Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 24, 2023

1,288 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.83/cwt -5.20 vs last sale · ≈ $870/hd at 468 lb · 44 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $175.26/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $915/hd at 522 lb · 42 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $176.60/cwt -2.85 vs last sale · ≈ $661/hd at 374 lb · 40 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,288	1,388	1,337
Feeder cattle	970	985	840
Slaughter cattle	281	388	463
Replacement cattle	37	15	34

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320 fancy	320	1	250.00	$250.00	$800	—
315–345	330	4	210.00–240.00	$225.24	$743	-4.76
350–395	373	4	203.00–236.00	$224.82	$839	-3.00
415 value added	415	1	242.00	$242.00	$1,004	-9.87
405–440	426	12	210.00–240.00	$225.95	$963	-1.12
450 value added	450	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,125	+3.19
460–495	482	10	220.00–242.00	$230.22	$1,110	+2.06
500–545	516	21	210.00–234.00	$216.67	$1,118	-6.73
550 value added	550	5	240.00	$240.00	$1,320	+3.82
550–595	579	12	203.00–232.50	$221.07	$1,280	-1.73
615–640	625	3	212.50–225.00	$219.42	$1,371	+5.02
662 value added	662	7	217.00	$217.00	$1,437	—
650–685	665	4	190.00–208.00	$197.42	$1,313	+0.43
705–745	727	9	175.00–193.00	$187.84	$1,366	-7.04
760–790	775	2	131.00–140.00	$135.41	$1,049	-43.59
830–832	831	3	154.00–170.00	$159.32	$1,324	+29.32
865	865	2	155.00–160.00	$157.50	$1,362	+24.46
1025	1025	1	147.00	$147.00	$1,507	+35.00
1080	1080	1	115.00	$115.00	$1,242	-30.00
1295	1295	1	122.00	$122.00	$1,580	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260	260	1	197.50	$197.50	$514	—
327–340	328	9	177.50–180.00	$179.71	$589	—
385–395	390	2	200.00	$200.00	$780	—
401	401	8	174.00	$174.00	$698	-21.81
485	485	1	195.00	$195.00	$946	+4.40
515–535	525	2	180.00–190.00	$185.10	$972	-4.28
575–595	586	4	197.50–200.00	$199.38	$1,168	+6.86
675–695	685	2	150.00–162.00	$156.09	$1,069	—
705–730	718	3	130.00–152.50	$144.64	$1,039	—
815	815	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
530	530	1	157.00	$157.00	$832	+29.00
570–585	578	3	145.00–160.00	$152.60	$882	+10.10
605	605	1	155.00	$155.00	$938	+32.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	2	162.00–178.00	$170.00	$357	+9.64
255–296	280	16	152.50–171.00	$159.65	$447	-0.26
300–340	323	10	160.00–190.00	$170.75	$552	+2.06
350–395	374	38	162.50–189.00	$175.63	$657	-0.60
375–380 value added	378	2	195.00	$195.00	$737	—
405–445 value added	418	3	190.00–195.00	$191.61	$801	-23.75
400–445	422	30	162.50–188.00	$176.44	$745	-6.37
453–490 value added	463	18	192.00–201.00	$196.73	$911	-13.33
450–495	472	26	163.00–190.00	$178.28	$841	-3.58
505–535 value added	517	5	190.00–195.00	$192.13	$993	+7.01
500–545	523	37	160.00–187.50	$172.98	$905	+2.58
550–595	575	19	160.00–185.00	$170.92	$983	+3.92
600–645 value added	623	2	177.50	$177.50	$1,106	+9.77
600–647	624	17	150.00–176.00	$169.55	$1,058	+14.65
650–690	659	18	150.00–176.00	$165.58	$1,091	-1.16
710–745	738	8	140.00–163.50	$154.36	$1,139	+13.46
750–790	776	9	140.00–162.50	$151.80	$1,178	+24.87
800–830	810	3	145.00–158.00	$153.04	$1,240	—
855	855	1	138.00	$138.00	$1,180	—
905–930	918	3	140.00–152.00	$147.38	$1,353	+7.38
955	955	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,366	+7.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–230	220	2	140.00–148.00	$143.82	$316	-3.93
250–295	277	11	127.50–145.00	$140.57	$389	-1.79
300–340	319	7	127.50–152.50	$141.91	$453	-6.85
350–375	361	6	145.00–157.00	$152.24	$550	+3.48
400–445	420	12	147.50–160.00	$153.45	$644	+5.04
455–495	473	9	136.00–160.00	$151.92	$719	+1.77
500–540	523	8	135.00–157.50	$148.21	$775	-3.06
550–590	570	12	137.50–157.50	$144.25	$822	+2.97
610–640	625	5	126.00–141.00	$133.94	$837	+3.94
650–675	664	5	131.00–145.00	$137.73	$915	-7.99
715–740	725	3	105.00–110.00	$108.36	$786	-1.64
770	770	1	104.00	$104.00	$801	—
950–975	963	2	112.00–119.00	$115.55	$1,113	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	3	100.00–125.00	$108.45	$252	-2.91
260–295	273	4	100.00–118.00	$109.91	$300	-12.05
305–335	320	2	104.00–105.00	$104.52	$334	-18.67
380	380	1	125.00	$125.00	$475	+4.18
420–435	428	4	115.00–125.00	$119.54	$512	-1.32
455–490	473	2	130.00–132.00	$130.96	$619	+17.36
525–535	530	2	110.00	$110.00	$583	-2.81
565–575	570	2	102.50–120.00	$111.33	$635	-4.51
600–630	613	3	102.50–118.00	$110.29	$676	-7.71
650	650	1	110.00	$110.00	$715	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	190.00–197.50	$193.87	$461	-24.88
260–290	280	8	200.00–237.50	$215.04	$602	-2.83
285–290 fancy	288	2	250.00	$250.00	$720	+7.50
300–310 fancy	305	2	248.00–250.00	$249.02	$760	—
300–345	327	18	210.00–246.00	$227.26	$743	+3.58
350–365 value added	358	2	245.00	$245.00	$877	—
355–395	372	17	202.50–240.00	$225.68	$840	+1.68
400–415 value added	410	3	242.00–247.00	$244.30	$1,002	-13.20
400–445	425	27	204.00–240.00	$224.41	$954	-1.99
450–495	473	34	202.50–237.50	$222.19	$1,051	-0.48
500–545	519	25	204.00–230.00	$218.69	$1,135	-1.83
550–595	571	21	205.00–226.00	$217.73	$1,243	+8.53
605–645	625	15	190.00–220.00	$207.38	$1,296	+1.45
650 value added	650	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,404	+10.00
655–680	669	5	180.00–208.00	$189.50	$1,268	+3.32
700–725	710	3	145.00–165.00	$153.26	$1,088	-25.87
750–795	771	12	130.00–160.00	$142.68	$1,100	-15.42
805–830	815	3	135.00–157.50	$149.22	$1,216	+30.22
850–890	864	4	125.00–135.00	$128.85	$1,113	+3.85
915–930	920	3	130.00–140.00	$136.01	$1,251	+20.01
950–955	952	3	120.00–138.00	$131.68	$1,254	—
1155–1170	1163	2	120.00–125.00	$122.52	$1,425	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	233	3	160.00–172.00	$167.37	$390	-19.90
250–290	269	13	167.50–197.50	$182.13	$490	-1.73
315–345	336	8	175.00–200.00	$188.71	$634	+6.55
350–395	372	20	177.50–200.00	$188.94	$703	-3.75
405–440	417	18	175.00–200.00	$188.52	$786	+4.01
450–490	470	11	170.00–200.00	$189.64	$891	-0.02
500–540	519	7	180.00–200.00	$188.25	$977	+13.36
555–595	575	11	160.00–190.00	$177.35	$1,020	-3.69
605–645	623	4	165.00–187.50	$174.79	$1,089	+27.78
650–695	668	5	150.00–168.00	$161.71	$1,080	-0.23
720	720	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,080	—
875	875	1	110.00	$110.00	$962	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	228	2	150.00	$150.00	$342	+2.29
250–280	266	5	139.00–162.50	$148.75	$396	-4.12
335–345	340	2	130.00–150.00	$139.85	$475	+14.85
350–395	372	10	135.00–165.00	$152.29	$567	+6.58
405–435	423	6	132.50–168.00	$157.22	$665	+16.69
450–490	467	3	147.50–165.00	$156.75	$732	+21.17
515–530	522	3	150.00–165.00	$155.08	$810	+15.24
560–590	575	2	120.00–140.00	$129.74	$746	-15.26
605–645	634	4	132.50–145.00	$139.38	$884	+13.71
675–695	685	2	127.50–130.00	$128.73	$882	+8.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
700–1330	858	85-90%	23	48.00–68.00	$60.38	$518	—
450–1815	988	85-90%	82	70.00–92.00	$82.61	$816	-2.32

