Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 15, 2025

770 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $382.06/cwt +14.65 vs last sale · ≈ $1,813/hd at 474 lb · 34 head

heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $333.37/cwt -13.46 vs last sale · ≈ $1,910/hd at 573 lb · 32 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $391.92/cwt +1.09 vs last sale · ≈ $1,854/hd at 473 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	770	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	2	550.00–620.00	$585.00	$1,199	+135.00
250–260	255	2	475.00–500.00	$487.75	$1,244	+31.19
300–345	326	4	405.00–447.00	$425.67	$1,388	-44.68
355–385	377	7	400.00–467.00	$430.09	$1,621	+0.24
405–445	423	4	387.00–425.00	$411.76	$1,742	-23.83
455–495	476	20	400.00–425.00	$418.48	$1,992	+4.24
515–530	522	8	375.00–402.00	$388.38	$2,027	-5.02
565–595	578	5	357.00–375.00	$366.83	$2,120	-11.05
605–630	622	6	310.00–347.00	$331.01	$2,059	-24.78
680 value added	680	3	360.00	$360.00	$2,448	—
650–695	681	4	301.00–347.00	$325.40	$2,216	-17.81
740	740	1	332.00	$332.00	$2,457	—
805	805	1	329.00	$329.00	$2,648	+54.00
855	855	1	230.00	$230.00	$1,966	-51.18
915	915	1	252.00	$252.00	$2,306	-2.21
1025	1025	1	200.00	$200.00	$2,050	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	2	365.00–390.00	$377.31	$1,264	—
405–445	418	3	325.00–350.00	$341.14	$1,426	-28.86
465–485	475	2	320.00–370.00	$344.47	$1,636	-21.32
500–510	507	3	300.00–332.00	$319.13	$1,618	-26.83
560–565	563	2	282.00–327.00	$304.60	$1,715	-26.02
600–605	602	3	285.00–325.00	$298.41	$1,796	-5.51
680	680	1	267.00	$267.00	$1,816	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	290.00	$290.00	$1,232	-25.00
455–470	463	2	300.00	$300.00	$1,389	-17.00
540	540	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,431	-35.00
555	555	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,249	-15.00
720	720	1	189.00	$189.00	$1,361	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
445	445	1	200.00	$200.00	$890	—
495	495	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,114	—
500–545	523	2	165.00–197.00	$181.69	$950	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	222	5	400.00–475.00	$427.01	$948	+9.07
250–280	269	5	390.00–440.00	$406.93	$1,095	-12.14
315–345	332	15	400.00–432.00	$420.88	$1,397	+9.90
350–395	373	20	375.00–420.00	$397.24	$1,482	-5.82
400–445	421	24	372.00–402.00	$387.04	$1,629	+0.02
453 value added	453	6	399.00	$399.00	$1,807	—
450–495	479	28	350.00–395.00	$378.43	$1,813	+13.70
500–535	520	15	349.00–380.00	$363.08	$1,888	+19.85
530 value added	530	5	385.00	$385.00	$2,040	—
560 value added	560	4	369.00	$369.00	$2,066	—
550–590	568	12	310.00–355.00	$334.57	$1,900	-6.03
600–645	613	15	275.00–312.00	$296.31	$1,816	-13.73
650–690	672	7	272.00–312.00	$294.49	$1,979	+10.56
700–730	713	5	255.00–299.00	$272.41	$1,942	+13.22
790	790	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,872	-3.61
815	815	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,630	-14.31
875–895	885	2	197.00–230.00	$213.69	$1,891	-41.31
910–930	918	4	195.00–239.00	$209.88	$1,927	-11.29
1005	1005	1	208.00	$208.00	$2,090	-34.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–235	222	3	350.00–380.00	$359.25	$798	-11.34
300–305	303	2	350.00–375.00	$362.60	$1,099	+36.97
350–395	375	8	310.00–369.00	$348.18	$1,306	-6.04
400–445	426	7	300.00–350.00	$330.27	$1,407	-7.81
450–495	479	10	285.00–325.00	$309.38	$1,482	-7.04
500–545	521	7	275.00–320.00	$291.43	$1,518	+3.87
550–580	566	9	250.00–300.00	$280.51	$1,588	+4.76
600–645	618	3	250.00–270.00	$256.95	$1,588	-26.39
650–670	662	3	225.00–250.00	$235.11	$1,556	+3.11

