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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-26

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 26

● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← May 19May 26Jun 2 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

321 head

▼ 450 vs last sale 771▼ 70 vs year ago 391 · −17.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

105 head

▼ 118 vs last sale 223▲ 15 vs year ago 90 · +16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

16 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 38▼ 2 vs year ago 18 · −11.1%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 170.00; 12 head Goats: 50 .00- 295.00; 1 head baby Calves: 600.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $313.97/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −61.48 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.

Average price

$313.97

28 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,724

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$99.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.03

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	558	329.31	1,836	21
Medium and Large 2	521	283.13	1,476	5thin
Medium and Large 3	530	229.95	1,219	2thin

One grade step is worth $99.36/cwt here — about $618 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 sale28 hd

313.97

—

NC average8 barns · 243 hd

305.94

+8.03

This barn, trailing median34 sales

375.45

−61.48

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Average	1,395	174.36	2,433	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,352	151.15	2,043	68
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,545	137.99	2,132	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	968	120.42	1,166	16

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$2,439	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,308	$2,197	3thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	885	$2,573	6

Every lot

96 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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	225	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,046	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	270	407.56/cwt	370.00–437.00	1,100	4
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	570	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	420.93/cwt	412.00–430.00	1,402	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	390	419.78/cwt	418.00–420.00	1,637	9
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	547	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,233	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	436	388.18/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,692	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	365.54/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,784	3
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	517	361.73/cwt	340.00–370.00	1,870	6
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	356.74/cwt	355.00–360.00	2,001	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,695	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	580	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,218	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	608	308.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,877	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	299.76/cwt	275.00–312.00	2,026	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	247.41/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,769	2
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	869	256.28/cwt	235.00–275.00	2,227	4
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,232	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	930	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,553	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers29 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	220	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	825	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	375.35/cwt	350.00–397.00	1,025	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	804	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	324	368.09/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,193	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	360	358.51/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,291	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	363	302.72/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,099	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	260.96/cwt	242.00–285.00	1,091	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	329.35/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,393	11
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	210.58/cwt	185.00–225.00	905	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	319.71/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,503	16
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	480	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	840	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	483	252.59/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,220	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	194.28/cwt	175.00–208.00	1,001	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	235.54/cwt	215.00–252.00	1,215	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	528	308.16/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,627	15
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	220.27/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,240	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	564	304.24/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,716	10
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	609	278.51/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,696	6
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	668	240.86/cwt	235.00–247.00	1,609	4
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	730	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,730	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	237.66/cwt	235.00–239.00	1,811	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	820	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,886	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	170.50/cwt	170.00–171.00	1,500	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,720	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	965	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,448	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	967	200.42/cwt	172.00–215.00	1,938	3
Heifers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,018	170.07/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,731	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	288	414.05/cwt	405.00–425.00	1,192	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	310	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,008	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	330	411.06/cwt	390.00–427.00	1,356	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	405.18/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,511	10
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	330.93/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,258	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	303.37/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,277	6
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	952	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	431	378.15/cwt	370.00–392.00	1,630	9
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,150	1
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	362.91/cwt	350.00–377.00	1,702	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	476	292.36/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,392	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	514	280.16/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,440	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	527	336.52/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,773	7
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	229.95/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,219	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	550	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,623	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	573	325.71/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,866	14
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,059	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	225.14/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,373	3
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	314.45/cwt	280.00–335.00	1,962	18
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	287.31/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,939	6
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	242.28/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,635	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 3	690	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,256	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	266.51/cwt	227.00–276.00	1,887	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	233.45/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,798	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	201.80/cwt	185.00–218.00	1,645	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	857	207.62/cwt	182.00–225.00	1,779	3
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	968	202.24/cwt	183.00–216.00	1,958	3
Bulls	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,005	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,141	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	280	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	476	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	470	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	841	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	600–650	Large 3	620	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	849	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	720	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,238	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,316	173.70/cwt	162.00–182.00	2,286	8
Bulls	—	—	1,580	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	2,512	1
Bulls	—	—	1,845	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	3,598	1
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	838	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	796	2
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	883	108.76/cwt	104.00–110.00	960	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,028	130.17/cwt	119.00–136.00	1,338	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,346	163.76/cwt	159.00–173.00	2,204	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	148.97/cwt	138.00–158.00	2,016	58
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,545	137.99/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,132	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	795	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,086	2,438.53/head	1,600.00–3,100.00	2,439	6
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,308	2,196.75/head	1,525.00–2,675.00	2,197	3
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	862	2,408.75/head	1,725.00–3,200.00	2,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	907	2,737.87/head	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,738	3

