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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 20, 2023

986 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $166.74/cwt +13.58 vs last sale · ≈ $709/hd at 425 lb · 53 head
light 5-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.56/cwt +14.75 vs last sale · ≈ $852/hd at 531 lb · 50 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $160.03/cwt +13.92 vs last sale · ≈ $754/hd at 471 lb · 39 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 986 428 1,056
Feeder cattle 739 288 778
Slaughter cattle 234 132 255
Replacement cattle 13 8 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 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
290 290 2 208.00–212.50 $210.25 $610 —
345 345 1 197.50 $197.50 $681 —
355–390 374 7 192.00–218.00 $207.55 $776 +11.55
420–440 431 4 185.00–216.00 $203.46 $877 —
455–495 467 12 171.00–214.00 $196.68 $918 +3.94
520–545 535 19 184.00–213.00 $206.70 $1,106 +21.70
555–595 572 5 180.00–198.00 $190.40 $1,089 +9.54
600–645 623 8 160.00–188.00 $175.61 $1,094 -1.71
660–671 value added 671 23 180.00–182.50 $182.39 $1,224 —
655–695 679 4 160.00–172.50 $167.62 $1,138 +1.63
705–715 712 3 149.00–164.00 $157.66 $1,123 +3.67
715–720 value added 718 2 169.00–170.00 $169.50 $1,217 —
750–775 762 3 134.00–165.00 $152.79 $1,164 —
800–845 823 4 130.00–158.00 $145.57 $1,198 —
870–890 880 2 142.00–147.00 $144.47 $1,271 +12.47
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470 470 1 140.00 $140.00 $658 —
540 540 1 122.50 $122.50 $662 -7.40
625 625 1 125.00 $125.00 $781 -8.98
770–775 773 2 116.00–118.00 $117.00 $904 —
820 820 2 112.50–116.00 $114.25 $937 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 115.00 $115.00 $431 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 228 4 135.00–162.50 $146.26 $333 +6.26
255–295 274 13 132.50–162.50 $143.94 $394 +6.44
300–345 325 25 135.00–177.50 $149.85 $487 +21.34
350–395 373 36 130.00–175.00 $155.46 $580 +6.54
400–445 422 39 137.50–177.50 $162.02 $684 +9.70
415–442 value added 433 14 179.00–183.00 $179.90 $779 —
450–465 value added 458 3 178.00–185.00 $181.02 $829 —
450–495 472 36 140.00–175.00 $158.28 $747 +12.17
500–524 value added 519 5 174.00–178.00 $177.23 $920 —
500–548 532 45 140.00–170.00 $158.71 $844 +12.90
555 value added 555 1 175.00 $175.00 $971 —
550–595 570 16 130.00–165.00 $154.42 $880 +5.92
600–645 619 8 123.00–150.00 $137.37 $850 +2.96
650–690 671 7 115.00–135.00 $124.53 $836 -1.09
673 value added 673 5 143.00 $143.00 $962 —
715–740 725 5 115.00–137.00 $124.76 $905 +10.99
770–780 774 4 117.50–128.00 $124.11 $961 —
810–830 820 2 115.00–123.00 $118.95 $975 —
860–890 878 3 105.00–108.00 $105.98 $931 —
945 945 1 103.00 $103.00 $973 —
1150 1150 1 103.00 $103.00 $1,184 —
1235 fancy 1235 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,494 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 115.00–120.00 $117.42 $279 —
250–295 269 6 110.00–125.00 $120.95 $325 —
305–340 323 6 110.00–127.50 $117.58 $380 +11.21
365–395 383 3 110.00–135.00 $121.98 $467 —
405–435 418 7 110.00–131.00 $126.50 $529 +11.80
460–470 465 2 125.00–132.50 $128.79 $599 +6.18
515–540 525 5 100.00–120.00 $108.62 $570 -12.38
565–580 573 2 105.00–117.50 $111.17 $637 —
600–610 605 2 107.50–125.00 $116.18 $703 -1.82
655–680 671 4 110.00–117.50 $112.12 $752 +7.53
700–740 718 3 80.00–102.00 $90.21 $648 —
750 750 1 104.00 $104.00 $780 —
805–825 815 2 89.00–100.00 $94.43 $770 —
975 975 1 90.00 $90.00 $878 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 273 5 75.00–100.00 $85.60 $234 +1.51
300 300 2 75.00–85.00 $80.00 $240 —
360 360 1 80.00 $80.00 $288 —
455–470 464 4 79.00–102.50 $87.95 $408 +10.95
500 500 1 85.00 $85.00 $425 -2.66
615–620 618 2 80.00–85.00 $82.49 $510 -2.51
660 660 1 92.50 $92.50 $610 +6.30
720 720 1 77.00 $77.00 $554 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
