Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 8, 2025

950 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $411.64/cwt -18.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,754/hd at 426 lb · 35 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $367.41/cwt -9.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,760/hd at 479 lb · 35 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $387.02/cwt +0.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,625/hd at 420 lb · 29 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	950	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	2	450.00	$450.00	$1,012	-39.00
270–280	275	2	425.00–487.00	$456.56	$1,256	-16.46
315–345	335	7	437.00–489.00	$470.35	$1,576	-7.32
350–385	371	7	400.00–455.00	$429.85	$1,595	-23.66
400–445	425	12	415.00–456.00	$435.59	$1,851	-9.21
450–499	477	13	397.00–429.00	$414.24	$1,976	-9.06
500–540	522	9	380.00–412.00	$393.40	$2,054	-0.42
542 value added	542	6	416.00	$416.00	$2,255	—
555–590	570	10	360.00–400.00	$377.88	$2,154	+18.58
600–630	609	11	340.00–380.00	$355.79	$2,167	+4.14
665–690	679	6	335.00–357.00	$343.21	$2,330	+2.89
700–705	703	4	310.00–355.00	$336.26	$2,364	+12.48
750–795	773	5	301.00–332.00	$322.51	$2,493	+7.58
805	805	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,214	-44.00
850–885	862	3	270.00–289.00	$281.18	$2,424	—
900–930	915	2	237.00–272.00	$254.21	$2,326	-20.79

