Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-02-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 10
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
783 head
▲ 65 vs last sale 718▲ 468 vs year ago 315 · +148.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 47 vs last sale 229▲ 73 vs year ago 109 · +67.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 32▼ 6 vs year ago 23 · −26.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 50.00 - 310.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.17/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −108.28 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$267.17
78 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,453
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$594
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$111.00/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.40
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545276.001,50567
Medium and Large 2531224.171,1909thin
Medium and Large 3553165.009122thin
One grade step is worth $111.00/cwt here — about $594 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 sale78 hd
267.17
—
NC average9 barns · 337 hd
262.77
+4.40
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−108.28
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
437389342294median 375.4503/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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—Low1,551165.262,56329
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,359141.051,91786
CowsLean 85-90%High948107.701,02045

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$1,5762thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,014$1,5667
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,075$1,4001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$2,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)992$2,0146

Every lot

119 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 2225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275260.00/cwt260.00–260.007151
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285313.04/cwt300.00–330.008923
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320260.00/cwt230.00–280.008323
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1327316.90/cwt290.00–350.001,0367
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364324.86/cwt270.00–345.001,1829
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370140.00/cwt140.00–140.005181
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374251.07/cwt240.00–265.009394
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2402230.06/cwt200.00–245.009253
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423301.27/cwt275.00–327.001,27413
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3433150.06/cwt140.00–160.006502
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465246.76/cwt235.00–255.001,1473
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477292.33/cwt270.00–315.001,3946
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518299.02/cwt280.00–321.001,54923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523198.51/cwt197.00–200.001,0382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566283.80/cwt277.00–290.001,6066
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572218.24/cwt200.00–225.001,2485
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613264.88/cwt240.00–277.001,6246
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658252.47/cwt220.00–265.001,6616
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2151
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1718230.98/cwt215.00–245.001,6584
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1795230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,8291
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7581
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858201.29/cwt177.00–226.001,7272
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230160.22/cwt150.00–170.003692
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1238287.88/cwt270.00–320.006856
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245235.00/cwt235.00–235.005761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3260190.00/cwt190.00–190.004941
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2272236.50/cwt220.00–255.006433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275290.01/cwt252.00–315.0079814
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305225.00/cwt225.00–225.006861
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329291.79/cwt260.00–322.0096030
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1369272.44/cwt247.00–302.001,00541
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370221.20/cwt200.00–240.008186
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378180.38/cwt170.00–190.006823
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421221.10/cwt210.00–230.009314
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425272.31/cwt240.00–300.001,15747
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460140.00/cwt140.00–140.006441
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473263.58/cwt230.00–287.001,24742
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475222.28/cwt220.00–225.001,0563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524251.11/cwt230.00–284.001,31636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524204.32/cwt197.00–217.001,0714
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3533157.43/cwt130.00–172.008393
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567188.06/cwt170.00–200.001,0663
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568242.81/cwt222.00–262.001,37918
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575155.04/cwt150.00–160.008912
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605135.00/cwt135.00–135.008171
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620241.12/cwt211.00–260.001,4958
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2628190.96/cwt182.00–200.001,1992
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660130.00/cwt130.00–130.008581
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672213.23/cwt199.00–227.001,43312
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680165.87/cwt145.00–187.001,1283
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720132.00/cwt132.00–132.009501
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722201.57/cwt190.00–210.001,4553
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,5581
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2091
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810122.00/cwt122.00–122.009881
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820187.05/cwt185.00–189.001,5342
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0991
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1878167.39/cwt155.00–180.001,4702
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913173.99/cwt170.00–180.001,5893
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2161
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3591
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250170.00/cwt170.00–170.004251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265200.00/cwt200.00–200.005301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271307.82/cwt300.00–335.008348
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325302.01/cwt270.00–345.0098221
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345245.00/cwt245.00–245.008451
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370156.45/cwt140.00–165.005794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375299.79/cwt270.00–340.001,12427
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376239.79/cwt200.00–265.0090211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410185.00/cwt185.00–185.007591
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424298.08/cwt260.00–326.001,26438
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427235.75/cwt210.00–255.001,00713
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472277.76/cwt250.00–302.001,31128
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477231.14/cwt210.00–255.001,1037
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478166.18/cwt145.00–180.007944
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515230.42/cwt210.00–250.001,1876
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524283.93/cwt255.00–305.001,48840
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525160.00/cwt160.00–160.008401
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563211.66/cwt200.00–220.001,1923
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577264.24/cwt230.00–290.001,52527
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580170.00/cwt170.00–170.009861
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3608144.53/cwt137.00–152.008792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1611255.54/cwt230.00–277.001,56117
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626205.56/cwt195.00–216.001,2875
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673236.81/cwt212.00–255.001,59416
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680186.14/cwt167.00–205.001,2662
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715160.77/cwt155.00–167.001,1503
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718219.61/cwt192.00–236.001,57716
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777185.72/cwt170.00–212.001,4435
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2825120.00/cwt120.00–120.009901
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1832171.59/cwt165.00–180.001,4283
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863169.44/cwt150.00–189.001,4622
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4961
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1969154.21/cwt150.00–167.001,4944
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3315190.00/cwt190.00–190.005991
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2581
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3940150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3825155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2791
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3980157.51/cwt157.00–158.001,5442
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,167141.11/cwt140.00–143.001,6473
Bulls——1,538163.38/cwt150.00–170.002,51315
Bulls——1,673174.42/cwt171.00–179.002,91811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920113.92/cwt100.00–125.001,04832
Cows—Lean 85-90%94085.86/cwt80.00–90.008074
Cows—Lean 85-90%96769.31/cwt64.00–75.006705
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,151127.72/cwt127.00–128.001,4704
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,357140.23/cwt129.00–149.001,90381
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,391154.32/cwt151.00–160.002,1475
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29052,150.00/head2,150.00–2,150.002,1501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29631,646.88/head900.00–2,250.001,6472
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,163.44/head2,000.00–2,350.002,1633
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0141,566.34/head1,175.00–1,875.001,5667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0701,576.40/head1,500.00–1,650.001,5762
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0751,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001

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.