Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 21, 2023

904 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $186.65/cwt -13.23 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 527 lb · 29 head

light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $183.14/cwt -7.29 vs last sale · ≈ $1,125/hd at 614 lb · 27 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $208.06/cwt -4.50 vs last sale · ≈ $1,094/hd at 526 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	904	728	935
Feeder cattle	698	519	717
Slaughter cattle	192	199	212
Replacement cattle	14	10	6

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average. 22 head sheep: 25.00 to 55.00, 1 head goats: 90.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	250.00	$250.00	$588	—
280–295	288	2	210.00–234.00	$222.31	$640	—
300	300	1	248.00	$248.00	$744	—
370	370	1	230.00	$230.00	$851	—
410–440	429	4	204.00–225.00	$215.49	$924	-8.61
450–495	473	6	220.00–238.00	$228.92	$1,083	+4.50
520–540	529	6	215.00–236.00	$228.71	$1,210	+2.15
550–565 value added	558	2	235.00–237.00	$236.01	$1,317	-1.99
555–585	565	15	210.00–230.00	$223.17	$1,261	+0.54
605–635	615	13	212.50–225.00	$221.19	$1,360	-5.47
625–639 value added	636	5	230.00	$230.00	$1,463	-8.00
660–665 value added	663	2	230.00–235.00	$232.49	$1,541	-9.63
660–675	665	6	216.00–225.00	$221.82	$1,475	+19.82
702–740	712	6	199.00–215.00	$210.53	$1,499	+16.80
750–756 value added	755	10	214.00–216.00	$215.80	$1,629	—
765–795	775	6	170.00–198.00	$185.77	$1,440	-8.20
800–825	813	2	194.00–196.00	$195.02	$1,586	—
855	855	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,522	+28.00
965–990	978	2	145.00–162.00	$153.61	$1,502	+17.61

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	200.00	$200.00	$670	—
380	380	1	190.00	$190.00	$722	+3.78
475–490	483	2	185.00–200.00	$192.62	$930	+12.62
520–530	525	2	187.00–192.50	$189.78	$996	-9.37
555–595	568	3	188.00–197.00	$193.21	$1,097	+0.27
750	750	1	154.00	$154.00	$1,155	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
415	415	1	162.50	$162.50	$674	-12.50

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–345	325	12	176.00–190.00	$180.83	$588	-3.07
355–395	374	16	174.00–197.50	$182.57	$683	-12.02
395 value added	395	1	210.00	$210.00	$830	-6.32
400–445	422	19	180.00–207.50	$187.81	$793	-7.77
450–497	470	22	180.00–200.00	$189.33	$890	-0.76
500–545	527	29	176.00–196.00	$186.65	$984	-6.40
550–595	565	12	174.00–195.00	$186.94	$1,056	-4.74
601 value added	601	3	208.00	$208.00	$1,250	—
600–645	616	24	171.00–192.00	$180.03	$1,109	-10.40
660–675 value added	668	2	185.00–186.00	$185.49	$1,239	—
650–695	679	9	158.00–178.00	$168.94	$1,147	-26.22
700–735	720	4	143.00–160.00	$148.97	$1,073	-22.00
725–740 value added	735	6	170.00–178.00	$174.68	$1,284	—
750–790 value added	770	2	161.00–170.00	$165.62	$1,275	—
755–795	770	5	130.00–155.00	$142.14	$1,094	-37.35
800	800	1	134.00	$134.00	$1,072	—
865	865	2	152.00	$152.00	$1,315	—
925–930	928	2	130.00–158.00	$144.04	$1,337	—
1000–1035	1018	2	133.00–139.00	$135.95	$1,384	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	2	155.00–157.50	$156.36	$344	-13.64
250–295	274	6	152.50–170.00	$162.60	$446	-8.59
300–340	317	7	145.00–165.00	$155.43	$493	-14.10
355–395	378	12	150.00–172.50	$166.15	$628	-7.23
400–425	419	7	155.00–178.00	$170.49	$714	+3.00
450–470	458	8	160.00–179.00	$168.79	$773	-3.14
500–540	517	8	150.00–170.00	$160.42	$829	-5.83
565–580	572	3	152.50–170.00	$162.15	$927	-7.85
620–645	631	4	155.00–160.00	$158.27	$999	+1.43
655–695	680	3	136.00–150.00	$145.50	$989	-16.45
715–720	717	3	120.00–132.00	$128.01	$918	—
760	760	1	128.00	$128.00	$973	-16.37

