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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 10, 2026

607 head sold ·Official USDA report

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heavy 3-weight M&L 1 heifers $443.35/cwt +10.15 vs last sale · ≈ $1,654/hd at 373 lb · 23 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $376.87/cwt +5.26 vs last sale · ≈ $2,152/hd at 571 lb · 21 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $400.12/cwt +10.05 vs last sale · ≈ $1,893/hd at 473 lb · 19 head
Turnersburg, NC 4-weight heifers sold at $410/cwt, the highest of the 4 yards reporting the class and $21/cwt above the NC average ($389). Receipts ran 607 head. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 607 612 1,028
Feeder cattle 418 382 780
Slaughter cattle 162 180 213
Replacement cattle 27 50 35

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 39 head Sheep: 45.00 -340.00 ; 18 head Goats: 60.00 - 450.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 1000.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,238 -20.05
270–275 273 2 465.00–505.00 $485.18 $1,325 -144.82
345 345 1 485.00 $485.00 $1,673 -36.67
361 value added 361 7 522.00 $522.00 $1,884 —
350–395 377 3 475.00–508.00 $495.05 $1,866 +5.78
400–410 407 3 470.00–500.00 $489.58 $1,993 +14.31
450–485 464 10 440.00–485.00 $461.24 $2,140 +6.76
500–545 517 7 390.00–435.00 $410.50 $2,122 -17.28
550–595 573 13 370.00–417.00 $391.52 $2,243 -16.16
600–638 629 10 365.00–395.00 $380.44 $2,393 +15.91
650–692 677 8 350.00–369.00 $365.70 $2,476 +11.75
710 710 2 352.00 $352.00 $2,499 +32.87
770 770 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,502 +10.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
275 275 1 385.00 $385.00 $1,059 —
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 —
440 440 1 425.00 $425.00 $1,870 —
515 515 1 370.00 $370.00 $1,906 —
590 590 1 337.00 $337.00 $1,988 +4.48
630 630 1 325.00 $325.00 $2,048 ±0.00
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
565–580 573 2 210.00–215.00 $212.47 $1,217 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
255–285 269 7 440.00–485.00 $461.58 $1,242 -36.40
300–345 327 8 430.00–485.00 $458.56 $1,499 -10.85
350–395 373 23 420.00–470.00 $443.35 $1,654 +10.15
400–445 423 15 400.00–452.00 $423.18 $1,790 +10.06
450–495 473 19 375.00–420.00 $400.12 $1,893 +10.05
500–545 515 10 350.00–405.00 $375.16 $1,932 +6.60
550–595 568 12 340.00–387.00 $362.53 $2,059 +5.50
600–645 620 14 310.00–352.00 $335.18 $2,078 +15.38
655–680 672 5 329.00–340.00 $334.58 $2,248 +52.29
710–720 717 3 325.00–330.00 $327.34 $2,347 +34.10
750–785 767 3 320.00–330.00 $326.40 $2,503 +67.40
815–825 820 2 250.00–305.00 $277.67 $2,277 -4.33
875–885 880 2 279.00–282.00 $280.49 $2,468 +3.49
925–940 933 2 229.00–270.00 $249.66 $2,329 +58.63
950 950 1 222.00 $222.00 $2,109 +28.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355–395 373 3 365.00–415.00 $387.46 $1,445 +35.78
410–440 421 5 335.00–385.00 $357.92 $1,507 +22.83
475–485 481 4 342.00–375.00 $354.32 $1,704 +19.32
530 530 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,760 +16.02
595 595 1 300.00 $300.00 $1,785 -12.72
685 685 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,918 —
700–745 722 3 245.00–265.00 $253.55 $1,831 +63.55
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–280 275 2 305.00–350.00 $327.91 $902 —
430 430 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,118 —
545 545 1 285.00 $285.00 $1,553 —
590 590 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,475 -7.47
675 675 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,519 +25.00

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–295 279 7 510.00–565.00 $542.75 $1,514 -14.54
300–335 321 11 490.00–535.00 $519.72 $1,668 -19.49
350–390 368 12 470.00–515.00 $490.52 $1,805 +13.35
400–445 420 15 440.00–492.00 $464.27 $1,950 +22.57
450–495 473 16 400.00–449.00 $429.32 $2,031 -11.04
505–545 524 9 365.00–417.00 $390.13 $2,044 -28.04
550–595 571 21 350.00–402.00 $376.87 $2,152 +5.26
600–645 615 8 330.00–377.00 $350.03 $2,153 -11.28
650–690 665 7 300.00–350.00 $323.12 $2,149 -1.67
710–740 724 9 285.00–325.00 $316.19 $2,289 +2.69
760 760 2 300.00–312.00 $306.00 $2,326 +27.05
825–845 838 3 269.00–297.00 $287.59 $2,410 —
880 880 1 285.00 $285.00 $2,508 +8.00
935 935 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,338 —
990 990 1 225.00 $225.00 $2,228 -20.78
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
295 295 1 410.00 $410.00 $1,210 —
300–345 326 4 420.00–465.00 $444.29 $1,448 +99.29
360–375 367 5 375.00–425.00 $399.43 $1,466 -0.57
400–445 418 3 350.00–375.00 $365.26 $1,527 -36.39
455–495 474 9 315.00–380.00 $348.64 $1,653 -21.36
505–535 516 8 300.00–350.00 $324.90 $1,676 -24.00
575 575 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,869 +5.00
615–635 625 2 300.00–320.00 $310.16 $1,939 -14.84
670–685 678 2 250.00–262.00 $255.93 $1,735 -59.07
770–780 775 2 225.00–250.00 $237.42 $1,840 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
330 330 1 320.00 $320.00 $1,056 —
440 440 1 295.00 $295.00 $1,298 -5.00
530 530 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,192 -90.00
550–575 563 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,408 —
635 635 1 280.00 $280.00 $1,778 +30.00
650 650 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,625 —
720 720 1 170.00 $170.00 $1,224 —

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
850–1345 1019 85-90% 6 125.00–136.00 $131.34 $1,338 -22.15
795–1695 1146 85-90% 44 138.00–165.00 $155.94 $1,787 —
955–1485 1152 85-90% 12 166.00–173.00 $169.13 $1,948 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1150–1325 1218 80-85% 3 187.00–196.00 $192.47 $2,344 —
1005–1940 1375 80-85% 32 167.00–184.00 $173.25 $2,382 -2.13
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1360–2030 1646 75-80% 19 155.00–172.00 $164.31 $2,705 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1170–1245 1208 2 182.00–186.00 $183.94 $2,222 —
1025–2095 1426 6 200.00–215.00 $204.36 $2,914 —
1250–2180 1680 6 219.00–224.00 $220.67 $3,707 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
895–1170 1040 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 4 1,750.00–2,750.00 $2,393.21
1025–1070 1043 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,700.00–2,350.00 $2,004.87
910–1260 1115 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,575.00–2,750.00 $2,157.32

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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
795 795 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,300.00 $3,300.00 —
895–1065 967 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 3 3,000.00–3,950.00 $3,568.62 —
805–1265 994 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 2,050.00–3,250.00 $2,769.87 —
725–1415 1076 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,600.00–4,125.00 $3,456.18 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
345 345 1 227.00 $227.00 $783 —
365 365 1 217.00 $217.00 $792 —
515–525 520 2 187.00–190.00 $188.49 $980 —
910 910 1 212.00 $212.00 $1,929 —
955 955 1 204.00 $204.00 $1,948 -6.73

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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.