Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, March 30, 2026

1,168 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $454.95/cwt +3.40 vs last sale · ≈ $1,961/hd at 431 lb · 50 head

heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $472.45/cwt -12.51 vs last sale · ≈ $1,776/hd at 376 lb · 42 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $495.61/cwt +15.30 vs last sale · ≈ $2,087/hd at 421 lb · 39 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	1,168	1,245	957
Feeder cattle	873	973	703
Slaughter cattle	238	205	214
Replacement cattle	57	67	40

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 67 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-370.00

▲ Feeder cattle: while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher
▲ Slaughter cattle: Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–240	220	5	570.00–605.00	$588.95	$1,296	-2.88
255–295	280	10	510.00–585.00	$542.40	$1,519	-24.94
315–345	327	11	555.00–600.00	$567.69	$1,856	+20.29
350–395	368	12	520.00–570.00	$542.64	$1,997	+12.01
400–445	422	22	512.00–585.00	$533.13	$2,250	+54.89
450–495	473	27	449.00–510.00	$481.93	$2,280	+8.17
505–537	533	12	425.00–457.00	$454.47	$2,422	+26.38
565–585	577	14	435.00–465.00	$448.03	$2,585	+26.11
610–640	628	7	414.00–430.00	$421.14	$2,645	+10.35
650–675	667	3	350.00–372.00	$363.93	$2,427	+3.50
705–730	714	6	349.00–379.00	$361.48	$2,581	+23.51
765–775	770	2	310.00–347.00	$328.62	$2,530	+1.62
920	920	1	310.00	$310.00	$2,852	+51.56

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
330	330	1	450.00	$450.00	$1,485	-25.00
355–380	373	4	465.00–502.00	$483.07	$1,802	+22.86
419–440	422	11	410.00–480.00	$467.40	$1,972	+83.36
495	495	1	425.00	$425.00	$2,104	+42.50
570	570	1	375.00	$375.00	$2,138	—
625–640	633	2	275.00–300.00	$287.35	$1,819	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
425	425	1	395.00	$395.00	$1,679	+152.00
460	460	1	350.00	$350.00	$1,610	+50.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	236	6	480.00–510.00	$493.82	$1,165	-33.28
250–295	281	16	475.00–535.00	$499.79	$1,404	-15.18
305–345	325	18	462.00–510.00	$486.17	$1,580	-8.35
350–395	376	42	450.00–506.00	$472.45	$1,776	-5.00
400–449	431	50	425.00–485.00	$454.95	$1,961	+3.40
450–490	468	35	400.00–447.00	$425.61	$1,992	+1.50
516 value added	516	6	445.00	$445.00	$2,296	+10.54
500–545	521	28	380.00–437.00	$404.91	$2,110	+14.49
550–585	564	10	345.00–395.00	$378.55	$2,135	+16.88
610–646	628	15	325.00–372.00	$347.40	$2,182	+3.89
650–695	663	19	320.00–365.00	$348.08	$2,308	+28.34
720–740	731	7	250.00–340.00	$317.53	$2,321	+26.21
765–795	780	8	290.00–335.00	$324.36	$2,530	+38.70
810–830	820	2	275.00–315.00	$294.76	$2,417	+9.76
905–940	927	5	201.00–265.00	$226.96	$2,104	-33.04

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–245	229	7	400.00–450.00	$416.86	$955	+2.08
255–295	272	14	400.00–455.00	$432.22	$1,176	+2.07
300–340	316	6	400.00–450.00	$426.56	$1,348	-8.45
370–395	385	8	400.00–440.00	$418.17	$1,610	+5.26
400–430	416	7	350.00–415.00	$388.31	$1,615	-11.22
465–495	480	7	350.00–392.00	$372.12	$1,786	+0.06
500–545	526	11	335.00–370.00	$352.07	$1,852	-0.02
550–590	569	8	275.00–340.00	$315.44	$1,795	+6.10
620–635	628	3	250.00–275.00	$266.64	$1,674	-21.16
660–680	670	2	275.00–300.00	$287.31	$1,925	+10.53

