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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 2, 2023

916 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.23/cwt -16.72 vs last sale · ≈ $871/hd at 465 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 2 bulls $172.50/cwt -18.17 vs last sale · ≈ $897/hd at 520 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $187.77/cwt -19.83 vs last sale · ≈ $794/hd at 423 lb · 24 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 916 747 625
Feeder cattle 717 506 447
Slaughter cattle 186 220 168
Replacement cattle 13 21 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average. 10 head Sheep: 40.00 to 140.00, 9 head Goats: 20.00 to 80.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320–340 328 3 210.00–230.00 $220.05 $722 -16.94
350–390 364 6 220.00–235.00 $224.43 $817 -11.25
405–440 425 6 210.00–230.00 $218.66 $929 -36.42
468 value added 468 4 261.00 $261.00 $1,221 +7.00
450–495 483 12 200.00–227.00 $218.11 $1,053 -16.02
505–545 530 8 202.00–230.00 $216.79 $1,149 -15.28
550–585 573 9 205.00–232.00 $222.69 $1,276 -19.68
600–635 617 7 205.00–225.00 $214.38 $1,323 -19.85
650–680 663 7 175.00–202.00 $183.78 $1,218 -48.66
705–735 726 7 174.00–202.00 $193.12 $1,402 -6.88
735 value added 735 1 214.00 $214.00 $1,573 —
750–775 764 5 170.00–190.00 $180.58 $1,380 —
815 815 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,500 —
865–875 870 2 170.00–177.00 $173.52 $1,510 —
945 945 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,323 —
970 970 1 191.00 $191.00 $1,853 +31.00
1010 1010 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,666 -9.00
1055 1055 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,709 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–445 433 4 172.00–185.00 $180.89 $783 —
460–495 474 5 165.00–185.00 $177.13 $840 -27.87
500–545 524 6 165.00–190.00 $180.33 $945 —
550–561 558 6 175.00–192.00 $186.39 $1,040 —
630–645 638 2 167.00–185.00 $175.89 $1,122 -21.11
650 650 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,040 —
740 740 1 132.00 $132.00 $977 —
775–790 783 2 130.00–149.00 $139.59 $1,093 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375 375 1 150.00 $150.00 $562 ±0.00
425–440 433 2 135.00–147.00 $140.90 $610 —
455–475 465 2 135.00–155.00 $144.78 $673 —
515–535 525 2 157.00–160.00 $158.47 $832 -13.53
570–580 575 2 125.00–140.00 $132.43 $761 -12.57
630 630 1 125.00 $125.00 $788 -20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–220 218 2 195.00–200.00 $197.47 $430 —
250–290 276 5 170.00–190.00 $179.69 $496 -16.88
320–345 333 8 185.00–205.00 $197.25 $657 -23.55
360–395 value added 371 4 215.00–222.00 $217.96 $809 —
350–395 376 14 182.00–207.00 $194.86 $733 -18.28
400–445 423 24 172.00–205.00 $187.77 $794 -19.83
450–495 465 25 170.00–202.00 $187.23 $871 -16.72
500–510 value added 505 2 205.00–207.00 $205.99 $1,040 —
500–540 526 19 170.00–197.00 $181.42 $954 -13.44
550–595 572 20 170.00–197.00 $183.86 $1,052 -11.41
615 value added 615 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,273 -8.00
600–645 628 15 170.00–202.00 $184.78 $1,160 -3.02
665–690 681 5 170.00–184.00 $176.68 $1,203 -3.03
710 value added 710 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,278 —
710–730 720 2 142.00–150.00 $146.06 $1,052 -35.23
815–830 823 2 157.00–165.00 $160.96 $1,325 -3.56
905 905 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,267 —
975 975 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,414 +21.00
1015–1030 1022 6 114.00–140.00 $129.46 $1,323 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–235 218 3 170.00–175.00 $173.36 $378 -1.64
270–295 280 3 150.00–165.00 $154.82 $433 -23.34
320–340 333 3 162.00–175.00 $168.88 $562 -8.78
350–395 380 7 150.00–177.00 $166.17 $631 -14.10
400–440 418 8 150.00–170.00 $161.80 $676 -21.18
450–495 462 12 150.00–170.00 $158.69 $733 -15.52
505–545 524 8 145.00–165.00 $152.98 $802 -20.92
550–585 564 10 135.00–165.00 $140.74 $794 -33.75
615–640 624 6 140.00–167.00 $152.32 $950 -17.71
660–695 670 4 122.00–140.00 $130.88 $877 -34.79
705–715 710 2 122.00–125.00 $123.49 $877 -15.00
805–825 815 2 117.00–125.00 $121.05 $987 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 150.00 $150.00 $338 +20.00
250–255 253 2 135.00–145.00 $140.05 $354 -14.63
320–335 328 2 115.00–132.00 $123.31 $404 -12.74
355–395 378 3 125.00–140.00 $133.76 $506 -27.28
400–435 416 7 130.00–145.00 $136.61 $568 -18.33
455–485 472 5 110.00–140.00 $127.92 $604 -22.62
510–545 523 8 120.00–137.00 $129.83 $679 -12.24
555–560 558 2 122.00–132.00 $126.98 $709 —
605–640 622 5 105.00–135.00 $125.09 $778 —
695 695 1 110.00 $110.00 $764 —
705 705 1 110.00 $110.00 $776 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 2 215.00–217.00 $216.01 $525 +7.32
275–295 288 6 200.00–230.00 $218.49 $629 +5.82
305–345 321 6 207.00–235.00 $221.72 $712 -13.74
350–395 369 13 200.00–230.00 $217.38 $802 -13.38
400–440 420 18 192.00–225.00 $207.05 $870 -28.80
450–495 473 14 182.00–210.00 $198.53 $939 -24.71
510–540 526 14 172.00–205.00 $182.77 $961 -34.46
550–595 570 19 170.00–192.00 $182.64 $1,041 -29.37
615–635 628 5 172.00–205.00 $183.42 $1,152 -27.55
650–690 667 6 152.00–177.00 $161.85 $1,080 -41.27
700–745 719 5 157.00–190.00 $172.55 $1,241 -7.71
775 775 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,085 -62.00
800–830 813 5 145.00–172.00 $158.00 $1,285 —
885 885 2 130.00–140.00 $135.00 $1,195 -51.98
910–920 913 3 130.00–143.00 $134.32 $1,226 -22.68
965 965 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,351 -10.00
1015–1025 1020 2 120.00–127.00 $123.52 $1,260 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325–335 330 2 185.00–200.00 $192.39 $635 -7.53
350–395 374 8 160.00–192.00 $171.82 $643 -35.80
400–445 426 13 160.00–190.00 $172.22 $734 -28.93
455–495 477 20 160.00–190.00 $174.92 $834 -21.83
500–545 520 24 160.00–190.00 $172.50 $897 -18.17
555–585 568 3 155.00–162.00 $159.06 $903 -36.88
600–645 626 18 142.00–168.00 $157.78 $988 -33.17
660–685 676 4 135.00–145.00 $139.95 $946 -39.68
710–740 726 4 125.00–150.00 $139.87 $1,015 -8.83
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 270 2 120.00–155.00 $138.80 $375 +1.80
320 320 1 160.00 $160.00 $512 +6.56
355–390 378 4 130.00–155.00 $144.82 $547 -27.18
400–445 421 7 125.00–157.00 $146.63 $617 -34.34
450–495 474 11 135.00–155.00 $145.89 $692 -19.12
500–520 510 4 120.00–150.00 $133.62 $681 -31.44
560–595 577 3 120.00–127.00 $124.03 $716 -43.44
605–630 617 5 112.00–135.00 $125.18 $772 -35.47
660 660 2 145.00–147.00 $146.00 $964 +1.26

