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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 27, 2023

775 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $177.54/cwt +10.80 vs last sale · ≈ $755/hd at 425 lb · 36 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 heifers $182.79/cwt +27.33 vs last sale · ≈ $695/hd at 380 lb · 30 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1-2 bulls $196.30/cwt -5.74 vs last sale · ≈ $738/hd at 376 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 775 986 1,056
Feeder cattle 608 739 778
Slaughter cattle 155 234 255
Replacement cattle 12 13 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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
285–290 288 2 215.00–216.00 $215.50 $621 +5.25
325–345 333 4 181.00–225.00 $202.74 $675 +5.24
350–395 377 11 182.50–222.00 $205.73 $776 -1.82
405–435 422 10 170.00–221.00 $206.92 $873 +3.46
450–498 479 20 185.00–216.00 $204.56 $980 +7.88
500–545 513 13 184.00–220.00 $203.02 $1,041 -3.68
555–585 573 4 175.00–208.00 $192.33 $1,102 +1.93
600–645 619 4 160.00–196.00 $176.43 $1,092 +0.82
700–740 727 5 165.00–178.00 $172.54 $1,254 +14.88
799 799 5 167.00 $167.00 $1,334 —
830 830 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 +4.43
910 910 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,165 —
1410 1410 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,974 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 147.50 $147.50 $465 —
440 440 1 132.50 $132.50 $583 —
485 485 1 154.00 $154.00 $747 +14.00
570 570 1 164.00 $164.00 $935 —
600 600 1 157.50 $157.50 $945 +32.50
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 99.00 $99.00 $337 —
640 640 1 107.50 $107.50 $688 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 225 5 142.50–170.00 $154.99 $349 +8.73
260–295 281 11 145.00–192.00 $164.65 $463 +20.71
285–290 fancy 288 2 197.00–210.00 $203.44 $586 —
305–345 fancy 318 3 200.00–210.00 $203.92 $648 —
305–345 325 14 145.00–197.50 $177.85 $578 +28.00
355–395 380 26 145.00–191.00 $180.74 $687 +25.28
360–390 fancy 380 4 194.00–198.00 $196.11 $745 —
400–445 425 36 150.00–194.00 $177.54 $755 +15.52
450–495 474 24 150.00–189.00 $164.52 $780 +6.24
500–540 521 26 142.50–179.00 $164.72 $858 +6.01
560 fancy 560 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,120 —
560–595 574 18 142.00–170.00 $160.13 $919 +5.71
603–645 615 18 140.00–170.00 $157.08 $966 +19.71
650–690 667 10 131.00–165.00 $140.72 $939 +16.19
700–745 718 10 120.00–144.00 $132.73 $953 +7.97
765 765 2 122.00–130.00 $126.00 $964 +1.89
805–815 810 2 110.00–112.50 $111.26 $901 -7.69
860 860 1 99.00 $99.00 $851 -6.98
930 930 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,070 +12.00
970 970 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,203 —
1105 1105 1 105.00 $105.00 $1,160 —
1105–1120 fancy 1117 5 133.00–136.00 $135.41 $1,513 —
1190 1190 1 115.00 $115.00 $1,368 —
1335 1335 1 121.00 $121.00 $1,615 —
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 117.50 $117.50 $288 +0.08
260–290 280 3 130.00–132.00 $131.38 $368 +10.43
325–335 328 3 125.00–140.00 $131.60 $432 +14.02
350–380 362 3 107.50–132.50 $119.04 $431 -2.94
400–445 418 6 112.50–140.00 $133.16 $557 +6.66
495 495 1 107.50 $107.50 $532 -21.29
500–530 517 5 120.00–139.00 $132.24 $684 +23.62
560–590 574 6 107.50–132.00 $122.12 $701 +10.95
615–645 635 3 105.00–124.00 $111.13 $706 -5.05
650–670 654 7 102.00–128.00 $111.86 $732 -0.26
725 725 2 95.00–112.50 $103.75 $752 +13.54
780 780 1 100.00 $100.00 $780 -4.00
870 870 1 89.00 $89.00 $774 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 100.00 $100.00 $330 +20.00
500–515 508 2 92.50–106.00 $99.15 $504 +14.15
565 565 1 100.00 $100.00 $565 —
640 640 1 100.00 $100.00 $640 +17.51
665–690 678 2 92.50–100.00 $96.18 $652 +3.68
710 710 1 93.00 $93.00 $660 +16.00
760 760 1 92.00 $92.00 $699 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 239 5 162.50–177.50 $168.94 $404 -18.52
250–295 275 5 165.00–217.00 $196.84 $541 -3.82
305–345 324 16 170.00–216.00 $197.34 $639 -5.32
350–395 376 28 162.50–219.00 $196.30 $738 -5.74
400–445 424 26 160.00–212.00 $192.04 $814 +3.07
450–490 475 20 160.00–205.00 $185.71 $882 +6.49
500–535 520 26 163.00–210.00 $186.64 $971 +10.18
550–595 574 8 148.00–186.00 $174.20 $1,000 +0.55
600–640 618 11 156.00–188.00 $171.85 $1,062 +0.74
650–690 672 7 150.00–179.00 $163.34 $1,098 +5.30
715–740 728 2 164.00–170.00 $166.95 $1,215 +16.48
750–755 753 2 122.50–156.00 $139.31 $1,049 -4.17
860 860 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,118 +7.50
955–995 978 3 116.00–118.00 $117.32 $1,147 +4.31
Medium 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–215 208 2 137.50–155.00 $146.57 $305 +0.66
305–335 317 3 140.00–150.00 $143.26 $454 +23.26
355–395 371 6 137.50–155.00 $146.74 $544 -2.63
415–445 426 4 120.00–142.50 $135.18 $576 +9.05
465 465 1 140.00 $140.00 $651 +14.29
500–540 514 5 126.00–157.50 $148.12 $761 +31.32
560 560 1 115.00 $115.00 $644 -19.07
620–635 628 2 130.00–137.50 $133.79 $840 +5.29
715–725 720 2 117.50–137.00 $127.18 $916 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 95.00 $95.00 $290 +15.00
350–390 370 2 80.00–100.00 $90.54 $335 -20.97
405–420 413 2 95.00–100.00 $97.55 $403 -9.95

