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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 9, 2023

731 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.55/cwt -1.21 vs last sale · ≈ $941/hd at 515 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $182.37/cwt -4.86 vs last sale · ≈ $862/hd at 473 lb · 20 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $204.14/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $861/hd at 422 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 731 916 0
Feeder cattle 598 717 0
Slaughter cattle 127 186 0
Replacement cattle 6 13 0

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average. 2 head Sheep: 130.00, 5 head Goats: 65.00 to 130.00, 12 head Baby Calves: 5.00 to 52.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 215.00 $215.00 $570 —
340 340 1 195.00 $195.00 $663 -25.05
405–445 421 5 185.00–215.00 $204.25 $860 -14.41
455–465 458 3 190.00–202.00 $197.35 $904 -20.76
505–540 523 2 200.00–202.00 $201.03 $1,051 -15.76
555–595 575 5 190.00–212.00 $203.17 $1,168 -19.52
600–645 622 7 182.00–204.00 $198.18 $1,233 -16.20
625–630 value added 627 6 206.00–220.00 $210.69 $1,321 —
660–687 value added 674 6 220.00–221.00 $220.49 $1,486 —
655–695 685 5 184.00–210.00 $203.02 $1,391 +19.24
715–731 728 8 180.00–201.00 $185.05 $1,347 -8.07
753–755 754 3 197.00–204.00 $201.66 $1,521 +21.08
830–835 833 2 187.00–196.00 $191.51 $1,595 +7.51
865 865 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,635 +15.48
930 930 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,395 +10.00
970–975 973 2 134.00–142.00 $138.01 $1,343 -52.99
986 value added 986 3 175.00 $175.00 $1,726 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 175.00 $175.00 $691 —
450–490 470 2 160.00–165.00 $162.39 $763 -14.74
500 500 1 162.00 $162.00 $810 -18.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
425 425 1 135.00 $135.00 $574 -5.90
550–580 563 3 135.00–147.00 $140.56 $791 +8.13

