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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, April 27, 2026

1,063 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $491.37/cwt -30.99 vs last sale · ≈ $2,108/hd at 429 lb · 48 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $423.72/cwt +2.89 vs last sale · ≈ $2,008/hd at 474 lb · 46 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $492.80/cwt +3.63 vs last sale · ≈ $1,828/hd at 371 lb · 41 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 1,063 1,245 1,062
Feeder cattle 797 880 845
Slaughter cattle 243 306 188
Replacement cattle 23 59 29

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00-6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 64 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00 - 340.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
280–295 288 3 640.00–655.00 $649.97 $1,872 +51.86
300–325 308 6 550.00–575.00 $563.16 $1,735 -37.05
350–395 375 21 507.00–575.00 $534.33 $2,004 -6.58
400–440 425 15 485.00–532.00 $504.82 $2,145 -27.13
450–495 473 14 465.00–510.00 $481.17 $2,276 -25.23
500–545 522 12 425.00–480.00 $458.96 $2,396 -26.16
558–590 566 6 425.00–450.00 $435.43 $2,465 +2.14
605–643 624 21 385.00–430.00 $405.84 $2,532 -34.60
655–660 658 2 410.00–415.00 $412.49 $2,714 -5.85
705–740 727 3 355.00–365.00 $361.63 $2,629 -8.88
760 760 1 317.00 $317.00 $2,409 -8.98
812 812 2 335.00 $335.00 $2,720 -3.48
887 887 2 317.00 $317.00 $2,812 +36.96
935 935 1 275.00 $275.00 $2,571 -30.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285 285 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,282 —
350–380 365 2 470.00–500.00 $484.38 $1,768 +18.15
405–435 423 4 435.00–475.00 $458.92 $1,941 -13.57
480 480 1 450.00 $450.00 $2,160 +45.94
500 500 1 415.00 $415.00 $2,075 +43.54
565–575 570 2 350.00–355.00 $352.52 $2,009 +2.52
635 635 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,695 -77.87
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
305 305 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,068 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–235 225 2 560.00 $560.00 $1,260 +21.68
260–295 279 16 475.00–525.00 $498.21 $1,390 -37.30
300–345 327 17 492.00–560.00 $522.25 $1,708 +19.53
350–395 371 41 470.00–525.00 $492.80 $1,828 +3.63
400–445 425 39 420.00–475.00 $449.80 $1,912 -14.08
450–495 474 46 400.00–449.00 $423.72 $2,008 +2.89
500–545 521 33 370.00–422.00 $397.07 $2,069 +3.71
550–595 573 18 350.00–412.00 $380.46 $2,180 +0.42
600–640 616 4 300.00–352.00 $337.14 $2,077 -10.03
619 value added 619 5 391.00 $391.00 $2,420 —
665–695 678 4 300.00–332.00 $313.50 $2,126 -20.37
705–735 723 3 300.00–308.00 $302.69 $2,188 -5.60
750–785 763 6 252.00–300.00 $282.37 $2,154 +17.50
777 value added 777 5 322.00 $322.00 $2,502 —
800–825 813 2 265.00–285.00 $275.15 $2,237 +12.95
870–895 886 4 235.00–267.00 $246.82 $2,187 -5.95
900–905 903 2 250.00–265.00 $257.52 $2,325 +20.04
960 960 1 237.00 $237.00 $2,275 -4.59
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 400.00 $400.00 $980 -34.44
280–285 283 3 425.00–450.00 $439.97 $1,245 +16.24
300–340 327 15 410.00–470.00 $445.70 $1,457 +14.43
355–390 373 13 400.00–460.00 $420.37 $1,568 -3.81
400–445 425 10 350.00–400.00 $376.27 $1,599 -36.95
455–490 473 5 325.00–380.00 $359.08 $1,698 +1.83
500–545 521 6 300.00–355.00 $326.21 $1,700 -8.72
595 595 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,934 +17.84
600–635 622 3 230.00–275.00 $252.01 $1,568 -22.00
655–680 669 4 235.00–270.00 $251.12 $1,680 +7.76
710–735 723 5 225.00–250.00 $240.11 $1,736 -3.67
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 +21.85
845 845 1 189.00 $189.00 $1,597 -3.87
895 895 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,522 -22.78
925 925 1 199.00 $199.00 $1,841 —
980 980 1 184.00 $184.00 $1,803 +4.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
310–340 321 4 320.00–375.00 $351.93 $1,130 +38.19
360–395 375 6 300.00–375.00 $343.61 $1,289 +1.21
410–445 432 3 315.00–325.00 $321.60 $1,389 +19.08
455–490 474 9 250.00–305.00 $283.38 $1,343 +6.09
