Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, May 18, 2026

903 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $418.08/cwt -18.82 vs last sale · ≈ $1,985/hd at 475 lb · 34 head

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $455.64/cwt -6.54 vs last sale · ≈ $2,173/hd at 477 lb · 29 head

light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $437.24/cwt -5.85 vs last sale · ≈ $1,841/hd at 421 lb · 27 head

Receipts

Head	This sale	Last sale	Last year
Total receipts	903	706	1,032
Feeder cattle	590	499	771
Slaughter cattle	273	175	223
Replacement cattle	40	32	38

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 40 head Sheep 75.00 - 380.00; 57 head Goats 30.00 - 455.00; 5 head Baby Calves 600.00 - 1450.00

▼ Feeder cattle: while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower
→ Slaughter cattle: Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
210–245	232	3	600.00–625.00	$608.81	$1,412	+49.14
260–285	273	2	545.00–555.00	$550.23	$1,502	—
320–345	338	4	530.00–545.00	$536.37	$1,813	-20.02
370–395	384	11	480.00–525.00	$507.26	$1,948	+3.32
400–445	416	12	480.00–520.00	$497.95	$2,071	+16.84
455–495	477	9	457.00–499.00	$470.87	$2,246	-6.61
500–545	516	8	397.00–440.00	$416.22	$2,148	-24.05
552 value added	552	2	457.00	$457.00	$2,523	—
575–577	576	3	420.00–427.00	$424.67	$2,446	-1.51
600–648	625	16	395.00–435.00	$413.62	$2,585	-7.73
650–698	683	5	387.00–414.00	$394.10	$2,692	-2.07
705	705	1	369.00	$369.00	$2,601	-2.66
790	790	1	285.00	$285.00	$2,252	-43.94
800–805	803	2	300.00–332.00	$316.05	$2,538	—
880	880	1	329.00	$329.00	$2,895	—

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
300–340	319	5	400.00–445.00	$428.03	$1,365	—
365–390	378	2	400.00–440.00	$420.66	$1,590	+22.20
400–435	418	2	380.00–414.00	$396.29	$1,656	-6.93
480–495	487	3	340.00–375.00	$356.56	$1,736	-57.99
525	525	2	370.00–375.00	$372.50	$1,956	+1.46
580	580	1	280.00	$280.00	$1,624	-47.44
650	650	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,950	—
940	940	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,880	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
325	325	1	292.00	$292.00	$949	—
550	550	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,238	—
775	775	1	200.00	$200.00	$1,550	—

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
200–245	229	6	490.00–565.00	$511.75	$1,172	-13.25
255–285	276	6	440.00–485.00	$460.32	$1,270	-37.36
315–345	328	8	435.00–487.00	$460.50	$1,510	-5.46
350–395	368	14	430.00–480.00	$465.23	$1,712	-2.56
400–445	421	27	410.00–465.00	$437.24	$1,841	-5.85
467–473 value added	470	7	429.00–432.00	$430.28	$2,022	—
450–495	476	27	380.00–427.00	$414.92	$1,975	-21.98
500–545	520	13	350.00–402.00	$377.55	$1,963	-14.06
521 value added	521	4	422.00	$422.00	$2,199	—
560 value added	560	4	400.00	$400.00	$2,240	—
550–595	567	13	342.00–389.00	$373.47	$2,118	+11.82
600–645	620	9	300.00–347.00	$323.28	$2,004	-14.20
650–685	665	3	275.00–325.00	$300.13	$1,996	-15.87
716–720	717	6	320.00	$320.00	$2,294	+2.58
795	795	1	260.00	$260.00	$2,067	-15.00
800–845	823	4	270.00–302.00	$286.36	$2,357	+50.36
860	860	1	325.00	$325.00	$2,795	+60.54
905–935	917	3	275.00–290.00	$284.57	$2,610	+42.84
980	980	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,862	-57.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
215–245	232	7	400.00–450.00	$432.15	$1,003	-7.85
265–290	276	4	400.00–425.00	$415.05	$1,146	+3.26
300–345	319	4	375.00–425.00	$400.65	$1,278	-9.11
350–390	368	7	350.00–400.00	$375.78	$1,383	-15.83
400–430	413	7	350.00–400.00	$382.05	$1,578	+25.07
460–475	468	2	300.00–320.00	$309.84	$1,450	-35.60
505–545	527	3	300.00–325.00	$309.98	$1,634	-42.57
570–575	573	2	280.00–300.00	$289.96	$1,661	-0.81
620	620	1	250.00	$250.00	$1,550	-50.00
655–690	678	3	235.00–270.00	$251.95	$1,708	+7.51
700–735	713	3	210.00–235.00	$225.05	$1,605	-24.95
770–795	782	3	220.00–260.00	$234.83	$1,836	-16.16
820	820	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,558	+10.00
860–895	874	4	200.00–242.00	$222.88	$1,948	—
980	980	1	190.00	$190.00	$1,862	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
220–245	233	3	335.00–395.00	$369.14	$860	—
275–295	288	3	275.00–280.00	$278.29	$801	—
300–335	319	6	320.00–365.00	$348.51	$1,112	-14.66
350–390	376	7	300.00–345.00	$323.94	$1,218	-27.46
400–405	403	3	300.00–335.00	$315.02	$1,270	—
525	525	1	270.00	$270.00	$1,418	-37.00
590	590	2	220.00–250.00	$235.00	$1,386	—
685	685	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,267	-65.00
805	805	1	178.00	$178.00	$1,433	—

