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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 12, 2023

1,127 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $197.11/cwt +9.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,023/hd at 519 lb · 45 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $201.07/cwt +16.40 vs last sale · ≈ $859/hd at 427 lb · 39 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.53/cwt +4.12 vs last sale · ≈ $906/hd at 473 lb · 34 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,127 1,130 905
Feeder cattle 802 837 639
Slaughter cattle 284 276 231
Replacement cattle 41 17 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate 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
215–220 218 2 237.50–265.00 $251.41 $548 +1.41
260 260 1 232.50 $232.50 $604 -8.81
300–340 320 3 230.00–250.00 $241.98 $774 -0.34
355–390 372 6 220.00–246.00 $235.25 $875 +1.67
400–445 422 7 225.00–255.00 $234.53 $990 +5.40
450–495 476 6 212.00–239.00 $227.60 $1,083 +4.33
500–545 522 12 218.00–246.00 $233.46 $1,219 +7.64
540–545 value added 545 10 250.00–253.50 $253.15 $1,380 +6.29
555–595 571 12 226.00–245.00 $237.92 $1,359 +17.05
605–630 616 7 215.00–237.50 $228.25 $1,406 +10.55
640–646 value added 646 22 240.25–245.00 $240.46 $1,553 —
650–655 value added 653 2 228.00–232.00 $229.99 $1,502 —
680–690 688 5 195.00–219.00 $210.43 $1,448 -5.06
728–730 729 3 209.00–215.50 $213.33 $1,555 +10.85
750 750 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,440 +27.00
865–870 867 3 166.00–182.00 $172.68 $1,497 —
900–935 913 3 170.00–183.00 $175.98 $1,607 +25.98
955–960 958 2 164.00–170.00 $166.99 $1,600 +13.99
1035 1035 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,708 —
1115 1115 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,650 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 315 4 180.00–200.00 $192.18 $605 —
385 385 1 192.50 $192.50 $741 +4.40
415–440 426 4 185.00–210.00 $200.56 $854 —
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 -21.68
510–540 531 8 200.00–208.00 $202.05 $1,073 +20.02
580 580 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,015 -16.33
640 640 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,216 +3.08
685 685 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,233 -16.24
730–740 735 2 140.00–145.00 $142.52 $1,048 -36.48
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
288 288 5 149.00 $149.00 $429 —
405 405 1 130.00 $130.00 $526 -15.12
690 690 1 154.00 $154.00 $1,063 +14.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 233 6 182.50–206.00 $192.79 $449 +5.37
250–292 281 19 185.00–214.00 $204.53 $575 +23.18
305–345 326 23 180.00–217.50 $200.04 $652 +7.44
365–395 382 25 180.00–210.00 $195.48 $747 +9.76
382–390 value added 383 6 215.00–218.00 $217.49 $833 +6.28
400–445 427 39 184.00–213.00 $201.07 $859 +19.95
450–495 473 34 180.00–208.00 $191.53 $906 +6.46
507–521 value added 515 15 212.00–218.00 $214.36 $1,104 +16.11
500–545 521 30 175.00–207.00 $188.49 $982 +1.72
550–585 567 23 170.00–198.00 $186.32 $1,056 +0.11
576 value added 576 5 209.00 $209.00 $1,204 +12.12
600–630 616 18 170.00–190.00 $183.32 $1,129 +1.26
629 value added 629 11 206.00 $206.00 $1,296 +11.96
650–690 670 13 176.00–195.00 $180.19 $1,207 +6.77
706–719 value added 713 9 184.50–188.50 $186.26 $1,328 —
705–730 717 6 160.00–177.50 $172.36 $1,236 +3.65
750 value added 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 —
780–795 788 2 160.00–177.50 $168.67 $1,329 -1.33
805–845 819 5 145.00–174.00 $162.46 $1,331 +24.96
850–885 868 2 155.00–178.00 $166.27 $1,443 +36.60
905–925 915 2 143.00–165.00 $154.12 $1,410 —
990 990 1 128.00 $128.00 $1,267 -14.95
1000 1000 1 126.00 $126.00 $1,260 -13.00
1085 1085 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,682 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–299 297 10 155.00–162.50 $159.78 $475 +2.80
310–345 329 8 165.00–177.50 $172.58 $568 +2.08
360–395 375 4 155.00–177.50 $168.79 $633 +8.00
415 415 1 180.00 $180.00 $747 +19.28
460–490 479 6 150.00–170.00 $156.79 $751 +1.00
520–540 530 2 170.00–174.00 $171.96 $911 +13.93
560–580 570 2 150.00–165.00 $157.63 $898 +5.12
685–695 692 3 150.00–162.50 $157.54 $1,090 +1.27
700 700 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,015 +8.58
805 805 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,087 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
249 249 6 122.00 $122.00 $304 —
310–340 325 2 125.00–148.00 $137.03 $445 -4.22
365 365 1 145.00 $145.00 $529 —
400–425 413 2 120.00–147.50 $133.33 $551 +0.51
450–470 460 3 120.00–136.00 $127.08 $585 -3.89
540 540 1 130.00 $130.00 $702 +11.32
590 590 1 136.00 $136.00 $802 +2.51
655 655 1 132.50 $132.50 $868 +12.50

