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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, July 27, 2026

624 head sold ·Official USDA report

heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $361.81/cwt -30.22 vs last sale · ≈ $1,693/hd at 468 lb · 29 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $374.11/cwt -12.87 vs last sale · ≈ $1,590/hd at 425 lb · 18 head
heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $403.84/cwt -9.34 vs last sale · ≈ $1,514/hd at 375 lb · 16 head
Turnersburg 4-weight heifers cleared at $367/cwt, running $6/cwt below the NC average ($373) and $23/cwt under Shelby, NC ($390). NC 4-weight heifers are down $54 from their late June peak of $399. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 624 620 588
Feeder cattle 404 361 319
Slaughter cattle 176 205 224
Replacement cattle 44 54 45

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 45 head Sheep: 60.00 -320.00 ; 25 head Goats: 35.00 - 280.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 1000.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–290 264 6 500.00–540.00 $515.55 $1,361 +10.55
328–340 332 4 455.00–500.00 $485.99 $1,613 -14.45
355–370 363 4 455.00–490.00 $474.25 $1,722 +10.74
415–445 435 7 415.00–435.00 $427.57 $1,860 -18.82
455–485 460 7 390.00–440.00 $420.14 $1,933 +1.36
510–545 531 8 406.00–440.00 $419.02 $2,225 +9.38
565–590 578 4 370.00–410.00 $389.87 $2,253 -23.22
600–645 627 6 345.00–370.00 $360.07 $2,258 -13.20
650–695 665 3 300.00–325.00 $311.40 $2,071 -38.60
745–746 746 4 310.00–320.00 $317.50 $2,369 —
750 750 1 299.00 $299.00 $2,242 -31.00
805 805 1 292.00 $292.00 $2,351 —
890–895 893 3 280.00–300.00 $286.64 $2,560 +4.64
930 930 1 277.00 $277.00 $2,576 —
970–975 973 2 239.00–252.00 $245.48 $2,389 -22.52
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 450.00 $450.00 $1,102 +52.70
280 280 1 455.00 $455.00 $1,274 —
345 345 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,449 +35.00
380 380 1 415.00 $415.00 $1,577 +17.92
440 440 1 375.00 $375.00 $1,650 -10.22
545 545 1 339.00 $339.00 $1,848 —
725 725 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,936 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–235 213 5 425.00–435.00 $428.85 $913 +0.77
250–295 273 4 400.00–450.00 $425.46 $1,162 +2.32
300–330 320 3 375.00–425.00 $409.38 $1,310 -10.44
350–395 375 16 377.00–425.00 $403.84 $1,514 -9.34
400–445 425 18 350.00–400.00 $374.11 $1,590 -12.87
450–495 468 29 350.00–380.00 $361.81 $1,693 -30.22
505–546 524 15 300.00–350.00 $334.27 $1,752 -35.39
570–595 584 7 300.00–332.00 $316.28 $1,847 -36.45
620–645 630 9 300.00–345.00 $312.71 $1,970 -14.23
655–695 676 5 280.00–302.00 $296.33 $2,003 -13.09
700–730 715 5 245.00–280.00 $263.17 $1,882 -21.72
750–795 773 2 290.00–302.00 $296.17 $2,289 +30.70
800–825 813 2 240.00–280.00 $260.31 $2,116 +39.59
910 910 1 230.00 $230.00 $2,093 —
950 950 1 245.00 $245.00 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210–230 220 2 340.00–365.00 $351.93 $774 -18.07
255–295 275 2 340.00–350.00 $345.36 $950 -19.35
330–345 338 2 330.00–355.00 $342.22 $1,157 -14.91
350–395 366 4 350.00–360.00 $353.65 $1,294 -4.33
430 430 2 325.00 $325.00 $1,398 -5.34
465–495 485 4 300.00–310.00 $302.53 $1,467 -17.21
515–530 526 5 250.00–270.00 $260.93 $1,372 -14.07
555–595 578 3 260.00–275.00 $269.86 $1,560 -22.49
610–620 613 3 260.00–282.00 $269.73 $1,653 +44.73
690 690 2 250.00–260.00 $255.00 $1,760 —
705 705 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,283 —
755 755 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,699 —
985–995 990 2 180.00–186.00 $183.02 $1,812 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–275 263 2 300.00–310.00 $305.24 $803 +10.24
355 355 1 265.00 $265.00 $941 —
415–445 432 3 250.00 $250.00 $1,080 +47.37
470–495 478 3 215.00–250.00 $238.54 $1,140 -11.46
515 515 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,159 -59.81
