Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 16, 2026

713 head sold ·Official USDA report

This is an archived report. See the latest Harward Brothers Livestock Market report →

light 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $416.39/cwt +16.62 vs last sale · ≈ $2,165/hd at 520 lb · 21 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 bulls $506.98/cwt +10.96 vs last sale · ≈ $1,906/hd at 376 lb · 19 head

light 4-weight M&L 2 heifers $433.58/cwt +50.54 vs last sale · ≈ $1,851/hd at 427 lb · 19 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	713	1,207	959
Feeder cattle	544	915	750
Slaughter cattle	154	251	192
Replacement cattle	15	41	17

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher on a light comparison. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 39 head Sheep and Goats: 40.00-270.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 1100.00-1375.00

▲ Feeder cattle: while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher on a light comparison
▲ Slaughter cattle: Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-3.00 higher

New to these tables? Plain-English explainers ↓

Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
327–335	328	12	490.00–545.00	$540.31	$1,772	+37.81
358 value added	358	2	555.00	$555.00	$1,987	—
360–370	363	3	500.00–525.00	$514.86	$1,869	+18.15
435–445	440	2	475.00–490.00	$482.59	$2,123	+3.41
515–525	520	3	445.00–497.00	$463.83	$2,412	+51.88
563–585 value added	571	11	439.00–475.00	$452.75	$2,585	—
605–635	615	3	399.00–400.00	$399.67	$2,458	+0.72
655–665	660	3	390.00–415.00	$401.60	$2,651	+44.00
686 value added	686	8	387.00	$387.00	$2,655	+7.00
750–795	780	4	331.00–345.00	$335.07	$2,614	+4.92
820	820	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,747	+18.70
860	860	1	280.00	$280.00	$2,408	-36.59

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
305	305	1	425.00	$425.00	$1,296	-29.96
390	390	1	452.00	$452.00	$1,763	+46.90
435–445	440	2	445.00–475.00	$459.83	$2,023	+20.60
455–475	465	2	435.00–452.00	$443.32	$2,061	+38.39
540	540	2	410.00–437.00	$423.50	$2,287	+49.87
560–595	588	6	389.00–397.00	$391.86	$2,304	+33.74
620	620	1	355.00	$355.00	$2,201	—
655–665	660	2	340.00–360.00	$349.92	$2,309	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
360	360	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,080	-37.42
425–435	430	2	350.00–375.00	$362.35	$1,558	+3.18
470	470	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,551	+5.00
565–575	570	2	310.00–320.00	$315.04	$1,796	—

↑ Back to top

Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–240	230	2	480.00–490.00	$484.78	$1,115	+74.78
260–290	275	3	425.00–480.00	$452.21	$1,244	+30.91
300–345	325	10	425.00–475.00	$452.45	$1,470	+34.50
360–395	379	8	420.00–465.00	$443.61	$1,681	+31.76
400–445	427	19	400.00–452.00	$433.58	$1,851	+50.54
455–495	475	7	380.00–420.00	$399.32	$1,897	+34.83
500–540	522	10	350.00–379.00	$367.85	$1,920	+48.17
550–595	567	10	342.00–375.00	$366.99	$2,081	+46.78
610–645	629	4	310.00–320.00	$315.01	$1,981	+25.27

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–290	275	6	485.00–525.00	$502.03	$1,381	+13.44
310–340	320	8	479.00–515.00	$496.73	$1,590	+3.70
360–395	377	8	480.00–505.00	$490.44	$1,849	+25.82
405–448	434	8	447.00–469.00	$460.77	$2,000	+7.60
453–465	456	7	432.00–465.00	$450.46	$2,054	+46.54
500–545	519	8	375.00–399.00	$385.62	$2,001	+3.02
550–570	558	3	385.00–422.00	$405.80	$2,264	+39.88
550–588 value added	575	3	382.00–412.00	$391.56	$2,251	—
615–625	620	3	345.00–362.00	$352.30	$2,184	+11.90
666 value added	666	5	367.00	$367.00	$2,444	—
665–694	687	6	330.00–342.00	$333.92	$2,294	-3.22
720 value added	720	2	320.00	$320.00	$2,304	—
745	745	1	335.00	$335.00	$2,496	+17.65
850	850	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,422	+11.69

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
255–275	265	2	305.00–325.00	$314.62	$834	-35.38
470–495	483	2	295.00–350.00	$321.79	$1,554	+21.81
515–525	518	3	325.00–350.00	$341.56	$1,769	+59.44
560–590	568	4	275.00–335.00	$304.60	$1,730	+79.60
665	665	2	305.00	$305.00	$2,028	+105.00

