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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 26, 2025

428 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $314.45/cwt -18.53 vs last sale · ≈ $1,962/hd at 624 lb · 18 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $319.71/cwt -12.14 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 470 lb · 16 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $308.16/cwt -2.27 vs last sale · ≈ $1,627/hd at 528 lb · 15 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 428 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 465.00 $465.00 $1,046 -2.05
260–295 270 4 370.00–437.00 $407.56 $1,100 -38.44
330–335 333 2 412.00–430.00 $420.93 $1,402 -13.68
385–391 390 9 418.00–420.00 $419.78 $1,637 -4.91
420–440 436 9 380.00–420.00 $388.18 $1,692 -14.83
485–495 488 3 347.00–375.00 $365.54 $1,784 -20.73
500–523 517 6 340.00–370.00 $361.73 $1,870 -12.32
555–575 561 4 355.00–360.00 $356.74 $2,001 -1.57
600–620 608 4 300.00–325.00 $308.72 $1,877 -39.67
655–695 676 5 275.00–312.00 $299.76 $2,026 -16.94
710–720 715 2 235.00–260.00 $247.41 $1,769 -62.59
815 815 1 235.00 $235.00 $1,915 -15.00
865–870 869 4 235.00–275.00 $256.28 $2,227 +13.60
930 930 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,232 +3.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 190.00 $190.00 $570 —
360 360 1 200.00 $200.00 $720 —
405 405 1 135.00 $135.00 $547 —
580 580 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,218 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 297.00 $297.00 $1,233 -34.12
565 565 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,695 +19.62
930 930 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,553 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 375.00 $375.00 $825 -20.64
255–290 273 3 350.00–397.00 $375.35 $1,025 +8.66
300–345 324 4 350.00–392.00 $368.09 $1,193 -4.39
350–375 360 4 350.00–385.00 $358.51 $1,291 -5.40
410–445 423 11 300.00–355.00 $329.35 $1,393 -13.69
458–490 470 16 300.00–335.00 $319.71 $1,503 -12.14
500–545 528 15 275.00–320.00 $308.16 $1,627 -2.27
550–590 564 10 275.00–310.00 $304.24 $1,716 +1.47
600–615 609 6 250.00–300.00 $278.51 $1,696 -2.49
650–695 668 4 235.00–247.00 $240.86 $1,609 -15.00
730 730 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,730 -1.45
760–765 762 3 235.00–239.00 $237.66 $1,811 +15.99
820 820 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,886 +12.33
875–885 880 2 170.00–171.00 $170.50 $1,500 -33.32
910 910 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,720 +7.00
950–990 967 3 172.00–215.00 $200.42 $1,938 —
1010–1025 1018 2 160.00–180.00 $170.07 $1,731 -45.93
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 282.00 $282.00 $804 —
355–370 363 4 275.00–325.00 $302.72 $1,099 +6.34
400–440 418 5 242.00–285.00 $260.96 $1,091 -17.58
480–485 483 2 235.00–270.00 $252.59 $1,220 -24.14
500–530 516 4 215.00–252.00 $235.54 $1,215 -11.96
555–570 563 2 200.00–240.00 $220.27 $1,240 -32.22
965 965 1 150.00 $150.00 $1,448 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 255.00 $255.00 $931 +68.89
415–440 430 5 185.00–225.00 $210.58 $905 -8.79
480 480 1 175.00 $175.00 $840 -24.25
505–520 515 3 175.00–208.00 $194.28 $1,001 +16.38
555 555 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,054 -10.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–290 288 3 405.00–425.00 $414.05 $1,192 -11.86
320–345 330 4 390.00–427.00 $411.06 $1,356 -4.18
355–390 373 10 385.00–420.00 $405.18 $1,511 +1.60
405–445 431 9 370.00–392.00 $378.15 $1,630 -10.60
450–495 469 12 350.00–377.00 $362.91 $1,702 -7.69
500–545 527 7 310.00–350.00 $336.52 $1,773 -22.54
555–585 573 14 300.00–342.00 $325.71 $1,866 -22.31
600–645 624 18 280.00–335.00 $314.45 $1,962 -18.53
650–690 675 6 275.00–312.00 $287.31 $1,939 -9.43
703–720 708 6 227.00–276.00 $266.51 $1,887 -14.98
750–785 770 3 225.00–240.00 $233.45 $1,798 —
800–830 815 2 185.00–218.00 $201.80 $1,645 -53.20
855–860 857 3 182.00–225.00 $207.62 $1,779 -2.59
955–980 968 3 183.00–216.00 $202.24 $1,958 —
1005 1005 1 213.00 $213.00 $2,141 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310 310 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,008 -28.74
375–385 380 3 300.00–360.00 $330.93 $1,258 -8.07
405–440 421 6 270.00–335.00 $303.37 $1,277 -37.68
455–490 476 4 270.00–300.00 $292.36 $1,392 +25.28
500–530 514 4 250.00–292.00 $280.16 $1,440 -11.45
550 550 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,622 +37.37
605–615 610 3 200.00–250.00 $225.14 $1,373 -30.24
655–695 675 2 235.00–250.00 $242.28 $1,635 -7.72
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
410–435 423 2 225.00 $225.00 $952 -2.74
460 460 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,150 +87.13
525–535 530 2 225.00–235.00 $229.95 $1,219 +74.95
605 605 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,059 —
690 690 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,256 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1065–1650 1346 80-85% 10 159.00–173.00 $163.76 $2,204 —
860–2020 1353 80-85% 58 138.00–158.00 $148.97 $2,016 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
760–915 838 85-90% 2 95.00 $95.00 $796 —
730–1190 883 85-90% 4 104.00–110.00 $108.76 $960 —
745–1255 1028 85-90% 10 119.00–136.00 $130.17 $1,338 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1645 1545 75-80% 3 130.00–143.00 $137.99 $2,132 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–1875 1316 8 162.00–182.00 $173.70 $2,286 —
1580 1580 1 159.00 $159.00 $2,512 —
1845 1845 1 195.00 $195.00 $3,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 1,475.00 $1,475.00
915–1290 1086 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 1,600.00–3,100.00 $2,438.53
995–1925 1308 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,525.00–2,675.00 $2,196.75

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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
685–1035 862 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,725.00–3,200.00 $2,408.75 —
885–935 907 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,500.00–3,050.00 $2,737.87 +1,137.87

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 137.00 $137.00 $849 —
720 720 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,238 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280 280 1 170.00 $170.00 $476 —
470 470 1 179.00 $179.00 $841 -12.63

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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.