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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 2, 2023

585 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1-2 steers $153.35/cwt -1.49 vs last sale · ≈ $946/hd at 617 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $165.28/cwt +18.79 vs last sale · ≈ $602/hd at 364 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.02/cwt +11.25 vs last sale · ≈ $766/hd at 473 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 585 778 419
Feeder cattle 402 477 246
Slaughter cattle 181 281 163
Replacement cattle 2 20 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to three weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330–340 335 3 150.00–177.50 $165.14 $553 +10.14
355–380 362 5 145.00–171.00 $155.51 $563 —
400–430 415 2 150.00–165.00 $157.23 $653 -8.88
450–487 475 4 161.00–168.00 $164.71 $782 +2.51
508–540 521 9 150.00–167.00 $162.91 $849 +7.01
580 580 1 164.00 $164.00 $951 —
600–630 617 18 140.00–162.00 $153.35 $946 -1.49
650–695 676 7 140.00–164.00 $153.18 $1,035 +2.05
715–730 723 2 137.00–153.00 $144.92 $1,048 +13.92
830 830 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,170 —
870 870 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,348 —
910 910 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,206 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 125.00 $125.00 $375 —
360–390 375 3 130.00–131.00 $130.33 $489 +10.33
670 670 2 116.00 $116.00 $777 —
730 730 1 115.00 $115.00 $840 —
970 970 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,135 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 115.00 $115.00 $276 —
425 425 1 102.00 $102.00 $434 —
560–585 573 2 88.00–99.00 $93.62 $536 -1.38
770 770 1 90.00 $90.00 $693 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 220 3 112.50–135.00 $119.49 $263 -16.59
260–295 280 5 127.50–137.50 $132.61 $371 +8.25
305–345 327 3 160.00–163.00 $161.01 $527 +32.16
350–365 355 8 142.50–169.00 $152.89 $543 +28.36
405–445 431 7 140.00–157.00 $143.55 $619 +20.40
455–495 469 14 131.00–151.00 $144.77 $679 +21.01
510–541 526 11 125.00–146.00 $136.05 $716 +13.66
565–590 585 12 119.00–132.00 $128.46 $751 +0.96
600–645 614 6 120.00–133.00 $124.68 $766 -0.29
650–670 660 5 110.00–125.00 $118.70 $783 -0.11
700–735 719 4 111.00–121.00 $115.47 $830 —
820–845 832 3 105.00–111.00 $109.00 $907 —
865 865 1 105.00 $105.00 $908 +1.00
1030 1030 2 115.00 $115.00 $1,184 —
1095 1095 1 108.00 $108.00 $1,183 -8.35
1177 fancy 1177 2 131.00 $131.00 $1,542 —
1350 1350 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,485 —
1462 1462 2 112.00 $112.00 $1,637 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 110.00 $110.00 $231 +7.50
260–270 265 3 100.00 $100.00 $265 -15.00
300–345 323 2 105.00–123.00 $113.37 $366 +3.37
355–385 366 5 108.00–132.50 $123.31 $451 +11.63
400–435 416 4 120.00–125.00 $121.26 $504 +11.89
470–490 477 3 105.00–121.00 $113.55 $542 +4.71
500–530 515 4 102.00–122.00 $112.66 $580 -0.80
555–595 575 2 108.00–110.00 $109.03 $627 +1.05
615–645 629 4 110.00 $110.00 $692 +8.46
695 695 1 107.00 $107.00 $744 +5.00
735 735 1 100.00 $100.00 $735 +8.00
770–780 775 2 98.00–102.00 $99.99 $775 +3.99
1100 1100 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,056 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 99.00 $99.00 $218 —
250–255 253 2 95.00–97.50 $96.24 $243 —
335–340 338 2 87.00–100.00 $93.55 $316 —
385–390 388 2 102.00–105.00 $103.49 $402 +7.54
400–445 429 4 90.00–105.00 $98.94 $424 +13.88
460 460 1 100.00 $100.00 $460 +20.00
525 525 2 80.00–100.00 $90.00 $472 +2.36
635–640 638 2 90.00–94.00 $92.01 $587 +2.91
675 675 1 79.00 $79.00 $533 -7.35
720 720 2 79.00–92.50 $85.75 $617 +5.75
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–430 418 2 105.00–110.00 $107.43 $449 +5.43
450–470 460 2 90.00–97.50 $93.67 $431 -9.31

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 235 4 132.50–160.00 $147.41 $346 -8.74
255–285 278 4 132.50–160.00 $153.68 $427 -2.26
300–340 324 10 150.00–187.50 $165.73 $537 +7.31
353–395 364 17 150.00–183.00 $165.28 $602 +18.79
400–440 416 5 157.50–177.00 $164.84 $686 +13.73
455–495 473 17 145.00–177.50 $162.02 $766 +11.25
516–535 521 7 139.00–156.00 $149.71 $780 -1.54
550–595 568 6 130.00–150.00 $144.45 $820 -0.32
620–645 628 5 130.00–148.00 $140.31 $881 -0.92
650–685 665 5 120.00–147.50 $136.77 $910 +6.75
700–725 712 3 127.00–136.00 $130.29 $928 +9.58
760–795 778 2 110.00–116.00 $113.07 $880 -3.91
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 125.00 $125.00 $325 —
315–340 330 3 132.50–147.50 $141.63 $467 +9.23
350–395 369 4 125.00–145.00 $136.91 $505 +18.68
415 415 1 147.00 $147.00 $610 +23.71
450–495 469 7 120.00–140.00 $130.62 $613 +11.02
500–535 519 4 117.50–122.00 $119.91 $622 +5.59
565–585 575 3 120.00–126.00 $122.63 $705 +4.32
620–625 623 3 114.00–126.00 $119.32 $743 -1.17
650 650 1 120.00 $120.00 $780 +3.67
710 710 1 105.00 $105.00 $746 +5.65
840 840 1 100.00 $100.00 $840 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 92.50 $92.50 $296 —
360 360 1 115.00 $115.00 $414 +17.53
465–485 477 3 86.00–105.00 $95.23 $454 -6.77
540–545 543 2 84.00–88.00 $86.01 $467 —
610 610 1 84.00 $84.00 $512 -5.92
660–685 673 2 90.00 $90.00 $606 -14.00
825 825 1 85.00 $85.00 $701 +1.64

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–2130 1357 80-85% 64 69.00–83.00 $75.53 $1,025 —
1240–2095 1662 80-85% 12 83.00–87.00 $84.74 $1,408 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690–1120 879 85-90% 12 37.00–55.00 $48.15 $423 —
565–1600 1100 85-90% 39 56.00–69.00 $63.65 $700 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1890 1437 75-80% 20 68.00–80.00 $74.51 $1,071 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1580 1407 3 70.00–81.00 $75.13 $1,057 —
1035–2105 1707 10 90.00–104.00 $96.28 $1,643 -5.61
1665–2330 1931 8 107.00–114.00 $109.40 $2,113 —

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1010 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 725.00 $725.00 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
985 985 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 700.00 $700.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
630–645 638 2 41.00–50.00 $45.45 $290 —
650 650 1 40.00 $40.00 $260 —
935 935 1 74.00 $74.00 $692 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 76.00–102.50 $89.67 $282 —
352–360 355 3 84.00–92.50 $86.88 $308 —
400–445 421 7 80.00–116.00 $91.82 $387 +27.82
525–545 535 2 64.00–66.00 $64.98 $348 +8.50
652–660 654 7 71.00–79.00 $77.14 $504 —
765–790 778 2 60.00–77.00 $68.64 $534 —
820 820 1 65.00 $65.00 $533 —

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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.