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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 9, 2023

685 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $152.49/cwt +7.72 vs last sale · ≈ $720/hd at 472 lb · 21 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $157.70/cwt +14.15 vs last sale · ≈ $659/hd at 418 lb · 17 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $145.74/cwt +9.69 vs last sale · ≈ $768/hd at 527 lb · 17 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 685 585 760
Feeder cattle 429 402 465
Slaughter cattle 245 181 285
Replacement cattle 11 2 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: 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
280 280 1 226.00 $226.00 $633 —
310–315 313 2 206.00–222.00 $214.06 $670 +48.92
370–395 381 4 180.00–192.50 $188.02 $716 +32.51
410–445 432 3 158.00–186.00 $175.38 $758 +18.15
460–495 485 5 152.00–180.00 $166.08 $805 +1.37
520–535 529 4 163.00–174.00 $168.48 $891 +5.57
550–595 570 10 144.00–178.00 $167.13 $953 +3.13
600–640 619 7 136.00–166.00 $154.65 $957 +1.30
650–663 660 4 147.00–156.00 $153.78 $1,015 +0.60
735–745 740 2 161.00–168.00 $164.48 $1,217 +19.56
750 750 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,148 —
825 825 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,196 +4.00
915 915 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,144 -7.50
1010 1010 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,222 —
1185 1185 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,576 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 152.50 $152.50 $595 +22.17
410–445 429 6 130.00–150.00 $139.22 $597 —
455–475 465 2 120.00–152.00 $136.34 $634 —
550–595 568 3 132.50–140.00 $135.79 $771 —
605 605 1 147.50 $147.50 $892 —
665 665 1 132.50 $132.50 $881 +16.50
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 118.00 $118.00 $442 —
445 445 1 107.50 $107.50 $478 +5.50
545 545 1 110.00 $110.00 $600 —
605–625 615 2 110.00 $110.00 $676 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 4 135.00–157.50 $143.62 $401 +11.01
305–345 333 5 135.00–160.00 $145.05 $483 -15.96
360–395 377 15 140.00–177.00 $163.83 $618 +10.94
400–435 418 17 142.00–170.00 $157.70 $659 +14.15
450–495 472 21 135.00–167.50 $152.49 $720 +7.72
505–540 527 17 132.50–162.00 $145.74 $768 +9.69
550–595 575 15 121.00–149.00 $133.03 $765 +4.57
605–645 625 2 119.00–127.00 $123.13 $770 -1.55
625 value added 625 5 144.00 $144.00 $900 —
655–695 674 14 110.00–130.00 $122.22 $824 +3.52
705 705 1 122.00 $122.00 $860 +6.53
760–785 773 2 107.00–120.00 $113.39 $877 —
840 840 1 115.00 $115.00 $966 +6.00
1065 1065 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,235 +8.00
1320 1320 1 101.00 $101.00 $1,333 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 117.50 $117.50 $288 +7.50
255 255 2 115.00–117.50 $116.25 $296 +16.25
350–365 358 3 122.50–132.50 $128.34 $459 +5.03
405–435 421 4 110.00–131.00 $115.11 $485 -6.15
460–490 470 5 110.00–128.00 $119.12 $560 +5.57
510–540 526 4 104.00–117.50 $109.97 $578 -2.69
585–590 588 2 114.00–125.00 $119.52 $703 +10.49
650–675 667 3 106.00–124.00 $115.56 $771 +8.56
715–740 728 2 97.00–100.00 $98.47 $717 -1.53
750–790 770 3 92.50–100.00 $95.49 $735 -4.50
815 815 1 105.00 $105.00 $856 —
930 930 1 92.00 $92.00 $856 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 100.00 $100.00 $205 +1.00
270 270 1 95.00 $95.00 $256 -1.24
