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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 3, 2025

1,026 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $302.19/cwt +4.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,417/hd at 469 lb · 50 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $296.02/cwt +16.98 vs last sale · ≈ $1,542/hd at 521 lb · 49 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $271.96/cwt +17.76 vs last sale · ≈ $1,436/hd at 528 lb · 49 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,026 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 280.00–350.00 $317.28 $730 +47.28
275–285 280 3 300.00–340.00 $321.76 $901 +31.76
305–335 325 6 300.00–340.00 $319.02 $1,037 -11.27
355–395 380 11 300.00–350.00 $322.26 $1,225 +4.89
400–445 428 10 295.00–332.00 $312.11 $1,336 +14.08
455–495 474 11 290.00–320.00 $312.10 $1,479 +4.16
500–530 513 18 290.00–327.00 $315.80 $1,620 +17.96
550–598 573 15 270.00–310.00 $292.73 $1,677 +3.73
600–635 616 5 280.00–298.00 $293.72 $1,809 +11.98
655–695 674 4 220.00–284.00 $252.02 $1,699 +3.95
700–725 713 2 170.00–175.00 $172.46 $1,230 -66.09
750–790 768 3 197.00–230.00 $212.62 $1,633 -30.01
820 820 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,804 +5.39
870 870 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,914 —
935 935 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,945 ±0.00
965–985 975 2 187.00–209.00 $198.11 $1,932 —
1020 1020 1 204.00 $204.00 $2,081 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–280 268 2 260.00–270.00 $265.23 $711 +37.46
305–345 327 3 240.00–270.00 $256.33 $838 +19.92
355–360 358 2 240.00–265.00 $252.59 $904 +7.59
410–445 423 6 227.00–272.00 $248.10 $1,049 —
455–485 470 2 220.00–265.00 $243.22 $1,143 -14.48
505–530 518 2 235.00–267.00 $250.61 $1,298 +13.11
560–570 565 2 230.00–255.00 $242.61 $1,371 —
605–640 620 3 160.00–170.00 $164.97 $1,023 -43.03
650 650 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,072 —
765 765 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,316 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420–430 425 2 205.00–217.00 $210.93 $896 +25.93
505 505 1 190.00 $190.00 $960 —
555 555 1 140.00 $140.00 $777 -32.00
635–645 640 2 155.00–162.00 $158.53 $1,015 —
655 655 1 153.00 $153.00 $1,002 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 223 14 250.00–290.00 $275.18 $614 -4.18
250–295 278 12 270.00–310.00 $285.74 $794 +3.50
305–345 329 18 265.00–347.00 $302.65 $996 +26.83
350–395 376 44 260.00–335.00 $286.96 $1,079 +24.27
400–446 423 44 250.00–317.00 $287.06 $1,214 +24.93
450–495 474 48 240.00–292.00 $276.84 $1,312 +14.60
500–545 528 49 237.00–295.00 $271.96 $1,436 +17.76
550–595 571 26 230.00–277.00 $261.29 $1,492 +10.35
600–645 629 17 210.00–265.00 $248.44 $1,563 +7.57
655–690 667 10 200.00–240.00 $219.59 $1,465 +7.28
700–745 723 3 190.00–210.00 $198.29 $1,434 +6.40
750–775 763 2 194.00–195.00 $194.51 $1,484 +1.63
815–835 825 2 180.00–189.00 $184.55 $1,523 +0.25
855–890 873 3 175.00–197.00 $184.76 $1,613 +6.88
905–935 922 5 160.00–182.00 $170.79 $1,575 -4.10
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 240.00–260.00 $249.78 $562 +22.58
265–290 278 2 245.00–250.00 $247.39 $688 +28.46
310–345 328 6 200.00–250.00 $232.37 $762 +6.37
350–395 375 10 210.00–250.00 $233.17 $874 +17.17
400–440 423 6 210.00–245.00 $235.06 $994 +22.08
470–495 481 5 207.00–230.00 $219.25 $1,055 +26.43
515–540 524 6 180.00–225.00 $204.68 $1,073 -12.82
570–585 577 3 190.00–212.00 $197.31 $1,138 -12.34
620–630 626 4 172.00–200.00 $181.80 $1,138 -10.77
650–690 665 3 165.00–185.00 $172.26 $1,146 -9.74
725–730 728 2 137.00–165.00 $151.05 $1,100 -7.95
770 770 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,209 —
800 800 1 140.00 $140.00 $1,120 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 175.00 $175.00 $621 +15.00
405–410 407 3 177.00–195.00 $185.63 $756 +15.63
560–590 575 2 120.00–155.00 $137.04 $788 -22.96

