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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 19, 2023

806 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.60/cwt -10.51 vs last sale · ≈ $976/hd at 523 lb · 46 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $189.76/cwt -1.77 vs last sale · ≈ $907/hd at 478 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $195.96/cwt -5.11 vs last sale · ≈ $831/hd at 424 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 806 1,127 905
Feeder cattle 614 802 639
Slaughter cattle 182 284 231
Replacement cattle 10 41 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower. 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
235 235 1 235.00 $235.00 $552 -16.41
275–280 278 2 246.00–250.00 $248.02 $689 +15.52
305 305 1 230.00 $230.00 $702 -11.98
350–395 378 4 215.00–242.00 $230.99 $873 -4.26
400–430 420 6 212.00–240.00 $223.33 $938 -11.20
450–485 473 15 210.00–240.00 $227.59 $1,077 -0.01
505–535 520 15 218.00–240.00 $230.83 $1,200 -2.63
550–585 563 5 219.00–236.00 $225.99 $1,272 -11.93
605–635 618 8 202.00–227.50 $215.85 $1,334 -12.40
650–690 669 7 198.00–217.50 $206.77 $1,383 -3.66
700–715 710 5 195.00–210.00 $202.50 $1,438 -10.83
765–780 775 3 170.00–195.00 $186.61 $1,446 -5.39
840 840 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,512 —
850–865 858 2 175.00–180.00 $177.48 $1,523 +4.80
920–930 925 2 157.50–175.00 $166.30 $1,538 -9.68
980 980 1 162.50 $162.50 $1,592 -4.49
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 200.00 $200.00 $890 -0.56
475 475 1 185.00 $185.00 $879 +15.00
500–515 506 4 190.00–202.00 $196.73 $995 -5.32
560 560 1 197.50 $197.50 $1,106 +22.50
625–640 633 3 172.00–190.00 $179.87 $1,139 -10.13
678 678 5 194.00 $194.00 $1,315 +14.00
700–740 720 2 170.00–186.00 $177.78 $1,280 +35.26
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 147.50 $147.50 $384 -1.50
425 425 1 170.00 $170.00 $722 +40.00
510 510 1 165.00 $165.00 $842 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 3 235.00–255.00 $244.93 $551 +52.14
255–295 281 6 192.50–215.00 $203.57 $572 -0.96
305–345 329 10 193.00–223.00 $206.75 $680 +6.71
355–395 376 14 195.00–214.00 $204.82 $770 +9.34
400–445 424 25 185.00–210.00 $195.96 $831 -5.11
450–495 478 32 180.00–197.50 $189.76 $907 -1.77
500–547 523 46 177.50–202.50 $186.60 $976 -1.89
555–595 572 19 172.50–195.00 $185.45 $1,061 -0.87
600–645 624 9 167.50–188.00 $178.19 $1,112 -5.13
650–690 669 11 160.00–185.00 $171.43 $1,147 -8.76
700–745 720 3 147.50–165.00 $155.76 $1,121 -16.60
755 755 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,321 +6.33
800 800 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,280 -2.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 192.50–200.00 $196.49 $452 —
270–280 275 4 162.50–182.50 $176.25 $485 +16.47
315–320 318 3 175.00–187.50 $182.47 $580 +9.89
375–395 385 5 170.00–185.00 $178.02 $685 +9.23
425–445 437 3 165.00–177.00 $170.65 $746 -9.35
465–495 480 6 155.00–175.00 $163.67 $786 +6.88
500–545 528 6 150.00–176.00 $165.36 $873 -6.60
555–595 574 11 150.00–170.00 $161.52 $927 +3.89
600–620 610 2 142.50–162.00 $152.09 $928 —
655 655 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,015 —
770 770 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,116 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 170.00 $170.00 $408 +48.00
280 280 1 157.50 $157.50 $441 —
300 300 1 150.00 $150.00 $450 +12.97
370 370 1 137.50 $137.50 $509 -7.50
445 445 1 130.00 $130.00 $578 -3.33
460–490 476 4 140.00–147.50 $141.85 $675 +14.77
560–585 575 3 137.50–142.50 $140.01 $805 +4.01
660–665 663 3 122.50–130.00 $125.49 $832 -7.01

