Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-04-21

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 21
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
405 head
▼ 351 vs last sale 756▼ 432 vs year ago 837 · −51.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
163 head
▼ 69 vs last sale 232▼ 70 vs year ago 233 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 36▲ 21 vs year ago 25 · +84.0%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 30.00 - 110.00; 15 head Sheep: 110.00 - 350.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.96/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −70.41 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$292.96
41 head · 552 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$460
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$88.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.06
vs NC average
−36.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551305.951,68435
Medium and Large 2564217.221,2246thin
One grade step is worth $88.73/cwt here — about $460 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 sale41 hd
292.96
—
NC average8 barns · 199 hd
296.02
−3.06
National average175 barns · 11,256 hd
329.95
−36.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−70.41
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—Low1,453171.042,48515
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,382147.752,04297
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,478143.372,1192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average998123.661,23539

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)1,097$2,04811
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,021$1,82312
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,7979
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,81911

Every lot

108 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 2210325.00/cwt325.00–325.006831
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230402.66/cwt400.00–405.009262
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325382.50/cwt380.00–385.001,2432
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380410.26/cwt400.00–424.001,5593
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385225.00/cwt225.00–225.008661
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407391.29/cwt377.00–397.001,5937
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410299.00/cwt299.00–299.001,2261
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3410199.00/cwt199.00–199.008161
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473368.47/cwt352.00–392.001,7435
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485268.57/cwt262.00–275.001,3032
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514361.40/cwt330.00–369.001,8587
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571335.83/cwt306.00–354.001,91810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1613294.44/cwt279.00–310.001,8052
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6001
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,9911
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3675177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,1951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3700180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2601
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,1801
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,7641
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1750265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1878208.36/cwt192.00–225.001,8292
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0361
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965201.00/cwt201.00–201.001,9401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1203331.26/cwt319.00–340.006723
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225267.89/cwt250.00–285.006032
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1270309.33/cwt290.00–325.008353
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321328.30/cwt310.00–345.001,0547
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3350175.00/cwt175.00–175.006131
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2355250.00/cwt250.00–250.008881
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375352.33/cwt340.00–365.001,32110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3420195.00/cwt195.00–195.008191
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425328.66/cwt300.00–350.001,39714
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469266.81/cwt245.00–290.001,2517
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473327.10/cwt300.00–342.001,54738
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495159.00/cwt159.00–159.007871
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1518309.49/cwt295.00–329.001,60316
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533214.95/cwt205.00–225.001,1462
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578302.96/cwt275.00–325.001,75119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2579218.35/cwt200.00–229.001,2644
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620276.51/cwt270.00–290.001,7143
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625214.87/cwt200.00–225.001,3433
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635140.00/cwt140.00–140.008891
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1660291.85/cwt270.00–299.001,9266
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670146.45/cwt143.00–150.009812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2686229.46/cwt225.00–237.001,5745
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3231
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725225.18/cwt205.00–235.001,6337
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770214.00/cwt210.00–220.001,6484
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1823217.02/cwt214.00–223.001,7864
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,8162
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1971191.82/cwt175.00–210.001,8634
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,8712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1218390.84/cwt375.00–400.008523
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278403.47/cwt397.00–416.001,1224
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2314321.99/cwt300.00–340.001,0116
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329391.87/cwt360.00–412.001,28910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340229.00/cwt229.00–229.007791
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365231.64/cwt200.00–270.008453
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373322.28/cwt300.00–342.001,2023
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374398.09/cwt375.00–420.001,48913
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420211.31/cwt160.00–265.008883
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427372.75/cwt357.00–392.001,59210
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,5011
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471362.36/cwt340.00–380.001,70723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475164.27/cwt150.00–175.007806
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5601
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1513345.00/cwt332.00–359.001,7708
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518166.23/cwt150.00–182.008612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2545245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3351
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580331.17/cwt308.00–350.001,92114
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1628302.08/cwt280.00–327.001,8979
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2650225.00/cwt200.00–250.001,4632
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665296.31/cwt275.00–312.001,9705
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723231.39/cwt214.00–245.001,6733
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727286.41/cwt268.00–300.002,08210
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,0931
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7291
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2910165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5021
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1988195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3685175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1991
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,4931
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,5741
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3873184.13/cwt175.00–193.001,6072
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3910197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,7931
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3950185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7581
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,286150.43/cwt147.00–153.001,9354
Bulls——1,443168.95/cwt160.00–174.002,4385
Bulls——1,573186.53/cwt180.00–199.002,9346
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%64377.73/cwt76.00–80.005002
Cows—Lean 85-90%875106.96/cwt94.00–110.009368
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,042129.78/cwt114.00–137.001,35224
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,128139.40/cwt139.00–140.001,5725
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,382147.75/cwt137.00–158.002,04297
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,478143.37/cwt142.00–145.002,1192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0032,525.81/head1,350.00–3,350.002,5264
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,964.43/head2,050.00–3,500.002,9645
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2183,041.32/head2,875.00–3,175.003,0412
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2655724.43/head700.00–750.007242
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0942,043.31/head1,375.00–2,650.002,04310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0972,048.36/head1,200.00–2,800.002,04811
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,797.02/head1,000.00–2,500.001,7979

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.