Cattle Market Pulse

Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 6, 2023

946 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.16/cwt +1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $563/hd at 375 lb · 44 head
light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $150.98/cwt +7.60 vs last sale · ≈ $635/hd at 421 lb · 41 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $156.05/cwt +11.79 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 473 lb · 37 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 946 717 633
Feeder cattle 696 559 424
Slaughter cattle 246 157 201
Replacement cattle 4 1 8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 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
295 295 1 164.00 $164.00 $484 +14.00
300–340 320 5 155.00–220.00 $186.23 $596 +37.48
355–395 378 5 154.00–220.00 $185.19 $700 -0.16
410–445 433 16 181.00–209.00 $196.94 $853 +17.69
450–485 468 8 167.50–205.00 $185.03 $866 +13.66
500–545 523 6 183.00–200.00 $192.84 $1,009 +17.78
556 value added 556 6 195.00 $195.00 $1,084 —
550–595 580 19 157.00–189.00 $176.36 $1,023 +3.41
600–645 615 22 168.00–180.00 $175.84 $1,081 +6.63
670 670 2 164.00–169.00 $166.50 $1,116 +19.98
700–745 723 3 160.00–163.00 $161.00 $1,164 +17.00
750–785 772 3 151.00–157.00 $153.62 $1,186 —
825 825 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,138 —
850 850 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,105 +17.00
910 value added 910 8 144.50 $144.50 $1,315 —
1030 value added 1030 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,308 —
1080 value added 1080 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,426 —
1143 value added 1143 3 128.00 $128.00 $1,463 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 145.00 $145.00 $478 +22.97
350–360 355 2 137.50–142.50 $140.04 $497 -9.96
520 520 2 127.50–150.00 $138.75 $722 +13.75
620–625 623 2 144.00–146.00 $145.00 $903 +17.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 102.50 $102.50 $430 +10.00
515–525 522 3 100.00–112.50 $105.84 $552 —
660 660 1 100.00 $100.00 $660 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 223 3 122.50–152.50 $135.78 $303 -6.62
250–290 273 10 125.00–145.00 $135.33 $369 -4.70
305–345 331 25 122.50–157.50 $142.10 $470 -1.42
350–395 375 44 130.00–170.00 $150.16 $563 +4.26
410 410 1 125.00 $125.00 $512 -16.76
400–440 421 40 132.50–170.00 $151.63 $638 +9.87
450–495 473 37 130.00–174.00 $156.05 $738 +11.79
500–545 525 20 140.00–167.50 $153.68 $807 +9.17
550–595 570 13 130.00–161.00 $146.32 $834 +8.45
595 595 1 108.00 $108.00 $643 -29.87
600–640 619 10 137.50–148.00 $143.31 $887 +6.12
655–695 670 14 125.00–144.00 $137.65 $922 +9.13
700–740 717 3 120.00–138.00 $129.53 $929 +9.85
790–795 793 2 104.00–106.00 $105.00 $833 -11.81
825 825 1 114.00 $114.00 $940 -3.50
850 value added 850 4 133.00 $133.00 $1,130 —
930–935 value added 933 2 110.00–115.00 $112.51 $1,050 —
955–975 value added 965 2 122.00–125.00 $123.48 $1,192 —
1005 value added 1005 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,206 —
1025 1025 1 90.00 $90.00 $922 -14.00
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 115.00 $115.00 $328 -3.14
305–325 315 2 112.50–120.00 $116.37 $367 -0.35
350–395 376 4 112.50–127.50 $120.27 $452 +1.64
400–435 418 2 112.50–122.50 $117.29 $490 -2.41
455–480 466 5 105.00–120.00 $112.21 $523 -2.73
510–530 520 2 100.00–112.50 $106.37 $553 -9.25
550–595 567 7 100.00–125.00 $113.22 $642 —
600–645 624 6 100.00–110.00 $105.59 $659 -8.41
655–685 670 2 107.00–118.00 $112.62 $755 +5.15
