Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 12, 2024

447 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.11/cwt +2.61 vs last sale · ≈ $1,001/hd at 426 lb · 19 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $236.80/cwt -17.21 vs last sale · ≈ $1,127/hd at 476 lb · 12 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $240.64/cwt -2.75 vs last sale · ≈ $1,259/hd at 523 lb · 12 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	447	1,025	428
Feeder cattle	315	736	288
Slaughter cattle	109	266	132
Replacement cattle	23	23	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 6 head Goats: 125.00 - 160; 26 head Sheep: 10.00- 225.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	265.00	$265.00	$676	-7.43
300–345	315	3	295.00–300.00	$298.17	$939	+25.10
370–385	378	2	285.00–300.00	$292.35	$1,105	+9.11
425	425	2	252.00–260.00	$256.00	$1,088	-12.57
450–465	456	4	267.00–291.00	$279.39	$1,274	+14.57
500–525	512	3	230.00–261.00	$249.33	$1,277	-3.94
560–590	573	8	250.00–267.00	$261.29	$1,497	+22.81
600–640	613	4	217.00–250.00	$234.51	$1,438	+3.85
655–695	677	6	210.00–235.00	$223.85	$1,515	-11.68
725–740	728	6	199.00–220.00	$216.44	$1,576	-7.17
765	765	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,377	+2.58
940	940	1	181.00	$181.00	$1,701	+11.04
950	950	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,539	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
440	440	1	175.00	$175.00	$770	—
490–495	493	2	182.00–200.00	$191.05	$942	-33.95
505	505	1	197.00	$197.00	$995	-21.18
550	550	1	170.00	$170.00	$935	-27.22
865	865	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,211	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	135.00	$135.00	$358	+5.00
350	350	1	120.00	$120.00	$420	-10.00
540	540	1	160.00	$160.00	$864	+5.00
595	595	1	130.00	$130.00	$774	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	245.00–255.00	$250.21	$588	+42.66
280–285	283	2	275.00–295.00	$284.91	$806	+79.87
300–345	325	9	222.00–262.00	$233.00	$757	+20.21
355–390	377	11	215.00–265.00	$235.14	$886	+2.70
420–424 value added	424	9	250.00–265.00	$251.65	$1,067	+4.32
400–445	427	10	200.00–238.00	$220.22	$940	-8.04
450–490	464	7	200.00–237.00	$218.67	$1,015	-7.66
500–545	526	9	200.00–220.00	$209.10	$1,100	-5.83
555–565	561	9	192.00–215.00	$207.33	$1,163	-3.95
580 value added	580	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,392	—
605–645	624	12	160.00–205.00	$180.55	$1,127	-10.71
660–695	671	6	175.00–192.00	$186.57	$1,252	-5.04
720 value added	720	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,282	—
715–740	728	2	115.00–137.00	$125.81	$916	-51.42
765–775	770	2	140.00–155.00	$147.55	$1,136	-2.68
780 value added	780	2	190.00	$190.00	$1,482	—
810–830	819	4	140.00–170.00	$156.79	$1,284	+6.79
935	935	1	125.00	$125.00	$1,169	-28.57

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210	210	1	210.00	$210.00	$441	+25.00
280	280	2	200.00–220.00	$210.00	$588	+28.10
345	345	1	190.00	$190.00	$656	-4.91
365	365	1	187.00	$187.00	$683	-6.13
410	410	1	175.00	$175.00	$718	-8.54
450–495	473	2	185.00–192.00	$188.67	$892	-2.97
500–545	528	3	152.00–177.00	$166.73	$880	-16.55
555–595	579	4	152.00–170.00	$160.69	$930	-22.27
630	630	1	120.00	$120.00	$756	-45.72
660–680	670	2	150.00–155.00	$152.54	$1,022	+5.26
820	820	1	120.00	$120.00	$984	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265–275	270	2	120.00–135.00	$127.36	$344	—
300–345	315	5	130.00–155.00	$141.38	$445	-18.54
395	395	1	145.00	$145.00	$573	—
455–485	470	3	110.00–145.00	$128.17	$602	+18.17
500	500	1	127.00	$127.00	$635	-7.61
570	570	1	120.00	$120.00	$684	-2.61
600–620	612	3	105.00–125.00	$113.22	$693	—
655	655	1	107.00	$107.00	$701	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–225	213	4	230.00–260.00	$246.91	$526	-3.74
250–285	270	3	265.00–280.00	$271.85	$734	+14.25
300–335	321	8	245.00–300.00	$266.50	$855	+13.80
355–380	367	6	240.00–297.00	$270.06	$991	+17.84
420–445	431	6	247.00–267.00	$255.20	$1,100	-2.96
450–490	476	12	215.00–255.00	$236.80	$1,127	-17.21
505–545	523	12	220.00–257.00	$240.64	$1,259	-2.75
550–580	563	7	220.00–257.00	$243.99	$1,374	+9.87
615–630	620	3	225.00–242.00	$236.38	$1,466	+1.91
660–695	674	5	192.00–228.00	$207.18	$1,396	-15.92
720–745	732	3	180.00–190.00	$184.97	$1,354	-22.81
780–795	788	2	155.00–175.00	$164.90	$1,299	-12.51
825	825	1	177.00	$177.00	$1,460	-4.52
885	885	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,345	-0.97
935	935	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,309	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–395	383	4	200.00–220.00	$211.19	$809	+0.03
415	415	1	222.00	$222.00	$921	-6.21
455–485	470	2	190.00–210.00	$200.32	$942	-30.70
500–540	526	4	185.00–202.00	$190.56	$1,002	-24.51
575–585	580	2	175.00–207.00	$191.14	$1,109	-14.14
620–630	628	4	173.00–205.00	$191.95	$1,205	-3.89
695	695	1	160.00	$160.00	$1,112	-24.00
770	770	1	117.00	$117.00	$901	-25.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	125.00	$125.00	$412	-35.00
460	460	1	120.00	$120.00	$552	-64.62
535	535	1	138.00	$138.00	$738	-32.33
655	655	1	140.00	$140.00	$917	+10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
840–2075	1428	80-85%	43	96.00–108.00	$102.89	$1,469	+0.84
1130–1740	1488	80-85%	4	110.00–127.00	$114.92	$1,710	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
620–915	745	85-90%	5	54.00–64.00	$59.39	$442	—
605–1065	838	85-90%	7	70.00–80.00	$75.57	$633	—
1060–1095	1078	85-90%	2	97.00–98.00	$97.51	$1,051	+9.44
730–1490	1129	85-90%	20	83.00–96.00	$89.27	$1,008	-6.05

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1380–2120	1652	75-80%	8	95.00–104.00	$99.90	$1,650	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–950	945	2	100.00	$100.00	$945	—
1095–2145	1626	4	114.00–124.00	$120.49	$1,959	+17.61
1995–2095	2045	2	130.00–133.00	$131.46	$2,688	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745–1185	983	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	800.00–1,475.00	$1,191.48
770–1320	984	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	800.00–1,500.00	$1,225.37
935–1230	1045	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	950.00–1,375.00	$1,116.75

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
865–1100	987	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,225.00–1,550.00	$1,436.44	-463.56
910–1330	1168	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,500.00–2,400.00	$2,147.36	—

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
830	830	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,075.00	$1,075.00	+25.00

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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.