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280–290	283	3	126.00–145.00	$137.69	$390	-1.06
310–325	318	4	130.00–145.00	$138.70	$441	-5.25
370–390	377	3	137.50–140.00	$139.18	$525	+1.40
400–425	415	5	130.00–147.50	$139.19	$578	+19.19
480–495	490	6	134.00–152.00	$143.34	$702	+14.75
540	540	1	130.00	$130.00	$702	-10.00
560	560	1	147.50	$147.50	$826	—
660	660	1	130.00	$130.00	$858	-13.19

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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	220.00–232.50	$226.45	$539	—
270–295	284	5	215.00–232.50	$222.70	$632	—
300–345	326	7	220.00–238.00	$227.09	$740	+18.85
350–395	373	15	215.00–238.00	$222.09	$828	-2.65
400–445	422	23	202.00–228.00	$214.52	$905	-8.18
450–490	467	19	199.00–220.00	$208.22	$972	-11.29
500–545	526	25	200.00–222.50	$208.06	$1,094	-4.50
550–595	578	11	200.00–222.50	$214.53	$1,240	-1.51
600–635	618	13	200.00–223.00	$211.88	$1,309	-1.44
650–695	673	14	197.50–219.00	$208.58	$1,404	-4.07
710–745	726	8	180.00–202.50	$193.38	$1,404	+3.56
750–795	775	3	185.00–198.00	$193.55	$1,500	+2.79
805–825	812	3	175.00–193.00	$181.43	$1,473	+36.43
850–875	864	4	170.00–177.50	$173.02	$1,495	+26.29
915–940	928	2	140.00–145.00	$142.47	$1,322	+10.47
965–995	980	2	141.00–154.00	$147.40	$1,445	—
1040–1045	1043	2	140.00–148.00	$144.01	$1,502	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	220	3	170.00–180.00	$173.71	$382	-11.29
290	290	2	172.50–200.00	$186.25	$540	—
305–340	323	5	200.00–210.00	$204.84	$662	+14.84
360–395	380	7	192.00–209.00	$199.14	$757	+2.01
405–445	429	6	180.00–200.00	$193.02	$828	+13.02
450–495	468	11	175.00–198.00	$190.27	$890	-5.06
510–545	528	9	178.00–198.00	$190.35	$1,005	+0.91
565–590	578	9	175.00–197.50	$188.33	$1,089	+0.03
605–645	627	6	177.50–190.00	$184.40	$1,156	+4.40
650–690	666	5	175.00–192.50	$183.66	$1,223	-3.75
755–775	765	2	150.00–170.00	$160.13	$1,225	—
815	815	1	145.00	$145.00	$1,182	—
870	870	1	143.00	$143.00	$1,244	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	152.00	$152.00	$372	+14.50
255–265	260	2	140.00–166.00	$153.25	$398	—
335–345	339	4	145.00–165.00	$154.35	$523	+11.77
355–395	370	4	150.00–170.00	$158.80	$588	+12.57
400–445	424	4	150.00–165.00	$156.84	$665	+3.28
490	490	1	140.00	$140.00	$686	-18.58
500–535	518	2	166.00–170.00	$167.93	$870	+0.61
550–570	563	4	152.50–170.00	$164.42	$926	+39.49
620–625	623	3	154.00–160.00	$157.99	$984	+15.74
680–695	688	2	142.00–160.00	$150.90	$1,038	-16.57

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–890	763	85-90%	3	62.00–67.00	$65.14	$497	—
540–1505	847	85-90%	18	70.00–85.00	$80.36	$681	—
655–1565	1003	85-90%	58	85.00–99.00	$93.09	$934	-5.49

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
955–1715	1279	80-85%	7	111.00–116.00	$112.67	$1,441	—
800–2055	1361	80-85%	69	98.00–110.00	$104.40	$1,421	-11.79

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1375–1705	1535	75-80%	7	94.00–106.00	$99.68	$1,530	-2.82

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
730–1890	1331	16	114.00–127.00	$120.52	$1,604	—
1520–1905	1755	4	131.00–140.00	$134.00	$2,352	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
740	740	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00
855–1280	999	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	925.00–1,375.00	$1,171.07
1020	1020	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
645	645	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	825.00	$825.00

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
735	735	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—
835	835	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	875.00	$875.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
815–1325	1070	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	1,050.00–1,925.00	$1,591.76	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	125.00	$125.00	$462	—

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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.