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Harward Brothers Livestock Market Report

Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock

Sale of Monday, August 31, 2026

630 head sold ·Official USDA report

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light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $321.58/cwt -31.97 vs last sale · ≈ $1,688/hd at 525 lb · 24 head
light 4-weight M&L 1 heifers $350.95/cwt -45.03 vs last sale · ≈ $1,498/hd at 427 lb · 23 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $372.33/cwt -18.94 vs last sale · ≈ $1,750/hd at 470 lb · 22 head
Turnersville, NC 4-weight heifers sold at $350/cwt, $3/cwt below the NC average ($353) and $33/cwt under North Wilkesboro, NC ($383). The class is down $51/cwt from its early August peak of $374. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 630 591 514
Feeder cattle 462 398 347
Slaughter cattle 122 164 144
Replacement cattle 46 29 23

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 28 head Sheep: 130.00 -410.00 ; 44 head Goats: 20.00 - 295.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 600.00; 6 head Hogs

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
260–290 275 2 455.00–500.00 $476.27 $1,310 -26.48
355 355 1 400.00 $400.00 $1,420 -48.35
428–435 430 4 390.00–430.00 $400.12 $1,721 -20.88
450–495 477 11 380.00–415.00 $385.52 $1,839 -24.64
500–530 520 6 320.00–365.00 $341.93 $1,778 -33.93
565–595 580 2 310.00–337.00 $323.85 $1,878 -40.00
600–602 value added 601 12 335.00–340.00 $337.92 $2,031 —
610–640 624 4 317.00–330.00 $323.06 $2,016 -20.68
650–685 660 4 270.00–300.00 $287.42 $1,897 -64.30
700–725 706 5 292.00–305.00 $297.27 $2,099 —
726 value added 726 7 310.00 $310.00 $2,251 —
760 760 1 269.00 $269.00 $2,044 —
845 845 1 250.00 $250.00 $2,112 -26.00
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,278 ±0.00
440 440 1 332.00 $332.00 $1,461 -5.35
455–495 480 5 300.00–332.00 $306.33 $1,470 -26.63
500–540 514 4 275.00–285.00 $282.49 $1,452 -41.98
645 645 1 267.00 $267.00 $1,722 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
395 395 1 315.00 $315.00 $1,244 —
565 565 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,412 +70.00

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225 225 1 420.00 $420.00 $945 -29.20
255–295 287 5 400.00–435.00 $424.60 $1,219 -5.62
300–340 326 10 370.00–420.00 $393.16 $1,282 -16.50
350–395 383 13 350.00–389.00 $367.18 $1,406 -31.83
421–425 value added 422 4 382.00–389.00 $383.76 $1,619 -26.24
400–445 428 19 325.00–365.00 $344.04 $1,472 -47.27
450–495 474 18 330.00–379.00 $348.21 $1,651 -20.98
500–545 525 24 300.00–337.00 $321.58 $1,688 -31.97
559 value added 559 8 330.00 $330.00 $1,845 —
550–590 562 9 289.00–325.00 $308.27 $1,732 -32.38
600–640 617 5 285.00–310.00 $294.45 $1,817 -37.32
655–675 665 4 270.00–285.00 $277.47 $1,845 -39.37
667 value added 667 6 310.00 $310.00 $2,068 —
700–745 719 5 250.00–295.00 $263.97 $1,898 -21.90
750–770 760 2 269.00–289.00 $279.13 $2,121 +29.13
850–880 865 2 240.00–270.00 $255.26 $2,208 +9.30
955 955 1 244.00 $244.00 $2,330 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
340 340 1 335.00 $335.00 $1,139 +17.73
360–395 373 4 300.00–340.00 $325.23 $1,213 -22.36
400–445 421 5 285.00–305.00 $297.07 $1,251 -45.61
470 470 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,528 +10.27
500–525 513 6 260.00–280.00 $269.12 $1,381 -27.39
550–590 572 6 252.00–285.00 $263.74 $1,509 -27.21
605–635 619 6 237.00–255.00 $248.63 $1,539 +14.58
655 655 1 250.00 $250.00 $1,638 -10.00
735 735 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,690 +20.00
750 750 1 185.00 $185.00 $1,388 -32.31
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
320 320 1 280.00 $280.00 $896 +13.23
360–380 370 2 250.00–275.00 $262.84 $973 +35.49
430 430 1 185.00 $185.00 $796 -96.71
495 495 1 205.00 $205.00 $1,015 —
585 585 1 175.00 $175.00 $1,024 —
600–630 610 3 180.00–225.00 $203.36 $1,240 -13.64

