Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, September 29, 2025

712 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 6-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.02/cwt +20.39 vs last sale · ≈ $2,022/hd at 624 lb · 27 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $365.73/cwt -1.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,734/hd at 474 lb · 26 head

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $349.71/cwt +1.83 vs last sale · ≈ $1,832/hd at 524 lb · 24 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Head itemized in priced lots	712	—	—

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
225–245	235	2	510.00–530.00	$519.57	$1,221	—
255	255	1	415.00	$415.00	$1,058	-5.00
310	310	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,395	+5.00
360–390	375	6	425.00–450.00	$437.52	$1,641	-11.94
415–435	422	6	400.00–440.00	$412.38	$1,740	+0.76
455–495	481	8	390.00–426.00	$411.85	$1,981	+36.88
500–540	515	8	342.00–399.00	$380.26	$1,958	-6.39
555–595	567	9	342.00–397.00	$375.50	$2,129	+13.70
620–640	632	5	337.00–367.00	$350.55	$2,215	+11.24
650–685	666	9	335.00–355.00	$344.74	$2,296	-1.27
715–745	727	11	323.00–339.00	$326.12	$2,371	+9.41
750–785	767	9	299.00–336.00	$324.10	$2,486	+49.10
800–835	815	3	313.00–319.00	$315.63	$2,572	-1.37
890–892	891	3	290.00–296.00	$294.00	$2,620	—
945	945	1	235.00	$235.00	$2,221	-53.46

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–390	368	3	352.00–375.00	$365.89	$1,346	+7.79
420–435	428	2	350.00–385.00	$367.19	$1,572	—
450–495	480	3	319.00–350.00	$332.47	$1,596	+13.94
500–545	534	4	250.00–275.00	$267.87	$1,430	-59.15
570	570	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,425	-70.00
630–635	633	2	250.00–292.00	$270.92	$1,715	—
740	740	1	279.00	$279.00	$2,065	+54.00

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
380	380	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,140	+25.00
420	420	2	260.00–310.00	$285.00	$1,197	—
455	455	1	255.00	$255.00	$1,160	-20.00

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
355	355	1	225.00	$225.00	$799	—
435	435	1	177.00	$177.00	$770	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200	200	1	550.00	$550.00	$1,100	+53.33
265–295	285	7	395.00–437.00	$421.71	$1,202	-8.24
300–335	314	4	375.00–422.00	$400.12	$1,256	-15.20
350–395	376	15	375.00–415.00	$394.71	$1,484	-2.28
400–445	424	20	342.00–390.00	$362.45	$1,537	-18.96
455–495	474	26	340.00–385.00	$365.73	$1,734	-1.66
500–545	524	24	325.00–365.00	$349.71	$1,832	+1.83
550–585	567	15	329.00–360.00	$349.76	$1,983	+25.94
606–608 value added	607	6	347.00	$347.00	$2,106	—
600–645	629	21	290.00–337.00	$317.45	$1,997	+13.82
650–680	661	8	267.00–312.00	$284.12	$1,878	+12.99
705–735	719	5	245.00–290.00	$270.18	$1,943	+28.28
750–795	769	7	232.00–279.00	$252.16	$1,939	+0.90
800–845	820	4	182.00–225.00	$200.31	$1,643	-9.69
980–995	988	2	180.00–187.00	$183.53	$1,813	-40.90

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	325.00	$325.00	$796	—
250–285	268	2	345.00–375.00	$360.98	$967	+19.45
300–320	310	5	325.00–370.00	$346.87	$1,075	-6.41
350–390	372	3	315.00–350.00	$339.01	$1,261	-2.63
400–435	422	3	300.00–325.00	$313.87	$1,325	-11.28
450–485	468	7	290.00–335.00	$308.15	$1,442	-8.71
500–515	508	2	310.00	$310.00	$1,575	+32.80
585	585	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,580	+11.23
605–630	618	2	250.00–285.00	$267.15	$1,651	-2.71
650–680	668	3	250.00	$250.00	$1,670	—
700–745	720	3	200.00–225.00	$216.72	$1,560	+30.78
770	770	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,348	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–270	258	3	300.00–325.00	$308.06	$795	+16.39
340	340	1	280.00	$280.00	$952	-8.64
350–385	363	3	250.00–292.00	$272.32	$989	+0.70
430	430	2	225.00–285.00	$255.00	$1,096	+4.30
480	480	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,200	-5.94
610–615	613	2	201.00–225.00	$212.95	$1,305	+12.95
700	700	1	179.00	$179.00	$1,253	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
280	280	1	255.00	$255.00	$714	+47.00
392	392	2	150.00	$150.00	$588	-61.76
425	425	1	202.00	$202.00	$858	—
530	530	1	135.00	$135.00	$716	—
550	550	1	155.00	$155.00	$852	-3.50