↑ Back to top

Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205 thin fleshed	205	1	625.00	$625.00	$1,281	—
200–245	230	4	555.00–615.00	$594.62	$1,368	+53.57
250–285	267	8	510.00–570.00	$553.43	$1,478	+68.35
300–340	325	11	490.00–545.00	$516.26	$1,678	+19.17
350–395	376	19	485.00–530.00	$506.98	$1,906	+10.96
410 thin fleshed	410	1	485.00	$485.00	$1,988	—
400–440	422	9	440.00–492.00	$461.94	$1,949	+3.95
450–495	465	16	422.00–470.00	$446.07	$2,074	+12.26
500–540	520	21	390.00–437.00	$416.39	$2,165	+16.62
550–590	568	17	380.00–410.00	$397.18	$2,256	+10.95
600–640	621	4	350.00–375.00	$364.13	$2,261	-16.04
650–695	673	2	335.00–375.00	$354.33	$2,385	-2.26
700–740	724	5	305.00–322.00	$316.21	$2,289	-7.49
775	775	1	267.00	$267.00	$2,069	-60.18
805–820	813	2	260.00–282.00	$271.10	$2,204	-41.68
850–880	860	3	250.00–282.00	$267.36	$2,299	-28.32

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–230	220	3	400.00–445.00	$418.94	$922	—
255–290	274	6	420.00–500.00	$474.36	$1,300	+61.41
320–345	333	7	460.00–480.00	$472.27	$1,573	+7.69
355–395	376	7	420.00–470.00	$446.21	$1,678	+21.94
410–440	425	3	420.00–450.00	$433.69	$1,843	+30.32
450–495	473	10	395.00–440.00	$420.28	$1,988	+45.89
515–540	528	3	350.00–389.00	$371.41	$1,961	+7.19
615–640	628	2	300.00–325.00	$312.25	$1,961	-2.16
650–695	670	3	300.00–310.00	$303.23	$2,032	-11.64
735	735	1	237.00	$237.00	$1,742	-53.00
790	790	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,778	—
815–835	825	2	235.00–277.00	$255.75	$2,110	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220	220	1	377.00	$377.00	$829	+12.00
255–260	258	3	325.00–375.00	$346.81	$895	-5.96
310–345	323	3	340.00–500.00	$413.87	$1,337	+40.24
350–380	363	5	350.00–415.00	$379.19	$1,376	+28.70
400–445	426	6	350.00–415.00	$391.25	$1,667	+57.30
470–480	475	5	320.00–395.00	$358.64	$1,704	+33.64
555–590	575	3	325.00–365.00	$341.23	$1,962	+41.23
665–680	673	2	250.00–285.00	$267.70	$1,802	+42.70
795	795	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,590	—

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
185	185	1	310.00	$310.00	$574	—
355	355	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,402	—
520	520	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,144	—
620	620	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,364	—
900	900	1	220.00	$220.00	$1,980	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
695–1355	934	85-90%	14	110.00–127.00	$120.77	$1,128	—
705–1425	1056	85-90%	19	130.00–153.00	$142.88	$1,509	—
695–1415	1151	85-90%	9	154.00–164.00	$158.02	$1,819	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
940–1425	1114	80-85%	8	170.00–182.00	$175.27	$1,953	-10.18
935–1565	1169	80-85%	8	133.00–148.00	$142.45	$1,665	—
920–1545	1304	80-85%	22	150.00–168.00	$161.78	$2,110	—

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1240–1655	1456	75-80%	7	150.00–163.00	$156.37	$2,277	—
1165–2055	1558	75-80%	21	160.00–174.00	$168.58	$2,626	—
1435–1685	1587	75-80%	3	143.00–148.00	$145.43	$2,308	—

↑ Back to top

Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1145–1835	1378	3	110.00–145.00	$125.87	$1,734	—
1090–1830	1413	8	170.00–200.00	$186.10	$2,630	—
1560–2320	1878	10	196.00–216.00	$201.19	$3,778	—

↑ Back to top

Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
815–1205	1022	Young (2-4 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	1,500.00–2,750.00	$2,239.36
925–1500	1153	Young (2-4 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	2,800.00–3,700.00	$3,168.91
1340–1360	1350	Young (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,350.00–2,800.00	$2,573.33

↑ Back to top

Bred Heifers

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
850	850	(<2 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	2,250.00	$2,250.00

↑ Back to top

Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
685	685	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	2,800.00	$2,800.00	—

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
1130	1130	Young (2-4 yrs)	Open	1	3,450.00	$3,450.00	+250.00

↑ Back to top

Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
550	550	1	275.00	$275.00	$1,512	—
705	705	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,354	—
770	770	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,424	—
975	975	1	192.00	$192.00	$1,872	—

↑ Back to top

Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
350–395	376	4	220.00–270.00	$234.24	$881	-10.76
490	490	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,225	+30.00
565–590	578	2	250.00–275.00	$262.23	$1,516	—
625	625	1	315.00	$315.00	$1,969	—
765	765	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,530	—

↑ Back to top

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.