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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 23, 2023

576 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $169.48/cwt +6.37 vs last sale · ≈ $812/hd at 479 lb · 30 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.46/cwt +5.00 vs last sale · ≈ $678/hd at 434 lb · 25 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.73/cwt +1.60 vs last sale · ≈ $723/hd at 470 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 576 1,046 635
Feeder cattle 380 769 415
Slaughter cattle 180 267 215
Replacement cattle 16 10 5

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 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
270 270 1 200.00 $200.00 $540 +0.27
335 335 2 193.00–194.00 $193.50 $648 -7.07
370–395 375 6 180.00–195.00 $187.96 $705 -0.76
420–425 422 3 169.00–179.00 $174.00 $734 -11.92
465–495 483 6 160.00–181.00 $170.62 $824 -8.51
505–545 524 8 156.00–183.00 $171.54 $899 -4.05
555–595 570 3 168.00–177.00 $171.62 $978 +9.47
610–645 627 6 165.00–175.00 $169.10 $1,060 +3.76
650–660 657 3 155.00–166.00 $161.98 $1,064 +7.53
710–720 713 3 130.00–158.00 $148.04 $1,056 +7.69
775 775 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,124 -2.99
800 800 1 134.00 $134.00 $1,072 -7.00
920–930 925 2 117.00–122.00 $119.51 $1,105 -17.49
985–990 988 3 120.00–127.00 $124.67 $1,232 -12.20
1210 1210 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,452 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 142.00 $142.00 $405 —
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
360 360 1 140.00 $140.00 $504 —
510 510 1 136.00 $136.00 $694 +0.91
560 560 1 122.00 $122.00 $683 —
620–635 628 2 112.00–123.00 $117.43 $737 -19.07
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 104.00 $104.00 $452 —
530 530 1 104.00 $104.00 $551 -3.50
630 630 1 108.00 $108.00 $680 -4.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 5 139.00–164.00 $146.30 $329 -11.06
250–285 268 11 124.00–151.00 $138.86 $372 -10.52
305–345 324 8 130.00–159.00 $142.40 $461 -3.31
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 +0.84
385–399 fancy 397 8 167.00–176.00 $174.91 $694 —
410–445 430 17 134.00–164.00 $151.92 $653 +1.98
405–446 fancy 441 8 166.00–167.00 $166.11 $733 —
450–495 470 19 139.00–165.00 $153.73 $723 +1.60
505–540 516 12 137.00–159.00 $152.00 $784 +4.21
555–590 578 7 122.00–151.00 $139.30 $805 -3.52
600–605 602 3 139.00–144.00 $141.00 $849 +9.48
665–690 677 3 124.00–134.00 $129.27 $875 +0.28
700–745 727 3 109.00–120.00 $116.29 $845 -6.96
760–770 765 3 109.00–120.00 $114.34 $875 -8.02
903 fancy 903 4 120.00 $120.00 $1,084 —
965–990 978 2 104.00–110.00 $107.04 $1,047 —
1065 1065 1 104.00 $104.00 $1,108 —
1090–1095 fancy 1093 2 120.00 $120.00 $1,312 —
1110 1110 2 92.00–104.00 $98.00 $1,088 —
1200 fancy 1200 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,428 —
1200 1200 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,152 —
1270 fancy 1270 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,486 —
1315 fancy 1315 1 117.00 $117.00 $1,539 —
1370–1390 fancy 1380 2 115.00–119.00 $116.99 $1,614 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 130.00 $130.00 $507 ±0.00
405–445 420 3 107.00–129.00 $117.65 $494 -7.39
498 498 3 130.00 $130.00 $647 +8.70
515–545 530 2 120.00 $120.00 $636 +0.14
575 575 1 120.00 $120.00 $690 +0.14
630–645 638 2 100.00–107.00 $103.46 $660 -11.11
650–685 662 3 106.00–115.00 $110.26 $730 +3.07
715 715 1 90.00 $90.00 $644 —
815–845 830 2 92.00–100.00 $96.07 $797 —
910 910 1 90.00 $90.00 $819 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 84.00 $84.00 $336 -17.14
590 590 1 88.00 $88.00 $519 -6.43
755 755 1 84.00 $84.00 $634 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 219 5 154.00–184.00 $168.14 $368 +10.51
275–295 286 4 172.00–198.00 $185.98 $532 +18.15
315–345 331 9 170.00–206.00 $190.46 $630 +24.27
355–395 374 10 170.00–196.00 $183.88 $688 +7.48
400–440 416 16 172.00–188.00 $181.72 $756 +16.73
450–495 479 30 145.00–178.00 $169.48 $812 +6.37
500–545 528 14 147.00–180.00 $163.29 $862 +0.53
555–590 570 3 150.00–170.00 $161.45 $920 +9.37
600–645 619 10 140.00–168.00 $153.81 $952 +2.47
675–695 684 7 135.00–155.00 $145.97 $998 +0.43
700–735 718 2 123.00–146.00 $134.22 $964 +4.19
760–775 767 3 119.00–120.00 $119.67 $918 +5.67
800–845 815 3 122.00–123.00 $122.33 $997 +16.68
855 855 1 108.00 $108.00 $923 -7.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 144.00 $144.00 $310 —
270 270 2 132.00–149.00 $140.50 $379 —
320 320 1 151.00 $151.00 $483 +29.00
380 380 1 130.00 $130.00 $494 +0.66
420–445 436 4 118.00–142.00 $129.83 $566 -5.27
670 670 1 120.00 $120.00 $804 +13.00
700 700 1 110.00 $110.00 $770 —
845 845 1 90.00 $90.00 $760 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410 410 1 110.00 $110.00 $451 —
535 535 1 102.00 $102.00 $546 +9.36
935 935 1 80.00 $80.00 $748 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–1105 1055 80-85% 2 70.00 $70.00 $738 —
745–1925 1318 80-85% 72 72.00–84.00 $78.07 $1,029 —
1250–1840 1527 80-85% 10 85.00–89.00 $86.93 $1,327 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
705–1110 877 85-90% 13 42.00–54.00 $47.42 $416 —
590–1340 994 85-90% 35 55.00–70.00 $64.70 $643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1095–1465 1334 75-80% 8 68.00–77.00 $72.29 $964 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890–1540 1215 2 75.00–80.00 $78.17 $950 —
1395–2015 1682 6 93.00–105.00 $98.86 $1,663 —
1850–1905 1878 2 109.00–114.00 $111.54 $2,095 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 630.00 $630.00
1065–1340 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 725.00–1,000.00 $877.73
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
685 685 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 510.00 $510.00

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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
695–805 733 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 725.00–900.00 $788.24 —
885–1010 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 650.00–900.00 $783.25 —
935–965 950 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–1,250.00 $1,211.91 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
835 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 675.00 $675.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 77.00 $77.00 $724 —
1260 1260 1 98.00 $98.00 $1,235 —

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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.