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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, February 16, 2026

798 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $465.15/cwt +14.47 vs last sale · ≈ $1,968/hd at 423 lb · 36 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $409.32/cwt +7.49 vs last sale · ≈ $2,133/hd at 521 lb · 31 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.63/cwt +6.11 vs last sale · ≈ $2,005/hd at 470 lb · 28 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 798 741 360
Feeder cattle 556 426 261
Slaughter cattle 202 305 90
Replacement cattle 40 10 9

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 52 head Goats: 35.00-340.00; 26 Sheep: 80.00-380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1325.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–280 270 2 515.00–555.00 $535.74 $1,446 +10.74
315–340 330 3 540.00–605.00 $572.70 $1,890 +12.70
350–397 378 15 500.00–550.00 $514.73 $1,946 -22.92
400–445 421 12 470.00–517.00 $491.97 $2,071 -15.17
456–495 475 14 440.00–500.00 $484.20 $2,300 +32.90
500–545 525 12 416.00–467.00 $438.53 $2,302 -1.42
550–595 571 20 382.00–437.00 $412.18 $2,354 -2.39
610–635 616 13 385.00–426.00 $415.25 $2,558 +4.18
660–695 683 3 322.00–367.00 $350.82 $2,396 -34.33
685–690 value added 689 8 385.00–390.00 $388.76 $2,679 —
710–745 736 12 342.00–369.00 $362.13 $2,665 +8.73
755–760 758 3 340.00–362.00 $353.70 $2,681 +54.93
769 value added 769 13 368.00 $368.00 $2,830 +23.00
805–830 819 4 325.00–339.00 $332.06 $2,720 +2.18
860–865 863 2 335.00–337.00 $336.00 $2,900 +26.00
905 905 1 290.00 $290.00 $2,624 —
980 980 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,734 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,220 —
410 410 1 430.00 $430.00 $1,763 +19.00
470–485 477 3 400.00–425.00 $408.30 $1,948 —
525–535 532 3 375.00–400.00 $391.77 $2,084 +66.77
580 580 1 370.00 $370.00 $2,146 —
605–615 610 2 300.00–350.00 $324.80 $1,981 +7.18
650 650 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,950 ±0.00
750–770 760 2 247.00–275.00 $260.82 $1,982 —
820 820 1 279.00 $279.00 $2,288 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
445 445 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,558 +50.00
490 490 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,568 +90.00
535 535 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,739 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 525.00 $525.00 $1,286 +50.00
250–295 281 4 450.00–475.00 $461.80 $1,298 -68.03
310–345 329 5 450.00–520.00 $495.91 $1,632 -3.30
355–395 372 16 455.00–520.00 $482.42 $1,795 -4.12
400–445 423 36 430.00–499.00 $465.15 $1,968 +14.47
450–490 470 28 390.00–447.00 $426.63 $2,005 +6.11
500–545 521 31 375.00–421.00 $409.32 $2,133 +7.49
550–595 569 25 375.00–414.00 $395.09 $2,248 +2.11
600–640 620 13 314.00–365.00 $344.82 $2,138 +9.56
650–685 670 11 320.00–335.00 $329.64 $2,209 +88.67
700–720 710 2 275.00–310.00 $292.25 $2,075 +52.25
755–785 772 3 287.00–300.00 $292.33 $2,257 +10.68
835 835 1 295.00 $295.00 $2,463 +18.00
860–865 863 2 252.00–287.00 $269.45 $2,325 +16.92
950–960 955 2 290.00–292.00 $291.01 $2,779 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 425.00 $425.00 $892 +13.35
285–295 290 2 330.00–380.00 $355.43 $1,031 -44.57
300–345 320 3 400.00–435.00 $419.92 $1,344 -20.76
380–395 388 2 400.00–435.00 $417.84 $1,621 —
410–415 413 2 375.00–400.00 $387.42 $1,600 +7.18
495 495 2 335.00–350.00 $342.50 $1,695 —
675–680 678 2 240.00–245.00 $242.49 $1,644 —
710 710 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,292 -31.74
760–770 765 2 208.00–210.00 $208.99 $1,599 -13.01
845 845 1 192.00 $192.00 $1,622 —
870–895 883 3 177.00–212.00 $194.83 $1,720 -4.57
980 980 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,784 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 305.00–320.00 $312.64 $860 +22.64
335 335 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,005 —
360–395 380 5 265.00–300.00 $293.00 $1,113 +20.05
405–410 408 2 250.00–260.00 $255.03 $1,041 -67.73
490 490 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,348 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 283 4 525.00–600.00 $575.20 $1,628 +93.00
305–345 329 7 500.00–575.00 $543.52 $1,788 -14.00
355–395 378 8 500.00–530.00 $520.06 $1,966 +0.35
400–445 420 14 465.00–525.00 $488.58 $2,052 +0.57
450–495 472 17 445.00–500.00 $477.90 $2,256 +4.11
500–540 528 12 410.00–445.00 $422.68 $2,232 +3.32
550–590 570 22 379.00–432.00 $412.90 $2,354 +40.96
605–645 617 7 350.00–404.00 $387.04 $2,388 +45.54
655–690 669 12 325.00–387.00 $367.78 $2,460 +12.78
710–730 718 6 300.00–359.00 $326.72 $2,346 -0.07
750–785 770 4 340.00–357.00 $347.97 $2,679 +51.46
810–815 813 2 300.00–335.00 $317.55 $2,582 -0.48
865–895 880 3 272.00–306.00 $286.05 $2,517 —
900–920 910 2 239.00–290.00 $264.78 $2,409 +42.78
955–980 968 2 227.00–282.00 $254.14 $2,460 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–275 265 4 400.00–425.00 $406.13 $1,076 -20.35
300–310 305 3 430.00–490.00 $463.11 $1,412 —
350–370 360 2 425.00–485.00 $454.17 $1,635 -20.83
410–440 428 4 400.00–445.00 $424.04 $1,815 —
465–495 480 3 370.00–425.00 $396.41 $1,903 +18.63
525–545 535 2 325.00–365.00 $345.37 $1,848 +0.37
570–580 573 3 300.00–310.00 $303.31 $1,738 -1.59
655–665 660 2 260.00–305.00 $282.67 $1,866 —
745 745 2 225.00–240.00 $232.50 $1,732 —
825–840 833 2 227.00–250.00 $238.60 $1,988 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 320.00 $320.00 $672 —
270 270 1 325.00 $325.00 $878 —
355 355 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,118 ±0.00
425 425 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,105 -40.00
470 470 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,175 +10.00
530–540 535 2 250.00–300.00 $275.23 $1,472 —
550–575 563 2 250.00–280.00 $264.67 $1,490 +31.17

