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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 31, 2025

895 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $306.00/cwt -9.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,444/hd at 472 lb · 60 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $322.76/cwt -3.49 vs last sale · ≈ $1,369/hd at 424 lb · 42 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $344.47/cwt +13.37 vs last sale · ≈ $1,784/hd at 518 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 895 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 228 7 350.00–400.00 $378.01 $862 -6.99
250–295 277 5 350.00–399.00 $379.57 $1,051 +15.61
305–340 323 4 365.00–395.00 $385.52 $1,245 +16.99
355–395 366 5 350.00–390.00 $374.04 $1,369 +4.62
400–445 431 11 350.00–389.00 $375.20 $1,617 +14.07
450–495 464 9 318.00–375.00 $354.26 $1,644 -6.17
505–540 523 11 337.00–370.00 $355.54 $1,859 +12.73
555–595 564 7 310.00–348.00 $338.48 $1,909 +17.62
610–645 626 4 285.00–318.00 $306.10 $1,916 -0.49
653–695 671 7 250.00–299.00 $283.19 $1,900 —
735 735 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,021 -3.02
855 855 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,095 +20.63
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 285.00 $285.00 $784 —
325 325 1 230.00 $230.00 $748 —
350 350 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,032 -5.00
490 490 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,152 -59.52
570–595 585 3 200.00–224.00 $209.69 $1,227 -75.31
625 625 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,250 -26.33
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 170.00 $170.00 $740 -5.00
525 525 1 150.00 $150.00 $788 —
565–575 568 3 135.00–175.00 $151.14 $858 -41.24
610 610 1 152.00 $152.00 $927 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 223 7 310.00–380.00 $341.23 $761 -11.89
250–295 271 13 295.00–349.00 $319.00 $864 -13.82
310–345 325 13 320.00–400.00 $345.69 $1,123 -12.64
360–395 378 21 285.00–350.00 $327.12 $1,237 -23.48
400–445 424 42 270.00–350.00 $322.76 $1,369 -3.49
450–495 472 60 275.00–335.00 $306.00 $1,444 -9.52
500–545 520 32 247.00–308.00 $285.82 $1,486 -10.98
550–595 573 32 252.00–316.00 $281.89 $1,615 -7.13
600–645 615 11 239.00–288.00 $256.12 $1,575 -9.61
655–690 668 5 225.00–245.00 $238.14 $1,591 -14.51
700–725 714 5 214.00–245.00 $229.60 $1,639 +2.06
755–796 776 8 200.00–242.00 $226.26 $1,756 -8.77
830 830 2 191.00–200.00 $195.50 $1,623 -12.50
850–895 870 4 170.00–220.00 $193.24 $1,681 -27.76
905–945 934 4 177.00–210.00 $192.64 $1,799 +10.31
965–990 977 3 175.00–195.00 $183.09 $1,789 -5.63
1025–1040 1033 2 182.00–189.00 $185.47 $1,916 +14.47
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 228 2 225.00–277.00 $252.43 $576 —
265–290 278 2 220.00–250.00 $234.32 $651 -75.68
305–335 323 3 230.00–250.00 $243.09 $785 -24.76
375–395 385 4 240.00–250.00 $246.70 $950 -49.45
410–435 427 7 235.00–265.00 $250.12 $1,068 -15.39
450–495 476 9 215.00–262.00 $235.40 $1,121 -27.74
515–540 525 5 200.00–235.00 $221.10 $1,161 -24.03
590 590 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,239 -19.98
600–630 614 4 175.00–215.00 $193.92 $1,191 -16.08
650 650 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,339 +14.36
715–735 725 2 185.00–195.00 $189.93 $1,377 +24.93
765 765 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,186 -27.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 155.00 $155.00 $364 -57.66
340 340 1 200.00 $200.00 $680 —
380 380 1 150.00 $150.00 $570 -76.28
510–545 528 2 160.00–185.00 $172.91 $913 +22.91
580 580 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,102 +38.99
675–695 683 3 150.00 $150.00 $1,024 ±0.00
705 705 1 145.00 $145.00 $1,022 —
750–760 755 2 125.00–135.00 $130.03 $982 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 223 7 325.00–405.00 $374.51 $835 -20.49
250–295 274 14 310.00–400.00 $364.74 $999 -12.86