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
230–245	234	7	550.00–600.00	$576.63	$1,349	-73.21
255–295	279	5	525.00–595.00	$551.24	$1,538	-28.29
305–345	334	17	490.00–555.00	$531.11	$1,774	-18.38
355–395	383	8	479.00–525.00	$496.13	$1,900	-13.52
400–445	419	25	445.00–495.00	$471.33	$1,975	+0.45
455–498	477	29	425.00–469.00	$455.64	$2,173	-6.54
500–545	527	18	390.00–439.00	$416.36	$2,194	-21.97
550–595	576	20	375.00–425.00	$396.94	$2,286	-15.15
625–645	632	5	375.00–400.00	$388.84	$2,457	-8.38
660–685	669	4	325.00–390.00	$356.07	$2,382	-12.49
710–725	718	2	275.00–320.00	$297.74	$2,138	-21.23
795	795	1	300.00	$300.00	$2,385	-16.82
840	840	2	225.00–230.00	$227.50	$1,911	—
855	855	1	225.00	$225.00	$1,924	-37.18
910–945	928	2	225.00–260.00	$242.17	$2,247	—
970	970	1	250.00	$250.00	$2,425	-10.00

Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
245	245	1	500.00	$500.00	$1,225	—
275–290	283	2	470.00–500.00	$485.40	$1,374	+60.40
300–340	318	6	430.00–480.00	$452.02	$1,437	+22.94
350–395	379	7	400.00–455.00	$431.62	$1,636	+28.32
405–447	424	7	400.00–425.00	$416.55	$1,766	+7.95
475–485	482	3	400.00–405.00	$401.68	$1,936	+21.95
505–520	513	2	375.00–390.00	$382.39	$1,962	+82.39
560–590	571	5	300.00–360.00	$337.12	$1,925	+27.39
630	630	2	300.00–310.00	$305.00	$1,922	-5.69
650–690	670	2	275.00–300.00	$287.87	$1,929	-7.13
955	955	1	172.00	$172.00	$1,643	—

Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
295	295	1	380.00	$380.00	$1,121	—
320	320	1	365.00	$365.00	$1,168	+85.00
360–395	382	3	320.00–380.00	$359.30	$1,373	—
460–480	468	3	250.00–277.00	$262.50	$1,228	-75.98
505	505	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,515	+10.06
555–580	567	3	240.00–270.00	$253.56	$1,438	-26.44
610–640	625	2	250.00	$250.00	$1,562	-38.55

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
715–1175	922	85-90%	27	110.00–135.00	$124.62	$1,149	—
735–1260	1079	85-90%	16	167.00–173.00	$169.12	$1,825	+11.78
600–1600	1124	85-90%	71	138.00–166.00	$155.90	$1,752	—

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1035–1555	1239	80-85%	7	188.00–201.00	$192.94	$2,391	—
930–2095	1371	80-85%	64	167.00–186.00	$176.30	$2,417	-2.59

Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Dressing	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1305–1740	1485	75-80%	14	140.00–165.00	$157.06	$2,332	—

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
1125–2345	1663	6	191.00–215.00	$199.44	$3,317	—
1505–2265	1848	11	222.00–235.00	$228.12	$4,216	—
1780–2080	1880	3	175.00–186.00	$182.16	$3,425	—

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Age	Stage	Head	Price range	Avg $
745	745	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	1,600.00–1,750.00	$1,675.00
840–1440	1128	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	1,400.00–2,650.00	$2,200.91
1075–1505	1251	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	1,700.00–2,650.00	$2,360.83

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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
755–760	758	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	2,550.00–3,150.00	$2,850.99	—
780–925	853	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	2,400.00–3,600.00	$3,051.03	—
745–1220	883	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	10	2,175.00–3,500.00	$2,910.60	—
785–1060	927	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	3,350.00–4,100.00	$3,674.22	+678.32
1040	1040	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	3,300.00	$3,300.00	-239.80

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb)	Avg wt	Head	Price range	Avg $	≈ $/hd	Δ last sale
370–395	382	3	235.00–275.00	$255.26	$975	—
420	420	1	282.00	$282.00	$1,184	—
450–495	473	2	295.00–305.00	$300.24	$1,420	—
525	525	1	330.00	$330.00	$1,732	—
570	570	1	300.00	$300.00	$1,710	—
705	705	1	185.00	$185.00	$1,304	—

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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.