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–240 233 3 270.00–350.00 $299.57 $698 +29.57
250–295 275 10 280.00–335.00 $299.59 $824 -48.71
300–345 317 6 290.00–345.00 $313.09 $992 -11.99
350–395 370 27 287.00–342.00 $311.46 $1,152 +0.21
400–448 425 33 270.00–332.00 $300.41 $1,277 +19.26
450–495 469 50 265.00–325.00 $302.19 $1,417 +4.83
500–545 521 49 265.00–316.00 $296.02 $1,542 +16.98
550–595 573 32 245.00–300.00 $275.92 $1,581 -4.91
600–645 619 26 232.00–291.00 $271.74 $1,682 -2.93
650–695 673 12 222.00–270.00 $246.89 $1,662 +10.05
715–745 729 8 200.00–242.00 $225.73 $1,646 +9.94
760–795 778 8 200.00–220.00 $211.07 $1,642 —
805–845 817 5 185.00–215.00 $203.82 $1,665 +12.50
850–885 860 5 182.00–195.00 $187.14 $1,609 +12.14
910–945 930 3 162.00–187.00 $175.46 $1,632 -1.54
975 975 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,804 +18.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–275 270 3 240.00–270.00 $253.27 $684 —
330 330 1 250.00 $250.00 $825 +13.31
350–375 363 4 220.00–270.00 $249.12 $904 +2.32
400–440 418 8 210.00–250.00 $238.22 $996 +11.83
450–495 467 7 200.00–250.00 $233.80 $1,092 +12.84
505–530 516 6 215.00–250.00 $237.75 $1,227 +9.15
560–595 577 3 232.00–240.00 $237.25 $1,369 +7.21
635–640 638 2 217.00–220.00 $218.49 $1,394 +10.43
650 650 1 207.00 $207.00 $1,346 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 130.00 $130.00 $448 —
360 360 1 145.00 $145.00 $522 -43.27
460 460 1 170.00 $170.00 $782 -5.97
565 565 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,102 +45.00
675 675 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,080 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
955–2135 1388 80-85% 119 130.00–153.00 $143.81 $1,996 —
1065–1940 1601 80-85% 10 154.00–157.00 $155.19 $2,485 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570–1275 845 85-90% 10 62.00–82.00 $72.61 $614 —
660–1165 880 85-90% 13 87.00–100.00 $93.32 $821 —
705–1530 1069 85-90% 12 104.00–125.00 $116.59 $1,246 +33.69
1095–1605 1298 85-90% 4 127.00–129.00 $127.75 $1,658 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1765 1765 75-80% 1 140.00 $140.00 $2,471 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1575 1195 6 140.00–152.00 $146.77 $1,754 —
1000–2315 1625 18 155.00–175.00 $167.66 $2,724 -0.64
1300–1955 1676 7 177.00–185.00 $181.50 $3,042 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1145 954 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 950.00–2,100.00 $1,677.12
820–1195 1062 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,300.00–1,850.00 $1,661.50
850–1300 1093 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 8 1,350.00–1,975.00 $1,685.93

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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
610–930 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,850.00–2,000.00 $1,944.80 —
885–1060 973 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,600.00–2,350.00 $2,008.74 —
1035–1285 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,350.00–2,525.00 $2,428.07 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
570 570 1 130.00 $130.00 $741 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 165.00 $165.00 $553 -48.48

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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.