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 170.00 $170.00 $400 -27.47
260–295 278 2 170.00 $170.00 $473 -9.69
310–345 329 5 170.00–180.00 $173.92 $572 -23.33
350–375 366 8 165.00–190.00 $178.57 $654 -16.29
411 value added 411 6 216.00 $216.00 $888 —
400–440 427 7 165.00–187.00 $175.56 $750 -12.21
450–495 471 18 170.00–195.00 $179.74 $847 -7.49
490 value added 490 2 206.00 $206.00 $1,009 —
501–540 value added 514 10 192.00–202.00 $197.40 $1,015 -8.59
500–540 516 17 160.00–187.00 $173.81 $897 -7.61
550–595 570 15 165.00–190.00 $181.32 $1,034 -2.54
590 value added 590 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,162 —
600 value added 600 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,200 -7.00
610–645 632 9 167.00–190.00 $181.94 $1,150 -2.84
650–660 value added 657 3 187.00–188.00 $187.33 $1,231 —
650–670 661 4 155.00–172.00 $161.80 $1,069 -14.88
720 720 1 147.00 $147.00 $1,058 +0.94
770 770 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,001 —
820 820 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,148 -20.96
860–895 878 2 112.00–130.00 $120.82 $1,061 —
1025 1025 1 120.00 $120.00 $1,230 -9.46
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 2 150.00–160.00 $155.00 $426 +0.18
300–345 324 6 150.00–162.00 $154.77 $501 -14.11
350–395 377 3 150.00–162.00 $154.81 $584 -11.36
405–440 417 6 135.00–157.00 $144.14 $601 -17.66
460–495 474 7 140.00–160.00 $152.61 $723 -6.08
515–540 527 3 142.00–150.00 $145.63 $767 -7.35
560 560 1 150.00 $150.00 $840 +9.26
600–645 622 3 120.00–150.00 $136.89 $851 -15.43
650–665 658 5 135.00–145.00 $138.38 $911 +7.50
795 795 1 110.00 $110.00 $874 —
820 820 1 115.00 $115.00 $943 -6.05
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200 200 2 115.00–135.00 $125.00 $250 -25.00
270 270 1 130.00 $130.00 $351 -10.05
300–330 316 5 110.00–135.00 $124.24 $393 +0.93
355–385 371 8 120.00–140.00 $129.23 $479 -4.53
420–440 430 2 125.00–132.00 $128.42 $552 -8.19
460–490 475 2 132.00–135.00 $133.55 $634 +5.63
500–545 523 4 120.00–137.00 $124.23 $650 -5.60
560–595 579 7 115.00–127.00 $120.79 $699 -6.19
607 607 1 107.00 $107.00 $649 -18.09
695 695 1 118.00 $118.00 $820 +8.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 210.00 $210.00 $483 -6.01
270–295 280 3 185.00–200.00 $189.82 $531 -28.67
305–345 321 8 180.00–205.00 $192.80 $619 -28.92
360–395 381 14 185.00–217.00 $198.51 $756 -18.87
400–440 422 19 192.00–225.00 $204.14 $861 -2.91
450–498 477 19 185.00–217.00 $200.49 $956 +1.96
505 value added 505 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,096 —
500–545 524 15 180.00–205.00 $194.71 $1,020 +11.94
550–595 571 15 175.00–207.00 $190.24 $1,086 +7.60
600–640 620 10 172.00–205.00 $191.66 $1,188 +8.24
660 value added 660 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,419 —
650–695 673 4 175.00–204.00 $186.14 $1,253 +24.29
740–745 743 2 147.00–165.00 $156.03 $1,159 -16.52
755–780 769 4 120.00–147.00 $133.09 $1,023 -6.91
765–775 value added 770 2 180.00–190.00 $184.97 $1,424 —
820–830 827 3 122.00–131.00 $126.69 $1,048 -31.31
920 920 1 132.00 $132.00 $1,214 -2.32
970–995 983 2 140.00–150.00 $144.94 $1,425 +4.94
1000–1025 1013 2 126.00–147.00 $136.63 $1,384 +13.11
1050 1050 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,418 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 150.00 $150.00 $322 —
285–290 288 2 160.00–170.00 $165.04 $475 —
320–340 330 2 160.00–170.00 $164.85 $544 -27.54
365–390 375 6 155.00–175.00 $167.64 $629 -4.18
400–445 428 14 152.00–175.00 $165.52 $708 -6.70
455–490 470 8 150.00–175.00 $166.42 $782 -8.50
500–535 515 9 150.00–175.00 $162.61 $837 -9.89
550–595 571 7 140.00–162.00 $148.09 $846 -10.97
600–640 619 11 137.00–167.00 $149.87 $928 -7.91
675–685 678 3 140.00–160.00 $148.29 $1,005 +8.34
710–745 727 5 117.00–137.00 $127.53 $927 -12.34
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 130.00 $130.00 $299 —
270 270 1 135.00 $135.00 $364 -3.80
370–390 380 2 130.00–140.00 $134.87 $513 -9.95
410–440 423 5 120.00–130.00 $124.36 $526 -22.27
450 450 1 145.00 $145.00 $652 -0.89
505–535 517 7 125.00–135.00 $130.98 $677 -2.64
590 590 1 130.00 $130.00 $767 +5.97
640 640 1 130.00 $130.00 $832 +4.82
655–660 658 2 116.00–137.00 $126.46 $832 -19.54

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
660–935 767 85-90% 3 41.00–49.00 $45.17 $346 —
710–985 851 85-90% 5 60.00–69.00 $65.15 $554 —
795–1425 1109 85-90% 35 70.00–84.00 $78.20 $867 -7.52
1210–1455 1317 85-90% 3 85.00–86.00 $85.63 $1,128 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
975–1505 1182 80-85% 3 100.00–110.00 $104.10 $1,230 —
965–2020 1431 80-85% 36 86.00–94.00 $91.02 $1,302 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1700 1483 75-80% 13 80.00–92.00 $86.35 $1,281 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1165–1495 1330 2 97.00–100.00 $98.31 $1,308 +8.20
1145–2355 1734 17 103.00–116.00 $109.71 $1,902 —
2005–2045 2025 2 127.00–129.00 $128.01 $2,592 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
955–1060 1008 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 925.00–975.00 $948.70
1255 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,175.00 $1,175.00

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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
775 775 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 975.00 $975.00 —
890 890 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,425.00 $1,425.00 —
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,250.00 $1,250.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 132.00 $132.00 $442 -3.00
360 360 1 120.00 $120.00 $432 —
485 485 1 127.00 $127.00 $616 —
535 535 1 100.00 $100.00 $535 —
900 900 1 124.00 $124.00 $1,116 —
965 965 1 118.00 $118.00 $1,139 —
1080–1090 1087 3 96.00–114.00 $107.37 $1,167 —

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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.