Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 13, 2023

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $153.16/cwt +2.18 vs last sale · ≈ $650/hd at 424 lb · 21 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $148.50/cwt +4.92 vs last sale · ≈ $845/hd at 569 lb · 10 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	428	946	1,016
Feeder cattle	288	696	728
Slaughter cattle	132	246	263
Replacement cattle	8	4	25

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. 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 $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
371	371	6	196.00	$196.00	$727	+10.81
455–485	474	8	183.00–199.00	$192.74	$914	+7.71
535	535	1	185.00	$185.00	$990	-7.84
570–595	584	5	174.00–190.00	$180.86	$1,056	+4.50
625–645	635	6	169.00–184.00	$177.32	$1,126	+1.48
670–695	680	3	163.00–169.00	$165.99	$1,129	-0.51
715–735	725	2	153.00–155.00	$153.99	$1,116	-7.01
885	885	1	132.00	$132.00	$1,168	+2.00

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–370	363	3	112.50–126.00	$118.65	$431	-21.39
435	435	1	146.00	$146.00	$635	—
520–530	525	2	120.00–140.00	$129.90	$682	-8.85
600–625	608	6	115.00–142.00	$133.98	$815	-11.02

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
500	500	1	90.00	$90.00	$450	-15.84

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
240	240	1	140.00	$140.00	$336	+4.22
265	265	1	137.50	$137.50	$364	+2.17
315–340	325	3	120.00–135.00	$128.51	$418	-13.59
355–380	365	7	135.00–161.00	$148.92	$544	-1.24
410 fancy	410	1	170.00	$170.00	$697	—
401–443	425	20	131.00–164.00	$152.32	$647	+0.69
450–495	464	9	130.00–161.00	$146.11	$678	-9.94
500–545	524	7	130.00–157.00	$145.81	$764	-7.87
550–595	569	10	142.50–160.00	$148.50	$845	+2.18
600–620	613	5	126.00–144.00	$134.41	$824	-8.90
650–675	663	2	119.00–132.50	$125.62	$833	-12.03
710–725	716	5	108.00–124.00	$113.77	$815	-15.76
730–743 value added	740	4	131.00–140.00	$137.78	$1,020	—
950 value added	950	1	117.00	$117.00	$1,112	-6.48
950	950	1	109.00	$109.00	$1,036	—
1070 value added	1070	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,284	—
1085	1085	1	107.50	$107.50	$1,166	—
1205	1205	1	99.00	$99.00	$1,193	—
1325	1325	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,524	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	1	95.00	$95.00	$195	—
255–280	270	3	80.00–87.50	$84.09	$227	—
400–425	409	4	80.00–97.50	$88.10	$360	-7.74
490	490	1	77.00	$77.00	$377	—
510–545	528	4	85.00–91.00	$87.66	$463	+2.73
575	575	1	92.50	$92.50	$532	+7.84
610	610	1	85.00	$85.00	$518	+3.68
665–680	675	4	72.00–95.00	$86.20	$582	+2.46
765	765	1	99.00	$99.00	$757	+17.00
820	820	5	79.00	$79.00	$648	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–320	310	2	102.50–110.00	$106.37	$330	-10.00
400–445	423	4	102.50–123.00	$114.70	$485	-2.59
465–490	472	5	121.00–123.00	$122.61	$579	+10.40
520	520	1	121.00	$121.00	$629	+14.63
640	640	1	118.00	$118.00	$755	+12.41
655–695	682	3	100.00–111.00	$104.59	$713	-8.03
795	795	1	90.00	$90.00	$716	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	2	142.50–175.00	$159.10	$374	+3.31
250–290	268	3	172.50–200.00	$186.06	$499	+24.21
340	340	2	160.00–205.00	$182.50	$620	+13.66
361–395	369	7	165.00–202.00	$192.88	$712	+16.09
415–440	428	6	157.50–194.00	$178.37	$763	+1.16
465–490	479	4	154.00–195.00	$173.03	$829	-3.09
510–535	523	6	172.50–192.00	$177.43	$928	+12.87
560–595	585	5	142.00–172.50	$160.43	$939	-4.41
605–615	612	3	120.00–155.00	$135.03	$826	-27.08
650–685	667	5	130.00–157.50	$143.01	$954	-6.83
705–725	715	4	147.50–156.00	$151.88	$1,086	+10.73
775	775	2	125.00–134.00	$129.50	$1,004	-13.50
800	800	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,040	-2.50
850–890	866	4	113.00–139.00	$120.13	$1,040	—
905–920	912	3	100.00–108.00	$104.34	$952	-4.66
955–995	977	3	110.00–116.00	$111.96	$1,094	—

Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	125.00	$125.00	$275	—
270–295	282	3	122.50–145.00	$136.75	$386	+13.48
320–345	333	2	120.00–147.50	$134.27	$447	+8.10
415–435	425	2	133.00–137.00	$135.05	$574	+16.77
535	535	1	135.00	$135.00	$722	+9.82
560	560	2	110.00–135.00	$122.50	$686	+1.66
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-5.04
765	765	1	100.00	$100.00	$765	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	85.00	$85.00	$285	—
420	420	1	92.50	$92.50	$388	—
470	470	1	80.00	$80.00	$376	—
510	510	1	100.00	$100.00	$510	+12.50

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
750–1955	1297	80-85%	57	76.00–88.00	$83.31	$1,081	—
1125–1780	1498	80-85%	16	89.00–94.00	$91.74	$1,374	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–1180	753	85-90%	11	40.00–58.00	$52.01	$392	+1.05
775–1600	1133	85-90%	34	60.00–76.00	$69.98	$793	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1450–1825	1640	75-80%	4	74.00–89.00	$83.01	$1,361	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
895–1795	1208	4	78.00–88.00	$82.53	$997	—
955–2015	1612	8	91.00–108.00	$100.88	$1,626	-3.30
1545–1950	1748	2	110.00–111.00	$110.56	$1,933	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
830–1015	918	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	640.00–800.00	$702.25
805–1070	934	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	650.00–1,025.00	$844.59

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	900.00	$900.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
378–396	388	7	130.00–131.00	$130.42	$506	+15.42
451	451	3	130.00	$130.00	$586	—

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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.