Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-07-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
▼ 73 vs last sale 413▼ 473 vs year ago 813 · −58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
▲ 25 vs last sale 219▼ 131 vs year ago 375 · −34.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 18 · −44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday. Cattle sold with moderate demand overall, with good demand seen for calves below 600lbs. Buyer attendance was moderate, with active buyer activity throughout the sale.

17 head of sheep, 85.00-200.00; 30 head of goats, 35.00-350.00; 1 head baby calves, 625.00;

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.35/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 2 of 34 comparable sales and sits −72.01 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$291.35
20 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$426
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$65.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.35
vs NC average
−50.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546311.601,70011thin
Medium and Large 2555290.731,6144thin
Medium and Large 3525248.501,3052thin
Medium 1517246.521,2753thin
One grade step is worth $65.08/cwt here — about $426 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 sale20 hd
291.35
—
NC average3 barns · 33 hd
284.01
+7.35
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−50.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−72.01
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—High1,714188.533,23122
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243160.952,00052
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560160.532,50588
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089141.731,54355

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,0493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$2,3501thin

Every lot

121 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1388394.77/cwt385.00–415.001,5324
Steers350–400Medium 1390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1415393.45/cwt375.00–400.001,6334
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3432292.18/cwt275.00–302.001,2623
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460380.02/cwt370.00–390.001,7489
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2484359.12/cwt350.00–370.001,7384
Steers450–500Medium 1485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523351.36/cwt345.00–359.001,8383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532368.88/cwt362.00–377.001,9628
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569357.04/cwt347.00–362.002,0326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618334.06/cwt322.00–340.002,0644
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9621
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322369.79/cwt365.00–375.001,1913
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2323337.04/cwt325.00–355.001,0895
Heifers300–350Medium 1327261.96/cwt250.00–285.008573
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2368334.54/cwt320.00–347.001,2316
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376364.86/cwt355.00–375.001,3726
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376291.38/cwt277.00–300.001,0964
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed410362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,4841
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419342.22/cwt330.00–350.001,4348
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425287.04/cwt275.00–300.001,2203
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430323.39/cwt310.00–330.001,3917
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466299.00/cwt285.00–310.001,3935
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475330.07/cwt320.00–347.001,56812
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475273.48/cwt272.00–275.001,2992
Heifers450–500Medium 1478242.41/cwt225.00–260.001,1592
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Fleshy495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
Heifers500–550Medium 1517246.52/cwt235.00–255.001,2753
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525248.50/cwt247.00–250.001,3052
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1533318.74/cwt310.00–333.001,6996
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5771
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Fleshy540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2560290.30/cwt287.00–295.001,6263
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566313.79/cwt300.00–325.001,7764
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616302.65/cwt285.00–310.001,8648
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618257.99/cwt250.00–275.001,5945
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2Fleshy660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667274.10/cwt269.00–282.001,8287
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680256.19/cwt250.00–265.001,7424
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1745242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280442.41/cwt440.00–445.001,2392
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323422.09/cwt405.00–440.001,3632
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328373.48/cwt365.00–380.001,2253
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3346290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0033
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373362.03/cwt330.00–375.001,3504
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1384391.97/cwt385.00–407.001,5055
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419375.72/cwt355.00–387.001,5748
Bulls400–450Medium 1425276.76/cwt225.00–325.001,1762
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430332.97/cwt325.00–342.001,4324
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467318.90/cwt299.00–335.001,4895
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471367.38/cwt350.00–377.001,73010
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0431
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519355.71/cwt347.00–379.001,84610
Bulls500–550Medium 1525285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4961
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1560345.54/cwt322.00–352.001,9359
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583292.12/cwt275.00–310.001,7032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624323.76/cwt310.00–335.002,0207
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1Thin Fleshed625347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1693
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625286.65/cwt275.00–300.001,7923
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665322.73/cwt316.00–327.002,1463
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2680273.53/cwt272.00–275.001,8602
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1703310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1792
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718262.46/cwt250.00–275.001,8842
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3728216.65/cwt208.00–225.001,5772
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3758184.48/cwt179.00–190.001,3982
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 3840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1381
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2Fleshy865199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7211
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9671
Feeder Cattle · Beef/Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Beef/Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
Beef/Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
Beef/Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
Beef/Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3415239.00/cwt239.00–239.009921
Beef/Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3455162.50/cwt162.50–162.507391
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3528221.45/cwt218.00–225.001,1692
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3840170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4281
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3875225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9691
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls4 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,170155.18/cwt149.00–161.001,8162
Bulls——1,598188.68/cwt180.00–197.003,01511
Bulls——1,848204.10/cwt191.00–210.003,7727
Bulls——Heavy Weight2,423166.58/cwt156.00–178.004,0362
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%934112.78/cwt101.00–120.001,0537
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,008133.08/cwt126.00–139.001,34112
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,135147.56/cwt140.00–157.001,67528
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,184168.67/cwt164.00–174.001,99718
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,184159.63/cwt157.00–164.001,8908
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,207145.54/cwt140.00–150.001,7575
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,285158.82/cwt152.00–164.002,04129
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555167.23/cwt163.00–172.002,60035
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556158.99/cwt152.00–165.002,47439
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585148.10/cwt140.00–154.002,34714
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,1901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2902,222.87/head1,850.00–2,500.002,2232
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-28252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501

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.