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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 21, 2025

584 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $327.10/cwt +6.99 vs last sale · ≈ $1,547/hd at 473 lb · 38 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $362.36/cwt +6.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,707/hd at 471 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.96/cwt +3.74 vs last sale · ≈ $1,751/hd at 578 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 584 — —

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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 2 400.00–405.00 $402.66 $926 +6.79
290 290 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,160 +1.21
325 325 2 380.00–385.00 $382.50 $1,243 -16.82
370–395 380 3 400.00–424.00 $410.26 $1,559 +16.97
400–425 407 7 377.00–397.00 $391.29 $1,593 +6.32
455–495 473 5 352.00–392.00 $368.47 $1,743 +3.11
505–540 514 7 330.00–369.00 $361.40 $1,858 +15.64
550–595 571 10 306.00–354.00 $335.83 $1,918 +6.40
610–615 613 2 279.00–310.00 $294.44 $1,805 -26.62
655 655 1 304.00 $304.00 $1,991 -7.60
710 710 1 307.00 $307.00 $2,180 +10.00
750 750 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,988 +10.00
870–885 878 2 192.00–225.00 $208.36 $1,829 —
905 905 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,036 —
965 965 1 201.00 $201.00 $1,940 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 325.00 $325.00 $682 —
410 410 1 299.00 $299.00 $1,226 +20.75
480–490 485 2 262.00–275.00 $268.57 $1,303 +18.57
500 500 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,500 +20.80
640 640 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,600 —
720 720 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,764 +55.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 225.00 $225.00 $866 -40.00
410 410 1 199.00 $199.00 $816 -6.00
500 500 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,000 —
675 675 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,195 —
700 700 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,260 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–205 203 3 319.00–340.00 $331.26 $672 -0.13
255–290 270 3 290.00–325.00 $309.33 $835 -34.71
310–340 321 7 310.00–345.00 $328.30 $1,054 -38.82
350–390 375 10 340.00–365.00 $352.33 $1,321 -13.25
400–445 425 14 300.00–350.00 $328.66 $1,397 -17.61
455–495 473 38 300.00–342.00 $327.10 $1,547 +6.99
500–540 518 16 295.00–329.00 $309.49 $1,603 -5.61
550–598 578 19 275.00–325.00 $302.96 $1,751 +3.74
605–645 620 3 270.00–290.00 $276.51 $1,714 -8.85
655–665 660 6 270.00–299.00 $291.85 $1,926 +63.86
700–745 725 7 205.00–235.00 $225.18 $1,633 +0.93
760–780 770 4 210.00–220.00 $214.00 $1,648 +3.56
800–835 823 4 214.00–223.00 $217.02 $1,786 +13.19
870–875 873 2 208.00 $208.00 $1,816 +19.63
950–995 971 4 175.00–210.00 $191.82 $1,863 +15.14
1025–1030 1028 2 182.00 $182.00 $1,871 -7.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 225 2 250.00–285.00 $267.89 $603 -47.11
355 355 1 250.00 $250.00 $888 -47.13
455–490 469 7 245.00–290.00 $266.81 $1,251 +9.94
530–535 533 2 205.00–225.00 $214.95 $1,146 -21.05
555–595 579 4 200.00–229.00 $218.35 $1,264 -17.84
615–635 625 3 200.00–225.00 $214.87 $1,343 —
675–695 686 5 225.00–237.00 $229.46 $1,574 +27.46
715 715 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,323 +20.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350 350 1 175.00 $175.00 $612 —
420 420 1 195.00 $195.00 $819 —
495 495 1 159.00 $159.00 $787 -28.00
635 635 1 140.00 $140.00 $889 —
660–680 670 2 143.00–150.00 $146.45 $981 -3.55

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 218 3 375.00–400.00 $390.84 $852 +9.74
260–295 278 4 397.00–416.00 $403.47 $1,122 +21.96
310–345 329 10 360.00–412.00 $391.87 $1,289 +0.64
350–395 374 13 375.00–420.00 $398.09 $1,489 +8.43
400–445 427 10 357.00–392.00 $372.75 $1,592 -1.56
450–495 471 23 340.00–380.00 $362.36 $1,707 +6.14
500–540 513 8 332.00–359.00 $345.00 $1,770 +0.57
560–595 580 14 308.00–350.00 $331.17 $1,921 +5.22
600–645 628 9 280.00–327.00 $302.08 $1,897 -6.42
655–675 665 5 275.00–312.00 $296.31 $1,970 +8.21
705–745 727 10 268.00–300.00 $286.41 $2,082 +25.43
775 775 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,092 +35.00
820 820 1 255.00 $255.00 $2,091 +23.00
910 910 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,729 -40.00
985–990 988 2 195.00 $195.00 $1,927 +3.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 325.00 $325.00 $926 +40.00
305–330 314 6 300.00–340.00 $321.99 $1,011 -5.45
365–385 373 3 300.00–342.00 $322.28 $1,202 +10.68
435 435 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,501 +46.45
480 480 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,560 +39.36
545 545 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,335 -41.06
650 650 2 200.00–250.00 $225.00 $1,462 -10.28
705–740 723 3 214.00–245.00 $231.39 $1,673 +13.39
865 865 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,600 +16.00
910 910 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,502 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 260.00 $260.00 $741 +20.00
340 340 1 229.00 $229.00 $779 -26.00
350–375 365 3 200.00–270.00 $231.64 $845 -3.36
410–440 420 3 160.00–265.00 $211.31 $888 —
450–495 475 6 150.00–175.00 $164.27 $780 —
510–525 518 2 150.00–182.00 $166.23 $861 -23.92

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
650–1895 1382 80-85% 97 137.00–158.00 $147.75 $2,042 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
555–730 643 85-90% 2 76.00–80.00 $77.73 $500 —
720–975 875 85-90% 8 94.00–110.00 $106.96 $936 +0.09
720–1340 1042 85-90% 24 114.00–137.00 $129.78 $1,352 +2.52
1040–1200 1128 85-90% 5 139.00–140.00 $139.40 $1,572 +3.76
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1345–1610 1478 75-80% 2 142.00–145.00 $143.37 $2,119 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1110–1480 1286 4 147.00–153.00 $150.43 $1,935 —
1065–1855 1443 5 160.00–174.00 $168.95 $2,438 —
1160–2225 1573 6 180.00–199.00 $186.53 $2,934 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
860–1480 1094 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 10 1,375.00–2,650.00 $2,043.31
780–1610 1097 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 11 1,200.00–2,800.00 $2,048.36
725–1305 1103 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 9 1,000.00–2,500.00 $1,797.02
Small 2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
640–670 655 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 700.00–750.00 $724.43

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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
820–1355 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,350.00–3,350.00 $2,525.81 —
840–1285 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,050.00–3,500.00 $2,964.43 —
1085–1350 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,875.00–3,175.00 $3,041.32 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
685 685 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,199 —
750 750 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,492 —
820 820 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,574 —
860–885 873 2 175.00–193.00 $184.13 $1,607 —
910 910 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,793 —
950 950 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,758 —

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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.