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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 3 230.00–240.00 $234.96 $533 +3.74
250–295 276 7 230.00–260.00 $243.61 $672 +37.62
300–345 319 14 230.00–256.00 $240.84 $768 +24.98
350–395 371 22 227.50–250.00 $239.88 $890 +13.71
400–445 421 33 220.00–250.00 $234.96 $989 +16.87
450–495 475 30 210.00–245.00 $221.90 $1,054 +8.39
500–547 531 18 205.00–235.00 $217.91 $1,157 +2.74
550–595 566 13 214.00–244.00 $228.26 $1,292 +15.11
600–645 624 14 200.00–230.00 $216.14 $1,349 +6.77
660–690 674 8 182.50–214.00 $201.84 $1,360 +2.27
705–725 718 3 160.00–189.00 $169.76 $1,219 -18.49
765–795 777 5 170.00–194.00 $179.74 $1,397 +15.98
800–805 803 2 170.00–180.00 $174.98 $1,405 —
1065 1065 1 138.00 $138.00 $1,470 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 207.50 $207.50 $467 +3.50
250–265 258 2 202.50–215.00 $208.93 $539 +17.75
300–347 318 9 197.50–214.00 $203.31 $647 +16.72
355–395 372 8 192.50–216.00 $202.20 $752 +11.81
410–445 427 5 203.00–215.00 $208.64 $891 +15.91
465–495 479 7 185.00–207.50 $202.58 $970 +12.94
500–545 523 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,046 +5.59
550–595 574 6 195.00–205.00 $201.77 $1,158 +11.30
615–640 628 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,225 +11.48
660 660 1 168.00 $168.00 $1,109 -5.17
795 795 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,232 +25.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 137.50 $137.50 $399 -30.00
320–340 330 2 167.50–177.00 $172.39 $569 —
430 430 1 150.00 $150.00 $645 +12.43
455–495 468 3 160.00–177.50 $167.78 $785 +31.36
515–520 518 2 135.00–165.00 $150.07 $777 -3.26
565 565 1 160.00 $160.00 $904 +9.16
620 620 1 150.00 $150.00 $930 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
780–1915 1187 80-85% 85 95.00–113.00 $102.86 $1,221 —
1045–1650 1272 80-85% 12 115.00–126.00 $119.40 $1,519 +9.93
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
675–1365 953 85-90% 23 56.00–75.00 $67.54 $644 —
755–1650 1096 85-90% 59 79.00–94.00 $87.44 $958 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1130–1590 1383 75-80% 18 90.00–108.00 $97.35 $1,346 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
950–1725 1281 4 88.00–104.00 $98.36 $1,260 —
825–2390 1637 22 110.00–124.00 $117.81 $1,929 —
1740–2340 1903 7 127.00–137.00 $131.27 $2,498 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1355 1073 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 12 775.00–1,400.00 $1,179.83
930–1250 1120 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 950.00–1,325.00 $1,189.08

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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
820 820 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 +194.27
775–1210 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,075.00–1,400.00 $1,266.30 —
960 960 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 -50.00
765–1265 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 12 950.00–1,575.00 $1,388.78 —
905–1400 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,300.00–1,975.00 $1,709.98 —
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
565–620 593 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 775.00–1,100.00 $945.04 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 80.00 $80.00 $312 —
400 400 1 107.50 $107.50 $430 —
615–645 630 2 105.00–120.00 $112.68 $710 —
830 830 1 119.00 $119.00 $988 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 152.50 $152.50 $587 +11.28
410 410 1 155.00 $155.00 $636 +24.96
450–480 458 5 125.00–130.00 $127.79 $585 +12.90
510 510 1 142.50 $142.50 $727 +2.50
560 560 1 135.00 $135.00 $756 +16.00
710 710 1 148.00 $148.00 $1,051 +38.00
805 805 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,272 +30.50

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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.