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1000–2150 1444 80-85% 85 158.00–179.00 $168.62 $2,435 +2.54
1050–1965 1499 80-85% 21 180.00–191.00 $184.28 $2,762 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–980 916 85-90% 4 110.00–125.00 $117.38 $1,075 -0.03
625–1500 1091 85-90% 21 130.00–152.00 $143.94 $1,570 —
1025–1435 1179 85-90% 6 154.00–159.00 $155.39 $1,832 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1300–1765 1526 75-80% 9 150.00–164.00 $157.26 $2,400 +1.72

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1275–1280 1278 2 160.00–174.00 $166.99 $2,134 —
1155–1905 1598 4 208.00–219.00 $210.96 $3,371 —
1240–2215 1886 7 180.00–202.00 $194.01 $3,659 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
990–1270 1099 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 6 1,750.00–3,500.00 $2,483.98
820–1475 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 10 1,725.00–2,800.00 $2,272.93
1080–1455 1255 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 10 2,125.00–3,700.00 $2,853.20

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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
735–1040 901 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 7 2,100.00–3,000.00 $2,637.51 —
930–970 955 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,350.00–3,400.00 $2,833.51 —
955–1435 1198 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 3,300.00–4,350.00 $4,004.20 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
360 360 1 225.00 $225.00 $810 —
975 975 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,774 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
625 625 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,275 —
830 830 1 197.00 $197.00 $1,635 —
875 875 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,706 —

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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.