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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 24, 2023

958 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $191.25/cwt +2.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,102/hd at 576 lb · 33 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $211.02/cwt -0.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,215/hd at 576 lb · 32 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $185.61/cwt -14.55 vs last sale · ≈ $785/hd at 423 lb · 30 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 958 689 532
Feeder cattle 684 509 423
Slaughter cattle 265 178 93
Replacement cattle 9 2 16

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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
220 220 1 202.50 $202.50 $446 -17.50
280 280 1 216.00 $216.00 $605 -8.76
300–340 320 3 233.00–240.00 $235.85 $755 -1.46
365–390 384 4 210.00–240.00 $228.07 $876 +6.53
400–446 430 7 220.00–247.00 $238.75 $1,027 +9.83
450–490 478 15 206.00–235.00 $220.10 $1,052 -17.38
505–545 522 11 210.00–240.00 $229.07 $1,196 +4.06
560–595 576 4 200.00–220.00 $211.57 $1,219 -9.23
588 value added 588 8 243.50 $243.50 $1,432 +5.23
600–645 621 7 218.00–236.00 $227.36 $1,412 +12.74
650 650 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 +31.56
700 700 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,330 -5.29
725 value added 725 9 227.00 $227.00 $1,646 —
750–795 765 3 190.00–200.00 $195.23 $1,494 —
810–830 822 3 186.00–188.00 $187.33 $1,540 -5.22
855 855 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,368 -12.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–395 365 3 170.00–197.50 $180.72 $660 —
410–430 420 2 167.50–184.00 $175.95 $739 —
450–470 460 2 166.00–184.00 $175.20 $806 -23.81
505–545 523 4 167.50–180.00 $173.40 $907 -26.14
595 595 1 160.00 $160.00 $952 -29.05
725 725 1 134.00 $134.00 $972 -34.00
795 795 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,272 -16.00
830 830 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,079 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–425 423 2 140.00–145.00 $142.49 $603 -6.16
450 450 2 125.00–127.50 $126.25 $568 —
525 525 1 155.00 $155.00 $814 +19.00
595 595 1 140.00 $140.00 $833 —
660 660 1 120.00 $120.00 $792 -24.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 278 3 170.00–194.00 $180.38 $501 -15.53
305–340 326 4 177.50–205.00 $191.43 $624 -1.78
355–390 value added 371 5 207.50–220.00 $215.53 $800 —
350–395 372 21 172.50–200.00 $182.82 $680 -16.93
400–445 422 27 170.00–200.00 $183.14 $773 -15.69
415–440 value added 430 3 202.50–211.00 $207.81 $894 -10.21
455–480 value added 466 5 206.00–217.50 $210.63 $982 -6.03
450–495 472 20 174.00–203.00 $187.81 $886 -6.55
510 value added 510 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,046 -2.31
500–545 525 26 170.00–200.00 $186.68 $980 +1.26
550–595 572 24 170.00–198.00 $183.47 $1,049 +0.15
588 value added 588 9 212.00 $212.00 $1,247 +11.12
610–645 625 7 172.00–196.00 $182.16 $1,138 +9.21
650–695 666 8 160.00–180.00 $168.20 $1,120 +0.74
678 value added 678 8 198.00 $198.00 $1,342 —
700–745 726 4 154.00–170.00 $161.30 $1,171 -5.57
760–780 775 4 155.00–173.00 $165.73 $1,284 +6.72
800–805 803 2 170.00–173.00 $171.50 $1,377 —
850 850 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,462 +20.90
900–915 908 2 150.00–164.00 $156.94 $1,425 +8.94
985 985 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,182 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 147.50 $147.50 $347 —
265–285 275 5 147.50–162.50 $158.09 $435 -14.41
300–345 323 9 150.00–172.50 $163.76 $529 +0.23
350–395 375 10 150.00–172.00 $161.95 $607 -0.71
400–440 422 11 150.00–170.00 $160.18 $676 -10.53
455–495 478 9 150.00–170.00 $162.45 $777 -7.89
500–545 523 9 150.00–170.00 $158.57 $829 -2.09
