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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 21, 2025

586 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $339.53/cwt +15.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,769/hd at 521 lb · 25 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $359.53/cwt +24.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,503/hd at 418 lb · 24 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $302.56/cwt +15.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,909/hd at 631 lb · 19 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 586 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 278 4 370.00–427.00 $394.71 $1,097 -5.29
340 340 1 395.00 $395.00 $1,343 -12.26
350–395 373 4 420.00–432.00 $425.30 $1,586 +8.92
400–448 427 9 382.00–420.00 $401.32 $1,714 +12.00
455–485 467 5 375.00–400.00 $384.34 $1,795 +9.23
500–545 520 11 367.00–392.00 $379.64 $1,974 +11.82
550–595 574 11 335.00–383.00 $361.00 $2,072 -3.24
605–645 618 16 335.00–378.00 $364.65 $2,254 +32.27
660–680 670 10 312.00–359.00 $341.95 $2,291 +29.00
710–715 711 10 282.00–332.00 $326.07 $2,318 +11.07
750–770 760 2 275.00–320.00 $297.20 $2,259 —
815 815 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,160 -14.00
855 855 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,565 +65.47
930–935 933 2 200.00–235.00 $217.45 $2,029 -10.55
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–290 285 2 300.00–305.00 $302.54 $862 -22.46
320 320 1 345.00 $345.00 $1,104 —
415–430 420 3 300.00–350.00 $324.70 $1,364 +24.70
560–570 565 2 285.00–320.00 $302.35 $1,708 +52.35
670 670 1 262.00 $262.00 $1,755 -0.64
775 775 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,744 —
830 830 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,320 -11.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300 300 1 267.00 $267.00 $801 —
565 565 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,271 +72.83

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 232 3 380.00–400.00 $388.38 $901 -41.62
260–275 268 2 355.00–360.00 $357.57 $958 -8.75
305–345 323 13 355.00–405.00 $380.32 $1,228 +28.10
350–395 379 15 345.00–392.00 $367.41 $1,392 +12.07
400–445 418 24 340.00–382.00 $359.53 $1,503 +24.68
450–485 467 16 320.00–360.00 $340.90 $1,592 +19.69
500–545 521 25 310.00–360.00 $339.53 $1,769 +15.15
550–590 569 14 290.00–339.00 $323.36 $1,840 +9.16
610–645 631 19 288.00–320.00 $302.56 $1,909 +15.06
650–685 668 5 270.00–295.00 $280.88 $1,876 +38.78
700–735 718 2 237.00–265.00 $250.66 $1,800 +10.66
750–790 775 5 240.00–256.00 $248.03 $1,922 +6.03
810 810 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,701 +9.01
945 945 1 217.00 $217.00 $2,051 —
955–965 960 2 240.00–275.00 $257.41 $2,471 +41.41
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 315.00 $315.00 $772 +2.47
255–280 270 3 300.00–350.00 $324.85 $877 +15.95
310 310 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,038 +26.10
355–380 364 5 300.00–340.00 $317.03 $1,154 +14.44
400–440 422 6 285.00–329.00 $307.79 $1,299 +37.17
455–460 457 3 270.00–280.00 $275.65 $1,260 +2.20
525–530 528 2 280.00–285.00 $282.51 $1,492 -9.14
565–575 570 2 267.00–270.00 $268.49 $1,530 -7.04
615–640 631 4 250.00–265.00 $257.55 $1,625 +32.55
650–670 660 2 225.00–259.00 $242.26 $1,599 +63.26
705 705 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,340 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–280 267 3 250.00–290.00 $271.25 $724 +46.25
335 335 1 280.00 $280.00 $938 +47.63
375 375 1 250.00 $250.00 $938 ±0.00
460 460 1 205.00 $205.00 $943 -13.87
515–520 518 2 225.00–235.00 $230.02 $1,192 -14.98

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 425.00–449.00 $437.11 $1,193 +13.48
305–345 324 5 401.00–449.00 $424.30 $1,375 +22.00
350–395 375 8 350.00–410.00 $376.56 $1,412 +10.27
400–445 416 17 385.00–417.00 $399.55 $1,662 +34.07
460–495 481 10 345.00–397.00 $367.98 $1,770 +13.87
500–545 518 15 325.00–375.00 $352.92 $1,828 +4.08
550–590 571 9 340.00–362.00 $353.41 $2,018 +30.80
600–640 622 15 312.00–350.00 $336.26 $2,092 +16.23
650–690 666 7 300.00–335.00 $322.76 $2,150 +51.39
720–745 737 3 287.00–321.00 $299.09 $2,204 +37.87
770–795 783 3 275.00–287.00 $281.71 $2,206 +39.84
810–815 813 2 237.00–239.00 $238.00 $1,935 +23.43
895 895 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,238 +34.00
900–930 917 3 201.00–213.00 $206.37 $1,892 —
1005 1005 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,211 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 325.00 $325.00 $796 +50.00
255 255 1 350.00 $350.00 $892 +0.12
335–345 340 2 315.00–320.00 $317.46 $1,079 -15.49
355–390 373 2 302.00–325.00 $312.96 $1,167 -9.83
400–445 423 3 290.00–325.00 $305.61 $1,293 +1.09
450–495 473 3 275.00–320.00 $297.98 $1,409 +0.44
510–540 530 5 310.00–320.00 $313.79 $1,663 +55.32
560–580 574 4 250.00–300.00 $282.42 $1,621 -17.58
635 635 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,302 -61.22
680 680 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,904 +49.98
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 160.00 $160.00 $536 -74.13
385 385 1 255.00 $255.00 $982 +41.87
405 405 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,114 +25.00
660 660 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,320 +28.00

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1100–1620 1360 80-85% 2 168.00–182.00 $173.66 $2,362 —
950–2040 1393 80-85% 65 150.00–166.00 $156.42 $2,179 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
790–1115 964 85-90% 9 104.00–120.00 $113.36 $1,093 -6.29
960–1620 1231 85-90% 45 130.00–152.00 $143.17 $1,762 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1375–1650 1506 75-80% 7 137.00–157.00 $147.59 $2,223 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
870–1625 1342 3 154.00–166.00 $161.89 $2,173 —
1085–1785 1407 3 197.00–210.00 $202.44 $2,848 —
1045–2215 1655 9 180.00–191.00 $184.16 $3,048 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
950–1290 1100 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 4 890.00–2,075.00 $1,522.24
1060–1315 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,475.00–2,000.00 $1,830.23
1155–1495 1315 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,675.00–2,375.00 $2,014.13

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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
820–890 855 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,200.00–1,775.00 $1,475.73 —
785–1310 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,700.00–2,400.00 $2,067.68 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 270 3 200.00–217.00 $206.27 $557 —
325 325 1 175.00 $175.00 $569 —
405–420 413 2 160.00–177.00 $168.35 $695 —
570 570 1 167.00 $167.00 $952 —
750 750 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,268 —
810 810 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,353 +2.43
1010 1010 1 177.00 $177.00 $1,788 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–320 318 2 125.00–135.00 $129.96 $413 —
655 655 2 162.00–204.00 $183.00 $1,199 +13.00
1045 1045 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,662 —

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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.