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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 27, 2023

1,382 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.55/cwt -7.97 vs last sale · ≈ $780/hd at 423 lb · 55 head
light 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $194.47/cwt +1.13 vs last sale · ≈ $622/hd at 320 lb · 40 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.66/cwt -6.13 vs last sale · ≈ $706/hd at 372 lb · 40 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,382 1,251 972
Feeder cattle 943 930 758
Slaughter cattle 393 280 200
Replacement cattle 46 41 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 5.00 to 7.00 lower. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 192.50 $192.50 $443 -12.72
255–295 278 3 200.00–232.50 $220.81 $614 +2.78
300–340 324 7 190.00–235.00 $221.35 $717 +4.23
350–390 370 16 190.00–242.50 $217.11 $803 -6.69
400–445 427 26 187.00–245.00 $209.33 $894 -13.81
450–495 476 15 182.50–231.00 $217.52 $1,035 -5.31
505–545 527 15 185.00–235.00 $208.59 $1,099 -0.84
550–597 572 7 180.00–217.50 $196.32 $1,123 -7.11
600–642 620 8 185.00–214.00 $197.93 $1,227 +1.10
658–695 668 15 177.50–199.00 $192.00 $1,283 +6.97
710–740 724 7 163.00–187.50 $173.42 $1,256 +17.10
750–785 768 2 155.00–175.00 $165.23 $1,269 +11.20
805–825 815 2 172.50 $172.50 $1,406 +35.02
895 value added 895 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,790 —
895 895 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,566 +30.17
900–905 903 2 125.00 $125.00 $1,129 -20.00
940 value added 940 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,504 —
1015 value added 1015 1 172.50 $172.50 $1,751 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 -5.00
255 255 1 172.50 $172.50 $440 +14.54
380–395 390 3 142.50–155.00 $148.41 $579 -14.89
435 435 2 140.00–150.00 $145.00 $631 -27.36
455–470 463 2 132.00–157.50 $144.54 $669 -26.24
530–535 533 2 162.50–172.50 $167.48 $893 +5.06
575–585 580 2 160.00–177.50 $168.83 $979 +18.83
610–645 628 2 160.00–179.00 $169.76 $1,066 —
675 675 1 130.00 $130.00 $878 -26.20
785 785 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,020 —
835 835 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,127 —
875 875 1 127.50 $127.50 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–325 315 2 112.50–124.00 $118.07 $372 —
435–440 438 2 117.50–126.00 $121.77 $533 -25.23
495 495 1 128.00 $128.00 $634 -11.64
515 515 1 105.00 $105.00 $541 -28.84
650 650 1 102.50 $102.50 $666 —
760 760 1 100.00 $100.00 $760 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–240 223 4 167.50–192.50 $178.44 $398 +6.12
260–298 291 11 177.00–207.50 $190.84 $555 +5.43
300–348 320 36 180.00–212.50 $191.70 $613 -1.64
305–335 fancy 321 4 217.50–222.50 $219.37 $704 —
350–395 372 40 170.00–204.00 $189.66 $706 -6.13
405 fancy 405 1 207.50 $207.50 $840 —
400–448 423 54 170.00–200.00 $184.13 $779 -8.39
450–498 470 37 170.00–200.00 $176.49 $830 -5.49
500–540 518 33 150.00–180.00 $163.98 $849 -1.66
545 value added 545 3 187.00 $187.00 $1,019 ±0.00
555–578 value added 570 6 177.50–182.00 $179.52 $1,023 —
550–595 573 20 150.00–175.00 $162.14 $929 -0.53
605–645 625 14 142.00–167.50 $151.10 $944 +1.55
655–690 668 12 140.00–167.50 $148.16 $990 +2.43
710–745 728 7 128.00–155.00 $140.50 $1,023 -0.14
790 790 1 112.50 $112.50 $889 -15.93
815–825 818 3 110.00–132.00 $122.04 $998 -10.46
855–897 881 4 118.00–127.50 $122.34 $1,078 -7.99
940 value added 940 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,316 —
1010–1040 1025 2 110.00–120.00 $114.93 $1,178 —
1070–1080 1075 2 120.00–134.00 $126.97 $1,365 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–240 238 2 152.50–165.00 $158.68 $378 +5.49
250–295 270 8 130.00–168.00 $150.83 $407 +6.07
300–340 320 10 135.00–172.50 $153.34 $491 +0.03
355–390 363 8 130.00–167.50 $150.93 $548 -8.58
400–445 420 15 132.50–167.50 $148.21 $622 -9.64
450–495 475 21 130.00–169.00 $156.41 $743 +2.26
505–545 521 9 120.00–145.00 $134.34 $700 -2.44
550–585 571 10 126.00–147.50 $138.73 $792 +1.68
600–645 619 6 112.00–137.50 $127.15 $787 -3.32
650–675 664 4 112.50–130.00 $120.93 $803 +1.52
785 785 1 103.00 $103.00 $809 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 215 3 102.50–117.50 $109.77 $236 —
380–390 385 2 90.00–117.50 $103.57 $399 -16.43
405–430 419 4 107.50–125.00 $115.66 $485 -4.34
475–490 483 2 125.00–127.50 $126.27 $610 +13.27