350–390 366 5 82.50–105.00 $94.28 $345 -9.21
425–430 428 2 92.50–105.00 $98.79 $423 -0.15
485 485 1 102.50 $102.50 $497 +2.50
500 500 1 106.00 $106.00 $530 +16.00
550–590 565 3 102.50 $102.50 $579 —
600–630 619 4 81.00–105.00 $97.13 $601 +5.12
690 690 1 104.00 $104.00 $718 +25.00
805 805 1 85.00 $85.00 $684 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 135.00 $135.00 $371 -18.68
330 330 2 145.00–150.00 $147.50 $487 -18.23
350–395 371 13 169.00–200.00 $183.83 $682 +18.55
400–445 418 12 147.50–174.00 $160.93 $673 -3.91
450–480 466 9 145.00–174.00 $154.97 $722 -7.05
470 value added 470 3 184.00 $184.00 $865 —
515 value added 515 3 173.00–175.00 $174.00 $896 —
500–540 519 11 140.00–168.00 $154.05 $800 +4.34
550–595 576 14 140.00–164.00 $156.74 $903 +12.29
600–640 618 8 144.00–163.00 $150.69 $931 +10.38
655–698 679 13 132.50–148.00 $142.64 $969 +5.87
705–735 718 4 133.00–143.00 $137.44 $987 +7.15
760 760 7 123.00 $123.00 $935 +9.93
815 815 2 105.00–107.00 $106.00 $864 —
850 850 1 114.00 $114.00 $969 —
915 915 1 100.00 $100.00 $915 —
950–990 970 2 100.00–101.00 $100.51 $975 —
1050 1050 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,029 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 112.50 $112.50 $371 -29.13
355–395 377 3 135.00–155.00 $147.49 $556 +10.58
400–445 423 4 130.00–144.00 $136.37 $577 -10.63
455–490 478 4 126.00–139.00 $132.36 $633 +1.74
510–530 522 3 117.00–139.00 $124.54 $650 +4.63
550–555 552 3 120.00–137.50 $130.19 $719 +7.56
630 630 1 112.00 $112.00 $706 -7.32
725 725 1 100.00 $100.00 $725 -5.00
810 810 1 96.00 $96.00 $778 -4.00
970 970 1 92.00 $92.00 $892 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 87.50 $87.50 $293 -5.00
660 660 1 84.00 $84.00 $554 -6.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1720 1270 80-85% 16 73.00–74.00 $73.71 $936 —
845–1975 1383 80-85% 10 88.00–93.00 $89.59 $1,239 +14.06
880–2020 1395 80-85% 78 75.00–87.00 $79.48 $1,109 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–1095 817 85-90% 13 40.00–55.00 $49.36 $403 —
635–1450 1041 85-90% 72 56.00–73.00 $65.14 $678 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–2205 1548 75-80% 22 67.00–82.00 $74.39 $1,152 —
1445–2060 1753 75-80% 2 83.00–85.00 $84.18 $1,476 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1225–1990 1500 5 105.00–110.00 $106.77 $1,602 —
1275–1815 1545 2 82.00–87.00 $84.06 $1,299 —
1080–2335 1640 12 88.00–102.00 $95.03 $1,558 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
700–1210 1033 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 900.00–1,425.00 $1,194.33 —
1005–1210 1128 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 810.00–1,325.00 $1,128.89 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 40.00–60.00 $50.00 $108 —
285 285 1 42.50 $42.50 $121 —
335 335 1 60.00 $60.00 $201 —
360 360 1 42.50 $42.50 $153 —
405–440 423 2 40.00–42.50 $41.30 $175 —
585 585 1 58.00 $58.00 $339 —
600 600 1 35.00 $35.00 $210 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 60.00 $60.00 $138 —
440 440 1 62.50 $62.50 $275 -29.32
490 490 1 61.00 $61.00 $299 —
515 515 1 92.50 $92.50 $476 +27.52
570–590 582 3 45.00–70.00 $59.15 $344 —
620 620 1 60.00 $60.00 $372 —
655 655 1 75.00 $75.00 $491 -2.14
940 940 1 66.00 $66.00 $620 —
1040 1040 1 89.00 $89.00 $926 —

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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.