475.00 $475.00

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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
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
1325 1325 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —
Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,300.00 $1,300.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
840 840 1 60.00 $60.00 $504 —
890 890 1 74.00 $74.00 $659 —
905–935 922 3 60.00–72.00 $67.74 $625 —
995 995 1 76.00 $76.00 $756 —
1135 1135 1 71.00 $71.00 $806 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 2 86.00–88.00 $87.00 $248 —
390 390 1 56.00 $56.00 $218 —
420 420 1 62.00 $62.00 $260 —
570 570 1 90.00 $90.00 $513 —
755 755 1 90.00 $90.00 $680 +19.00
910 910 1 85.00 $85.00 $774 —
1000 1000 1 70.00 $70.00 $700 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 40.00 $40.00 $248 —

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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.