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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 25, 2024

1,045 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $277.53/cwt +14.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,160/hd at 418 lb · 54 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $284.04/cwt +3.38 vs last sale · ≈ $1,068/hd at 376 lb · 43 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $268.58/cwt +14.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,260/hd at 469 lb · 43 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,045 1,219 1,382
Feeder cattle 802 1,002 943
Slaughter cattle 225 197 393
Replacement cattle 18 20 46

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 41 head Goats: 40.00- 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 170.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 335.00–340.00 $337.45 $928 +34.94
300–340 321 15 290.00–367.00 $323.49 $1,038 +17.72
350–390 373 10 300.00–350.00 $327.38 $1,221 +22.59
400–440 411 16 284.00–345.00 $325.52 $1,338 +9.49
450–488 468 21 300.00–330.00 $321.55 $1,505 +24.61
500–545 520 23 280.00–327.00 $309.32 $1,608 +11.52
550–585 571 20 262.00–325.00 $295.42 $1,687 +6.05
600–645 618 6 268.00–294.00 $283.96 $1,755 +5.38
660 660 2 270.00–277.00 $273.50 $1,805 +22.80
765 765 3 220.00–235.00 $225.00 $1,721 -7.50
815–820 818 2 212.00–217.00 $214.51 $1,755 -5.49
930 930 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,832 -0.95
1000 1000 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 245.00 $245.00 $674 —
340 340 2 215.00–230.00 $222.50 $756 -33.36
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 —
450–485 473 4 247.00–250.00 $249.23 $1,179 +1.69
545 545 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,335 —
575 575 2 245.00–250.00 $247.50 $1,423 +13.70
640 640 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,088 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 120.00 $120.00 $420 —
530 530 1 130.00 $130.00 $689 -20.00
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —
600–610 605 2 130.00–150.00 $140.08 $847 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 223 6 275.00–315.00 $300.28 $670 +26.71
250–290 274 15 255.00–318.00 $287.69 $788 +6.60
300–340 323 20 257.00–325.00 $291.68 $942 +9.21
350–395 376 43 250.00–318.00 $284.04 $1,068 +3.38
400–445 418 54 250.00–322.00 $277.53 $1,160 +14.81
450–490 469 43 240.00–292.00 $268.58 $1,260 +14.37
500–545 520 34 230.00–274.00 $253.19 $1,317 +0.18
550–590 566 31 210.00–255.00 $241.35 $1,366 -2.22
600–645 624 14 200.00–242.00 $223.26 $1,393 -0.02
650–690 665 6 170.00–223.00 $191.34 $1,272 -0.47
700–735 712 6 165.00–212.00 $183.50 $1,307 -6.06
750–790 765 3 150.00–178.00 $167.53 $1,282 -17.46
830–840 835 2 140.00–150.00 $145.03 $1,211 +1.38
870 870 2 147.00–154.00 $150.50 $1,309 -11.50
900–940 920 2 130.00–165.00 $147.12 $1,354 -19.88
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 215.00 $215.00 $505 -20.00
280 280 1 235.00 $235.00 $658 +4.63
315 315 2 225.00–235.00 $230.00 $724 +25.65
350–390 370 2 235.00 $235.00 $870 +10.43
400–440 427 6 200.00–240.00 $216.64 $925 +0.05
470–475 472 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,038 +4.32
500–545 523 2 212.00–230.00 $220.61 $1,154 +27.55
550–595 570 4 150.00–180.00 $165.23 $942 -32.71
610–620 617 3 172.00–182.00 $178.03 $1,098 +8.81
650 650 1 135.00 $135.00 $878 -15.00
725–730 728 2 127.00–135.00 $130.99 $954 -11.77
760 760 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,041 -6.39
840 840 1 127.00 $127.00 $1,067 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 150.00 $150.00 $435 -10.00
465 465 1 180.00 $180.00 $837 -5.00
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 224 7 275.00–335.00 $312.93 $701 +12.44
250–290 269 11 300.00–340.00 $316.35 $851 +10.45
300–340 319 13 265.00–330.00 $308.55 $984 +14.62
350–390 371 30 270.00–340.00 $319.13 $1,184 +26.40
400–445 418 39 260.00–337.00 $307.46 $1,285 +21.27
450–495 471 33 265.00–326.00 $293.65 $1,383 +8.62
500–545 519 32 255.00–313.00 $281.82 $1,463 +6.46
550–590 567 21 250.00–302.00 $274.66 $1,557 +5.93
600–640 614 30 228.00–288.00 $262.86 $1,614 +3.97
650–690 664 10 227.00–262.00 $247.12 $1,641 +5.66
700–745 723 13 200.00–244.00 $227.93 $1,648 +33.35
755–785 770 2 212.00–215.00 $213.47 $1,644 -3.53
800–835 824 4 207.00–214.00 $211.23 $1,741 +12.38
850–870 866 5 193.00–202.00 $194.77 $1,687 +1.81
900–915 904 4 170.00–187.00 $179.78 $1,625 —
970 970 4 169.00 $169.00 $1,639 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 230.00 $230.00 $632 +30.00
320–340 330 2 220.00–250.00 $235.45 $777 -5.29
370 370 1 220.00 $220.00 $814 +6.49
430–445 436 4 210.00–255.00 $232.82 $1,015 -9.03
485 485 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,237 +14.10
525–540 532 3 230.00–242.00 $237.27 $1,262 +4.06
580–585 583 2 235.00–248.00 $241.47 $1,408 +31.30
610 610 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,342 ±0.00
690 690 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,518 +20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 160.00 $160.00 $480 —
400 400 1 175.00 $175.00 $700 +1.94
450–480 465 2 167.50–170.00 $168.71 $785 —
500 500 1 180.00 $180.00 $900 -15.00
560 560 1 130.00 $130.00 $728 -35.00
620 620 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,116 +60.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1555 1232 80-85% 7 136.00–144.00 $139.61 $1,720 —
850–2010 1360 80-85% 89 119.00–134.00 $124.53 $1,694 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
580–1060 836 85-90% 11 85.00–99.00 $91.88 $768 —
625–1560 857 85-90% 7 70.00–82.00 $76.52 $656 —
660–1660 1068 85-90% 42 100.00–114.00 $107.43 $1,147 -3.08
750–1520 1106 85-90% 14 115.00–119.00 $116.07 $1,284 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1425–1600 1528 75-80% 3 123.00–133.00 $127.45 $1,947 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
720–1050 909 4 113.00–120.00 $116.56 $1,060 —
1100–1950 1593 16 133.00–149.00 $140.55 $2,239 —
1600–2075 1854 4 153.00–162.00 $160.06 $2,968 —

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Bred Cows

Medium 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
570–700 623 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 725.00–900.00 $808.94
730 730 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 800.00 $800.00
Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
870–1430 1138 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 1,450.00–1,800.00 $1,634.40

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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
780 780 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,800.00 $1,800.00 —
665–1250 964 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 1,425.00–2,625.00 $2,074.35 +421.65

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490 490 1 192.00 $192.00 $941 —
790 790 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,185 —
850 850 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,292 —
1000–1030 1015 2 162.00–164.00 $163.01 $1,655 —

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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.