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 233 3 210.00–238.00 $221.46 $516 -13.50
285–295 288 4 197.50–212.50 $203.70 $587 -39.91
300–345 317 7 210.00–235.00 $221.93 $704 -18.91
350–395 371 12 210.00–232.00 $218.15 $809 -21.73
400–445 423 21 197.50–223.00 $212.70 $900 -22.26
450–495 478 14 202.00–227.50 $214.31 $1,024 -7.59
500–540 523 19 200.00–222.00 $209.09 $1,094 -8.82
550–595 567 13 200.00–223.00 $207.97 $1,179 -20.29
605–645 634 7 197.50–218.00 $210.53 $1,335 -5.61
650–695 676 8 187.50–212.50 $196.35 $1,327 -5.49
700–745 711 7 172.50–197.50 $185.55 $1,319 +15.79
765–790 779 5 170.00–190.00 $183.96 $1,433 +4.22
805 805 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,268 -17.48
860 860 1 157.50 $157.50 $1,354 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 328 4 180.00–202.50 $190.52 $625 -12.79
360–380 366 4 185.00–205.00 $198.32 $726 -3.88
420–445 431 8 172.50–190.00 $181.44 $782 -27.20
450–495 475 12 180.00–200.00 $188.24 $894 -14.34
505–545 527 10 176.00–197.50 $186.96 $985 -13.04
550–585 566 9 172.50–195.00 $183.44 $1,038 -18.33
600–620 610 7 167.50–180.00 $175.35 $1,070 -19.65
650–695 668 4 160.00–180.00 $171.03 $1,142 +3.03
730 730 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,132 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 157.50 $157.50 $433 +20.00
320–340 332 3 150.00–170.00 $160.70 $534 -11.69
430 430 2 140.00–152.50 $146.25 $629 -3.75
450–495 469 8 150.00–172.50 $162.62 $763 -5.16
520–545 533 6 152.50–167.50 $160.15 $854 +10.08
555 555 1 165.00 $165.00 $916 +5.00
650–685 668 2 140.00–150.00 $145.13 $969 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1445 1305 80-85% 3 108.00–109.00 $108.67 $1,418 —
700–2020 1330 80-85% 63 90.00–106.00 $97.51 $1,297 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
710–1180 960 85-90% 20 62.00–77.00 $71.25 $684 +3.71
575–1595 1074 85-90% 44 78.00–95.00 $84.89 $912 -2.55
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1060–1740 1400 75-80% 14 92.00–102.00 $98.34 $1,377 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1335 1233 3 102.00–107.00 $105.21 $1,297 —
715–1665 1282 11 110.00–122.00 $117.10 $1,501 +18.74
1410–1925 1698 3 124.00–128.00 $125.79 $2,136 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1420 1098 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 950.00–1,350.00 $1,156.93
1105 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 1,100.00 $1,100.00
Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 640.00 $640.00
755 755 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 675.00 $675.00

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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
705 705 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,125.00 $1,125.00 —
720–840 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 900.00–1,200.00 $1,070.97 —

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Dairy Steers

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 77.50 $77.50 $267 —
385 385 1 92.50 $92.50 $356 —
435 435 1 107.50 $107.50 $468 —
450 450 1 90.00 $90.00 $405 —
560 560 1 90.00 $90.00 $504 —
865 865 1 114.00 $114.00 $986 —
935 935 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,113 —
965 965 1 119.00 $119.00 $1,148 —
1075 1075 1 110.00 $110.00 $1,182 —
Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 167.50 $167.50 $394 —
270 270 1 172.50 $172.50 $466 —
300 300 1 177.50 $177.50 $532 —
475 475 1 117.50 $117.50 $558 -10.29
555–560 558 2 120.00–135.00 $127.47 $711 -7.53
1005 1005 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,186 —
1055 1055 1 116.00 $116.00 $1,224 —

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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.