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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 17, 2023

1,388 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.03/cwt +12.97 vs last sale · ≈ $891/hd at 466 lb · 80 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $184.49/cwt +14.74 vs last sale · ≈ $784/hd at 425 lb · 58 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 steers $232.45/cwt +5.89 vs last sale · ≈ $1,205/hd at 518 lb · 44 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,388 459 413
Feeder cattle 985 293 270
Slaughter cattle 388 158 136
Replacement cattle 15 8 7

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate 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
265–290 278 2 200.00–203.00 $201.57 $560 -14.12
345 345 1 230.00 $230.00 $794 +9.08
360–395 378 9 218.00–240.00 $227.82 $861 +12.72
410–445 427 11 210.00–242.00 $227.07 $970 -2.76
410–440 value added 430 4 248.00–255.00 $251.87 $1,083 —
450–495 463 20 210.00–243.00 $228.16 $1,056 +3.87
455–490 value added 480 13 245.00–254.00 $246.81 $1,185 +4.31
500–548 517 23 210.00–234.00 $223.40 $1,155 -0.92
500–530 value added 520 21 240.00–251.00 $242.37 $1,260 +2.37
550–575 value added 559 5 232.00–242.00 $236.18 $1,320 —
550–590 562 18 205.00–230.00 $222.80 $1,252 -7.20
605 value added 605 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,392 —
600–635 616 11 192.50–225.00 $214.40 $1,321 +19.42
655–675 667 3 185.00–212.00 $196.99 $1,314 +11.99
700–730 714 15 175.00–198.00 $194.88 $1,391 +14.88
780 780 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,396 -5.00
830 value added 830 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,452 —
835 835 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,086 —
850–860 855 2 126.00–140.00 $133.04 $1,137 —
900–930 919 4 112.00–124.00 $121.06 $1,113 —
975 975 2 126.00–130.00 $128.00 $1,248 —
1005 1005 1 112.00 $112.00 $1,126 —
1090 1090 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,580 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 419 6 175.00–205.00 $195.81 $820 —
450–480 468 5 170.00–200.00 $190.60 $892 -4.40
500–530 512 7 170.00–200.00 $189.38 $970 —
575–578 577 6 168.00–198.00 $192.52 $1,111 +22.52
625–640 633 2 165.00–185.00 $175.12 $1,109 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 126.00 $126.00 $498 —
410 410 1 127.50 $127.50 $523 —
475 475 1 140.00 $140.00 $665 —
530 530 1 128.00 $128.00 $678 -9.50
590 590 1 142.50 $142.50 $841 +8.96
625 625 1 122.50 $122.50 $766 —
1015 1015 1 94.00 $94.00 $954 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 218 4 152.50–170.00 $160.36 $350 -9.22
235 fancy 235 1 200.00 $200.00 $470 —
250–295 273 7 150.00–170.00 $159.91 $437 +1.00
305–345 326 17 150.00–180.00 $168.69 $550 -2.46
350–395 375 30 160.00–189.00 $176.23 $661 +4.05
360–390 fancy 378 6 190.00–215.00 $195.52 $739 —
400–435 value added 420 3 207.50–220.00 $215.36 $905 —
400–445 425 55 167.50–199.00 $182.81 $777 +13.06
450–490 value added 461 26 207.00–218.00 $210.06 $968 +17.67
450–495 469 54 168.00–199.00 $181.86 $853 +5.72
510–512 value added 511 4 184.00–187.50 $185.12 $946 —
500–540 522 17 160.00–180.00 $170.40 $889 -4.93
550–555 value added 554 7 180.00–186.00 $183.14 $1,015 —
550–595 579 15 152.00–177.50 $167.00 $967 +2.51
600–635 611 6 146.00–164.00 $154.90 $946 -3.43
640–648 value added 646 4 166.00–173.00 $167.73 $1,084 —
650–690 670 5 150.00–175.00 $166.74 $1,117 +19.59
720 value added 720 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,195 —
705–745 722 5 135.00–150.00 $140.90 $1,017 +13.40
755–780 769 4 110.00–134.00 $126.93 $976 —
800 value added 800 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,176 —
920 920 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,288 —
985 985 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,340 +9.31
1070 1070 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,412 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 138.00–157.50 $147.75 $355 +5.25
250–295 281 10 130.00–157.50 $142.36 $400 —
300–340 323 15 140.00–160.00 $148.76 $480 +3.76
350–395 371 7 130.00–160.00 $148.76 $552 +6.26
405–440 425 13 136.00–160.00 $148.41 $631 +8.24
455–495 468 9 140.00–162.50 $150.15 $703 +11.20
520–535 528 2 150.00–152.50 $151.27 $799 +5.47
550–575 563 2 140.00–142.50 $141.28 $795 +4.96
645 645 1 130.00 $130.00 $838 +0.78
670–695 683 2 144.00–147.50 $145.72 $995 —
725 725 1 110.00 $110.00 $798 -2.50
855 855 1 110.00 $110.00 $940 -2.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–225 220 3 100.00–124.00 $111.36 $245 —
260–290 279 7 105.00–132.50 $121.96 $340 +4.46
300–320 310 4 115.00–130.00 $123.19 $382 +23.19
350–395 382 5 110.00–136.00 $120.82 $462 —
415–440 428 3 120.00–122.50 $120.86 $517 —
455–470 462 3 105.00–126.00 $113.60 $525 —
505–545 527 5 100.00–124.00 $112.81 $595 +4.47
550–585 568 4 110.00–123.00 $115.84 $658 +4.62
635 635 1 118.00 $118.00 $749 +8.00
695 695 1 100.00 $100.00 $695 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 2 217.50–220.00 $218.75 $536 +18.75
250–295 277 14 202.50–238.00 $217.87 $603 +34.97
290 fancy 290 1 242.50 $242.50 $703 —
300–345 323 16 207.00–240.00 $223.68 $722 +18.40
335–345 fancy 342 3 245.00–248.00 $245.98 $841 —
370 fancy 370 1 250.00 $250.00 $925 —
350–395 372 23 206.00–245.00 $224.00 $833 +7.49
400–445 430 32 210.00–247.50 $226.40 $974 +1.17
435 value added 435 1 257.50 $257.50 $1,120 —
450–460 value added 453 3 246.00–250.00 $247.99 $1,123 —
455–495 473 26 208.00–241.00 $222.67 $1,053 +2.11
500 value added 500 2 240.00–245.00 $242.50 $1,212 —
500–545 523 28 200.00–236.00 $220.52 $1,153 +17.71
560–570 value added 565 3 225.00–228.00 $226.66 $1,281 —
550–590 576 18 187.50–218.00 $209.20 $1,205 +13.73
600–625 611 6 190.00–216.00 $205.93 $1,258 +30.93
630 value added 630 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,449 —
655 value added 655 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,349 —
655–695 670 15 170.00–198.00 $186.18 $1,247 -1.80
710–745 732 6 160.00–191.00 $179.13 $1,311 +12.45
755–780 766 4 145.00–170.00 $158.10 $1,211 -16.90
800–805 803 2 118.00–120.00 $119.00 $956 -1.00
830 value added 830 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,245 —
865 value added 865 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,427 —
890 890 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,112 —
940 value added 940 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,316 —
945 945 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,096 -6.50
985–995 990 2 109.00–119.00 $114.03 $1,129 —
1140 1140 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,345 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–225 213 3 177.50–197.50 $187.27 $399 +37.59
255–290 270 10 166.00–200.00 $183.86 $496 —
315–345 333 9 170.00–200.00 $182.16 $607 +6.06
350–390 362 8 170.00–202.50 $192.69 $698 —
400–445 428 8 172.50–205.00 $184.51 $790 +11.15
450–495 464 18 174.00–200.00 $189.66 $880 —
505–535 522 9 152.50–195.00 $174.89 $913 +16.50
550–595 573 2 180.00–182.00 $181.04 $1,037 +11.04
605–640 624 5 130.00–165.00 $147.01 $917 -8.99
650–670 660 4 150.00–170.00 $161.94 $1,069 -5.56
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 218 3 140.00–152.50 $147.71 $322 —
255–295 272 3 150.00–155.00 $152.87 $416 +22.87
315 315 1 125.00 $125.00 $394 -12.64
360–395 377 9 124.00–160.00 $145.71 $549 —
415–445 432 7 125.00–152.50 $140.53 $607 -1.97
455–495 472 8 127.50–160.00 $135.58 $640 +1.58
500–515 508 3 129.00–148.00 $139.84 $710 +34.84
595 595 1 145.00 $145.00 $863 —
605–645 621 5 114.00–136.00 $125.67 $780 +7.67
685 685 1 120.00 $120.00 $822 -4.00

