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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, January 12, 2026

697 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $422.62/cwt +12.80 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 414 lb · 30 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $397.89/cwt +9.18 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 479 lb · 28 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $398.74/cwt +30.53 vs last sale · ≈ $2,281/hd at 572 lb · 22 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Head itemized in priced lots 697 — —

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 495.00 $495.00 $1,015 -44.67
260–295 278 2 580.00–585.00 $582.34 $1,619 +60.22
300–340 324 4 520.00–560.00 $538.07 $1,743 +13.07
350–395 380 15 425.00–490.00 $463.09 $1,760 -14.11
400–445 426 13 425.00–479.00 $447.10 $1,905 -5.78
450–495 470 17 415.00–472.00 $451.31 $2,121 +16.65
500–540 522 9 400.00–440.00 $422.61 $2,206 +18.05
555–590 566 11 399.00–428.00 $413.31 $2,339 +9.99
620–640 629 4 350.00–389.00 $369.55 $2,324 +25.26
670 value added 670 7 365.00 $365.00 $2,446 —
680–695 688 6 300.00–339.00 $324.16 $2,230 -18.13
710–745 722 3 320.00–342.00 $334.10 $2,412 +27.39
780 780 1 318.00 $318.00 $2,480 -1.00
801–835 807 9 279.00–312.00 $304.23 $2,455 +24.23
925–928 927 4 270.00–280.00 $277.51 $2,573 —
975 975 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,194 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 400.00 $400.00 $900 +70.00
370–395 383 2 350.00–365.00 $357.75 $1,370 +2.75
400–435 413 3 350.00–400.00 $367.88 $1,519 —
455–480 469 4 350.00–400.00 $378.18 $1,774 +8.18
505–510 508 2 370.00–389.00 $379.55 $1,928 +22.84
560 560 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,072 +20.00
610 610 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,647 -5.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 328 2 215.00–250.00 $231.56 $760 -98.44
370–375 373 2 300.00–325.00 $312.42 $1,165 —
405–435 422 3 305.00–350.00 $330.08 $1,393 +32.58

