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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 2, 2026

1,319 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $445.21/cwt -1.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,888/hd at 424 lb · 54 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $459.59/cwt -13.60 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 471 lb · 47 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $479.60/cwt -29.50 vs last sale · ≈ $2,034/hd at 424 lb · 46 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,319 1,170 1,082
Feeder cattle 1,006 873 836
Slaughter cattle 260 236 220
Replacement cattle 53 61 26

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 66 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00-310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 900.00-1000.00; 4 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 2 575.00–615.00 $595.00 $1,279 +63.33
250–295 271 5 510.00–545.00 $531.96 $1,442 -70.62
305–345 326 9 500.00–545.00 $519.48 $1,694 -38.70
350–395 371 9 485.00–525.00 $510.57 $1,894 -38.78
400–445 423 10 465.00–510.00 $485.75 $2,055 -36.03
450–495 479 21 452.00–495.00 $470.29 $2,253 -12.78
500–540 514 14 405.00–470.00 $445.70 $2,291 +1.25
523–530 value added 527 6 485.00–490.00 $487.48 $2,569 —
565–595 579 7 389.00–425.00 $410.46 $2,377 -34.99
587 value added 587 3 452.00 $452.00 $2,653 —
622 value added 622 4 435.00 $435.00 $2,706 —
625–645 636 6 390.00–420.00 $407.69 $2,593 -25.10
650–685 669 4 325.00–372.00 $354.64 $2,373 -38.85
683 value added 683 5 400.00 $400.00 $2,732 —
700–745 722 3 330.00–375.00 $355.19 $2,564 -1.67
775–785 782 5 335.00–369.00 $357.99 $2,799 +14.27
925–945 935 2 310.00–315.00 $312.47 $2,922 —
955–985 970 2 225.00–250.00 $237.31 $2,302 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–220 215 2 450.00–475.00 $462.79 $995 —
255 255 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,198 +25.00
370–385 380 3 440.00–450.00 $444.05 $1,687 —
400–425 409 4 400.00–450.00 $423.38 $1,732 —
470–475 473 2 410.00–417.00 $413.48 $1,956 -11.52
500–545 529 6 355.00–400.00 $382.32 $2,022 -17.68
585 585 1 355.00 $355.00 $2,077 -42.00
600 600 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,680 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305–320 313 2 320.00–380.00 $350.72 $1,098 —
390 390 1 380.00 $380.00 $1,482 +30.00
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–230 220 5 470.00–520.00 $501.75 $1,104 -120.28
250–295 274 11 475.00–535.00 $514.59 $1,410 -104.27
305–345 331 23 460.00–520.00 $488.77 $1,618 -86.10
350–395 373 42 445.00–500.00 $475.17 $1,772 -27.94
400–445 423 50 419.00–480.00 $441.87 $1,869 -4.49
436 value added 436 4 487.00 $487.00 $2,123 —
450–495 469 42 400.00–467.00 $422.77 $1,983 +6.27
500–545 523 34 370.00–425.00 $389.54 $2,037 -16.21
528 value added 528 3 437.00 $437.00 $2,307 —
550–595 570 30 350.00–395.00 $377.57 $2,152 +1.29
574 value added 574 8 406.00 $406.00 $2,330 +2.68
600–645 618 24 330.00–390.00 $367.10 $2,269 +12.06
650–690 663 8 340.00–370.00 $352.06 $2,334 +29.17
740–745 742 3 320.00–345.00 $329.98 $2,448 +24.12
770–780 775 3 285.00–315.00 $299.94 $2,325 +17.59
810 810 1 300.00 $300.00 $2,430 +1.40
855–880 870 4 262.00–289.00 $276.58 $2,406 -13.42
910 910 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,594 +17.56
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–295 278 12 400.00–465.00 $433.47 $1,205 +12.48
300–345 320 8 400.00–450.00 $434.78 $1,391 -15.42
350–390 374 9 395.00–430.00 $414.33 $1,550 +3.47
405–445 433 7 385.00–410.00 $402.33 $1,742 —
460–495 483 19 347.00–395.00 $377.37 $1,823 -8.28
510–545 527 6 325.00–365.00 $353.44 $1,863 +22.40
560–565 563 2 300.00–330.00 $314.93 $1,773 -9.98
605–645 623 3 275.00–325.00 $307.79 $1,918 +11.95
650–665 658 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,974 —
710 710 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,598 -37.34
765–780 772 3 255.00–267.00 $261.30 $2,017 —
925 925 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,841 -3.98
960 960 1 172.00 $172.00 $1,651 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275–295 285 2 325.00–375.00 $349.12 $995 +24.43
325 325 1 300.00 $300.00 $975 —
360–385 373 5 325.00–380.00 $349.61 $1,304 +49.61
420 420 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 —
510 510 1 305.00 $305.00 $1,556 +5.00
595 595 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,636 -25.00
615 615 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,507 +15.00
