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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, October 13, 2025

740 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $330.68/cwt +0.66 vs last sale · ≈ $1,720/hd at 520 lb · 29 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 bulls $315.08/cwt +2.06 vs last sale · ≈ $1,976/hd at 627 lb · 27 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $373.83/cwt +1.33 vs last sale · ≈ $1,753/hd at 469 lb · 25 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 740 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 475.00–485.00 $479.82 $1,320 +39.53
330–335 333 2 430.00–450.00 $439.92 $1,465 -33.61
375–390 385 3 400.00–439.00 $421.10 $1,621 -48.90
405–445 427 7 390.00–435.00 $416.38 $1,778 +1.84
450–495 464 4 375.00–410.00 $384.82 $1,786 -9.73
505–540 518 6 350.00–395.00 $371.83 $1,926 +0.20
555–595 578 4 325.00–362.00 $345.40 $1,996 -10.76
600–645 625 12 320.00–352.00 $338.11 $2,113 +2.66
650–690 677 3 295.00–300.00 $296.60 $2,008 -22.86
717 value added 717 2 329.00 $329.00 $2,359 —
715–720 718 2 250.00–300.00 $275.09 $1,975 -44.48
750 750 2 225.00–259.00 $242.00 $1,815 -41.40
895 895 1 249.00 $249.00 $2,229 -33.34
905 905 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,579 —
955 955 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,910 -70.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
350–380 368 3 350.00–385.00 $372.96 $1,372 +0.54
400–440 427 5 337.00–375.00 $352.82 $1,507 +0.95
465 465 2 301.00–325.00 $313.00 $1,455 -30.11
510 510 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,658 —
560 560 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,820 +17.37
605–615 608 3 275.00–287.00 $279.04 $1,697 +44.04
655–695 675 2 200.00–232.00 $216.47 $1,461 -38.01
705 705 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,269 -20.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
400–410 405 2 250.00–300.00 $275.31 $1,115 —
595 595 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,636 —
610 610 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,372 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 225.00 $225.00 $506 —
310 310 1 245.00 $245.00 $760 —
485 485 1 175.00 $175.00 $849 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 220 2 410.00–435.00 $423.64 $932 -32.36
255–295 276 9 420.00–452.00 $437.68 $1,208 +2.26
300–345 320 6 385.00–430.00 $409.75 $1,311 -16.02
350–390 372 20 350.00–400.00 $368.60 $1,371 -12.81
400–445 424 24 325.00–370.00 $346.67 $1,470 -20.99
450–495 474 18 340.00–375.00 $351.98 $1,668 -6.91
500–545 518 24 300.00–350.00 $321.65 $1,666 -8.37
530 value added 530 5 374.00 $374.00 $1,982 —
555–595 570 12 300.00–332.00 $311.87 $1,778 -8.04
600–645 623 15 285.00–319.00 $304.80 $1,899 -4.11
650–695 664 8 260.00–304.00 $286.70 $1,904 -11.09
673 value added 673 3 319.00 $319.00 $2,147 —
700–745 720 8 207.00–250.00 $236.23 $1,701 -36.36
825–840 833 2 205.00–225.00 $215.09 $1,792 -14.88
870 870 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,132 +7.05
945 945 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,164 -9.51
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
235 235 1 380.00 $380.00 $893 -15.00
265 265 1 325.00 $325.00 $861 -41.88
310–345 327 9 300.00–350.00 $328.54 $1,074 -14.05
350–398 382 10 290.00–339.00 $323.08 $1,234 -19.29
405–430 418 2 300.00–305.00 $302.43 $1,264 -8.69
450–490 471 8 275.00–325.00 $308.36 $1,452 -8.85
500–535 518 6 275.00–297.00 $280.24 $1,452 +4.03
550–590 565 5 235.00–285.00 $266.55 $1,506 -11.80
600–635 616 5 237.00–275.00 $256.27 $1,579 -4.89
660–665 663 2 200.00–225.00 $212.55 $1,409 -28.60
795 795 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,590 +30.45
870 870 1 162.00 $162.00 $1,409 +3.00
945 945 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,606 -17.20
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 275.00 $275.00 $632 -44.61
290 290 1 210.00 $210.00 $609 -90.00
310–335 323 2 225.00–240.00 $232.21 $750 -33.02
350–395 375 3 200.00–255.00 $217.11 $814 -59.89
400–445 426 5 220.00–250.00 $239.08 $1,018 -29.32
460–495 475 7 225.00–250.00 $243.41 $1,156 +9.40
520–530 525 2 200.00–225.00 $212.62 $1,116 -6.08
565–585 573 3 155.00–200.00 $176.58 $1,012 -41.11
650–685 668 2 155.00–189.00 $171.55 $1,146 +9.34
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–285 278 2 179.00–200.00 $189.78 $528 —
300–340 320 4 140.00–180.00 $160.94 $515 —
370 370 1 150.00 $150.00 $555 —
400 400 1 195.00 $195.00 $780 -5.00
450–490 467 6 155.00–200.00 $173.22 $809 -12.80

