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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 28, 2025

1,019 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $352.59/cwt +23.93 vs last sale · ≈ $1,491/hd at 423 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.73/cwt +4.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,559/hd at 470 lb · 57 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $370.45/cwt +8.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,752/hd at 473 lb · 52 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 1,019 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 225 2 415.00 $415.00 $934 +12.34
250–275 263 2 395.00–429.00 $412.81 $1,086 +12.81
300–335 314 4 395.00–418.00 $404.39 $1,270 +21.89
350–375 359 12 400.00–420.00 $413.32 $1,484 +3.06
400–445 426 15 375.00–425.00 $400.48 $1,706 +9.19
450–491 477 27 355.00–395.00 $379.85 $1,812 +11.38
505–549 527 24 345.00–385.00 $359.00 $1,892 -2.40
550–596 573 22 320.00–350.00 $335.48 $1,922 -0.35
605–645 621 11 292.00–340.00 $326.97 $2,030 +32.53
665–695 676 4 260.00–310.00 $283.83 $1,919 -20.17
735 735 1 287.00 $287.00 $2,109 -20.00
765–770 768 2 269.00–275.00 $272.01 $2,089 +7.01
820–835 827 3 240.00–255.00 $249.67 $2,065 —
860 860 1 259.00 $259.00 $2,227 +50.64
1000 1000 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,000 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400 400 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,300 +26.00
470–490 477 3 280.00–320.00 $306.85 $1,464 +38.28
510–517 515 4 275.00–335.00 $310.13 $1,597 +10.13
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 200.00 $200.00 $430 —
520 520 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,170 +25.00
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 —
620 620 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,221 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–230 223 3 330.00–360.00 $341.49 $762 +10.23
250–285 270 4 340.00–380.00 $357.52 $965 +48.19
300–345 324 25 352.00–397.00 $373.20 $1,209 +44.90
350–395 374 24 350.00–385.00 $369.28 $1,381 +16.95
400–445 423 57 320.00–370.00 $352.59 $1,491 +23.93
450–495 470 57 300.00–355.00 $331.73 $1,559 +4.63
500–546 523 48 300.00–349.00 $316.84 $1,657 +7.35
550–595 566 28 295.00–335.00 $313.80 $1,776 +10.84
610–645 624 15 282.00–316.00 $300.40 $1,874 +23.89
655–695 672 9 241.00–290.00 $259.53 $1,744 -32.32
700–745 721 7 210.00–257.00 $232.14 $1,674 +6.96
755–785 773 4 232.00–259.00 $247.77 $1,915 +33.77
810–845 823 5 187.00–220.00 $198.03 $1,630 -18.99
850 850 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,488 -33.00
905–935 925 3 175.00–210.00 $196.25 $1,815 —
975–995 985 2 167.00–206.00 $186.30 $1,835 -5.52
1025–1045 1035 4 175.00–200.00 $188.04 $1,946 +6.04
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 227 3 285.00–320.00 $302.02 $686 +34.13
260–290 273 6 275.00–325.00 $300.88 $821 —
300–325 310 5 295.00–330.00 $312.50 $969 —
350–390 366 5 280.00–325.00 $302.54 $1,107 +52.54
410–445 431 4 287.00–315.00 $305.81 $1,318 —
455–495 476 8 252.00–295.00 $276.91 $1,318 +10.10
510–545 527 11 235.00–297.00 $274.62 $1,447 +59.67
550–595 572 5 225.00–285.00 $259.83 $1,486 +41.48
605–610 608 2 195.00–225.00 $210.06 $1,277 -4.81
675–695 685 2 200.00 $200.00 $1,370 -29.46
795 795 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,352 —
810–845 828 2 149.00–167.00 $158.19 $1,310 —
955 955 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,518 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
405–425 415 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,038 +55.00
460–470 463 3 200.00–225.00 $213.42 $988 +54.42
510 510 1 155.00 $155.00 $790 —
590 590 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,210 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 236 4 399.00–420.00 $404.73 $955 +13.89
250–295 279 11 375.00–425.00 $400.65 $1,118 -2.82
300–345 323 21 350.00–430.00 $402.38 $1,300 +10.51
350–395 373 41 370.00–415.00 $400.64 $1,494 +2.55
400–445 422 37 367.00–422.00 $394.37 $1,664 +21.62
450–495 473 52 335.00–395.00 $370.45 $1,752 +8.09
500–545 519 41 315.00–369.00 $345.53 $1,793 +0.53
550–595 571 31 295.00–350.00 $329.53 $1,882 -1.64
600–640 618 15 306.00–329.00 $317.27 $1,961 +15.19
650–695 668 10 275.00–316.00 $293.53 $1,961 -2.78
700–745 718 3 245.00–280.00 $264.28 $1,898 -22.13
765–770 769 4 220.00–267.00 $243.49 $1,872 -26.51
815–845 831 4 220.00–240.00 $229.17 $1,904 -25.83
860–865 863 2 235.00–239.00 $236.99 $2,045 —
900–940 920 2 227.00–232.00 $229.55 $2,112 +39.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 345.00 $345.00 $776 —
270 270 1 325.00 $325.00 $878 ±0.00
400–445 428 3 295.00–345.00 $312.30 $1,337 -32.70
450–490 473 3 250.00–310.00 $278.20 $1,316 -46.80
505–520 512 3 272.00–301.00 $286.04 $1,465 +41.04
580–585 583 2 218.00–247.00 $232.56 $1,356 —
605 605 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,512 —
680 680 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,530 ±0.00
800 800 1 179.00 $179.00 $1,432 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 210.00 $210.00 $704 -19.00
365 365 1 255.00 $255.00 $931 +23.36
440–445 443 2 185.00–240.00 $212.34 $941 +1.03
450–475 463 3 200.00–230.00 $218.13 $1,010 +53.86

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1430 1220 80-85% 21 161.00–178.00 $167.50 $2,044 —
935–2000 1361 80-85% 62 141.00–160.00 $150.90 $2,054 +3.15
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
820–960 885 85-90% 3 82.00–91.00 $86.82 $768 -20.14
730–1150 889 85-90% 6 100.00–116.00 $107.96 $960 +1.00
550–1500 1066 85-90% 26 118.00–139.00 $131.88 $1,406 —
920–1855 1232 85-90% 16 140.00–147.00 $142.62 $1,757 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1325–2210 1700 75-80% 12 140.00–157.00 $148.00 $2,516 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–2215 1435 18 165.00–183.00 $171.99 $2,468 +3.04
1145–2030 1608 13 185.00–198.00 $192.07 $3,088 —
1365–2160 1638 3 130.00–143.00 $138.51 $2,269 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
920–1185 1036 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 4 1,300.00–1,900.00 $1,605.01
775–1225 1038 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,075.00–2,350.00 $1,775.23
965–1350 1131 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,575.00–2,375.00 $2,039.41

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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
695 695 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,075.00 $1,075.00 —
870–1095 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,925.00–2,650.00 $2,329.01 —
890–1400 1054 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,750.00–2,900.00 $2,423.15 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
635 635 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,080 —
735 735 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,242 —
965–980 973 2 160.00–185.00 $172.60 $1,679 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
515–540 527 3 250.00–272.00 $263.17 $1,387 —
600 600 1 155.00 $155.00 $930 —
675 675 1 135.00 $135.00 $911 -40.00

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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.