Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-05-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
594 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 757▲ 18 vs year ago 576 · +3.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
143 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 200▼ 47 vs year ago 190 · −24.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 26 vs last sale 37▼ 18 vs year ago 29 · −62.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 25.00- 175.00; 2 head baby Calves: 700.00; 1 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 $315.14/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −48.23 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$315.14
65 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,733
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$853
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$152.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.79
vs NC average
−24.74 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1551325.071,79059
Medium and Large 2542239.871,3014thin
Medium and Large 3543172.609372thin
One grade step is worth $152.47/cwt here — about $853 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 sale65 hd
315.14
—
NC average9 barns · 332 hd
307.35
+7.79
National average164 barns · 12,891 hd
339.88
−24.74
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−48.23
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—Average1,583185.502,93713
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,379159.202,19589
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,428147.542,1072thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average926124.741,15624

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)1,295$2,2192thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$1,8047
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,065$2,1382thin

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285445.35/cwt435.00–455.001,2692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320431.80/cwt400.00–455.001,3824
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335209.34/cwt199.00–220.007012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1384426.35/cwt418.00–442.001,6374
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425356.00/cwt350.00–362.001,5132
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427416.42/cwt377.00–440.001,77810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473397.25/cwt375.00–410.001,87912
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3475195.00/cwt195.00–195.009261
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added488435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,1232
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528367.61/cwt339.00–398.001,94134
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2545310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,6901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3570200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1401
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572361.08/cwt340.00–375.002,06543
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,8141
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615147.00/cwt147.00–147.009041
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1630340.82/cwt335.00–362.002,14711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,1812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665301.29/cwt285.00–310.002,0043
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added705332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3415
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3715175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2511
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727310.75/cwt299.00–319.002,2593
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755297.45/cwt282.00–312.002,2469
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805280.50/cwt276.00–285.002,2582
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980204.42/cwt189.00–220.002,0032
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1Value Added987243.00/cwt243.00–243.002,3986
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,000213.00/cwt213.00–213.002,1301
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,005152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5281
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228379.01/cwt350.00–405.008642
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238317.58/cwt310.00–325.007562
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279373.99/cwt350.00–390.001,0434
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285260.00/cwt260.00–260.007411
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320328.44/cwt325.00–335.001,0513
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320215.00/cwt215.00–215.006881
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327383.35/cwt360.00–400.001,2549
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007991
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371381.38/cwt355.00–395.001,41514
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383273.61/cwt245.00–300.001,0484
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2415303.33/cwt270.00–320.001,2593
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1422371.23/cwt339.00–397.001,56730
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443140.03/cwt135.00–145.006202
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471356.60/cwt335.00–372.001,68036
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473152.93/cwt139.00–165.007234
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2477271.36/cwt250.00–300.001,2943
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524332.38/cwt316.00–345.001,74229
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2528239.83/cwt225.00–250.001,2663
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3543172.60/cwt150.00–195.009372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0833
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1578312.23/cwt287.00–329.001,80527
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,4041
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623210.10/cwt185.00–235.001,3092
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627271.99/cwt247.00–304.001,7056
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635155.00/cwt155.00–155.009841
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added665338.00/cwt338.00–338.002,2481
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2670224.63/cwt220.00–227.001,5053
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674269.30/cwt250.00–289.001,81516
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2703150.01/cwt148.00–152.001,0552
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714230.78/cwt211.00–255.001,6484
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770231.41/cwt215.00–252.001,7823
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833200.46/cwt196.00–205.001,6702
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2860147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,2641
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1868211.98/cwt210.00–216.001,8403
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933195.86/cwt175.00–222.001,8274
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968220.00/cwt220.00–220.002,1303
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,042207.00/cwt204.00–210.002,1573
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3220233.00/cwt229.00–237.005132
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223419.93/cwt400.00–435.009363
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274401.32/cwt375.00–420.001,1006
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3313225.00/cwt225.00–225.007042
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325421.83/cwt399.00–447.001,37115
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335275.00/cwt275.00–275.009211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0441
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373418.46/cwt395.00–449.001,56118
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3420189.76/cwt175.00–206.007972
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421404.27/cwt375.00–425.001,70216
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,4841
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472382.42/cwt350.00–404.001,80518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2484305.99/cwt277.00–335.001,4815
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520364.75/cwt325.00–392.001,89729
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570167.00/cwt167.00–167.009521
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573285.97/cwt285.00–287.001,6392
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577343.95/cwt312.00–369.001,98511
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622319.61/cwt292.00–350.001,9889
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671251.31/cwt245.00–255.001,6864
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,1411
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1730306.35/cwt299.00–314.002,2362
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1764256.76/cwt235.00–275.001,9624
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1701
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808261.88/cwt249.00–275.002,1162
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865239.86/cwt215.00–265.002,0752
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4931
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0301
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3223204.66/cwt175.00–235.004562
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3288193.77/cwt162.00–225.005582
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3335236.84/cwt225.00–250.007933
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355175.00/cwt175.00–175.006211
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3410142.59/cwt135.00–150.005852
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495150.00/cwt150.00–150.007431
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3508152.54/cwt150.00–155.007752
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565165.00/cwt165.00–165.009321
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3760169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2841
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,155104.00/cwt104.00–104.001,2011
Bulls——1,506198.68/cwt195.00–203.002,9926
Bulls——1,732185.91/cwt180.00–192.003,2206
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%669104.07/cwt90.00–110.006965
Cows—Lean 85-90%888129.32/cwt120.00–139.001,14812
Cows—Lean 85-90%98575.00/cwt75.00–75.007391
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208141.11/cwt140.00–143.001,7056
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,350156.57/cwt143.00–164.002,11468
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,428147.54/cwt140.00–156.002,1072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,473167.73/cwt165.00–175.002,47121
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0441,804.23/head1,200.00–2,075.001,8047
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2952,219.02/head2,175.00–2,250.002,2192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0301,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1002,600.00/head2,600.00–2,600.002,6001

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.