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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 16, 2023

1,046 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $163.11/cwt +0.88 vs last sale · ≈ $772/hd at 473 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $162.76/cwt +4.43 vs last sale · ≈ $851/hd at 523 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $161.04/cwt -2.79 vs last sale · ≈ $610/hd at 379 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,046 685 0
Feeder cattle 769 429 0
Slaughter cattle 267 245 0
Replacement cattle 10 11 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 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 $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 5 192.50–212.50 $199.73 $555 -26.27
305–345 325 13 185.00–207.50 $200.57 $652 -13.49
360–390 373 8 180.00–197.50 $188.72 $704 +0.70
400–440 419 26 162.00–189.50 $185.92 $779 +10.54
450–490 472 11 162.00–191.00 $179.13 $845 +13.05
505–535 522 9 167.00–189.00 $175.59 $917 +7.11
560–585 570 4 152.00–167.50 $162.15 $924 -4.98
600–625 612 3 163.00–167.00 $165.34 $1,012 +10.69
660–680 670 2 151.00–158.00 $154.45 $1,035 +0.67
700–740 716 5 127.00–148.00 $140.35 $1,005 -24.13
770–780 775 3 144.00–151.00 $147.99 $1,147 -5.01
815 815 1 141.00 $141.00 $1,149 -4.00
870 870 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,279 —
915 915 5 137.00 $137.00 $1,254 +12.00
950–985 968 2 130.00–144.00 $136.87 $1,325 —
1070 1070 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,487 —
1135–1140 1138 2 138.00–140.00 $139.00 $1,582 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–405 403 2 132.50–150.00 $141.20 $569 +1.98
490 490 2 120.00–129.00 $124.50 $610 -11.84
525–545 535 2 130.00–140.00 $135.09 $723 —
610–615 613 2 136.00–137.00 $136.50 $837 -11.00
795 795 1 125.00 $125.00 $994 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
500 500 1 107.50 $107.50 $538 —
550–590 570 2 108.00–111.00 $109.45 $624 —
635 635 1 112.00 $112.00 $711 +2.00
660 660 1 108.00 $108.00 $713 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 8 140.00–166.00 $157.36 $351 —
250–295 272 5 139.00–163.00 $149.38 $406 +5.76
300–345 323 22 130.00–160.00 $145.71 $471 +0.66
350–395 372 15 135.00–163.00 $149.16 $555 -14.67
365–395 value added 385 17 169.00–175.00 $171.52 $660 —
400–425 value added 412 3 164.00–167.50 $165.16 $680 —
400–445 424 27 132.50–165.00 $149.94 $636 -7.76
450–495 466 31 137.50–166.00 $152.13 $709 -0.36
500–540 518 31 130.00–160.00 $147.79 $766 +2.05
550–590 572 22 130.00–158.00 $142.82 $817 +9.79
600–645 620 12 124.00–140.00 $131.52 $815 +8.39
670–695 682 6 126.00–135.00 $128.99 $880 +6.77
700–740 715 7 111.00–130.00 $123.25 $881 +1.25
770–780 773 3 110.00–129.00 $122.36 $946 +8.97
805–845 818 3 108.00–128.00 $117.84 $964 +2.84
870 870 1 110.00 $110.00 $957 —
900–925 913 2 90.00–94.00 $91.97 $840 —
917 value added 917 2 122.00 $122.00 $1,119 —
960 value added 960 1 129.00 $129.00 $1,238 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 125.00 $125.00 $294 +7.50
295 295 1 115.00 $115.00 $339 —
300–345 328 4 115.00–126.00 $120.08 $394 —
375 375 1 130.00 $130.00 $488 +1.66
420–430 427 3 120.00–130.00 $125.04 $534 +9.93
450–480 469 6 110.00–132.00 $121.30 $569 +2.18
500–540 523 6 112.00–127.00 $119.86 $627 +9.89
550–590 572 7 113.00–128.00 $119.86 $686 +0.34
600–625 618 5 110.00–119.00 $114.57 $708 —
650–660 654 5 102.00–111.00 $107.19 $701 -8.37
875 875 1 90.00 $90.00 $788 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
370 370 2 115.00–122.50 $118.75 $439 —
440–445 443 4 105.00–130.00 $116.51 $516 —
470–495 480 6 128.00–137.50 $134.07 $644 —
515–540 528 2 102.00–127.00 $114.20 $603 —
570–580 575 2 108.00–122.50 $115.31 $663 —
644 644 5 112.00 $112.00 $721 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 2 90.00–100.00 $95.00 $309 —
380 380 2 95.00–107.50 $101.25 $385 +6.97
405–435 414 5 93.00–110.00 $101.14 $419 +2.35
465–490 480 3 80.00–100.00 $92.62 $445 -9.88
510–530 520 3 85.00–100.00 $92.45 $481 -13.55
570–590 581 4 80.00–100.00 $94.43 $549 -8.07
665–695 680 2 95.00–100.00 $97.56 $663 -6.44