720 720 1 89.00 $89.00 $641 —
815 815 1 84.00 $84.00 $685 —
890 890 1 85.00 $85.00 $756 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 77.50 $77.50 $302 -22.37
400–440 417 3 92.50–100.00 $95.84 $400 +5.10
515–540 525 3 70.00–97.50 $84.93 $446 -14.07
585–595 590 3 81.00–88.00 $84.66 $499 -0.88
605–615 608 3 78.00–86.00 $81.32 $494 -8.68
680–690 685 2 82.50–85.00 $83.74 $574 -11.26
785 785 1 82.00 $82.00 $644 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 227 6 137.50–170.00 $155.79 $354 +4.13
250–295 274 15 142.50–189.00 $161.85 $443 -14.06
307–345 327 23 140.00–190.00 $168.84 $552 -27.49
355–395 376 19 140.00–193.00 $176.79 $665 -3.90
400–445 424 24 140.00–194.00 $177.21 $751 +4.19
450–495 469 27 148.00–194.00 $176.12 $826 +5.62
500–535 520 17 140.00–182.00 $164.56 $856 +10.10
550–595 571 29 142.50–179.00 $164.84 $941 +7.45
600–645 625 15 137.00–176.00 $162.11 $1,013 +5.74
655–685 668 8 136.00–165.00 $149.84 $1,001 +4.40
700–740 723 8 129.00–150.00 $141.15 $1,021 -4.89
750 750 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,072 +21.74
810 810 1 132.50 $132.50 $1,073 —
920 920 1 109.00 $109.00 $1,003 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 283 3 117.50–130.00 $123.27 $349 +11.01
305–345 325 2 125.00–127.50 $126.17 $410 -8.75
370–395 383 2 120.00–127.50 $123.63 $474 -10.04
415–440 432 3 112.50–125.00 $118.28 $511 -2.17
530–540 535 2 118.00–132.50 $125.18 $670 —
565–595 578 5 110.00–130.00 $120.84 $698 -1.04
605–645 625 2 130.00 $130.00 $812 —
660–685 671 4 102.50–125.00 $114.04 $765 +4.04
710–730 720 2 112.00–118.00 $115.04 $828 —
825 825 1 90.00 $90.00 $742 —
860 860 1 90.00 $90.00 $774 —
1025 1025 1 83.00 $83.00 $851 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 97.50 $97.50 $380 +9.50
520 520 1 87.50 $87.50 $455 +5.50
550–570 560 2 70.00–86.00 $78.14 $438 -19.86
735 735 1 80.00 $80.00 $588 —
970 970 1 80.00 $80.00 $776 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–2025 1307 80-85% 113 78.00–94.00 $87.96 $1,150 —
1060–1935 1551 80-85% 31 95.00–105.00 $97.85 $1,518 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
575–970 780 85-90% 9 43.00–59.00 $50.96 $397 —
690–1440 1003 85-90% 60 60.00–79.00 $71.73 $719 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1155–1945 1529 75-80% 9 81.00–94.00 $88.05 $1,346 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1085 1085 1 93.00 $93.00 $1,009 —
1035–2585 1624 15 96.00–113.00 $104.18 $1,692 —
1680–2020 1772 5 115.00–123.00 $119.08 $2,110 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
980 980 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 775.00 $775.00
1205–1225 1215 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 950.00–1,025.00 $987.81

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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
945 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 875.00 $875.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 57.50 $57.50 $227 -19.79
765 765 1 66.00 $66.00 $505 —
840 840 1 86.00 $86.00 $722 —
885 885 1 67.00 $67.00 $593 —
1070 1070 1 99.00 $99.00 $1,059 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 115.00 $115.00 $408 —
490 490 1 115.00 $115.00 $564 —
530 530 1 80.00 $80.00 $424 -36.00
570 570 1 129.00 $129.00 $735 +13.00
600–645 621 4 102.50–129.00 $120.49 $748 —
650 650 1 109.00 $109.00 $708 -7.00
745 745 1 113.00 $113.00 $842 +0.51
1570 1570 1 102.00 $102.00 $1,601 —

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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.