Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 8, 2024

1,458 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $254.74/cwt +9.77 vs last sale · ≈ $1,083/hd at 425 lb · 61 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $296.50/cwt +11.39 vs last sale · ≈ $1,251/hd at 422 lb · 56 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $282.74/cwt +15.04 vs last sale · ≈ $1,479/hd at 523 lb · 53 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,458	763	459
Feeder cattle	1,166	512	293
Slaughter cattle	280	211	158
Replacement cattle	12	40	8

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 8 head Goats: 45.00- 110.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 55.00- 245

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–240	233	2	250.00–280.00	$265.48	$619	-74.52
270–295	283	6	275.00–337.00	$309.56	$876	-30.44
300–345	332	9	280.00–350.00	$313.09	$1,039	-11.91
350–396	381	9	280.00–330.00	$304.71	$1,161	-7.83
400–448	425	27	275.00–325.00	$302.48	$1,286	+3.04
450–495	476	15	280.00–307.00	$294.69	$1,403	-5.07
500–540	513	10	270.00–315.00	$298.39	$1,531	+0.71
550–595	575	13	272.00–302.00	$283.42	$1,630	-0.78
605–635	618	9	270.00–280.00	$272.80	$1,686	+8.46
655–670	659	4	230.00–267.00	$248.75	$1,639	-4.10
720	720	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,620	-3.34
790	790	1	217.00	$217.00	$1,714	-6.00
830–837	836	5	206.00–217.00	$208.19	$1,740	-13.81

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
310–335	328	4	205.00–245.00	$227.63	$747	—
355–395	368	3	205.00–255.00	$233.57	$860	—
425–438	431	10	205.00–240.00	$224.49	$968	—
462–495	469	7	215.00–250.00	$221.00	$1,036	—
515–535	525	2	200.00–245.00	$222.93	$1,170	+12.93
550–590	568	6	220.00–247.00	$238.23	$1,353	+3.38
630–640	635	2	235.00	$235.00	$1,492	+35.00
675	675	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,418	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355–390	376	4	150.00–195.00	$170.85	$642	—
465	465	1	145.00	$145.00	$674	—
625	625	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,062	+20.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	215	4	275.00–317.00	$298.88	$643	+8.78
250–295	278	20	240.00–300.00	$263.74	$733	-18.05
300–345	325	22	240.00–295.00	$262.88	$854	-19.44
350–395	367	31	235.00–295.00	$262.06	$962	+5.86
400–448	425	61	220.00–286.00	$254.74	$1,083	+9.77
450–495	472	44	220.00–275.00	$241.34	$1,139	-7.42
500–545	520	44	220.00–260.00	$241.28	$1,255	+3.21
550–595	567	28	220.00–255.00	$235.36	$1,334	+4.74
600–635	616	11	200.00–237.00	$220.96	$1,361	+7.57
650–695	676	9	170.00–217.00	$193.75	$1,310	-13.36
705–740	718	6	168.00–219.00	$194.24	$1,395	-5.76
750–775	758	6	150.00–200.00	$162.78	$1,234	-14.97
805–830	816	4	132.00–150.00	$145.48	$1,187	-6.96
850–875	863	2	150.00–156.00	$152.96	$1,320	+0.96
905	905	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,358	—
960–990	975	3	165.00–192.00	$175.64	$1,712	—
1025–1035	1030	2	154.00–168.00	$160.97	$1,658	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	238	2	210.00–240.00	$225.47	$537	-14.53
255–290	274	8	200.00–240.00	$222.81	$610	—
300–345	321	18	196.00–235.00	$218.19	$700	—
350–395	370	33	185.00–225.00	$209.81	$776	-10.67
400–445	427	19	175.00–215.00	$201.49	$860	-13.43
450–498	478	22	170.00–217.00	$199.25	$952	+7.35
500–545	520	17	175.00–210.00	$186.65	$971	-4.83
550–590	574	9	170.00–205.00	$189.94	$1,090	+4.94
615–645	633	5	165.00–187.00	$175.48	$1,111	-1.99
660	660	1	166.00	$166.00	$1,096	+3.39
720–735	728	4	122.00–152.00	$141.00	$1,026	+6.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	185.00	$185.00	$536	—
320–325	323	2	150.00–175.00	$162.40	$525	—
350–390	371	8	150.00–195.00	$176.30	$654	+1.27
405–445	426	6	150.00–175.00	$159.70	$680	-12.05
475–490	484	4	145.00–169.00	$156.02	$755	+23.46
505–520	513	2	150.00	$150.00	$770	-2.99
570–580	575	3	135.00–150.00	$145.04	$834	—
605	605	1	125.00	$125.00	$756	-10.00
685	685	1	125.00	$125.00	$856	-7.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	226	9	270.00–330.00	$298.67	$675	-20.94
250–295	271	13	290.00–315.00	$301.81	$818	-14.33
300–345	321	33	270.00–325.00	$291.00	$934	-8.43
350–395	372	51	270.00–330.00	$300.86	$1,119	+16.81
400–448	422	56	270.00–320.00	$296.50	$1,251	+11.39
450–495	474	46	260.00–312.00	$288.33	$1,367	+10.35
500–545	523	53	255.00–312.00	$282.74	$1,479	+15.04
550–595	568	33	245.00–295.00	$271.27	$1,541	+9.87
600–645	622	14	230.00–287.00	$249.71	$1,553	-17.06
650–695	675	13	200.00–250.00	$233.00	$1,573	+3.57
700–745	719	13	180.00–230.00	$207.55	$1,492	-19.45
750–795	776	10	170.00–222.00	$203.14	$1,576	+8.42
805–845	823	11	170.00–208.00	$194.23	$1,599	-1.85
870–895	883	2	195.00–215.00	$204.86	$1,809	+18.28
910	910	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,565	-10.00
955–995	975	2	140.00–171.00	$155.82	$1,519	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–240	235	3	235.00–260.00	$250.14	$588	-4.97
275	275	1	220.00	$220.00	$605	—
300–345	333	5	205.00–250.00	$236.56	$788	+9.29
350–385	376	14	215.00–260.00	$239.06	$899	+6.24
400–445	417	11	215.00–260.00	$234.52	$978	+3.85
450–490	471	14	200.00–257.00	$226.32	$1,066	-4.76
500–540	522	16	200.00–252.00	$241.25	$1,259	+22.93
560–590	581	7	210.00–242.00	$226.21	$1,314	-8.79
610	610	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,372	—
705–725	715	2	130.00–150.00	$139.86	$1,000	—
760–795	782	3	130.00–160.00	$144.17	$1,127	-7.83
960	960	1	120.00	$120.00	$1,152	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–285	278	2	160.00–175.00	$167.70	$466	—
345	345	2	150.00–175.00	$162.50	$561	—
350–395	375	4	170.00–200.00	$180.13	$675	+7.55
415–430	423	3	170.00–205.00	$191.89	$812	+22.34
455–480	469	5	150.00–175.00	$161.99	$760	+1.98
510	510	1	150.00	$150.00	$765	—
660	660	1	125.00	$125.00	$825	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
805–1900	1222	80-85%	93	115.00–132.00	$126.35	$1,544	+2.22
1055–1675	1343	80-85%	25	133.00–150.00	$138.07	$1,854	-3.38

