Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-04-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 7
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
692 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 703▼ 474 vs year ago 1,166 · −40.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
144 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 214▼ 136 vs year ago 280 · −48.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 40▲ 17 vs year ago 12 · +141.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

27 head Goats: 50.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 55.00 - 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 $282.36/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −81.00 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$282.36
54 head · 528 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,491
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$742
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$141.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.99
vs NC average
−34.19 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1526299.221,57546
Medium and Large 2546213.621,1674thin
Medium and Large 3530157.248334thin
One grade step is worth $141.98/cwt here — about $742 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 sale54 hd
282.36
—
NC average8 barns · 247 hd
284.35
−1.99
National average178 barns · 10,561 hd
316.55
−34.19
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−81.00
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—Low1,808167.473,02815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,296143.281,85651
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,610140.042,2555thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,089121.051,31865

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)1,143$1,79812
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)981$1,60210
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)897$1,3713thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)909$2,1394thin

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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2200280.00/cwt280.00–280.005601
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1277393.01/cwt385.00–400.001,0893
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2280275.00/cwt275.00–275.007702
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310293.84/cwt270.00–325.009113
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323402.35/cwt390.00–410.001,3005
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370265.00/cwt265.00–265.009811
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377377.17/cwt325.00–395.001,42214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2415280.06/cwt275.00–285.001,1622
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432357.19/cwt335.00–379.001,5439
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added452401.00/cwt401.00–401.001,8136
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455169.00/cwt169.00–169.007691
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468343.24/cwt310.00–369.001,60618
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2495259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,2821
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added515367.63/cwt362.00–369.001,8935
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518320.73/cwt300.00–347.001,6619
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2540285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555361.51/cwt350.00–370.002,00614
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566332.57/cwt322.00–342.001,8825
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625312.42/cwt285.00–329.001,95314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2627243.21/cwt232.00–249.001,5253
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added654320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,0934
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669276.62/cwt252.00–300.001,8514
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708220.21/cwt200.00–240.001,5592
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4151
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810225.50/cwt216.00–235.001,8272
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7961
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870175.51/cwt175.00–176.001,5272
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1229286.84/cwt270.00–305.006577
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245250.00/cwt250.00–250.006131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1267290.48/cwt275.00–304.007769
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270247.50/cwt245.00–250.006682
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287190.32/cwt175.00–200.005463
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315200.00/cwt200.00–200.006301
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2324252.25/cwt240.00–270.008176
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327304.29/cwt270.00–330.0099527
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350200.00/cwt200.00–200.007001
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378308.94/cwt285.00–340.001,16829
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2385241.60/cwt216.00–259.009303
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added396359.00/cwt359.00–359.001,4229
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420249.67/cwt249.00–250.001,0493
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added426324.69/cwt321.00–329.001,38313
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428302.80/cwt267.00–316.001,29636
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440165.00/cwt165.00–165.007261
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3450172.00/cwt172.00–172.007741
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453333.37/cwt330.00–340.001,51012
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1477303.99/cwt282.00–312.001,45024
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2485250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518147.99/cwt125.00–170.007673
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519299.24/cwt275.00–314.001,55331
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added522322.30/cwt319.00–325.001,6829
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530205.16/cwt190.00–225.001,0873
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0451
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570264.50/cwt250.00–290.001,5086
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,4221
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610202.32/cwt180.00–225.001,2346
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added618284.43/cwt280.00–291.001,7585
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624270.70/cwt240.00–276.001,68913
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666230.48/cwt215.00–242.001,5354
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1730219.54/cwt212.00–226.001,6034
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767192.82/cwt175.00–212.001,47910
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1827188.32/cwt185.00–190.001,5573
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4111
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1883196.08/cwt187.00–205.001,7312
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920194.54/cwt180.00–204.001,7903
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5551
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235370.00/cwt370.00–370.008701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250320.00/cwt320.00–320.008001
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281390.26/cwt365.00–400.001,0975
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325305.23/cwt300.00–325.009925
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1327387.43/cwt350.00–415.001,26713
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3360226.30/cwt210.00–240.008153
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374368.31/cwt322.00–397.001,37718
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385269.57/cwt250.00–305.001,0383
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2406268.21/cwt250.00–315.001,0895
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422343.34/cwt325.00–375.001,44929
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3428190.27/cwt180.00–200.008143
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463260.16/cwt250.00–270.001,2052
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1466333.23/cwt280.00–370.001,55336
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480179.00/cwt179.00–179.008591
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503253.52/cwt250.00–257.001,2752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520318.89/cwt270.00–347.001,65823
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,8643
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564315.75/cwt275.00–335.001,78116
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572233.50/cwt220.00–250.001,3363
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added625310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,9384
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628274.19/cwt242.00–295.001,72212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1686257.27/cwt235.00–265.001,7658
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3762
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725233.54/cwt215.00–252.001,69310
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735212.41/cwt200.00–225.001,5612
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1829200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6583
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860207.02/cwt204.00–210.001,7802
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2950162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,6751
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025182.01/cwt179.00–185.001,8662
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450190.00/cwt190.00–190.008551
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3590206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,2151
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3695167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1611
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3790129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0191
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3815135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3995159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,5821
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,725152.29/cwt150.00–156.002,6273
Bulls——1,821168.41/cwt160.00–179.003,06710
Bulls——1,868185.52/cwt183.00–188.003,4662
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75388.42/cwt80.00–92.006664
Cows—Lean 85-90%961106.22/cwt100.00–112.001,02116
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,105126.17/cwt114.00–134.001,39431
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,258158.89/cwt157.00–161.001,9993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,296135.99/cwt135.00–138.001,76214
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,298142.30/cwt135.00–151.001,84748
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,610140.04/cwt135.00–145.002,2555
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27881,923.65/head1,575.00–2,150.001,9242
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,355.04/head2,125.00–2,550.002,3552
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28971,370.59/head1,175.00–1,500.001,3713
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29811,601.94/head975.00–2,225.001,60210
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1431,797.69/head850.00–2,200.001,79812

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.