Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-02-03

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 3
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
718 head
▼ 233 vs last sale 951▼ 18 vs year ago 736 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
229 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 165▼ 37 vs year ago 266 · −13.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 37▲ 9 vs year ago 23 · +39.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Goats: 30.00 - 145.00; 4 head Sheep: 65.00- 225.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 775.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.37/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −111.00 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$252.37
74 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,371
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$435
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$93.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.66
vs NC average
−46.49 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542260.561,41364
Medium and Large 2542208.111,1288thin
Medium and Large 3585167.209782thin
One grade step is worth $93.36/cwt here — about $435 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale74 hd
252.37
—
NC average8 barns · 347 hd
248.71
+3.66
National average192 barns · 21,303 hd
298.86
−46.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−111.00
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales
402359316273median 363.3703/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,564159.292,49131
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,416139.951,98190
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,628129.772,1134thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079111.501,20388

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,048$1,47915
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$1,3953thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)990$1,35710
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,123$2,4174thin

Every lot

115 lots · USDA AMS · Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC
Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200310.00/cwt310.00–310.006201
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300250.00/cwt250.00–250.007501
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336351.15/cwt320.00–390.001,1804
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1362332.61/cwt300.00–380.001,2049
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,1971
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427316.58/cwt300.00–340.001,3529
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460197.47/cwt195.00–200.009082
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471313.34/cwt297.00–327.001,4768
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2520245.92/cwt242.00–250.001,2792
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523305.38/cwt290.00–322.001,59710
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566287.77/cwt270.00–304.001,6298
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3583167.34/cwt160.00–175.009762
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623281.46/cwt270.00–289.001,7536
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,3631
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4261
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3662162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1671250.81/cwt232.00–280.001,6838
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705251.72/cwt235.00–260.001,7753
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1762210.79/cwt190.00–235.001,6065
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812206.93/cwt185.00–225.001,6803
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,3861
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8641
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5661
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220228.13/cwt200.00–255.005022
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228289.38/cwt270.00–310.006606
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276275.44/cwt250.00–290.0076012
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2277245.28/cwt225.00–260.006797
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320241.67/cwt225.00–250.007733
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327300.26/cwt270.00–330.0098219
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340185.00/cwt185.00–185.006291
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370150.00/cwt150.00–150.005551
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373290.69/cwt267.00–325.001,08423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377241.90/cwt220.00–260.0091212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420175.00/cwt175.00–175.007352
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424279.95/cwt259.00–316.001,18731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427227.66/cwt200.00–250.0097212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471275.44/cwt250.00–300.001,29730
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475225.55/cwt200.00–240.001,0717
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508220.05/cwt200.00–232.001,1184
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522269.11/cwt242.00–292.001,40534
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565250.88/cwt229.00–270.001,41730
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576196.16/cwt185.00–214.001,1304
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585167.20/cwt150.00–185.009782
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615135.00/cwt135.00–135.008301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616253.40/cwt229.00–270.001,56114
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1461
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670237.64/cwt210.00–250.001,59216
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1361
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712224.50/cwt196.00–242.001,5989
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767215.01/cwt210.00–220.001,6493
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2774163.88/cwt155.00–185.001,2684
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added808245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,9804
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813201.01/cwt185.00–214.001,6343
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815154.48/cwt136.00–172.001,2594
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865190.84/cwt182.00–200.001,6512
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,3711
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1932181.27/cwt175.00–190.001,6893
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,020150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5301
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7431
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245310.00/cwt310.00–310.007601
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3280196.03/cwt170.00–225.005492
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282333.18/cwt300.00–350.0094010
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285275.13/cwt250.00–290.007848
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324248.77/cwt220.00–280.008067
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325167.00/cwt167.00–167.005431
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330344.26/cwt320.00–375.001,13618
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373337.17/cwt300.00–365.001,25823
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373212.75/cwt200.00–225.007942
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2383253.07/cwt225.00–275.009693
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416271.01/cwt250.00–285.001,12711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423315.74/cwt290.00–340.001,33620
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3443204.97/cwt200.00–210.009082
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469296.95/cwt280.00–325.001,39336
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2479263.23/cwt250.00–270.001,2614
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516236.48/cwt212.00–262.001,2208
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519295.36/cwt275.00–320.001,53322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571283.62/cwt247.00–306.001,61933
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581216.18/cwt200.00–235.001,2565
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621275.37/cwt247.00–292.001,71017
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621196.59/cwt182.00–220.001,2214
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675249.25/cwt225.00–269.001,68215
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685200.87/cwt192.00–210.001,3762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713215.89/cwt206.00–239.001,5397
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1784192.66/cwt175.00–210.001,5105
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815178.31/cwt169.00–195.001,4533
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910167.40/cwt150.00–185.001,5232
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1983171.08/cwt165.00–177.001,6822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3410142.00/cwt142.00–142.005821
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3945182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3425172.00/cwt172.00–172.007311
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3505170.00/cwt170.00–170.008591
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3690135.00/cwt135.00–135.009321
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3728138.91/cwt130.00–148.001,0112
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3973145.12/cwt140.00–150.001,4122
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,400135.79/cwt130.00–140.001,9017
Bulls——1,511158.72/cwt142.00–168.002,39815
Bulls——1,779178.51/cwt170.00–187.003,1769
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90277.61/cwt70.00–80.007006
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02091.61/cwt81.00–100.0093415
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105117.21/cwt102.00–129.001,29557
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,125129.08/cwt127.00–131.001,45210
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,259152.31/cwt150.00–157.001,9187
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,429138.91/cwt130.00–148.001,98583
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,628129.77/cwt120.00–135.002,1134
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29321,394.63/head925.00–1,750.001,3953
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29901,357.02/head950.00–1,875.001,35710
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0481,478.66/head925.00–1,950.001,47915
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,417.46/head2,150.00–2,525.002,4174

This sale against other markets

North Carolina weighted averages
One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every North Carolina auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.