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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, November 11, 2024

1,021 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $231.48/cwt -2.01 vs last sale · ≈ $984/hd at 425 lb · 42 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $202.17/cwt -7.16 vs last sale · ≈ $1,158/hd at 573 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $225.24/cwt +0.81 vs last sale · ≈ $1,065/hd at 473 lb · 32 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,021 1,006 871
Feeder cattle 793 795 610
Slaughter cattle 204 203 247
Replacement cattle 24 8 14

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 28 head Goats: 55.00- 200.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–295 282 5 265.00–340.00 $311.93 $880 +21.76
325–345 332 7 270.00–350.00 $304.13 $1,010 -8.87
350–380 369 7 260.00–305.00 $287.04 $1,059 -3.00
400–442 423 6 250.00–275.00 $266.44 $1,127 -3.05
450–495 471 11 250.00–280.00 $266.48 $1,255 -1.72
500–540 516 19 230.00–267.00 $250.39 $1,292 +0.76
550–595 579 9 227.00–260.00 $241.51 $1,398 -4.05
600–640 612 18 210.00–250.00 $242.52 $1,484 +14.15
650–685 666 5 215.00–235.00 $222.59 $1,482 -6.79
705–747 729 11 215.00–233.00 $225.99 $1,647 +1.70
760 760 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,406 -27.34
771 value added 771 3 229.00 $229.00 $1,766 —
800–835 820 4 185.00–200.00 $190.44 $1,562 -32.15
850 850 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 -40.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 245.00 $245.00 $735 +45.00
350–360 355 2 230.00–250.00 $240.14 $852 +24.64
410–420 418 4 230.00–235.00 $233.77 $977 +26.14
470–485 478 2 170.00–180.00 $174.92 $836 -34.08
515 515 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,133 +32.69
570–580 575 2 170.00–172.00 $171.01 $983 —
600–645 611 4 195.00 $195.00 $1,191 +0.59
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 185.00 $185.00 $398 —
315 315 1 160.00 $160.00 $504 +10.00
350 350 1 200.00 $200.00 $700 —
405–435 420 2 130.00–140.00 $135.18 $568 -27.39
570–585 578 2 130.00–135.00 $132.47 $766 -7.83
680 680 1 135.00 $135.00 $918 —
720 720 1 115.00 $115.00 $828 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 226 5 230.00–250.00 $239.82 $542 -10.53
255–295 282 5 240.00–280.00 $258.16 $728 +8.22
305–345 332 16 240.00–290.00 $273.60 $908 +30.39
350–395 375 25 230.00–270.00 $244.04 $915 -4.17
400–445 425 42 220.00–255.00 $231.48 $984 -2.01
450–495 473 32 210.00–240.00 $225.24 $1,065 +0.81
500–545 521 27 195.00–227.00 $214.69 $1,119 -2.66
550–590 573 40 182.00–214.00 $202.17 $1,158 -7.16
600–645 624 19 182.00–210.00 $198.89 $1,241 -2.99
650–695 670 11 170.00–197.00 $184.58 $1,237 -0.67
695 value added 695 2 211.00 $211.00 $1,466 -4.00
700–745 721 5 170.00–190.00 $175.96 $1,269 -6.78
760–795 776 6 140.00–180.00 $163.48 $1,269 -21.52
800–835 819 6 152.00–175.00 $164.84 $1,350 +10.98
855–880 868 3 160.00–170.00 $165.29 $1,435 +21.25
955 955 1 142.00 $142.00 $1,356 —
1030 1030 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,772 +30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 270 3 210.00–230.00 $220.06 $594 +10.12
300–345 325 12 200.00–235.00 $220.55 $717 +7.83
355–395 374 10 185.00–220.00 $201.71 $754 -11.27
405–420 413 4 180.00–200.00 $190.03 $785 -7.64
465–480 471 5 165.00–200.00 $183.93 $866 -7.30
500–545 527 3 180.00–190.00 $186.55 $983 +7.46
580–590 585 3 160.00–180.00 $170.06 $995 -8.05
615 615 1 160.00 $160.00 $984 -9.26
660–695 679 4 140.00–165.00 $152.28 $1,034 -9.05
705–740 728 5 130.00–157.00 $145.28 $1,058 +0.07
755 755 1 125.00 $125.00 $944 -25.00
850–895 883 4 120.00–132.00 $125.07 $1,104 -11.93
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 277 3 155.00–185.00 $170.72 $473 -11.52
300–325 313 2 150.00 $150.00 $470 +21.00
350–395 376 7 125.00–160.00 $147.81 $556 +3.75
405–425 417 5 145.00–155.00 $150.98 $630 +8.27
490 490 1 155.00 $155.00 $760 +8.56
525 525 1 127.00 $127.00 $667 +2.00
595 595 1 150.00 $150.00 $892 —
605 605 1 110.00 $110.00 $666 —
670–690 680 2 125.00–130.00 $127.54 $867 +2.54

