Harward Brothers Livestock Market

Turnersburg, North Carolina · Feeder and slaughter cattle prices from the USDA report for Mon, Oct 12, 2026. 45 USDA reports in the last 12 months, usually on Monday.

Receipts

525 head

Last reported: 710 (Oct 5, 2026)
Year ago: 811

500-599 lb steers

$370.07/cwt

15 head, M&L 1
▼ -$13.00 vs last week
▲ +$8.81 vs Oct 13, 2025

700-799 lb steers

$315.72/cwt

4 head, M&L 1
▲ +$24.38 vs last week
▲ +$33.69 vs Oct 13, 2025

Reports

45 in 12 mo

Since Oct 20, 2025
Usual day: Monday

Prices, Oct 12, 2026 sale

Dollars per hundredweight (cwt). $/head is our estimate: average weight times average price.

Feeder steers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	320320	520.00520.00	$1,664
2	375355-395	478.43460.00-495.00	$1,794
5	430420-445	418.75405.00-435.00	$1,801
10	484450-495	396.62370.00-429.00	$1,920
4	535510-545	403.04392.00-416.00	$2,156
11	578550-594	358.08335.00-375.00	$2,070
17	610602-635	342.98333.00-350.00	$2,092
19	677650-685	347.57317.50-352.00	$2,353
3	730710-740	320.13319.00-322.50	$2,337
1	785785	302.50302.50	$2,375
1	860860	255.00255.00	$2,193

Feeder steers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	280280	335.00335.00	$938
1	345345	385.00385.00	$1,328
2	443440-445	332.51330.00-335.00	$1,473
1	460460	340.00340.00	$1,564
1	535535	300.00300.00	$1,605
1	555555	255.00255.00	$1,415

Feeder steers, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	345345	180.00180.00	$621
1	350350	322.00322.00	$1,127
2	423400-445	243.17230.00-255.00	$1,029
1	450450	272.00272.00	$1,224
1	520520	175.00175.00	$910
2	725710-740	186.07177.50-195.00	$1,349

Feeder heifers, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	285285	425.00425.00	$1,211
6	328300-345	363.54340.00-390.00	$1,192
9	369350-395	383.81355.00-410.00	$1,416
14	420400-445	366.86350.00-390.00	$1,541
17	468450-490	360.90335.00-380.00	$1,689
15	520500-545	329.25314.00-352.00	$1,712
21	571550-595	315.01300.00-340.00	$1,799
7	612607-635	326.18312.00-330.00	$1,996
6	639639	348.00348.00	$2,224	Value Added
11	664652-668	325.00325.00	$2,158	Value Added
6	672650-695	289.75260.00-305.00	$1,947
2	733725-740	278.33262.00-295.00	$2,040
2	788780-795	286.19280.00-292.50	$2,255
1	830830	230.00230.00	$1,909
2	970950-990	239.41235.00-244.00	$2,322

Feeder heifers, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	245245	300.00300.00	$735
1	315315	335.00335.00	$1,055
3	363350-380	317.80300.00-340.00	$1,154
2	418410-425	297.54295.00-300.00	$1,244
2	478470-485	300.00300.00	$1,434
7	525505-535	282.18255.00-300.00	$1,481
5	575555-590	267.22250.00-290.00	$1,537
6	623605-645	255.21235.00-275.00	$1,590
3	672655-685	244.95225.00-255.00	$1,646
1	795795	200.00200.00	$1,590
1	805805	167.00167.00	$1,344
1	990990	187.00187.00	$1,851

Feeder heifers, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	240240	185.00185.00	$444
1	255255	255.00255.00	$650
2	483480-485	235.99235.00-237.00	$1,140
1	555555	225.00225.00	$1,249
1	740740	175.00175.00	$1,295
1	790790	150.00150.00	$1,185

Feeder bulls, M&L 1
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	210210	580.00580.00	$1,218
5	267250-295	516.70508.00-540.00	$1,380
6	322310-330	475.73455.00-495.00	$1,532
4	361350-380	460.85432.00-475.00	$1,664
5	419400-440	392.83385.00-405.00	$1,646
11	474455-495	380.64360.00-408.00	$1,804
17	519500-540	362.90340.00-392.00	$1,883
8	574555-595	346.96325.00-370.00	$1,992
4	621600-645	312.44300.00-329.00	$1,940
4	670655-690	305.58300.00-310.00	$2,047
5	722715-740	298.39285.00-310.00	$2,154
6	786770-795	270.63255.00-290.00	$2,127
2	810800-820	253.95237.50-270.00	$2,057
2	868850-885	269.70267.50-272.00	$2,341
4	973960-995	217.54200.00-250.00	$2,117

Feeder bulls, M&L 2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
2	308300-315	379.39355.00-405.00	$1,169
2	380375-385	384.87375.00-395.00	$1,463
1	430430	350.00350.00	$1,505
6	478470-490	296.66270.00-320.00	$1,418
5	518500-535	300.19275.00-325.00	$1,555
4	575560-590	262.74235.00-275.00	$1,511
2	620610-630	252.46250.00-255.00	$1,565
1	675675	250.00250.00	$1,688
1	715715	265.00265.00	$1,895
1	810810	210.00210.00	$1,701