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215	215	1	365.00	$365.00	$785	—
250–285	267	3	330.00–355.00	$345.53	$923	+3.03
300–325	310	3	250.00–310.00	$287.37	$891	-48.07
350	350	1	345.00	$345.00	$1,208	-1.01
465–475	470	2	275.00–325.00	$300.27	$1,411	—
500–520	511	5	250.00–300.00	$287.16	$1,467	-2.84
570–585	578	2	250.00–265.00	$257.40	$1,488	+8.43
650	650	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,202	-49.61
760	760	1	214.00	$214.00	$1,626	—
810	810	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,620	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	234	6	555.00–620.00	$580.11	$1,357	+10.99
250–295	276	20	550.00–605.00	$567.72	$1,567	+9.43
300–345	322	17	515.00–560.00	$537.81	$1,732	+6.21
350–395	379	25	500.00–540.00	$518.37	$1,965	-0.64
400–445	421	39	469.00–521.00	$495.61	$2,087	+15.30
450–495	469	33	442.00–497.00	$463.19	$2,172	+8.12
500–545	519	34	399.00–450.00	$428.59	$2,224	-10.98
550–595	576	30	370.00–435.00	$410.15	$2,362	+7.77
605–645	621	9	375.00–419.00	$399.50	$2,481	+21.64
650–690	674	7	329.00–365.00	$349.00	$2,352	-5.68
700–740	718	3	310.00–359.00	$334.38	$2,401	-0.90
770–790	780	2	307.00–337.00	$321.81	$2,510	-6.95
815–835	828	3	280.00–327.00	$303.81	$2,516	-10.00
875	875	1	295.00	$295.00	$2,581	-2.81
905	905	1	297.00	$297.00	$2,688	+77.00
975–990	983	3	229.00–240.00	$236.33	$2,323	+3.71

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
205–220	213	2	500.00–550.00	$524.12	$1,116	+79.12
250–295	278	9	485.00–540.00	$525.49	$1,461	+40.67
300–315	308	2	425.00–450.00	$437.20	$1,347	-31.27
350–375	363	3	400.00–450.00	$433.26	$1,573	-21.01
400–445	424	13	400.00–465.00	$425.72	$1,805	+9.46
450–490	476	9	372.00–425.00	$401.91	$1,913	-18.37
500–540	515	5	300.00–345.00	$318.23	$1,639	-50.77
550–595	571	7	305.00–350.00	$334.25	$1,909	+12.47
600–610	605	2	300.00–352.00	$325.79	$1,971	-7.61
665	665	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,161	+27.39
740	740	1	275.00	$275.00	$2,035	+22.46

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
250–295	273	3	425.00–450.00	$441.01	$1,204	+66.44
310	310	1	310.00	$310.00	$961	-35.00
355–390	378	3	300.00–350.00	$332.82	$1,258	-54.52
425–440	432	5	300.00–350.00	$319.04	$1,378	-47.44
465	465	1	235.00	$235.00	$1,093	-106.95
595	595	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,488	—
625	625	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	—
680	680	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,700	—

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1050–1535	1223	80-85%	12	182.00–198.00	$187.76	$2,296	+4.64
960–2000	1398	80-85%	81	158.00–181.00	$171.48	$2,397	+0.53

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
660–1200	929	85-90%	17	110.00–130.00	$120.09	$1,116	+7.47
765–1620	1080	85-90%	31	132.00–159.00	$149.51	$1,615	—
710–1270	1108	85-90%	9	160.00–164.00	$161.32	$1,787	+3.27

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1300–1925	1574	75-80%	11	150.00–164.00	$157.05	$2,472	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1265–1285	1275	2	150.00–176.00	$162.90	$2,077	—
995–2195	1533	21	180.00–205.00	$191.34	$2,933	—
1160–2190	1712	13	207.00–223.00	$215.06	$3,682	-0.13

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
735–1560	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	13	1,850.00–3,050.00	$2,474.51
1105	1105	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	2,550.00	$2,550.00
635–1625	1123	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	1,300.00–3,950.00	$2,652.11
665–1720	1218	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	1,350.00–4,200.00	$3,125.37

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $	Δ last sale
765	765	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	1,650.00	$1,650.00	-1,337.95
550–1255	944	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	1,700.00–3,400.00	$2,874.74	-888.90
1025	1025	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	3,250.00	$3,250.00	—

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
585	585	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,872	+112.55
600	600	1	320.00	$320.00	$1,920	—

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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.