550–590 573 3 200.00–260.00 $225.93 $1,295 —
635–645 640 2 200.00–225.00 $212.40 $1,359 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
200–245 224 4 500.00–555.00 $534.06 $1,196 +34.06
275–295 287 3 520.00–540.00 $528.46 $1,517 -27.21
305–345 331 15 470.00–515.00 $492.96 $1,632 -25.73
355–395 379 7 420.00–467.00 $445.49 $1,688 -0.45
400–445 422 6 400.00–455.00 $416.41 $1,757 -2.90
460–495 482 12 400.00–439.00 $417.52 $2,012 +8.39
500–545 530 11 380.00–432.00 $406.91 $2,157 +4.02
560–585 573 6 350.00–392.00 $375.55 $2,152 +19.87
600–645 621 8 320.00–362.00 $339.22 $2,107 -10.73
650–695 670 11 310.00–337.00 $323.22 $2,166 +2.66
715–720 718 2 270.00 $270.00 $1,939 -42.93
755–795 778 3 230.00–265.00 $248.23 $1,931 -31.33
805–825 815 2 242.00–280.00 $260.77 $2,125 -14.23
880 880 1 240.00 $240.00 $2,112 —
900–920 910 2 214.00–252.00 $232.79 $2,118 -27.20
995 995 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,209 -12.96
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 435.00 $435.00 $914 +35.00
270 270 1 420.00 $420.00 $1,134 -25.03
310–345 329 4 400.00–445.00 $422.97 $1,392 -47.03
350–390 374 5 370.00–402.00 $394.80 $1,477 +6.55
400–420 410 3 350.00–390.00 $365.33 $1,498 +15.92
455–490 473 5 315.00–355.00 $343.86 $1,626 +31.62
545 545 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,635 -51.67
550–585 567 3 300.00–320.00 $306.65 $1,739 +0.63
620 620 1 310.00 $310.00 $1,922 +27.10
660–675 668 2 225.00–250.00 $237.36 $1,586 -44.64
710–740 725 2 202.00–210.00 $206.08 $1,494 —
845 845 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,690 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 265.00 $265.00 $649 —
265 265 1 320.00 $320.00 $848 —
305–315 310 2 300.00–310.00 $305.08 $946 -99.92
410–430 420 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,260 +5.00
455–490 477 3 250.00–305.00 $270.37 $1,290 +6.87
525 525 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,312 -50.00
575 575 1 287.00 $287.00 $1,650 +47.00
615–630 623 2 200.00–250.00 $224.70 $1,400 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
910–1825 1336 80-85% 51 165.00–185.00 $177.37 $2,370 -11.96
1075–1890 1412 80-85% 23 186.00–198.00 $189.65 $2,678 +14.43
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
610–1050 836 85-90% 12 110.00–135.00 $127.24 $1,064 —
755–1415 1028 85-90% 18 140.00–161.00 $151.71 $1,560 —
735–1455 1128 85-90% 10 162.00–168.00 $164.67 $1,857 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1490–1815 1606 75-80% 4 168.00–176.00 $171.45 $2,753 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1040–1860 1366 7 197.00–210.00 $203.19 $2,776 -3.90
1270–1775 1589 9 218.00–232.00 $221.54 $3,520 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
695–1310 1080 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 11 1,000.00–2,700.00 $2,260.96
925–1460 1104 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 11 1,450.00–3,300.00 $2,420.76
885–1255 1106 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 7 1,875.00–2,550.00 $2,264.06

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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
830 830 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 2 3,625.00–4,000.00 $3,812.50 —
830–1025 948 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 1,525.00–3,650.00 $2,822.86 —
795–1245 1083 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 6 1,900.00–3,950.00 $3,377.33 +177.33
1190–1195 1193 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,000.00–4,000.00 $3,498.95 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 175.00 $175.00 $385 —
810 810 1 190.00 $190.00 $1,539 —
910 910 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,547 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
800 800 1 135.00 $135.00 $1,080 —

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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.