Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-03-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 10
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 836▲ 183 vs year ago 564 · +32.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 220▲ 36 vs year ago 174 · +20.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 26▼ 19 vs year ago 44 · −43.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 55.00 - 320.00; 12 head Sheep: 90.00 - 320.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.35/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −99.02 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$264.35
74 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,424
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$784
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$148.29/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.18
vs NC average
−50.61 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1537282.421,51859
Medium and Large 2542222.831,20810thin
Medium and Large 3547134.137345thin
One grade step is worth $148.29/cwt here — about $784 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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
264.35
—
NC average9 barns · 289 hd
260.17
+4.18
National average179 barns · 17,787 hd
314.96
−50.61
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−99.02
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—Low1,692168.772,85627
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,336142.791,907117
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,469133.091,9555thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low924108.671,00544

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,7699
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)911$1,5017
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,4943thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,000$2,5354thin

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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233353.25/cwt315.00–375.008234
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283359.87/cwt345.00–375.001,0182
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329370.52/cwt350.00–387.001,2195
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2350285.00/cwt285.00–285.009981
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375367.92/cwt325.00–397.001,38012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420243.50/cwt225.00–267.001,0233
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432351.61/cwt322.00–385.001,51912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450210.00/cwt210.00–210.009451
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467323.62/cwt290.00–352.001,51116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515165.00/cwt165.00–165.008501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521246.29/cwt220.00–269.001,2834
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523312.29/cwt285.00–337.001,63312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2572244.33/cwt220.00–260.001,3983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575301.17/cwt275.00–325.001,73226
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624293.66/cwt275.00–312.001,8329
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1673277.22/cwt266.00–295.001,8669
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2683194.73/cwt175.00–225.001,3303
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3695149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,0361
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725245.88/cwt210.00–259.001,78319
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1779237.40/cwt220.00–245.001,8494
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1883220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9434
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1910200.85/cwt187.00–215.001,8282
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2930168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,5621
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1990185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8321
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2990137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3561
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,5531
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230234.24/cwt220.00–250.005393
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1243325.41/cwt285.00–365.007912
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266308.04/cwt280.00–340.008198
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278272.52/cwt270.00–275.007582
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319261.68/cwt245.00–277.008355
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323180.47/cwt160.00–200.005832
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325318.60/cwt290.00–345.001,03518
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368243.98/cwt235.00–250.008984
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376323.88/cwt285.00–345.001,21832
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426252.01/cwt242.00–265.001,0744
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428298.94/cwt270.00–320.001,27933
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428181.84/cwt160.00–205.007782
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460187.00/cwt187.00–187.008601
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473288.95/cwt259.00–310.001,36725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474245.25/cwt230.00–250.001,1624
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1514292.15/cwt250.00–315.001,50237
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521221.70/cwt210.00–239.001,1555
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523145.86/cwt125.00–165.007632
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2563223.97/cwt210.00–245.001,2615
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3563126.31/cwt125.00–129.007113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577266.05/cwt249.00–312.001,53522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613246.27/cwt222.00–265.001,51014
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625144.05/cwt129.00–150.009005
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2638211.97/cwt210.00–216.001,3523
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662193.48/cwt180.00–210.001,2813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667250.68/cwt220.00–275.001,67218
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716222.09/cwt195.00–231.001,59019
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718144.92/cwt136.00–150.001,0414
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767190.73/cwt170.00–211.001,4639
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1552
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8591
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870179.20/cwt169.00–208.001,5594
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3021
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1983140.94/cwt136.00–146.001,3852
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3215185.00/cwt185.00–185.003981
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223338.48/cwt325.00–350.007552
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225259.56/cwt250.00–270.005842
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1253344.95/cwt340.00–350.008732
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320250.72/cwt230.00–275.008024
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1331340.33/cwt300.00–375.001,12616
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374354.55/cwt300.00–387.001,32626
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374266.49/cwt225.00–285.009976
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380155.00/cwt155.00–155.005891
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422330.98/cwt297.00–355.001,39734
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427255.92/cwt220.00–285.001,0938
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473325.69/cwt290.00–345.001,54129
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473250.19/cwt225.00–285.001,1837
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518251.67/cwt227.00–265.001,3043
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521298.39/cwt269.00–325.001,55525
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565150.00/cwt150.00–150.008481
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566242.65/cwt210.00–260.001,3734
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570299.08/cwt270.00–318.001,70518
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2607238.95/cwt220.00–250.001,4503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618294.62/cwt287.00–300.001,82110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665261.76/cwt250.00–277.001,74110
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3461
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716236.37/cwt210.00–250.001,6929
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1791196.72/cwt177.00–220.001,5564
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2795152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,2081
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1812179.37/cwt170.00–189.001,4563
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1869178.99/cwt170.00–189.001,5554
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4881
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5271
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3340135.00/cwt135.00–135.004591
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3400131.00/cwt131.00–131.005241
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3630135.00/cwt135.00–135.008511
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3725141.71/cwt134.00–149.001,0272
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3755142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0721
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3980156.00/cwt156.00–156.001,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483140.92/cwt136.00–149.002,0905
Bulls——1,688171.60/cwt160.00–179.002,89716
Bulls——1,878184.44/cwt183.00–187.003,4646
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85578.04/cwt75.00–83.006672
Cows—Lean 85-90%88798.60/cwt90.00–104.0087513
Cows—Lean 85-90%946115.30/cwt106.00–128.001,09129
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335141.96/cwt130.00–153.001,895110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,347155.76/cwt153.00–162.002,0987
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,469133.09/cwt130.00–140.001,9555
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29111,501.04/head975.00–1,850.001,5017
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,493.84/head975.00–2,000.001,4943
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,769.35/head1,100.00–2,200.001,7699
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,231.81/head2,050.00–2,400.002,2322
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,700.00/head2,700.00–2,700.002,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,975.00/head2,975.00–2,975.002,9751

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.