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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 29, 2023

332 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $193.99/cwt -16.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,122/hd at 578 lb · 11 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $181.20/cwt -0.73 vs last sale · ≈ $857/hd at 473 lb · 10 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $188.68/cwt +7.36 vs last sale · ≈ $1,002/hd at 531 lb · 10 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 332 782 361
Feeder cattle 205 597 234
Slaughter cattle 123 182 117
Replacement cattle 4 3 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with light offerings. Quality of cattle average.

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 242.00 $242.00 $774 +33.00
355–360 358 2 220.00–225.00 $222.48 $796 -3.45
450 450 1 212.00 $212.00 $954 +1.11
503–525 512 6 223.00–240.00 $234.12 $1,199 +35.05
555–590 568 3 220.00–227.50 $223.91 $1,272 +18.65
600–630 618 6 205.00–227.50 $216.78 $1,340 +26.71
725 725 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,414 +7.47
790 790 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,422 -11.26
800–820 807 3 157.50–170.00 $165.53 $1,336 +4.53
1235 1235 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,729 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 192.50 $192.50 $808 +6.40
460–480 470 2 170.00–195.00 $182.23 $856 -6.39
710 710 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,065 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–240 230 3 192.50–200.00 $196.78 $453 +7.18
280–290 287 3 172.50–200.00 $182.30 $523 -3.29
325–335 332 3 187.50–197.50 $191.68 $636 +8.73
365–370 value added 368 2 202.50–207.50 $204.98 $754 -5.02
370–395 381 5 177.50–197.50 $187.20 $713 +5.31
420–425 value added 423 2 200.00–204.00 $201.99 $854 -6.01
430–445 441 4 177.50–190.00 $184.43 $813 +0.42
450–495 473 10 177.50–187.50 $181.20 $857 +5.24
500–545 521 6 175.00–187.50 $181.14 $944 +6.49
546 value added 546 4 200.00 $200.00 $1,092 —
555–580 565 6 177.50–190.00 $182.80 $1,033 +7.64
605–615 610 2 180.00–182.00 $180.99 $1,104 +28.18
655–680 667 6 145.00–160.00 $150.14 $1,001 +2.60
670 value added 670 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,152 —
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 -0.73
785 785 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,060 +21.01
895 895 1 133.00 $133.00 $1,190 —
995 995 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,393 —
1070 1070 1 136.00 $136.00 $1,455 +9.03
1130 1130 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,469 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 142.50 $142.50 $413 -6.04
350 350 1 132.50 $132.50 $464 -23.58
400–430 415 2 147.50–162.50 $154.73 $642 +1.73
530 530 1 160.00 $160.00 $848 —
565 565 1 167.50 $167.50 $946 +22.63
610–645 626 5 140.00–165.00 $146.89 $920 +9.39
980 980 1 117.50 $117.50 $1,152 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–520 518 2 120.00–130.00 $124.98 $647 -5.02

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 210.00 $210.00 $462 -13.18
255–285 267 3 215.00–220.00 $216.59 $578 +2.40
325–340 332 3 215.00–230.00 $223.44 $742 +8.69
350–385 364 5 202.50–226.00 $218.39 $795 +9.00
400–435 419 7 205.00–220.00 $214.30 $898 +12.84
455–485 471 5 190.00–197.50 $192.47 $907 -16.60
465–495 value added 483 3 222.50–235.00 $227.35 $1,098 —
500–540 521 8 192.50–212.00 $201.51 $1,050 +5.74
561–596 577 10 187.50–200.00 $191.79 $1,107 -19.03
590 value added 590 1 216.00 $216.00 $1,274 —
605–615 611 4 201.00–217.50 $209.15 $1,278 +6.92
705–745 725 2 185.00–188.00 $186.54 $1,352 +40.46
770 770 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,194 +4.87
810 810 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,345 +25.00
850 850 1 167.50 $167.50 $1,424 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 187.50 $187.50 $403 -1.33
280 280 1 197.50 $197.50 $553 +14.66
370–395 383 5 170.00–187.50 $177.94 $682 -12.29
505–530 516 4 167.50–182.50 $175.64 $906 -6.17
605–635 623 5 175.00–185.00 $180.28 $1,123 +4.32
670 670 1 130.00 $130.00 $871 -21.36
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 135.00 $135.00 $452 —
390 390 1 157.50 $157.50 $614 +10.58
530 530 1 137.50 $137.50 $729 -8.73

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
605–1460 943 85-90% 11 59.00–75.00 $72.34 $682 -15.24
690–1825 1118 85-90% 45 77.00–96.00 $87.46 $978 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1895 1373 80-85% 34 96.00–114.00 $103.87 $1,426 —
1235–1830 1432 80-85% 9 115.00–124.00 $117.90 $1,688 +1.94
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810–1895 1528 75-80% 13 94.00–105.00 $98.34 $1,503 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
995–1960 1540 6 122.00–130.00 $125.41 $1,931 —
1055–2500 1550 5 94.00–103.00 $98.16 $1,521 —
1085–2360 1595 5 114.00–119.00 $116.03 $1,851 +1.14

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1010 1010 Young (2-4 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00
850–1200 1025 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 850.00–1,325.00 $1,128.05

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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
1140 1140 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,525.00 $1,525.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
690 690 1 109.00 $109.00 $752 —
750 750 1 117.50 $117.50 $881 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
430 430 1 161.00 $161.00 $692 +12.82
585 585 1 153.00 $153.00 $895 —
940 940 1 90.00 $90.00 $846 —

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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.