Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-03-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 17
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
750 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 747▼ 252 vs year ago 1,002 · −25.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
192 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 210▼ 5 vs year ago 197 · −2.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 25▼ 3 vs year ago 20 · −15.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

24 head Goats: 45.00 - 255.00; 7 head Sheep: 100.00 - 165.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.79/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −88.57 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$274.79
66 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,493
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$497
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$94.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.00
vs NC average
−39.79 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542285.071,54557
Medium and Large 2556225.061,2515thin
Medium and Large 3550190.561,0484thin
One grade step is worth $94.51/cwt here — about $497 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale66 hd
274.79
—
NC average8 barns · 263 hd
266.79
+8.00
National average174 barns · 12,680 hd
314.58
−39.79
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−88.57
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—High1,734178.923,10225
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328145.901,937108
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,595140.552,2422thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,010116.841,18034

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)1,255$2,3383thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,221$2,0547
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$1,5852thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)950$2,2115

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245290.00/cwt290.00–290.007111
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1282363.67/cwt350.00–380.001,0263
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330367.70/cwt345.00–380.001,2135
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1379369.04/cwt340.00–387.001,3999
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423256.86/cwt220.00–290.001,0872
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426358.72/cwt330.00–382.001,52811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455160.00/cwt160.00–160.007281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473265.13/cwt240.00–290.001,2542
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1482334.09/cwt330.00–340.001,6107
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520155.38/cwt145.00–165.008082
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1521321.73/cwt307.00–347.001,67614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562314.11/cwt280.00–335.001,7656
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2603242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,4622
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1605293.26/cwt290.00–297.001,7744
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1654287.19/cwt270.00–300.001,8787
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3685140.00/cwt140.00–140.009591
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8821
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750258.50/cwt257.00–260.001,9392
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,3231
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820234.70/cwt212.00–252.001,9253
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2051
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,1121
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970225.86/cwt217.00–235.002,1912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1216337.55/cwt290.00–360.007296
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235260.00/cwt260.00–260.006111
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270272.44/cwt255.00–285.007363
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278336.36/cwt310.00–365.0093516
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313267.56/cwt265.00–270.008372
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327334.00/cwt300.00–355.001,09212
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345210.00/cwt210.00–210.007251
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2371262.44/cwt240.00–275.009744
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377328.93/cwt290.00–355.001,24029
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424318.56/cwt285.00–347.001,35149
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427246.95/cwt225.00–270.001,0543
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468249.06/cwt230.00–265.001,1665
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473304.24/cwt280.00–335.001,43954
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505197.00/cwt197.00–197.009951
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529288.33/cwt270.00–315.001,52539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2543224.98/cwt220.00–230.001,2223
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565188.41/cwt180.00–195.001,0653
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570278.00/cwt250.00–288.001,58518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575225.17/cwt220.00–230.001,2952
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2614217.37/cwt205.00–225.001,3354
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620265.96/cwt236.00–278.001,64921
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640182.48/cwt180.00–185.001,1682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660145.00/cwt145.00–145.009571
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680238.30/cwt187.00–260.001,62018
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721219.09/cwt190.00–237.001,58011
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3141
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766226.53/cwt207.00–236.001,7356
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3795147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1691
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825220.56/cwt218.00–224.001,8205
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2840171.01/cwt170.00–172.001,4362
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1855202.10/cwt180.00–219.001,7283
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3251
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915196.33/cwt177.00–208.001,7967
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1974170.95/cwt160.00–182.001,6654
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,018193.67/cwt187.00–200.001,9723
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215260.00/cwt260.00–260.005591
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1222352.48/cwt330.00–380.007839
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2273300.00/cwt300.00–300.008192
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276359.40/cwt320.00–400.0099215
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316272.85/cwt250.00–300.008624
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324350.95/cwt315.00–392.001,13717
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373359.78/cwt320.00–390.001,34238
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378276.30/cwt250.00–300.001,0443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378184.70/cwt170.00–200.006982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425342.97/cwt310.00–370.001,45836
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427274.15/cwt245.00–290.001,1718
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1467334.78/cwt300.00–353.001,56332
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470214.95/cwt210.00–220.001,0102
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474272.37/cwt250.00–295.001,29111
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3512206.74/cwt200.00–210.001,0593
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524307.39/cwt277.00–330.001,61130
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529256.70/cwt240.00–270.001,3588
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567284.19/cwt270.00–310.001,61113
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574234.89/cwt230.00–245.001,3484
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0711
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,4581
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620289.30/cwt270.00–307.001,79420
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4081
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666271.05/cwt252.00–282.001,8057
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3301
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723217.40/cwt210.00–222.001,5723
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765237.04/cwt227.00–245.001,8133
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2785170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3351
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828215.73/cwt200.00–229.001,7863
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,8341
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885180.50/cwt162.00–199.001,5972
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5311
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1962189.32/cwt187.00–194.001,8213
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3495172.00/cwt172.00–172.008511
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3505165.00/cwt165.00–165.008331
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3590140.00/cwt140.00–140.008261
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3625162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,0131
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3735150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,1021
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3570170.00/cwt170.00–170.009691
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3845167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4111
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3940160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,697175.58/cwt160.00–187.002,98020
Bulls——1,880192.29/cwt189.00–197.003,6155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%72577.68/cwt70.00–85.005633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,001123.92/cwt110.00–130.001,24017
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00598.90/cwt90.00–105.009947
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159134.39/cwt132.00–137.001,5587
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,312144.16/cwt132.00–153.001,89194
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,433157.61/cwt154.00–164.002,25914
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,595140.55/cwt132.00–149.002,2422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,584.95/head1,325.00–1,775.001,5852
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2212,053.99/head1,250.00–2,550.002,0547
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,338.08/head2,225.00–2,500.002,3383
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28632,354.83/head2,250.00–2,450.002,3553
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,996.30/head1,650.00–2,200.001,9962

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.