Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-06-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 16
● Final111 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
530 head
▼ 195 vs last sale 725▼ 36 vs year ago 566 · −6.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
187 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 178▲ 57 vs year ago 130 · +43.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
7 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 17▲ 3 vs year ago 4 · +75.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

41 head Sheep: 20.00 - 280.00 ; 40 head Goats: 20.00- 345.00: 4 head Baby Calves; 200.00 - 260.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $304.04/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −59.32 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$304.04
60 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$505
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.26/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.25
vs NC average
−30.07 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544316.261,72046
Medium and Large 2529266.911,41213thin
Medium and Large 3540225.001,2151thin
One grade step is worth $91.26/cwt here — about $505 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale60 hd
304.04
—
NC average8 barns · 272 hd
306.29
−2.25
National average153 barns · 9,567 hd
334.11
−30.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−59.32
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—High1,591196.793,13222
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,342163.002,188105
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,695153.192,5975thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,047130.311,36447

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)1,325$2,1232thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)993$1,9602thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,315$3,4132thin

Every lot

111 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 2285310.18/cwt290.00–340.008843
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300416.00/cwt400.00–420.001,2485
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2362340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,2312
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1390386.00/cwt370.00–402.001,5052
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395250.00/cwt250.00–250.009881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,0331
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424363.23/cwt345.00–380.001,5406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435200.00/cwt200.00–200.008701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2450315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,4188
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1468363.00/cwt350.00–380.001,6998
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added521373.00/cwt373.00–373.001,9433
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6863
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1531353.16/cwt330.00–369.001,8756
Steers500–550Medium 3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568274.89/cwt249.00–300.001,5613
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582335.56/cwt320.00–347.001,9536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added585359.43/cwt355.00–372.002,10322
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628308.68/cwt262.00–349.001,93916
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,22719
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1695316.00/cwt310.00–322.002,1962
Steers700–750Medium 3710165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1721
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added715329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,3523
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726317.85/cwt315.00–325.002,3087
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added782288.00/cwt288.00–288.002,2522
Steers800–850Medium 3840182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5291
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1880243.47/cwt242.00–245.002,1432
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2940167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5701
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235382.50/cwt350.00–415.008992
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269402.03/cwt385.00–427.001,08112
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316406.48/cwt395.00–417.001,2844
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2318344.65/cwt330.00–350.001,0964
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3333253.34/cwt232.00–275.008442
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370318.40/cwt295.00–325.001,17810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376352.94/cwt335.00–375.001,32710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390172.50/cwt160.00–185.006732
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2409299.20/cwt270.00–325.001,2247
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418347.10/cwt337.00–365.001,45114
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425234.82/cwt220.00–250.009982
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472329.15/cwt310.00–355.001,55421
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2483295.84/cwt275.00–310.001,4296
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,1761
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513271.88/cwt250.00–292.001,3959
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525320.35/cwt297.00–339.001,68227
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565255.72/cwt245.00–280.001,4454
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571310.44/cwt290.00–320.001,77319
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600150.00/cwt150.00–150.009002
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1625258.23/cwt250.00–285.001,61412
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added633308.49/cwt306.00–309.001,95317
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1650268.50/cwt250.00–287.001,7452
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2705167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,1771
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710236.08/cwt225.00–247.001,6762
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775244.55/cwt242.00–247.001,8952
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2001
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1251
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6111
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930232.00/cwt232.00–232.002,1581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2995152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,5121
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005170.50/cwt170.00–171.001,7142
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1230540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,2421
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250250.00/cwt250.00–250.006251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285343.73/cwt320.00–375.009804
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1286409.71/cwt400.00–429.001,1727
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3319239.65/cwt210.00–270.007644
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324375.26/cwt350.00–402.001,2167
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365331.30/cwt310.00–350.001,2094
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379382.69/cwt355.00–410.001,45011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380258.28/cwt242.00–275.009812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421372.23/cwt350.00–406.001,56712
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2440270.06/cwt265.00–275.001,1882
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476289.61/cwt260.00–320.001,3798
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478347.57/cwt325.00–372.001,66115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518340.96/cwt310.00–362.001,76619
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2523272.21/cwt255.00–300.001,4243
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528214.46/cwt212.00–217.001,1322
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567328.30/cwt300.00–347.001,86118
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571256.29/cwt225.00–289.001,4637
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610257.46/cwt232.00–280.001,5713
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617333.67/cwt300.00–345.002,05911
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1663324.33/cwt320.00–327.002,1503
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2685260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7811
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1732229.65/cwt222.00–235.001,6813
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769251.28/cwt232.00–272.001,9325
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,8731
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870232.37/cwt225.00–240.002,0222
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0121
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3675205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3841
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3681142.00/cwt142.00–142.009674
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3770157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,2091
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3890163.00/cwt163.00–163.001,4511
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,357175.96/cwt173.00–179.002,3883
Bulls——1,492189.06/cwt182.00–194.002,8217
Bulls——1,708206.51/cwt199.00–215.003,52712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%998112.88/cwt102.00–120.001,12711
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,041148.27/cwt145.00–151.001,5435
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,064135.39/cwt125.00–143.001,44130
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10080.00/cwt80.00–80.008801
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316159.71/cwt150.00–166.002,10272
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,399170.19/cwt167.00–176.002,38133
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,695153.19/cwt145.00–160.002,5975
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1853,275.00/head3,275.00–3,275.003,2751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4453,550.00/head3,550.00–3,550.003,5501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29931,960.39/head1,875.00–2,025.001,9602
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3252,123.40/head1,850.00–2,375.002,1232

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.