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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, June 17, 2024

700 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $232.47/cwt -13.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,334/hd at 574 lb · 25 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $243.96/cwt -2.84 vs last sale · ≈ $1,264/hd at 518 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $256.39/cwt -7.23 vs last sale · ≈ $1,059/hd at 413 lb · 23 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 700 880 806
Feeder cattle 566 712 614
Slaughter cattle 130 147 182
Replacement cattle 4 21 10

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 16 head Goats: 10.00 - 190.00; 2 head Sheep: 160.00 - 280.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 300.00 $300.00 $870 +5.00
360–395 382 9 275.00–330.00 $310.31 $1,185 +7.18
400–445 425 10 270.00–320.00 $294.41 $1,251 -2.18
455–470 462 3 267.00–292.00 $276.21 $1,276 -9.76
505–548 528 10 260.00–287.00 $273.92 $1,446 -12.23
550–595 572 15 262.00–292.00 $276.28 $1,580 -7.60
605–635 620 9 262.00–284.00 $275.44 $1,708 -1.66
655–690 674 7 240.00–260.00 $251.07 $1,692 -8.31
700–745 719 4 225.00–247.00 $237.47 $1,707 +2.61
755–757 756 3 220.00 $220.00 $1,663 -32.00
805–832 821 4 224.00–229.00 $227.03 $1,864 -4.01
920 920 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,840 +23.55
980 980 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,803 —
1015 1015 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,827 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 215.00 $215.00 $656 -40.00
420 420 1 220.00 $220.00 $924 -21.42
450–495 473 3 245.00–257.00 $250.55 $1,185 +8.52
510–530 520 2 230.00–252.00 $240.79 $1,252 -7.08
565–595 585 6 220.00–257.00 $241.52 $1,413 -5.91
607–640 617 5 209.00–245.00 $221.86 $1,369 -1.73
660–680 670 2 177.00–200.00 $188.67 $1,264 -42.33
830 830 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,536 +42.53
910 910 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,474 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 155.00 $155.00 $341 -50.00
395 395 1 160.00 $160.00 $632 —
400 400 1 170.00 $170.00 $680 —
490 490 1 192.00 $192.00 $941 +42.00
595 595 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,101 —
675 675 1 152.00 $152.00 $1,026 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 284 4 245.00–280.00 $262.42 $745 -10.22
310–335 325 4 250.00–290.00 $276.60 $899 +9.36
350–395 370 10 240.00–280.00 $258.85 $958 -13.17
401–445 413 23 242.00–277.00 $256.39 $1,059 -7.23
460–495 479 22 232.00–268.00 $246.97 $1,183 -8.60
500–545 518 24 230.00–270.00 $243.96 $1,264 -2.84
550–593 574 25 220.00–250.00 $232.47 $1,334 -13.54
605–645 630 12 212.00–237.00 $227.45 $1,433 -10.87
650–685 670 15 203.00–239.00 $224.20 $1,502 +4.43
720 720 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,440 -7.13
755–780 774 4 198.00–200.00 $199.51 $1,544 +27.33
800–830 813 3 201.00–202.00 $201.33 $1,637 —
855–890 874 6 144.00–178.00 $161.17 $1,409 +19.17
905–930 918 2 146.00–150.00 $148.03 $1,359 -9.97
955–985 970 2 144.00–155.00 $149.59 $1,451 -0.49
1025 1025 1 146.00 $146.00 $1,496 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 3 225.00–240.00 $231.32 $655 +1.32
300–345 320 4 200.00–235.00 $220.39 $705 +3.52
350–380 363 6 220.00–235.00 $229.14 $832 +3.15
400–445 418 11 210.00–235.00 $226.97 $949 +0.71
450–495 476 9 205.00–230.00 $220.69 $1,050 -4.90
500–545 519 8 190.00–222.00 $212.17 $1,101 -7.65
550–595 568 5 200.00–215.00 $210.26 $1,194 +0.17
605–625 618 4 180.00–202.00 $195.48 $1,208 -9.46
660–675 668 5 165.00–187.00 $178.25 $1,191 +13.25
725 725 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,030 —
770 770 1 139.00 $139.00 $1,070 —
825–840 833 2 140.00 $140.00 $1,166 -10.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 170.00 $170.00 $450 -32.68
315–345 325 3 160.00–180.00 $170.31 $554 -29.69
350–375 360 4 155.00–185.00 $169.97 $612 -30.03
405–445 428 4 160.00–185.00 $173.71 $743 +17.35
545 545 1 188.00 $188.00 $1,025 +13.87
560–590 575 2 175.00–180.00 $177.57 $1,021 +17.57