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540–1100 789 85-90% 23 40.00–69.00 $59.91 $473 —
560–1510 991 85-90% 144 70.00–95.00 $84.93 $842 +18.74
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–1850 1215 80-85% 113 94.00–109.00 $100.67 $1,223 -0.42
1025–1555 1226 80-85% 23 110.00–115.00 $112.44 $1,379 +11.35
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–1820 1418 75-80% 27 83.00–100.00 $92.81 $1,316 —
1330–1700 1515 75-80% 2 102.00–104.00 $103.12 $1,562 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
895–1280 1046 4 85.00–97.00 $90.34 $945 —
980–2430 1555 20 100.00–119.00 $109.53 $1,703 —
1135–2250 1768 11 120.00–131.00 $124.63 $2,203 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
925–1005 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 825.00–950.00 $890.09
910–1125 1005 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 875.00–1,300.00 $1,060.55
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–1005 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 550.00–650.00 $610.54
865 865 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 725.00 $725.00

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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
940 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —
845–1045 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,350.00–1,450.00 $1,405.29 —
965 965 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
725 725 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 88.00 $88.00 $383 —
525 525 1 65.00 $65.00 $341 —
585 585 1 92.50 $92.50 $541 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 165.00 $165.00 $371 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 235 2 140.00–152.50 $146.12 $343 —
290 290 1 128.00 $128.00 $371 —
315–330 325 3 140.00–155.00 $146.54 $476 —
415–445 430 2 120.00–151.00 $136.04 $585 +0.98
460 460 1 110.00 $110.00 $506 —
515 515 1 120.00 $120.00 $618 —
550–585 568 2 105.00–126.00 $115.82 $658 -21.68
655 655 1 105.00 $105.00 $688 —
810 810 1 80.00 $80.00 $648 —
1030 1030 1 88.00 $88.00 $906 +3.00
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 115.00 $115.00 $351 —

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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.