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255	255	1	375.00	$375.00	$956	—
410	410	1	370.00	$370.00	$1,517	-5.12
450–480	469	5	350.00–385.00	$365.79	$1,716	-14.21
510–545	523	6	320.00–369.00	$345.96	$1,809	-23.04
550–585	568	2	310.00–350.00	$330.62	$1,878	+38.62
610–635	623	2	300.00–308.00	$303.92	$1,893	+13.65
790	790	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,975	—
840	840	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,764	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370	370	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,110	—
435	435	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,370	+19.76
480	480	1	317.00	$317.00	$1,522	+22.00
515	515	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,545	—
555	555	1	240.00	$240.00	$1,332	-10.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	223	6	395.00–440.00	$417.94	$932	+0.50
265–295	279	9	400.00–450.00	$419.07	$1,169	+8.52
310–346	332	17	385.00–422.00	$410.98	$1,364	+3.09
350–395	376	24	382.00–425.00	$403.06	$1,516	+5.10
400–445	420	29	360.00–405.00	$387.02	$1,625	+0.96
450–495	476	29	335.00–375.00	$364.73	$1,736	-11.90
492–495 value added	493	6	380.00–382.00	$380.34	$1,875	—
500–545	525	26	320.00–365.00	$343.23	$1,802	-38.27
550–595	570	13	325.00–355.00	$340.60	$1,941	-20.21
600–640	621	9	295.00–342.00	$310.04	$1,925	-10.05
650–685	669	8	275.00–308.00	$283.93	$1,899	-0.02
700–745	728	3	250.00–270.00	$259.19	$1,887	-28.07
765–785	775	2	232.00–249.00	$240.61	$1,865	-11.39
805–835	820	2	204.00–225.00	$214.31	$1,757	-38.24
870	870	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,218	+37.03
900–940	921	4	202.00–239.00	$221.17	$2,037	+1.17
970–990	980	2	220.00–221.00	$220.49	$2,161	-8.51
1005	1005	1	242.00	$242.00	$2,432	+45.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	229	4	345.00–380.00	$370.59	$849	+25.59
250–290	266	5	310.00–355.00	$338.61	$901	—
315–340	332	3	300.00–350.00	$325.63	$1,081	+20.63
375–395	383	4	340.00–377.00	$354.22	$1,357	+0.72
400–445	420	11	312.00–350.00	$338.08	$1,420	+1.51
450–495	470	13	300.00–325.00	$316.42	$1,487	-27.79
500–545	516	9	250.00–302.00	$287.56	$1,484	-44.93
550–595	575	9	255.00–300.00	$275.75	$1,586	+9.36
605–635	620	10	260.00–297.00	$283.34	$1,757	+13.47
660	660	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,531	—
700	700	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,400	+9.97
755	755	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,397	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	304.00	$304.00	$669	—
250	250	1	270.00	$270.00	$675	-5.00
355–370	363	2	280.00–300.00	$290.21	$1,053	+20.21
400–430	413	3	230.00–275.00	$260.48	$1,076	-41.52
455	455	2	250.00–272.00	$261.00	$1,188	-41.00
525	525	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,339	+2.18
570–575	573	2	225.00	$225.00	$1,289	—
600–615	608	2	200.00–220.00	$209.88	$1,276	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	234	8	440.00–520.00	$475.27	$1,112	-27.86
250–290	276	11	450.00–485.00	$465.49	$1,285	-0.17
300–345	323	19	422.00–485.00	$464.02	$1,499	-11.93
350–395	370	16	400.00–440.00	$425.60	$1,575	-19.10
400–445	426	35	385.00–435.00	$411.64	$1,754	-18.52
450–495	476	21	375.00–410.00	$390.83	$1,860	-16.66
500–545	523	27	329.00–375.00	$358.41	$1,874	-18.68
550–595	570	28	320.00–367.00	$346.83	$1,977	-4.27
605–645	629	22	300.00–349.00	$325.47	$2,047	-8.71
650–695	670	16	300.00–347.00	$321.94	$2,157	+21.90
700–745	723	6	300.00–337.00	$314.78	$2,276	+51.57
765–795	780	5	255.00–310.00	$287.36	$2,241	+53.95
820–840	828	5	225.00–285.00	$253.53	$2,099	—
865–870	868	3	220.00–245.00	$234.03	$2,031	-2.97
910	910	1	257.00	$257.00	$2,339	+53.00
985	985	1	255.00	$255.00	$2,512	+38.42
1030	1030	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,060	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	400.00	$400.00	$860	—
300–345	327	7	347.00–405.00	$378.58	$1,238	+2.81
350–395	380	6	345.00–377.00	$361.21	$1,373	+14.21
400–440	414	8	325.00–375.00	$351.30	$1,454	-21.75
455–495	468	6	315.00–350.00	$332.34	$1,555	-7.97
500–545	518	12	275.00–325.00	$312.45	$1,618	-22.69
550–595	570	11	250.00–308.00	$281.73	$1,606	-24.08
600–632	621	3	259.00–280.00	$265.76	$1,650	—
680–695	688	3	250.00–290.00	$264.85	$1,822	+29.27
700–740	718	6	225.00–275.00	$259.53	$1,863	+29.53
770	770	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,925	—
805	805	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,690	+10.00
850	850	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,700	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	332.00	$332.00	$963	—
315–345	330	2	322.00–325.00	$323.57	$1,068	-1.43
375–395	383	3	290.00–302.00	$297.88	$1,141	+32.88
405–445	425	5	240.00–308.00	$286.32	$1,217	+44.32
460–495	475	7	240.00–287.00	$268.96	$1,278	—
510–545	527	3	202.00–250.00	$228.60	$1,205	—
575–595	585	2	225.00–250.00	$237.71	$1,391	+17.71
625–635	630	2	180.00–232.00	$206.21	$1,299	—
880	880	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,487	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
985–2060	1389	80-85%	112	150.00–170.00	$161.25	$2,240	-15.05
1000–1900	1431	80-85%	18	171.00–189.00	$175.44	$2,511	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
600–1035	829	85-90%	6	90.00–105.00	$97.70	$810	—
580–1290	966	85-90%	10	110.00–124.00	$119.50	$1,154	-22.78
865–1470	1086	85-90%	27	130.00–148.00	$138.97	$1,509	+21.23
960–1500	1230	85-90%	2	150.00	$150.00	$1,845	-0.93

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1540–1720	1650	75-80%	3	142.00–149.00	$145.22	$2,396	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035	1035	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,728	—
1155–1840	1606	6	200.00–210.00	$203.66	$3,271	—
1285–2340	1714	21	170.00–194.00	$182.91	$3,135	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
720–1060	857	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	7	1,100.00–1,750.00	$1,428.92
925	925	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00
860–1385	1130	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	1,575.00–2,050.00	$1,895.72

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
955	955	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,000.00	$3,000.00	+631.79
1015–1095	1055	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,100.00–3,175.00	$3,136.08	—
1120–1190	1155	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,175.00–3,500.00	$3,342.42	—
1145–1180	1163	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,525.00–2,575.00	$2,550.38	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
275–280	278	2	180.00–185.00	$182.52	$507	—
335	335	1	159.00	$159.00	$533	—
675	675	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,228	+25.00
805	805	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,409	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	235.00	$235.00	$470	—
480	480	1	249.00	$249.00	$1,195	—
615	615	2	205.00–249.00	$227.00	$1,396	+77.00

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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.