650–695 673 2 175.00–177.00 $175.97 $1,184 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–245 230 10 525.00–605.00 $551.75 $1,269 -68.93
250–295 272 9 520.00–570.00 $543.53 $1,478 -79.75
300–345 330 22 495.00–542.00 $514.48 $1,698 -47.29
350–395 375 44 470.00–532.00 $497.45 $1,865 -46.69
400–445 424 46 455.00–515.00 $479.60 $2,034 -29.50
450–495 471 47 425.00–495.00 $459.59 $2,165 -13.60
500–545 523 31 380.00–457.00 $414.16 $2,166 -15.57
550–595 570 34 365.00–427.00 $396.98 $2,263 -22.94
600–640 621 11 375.00–410.00 $398.05 $2,472 -5.64
650–695 670 11 335.00–395.00 $373.75 $2,504 +1.02
705–745 728 5 330.00–370.00 $351.90 $2,562 +11.22
760–795 778 2 305.00–330.00 $317.78 $2,472 +14.83
810–845 832 3 315.00–325.00 $318.25 $2,648 +23.31
850–890 875 3 250.00–297.00 $265.94 $2,327 —
930 930 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,325 -20.00
950–975 965 3 235.00–270.00 $256.57 $2,476 -12.43
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–245 230 2 475.00–505.00 $490.98 $1,129 -14.02
250–295 278 7 435.00–505.00 $484.22 $1,346 -23.02
300–325 313 8 400.00–480.00 $448.10 $1,403 +22.05
360–395 382 8 400.00–450.00 $427.38 $1,633 -10.86
400–445 430 15 400.00–445.00 $427.78 $1,839 -12.67
465–495 480 13 350.00–415.00 $385.06 $1,848 -2.54
505–545 525 11 330.00–375.00 $361.73 $1,899 +0.03
555–590 573 7 325.00–350.00 $334.61 $1,917 -21.04
635 635 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,905 -35.45
650–675 658 3 290.00–325.00 $304.94 $2,007 +19.95
710 710 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,988 +25.12
805 805 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,012 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230–245 238 2 370.00–420.00 $395.79 $942 +8.43
370 370 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,110 -100.05
415–430 423 2 375.00 $375.00 $1,586 +13.72
475 475 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,306 -44.84
525 525 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,575 +24.56
570 570 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,568 -22.53
610 610 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,525 +12.30
695 695 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,738 —
740 740 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,480 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1035–1375 1230 80-85% 10 185.00–200.00 $195.09 $2,400 —
1000–1810 1386 80-85% 79 158.00–178.00 $165.06 $2,288 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
670–990 908 85-90% 8 110.00–125.00 $117.49 $1,067 —
800–1565 1157 85-90% 60 130.00–157.00 $146.21 $1,692 —
1000–1420 1187 85-90% 10 158.00–164.00 $159.68 $1,895 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1335–2100 1551 75-80% 16 142.00–162.00 $152.90 $2,371 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1845 1491 17 180.00–200.00 $190.43 $2,839 —
1460–1750 1633 3 150.00–170.00 $162.66 $2,656 -30.15
1520–1885 1691 4 202.00–216.00 $207.73 $3,513 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
785–1340 1031 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 14 1,750.00–2,900.00 $2,215.84
690–1375 1124 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,500.00–2,600.00 $2,075.20
915–1465 1132 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,350.00–2,950.00 $2,232.43
Medium and Large 1 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1055 1055 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 2,300.00 $2,300.00

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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
725–1005 888 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,950.00–3,500.00 $3,016.50 —
750–1135 998 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,150.00–4,050.00 $3,277.71 —
1185–1260 1223 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,650.00–3,900.00 $3,771.17 —
1310 1310 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 1 4,350.00 $4,350.00 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
375–395 385 2 179.00–185.00 $181.92 $700 —
570 570 1 159.00 $159.00 $906 —
670 670 1 165.00 $165.00 $1,106 —
755–790 773 2 150.00–160.00 $155.11 $1,199 —
835 835 2 180.00 $180.00 $1,503 —
855 855 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,616 -1.00
975–990 984 4 180.00–206.00 $193.45 $1,904 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
265 265 1 250.00 $250.00 $662 —
305 305 1 240.00 $240.00 $732 —
530 530 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,086 —
965 965 1 160.00 $160.00 $1,544 —

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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.