Feeder bulls, M&L 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	250250	220.00220.00	$550
1	440440	185.00185.00	$814
2	478460-495	238.14220.00-255.00	$1,138
1	530530	255.00255.00	$1,352
2	565555-575	207.10185.00-230.00	$1,170

Feeder dairy steers, Large 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	220220	200.00200.00	$440
1	400400	225.00225.00	$900

Feeder dairy heifers, Large 3
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.
1	515515	155.00155.00	$798
1	765765	175.00175.00	$1,339
1	800800	162.50162.50	$1,300
2	918915-920	155.00155.00	$1,423
1	985985	177.50177.50	$1,748

Slaughter bulls, 1-2
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	1,7981795-1800	162.50159.00-166.00	$2,922	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Breaker 75-80%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
8	1,5301350-1750	127.95120.00-136.00	$1,958	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Boner 80-85%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
2	1,2301050-1410	165.00165.00	$2,030	High dressing
50	1,432965-1780	136.21129.00-153.00	$1,951	Average dressing

Slaughter cows, Lean 85-90%
Head	Avg wtrange, lb	Avg $/cwtrange	$/headest.	Note
1	995995	96.0096.00	$955	Low dressing
28	1,170505-1520	117.08102.00-125.00	$1,370	Average dressing
4	1,2751165-1340	128.48128.00-129.00	$1,638	High dressing

52-week trend

Weekly head-weighted average price of Medium and Large 1 steers, all lots at this barn with an average weight in the band. 45 weeks with data.

500-599 lb700-799 lb

Show the weekly numbers

Week of	500-599 lb	700-799 lb
Oct 12, 2026	$370.07	$315.72
Oct 5, 2026	$383.07	$291.34
Sep 28, 2026	$377.85	$311.19
Sep 21, 2026	$387.42	$318.16
Sep 14, 2026	$369.96	$301.78
Sep 7, 2026	$359.81	$255.00
Aug 31, 2026	$337.41	$301.95
Aug 24, 2026	$369.31	-
Aug 17, 2026	$395.23	$292.50
Aug 10, 2026	$398.16	$343.00
Aug 3, 2026	$413.86	$318.30
Jul 27, 2026	$409.30	$313.80
Jul 20, 2026	$410.50	$308.27
Jul 6, 2026	$427.40	$355.28
Jun 22, 2026	$426.11	$345.00
Jun 15, 2026	$422.74	$333.29
Jun 8, 2026	$418.13	$345.67
Jun 1, 2026	$410.06	$306.69
May 25, 2026	$429.52	$352.03
May 18, 2026	$424.44	$327.00
May 11, 2026	$439.18	$352.67
May 4, 2026	$448.19	$325.89
Apr 27, 2026	$451.12	$350.47
Apr 20, 2026	$471.68	$357.79
Apr 13, 2026	$451.80	$346.18
Apr 6, 2026	$463.08	$347.79
Mar 30, 2026	$451.00	$353.26
Mar 23, 2026	$435.46	$332.49
Mar 16, 2026	$455.12	$335.07
Mar 9, 2026	$409.49	$330.81
Mar 2, 2026	$446.46	$356.94
Feb 23, 2026	$444.87	$353.21
Feb 16, 2026	$422.06	$363.95
Feb 9, 2026	$430.79	$332.01
Jan 19, 2026	$405.84	$341.46
Jan 12, 2026	$417.50	$330.08
Jan 5, 2026	$404.15	$309.78
Dec 15, 2025	$388.09	$303.78
Dec 8, 2025	$359.59	$302.00
Dec 1, 2025	$354.51	$292.13
Nov 17, 2025	$361.97	$290.00
Nov 10, 2025	$366.39	$300.00
Nov 3, 2025	$358.44	$258.52
Oct 27, 2025	$354.25	$267.98
Oct 20, 2025	$391.74	$321.26

Price slide, Oct 12, 2026

Average $/cwt by 100 lb weight class for Medium and Large 1 steers and heifers at this sale. The small number is the change from the next lighter class.

SteersHeifers

Weight	Steers	Heifers
300-399 lb	$492.29	$375.70
400-499 lb	$404.00-88.29	$363.59-12.11
500-599 lb	$370.07-33.93	$320.94-42.65
600-699 lb	$345.40-24.67	$322.83+1.89
700-799 lb	$315.72-29.68	$282.26-40.57
800-899 lb	$255.00-60.72	$230.00-52.26
900-999 lb	-	$239.41+9.41

Nearby barns

Straight-line miles between town centers. Price is 500-599 lb steers at each barn's latest USDA report, in that barn's benchmark grade.

Barn	Mi	Latest	500-599 lb
Wilkes Livestock ExchangeNorth Wilkesboro, NC	26	Sep 30	$392.50
Cleveland County Agriculture & Livestock ExchangeShelby, NC	59	Oct 13	$358.53
Stanly County Livestock MarketNorwood, NC	61	Oct 7	$370.66
Carolina Stockyards Livestock AuctionSiler City, NC	76	Oct 12	-
Pulaski LivestockDublin, VA	83	Sep 23	$385.00

Source

As of Mon, Oct 12, 2026. Prices are USDA/state Market News reports; verify with the barn before selling.

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC (USDA PDF, report date Oct 12, 2026)
Latest AMS_2088 report on ams.usda.gov

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