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
215–240 227 5 525.00–570.00 $551.17 $1,251 —
250–295 278 3 475.00–500.00 $486.83 $1,353 -38.31
310–345 332 5 425.00–455.00 $442.08 $1,468 -34.87
350–385 368 12 400.00–440.00 $416.41 $1,532 -25.57
400–445 420 11 385.00–425.00 $406.83 $1,709 +0.59
450–495 470 22 350.00–402.00 $372.33 $1,750 -18.94
500–545 523 10 325.00–367.00 $347.67 $1,818 -20.20
555–595 565 4 295.00–332.00 $319.44 $1,805 -37.61
600–645 618 5 299.00–329.00 $310.58 $1,919 -39.50
650–680 664 7 250.00–290.00 $271.52 $1,803 -51.19
700–740 721 4 250.00–277.00 $268.68 $1,937 +19.04
750–795 771 6 240.00–269.00 $250.36 $1,930 -14.83
880–895 891 4 225.00–239.00 $235.54 $2,099 —
985–995 992 3 210.00–249.00 $234.63 $2,328 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
285–295 290 2 375.00–400.00 $387.28 $1,123 -73.46
300–345 321 7 360.00–400.00 $383.36 $1,231 -16.64
350–385 369 8 320.00–370.00 $347.44 $1,282 -42.63
400–440 423 10 320.00–375.00 $345.30 $1,461 +11.28
450–495 464 9 290.00–325.00 $320.05 $1,485 +18.42
515–535 525 6 275.00–320.00 $298.38 $1,566 -0.01
580 580 1 325.00 $325.00 $1,885 +30.94
605–645 620 4 250.00–270.00 $259.59 $1,609 +29.59
655 655 1 260.00 $260.00 $1,703 +2.62
720–730 725 2 225.00–245.00 $234.93 $1,703 —
760 760 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,520 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
245 245 1 325.00 $325.00 $796 —
275 275 1 300.00 $300.00 $825 —
325 325 1 330.00 $330.00 $1,072 -1.82
360–395 378 2 260.00–300.00 $279.07 $1,055 -35.93
400–415 407 3 300.00–310.00 $303.32 $1,235 +3.32
475 475 2 270.00–290.00 $280.00 $1,330 —
520 520 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,326 +5.00
550–580 565 5 250.00–265.00 $256.00 $1,446 —
635 635 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,429 —
655 655 1 225.00 $225.00 $1,474 —
705 705 1 195.00 $195.00 $1,375 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1075–1345 1185 80-85% 3 185.00–196.00 $189.16 $2,242 -5.20
935–1955 1431 80-85% 41 155.00–174.00 $162.36 $2,323 —
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
845–1170 976 85-90% 8 100.00–125.00 $110.26 $1,076 -2.60
840–1475 1103 85-90% 5 152.00–160.00 $155.13 $1,711 +9.38
705–1725 1236 85-90% 24 130.00–150.00 $142.86 $1,766 —
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1485–1830 1611 75-80% 10 150.00–155.00 $152.00 $2,449 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1180 1180 1 151.00 $151.00 $1,782 —
1150–2000 1501 5 194.00–202.00 $196.41 $2,948 —
1190–1895 1630 10 170.00–183.00 $177.09 $2,887 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
830–1465 1218 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 16 1,500.00–2,700.00 $2,235.30
1075–1470 1281 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)3rd Stage (7-9 mo) 6 2,050.00–2,750.00 $2,433.86
1120–1710 1354 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 19 1,850.00–2,800.00 $2,381.52

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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
835–1260 1046 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 4 2,100.00–3,700.00 $2,742.44 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
270–290 280 2 150.00–170.00 $159.64 $447 —
330–345 338 2 175.00–177.00 $176.02 $595 —
420 420 1 177.00 $177.00 $743 —
930 930 1 180.00 $180.00 $1,674 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
355 355 1 230.00 $230.00 $816 —
420–425 423 2 245.00–255.00 $250.03 $1,058 —
550 550 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,248 —
625 625 1 210.00 $210.00 $1,312 —
690 690 1 232.00 $232.00 $1,601 —
790 790 1 227.00 $227.00 $1,793 —

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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.