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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 5, 2025

940 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.62/cwt -1.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,462/hd at 417 lb · 74 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $328.82/cwt -2.91 vs last sale · ≈ $1,555/hd at 473 lb · 40 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $378.53/cwt +8.08 vs last sale · ≈ $1,775/hd at 469 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 940 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–245 235 4 400.00–500.00 $429.97 $1,010 +14.97
250–295 263 4 375.00–470.00 $412.88 $1,086 +0.07
310–345 326 6 404.00–425.00 $414.71 $1,352 +10.32
350–395 366 21 385.00–435.00 $420.48 $1,539 +7.16
415–445 430 20 385.00–437.00 $410.14 $1,764 +9.66
455–495 473 18 365.00–400.00 $379.21 $1,794 -0.64
510–545 524 17 365.00–390.00 $381.70 $2,000 +22.70
555–595 583 20 318.00–367.00 $356.82 $2,080 +21.34
606–610 value added 607 15 343.00–353.00 $349.65 $2,122 —
600–636 621 7 300.00–339.00 $306.78 $1,905 -20.19
650–695 666 4 302.00–329.00 $318.28 $2,120 +34.45
700–735 724 10 295.00–313.00 $298.53 $2,161 +11.53
770–790 783 3 265.00–281.00 $272.67 $2,135 +0.66
835–840 838 2 225.00–252.00 $238.54 $1,999 -11.13
880 880 1 260.00 $260.00 $2,288 +1.00
900 900 2 239.00–249.00 $244.00 $2,196 —
970–990 980 2 214.00–241.00 $227.36 $2,228 —
1010 1010 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,374 +35.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 300.00 $300.00 $780 —
305–330 318 2 275.00–325.00 $299.02 $951 —
350–380 365 2 350.00–360.00 $355.21 $1,297 —
480 480 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,666 +40.15
500–545 527 3 318.00–325.00 $321.59 $1,695 +11.46
550–590 573 3 270.00–285.00 $276.66 $1,585 —
680 680 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,530 —
885 885 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,637 —
905–945 925 2 190.00–195.00 $192.55 $1,781 —
970 970 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,591 —
1045 1045 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,776 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 160.00 $160.00 $616 —
445 445 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,135 —
520 520 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,196 +5.00
600 600 1 160.00 $160.00 $960 -37.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–210 205 2 335.00–360.00 $347.20 $712 +5.71
260–280 272 3 325.00–355.00 $336.26 $915 -21.26
305–345 326 9 350.00–385.00 $368.44 $1,201 -4.76
350–397 377 27 337.00–396.00 $363.77 $1,371 -5.51
400–445 417 74 325.00–375.00 $350.62 $1,462 -1.97
450–495 473 40 297.00–359.00 $328.82 $1,555 -2.91
500–545 526 28 300.00–337.00 $320.18 $1,684 +3.34
550–590 570 17 290.00–322.00 $306.77 $1,749 -7.03
600–645 619 16 267.50–325.00 $297.64 $1,842 -2.76
653 value added 653 8 304.00 $304.00 $1,985 —
660–690 672 15 247.00–280.00 $271.15 $1,822 +11.62
700–735 722 6 229.00–252.00 $240.89 $1,739 +8.75
770–795 783 4 200.00–225.00 $216.21 $1,693 -31.56
805–841 836 9 223.00–230.00 $229.12 $1,915 +31.09
850 850 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,870 +45.00
920–925 923 2 167.00–185.00 $176.02 $1,625 -20.23
965–985 977 6 165.00–197.00 $178.69 $1,746 -7.61
1000–1045 1024 8 170.00–197.00 $183.38 $1,878 -4.66
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 2 290.00–310.00 $300.00 $690 -2.02
265–295 283 4 265.00–300.00 $286.95 $812 -13.93
370–395 384 5 265.00–325.00 $305.05 $1,171 +2.51
400–445 425 5 239.00–300.00 $283.70 $1,206 -22.11
460–480 472 5 232.00–275.00 $255.60 $1,206 -21.31
505–535 522 6 250.00–277.00 $263.73 $1,377 -10.89
565–595 581 7 230.00–275.00 $262.67 $1,526 +2.84
615–640 629 8 200.00–260.00 $229.51 $1,444 +19.45
665–685 675 2 182.00–195.00 $188.60 $1,273 -11.40
725 725 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,428 —
760–775 768 2 182.00–185.00 $183.49 $1,409 +13.49
855–875 865 2 150.00–177.00 $163.66 $1,416 —
900 900 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,485 —
960 960 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,440 -9.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 235.00 $235.00 $529 —
275 275 1 247.00 $247.00 $679 —
305–325 315 2 230.00 $230.00 $724 —
365 365 1 200.00 $200.00 $730 —
440 440 1 227.00 $227.00 $999 -23.00
510 510 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,020 +45.00
555–585 570 2 150.00–155.00 $152.57 $870 -52.43

