Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 5, 2024

757 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $226.80/cwt -15.35 vs last sale · ≈ $1,066/hd at 470 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $235.84/cwt -27.25 vs last sale · ≈ $1,009/hd at 428 lb · 24 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $219.73/cwt -16.43 vs last sale · ≈ $1,145/hd at 521 lb · 17 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	757	735	779
Feeder cattle	527	556	585
Slaughter cattle	205	144	185
Replacement cattle	25	35	9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 2 head Hogs; 24 head Goats: 20.00 - 245.00; 34 head Sheep: 10.00 - 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 325.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	2	250.00–265.00	$258.26	$576	-46.74
265–285	279	6	250.00–262.00	$259.78	$725	-65.22
300–325	317	3	275.00–289.00	$279.79	$887	—
350–390	365	4	240.00–279.00	$267.21	$975	-29.69
400–415	406	4	230.00–282.00	$257.82	$1,047	-30.91
465–485	475	7	220.00–250.00	$237.56	$1,128	-42.44
520–540	531	5	210.00–250.00	$223.42	$1,186	-38.52
565–595	582	5	229.00–245.00	$241.20	$1,404	-18.46
600–640	615	4	229.00–240.00	$235.33	$1,447	-21.04
660–685	672	8	225.00–241.00	$232.20	$1,560	-7.20
700–745	740	13	220.00–232.50	$230.95	$1,709	+0.31
830–845	838	2	170.00–204.00	$186.85	$1,566	-13.15
870	870	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,557	-3.00
1010–1025	1018	2	152.00–177.00	$164.41	$1,674	+40.41

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	230.00	$230.00	$770	—
380–385	383	3	205.00–230.00	$214.04	$820	-6.03
405–440	424	11	200.00–220.00	$203.15	$861	-39.80
450–475	458	3	200.00–210.00	$203.27	$931	—
510–520	515	2	170.00–200.00	$184.85	$952	-50.15
588	588	2	175.00	$175.00	$1,029	-60.99
635	635	1	155.00	$155.00	$984	-43.51

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	3	180.00–205.00	$195.00	$634	—
360	360	1	150.00	$150.00	$540	-25.52
475	475	1	180.00	$180.00	$855	-8.30
500	500	1	175.00	$175.00	$875	±0.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–240	218	3	250.00–275.00	$263.51	$574	—
265–295	283	7	230.00–250.00	$241.55	$684	+4.16
300–340	322	14	220.00–250.00	$239.06	$770	-20.41
350–395	374	14	220.00–255.00	$235.38	$880	-17.98
400–447	428	24	220.00–247.00	$235.84	$1,009	-27.25
450–495	470	32	210.00–239.00	$226.80	$1,066	-15.35
500–540	521	17	210.00–232.00	$219.73	$1,145	-16.43
550–595	571	13	209.00–227.00	$219.40	$1,253	-15.15
605–645	619	7	201.00–220.00	$209.54	$1,297	-22.25
660–695	676	6	170.00–201.00	$188.38	$1,273	-20.92
705–720	710	4	170.00–192.00	$185.03	$1,314	-15.56
790	790	3	204.00	$204.00	$1,612	+19.02
810–830	820	2	152.00–159.00	$155.54	$1,275	-56.46
900	900	1	162.00	$162.00	$1,458	+2.00
960	960	2	149.00–162.00	$155.50	$1,493	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–280	274	4	205.00–225.00	$213.84	$586	—
320–345	336	8	200.00–225.00	$206.90	$695	-6.61
350–375	364	4	190.00–214.00	$205.86	$749	-11.41
405–435	420	2	190.00–210.00	$199.64	$838	-11.31
460–485	475	3	197.00–210.00	$204.12	$970	-4.65
520–545	531	5	185.00–200.00	$190.17	$1,010	-10.28
560–595	577	6	175.00–200.00	$187.48	$1,082	-9.86
600–640	623	6	170.00–190.00	$181.88	$1,133	-18.12
705–710	707	3	155.00	$155.00	$1,096	—
765	765	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	145.00–175.00	$159.46	$446	—
340	340	2	165.00–175.00	$170.00	$578	-16.88
360	360	2	145.00–170.00	$157.50	$567	-16.27
440	440	1	180.00	$180.00	$792	-3.08
455–485	467	3	147.00–160.00	$152.21	$711	+8.76
510–545	523	7	150.00–170.00	$160.04	$837	+7.72
560–595	584	4	150.00–167.00	$159.14	$929	+21.37