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–220 210 2 490.00–590.00 $537.62 $1,129 -45.81
265–295 280 8 435.00–485.00 $458.24 $1,283 -38.86
300–340 317 8 400.00–450.00 $426.37 $1,352 -42.50
350–395 370 13 390.00–435.00 $417.63 $1,545 -30.55
400–445 422 23 367.00–400.00 $386.61 $1,631 -13.53
450–495 469 25 350.00–397.00 $373.83 $1,753 +1.33
500–545 519 25 335.00–385.00 $361.30 $1,875 +12.96
550–595 569 12 335.00–370.00 $351.13 $1,998 +21.48
600–645 627 27 282.00–337.00 $315.08 $1,976 +2.06
650–685 669 11 250.00–290.00 $264.54 $1,770 -38.32
700–740 723 6 212.00–240.00 $226.90 $1,640 -66.44
750–795 773 2 225.00–230.00 $227.57 $1,759 -50.19
800–835 818 2 192.00–225.00 $208.15 $1,703 -60.84
930 930 1 215.00 $215.00 $2,000 -24.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 315.00 $315.00 $646 -122.37
260 260 2 300.00–330.00 $315.00 $819 -42.20
305–345 329 8 345.00–385.00 $364.06 $1,198 -14.31
350–395 378 9 325.00–375.00 $354.22 $1,339 -6.07
400–440 428 11 300.00–350.00 $331.36 $1,418 +0.50
450–495 470 5 290.00–325.00 $310.62 $1,460 -3.74
505–540 520 9 300.00–327.00 $311.24 $1,618 +14.43
550–595 571 10 285.00–320.00 $303.49 $1,733 +23.35
615–645 634 4 250.00–275.00 $259.20 $1,643 -11.32
655–685 670 4 200.00–245.00 $224.42 $1,504 -21.57
720–730 725 3 182.00–200.00 $193.96 $1,406 -56.04
790 790 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,580 +21.58
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360–395 379 6 250.00–310.00 $278.21 $1,054 +43.62
410–415 413 2 220.00–290.00 $255.21 $1,054 +20.41
450–470 462 3 200.00–250.00 $225.36 $1,041 -2.43
505–545 525 2 255.00–275.00 $265.38 $1,393 +15.53
555–595 575 2 250.00–268.00 $258.69 $1,487 +56.34
605 605 1 150.00 $150.00 $908 -56.08
695 695 1 198.00 $198.00 $1,376 —
Medium 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 232.00 $232.00 $766 —
375–395 387 3 205.00–225.00 $218.53 $846 +46.53

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–1410 1268 80-85% 3 170.00–178.00 $175.29 $2,223 —
905–2040 1409 80-85% 81 142.00–165.00 $153.68 $2,165 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
775–1790 1063 85-90% 9 106.00–120.00 $112.92 $1,200 —
780–1390 1098 85-90% 9 85.00–104.00 $97.68 $1,073 —
935–1360 1105 85-90% 8 140.00–142.00 $140.34 $1,551 —
880–1385 1205 85-90% 7 125.00–137.00 $132.28 $1,594 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1920 1643 75-80% 3 140.00–145.00 $143.55 $2,359 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1230 1230 1 205.00 $205.00 $2,522 —
1260–1585 1372 3 130.00–150.00 $140.41 $1,926 —
1465–2380 1871 14 157.00–189.00 $175.20 $3,278 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
690–1440 1003 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,175.00–2,275.00 $1,608.04
1185 1185 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 1 1,950.00 $1,950.00
1150–1310 1230 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,625.00–1,975.00 $1,811.38

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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
840–1175 945 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 1,825.00–2,900.00 $2,318.68 —
745–1235 990 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 1,175.00–2,800.00 $2,188.57 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
890 890 1 169.00 $169.00 $1,504 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
490–495 493 2 175.00–179.00 $177.01 $873 —
530 530 1 150.00 $150.00 $795 —
635 635 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,200 —
935 935 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,842 —
985 985 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,724 —

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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.