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon May 26, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 321Last week 771Year ago 391

Slaughter CattleReceipts 105Last week 223Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 38Year ago 18

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

1 head Sheep: 170.00; 12 head Goats: 50 .00- 295.00; 1 head baby Calves: 600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	465.00	465.00
4	250–300	270	370.00–437.00	407.56
2	300–350	333	412.00–430.00	420.93
9	350–400	390	418.00–420.00	419.78
9	400–450	436	380.00–420.00	388.18
3	450–500	488	347.00–375.00	365.54
6	500–550	517	340.00–370.00	361.73
4	550–600	561	355.00–360.00	356.74
4	600–650	608	300.00–325.00	308.72
5	650–700	676	275.00–312.00	299.76
2	700–750	715	235.00–260.00	247.41
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
4	850–900	869	235.00–275.00	256.28
1	900–950	930	240.00	240.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	297.00	297.00
1	550–600	565	300.00	300.00
1	900–950	930	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	190.00	190.00
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	405	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	580	210.00	210.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	380	300.00–360.00	330.93
6	400–450	421	270.00–335.00	303.37
4	450–500	476	270.00–300.00	292.36
4	500–550	514	250.00–292.00	280.16
1	550–600	550	295.00	295.00
3	600–650	610	200.00–250.00	225.14
2	650–700	675	235.00–250.00	242.28

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	423	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	460	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	530	225.00–235.00	229.95
1	600–650	605	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	690	182.00	182.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	288	405.00–425.00	414.05
4	300–350	330	390.00–427.00	411.06
10	350–400	373	385.00–420.00	405.18
9	400–450	431	370.00–392.00	378.15
12	450–500	469	350.00–377.00	362.91
7	500–550	527	310.00–350.00	336.52
14	550–600	573	300.00–342.00	325.71
18	600–650	624	280.00–335.00	314.45
6	650–700	675	275.00–312.00	287.31
6	700–750	708	227.00–276.00	266.51
3	750–800	770	225.00–240.00	233.45
2	800–850	815	185.00–218.00	201.80
3	850–900	857	182.00–225.00	207.62
3	950–1000	968	183.00–216.00	202.24
1	1000–1050	1,005	213.00	213.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	282.00	282.00
4	350–400	363	275.00–325.00	302.72
5	400–450	418	242.00–285.00	260.96
2	450–500	483	235.00–270.00	252.59
4	500–550	516	215.00–252.00	235.54
2	550–600	563	200.00–240.00	220.27
1	950–1000	965	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
5	400–450	430	185.00–225.00	210.58
1	450–500	480	175.00	175.00
3	500–550	515	175.00–208.00	194.28
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	375.00	375.00
3	250–300	273	350.00–397.00	375.35
4	300–350	324	350.00–392.00	368.09
4	350–400	360	350.00–385.00	358.51
11	400–450	423	300.00–355.00	329.35
16	450–500	470	300.00–335.00	319.71
15	500–550	528	275.00–320.00	308.16
10	550–600	564	275.00–310.00	304.24
6	600–650	609	250.00–300.00	278.51
4	650–700	668	235.00–247.00	240.86
1	700–750	730	237.00	237.00
3	750–800	762	235.00–239.00	237.66
1	800–850	820	230.00	230.00
2	850–900	880	170.00–171.00	170.50
1	900–950	910	189.00	189.00
3	950–1000	967	172.00–215.00	200.42
2	1000–1050	1,018	160.00–180.00	170.07

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	470	179.00	179.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	137.00	137.00
1	700–750	720	172.00	172.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,308	1,525.00–2,675.00	2,196.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	795	1,475.00	1,475.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,086	1,600.00–3,100.00	2,438.53

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	862	1,725.00–3,200.00	2,408.75
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	907	2,500.00–3,050.00	2,737.87

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,545	130.00–143.00	137.99

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	883	104.00–110.00	108.76
10	—	1,028	119.00–136.00	130.17
2	—	838	95.00	95.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
58	—	1,353	138.00–158.00	148.97
10	—	1,346	159.00–173.00	163.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,316	162.00–182.00	173.70
1	—	1,580	159.00	159.00
1	—	1,845	195.00	195.00

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.