505–510 508 3 112.50–117.50 $114.17 $580 +1.67
560–595 578 2 110.00 $110.00 $636 —
620–640 630 2 105.00–110.00 $107.54 $678 -2.49
712 712 2 104.00 $104.00 $740 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 227 3 187.50–197.50 $193.44 $439 -9.82
250–290 271 11 185.00–210.00 $193.95 $526 -20.17
285–290 fancy 288 2 235.00–240.00 $237.48 $684 —
310 fancy 310 1 229.00 $229.00 $710 —
305–345 328 37 180.00–227.50 $207.49 $681 -7.67
350–395 371 29 187.50–225.00 $208.69 $774 +2.37
365–390 fancy 378 2 235.00 $235.00 $888 —
400–445 418 30 185.00–222.50 $206.18 $862 +0.87
450–495 473 37 183.00–225.00 $197.15 $933 -3.42
500–535 value added 516 5 227.50–232.50 $229.10 $1,182 —
500–545 520 28 180.00–215.00 $196.20 $1,020 -1.59
560 value added 560 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,260 —
550–590 574 9 180.00–220.00 $200.84 $1,153 +13.64
605 value added 605 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,240 —
600–640 614 15 170.00–200.00 $182.67 $1,122 -5.29
655–695 673 9 160.00–190.00 $171.82 $1,156 -1.26
700–745 714 7 140.00–169.00 $156.64 $1,118 -3.41
725 value added 725 1 176.00 $176.00 $1,276 —
800–845 818 6 122.00–150.00 $135.33 $1,107 +1.75
870 870 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,131 -11.00
905 905 1 152.50 $152.50 $1,380 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 152.00–180.00 $166.44 $396 +6.44
250–285 275 6 142.50–172.50 $164.82 $453 -1.49
310–335 320 5 150.00–175.00 $164.68 $527 -0.40
350–385 372 11 152.00–182.50 $170.66 $635 +1.53
400–435 421 9 140.00–180.00 $164.94 $694 +1.67
455–495 474 11 150.00–175.00 $163.93 $777 +2.43
500–540 527 10 140.00–175.00 $162.52 $856 +7.46
560–585 569 4 165.00–175.00 $170.58 $971 +15.68
620–640 627 5 142.50–160.00 $152.03 $953 -3.85
655–685 673 4 130.00–165.00 $142.64 $960 -5.81
700–715 708 2 125.00–126.00 $125.51 $889 +21.76
950 950 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,045 ±0.00
1000 1000 1 102.50 $102.50 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 110.00 $110.00 $324 —
340 340 1 102.50 $102.50 $348 -25.58
360–395 382 3 125.00–130.00 $126.91 $485 —
550–560 555 2 132.00–135.00 $133.49 $741 —
600–605 603 2 120.00–126.00 $122.99 $742 +5.49
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565–1020 770 85-90% 22 46.00–65.00 $58.36 $449 —
570–1490 1036 85-90% 130 69.00–96.00 $86.02 $891 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1495 1237 80-85% 17 111.00–117.00 $113.29 $1,401 -0.77
745–2135 1265 80-85% 95 95.00–110.00 $101.03 $1,278 +3.29
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1735 1447 75-80% 28 90.00–104.00 $95.18 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1155 1020 3 80.00–99.00 $92.82 $947 —
850–2150 1461 24 100.00–119.00 $111.25 $1,625 —
1420–2260 1848 8 120.00–130.00 $123.29 $2,278 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
765–1185 1032 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 725.00–1,350.00 $1,164.03
1030–1220 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,100.00–1,400.00 $1,234.52
980–1430 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,000.00–1,575.00 $1,321.49
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
615–820 731 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 425.00–775.00 $627.17

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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
710–1070 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,050.00–1,375.00 $1,202.20 -201.73
835–1405 1010 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 975.00–1,700.00 $1,425.00 —
895–1080 1011 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 1,575.00–1,875.00 $1,731.80 —
895–1155 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,500.00–1,825.00 $1,683.11 —
1195–1355 1275 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,375.00 $2,199.26 —

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Dairy Heifers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–415 410 2 90.00–92.50 $91.23 $374 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
985 985 1 95.00 $95.00 $936 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 112.50 $112.50 $338 -25.62
380 380 1 136.00 $136.00 $517 +11.90
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
715 715 1 95.00 $95.00 $679 —
750 750 1 87.50 $87.50 $656 —

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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.