555–595 576 6 152.50–166.00 $162.40 $935 +4.91
610–640 629 4 150.00–170.00 $162.64 $1,023 —
650–675 664 5 126.00–150.00 $143.31 $952 -4.69
705 705 1 120.00 $120.00 $846 —
775 775 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,008 —
820 820 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,025 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 277 3 112.50–137.50 $129.65 $359 —
330 330 1 148.00 $148.00 $488 —
405 405 1 140.00 $140.00 $567 —
465–475 472 3 120.00–145.00 $130.04 $614 -10.17
510–530 520 3 120.00–130.00 $125.40 $652 —
575–580 578 2 115.00–126.00 $120.48 $696 -13.57
625–640 633 2 129.00–137.50 $133.20 $843 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 276 8 212.00–240.00 $223.53 $617 -18.97
320–348 336 9 205.00–235.00 $222.76 $748 -20.08
350–395 378 15 207.50–230.00 $218.94 $828 -4.78
400–445 417 26 200.00–228.00 $211.67 $883 -1.84
450–495 472 27 205.00–229.00 $214.23 $1,011 +2.83
500–545 522 25 200.00–227.00 $210.27 $1,098 -1.81
550–595 576 32 200.00–226.00 $211.02 $1,215 -0.25
600–645 618 17 200.00–224.00 $213.64 $1,320 +1.89
650–695 671 16 190.00–212.50 $200.11 $1,343 -4.16
700–740 713 6 175.00–199.00 $189.16 $1,349 -4.40
750–790 769 5 164.00–176.00 $170.46 $1,311 +6.97
805–845 827 8 160.00–188.00 $169.01 $1,398 —
870–875 873 2 135.00–150.00 $142.48 $1,244 -17.52
970 970 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,474 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–290 283 2 175.00–188.00 $181.67 $514 -13.33
315–335 329 5 172.50–197.50 $182.06 $599 -14.62
365–395 378 3 192.50–200.00 $197.52 $747 +0.26
410–445 427 6 177.50–198.00 $190.18 $812 +3.72
460–495 481 6 180.00–200.00 $189.98 $914 +1.21
500–545 517 7 180.00–198.00 $189.37 $979 +1.67
550–595 581 8 170.00–197.50 $187.22 $1,088 -0.32
605–640 625 10 170.00–198.00 $188.54 $1,178 +5.54
670–690 680 6 161.00–187.00 $176.80 $1,202 -1.53
705 705 1 147.50 $147.50 $1,040 +7.50
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–385 372 3 127.50–142.50 $136.47 $508 —
405–425 415 2 155.00–160.00 $157.56 $654 +7.42
480–485 483 2 160.00–168.00 $163.98 $792 +18.98
535 535 1 150.00 $150.00 $802 -1.38
555–585 570 2 124.00–132.50 $128.36 $732 —
600–630 615 2 120.00–125.00 $122.56 $754 -17.44
655 655 1 152.00 $152.00 $996 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
730–1930 1300 80-85% 118 90.00–106.00 $98.41 $1,279 +0.73
1155–1655 1395 80-85% 7 107.00–110.00 $108.04 $1,507 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
585–1165 872 85-90% 11 58.00–74.00 $68.88 $601 —
665–1600 1086 85-90% 78 75.00–92.00 $86.02 $934 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1390–1910 1530 75-80% 6 95.00–104.00 $99.55 $1,523 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–2310 1524 19 107.00–124.00 $115.84 $1,765 —
1835–2175 1973 5 127.00–135.00 $131.39 $2,592 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1245 1108 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,150.00–1,350.00 $1,228.96
1180–1220 1200 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 1,275.00–1,300.00 $1,287.71

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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
900 900 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,225.00 $1,225.00 —
1020 1020 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,750.00 $1,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
470–495 483 3 112.50–137.50 $121.72 $588 —
620–635 628 2 110.00–126.00 $118.10 $742 +6.10
665 665 1 122.00 $122.00 $811 —
720–735 728 2 114.00–140.00 $127.13 $926 —
775 775 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,046 —
900 900 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,125 —

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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.