500–545 534 7 230.00–290.00 $263.61 $1,408 -5.82
550 550 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,100 ±0.00
600–640 617 3 200.00 $200.00 $1,234 +0.20
695 695 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,564 +30.69
750 750 1 187.00 $187.00 $1,402 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–240 223 4 550.00–635.00 $570.42 $1,272 -43.25
260–295 273 7 550.00–610.00 $579.06 $1,581 -13.15
300–345 323 25 540.00–605.00 $556.52 $1,798 +1.21
350–395 368 23 500.00–560.00 $528.01 $1,943 -18.54
400–446 429 48 450.00–515.00 $491.37 $2,108 -30.99
455–498 476 33 430.00–495.00 $465.62 $2,216 -20.11
500–545 519 23 420.00–479.00 $438.08 $2,274 -11.05
550–595 569 19 405.00–462.00 $432.34 $2,460 -0.56
600–645 624 7 370.00–417.00 $395.48 $2,468 -16.18
650–695 678 6 350.00–385.00 $369.51 $2,505 -12.54
700–710 704 5 342.00–362.00 $350.83 $2,470 +17.30
750–760 758 5 330.00–362.00 $354.66 $2,688 +28.64
810–825 818 2 275.00–322.00 $298.28 $2,440 -7.81
885 885 1 280.00 $280.00 $2,478 +1.91
970–985 978 2 210.00–230.00 $220.08 $2,152 -22.36
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 2 500.00–525.00 $512.50 $1,230 +112.50
270–290 281 4 500.00–535.00 $515.04 $1,447 +11.81
300–330 320 3 495.00–535.00 $510.31 $1,633 +21.12
350–395 377 6 400.00–455.00 $424.19 $1,599 -26.52
415–420 417 3 390.00–445.00 $421.76 $1,759 -15.94
460–495 478 2 350.00–380.00 $365.55 $1,747 -50.17
500–545 530 3 375.00–400.00 $391.43 $2,075 +44.99
575–590 583 2 325.00–375.00 $350.32 $2,042 -4.58
600–645 623 4 300.00–350.00 $327.26 $2,039 -7.59
900–910 905 2 179.00–196.00 $187.45 $1,696 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 223 2 300.00–305.00 $302.75 $675 —
280–295 288 2 375.00–450.00 $411.52 $1,185 +36.52
305–320 310 3 350.00–425.00 $390.99 $1,212 +10.38
370–390 380 2 305.00–325.00 $315.26 $1,198 -50.02
400–435 413 3 350.00 $350.00 $1,446 +29.09
465–470 468 2 300.00–350.00 $324.87 $1,520 -6.58
545 545 2 275.00–300.00 $287.50 $1,567 +12.73
555–560 558 2 270.00–300.00 $284.93 $1,590 —
735 735 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,396 -35.00
765 765 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,606 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
785–1195 957 85-90% 6 162.00–168.00 $163.53 $1,565 —
735–1195 964 85-90% 25 110.00–132.00 $123.93 $1,195 —
600–1905 1136 85-90% 63 133.00–161.00 $149.38 $1,697 -16.84
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–1905 1316 80-85% 70 159.00–178.00 $167.67 $2,207 —
1290–1400 1338 80-85% 3 180.00–190.00 $184.77 $2,472 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1305–1815 1518 75-80% 19 140.00–168.00 $156.36 $2,374 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1430–1515 1473 2 180.00 $180.00 $2,651 -20.74
1165–1980 1489 7 210.00–225.00 $214.81 $3,199 +44.09
1090–2090 1573 9 190.00–207.00 $200.88 $3,160 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
1040–1125 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,550.00–2,900.00 $2,731.87
905–1570 1153 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 9 1,525.00–3,000.00 $2,397.29
985–1460 1176 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 7 1,500.00–2,500.00 $2,057.11

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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
880–1220 1050 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,750.00–3,450.00 $3,156.67 -513.33
1080 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 1,700.00 $1,700.00 -2,200.00
1115 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,750.00 $3,750.00 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 2 300.00–330.00 $315.00 $929 —
335 335 2 300.00–320.00 $310.00 $1,038 -30.00
360 360 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,152 +65.00
400–445 423 3 300.00–360.00 $325.33 $1,376 —
450–480 459 4 275.00–325.00 $302.52 $1,389 +64.04
510–520 515 2 292.00–340.00 $316.23 $1,629 +96.23
555–580 564 4 330.00–362.00 $344.24 $1,942 +134.24
625–640 633 2 322.00–355.00 $338.30 $2,141 +148.30

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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.