520 520 1 120.00 $120.00 $624 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 217 3 177.50–202.50 $187.46 $407 +28.36
250–295 274 5 175.00–225.00 $200.66 $550 +14.60
305–340 330 14 170.00–228.00 $202.66 $669 +20.16
350–395 372 28 177.50–217.00 $202.04 $752 +9.16
405–445 428 29 160.00–209.00 $188.97 $809 +10.60
450–495 474 22 150.00–200.00 $179.22 $850 +6.19
500–545 522 36 150.00–195.00 $176.46 $921 -0.97
550–595 577 24 150.00–190.00 $173.65 $1,002 +13.22
600–640 620 12 150.00–185.00 $171.11 $1,061 +36.08
650–695 677 13 135.00–172.00 $158.04 $1,070 +15.03
710–735 720 7 135.00–168.00 $150.47 $1,083 -1.41
750–775 757 5 125.00–157.00 $143.48 $1,086 +13.98
890 890 2 120.00–125.00 $122.50 $1,090 +2.37
935–945 940 3 105.00–126.00 $113.70 $1,069 +9.36
957–965 960 3 111.00–117.00 $113.01 $1,085 +1.05
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 226 5 132.50–157.50 $145.91 $330 +20.91
250–285 264 4 110.00–137.50 $127.50 $337 -9.25
325 325 1 120.00 $120.00 $390 -14.27
355–390 368 3 140.00–155.00 $149.37 $550 —
400–445 422 5 115.00–140.00 $126.13 $532 -8.92
480–495 488 4 122.50–130.00 $125.71 $613 —
500–520 510 3 110.00–130.00 $116.80 $596 -18.20
560–595 579 4 130.00–145.00 $134.07 $776 +11.57
610–645 628 3 127.50–130.00 $128.50 $807 —
695 695 1 130.00 $130.00 $904 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 115.00 $115.00 $259 —
255–295 273 3 79.00–90.00 $82.98 $227 —
335 335 1 80.00 $80.00 $268 -5.00
370–375 373 2 110.00–113.00 $111.51 $416 —
440 440 1 107.50 $107.50 $473 +15.00
495 495 1 77.50 $77.50 $384 -2.50
535 535 1 77.50 $77.50 $415 -22.50
700–705 703 2 82.50–92.00 $87.23 $613 —
Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–385 383 4 160.00–170.00 $164.40 $630 —
550 550 1 122.50 $122.50 $674 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985–1855 1350 80-85% 68 72.00–89.00 $84.13 $1,136 —
1165–1865 1585 80-85% 43 90.00–97.00 $92.98 $1,474 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–1315 825 85-90% 22 40.00–54.00 $48.00 $396 —
495–1575 971 85-90% 56 56.00–76.00 $66.26 $643 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1260–1725 1516 75-80% 6 78.00–88.00 $82.89 $1,257 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
860–1715 1386 7 70.00–88.00 $83.38 $1,156 —
1300–2280 1673 11 93.00–110.00 $104.92 $1,755 —
1340–2050 1814 7 113.00–123.00 $116.04 $2,105 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870 870 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 700.00 $700.00
865–1030 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 675.00–825.00 $756.53
840–1490 1059 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 775.00–1,275.00 $968.81
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
740 740 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 450.00 $450.00
805 805 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 610.00 $610.00
905 905 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 590.00 $590.00

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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
1075–1240 1158 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,250.00–1,500.00 $1,366.09 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 525.00 $525.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 216 8 47.50–75.00 $55.55 $120 —
390 390 1 63.00 $63.00 $246 —
475 475 1 53.00 $53.00 $252 —
590 590 1 50.00 $50.00 $295 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 47.50 $47.50 $197 —
750 750 1 66.00 $66.00 $495 —
835 835 1 50.00 $50.00 $418 —
870 870 1 74.00 $74.00 $644 —
900 900 1 75.00 $75.00 $675 —
980 980 1 81.00 $81.00 $794 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 87.50 $87.50 $276 —
665 665 1 72.00 $72.00 $479 —
765 765 1 88.00 $88.00 $673 —

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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.