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–2215 1279 80-85% 71 79.00–95.00 $87.76 $1,122 —
895–1965 1554 80-85% 19 96.00–102.00 $98.20 $1,526 +5.22
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
640–1080 823 85-90% 4 41.00–55.00 $48.05 $395 +0.05
580–1275 928 85-90% 31 60.00–80.00 $72.18 $670 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1595 1473 75-80% 2 89.00–97.00 $93.33 $1,375 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1020–1075 1048 2 76.00–80.00 $77.95 $817 —
1015–2070 1640 11 95.00–112.50 $105.09 $1,723 —
920–2040 1688 4 114.00–122.00 $116.28 $1,963 +11.36

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1025 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 900.00 $900.00
885–1245 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 775.00–1,050.00 $921.37
1060–1220 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 925.00–1,100.00 $1,006.36
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
790–945 842 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 565.00–610.00 $590.03

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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
1005 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,200.00 $1,200.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 270 3 50.00–70.00 $61.02 $165 —
310–345 328 2 57.50–75.00 $66.72 $219 —
425–440 433 2 50.00–65.00 $57.37 $248 —
580 580 1 55.00 $55.00 $319 +5.00
675 675 1 74.00 $74.00 $500 —
970–990 982 3 88.00–96.00 $92.65 $910 —
1000–1035 1018 2 92.00–95.00 $93.47 $952 —
1055–1090 1077 3 94.00–96.00 $95.35 $1,027 —
1115 1115 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,070 —
1185 1185 1 96.00 $96.00 $1,138 —
1225 1225 1 100.00 $100.00 $1,225 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 112.50 $112.50 $298 —
300–330 315 2 110.00–112.00 $111.05 $350 +23.55
375 375 1 107.50 $107.50 $403 —
590 590 1 136.00 $136.00 $802 —
1025–1040 1033 2 85.00–88.00 $86.49 $893 —
1070–1075 1073 2 90.00–93.00 $91.50 $982 —

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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.