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 150.00–167.50 $157.63 $355 —
250–295 271 4 155.00–186.00 $167.83 $455 +32.83
315–345 329 6 150.00–187.50 $166.19 $547 +18.69
350–395 374 18 161.00–187.50 $176.40 $660 -7.43
400–445 423 18 150.00–176.00 $164.99 $698 +4.06
450–495 473 36 150.00–175.00 $163.11 $772 +8.14
500–545 523 36 142.00–175.00 $162.76 $851 +8.71
550–595 570 29 138.00–161.00 $152.08 $867 -4.66
600–645 620 22 140.00–160.00 $151.34 $938 +0.65
650–695 669 18 134.00–154.00 $145.54 $974 +2.90
700–740 725 7 118.00–138.00 $130.03 $943 -7.41
750–790 774 7 103.00–119.00 $114.00 $882 -9.00
800–845 818 3 103.00–110.00 $105.65 $864 -0.35
865 865 1 115.00 $115.00 $995 +1.00
905–935 922 3 94.00–106.00 $101.29 $934 +1.29
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 122.00 $122.00 $372 +9.50
370–395 381 5 120.00–145.00 $129.34 $493 -18.15
400–445 428 5 117.50–145.00 $135.10 $578 -1.27
450–490 468 3 110.00–132.00 $118.79 $556 -13.57
510–535 522 8 125.00–142.00 $135.86 $709 +11.32
550–580 565 4 108.00–130.00 $117.85 $666 -12.34
625 625 1 118.00 $118.00 $738 +6.00
670 670 1 107.00 $107.00 $717 —
950–995 973 2 80.00–89.00 $84.40 $821 -7.60
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 146.00 $146.00 $504 —
350–395 381 5 140.00–149.00 $143.58 $547 —
400–440 419 4 130.00–145.00 $138.64 $581 —
485–495 490 2 145.00 $145.00 $710 —
540 540 1 126.00 $126.00 $680 —
623–640 627 4 130.00–131.00 $130.74 $820 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 80.00 $80.00 $188 —
310 310 1 106.00 $106.00 $329 +18.50
365 365 1 101.00 $101.00 $369 —
485 485 1 102.50 $102.50 $497 —
520–540 530 2 85.00–100.00 $92.64 $491 —
550 550 1 98.00 $98.00 $539 —
630 630 1 100.00 $100.00 $630 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1285 929 85-90% 62 30.00–54.00 $47.23 $439 —
610–1480 1074 85-90% 95 55.00–69.00 $61.63 $662 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1915 1414 80-85% 49 70.00–82.00 $73.28 $1,036 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1185–1825 1458 75-80% 18 60.00–75.00 $67.13 $979 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–1660 1288 12 63.00–76.00 $71.07 $915 —
1005–2160 1648 24 78.00–94.00 $86.47 $1,425 -8.56
1465–2010 1701 5 96.00–101.00 $97.50 $1,658 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–930 872 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 450.00–700.00 $580.74
790–995 893 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 650.00–750.00 $705.74

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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
790 790 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —
1035–1070 1058 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,100.00–1,200.00 $1,150.55 —
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
690 690 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 385.00 $385.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 75.00 $75.00 $154 +15.00
345 345 1 70.00 $70.00 $242 —
390 390 1 62.50 $62.50 $244 —
505–530 518 2 50.00–52.00 $50.98 $264 -41.52
580 580 1 63.00 $63.00 $365 +3.85
620 620 1 49.00 $49.00 $304 -11.00
880 880 1 84.00 $84.00 $739 —

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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.