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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 24, 2026

591 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $353.55/cwt +2.57 vs last sale · ≈ $1,846/hd at 522 lb · 25 head
heavy 5-weight M&L 1 bulls $357.05/cwt -5.34 vs last sale · ≈ $2,024/hd at 567 lb · 17 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $373.22/cwt -2.52 vs last sale · ≈ $1,746/hd at 468 lb · 17 head
Turnersburg, NC 5-weight heifers sold at $350/cwt, and NC 5-weight heifers are down $34 from their mid-July peak of $360/cwt. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 591 591 850
Feeder cattle 398 362 633
Slaughter cattle 164 178 193
Replacement cattle 29 51 24

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. 52 head Sheep: 70.00 -390.00 ; 30 head Goats: 30.00 - 435.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 600.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215 215 1 550.00 $550.00 $1,182 —
255–295 271 4 485.00–514.00 $502.75 $1,362 —
315–345 335 3 440.00–450.00 $446.87 $1,497 -28.13
380–390 385 3 440.00–460.00 $448.35 $1,726 -41.89
400–440 424 4 395.00–437.00 $421.00 $1,785 -39.00
450–495 476 7 395.00–442.00 $410.16 $1,952 +2.55
505–535 514 10 355.00–400.00 $375.86 $1,932 -27.07
550–595 570 12 340.00–380.00 $363.85 $2,074 +4.57
600–635 620 6 320.00–362.00 $343.74 $2,131 -12.87
680–695 685 4 347.00–360.00 $351.72 $2,409 -3.28
825 825 1 276.00 $276.00 $2,277 -9.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 440.00 $440.00 $924 +14.84
380 380 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,330 -34.90
425–435 430 2 325.00–350.00 $337.35 $1,451 —
460–485 473 2 315.00–350.00 $332.96 $1,575 —
500–540 524 4 312.00–335.00 $324.47 $1,700 -15.53
565–580 574 4 320.00–330.00 $325.47 $1,868 +28.67
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
230 230 1 205.00 $205.00 $472 -85.00
330 330 1 200.00 $200.00 $660 -120.00
410 410 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,046 —
465 465 1 185.00 $185.00 $860 -65.00
500–520 510 2 250.00–270.00 $259.80 $1,325 —
550 550 1 180.00 $180.00 $990 —
695 695 1 182.00 $182.00 $1,265 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240–245 243 3 420.00–467.00 $449.20 $1,092 +9.31
255–290 279 5 400.00–445.00 $430.22 $1,200 +3.54
300–340 322 9 390.00–435.00 $409.66 $1,319 -39.36
350–395 379 10 385.00–420.00 $399.01 $1,512 -2.76
408 value added 408 3 410.00 $410.00 $1,673 —
400–445 416 9 370.00–404.00 $391.31 $1,628 -5.78
455–465 value added 462 3 392.00 $392.00 $1,811 -5.00
450–495 469 14 345.00–387.00 $369.19 $1,732 +0.54
500–540 522 25 335.00–382.00 $353.55 $1,846 +6.79
550–595 566 9 320.00–360.00 $340.65 $1,928 +5.20
605–640 620 5 327.00–335.00 $331.77 $2,057 +29.90
625 value added 625 9 342.00 $342.00 $2,138 —
670–685 681 4 300.00–325.00 $316.84 $2,158 +16.73
705–730 717 3 260.00–300.00 $285.87 $2,050 +21.39
755 755 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,888 -10.00
800–840 820 2 215.00–229.00 $222.17 $1,822 -17.71
870–875 873 2 232.00–260.00 $245.96 $2,147 +0.96
905–945 933 10 233.00–265.00 $243.40 $2,271 —
990–995 993 2 195.00–216.00 $205.47 $2,040 +12.94
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–285 274 4 345.00–360.00 $352.40 $966 -1.35
310–340 331 5 300.00–335.00 $317.27 $1,050 -37.97
355–360 358 2 335.00–360.00 $347.59 $1,244 -14.16
405–425 415 2 335.00–350.00 $342.68 $1,422 -17.26
460–475 468 2 300.00–329.00 $314.73 $1,473 -7.32
500–537 528 8 275.00–310.00 $296.51 $1,566 -6.09
565–580 573 2 287.00–295.00 $290.95 $1,667 +4.36
615–648 640 4 229.00–250.00 $234.05 $1,498 -25.95
675 675 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,755 -6.69
725 725 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,522 —
770–790 782 3 200.00–237.00 $217.31 $1,699 —
910–935 923 2 179.00–200.00 $189.36 $1,748 +14.36
975 975 1 178.00 $178.00 $1,736 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 230.00 $230.00 $667 -70.00
315–340 330 3 255.00–280.00 $266.77 $880 —
370–375 373 2 205.00–250.00 $227.35 $848 —
425–440 430 3 270.00–290.00 $281.71 $1,211 +31.71
530 530 1 175.00 $175.00 $928 —
625 625 1 217.00 $217.00 $1,356 +3.60