310–345 328 11 350.00–402.00 $392.31 $1,287 +19.95
355–395 378 18 342.00–400.00 $376.67 $1,424 +12.12
400–445 419 25 329.00–389.00 $368.33 $1,543 +14.72
450–495 471 26 325.00–397.00 $350.46 $1,651 +10.85
500–545 518 41 305.00–362.00 $344.47 $1,784 +13.45
550–595 568 20 285.00–340.00 $315.81 $1,794 +5.78
600–640 622 17 275.00–310.00 $293.63 $1,826 -0.26
650–680 663 8 230.00–292.00 $279.67 $1,854 +16.40
700–730 708 4 265.00–272.00 $267.76 $1,896 +27.67
750–785 763 6 200.00–250.00 $220.50 $1,682 -7.52
840 840 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,949 +14.14
860–870 865 2 210.00–235.00 $222.43 $1,924 -0.71
900–925 913 2 210.00–222.00 $215.92 $1,971 +30.19
970–980 975 2 175.00–190.00 $182.54 $1,780 -0.71
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 242 5 250.00–300.00 $276.18 $668 -38.82
270 270 1 250.00 $250.00 $675 -62.03
305–345 331 4 225.00–275.00 $246.75 $817 -63.48
400–440 429 5 240.00–305.00 $275.56 $1,182 -8.03
460–485 473 2 245.00–300.00 $271.77 $1,285 -5.81
510–525 518 2 285.00–290.00 $287.54 $1,489 —
550–560 555 3 220.00–267.00 $237.47 $1,318 -17.73
620 620 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,550 +18.65
685 685 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 -26.35
730 730 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,095 —
870–875 873 2 155.00 $155.00 $1,353 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 210.00 $210.00 $546 —
320 320 1 150.00 $150.00 $480 —
485 485 1 155.00 $155.00 $752 -45.00
525 525 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,050 +50.00
690 690 1 140.00 $140.00 $966 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1025–1460 1206 80-85% 4 160.00–167.00 $164.54 $1,984 —
940–2050 1416 80-85% 81 135.00–157.00 $141.97 $2,010 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
770–1265 939 85-90% 9 70.00–80.00 $75.29 $707 —
795–1410 1048 85-90% 8 87.00–103.00 $94.85 $994 —
650–1655 1099 85-90% 41 110.00–133.00 $124.03 $1,363 -11.04
990–1250 1116 85-90% 5 134.00–138.00 $135.33 $1,510 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1340–2045 1518 75-80% 9 130.00–140.00 $134.77 $2,046 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1195 1195 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,390 —
1040–1680 1280 12 145.00–162.00 $153.52 $1,965 —
1110–2255 1805 23 164.00–188.00 $175.02 $3,159 -18.11

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
730–1255 1034 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,375.00–2,200.00 $1,890.61
960–1120 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,250.00–2,400.00 $1,736.01
790–1560 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,350.00–2,450.00 $1,979.48

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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
585–1005 850 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,400.00–2,925.00 $2,158.68 —
780–990 860 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00–2,700.00 $2,025.96 —
850–1015 954 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,350.00–3,000.00 $2,647.80 +268.05

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 2 225.00–240.00 $232.50 $767 +7.50
380 380 1 230.00 $230.00 $874 +22.50
420 420 1 222.00 $222.00 $932 +2.00
450 450 1 218.00 $218.00 $981 —
525 525 1 211.00 $211.00 $1,108 —
570–595 585 3 150.00–214.00 $187.43 $1,096 -12.78
605–645 625 2 187.00–208.00 $197.16 $1,232 —
650–695 678 4 176.00–192.00 $183.01 $1,241 —
700 700 1 181.00 $181.00 $1,267 —
750 750 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,328 —
810–830 820 3 146.00–172.00 $161.08 $1,321 —
870 870 2 150.00–169.00 $159.50 $1,388 —
905 905 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,538 —
960 960 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,632 —

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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.