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–240 234 7 370.00–422.00 $395.84 $926 -8.89
260–290 274 8 375.00–408.00 $395.41 $1,083 -5.24
300–345 325 12 375.00–427.00 $405.94 $1,319 +3.56
350–395 372 21 387.00–437.00 $412.77 $1,536 +12.13
400–445 427 23 340.00–410.00 $384.91 $1,644 -9.46
450–495 469 28 350.00–400.00 $378.53 $1,775 +8.08
500–545 521 27 327.00–389.00 $364.42 $1,899 +18.89
550–595 574 13 335.00–372.00 $348.14 $1,998 +18.61
600–640 620 13 300.00–341.00 $331.06 $2,053 +13.79
655–695 674 8 270.00–314.00 $295.86 $1,994 +2.33
700–725 713 7 242.00–297.00 $272.09 $1,940 +7.81
765–790 778 2 210.00–280.00 $244.44 $1,902 +0.95
800–835 818 3 200.00–250.00 $231.99 $1,898 +2.82
900 900 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,890 -19.55
1015 1015 1 200.00 $200.00 $2,030 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 270.00 $270.00 $621 -75.00
285 285 1 350.00 $350.00 $998 +25.00
300–330 318 4 270.00–350.00 $318.82 $1,014 —
350–395 367 5 250.00–325.00 $305.11 $1,120 —
435 435 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,305 -12.30
450–480 468 3 250.00–300.00 $266.90 $1,249 -11.30
520–540 532 3 275.00–300.00 $291.54 $1,551 +5.50
565–585 572 3 255.00–310.00 $286.30 $1,638 +53.74
670–675 673 2 220.00–250.00 $234.94 $1,581 +9.94
740 740 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,754 —
760 760 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,330 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–290 277 3 225.00–255.00 $244.01 $676 —
330 330 1 180.00 $180.00 $594 -30.00
350–385 368 3 165.00–235.00 $205.86 $758 -49.14
435 435 1 225.00 $225.00 $979 +12.66
505–535 520 3 162.00–225.00 $200.57 $1,043 —
640 640 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,120 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
830–1930 1300 80-85% 77 142.00–165.00 $158.05 $2,055 —
950–1945 1413 80-85% 30 166.00–177.00 $168.98 $2,388 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
590–1185 902 85-90% 6 100.00–116.00 $110.42 $996 —
700–1250 944 85-90% 20 120.00–140.00 $132.01 $1,246 —
820–1195 968 85-90% 6 144.00–146.00 $144.80 $1,402 —
845–1165 1005 85-90% 2 90.00–94.00 $92.32 $928 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–2010 1596 75-80% 11 140.00–152.00 $146.54 $2,339 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1005–2045 1517 6 160.00–183.00 $174.64 $2,649 —
1125–1975 1525 3 150.00–154.00 $151.73 $2,314 —
1110–1945 1594 5 188.00–196.00 $190.87 $3,042 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
810–1545 1099 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 12 1,200.00–2,350.00 $1,939.49
945–1320 1143 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 5 1,750.00–2,400.00 $2,089.15
810–1785 1183 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 8 1,025.00–2,600.00 $2,044.48

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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
795–1205 1000 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,700.00–2,500.00 $2,182.00 —
930–1270 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,575.00–3,525.00 $3,123.41 —
620–1610 1160 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,375.00–3,400.00 $2,619.12 —
1280 1280 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,925.00 $2,925.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 135.00 $135.00 $729 —
980 980 1 166.00 $166.00 $1,627 -6.60

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
325 325 1 205.00 $205.00 $666 —
350 350 1 265.00 $265.00 $928 —
520–545 533 2 214.00–227.00 $220.35 $1,174 -42.82
595 595 1 160.00 $160.00 $952 —
665 665 1 142.00 $142.00 $944 +7.00
720–740 730 2 172.00–190.00 $181.12 $1,322 —
855–895 870 3 160.00–175.00 $169.07 $1,471 —
975 975 1 149.00 $149.00 $1,453 —

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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.