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–240	228	3	250.00–256.00	$253.56	$578	-26.44
255–295	269	7	245.00–275.00	$258.49	$695	-31.51
310–335	318	11	230.00–277.00	$260.88	$830	+3.19
355–395	373	9	235.00–267.00	$251.36	$938	-5.05
400–445	415	12	220.00–252.00	$233.80	$970	-39.68
450–495	476	12	212.00–237.00	$224.25	$1,067	-37.55
505–545	527	11	210.00–235.00	$222.66	$1,173	-24.10
550–580	566	13	220.00–240.00	$225.24	$1,275	-16.65
600–645	630	10	187.00–210.00	$200.17	$1,261	-30.66
650–690	671	7	180.00–207.00	$196.39	$1,318	-22.85
700–745	728	10	172.00–199.00	$187.38	$1,364	-26.61
750–785	770	3	171.00–192.00	$184.27	$1,419	-35.73
825–845	835	3	165.00–175.00	$169.04	$1,411	-7.88
920	920	1	135.00	$135.00	$1,242	—
950–955	953	2	136.00–150.00	$143.02	$1,363	-41.98

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	230.00	$230.00	$586	—
335–345	340	2	210.00–225.00	$217.61	$740	-17.39
355–365	360	5	182.00–225.00	$210.37	$757	-18.43
400–445	420	4	182.00–210.00	$194.49	$817	-35.83
430	430	1	190.00	$190.00	$817	-40.32
470–495	487	5	187.00–210.00	$195.81	$954	-24.56
505–535	525	9	180.00–202.00	$188.72	$991	-23.85
570–590	583	4	165.00–197.00	$187.40	$1,093	-18.09
620	620	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,054	-10.18
665–685	671	7	150.00–179.00	$161.32	$1,082	-38.68
715–730	723	2	140.00–162.00	$150.89	$1,091	-33.48

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	190.00	$190.00	$560	—
325–345	333	4	155.00–195.00	$174.70	$582	-10.30
375–395	385	2	170.00–175.00	$172.56	$664	+20.31
400–430	414	7	140.00–180.00	$167.08	$692	-21.31
515–535	525	2	150.00–169.00	$159.32	$836	-23.18
555–585	570	2	145.00–155.00	$150.13	$856	-12.31
630	630	2	125.00–140.00	$132.50	$835	-17.50
735	735	1	130.00	$130.00	$956	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
845–2040	1220	80-85%	69	130.00–146.00	$139.48	$1,702	—
935–1795	1255	80-85%	37	147.00–156.00	$149.66	$1,878	+14.55

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
650–1355	885	85-90%	7	85.00–100.00	$92.27	$817	+22.27
760–1165	949	85-90%	8	128.00–130.00	$129.74	$1,231	—
670–1655	983	85-90%	34	102.00–126.00	$114.75	$1,128	—
740–1445	1037	85-90%	6	69.00–81.00	$73.24	$759	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1355–2010	1693	75-80%	7	120.00–142.00	$132.38	$2,241	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1040–1460	1250	2	130.00–140.00	$135.84	$1,698	—
1090–1990	1584	12	150.00–167.00	$160.47	$2,542	—
1610–1980	1785	5	170.00–179.00	$171.79	$3,066	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
765–1160	973	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,025.00–1,700.00	$1,361.30
875–1220	1046	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	1,025.00–2,200.00	$1,576.04
1025–1280	1150	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,350.00–1,600.00	$1,476.89

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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
770	770	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,250.00	$1,250.00	—
995	995	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,800.00	$1,800.00	—
1005	1005	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	2,100.00	$2,100.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	130.00	$130.00	$462	—
460	460	1	125.00	$125.00	$575	—
540	540	2	120.00–125.00	$122.50	$662	+22.50
550–595	573	2	127.00–130.00	$128.44	$736	+28.44
670	670	1	152.00	$152.00	$1,018	—
865–890	878	2	137.00–140.00	$138.48	$1,216	—
920–935	928	2	139.00–148.00	$143.54	$1,332	—
950–975	963	2	140.00–145.00	$142.53	$1,373	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
285	285	1	165.00	$165.00	$470	—
320	320	1	150.00	$150.00	$480	—
425–445	435	2	110.00–127.00	$118.30	$515	-16.70
595	595	1	145.00	$145.00	$863	+20.86
605–620	610	3	160.00–200.00	$173.89	$1,061	+55.65
655–680	665	3	187.00–197.00	$191.94	$1,276	+25.92
720	720	1	110.00	$110.00	$792	-12.00
885	885	1	140.00	$140.00	$1,239	+10.00

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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.