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550–1080	852	85-90%	14	50.00–70.00	$59.64	$508	—
765–1180	952	85-90%	16	72.00–89.00	$80.65	$768	—
620–1375	1013	85-90%	47	90.00–114.00	$104.31	$1,057	-12.61
810–1370	1070	85-90%	5	115.00–117.00	$116.41	$1,246	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1285–1695	1484	75-80%	8	110.00–128.00	$120.44	$1,787	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1030–1660	1368	8	110.00–125.00	$117.88	$1,613	—
1005–2295	1487	37	128.00–156.00	$142.76	$2,123	+3.68
1120–2275	1712	11	160.00–175.00	$164.79	$2,821	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1285	1057	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,200.00–1,775.00	$1,451.82
920–1395	1069	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,516.49
910–1370	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,250.00–1,750.00	$1,550.44

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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
890	890	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
365	365	1	145.00	$145.00	$529	—
435	435	1	140.00	$140.00	$609	—
570–585	578	2	115.00–125.00	$119.94	$693	—
610–620	615	2	115.00–130.00	$122.44	$753	—
660	660	1	150.00	$150.00	$990	—
865	865	1	130.00	$130.00	$1,124	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
485–490	488	2	200.00	$200.00	$976	+17.42
515	515	1	150.00	$150.00	$772	-22.00
580–590	585	2	125.00–150.00	$137.61	$805	-39.39
630–635	633	2	170.00–182.00	$175.98	$1,114	—
685	685	1	145.00	$145.00	$993	—
715	715	1	130.00	$130.00	$930	—
770	770	1	120.00	$120.00	$924	—

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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.