Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 22, 2025

762 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $347.88/cwt -20.68 vs last sale · ≈ $1,826/hd at 525 lb · 32 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $381.41/cwt -5.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,613/hd at 423 lb · 26 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $372.10/cwt -19.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,779/hd at 478 lb · 25 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	762	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270	270	1	420.00	$420.00	$1,134	-67.75
300	300	1	445.00	$445.00	$1,335	+19.33
355–375	368	4	440.00–459.00	$449.46	$1,654	+19.37
400–445	417	9	395.00–425.00	$411.62	$1,716	-0.14
455–495	481	7	355.00–400.00	$374.97	$1,804	-43.51
500–545	529	18	350.00–395.00	$386.65	$2,045	-1.73
555–590	566	4	351.00–372.00	$361.80	$2,048	-5.03
600–649	632	14	320.00–360.00	$339.31	$2,144	+8.30
655–695	675	3	339.00–350.00	$346.01	$2,336	+20.61
705–745	727	6	300.00–332.00	$316.71	$2,302	-15.29
760	760	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,090	—
820	820	1	317.00	$317.00	$2,599	-12.00
900–945	923	2	287.00–290.00	$288.46	$2,662	+36.46
980	980	1	287.00	$287.00	$2,813	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–385	368	2	350.00–367.00	$358.10	$1,318	—
480–485	483	2	312.00–325.00	$318.53	$1,538	-25.94
500–510	505	2	325.00–329.00	$327.02	$1,651	+7.89
550	550	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,760	+15.40
690	690	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,518	-47.00
735	735	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,654	—
795	795	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,884	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350	350	1	275.00	$275.00	$962	—
460	460	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,265	-25.00
530	530	1	169.00	$169.00	$896	-96.00
560	560	1	197.00	$197.00	$1,103	-28.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205	205	3	450.00–540.00	$496.67	$1,018	+69.66
250–295	269	10	417.00–437.00	$429.95	$1,157	+23.02
300–340	318	10	395.00–430.00	$415.32	$1,321	-5.56
350–395	375	15	375.00–425.00	$396.99	$1,489	-0.25
400–445	423	26	359.00–407.00	$381.41	$1,613	-5.63
450–495	470	13	349.00–392.00	$367.39	$1,727	-11.04
500–545	525	32	317.00–369.00	$347.88	$1,826	-15.20
555–595	579	18	300.00–345.00	$323.82	$1,875	-10.75
600–645	622	16	285.00–320.00	$303.63	$1,889	+7.32
650–695	669	14	250.00–304.00	$271.13	$1,814	-23.36
705–745	725	3	225.00–250.00	$241.90	$1,754	-30.51
755–780	768	2	235.00–267.00	$251.26	$1,930	+14.26
800	800	2	202.00–218.00	$210.00	$1,680	+10.00
935	935	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,122	+17.12
960–990	975	2	220.00–229.00	$224.43	$2,188	—
1025	1025	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,968	-16.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–285	270	2	325.00–360.00	$341.53	$922	—
300–310	305	2	340.00–367.00	$353.28	$1,078	-9.32
360–395	382	12	310.00–360.00	$341.64	$1,305	-6.54
415–445	429	8	300.00–350.00	$325.15	$1,395	-5.12
450–495	471	12	310.00–329.00	$316.86	$1,492	+7.48
500–535	516	7	260.00–300.00	$277.20	$1,430	-14.23
580–595	587	3	227.00–275.00	$258.77	$1,519	-21.74
600–635	618	2	265.00–275.00	$269.86	$1,668	+12.91
705–725	713	3	175.00–201.00	$185.94	$1,326	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	3	275.00–300.00	$291.67	$817	+52.28
305–340	319	4	272.00–300.00	$288.64	$921	-7.98
370–395	384	8	250.00–300.00	$271.62	$1,043	+20.83
405–445	429	5	225.00–279.00	$250.70	$1,076	-19.78
450–490	474	4	250.00–275.00	$255.94	$1,213	+15.18
535–545	540	2	225.00–250.00	$237.38	$1,282	-8.02
635–640	638	2	200.00	$200.00	$1,276	+20.12