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 236 4 270.00–312.00 $289.37 $683 +26.27
250–290 268 8 260.00–305.00 $286.80 $769 +5.47
300–345 321 17 260.00–330.00 $294.39 $945 +6.53
350–395 380 21 260.00–335.00 $291.80 $1,109 +6.15
400–445 423 21 242.00–302.00 $266.59 $1,128 -0.23
450–495 471 30 230.00–267.00 $251.39 $1,184 -2.59
500–545 527 29 220.00–262.00 $245.44 $1,293 +5.30
550–595 569 19 220.00–252.00 $234.59 $1,335 +8.45
600–635 614 10 200.00–220.00 $211.33 $1,298 -0.59
655–694 677 15 190.00–224.00 $209.27 $1,417 +0.45
700–745 731 8 180.00–210.00 $197.82 $1,446 +0.99
760–780 766 5 172.00–192.00 $182.95 $1,401 -2.03
800–830 818 5 128.00–155.00 $142.62 $1,167 -20.28
880 880 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,426 -2.96
935–940 936 4 142.00–152.00 $147.25 $1,378 -11.14
975 975 1 130.00 $130.00 $1,268 +1.00
1010 1010 1 125.00 $125.00 $1,262 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–235 223 2 200.00–202.00 $201.06 $448 -27.70
290 290 1 210.00 $210.00 $609 -7.70
350–375 365 4 210.00–250.00 $227.67 $831 +13.29
400–445 423 11 215.00–235.00 $226.55 $958 +17.49
460–470 465 3 192.00–225.00 $209.06 $972 -3.88
505–520 513 2 175.00–200.00 $187.32 $961 -3.91
550–595 568 10 170.00–207.00 $186.19 $1,058 +2.47
610–635 619 4 162.00–192.00 $176.15 $1,090 -6.81
660–685 671 5 162.00–187.00 $176.19 $1,182 +10.70
710–725 719 4 152.00–170.00 $162.96 $1,172 +12.96
780–785 783 2 135.00–150.00 $142.48 $1,116 -5.34
810 810 1 112.00 $112.00 $907 -32.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 150.00–175.00 $161.97 $381 -23.03
270 270 1 170.00 $170.00 $459 +30.00
385 385 1 165.00 $165.00 $635 -6.79
410 410 2 135.00–170.00 $152.50 $625 —
450–495 473 2 180.00–190.00 $185.24 $876 +29.31
510–520 515 2 130.00–160.00 $145.15 $748 -4.85
585 585 1 165.00 $165.00 $965 +0.50
600–645 616 4 140.00–160.00 $146.09 $900 -3.91
650–665 658 2 130.00 $130.00 $855 +5.00
720 720 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,008 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
530–1100 900 85-90% 7 65.00–78.00 $71.49 $643 -1.46
765–1195 939 85-90% 14 80.00–99.00 $87.38 $820 +14.43
615–1600 1122 85-90% 55 100.00–115.00 $108.78 $1,221 +0.76
845–1450 1150 85-90% 5 116.00–118.00 $117.25 $1,348 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1160 1160 80-85% 1 143.00 $143.00 $1,659 —
775–1870 1391 80-85% 79 115.00–132.00 $121.40 $1,689 +0.42
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–1690 1503 75-80% 12 114.00–124.00 $119.47 $1,796 +3.28

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
855–1100 977 3 110.00–117.00 $112.79 $1,102 —
1050–2480 1559 21 120.00–140.00 $130.39 $2,033 —
1055–1840 1593 4 148.00–154.00 $150.62 $2,399 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
735–1160 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 875.00–1,725.00 $1,442.97
950–1075 1023 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,375.00–1,575.00 $1,445.40
975–1155 1051 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 8 1,225.00–1,725.00 $1,483.46

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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
845 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 2,050.00 $2,050.00 —
1065–1100 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,625.00–1,800.00 $1,713.91 —
1235 1235 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,725.00 $1,725.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 127.00 $127.00 $508 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 2 192.00–197.00 $194.50 $1,109 —
615–640 628 2 185.00–195.00 $189.90 $1,193 —
1020 1020 1 137.00 $137.00 $1,397 —

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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.