Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-04-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 14
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
756 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 692▼ 6 vs year ago 762 · −0.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
232 head
▲ 88 vs last sale 144▲ 13 vs year ago 219 · +5.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
36 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 29▲ 18 vs year ago 18 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

26 head Goats: 45.00 - 280.00; 18 head Sheep: 40.00 - 320.00; 5 head baby Calves: 600.00 - 875.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.15/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.22 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$293.15
59 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,598
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$648
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$126.57/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.20
vs NC average
−28.03 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545308.141,67849
Medium and Large 2540236.051,2757thin
Medium and Large 3567181.571,0303thin
One grade step is worth $126.57/cwt here — about $648 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 sale59 hd
293.15
—
NC average9 barns · 250 hd
291.95
+1.20
National average175 barns · 12,815 hd
321.18
−28.03
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−70.22
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—Low1,437164.262,36028
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,324147.761,956110
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,598140.372,2433thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,033124.221,28366

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)1,179$2,1784thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,138$2,00714
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,038$1,9416
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)846$2,29810
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$2,2501thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223395.87/cwt392.00–400.008832
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280398.79/cwt398.00–400.001,1175
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323399.32/cwt397.00–400.001,2909
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1211
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2353314.95/cwt300.00–335.001,1123
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375393.29/cwt360.00–408.001,47512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,0341
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415205.00/cwt205.00–205.008511
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1431384.97/cwt365.00–406.001,6598
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433278.25/cwt255.00–300.001,2054
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1631
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1480365.36/cwt349.00–380.001,75418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480165.00/cwt165.00–165.007921
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added485387.00/cwt387.00–387.001,8773
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added517375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,9394
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532345.76/cwt310.00–367.001,83923
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532279.20/cwt252.00–300.001,4853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,4991
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added556350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9464
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576329.43/cwt300.00–340.001,8984
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616321.06/cwt311.00–336.001,9785
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665257.23/cwt225.00–275.001,7113
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1678311.60/cwt290.00–316.002,11322
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1700297.00/cwt295.00–299.002,0792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9891
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2205315.00/cwt315.00–315.006461
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223331.39/cwt320.00–347.007399
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279344.04/cwt327.00–389.0096015
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2286294.09/cwt260.00–310.008415
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300230.00/cwt230.00–230.006901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320285.43/cwt275.00–310.009134
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322367.12/cwt335.00–399.001,18222
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361297.13/cwt265.00–320.001,0734
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376365.58/cwt335.00–392.001,37545
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added387401.01/cwt397.00–402.001,5525
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420346.27/cwt320.00–380.001,45438
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2432281.24/cwt250.00–310.001,2159
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474320.11/cwt290.00–339.001,51758
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474256.87/cwt225.00–282.001,2184
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495187.00/cwt187.00–187.009261
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521315.10/cwt287.00–332.001,64224
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524236.00/cwt225.00–255.001,2375
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added545355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,9351
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3567181.57/cwt165.00–200.001,0303
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568299.22/cwt272.00–316.001,70024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580236.19/cwt225.00–247.001,3702
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629285.36/cwt267.00–297.001,7959
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663150.00/cwt150.00–150.009952
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666227.99/cwt220.00–237.001,5184
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,3531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716224.25/cwt217.00–232.001,6067
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718164.45/cwt160.00–169.001,1812
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1766210.44/cwt200.00–218.001,6124
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821203.83/cwt190.00–218.001,6735
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873188.37/cwt182.00–195.001,6442
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1914190.91/cwt172.00–214.001,7454
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2915157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1971176.68/cwt165.00–189.001,7165
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,8901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210325.00/cwt325.00–325.006831
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235381.10/cwt350.00–410.008965
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2250285.00/cwt285.00–285.007131
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279381.51/cwt350.00–400.001,06411
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285240.00/cwt240.00–240.006841
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315255.00/cwt255.00–255.008031
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318327.44/cwt325.00–330.001,0412
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325391.23/cwt350.00–414.001,27115
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373311.60/cwt289.00–330.001,1623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378389.66/cwt375.00–415.001,47326
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413298.55/cwt297.00–300.001,2332
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421374.31/cwt345.00–395.001,57635
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471356.22/cwt335.00–379.001,67832
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477285.64/cwt285.00–287.001,3633
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508190.15/cwt180.00–200.009662
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521344.43/cwt320.00–369.001,79440
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2521286.06/cwt275.00–300.001,4904
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3555190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,0551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571325.95/cwt297.00–342.001,86130
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571270.25/cwt262.00–285.001,5435
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0981
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623308.50/cwt295.00–329.001,92213
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2630254.10/cwt225.00–269.001,6013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668235.28/cwt220.00–250.001,5722
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670288.10/cwt272.00–304.001,93012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720260.98/cwt237.00–277.001,8793
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,6021
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1765235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,7981
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4311
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4611
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1845232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,9601
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2870169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4701
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,145147.74/cwt140.00–154.001,6927
Bulls——1,472165.48/cwt158.00–173.002,43616
Bulls——1,733183.51/cwt179.00–189.003,1805
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%860106.87/cwt95.00–110.0091911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026127.26/cwt119.00–134.001,30633
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126135.64/cwt135.00–137.001,52719
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,16081.99/cwt70.00–89.009513
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,243165.28/cwt161.00–171.002,0549
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331146.20/cwt136.00–159.001,946101
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,598140.37/cwt132.00–146.002,2433
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,941.05/head1,500.00–2,500.001,9416
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1382,006.84/head1,325.00–2,400.002,00714
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1792,177.84/head1,225.00–2,750.002,1784
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27622,380.36/head2,200.00–2,550.002,3803
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28402,383.53/head2,175.00–2,525.002,3843
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29142,173.19/head1,925.00–2,550.002,1734
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29652,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501

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.