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
265	265	1	208.00	$208.00	$551	—
310–345	332	3	150.00–200.00	$184.42	$612	—
355–390	370	5	185.00–222.00	$211.76	$784	—
465–490	478	2	170.00	$170.00	$813	+20.00
555	555	2	150.00–167.00	$158.50	$880	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	4	465.00–545.00	$489.10	$1,120	-39.59
250–295	276	10	425.00–485.00	$454.09	$1,253	-29.83
300–345	323	9	410.00–470.00	$445.91	$1,440	-9.10
355–395	379	21	410.00–470.00	$439.20	$1,665	+8.54
400–445	426	19	370.00–420.00	$396.85	$1,691	-21.02
455–495	478	25	340.00–390.00	$372.10	$1,779	-19.82
500–545	526	18	325.00–377.00	$348.93	$1,835	-24.59
550–580	567	20	310.00–357.00	$327.67	$1,858	-5.70
600–645	620	14	300.00–337.00	$317.93	$1,971	+5.21
650–690	669	7	255.00–307.00	$273.05	$1,827	-14.77
700–745	719	9	250.00–300.00	$273.55	$1,967	-1.45
750–780	762	3	275.00–290.00	$283.42	$2,160	+55.10
800–835	815	5	206.00–225.00	$221.11	$1,802	-17.70
855–870	862	3	225.00–267.00	$240.24	$2,071	+15.24
905–920	913	2	232.00–235.00	$233.51	$2,132	+3.51
950	950	1	227.00	$227.00	$2,156	+19.00
1005	1005	1	210.00	$210.00	$2,110	-9.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–340	335	3	325.00–355.00	$340.73	$1,141	+0.57
365–395	381	4	352.00–375.00	$368.27	$1,403	+4.45
405–445	427	13	320.00–365.00	$339.11	$1,448	-14.91
450–495	475	11	300.00–350.00	$318.63	$1,513	-17.75
500–545	528	6	275.00–325.00	$299.46	$1,581	-9.54
550–595	566	8	250.00–300.00	$273.48	$1,548	-9.90
605–645	616	7	235.00–269.00	$255.28	$1,573	-4.82
660–685	674	5	225.00–257.00	$240.62	$1,622	-6.21

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–295	275	2	315.00–325.00	$320.36	$881	+20.36
325–345	335	2	250.00–262.00	$255.82	$857	—
410–440	431	4	255.00–300.00	$284.20	$1,225	-9.31
465–490	480	4	250.00–290.00	$266.48	$1,279	-24.21
505	505	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,136	-0.24
565–590	578	2	200.00–225.00	$212.23	$1,227	—
600–610	605	2	170.00–179.00	$174.46	$1,055	-37.59

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
345	345	1	220.00	$220.00	$759	+25.00
380	380	1	185.00	$185.00	$703	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1815	1276	80-85%	13	164.00–183.00	$170.35	$2,174	—
960–1775	1387	80-85%	66	142.00–162.00	$153.71	$2,132	-5.59

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
765	765	85-90%	1	150.00	$150.00	$1,148	—
775–1035	924	85-90%	10	102.00–122.00	$114.68	$1,060	—
890–1220	1056	85-90%	23	125.00–143.00	$135.37	$1,430	—
990–1210	1080	85-90%	3	87.00–95.00	$90.95	$982	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1310–1690	1455	75-80%	6	137.00–144.00	$140.43	$2,043	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1095–1650	1389	4	143.00–155.00	$148.73	$2,066	—
1390–1905	1648	2	203.00–226.00	$212.70	$3,505	+8.53
1255–2090	1714	9	180.00–197.00	$187.56	$3,215	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–945	885	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	1,775.00–1,975.00	$1,869.11
960–1265	1143	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	1,800.00–2,550.00	$2,046.79
995–1335	1190	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	1,600.00–2,600.00	$2,054.23

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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
1040–1175	1108	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,350.00–3,425.00	$3,389.79	—
1140	1140	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	3,075.00	$3,075.00	—
880–1560	1159	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	1,875.00–3,350.00	$2,770.60	—
1235–1365	1300	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,400.00–3,225.00	$2,833.13	—

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
575	575	1	150.00	$150.00	$862	—
630	630	1	180.00	$180.00	$1,134	—
765	765	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,339	—
880	880	1	182.00	$182.00	$1,602	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
610	610	1	155.00	$155.00	$946	—
655	655	1	167.00	$167.00	$1,094	—
730–745	738	2	201.00–219.00	$210.09	$1,550	—
810	810	1	210.00	$210.00	$1,701	—
860–895	878	2	179.00–215.00	$196.64	$1,726	—
910	910	1	216.00	$216.00	$1,966	—
975	975	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,804	—

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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.