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 232 3 280.00–305.00 $291.62 $677 -3.38
280–285 284 4 280.00–310.00 $300.09 $852 +3.90
310–345 330 8 270.00–305.00 $290.40 $958 -9.74
355–390 371 12 280.00–315.00 $297.49 $1,104 +4.97
410–440 429 7 270.00–300.00 $285.28 $1,224 -5.98
455–495 475 14 255.00–287.00 $269.22 $1,279 -12.15
500–545 523 19 235.00–272.00 $259.21 $1,356 -15.69
555–590 566 14 232.00–272.00 $252.49 $1,429 -16.36
600–645 623 12 230.00–265.00 $242.30 $1,510 -24.56
655–690 667 10 225.00–257.00 $242.90 $1,620 -9.68
710–740 723 3 210.00–245.00 $229.75 $1,661 -3.21
750–765 758 2 210.00–217.00 $213.53 $1,619 +7.50
810–845 830 3 175.00–187.00 $182.65 $1,516 +2.71
915 915 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,464 -29.00
965 965 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,640 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 269 4 220.00–235.00 $224.93 $605 -25.07
310–340 330 5 235.00–265.00 $243.97 $805 +10.25
350–395 373 12 235.00–265.00 $245.89 $917 +12.92
410–435 424 4 230.00–265.00 $241.40 $1,024 -3.36
460–495 476 8 210.00–245.00 $227.60 $1,083 -15.25
500–540 522 7 210.00–240.00 $229.31 $1,197 -4.99
550–580 560 3 200.00–222.00 $214.14 $1,199 -19.21
605–640 619 5 185.00–220.00 $201.84 $1,249 -20.94
660–675 668 2 160.00–197.00 $178.29 $1,191 —
720 720 2 180.00–185.00 $182.50 $1,314 -14.40
770 770 2 165.00 $165.00 $1,270 +15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 150.00 $150.00 $368 —
285–295 290 3 170.00–190.00 $179.94 $522 -25.38
300–330 321 4 170.00–205.00 $186.56 $599 -18.50
350–395 368 3 180.00–210.00 $196.92 $725 +5.59
410–435 426 4 155.00–200.00 $180.35 $768 -4.31
465–490 475 4 155.00–180.00 $170.07 $808 -29.19
505–525 515 2 157.00–180.00 $168.72 $869 -13.59
570–590 583 3 160.00–185.00 $174.94 $1,020 -4.95
610 610 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,006 -10.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1520 1290 80-85% 6 140.00–155.00 $148.04 $1,910 -0.61
705–1935 1348 80-85% 54 119.00–139.00 $129.51 $1,746 -4.67
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
565 565 85-90% 1 56.00 $56.00 $316 —
610–1075 840 85-90% 3 86.00–90.00 $89.03 $748 -9.28
630–1500 989 85-90% 19 99.00–115.00 $107.59 $1,064 —
870–1450 1101 85-90% 8 116.00–121.00 $118.56 $1,305 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1890 1614 75-80% 7 122.00–134.00 $130.45 $2,105 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
940 940 1 111.00 $111.00 $1,043 —
1050–2140 1703 12 148.00–164.00 $158.25 $2,695 —
1635–1780 1708 2 168.00–170.00 $169.04 $2,887 —

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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
875 875 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,850.00 $1,850.00 —
865–1020 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–2,000.00 $1,863.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 130.00 $130.00 $468 —
580 580 1 120.00 $120.00 $696 —
715 715 1 123.00 $123.00 $879 -7.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 185.00 $185.00 $481 +47.50
490–495 492 3 145.00–177.00 $163.05 $802 —
545 545 1 155.00 $155.00 $845 —
630–645 638 2 145.00 $145.00 $925 —
660 660 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,188 -7.02
700 700 1 135.00 $135.00 $945 -32.00
765–775 770 3 120.00–137.00 $129.66 $998 -45.34
995 995 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,393 —

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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.