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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 4, 2026

973 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $426.72/cwt +3.00 vs last sale · ≈ $2,027/hd at 475 lb · 38 head
light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $416.40/cwt +19.33 vs last sale · ≈ $2,160/hd at 519 lb · 36 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $464.87/cwt -0.75 vs last sale · ≈ $2,236/hd at 481 lb · 35 head

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 973 1,063 994
Feeder cattle 727 797 757
Slaughter cattle 220 243 200
Replacement cattle 26 23 37

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 57 head Sheep and Goats 35.00 - 300.00;3 head Baby Calves 700.00 - 1000.00;1 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–245 235 2 610.00–660.00 $633.94 $1,490 —
265–295 278 5 580.00–640.00 $606.03 $1,685 -43.94
315–325 320 4 565.00–577.00 $569.20 $1,821 +6.04
355–395 376 7 508.00–555.00 $533.32 $2,005 -1.01
400–440 430 4 480.00–520.00 $494.67 $2,127 -10.15
450–495 482 15 450.00–512.00 $485.00 $2,338 +3.83
500–540 512 5 445.00–490.00 $469.63 $2,405 +10.67
550–590 572 11 422.00–470.00 $438.44 $2,508 +3.01
600–645 616 6 417.00–437.00 $425.48 $2,621 +19.64
650–681 670 14 369.00–410.00 $406.69 $2,725 -5.80
705–720 713 2 330.00–340.00 $335.05 $2,389 -26.58
755–780 763 3 300.00–330.00 $319.78 $2,440 +2.78
815–835 825 2 282.00–318.00 $299.78 $2,473 -35.22
970–995 983 2 279.00–292.00 $285.42 $2,806 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,340 —
420–430 427 3 380.00–410.00 $396.80 $1,694 -62.12
460–470 465 2 420.00–425.00 $422.53 $1,965 -27.47
515 515 2 415.00–422.00 $418.50 $2,155 +3.50
680–690 685 2 350.00–360.00 $354.96 $2,431 —
825 825 1 240.00 $240.00 $1,980 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 390.00 $390.00 $1,287 +40.00
350–395 376 4 305.00–359.00 $339.27 $1,276 —
450 450 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,012 —
535 535 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,605 —
595 595 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,874 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205–220 211 5 500.00–545.00 $510.83 $1,078 -49.17
250–295 272 8 499.00–542.00 $521.94 $1,420 +23.73
300–340 324 20 472.00–525.00 $489.58 $1,586 -32.67
350–395 371 29 450.00–510.00 $478.95 $1,777 -13.85
400–440 417 27 432.00–482.00 $456.56 $1,904 +6.76
450–495 475 38 405.00–450.00 $426.72 $2,027 +3.00
500–545 516 33 389.00–435.00 $412.53 $2,129 +15.46
548 value added 548 3 459.00 $459.00 $2,515 —
564 value added 564 5 412.00 $412.00 $2,324 —
550–595 578 18 340.00–390.00 $365.57 $2,113 -14.89
600–635 614 10 310.00–369.00 $349.57 $2,146 +12.43
653 value added 653 3 370.00 $370.00 $2,416 —
655–685 673 4 275.00–320.00 $298.50 $2,009 -15.00
700–740 719 4 275.00–312.00 $292.98 $2,107 -9.71
755–795 775 2 250.00–292.00 $270.46 $2,096 -11.91
798 value added 798 6 302.00 $302.00 $2,410 -20.00
820–825 823 2 277.00–300.00 $288.53 $2,375 +13.38
855–880 869 4 230.00–285.00 $254.05 $2,208 +7.23
920–925 923 2 235.00–270.00 $252.45 $2,330 -5.07
995 995 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,438 +8.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–225 220 2 450.00–455.00 $452.44 $995 +52.44
260–295 278 9 425.00–485.00 $467.23 $1,299 +27.26
305–335 317 3 425.00–450.00 $437.08 $1,386 -8.62
350–380 364 5 400.00–435.00 $423.54 $1,542 +3.17
405–415 410 2 400.00–425.00 $412.35 $1,691 +36.08
465–485 476 5 380.00–400.00 $389.97 $1,856 +30.89
505–535 520 10 320.00–380.00 $352.03 $1,831 +25.82
565 565 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,836 ±0.00
630 630 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,764 +27.99
650 650 2 275.00–295.00 $285.00 $1,852 +33.88
720–745 735 3 175.00–217.00 $195.85 $1,439 -44.26
785–795 790 2 220.00–230.00 $224.97 $1,777 -25.03
900–920 910 2 175.00–178.00 $176.52 $1,606 -22.48
950–990 970 2 179.00–185.00 $182.06 $1,766 -1.94
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 3 350.00–400.00 $382.74 $1,072 —
300–345 321 4 360.00–390.00 $370.53 $1,189 +18.60
350–375 363 5 300.00–365.00 $327.49 $1,189 -16.12
400–445 425 3 325.00–350.00 $336.57 $1,430 +14.97
450–495 480 7 250.00–300.00 $276.38 $1,327 -7.00
535–545 541 4 230.00–285.00 $256.28 $1,386 -7.33
550–590 573 3 202.00–250.00 $219.48 $1,258 +19.48
610 610 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,403 +30.00
655–680 668 3 210.00–227.00 $215.77 $1,441 -9.23