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
945–1410	1229	80-85%	14	110.00–117.00	$112.27	$1,380	-0.17
810–1990	1276	80-85%	89	91.00–108.00	$98.52	$1,257	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1160–2015	1556	75-80%	27	88.00–100.00	$92.53	$1,440	—
1630	1630	75-80%	1	80.00	$80.00	$1,304	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1120	1120	1	90.00	$90.00	$1,008	—
790–2385	1570	27	103.00–120.00	$111.74	$1,754	+2.21
1550–2020	1775	3	121.00–126.00	$124.54	$2,211	-0.09

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Bred Cows

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
470–735	601	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	250.00–540.00	$451.49

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
855–1150	954	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	725.00–1,350.00	$1,008.94
980	980	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	925.00	$925.00
945–1045	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	825.00–900.00	$864.38

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	580.00	$580.00
715–910	813	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	550.00–570.00	$561.20

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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
690–895	791	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	800.00–1,400.00	$1,115.17	—
725–975	823	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	975.00–1,625.00	$1,290.43	—
710–1335	914	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	800.00–1,975.00	$1,401.31	-348.69

Medium 3 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
615	615	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	575.00	$575.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
405	405	1	72.50	$72.50	$294	-15.50
465	465	1	90.00	$90.00	$418	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–230	225	2	100.00–117.50	$108.94	$245	-37.18
285	285	1	140.00	$140.00	$399	+12.00
305–325	315	2	132.50–135.00	$133.79	$421	-12.75
390	390	1	140.00	$140.00	$546	—
435	435	1	130.00	$130.00	$566	-6.04
450	450	1	120.00	$120.00	$540	+10.00
505–510	508	2	112.50–135.00	$123.81	$629	+3.81
715–735	725	2	132.00–133.00	$132.49	$961	—
775–790	783	2	127.50–131.00	$129.27	$1,012	—
815	815	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,019	+45.00

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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.