Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
757 head
▼ 88 vs last sale 845▲ 153 vs year ago 604 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 188▲ 11 vs year ago 189 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 29▲ 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Sheep: 130.00 - 350.00; 18 head Goats: 20.00- 320.00; 1 head baby Calves: 400.00; 9 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 $296.83/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −66.54 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$296.83
61 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$784
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$146.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average
−35.99 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543315.111,71045
Medium and Large 2554263.161,45713thin
Medium and Large 3550168.389263thin
One grade step is worth $146.73/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 sale61 hd
296.83
—
NC average9 barns · 291 hd
295.30
+1.52
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−35.99
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−66.54
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—Average1,546175.532,71414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,332161.112,146107
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,596146.542,33911
CowsLean 85-90%High944128.121,21034

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)1,143$2,0895
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$2,0448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,93912
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$2,6349

Every lot

131 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1235429.97/cwt400.00–500.001,0104
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263412.88/cwt375.00–470.001,0864
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318299.02/cwt275.00–325.009512
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326414.71/cwt404.00–425.001,3526
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365355.21/cwt350.00–360.001,2972
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366420.48/cwt385.00–435.001,53921
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430410.14/cwt385.00–437.001,76420
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473379.21/cwt365.00–400.001,79418
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,6661
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524381.70/cwt365.00–390.002,00017
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527321.59/cwt318.00–325.001,6953
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2573276.66/cwt270.00–285.001,5853
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1583356.82/cwt318.00–367.002,08020
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607349.65/cwt343.00–353.002,12215
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621306.78/cwt300.00–339.001,9057
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666318.28/cwt302.00–329.002,1204
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724298.53/cwt295.00–313.002,16110
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783272.67/cwt265.00–281.002,1353
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838238.54/cwt225.00–252.001,9992
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900244.00/cwt239.00–249.002,1962
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2925192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,7812
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2970164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5911
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980227.36/cwt214.00–241.002,2282
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3741
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,045170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7771
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205347.20/cwt335.00–360.007122
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225235.00/cwt235.00–235.005291
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230300.00/cwt290.00–310.006902
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1272336.26/cwt325.00–355.009153
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275247.00/cwt247.00–247.006791
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283286.95/cwt265.00–300.008124
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326368.44/cwt350.00–385.001,2019
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377363.77/cwt337.00–396.001,37127
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2384305.05/cwt265.00–325.001,1715
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417350.62/cwt325.00–375.001,46274
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425283.70/cwt239.00–300.001,2065
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440227.00/cwt227.00–227.009991
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472255.60/cwt232.00–275.001,2065
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473328.82/cwt297.00–359.001,55540
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522263.73/cwt250.00–277.001,3776
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526320.18/cwt300.00–337.001,68428
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570306.77/cwt290.00–322.001,74917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570152.57/cwt150.00–155.008702
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581262.67/cwt230.00–275.001,5267
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619297.64/cwt267.50–325.001,84216
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2629229.51/cwt200.00–260.001,4448
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added653304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,9858
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672271.15/cwt247.00–280.001,82215
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675188.60/cwt182.00–195.001,2732
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722240.89/cwt229.00–252.001,7396
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4281
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768183.49/cwt182.00–185.001,4092
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783216.21/cwt200.00–225.001,6934
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1836229.12/cwt223.00–230.001,9159
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8701
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865163.66/cwt150.00–177.001,4162
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923176.02/cwt167.00–185.001,6252
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1977178.69/cwt165.00–197.001,7466
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,024183.38/cwt170.00–197.001,8788
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234395.84/cwt370.00–422.009267
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274395.41/cwt375.00–408.001,0838
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3277244.01/cwt225.00–255.006763
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318318.82/cwt270.00–350.001,0144
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325405.94/cwt375.00–427.001,31912
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367305.11/cwt250.00–325.001,1205
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368205.86/cwt165.00–235.007583
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372412.77/cwt387.00–437.001,53621
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427384.91/cwt340.00–410.001,64423
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468266.90/cwt250.00–300.001,2493
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469378.53/cwt350.00–400.001,77528
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520200.57/cwt162.00–225.001,0433
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521364.42/cwt327.00–389.001,89927
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2532291.54/cwt275.00–300.001,5513
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572286.30/cwt255.00–310.001,6383
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574348.14/cwt335.00–372.001,99813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620331.06/cwt300.00–341.002,05313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673234.94/cwt220.00–250.001,5812
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674295.86/cwt270.00–314.001,9948
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713272.09/cwt242.00–297.001,9407
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7541
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778244.44/cwt210.00–280.001,9022
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818231.99/cwt200.00–250.001,8983
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3533220.35/cwt214.00–227.001,1742
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730181.12/cwt172.00–190.001,3222
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3870169.07/cwt160.00–175.001,4713
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3975149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4531
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3980166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6271
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,517174.64/cwt160.00–183.002,6496
Bulls——1,525151.73/cwt150.00–154.002,3143
Bulls——1,594190.87/cwt188.00–196.003,0425
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%902110.42/cwt100.00–116.009966
Cows—Lean 85-90%944132.01/cwt120.00–140.001,24620
Cows—Lean 85-90%968144.80/cwt144.00–146.001,4026
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00592.32/cwt90.00–94.009282
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300158.05/cwt142.00–165.002,05577
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,413168.98/cwt166.00–177.002,38830
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,596146.54/cwt140.00–152.002,33911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0002,182.00/head1,700.00–2,500.002,1822
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,123.41/head2,575.00–3,525.003,1232
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1602,619.12/head1,375.00–3,400.002,6195
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2802,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,939.49/head1,200.00–2,350.001,93912
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,089.15/head1,750.00–2,400.002,0895
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1832,044.48/head1,025.00–2,600.002,0448

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.