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–275 273 2 510.00–540.00 $525.14 $1,434 +2.86
310–345 324 6 455.00–505.00 $476.95 $1,545 -20.49
350–395 369 14 420.00–465.00 $441.98 $1,631 -33.71
405–445 424 14 375.00–430.00 $406.24 $1,722 -41.75
450–495 476 11 360.00–405.00 $391.27 $1,862 -33.73
505–548 531 14 350.00–387.00 $367.87 $1,953 -42.69
550–590 567 17 320.00–369.00 $357.05 $2,024 -5.34
600–645 634 6 339.00–360.00 $350.08 $2,220 +5.43
655–695 676 5 300.00–345.00 $322.71 $2,182 -4.58
705–740 720 8 245.00–252.00 $249.64 $1,797 -14.00
760–780 770 2 250.00–280.00 $265.19 $2,042 -17.40
800–840 824 4 225.00–267.00 $248.71 $2,049 -1.29
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
220 220 1 470.00 $470.00 $1,034 —
250–290 270 2 450.00–470.00 $460.74 $1,244 +60.74
345 345 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,380 -4.56
355–360 358 2 380.00–400.00 $390.07 $1,396 +2.36
400–430 409 4 325.00–350.00 $334.02 $1,366 -70.98
460–490 479 4 280.00–325.00 $301.63 $1,445 -67.54
500–515 507 3 285.00–310.00 $298.39 $1,513 -47.26
565–570 568 2 280.00–308.00 $294.06 $1,670 -25.94
600 600 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,380 -70.00
665–690 675 4 240.00–275.00 $257.38 $1,737 +7.38
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
300–340 330 4 300.00–355.00 $331.82 $1,095 -28.18
380 380 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,197 —
400–420 410 2 300.00 $300.00 $1,230 —
520 520 2 250.00 $250.00 $1,300 -42.21

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Slaughter Cows

Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
755–1325 989 85-90% 7 100.00–120.00 $112.86 $1,116 —
740–1715 1130 85-90% 46 130.00–155.00 $145.75 $1,647 -0.19
1150 1150 85-90% 1 158.00 $158.00 $1,817 —
Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1050–1255 1153 80-85% 2 190.00–198.00 $194.36 $2,241 —
930–1770 1291 80-85% 47 160.00–181.00 $167.58 $2,163 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1310–1795 1514 75-80% 10 145.00–160.00 $154.04 $2,332 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1460 1460 1 177.00 $177.00 $2,584 —
1350–2025 1721 7 196.00–216.00 $209.08 $3,598 +9.08
1925–2315 2120 2 222.00–223.00 $222.55 $4,718 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
890–1190 1041 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 5 1,400.00–2,400.00 $1,829.59
1000–1770 1162 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 16 1,450.00–3,800.00 $2,638.62
1060–1530 1295 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 2 2,850.00–3,150.00 $3,027.22
1325 1325 Young (2-4 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,200.00 $3,200.00

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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
825 825 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 —
785–1090 938 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,600.00–2,850.00 $2,745.33 —
1135–1360 1248 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,850.00–3,950.00 $3,904.51 +559.74

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
810 810 1 206.00 $206.00 $1,669 —
960 960 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,112 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 200.00 $200.00 $580 —
300 300 1 225.00 $225.00 $675 —

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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.