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
970–1575 1229 80-85% 4 85.00 $85.00 $1,045 —
1160–1325 1230 80-85% 3 104.00–112.00 $107.23 $1,319 —
725–1935 1332 80-85% 62 87.00–100.00 $90.95 $1,211 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
695–1175 943 85-90% 8 59.00–70.00 $67.01 $632 —
730–1490 1055 85-90% 43 71.00–84.00 $78.76 $831 -8.68
1035–1235 1139 85-90% 10 85.00–87.00 $85.72 $976 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1350–1570 1440 75-80% 8 80.00–90.00 $84.33 $1,214 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635–1730 1328 3 83.00–97.00 $90.11 $1,197 —
715–2250 1552 20 100.00–110.00 $103.52 $1,607 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1200 1068 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 800.00–1,225.00 $1,044.72
1125–1350 1257 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,075.00–1,325.00 $1,241.45

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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
1090–1100 1095 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,450.00–1,525.00 $1,487.67 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 135.00 $135.00 $405 —
425 425 1 105.00 $105.00 $446 —
585 585 1 97.00 $97.00 $567 —
795 795 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,010 —
830 830 1 104.00 $104.00 $863 —
875–895 885 3 100.00–127.00 $109.57 $970 —
940 940 1 100.00 $100.00 $940 —

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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.