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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 1, 2025

480 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $331.73/cwt +14.36 vs last sale · ≈ $2,029/hd at 612 lb · 16 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $351.65/cwt -13.71 vs last sale · ≈ $2,163/hd at 615 lb · 14 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $386.06/cwt -3.92 vs last sale · ≈ $1,614/hd at 418 lb · 13 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 480 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 489.00 $489.00 $1,051 —
250–280 265 2 440.00–510.00 $473.02 $1,254 +31.02
330–345 338 2 470.00–485.00 $477.67 $1,615 +60.07
350–395 374 5 420.00–475.00 $453.51 $1,696 +3.35
415–445 432 5 410.00–479.00 $444.80 $1,922 +48.54
455–495 471 5 407.00–459.00 $423.30 $1,994 +9.17
500–545 518 6 375.00–412.00 $393.82 $2,040 +11.87
560–590 574 7 322.00–385.00 $359.30 $2,062 -10.59
606–630 615 14 317.00–372.00 $351.65 $2,163 -10.30
650–690 665 5 320.00–352.00 $340.32 $2,263 +14.62
720–730 723 4 321.00–332.00 $323.78 $2,341 +13.66
755–775 765 2 310.00–320.00 $314.93 $2,409 -11.58
830 830 1 319.00 $319.00 $2,648 +4.00
900 900 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,475 +50.00
960 960 1 210.00 $210.00 $2,016 —
1020 1020 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,550 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
385 385 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,278 -25.04
415–425 420 2 365.00–385.00 $375.12 $1,576 +65.12
475 475 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,805 +38.99
500 500 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,845 +51.33
570 570 1 292.00 $292.00 $1,664 +32.00
610–645 627 3 270.00–300.00 $290.27 $1,820 —
660–670 665 2 265.00–282.00 $273.56 $1,819 —
725 725 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,812 -15.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–440 420 2 290.00–300.00 $295.24 $1,240 —
455 455 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,342 +70.00
555 555 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,388 —
650 650 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,508 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–285 283 2 222.00–237.00 $229.57 $650 +79.57
310 310 1 205.00 $205.00 $636 —
510 510 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,051 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235–245 238 3 400.00–427.00 $417.44 $994 -65.73
250–280 269 4 399.00–425.00 $410.55 $1,104 +2.37
315–345 331 6 385.00–420.00 $407.89 $1,350 -5.15
360–390 373 6 375.00–412.00 $397.96 $1,484 -5.39
405–430 418 13 370.00–402.00 $386.06 $1,614 -1.24
450–495 468 8 365.00–392.00 $376.63 $1,763 +5.15
500–540 518 13 355.00–395.00 $381.50 $1,976 +29.34
560–575 568 4 347.00–379.00 $360.81 $2,049 +24.68
610 value added 610 9 340.00–347.00 $340.78 $2,079 —
600–645 614 7 302.00–335.00 $320.09 $1,965 +2.72
655–690 670 8 270.00–299.00 $283.95 $1,902 -15.02
700–720 713 3 282.00–295.00 $287.26 $2,048 +0.19
760 760 1 252.00 $252.00 $1,915 -27.99
800–830 813 4 232.00–279.00 $252.55 $2,053 +24.11
850–895 871 4 202.00–239.00 $217.97 $1,899 —
915 915 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,013 —
980 980 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,244 —
1005 1005 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 345.00 $345.00 $811 -19.76
300 300 1 305.00 $305.00 $915 -65.00
395 395 2 352.00–355.00 $353.50 $1,396 —
405–445 420 4 325.00–350.00 $336.57 $1,414 -16.69
465–490 481 6 332.00–359.00 $344.21 $1,656 +25.48
500–545 513 6 308.00–350.00 $332.49 $1,706 +40.37
550–585 565 4 250.00–275.00 $266.39 $1,505 -28.31
600–645 621 6 245.00–290.00 $269.87 $1,676 +11.25
700–720 713 3 177.00–206.00 $190.03 $1,355 -42.63
795 795 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,328 -43.00
870 870 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,566 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260 260 1 275.00 $275.00 $715 +25.00
375 375 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,012 +43.30
445 445 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,344 +16.09
465 465 1 302.00 $302.00 $1,404 +45.19
515–540 528 2 225.00–282.00 $252.82 $1,335 +2.82
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–290 273 2 210.00–212.00 $211.06 $576 +61.06

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–230 214 5 470.00–535.00 $503.13 $1,077 +23.13
260–285 273 5 450.00–490.00 $465.66 $1,271 +4.39
310–345 331 8 460.00–504.00 $475.95 $1,575 +11.09
365–395 385 4 427.00–475.00 $444.70 $1,712 +3.99
400–440 419 9 410.00–460.00 $430.16 $1,802 +14.82
450–495 468 11 390.00–422.00 $407.49 $1,907 +13.25
500–545 520 10 360.00–397.00 $377.09 $1,961 +3.90
555–590 570 12 337.00–380.00 $351.10 $2,001 -5.30
600–640 623 4 317.00–355.00 $334.18 $2,082 +4.17
655–660 658 2 290.00–310.00 $300.04 $1,974 -10.71
700–730 707 5 240.00–275.00 $263.21 $1,861 -23.79
750–780 768 3 225.00–250.00 $233.41 $1,793 -54.91
895 895 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,121 -22.00
900 900 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,836 -34.43
975–990 983 2 206.00–227.00 $216.58 $2,129 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 325 2 350.00–400.00 $375.77 $1,221 +19.47
395 395 1 347.00 $347.00 $1,371 -8.21
435–445 440 4 365.00–385.00 $373.05 $1,641 +40.36
460–490 477 3 325.00–365.00 $340.31 $1,623 -13.15
520–535 528 3 320.00–350.00 $335.14 $1,770 +13.61
555–595 571 5 280.00–325.00 $305.81 $1,746 +27.57
650–680 662 3 225.00–250.00 $235.58 $1,560 -14.67
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 —
820 820 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,640 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
540 540 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,134 —
555 555 1 162.00 $162.00 $899 —
600 600 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,032 —
655–660 658 2 175.00–187.00 $180.98 $1,191 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,089 +35.00
380 380 1 265.00 $265.00 $1,007 -30.77
415 415 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,004 -24.26
590 590 1 220.00 $220.00 $1,298 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1015–1835 1346 80-85% 59 150.00–172.00 $161.40 $2,172 —
1070–1920 1362 80-85% 12 174.00–180.00 $176.30 $2,401 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
560–1270 983 85-90% 13 130.00–149.00 $142.28 $1,399 —
1010–1265 1095 85-90% 5 110.00–125.00 $117.74 $1,289 -26.26
970–1625 1208 85-90% 7 150.00–154.00 $150.93 $1,823 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1200–2230 1479 9 186.00–196.00 $192.28 $2,844 —
1175–1775 1490 5 169.00–175.00 $170.97 $2,547 —
1665–2220 2014 6 200.00–204.00 $202.04 $4,069 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
940–1115 1053 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,400.00 $2,127.18
960–1725 1211 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,750.00–2,800.00 $2,379.02
960–1530 1222 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 5 2,300.00–2,925.00 $2,555.69

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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
750–1025 925 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 2,275.00–3,150.00 $2,656.91 —
930–950 940 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,850.00–3,000.00 $2,925.80 —
890–1015 952 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,900.00–3,100.00 $2,368.21 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
665 665 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,044 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
435 435 1 197.00 $197.00 $857 —
535 535 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,016 —
570 570 1 175.00 $175.00 $998 —
635 635 1 150.00 $150.00 $952 —

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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.