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
260–295	274	6	495.00–560.00	$518.94	$1,422	+64.85
305–345	325	7	425.00–477.00	$445.02	$1,446	-0.89
350–390	373	15	400.00–452.00	$425.28	$1,586	-13.92
400–445	428	16	375.00–427.00	$403.23	$1,726	+6.38
460–495	469	8	372.00–412.00	$391.39	$1,836	+19.29
500–545	520	10	357.00–397.00	$378.17	$1,966	+29.24
550–595	574	17	319.00–362.00	$340.23	$1,953	+12.56
600–645	621	14	287.00–329.00	$312.37	$1,940	-5.56
650–695	670	14	270.00–315.00	$300.55	$2,014	+27.50
700–740	719	9	225.00–275.00	$252.35	$1,814	-21.20
775–790	783	4	270.00–282.00	$277.26	$2,171	-6.16
830	830	1	287.00	$287.00	$2,382	+65.89
860–895	878	2	250.00–265.00	$257.35	$2,260	+17.11
905–940	922	3	225.00–245.00	$233.44	$2,152	-0.07
955	955	2	200.00–225.00	$212.50	$2,029	-14.50

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330–335	333	2	335.00–345.00	$339.96	$1,132	-0.77
375–395	385	5	350.00–372.00	$362.88	$1,397	-5.39
415–445	427	6	300.00–350.00	$325.51	$1,390	-13.60
450–495	476	14	300.00–350.00	$315.89	$1,504	-2.74
505–535	518	6	312.00–350.00	$332.00	$1,720	+32.54
550–590	570	4	275.00–300.00	$292.27	$1,666	+18.79
620	620	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,674	+14.72
650–695	668	3	225.00–250.00	$238.53	$1,593	-2.09
730–740	735	2	177.00–199.00	$188.07	$1,382	—
860	860	1	195.00	$195.00	$1,677	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
320	320	1	325.00	$325.00	$1,040	+69.18
365–385	375	2	270.00–295.00	$282.83	$1,061	—
400–415	408	3	215.00–250.00	$238.14	$972	-46.06
465–490	478	4	235.00–279.00	$265.07	$1,267	-1.41
510–540	531	4	250.00–277.00	$267.96	$1,423	+42.96
565	565	1	232.00	$232.00	$1,311	+19.77
645	645	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,109	—

Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
480–485	483	2	150.00–170.00	$159.95	$773	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–1895	1393	80-85%	71	142.00–162.00	$152.94	$2,130	-0.77
1160–1600	1403	80-85%	6	164.00–185.00	$171.29	$2,403	—

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
880–965	923	85-90%	2	84.00–100.00	$92.37	$853	-22.31
620–1400	971	85-90%	12	110.00–121.00	$115.66	$1,123	—
750–1395	1124	85-90%	31	125.00–140.00	$134.35	$1,510	—
870–1455	1206	85-90%	4	142.00–150.00	$144.27	$1,740	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1320–1735	1569	75-80%	9	138.00–155.00	$144.55	$2,268	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240	1240	1	175.00	$175.00	$2,170	—
1380–2045	1696	6	197.00–202.00	$199.39	$3,382	—
1605–2280	1858	5	180.00–190.00	$187.51	$3,484	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
900–1685	1116	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	1,250.00–2,400.00	$1,981.37
955–1375	1156	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	1,325.00–2,650.00	$1,949.74
945–1595	1195	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,425.00–3,025.00	$2,212.15

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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
710–1565	1066	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	2,025.00–3,675.00	$2,986.17	—
1030–1155	1093	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	3,500.00–3,525.00	$3,511.78	—
1130–1495	1308	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	2,400.00–3,275.00	$2,965.13	+132.00

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
920	920	1	175.00	$175.00	$1,610	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
270–290	280	2	159.00–167.00	$163.14	$457	—
675	675	1	170.00	$170.00	$1,148	+3.00
790	790	1	169.00	$169.00	$1,335	—

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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.