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 3 610.00–660.00 $638.33 $1,564 +67.91
250–295 274 9 580.00–615.00 $595.81 $1,633 +16.75
300–345 323 26 522.00–585.00 $553.79 $1,789 -2.73
350–395 373 23 500.00–545.00 $518.28 $1,933 -9.73
400–445 425 30 450.00–510.00 $483.44 $2,055 -7.93
450–495 481 35 429.00–495.00 $464.87 $2,236 -0.75
500–545 519 22 400.00–455.00 $434.48 $2,255 -3.60
550–595 583 26 380.00–435.00 $419.77 $2,447 -12.57
600–645 618 16 375.00–430.00 $409.84 $2,533 +14.36
660–695 674 9 345.00–402.00 $380.39 $2,564 +10.88
700–745 728 4 305.00–350.00 $319.01 $2,322 -31.82
755–790 772 3 300.00–320.00 $313.35 $2,419 -41.31
805–820 813 3 310.00–325.00 $318.31 $2,588 +20.03
850–855 853 3 295.00–317.00 $304.02 $2,593 +24.02
900–925 908 4 230.00–252.00 $245.40 $2,228 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 500.00 $500.00 $1,075 -12.50
320–340 330 2 475.00–500.00 $487.12 $1,607 -23.19
355–395 374 7 400.00–450.00 $425.43 $1,591 +1.24
400–415 410 5 375.00–437.00 $414.20 $1,698 -7.56
475–495 482 3 400.00 $400.00 $1,928 +34.45
505–540 521 4 300.00–350.00 $323.46 $1,685 -67.97
645 645 1 350.00 $350.00 $2,258 +22.74
655–680 668 2 275.00–325.00 $299.53 $2,001 —
770 770 1 265.00 $265.00 $2,040 —
845 845 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,774 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
205 205 1 360.00 $360.00 $738 +57.25
255–295 275 2 300.00–365.00 $330.14 $908 -81.38
310–345 327 3 320.00–360.00 $343.21 $1,122 -47.78
350–395 369 6 325.00–380.00 $350.58 $1,294 +35.32
420–440 430 4 350.00–370.00 $358.72 $1,542 +8.72
450–490 476 4 280.00–335.00 $302.17 $1,438 -22.70
510 510 1 245.00 $245.00 $1,250 -42.50
555–590 570 4 250.00–300.00 $262.61 $1,497 -22.32
600 600 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,500 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1105–1750 1315 80-85% 10 184.00–193.00 $188.37 $2,477 +20.70
880–2005 1378 80-85% 84 162.00–182.00 $172.70 $2,380 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
805–1255 997 85-90% 13 110.00–130.00 $120.00 $1,196 -3.93
540–1435 1082 85-90% 40 134.00–161.00 $151.24 $1,636 —
955–1525 1186 85-90% 9 162.00–169.00 $164.75 $1,954 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1405–1895 1649 75-80% 9 155.00–168.00 $161.84 $2,669 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
885–1450 1055 5 135.00–162.00 $148.73 $1,569 —
935–1960 1546 15 184.00–207.00 $200.64 $3,102 —
1190–2085 1624 8 211.00–239.00 $221.54 $3,598 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
655–970 832 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 900.00–2,550.00 $1,718.33
655–1160 845 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 3 1,025.00–2,700.00 $1,834.07
730–1375 968 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,000.00–2,875.00 $2,070.29

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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
825–830 828 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,000.00–2,900.00 $2,451.36 —
795–895 835 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 2,650.00–3,250.00 $3,010.78 —
1085–1300 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 4,150.00–4,300.00 $4,231.76 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365–375 370 2 205.00–245.00 $224.73 $832 —
550–575 563 2 215.00–240.00 $227.78 $1,282 —
625–645 635 2 160.00–162.00 $160.98 $1,022 —
695 695 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,216 —
790 790 2 210.00–235.00 $222.50 $1,758 —
800 800 1 215.00 $215.00 $1,720 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
420 420 1 340.00 $340.00 $1,428 +14.67
505 505 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,060 -106.23
630–635 633 2 175.00–205.00 $189.94 $1,202 -148.36
740–745 742 3 175.00–240.00 $197.28 $1,464 —

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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.