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225	225	1	325.00	$325.00	$731	+21.00
250–295	275	3	215.00–250.00	$239.39	$658	-30.61
300–345	325	3	290.00–300.00	$296.62	$964	—
350–395	368	3	225.00–275.00	$250.79	$923	-39.42
405–425	415	2	250.00–290.00	$270.48	$1,122	+10.00
455–480	467	3	204.00–265.00	$240.76	$1,124	-20.24
500–535	512	5	225.00–260.00	$245.40	$1,256	-9.60
570	570	1	165.00	$165.00	$940	-60.00
605–645	625	4	157.00–200.00	$179.88	$1,124	-30.00
805	805	1	165.00	$165.00	$1,328	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
435	435	1	150.00	$150.00	$652	—
485	485	1	150.00	$150.00	$728	—
525	525	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,008	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	225	8	475.00–560.00	$528.69	$1,190	+53.42
250–295	276	5	450.00–515.00	$483.92	$1,336	+18.43
300–345	325	10	425.00–475.00	$455.01	$1,479	-9.01
350–395	369	16	408.00–450.00	$430.66	$1,589	+5.06
410–445	431	14	408.00–429.00	$417.87	$1,801	+6.23
450–495	473	27	375.00–412.00	$391.92	$1,854	+1.09
500–545	519	19	350.00–399.00	$373.52	$1,939	+15.11
519 value added	519	5	402.00	$402.00	$2,086	—
550–595	573	32	310.00–355.00	$333.37	$1,910	-13.46
600–645	619	17	292.00–332.00	$312.72	$1,936	-12.75
650–685	664	7	272.00–315.00	$287.82	$1,911	-34.12
725	725	2	265.00–285.00	$275.00	$1,994	-39.78
750–770	758	3	225.00–235.00	$228.32	$1,731	-59.04
820–845	835	3	225.00–255.00	$238.81	$1,994	-14.72
855	855	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,924	-9.03
905	905	1	230.00	$230.00	$2,082	-27.00
970	970	1	208.00	$208.00	$2,018	-47.00
1020	1020	1	219.00	$219.00	$2,234	+19.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	390.00	$390.00	$1,150	—
310–320	315	2	330.00–350.00	$340.16	$1,072	-38.42
350–390	370	7	337.00–390.00	$363.82	$1,346	+2.61
405–445	428	8	325.00–375.00	$354.02	$1,515	+2.72
450–495	473	14	317.00–350.00	$336.38	$1,591	+4.04
500–545	527	14	290.00–332.00	$309.00	$1,628	-3.45
570–575	572	3	275.00–300.00	$283.38	$1,621	+1.65
600–635	624	6	245.00–285.00	$260.10	$1,623	-5.66
660–685	671	7	225.00–265.00	$246.83	$1,656	-18.02
715–725	720	2	179.00–225.00	$201.84	$1,453	-57.69
760–790	773	3	175.00–200.00	$188.16	$1,454	-61.84
800	800	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,600	-10.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
290	290	1	300.00	$300.00	$870	-32.00
365–385	375	4	275.00–327.00	$300.85	$1,128	+2.97
400–440	422	8	275.00–310.00	$293.51	$1,239	+7.19
455–485	473	4	250.00–307.00	$290.69	$1,375	+21.73
510–520	515	2	200.00–250.00	$225.24	$1,160	-3.36
600–645	623	2	200.00–225.00	$212.05	$1,321	+5.84
790	790	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,185	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
335	335	1	195.00	$195.00	$653	—
420–430	425	2	190.00–232.00	$211.25	$898	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1005–1990	1368	80-85%	18	171.00–188.00	$177.55	$2,429	+16.30
980–1910	1393	80-85%	62	148.00–169.00	$159.30	$2,219	-1.95

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
680–775	728	85-90%	3	150.00–151.00	$150.31	$1,094	—
785–1200	960	85-90%	4	87.00–100.00	$97.34	$934	-22.16
865–1205	968	85-90%	7	110.00–128.00	$120.96	$1,171	+1.46
730–1485	1108	85-90%	10	130.00–148.00	$136.55	$1,513	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1440–1580	1510	75-80%	2	133.00–148.00	$140.15	$2,116	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1490–1710	1600	2	160.00–175.00	$166.98	$2,672	-36.68
1030–2030	1635	11	198.00–210.00	$204.17	$3,338	+0.51
1170–2265	1870	14	183.00–196.00	$190.07	$3,554	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
1020–1475	1214	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	1,525.00–2,450.00	$2,166.46
1130–1365	1248	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,750.00–2,225.00	$2,009.87
1400	1400	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	2,325.00	$2,325.00

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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
735–960	848	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,725.00–3,100.00	$2,937.39	—
640–1275	1038	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	1,725.00–3,375.00	$2,831.34	—
945–1235	1090	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,025.00–2,400.00	$2,237.44	-898.64
1205	1205	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	2,900.00	$2,900.00	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
510	510	1	140.00	$140.00	$714	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
495	495	1	265.00	$265.00	$1,312	+16.00

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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.