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 234 4 450.00–510.00 $485.74 $1,137 +36.14
250–290 271 6 425.00–470.00 $445.80 $1,208 +33.82
305–345 331 12 422.00–470.00 $449.01 $1,486 -1.39
360–395 374 11 440.00–470.00 $455.90 $1,705 +32.27
400–440 414 30 400.00–450.00 $422.62 $1,750 +12.80
450–495 479 28 380.00–435.00 $397.89 $1,906 +9.18
500–545 525 19 355.00–397.00 $381.15 $2,001 +9.47
560–597 580 19 347.00–377.00 $365.86 $2,122 -2.13
610–640 626 7 310.00–357.00 $333.35 $2,087 +5.60
650–695 673 4 300.00–330.00 $318.62 $2,144 +7.84
760 760 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,242 +62.34
830 830 1 270.00 $270.00 $2,241 +15.00
850 850 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,252 —
900 900 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,115 +29.96
950–975 961 4 180.00–202.00 $188.50 $1,811 +21.50
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–345 333 3 400.00–415.00 $408.79 $1,361 +56.46
370–395 382 3 345.00–400.00 $364.98 $1,394 +11.08
410–440 423 4 345.00–380.00 $362.83 $1,535 +1.77
450–470 461 5 325.00–375.00 $349.84 $1,613 +15.17
520 520 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,560 -15.99
555–595 569 5 260.00–300.00 $275.17 $1,566 +9.84
640–645 643 2 265.00–272.00 $268.51 $1,727 +1.98
655–680 668 2 220.00–250.00 $235.28 $1,572 +0.77
700–745 720 3 150.00–200.00 $169.65 $1,221 —
770–775 773 2 175.00–180.00 $177.49 $1,372 +18.52
885 885 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,593 +5.00
950 950 1 164.00 $164.00 $1,558 +7.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265–285 275 2 335.00–360.00 $347.95 $957 +17.95
315–335 327 5 300.00–340.00 $308.07 $1,007 +22.63
350–385 369 5 275.00–325.00 $306.59 $1,131 +25.87
400–420 410 4 250.00–300.00 $281.48 $1,154 -0.80
460–495 472 6 250.00–299.00 $272.91 $1,288 -4.30
575 575 1 259.00 $259.00 $1,489 +59.00
635 635 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,588 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220–245 234 6 570.00–605.00 $589.31 $1,379 +28.07
250–295 281 8 500.00–575.00 $534.58 $1,502 +7.68
300–345 323 8 475.00–515.00 $494.14 $1,596 -16.60
355–395 378 10 459.00–505.00 $486.43 $1,839 +7.38
400–445 427 7 430.00–479.00 $456.05 $1,947 +15.35
450–485 464 19 400.00–450.00 $417.88 $1,939 +8.45
500–545 524 10 395.00–440.00 $417.74 $2,189 +24.47
550–595 572 22 385.00–420.00 $398.74 $2,281 +30.53
605–645 625 6 362.00–385.00 $376.30 $2,352 +33.71
650–675 664 5 310.00–350.00 $327.70 $2,176 -12.38
710–730 718 4 292.00–337.00 $314.54 $2,258 +31.67
750–780 768 3 267.00–290.00 $278.96 $2,142 +30.05
800–835 813 7 210.00–262.00 $234.10 $1,903 -0.90
855–890 873 2 227.00–259.00 $243.32 $2,124 +48.32
915 915 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,922 +2.45
970–995 983 3 210.00–240.00 $224.92 $2,211 +35.42
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315 315 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,418 +11.62
360–390 375 2 385.00–435.00 $411.00 $1,541 +5.78
410 410 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,640 +16.29
465–490 478 2 350.00–372.00 $361.29 $1,727 +3.77
500–545 524 4 327.00–379.00 $353.77 $1,854 +3.09
550–595 563 5 292.00–325.00 $312.68 $1,760 +10.38
625–635 628 3 300.00–325.00 $311.74 $1,958 +25.01
665–680 673 2 250.00–300.00 $274.72 $1,849 +19.28
715 715 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,659 —
765–770 768 2 200.00–225.00 $212.54 $1,632 +12.54
960–990 980 3 160.00–170.00 $166.63 $1,633 +1.63
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–335 322 3 295.00–327.00 $307.18 $989 +35.39
355–360 357 3 300.00–355.00 $326.80 $1,167 -21.34
425–445 437 3 325.00–330.00 $326.68 $1,428 +51.62
460–485 473 3 250.00–285.00 $261.95 $1,239 -57.46
505–545 530 3 225.00–250.00 $234.20 $1,241 -31.16
610 610 2 225.00–260.00 $242.50 $1,479 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1090–1720 1305 80-85% 3 169.00–177.00 $171.51 $2,238 -2.89
935–2100 1434 80-85% 74 150.00–167.00 $156.82 $2,249 -4.11
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
795–1025 906 85-90% 8 112.00–122.00 $119.30 $1,081 +7.34
720–1195 978 85-90% 11 149.00–154.00 $150.54 $1,472 —
700–1625 1153 85-90% 34 127.00–145.00 $138.30 $1,595 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1385–1710 1545 75-80% 13 148.00–158.00 $152.24 $2,352 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1115–2310 1507 5 160.00–167.00 $164.01 $2,472 —
1000–2310 1589 17 170.00–195.00 $182.74 $2,904 —
1335–2085 1713 9 200.00–216.00 $209.45 $3,588 -1.87

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
795–930 863 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 2 1,575.00–1,625.00 $1,598.04
1065–1175 1105 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,875.00–2,700.00 $2,280.92
1125–1375 1250 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 3 1,600.00–2,125.00 $1,874.17

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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
800 800 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,075.00 $3,075.00 —
935 935 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,250.00 $3,250.00 —
970–1235 1087 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 1,975.00–2,900.00 $2,541.14 —
1010–1520 1265 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,800.00–3,300.00 $2,999.60 —
1200–1415 1292 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 3,825.00–4,100.00 $3,964.13 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
415 415 1 192.00 $192.00 $797 —
465 465 1 190.00 $190.00 $884 -16.00
525 525 1 187.00 $187.00 $982 —
665 665 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,277 —
710 710 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,292 —
780 780 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,521 —
935 935 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,907 +47.00

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
390 390 1 210.00 $210.00 $819 —
490 490 1 190.00 $190.00 $931 —

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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.