Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-07-28

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 28
● Final96 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
319 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 447▼ 237 vs year ago 556 · −42.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 160▲ 80 vs year ago 144 · +55.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
45 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 15▲ 10 vs year ago 35 · +28.6%
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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 mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

42 head Goats: 35.00-270.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 275.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -675.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.23/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −31.22 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$344.23
28 head · 532 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,831
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$401
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$73.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+30.06
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1533362.631,93221
Medium and Large 2530289.031,5317thin
One grade step is worth $73.59/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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
344.23
—
NC average9 barns · 182 hd
314.17
+30.06
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−31.22
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
437389342294median 375.4503/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,485185.252,75126
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,340161.912,17099
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,602143.702,3025thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,048138.321,45066

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)1,310$2,7112thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,128$2,11411
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,141$2,02915
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,044$3,01416

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers19 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270190.00/cwt190.00–190.005131
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1290400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,1601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3327182.31/cwt169.00–201.005963
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350195.00/cwt195.00–195.006831
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420417.08/cwt400.00–435.001,7522
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485125.00/cwt125.00–125.006061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2490280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,3721
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1540372.00/cwt372.00–372.002,0091
Steers500–550Medium 3540139.00/cwt139.00–139.007511
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6651
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,1912
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620352.71/cwt340.00–359.002,1873
Steers650–700Medium 3655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1696332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,3114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4241
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1755300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870297.00/cwt297.00–297.002,5841
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3210235.00/cwt235.00–235.004941
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215435.00/cwt435.00–435.009351
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235285.00/cwt285.00–285.006701
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271395.88/cwt375.00–412.001,0737
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280342.37/cwt335.00–350.009592
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3283231.33/cwt200.00–260.006552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1319387.02/cwt370.00–400.001,2358
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327173.76/cwt159.00–200.005683
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328323.88/cwt308.00–340.001,0622
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365301.99/cwt280.00–325.001,1023
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376364.13/cwt340.00–385.001,36912
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3393153.57/cwt142.00–165.006042
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427350.13/cwt325.00–380.001,4955
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3433242.09/cwt239.00–245.001,0482
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2440275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2458306.54/cwt302.00–312.001,4044
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1461338.40/cwt325.00–355.001,5609
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3473168.92/cwt165.00–172.007994
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523212.92/cwt200.00–225.001,1142
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526330.59/cwt310.00–342.001,73917
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568315.48/cwt300.00–332.001,79212
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2583281.03/cwt275.00–287.001,6382
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623239.77/cwt230.00–249.001,4942
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1645335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1611
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662224.11/cwt215.00–232.001,4843
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1684267.28/cwt240.00–285.001,8288
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1705254.53/cwt250.00–259.001,7942
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782249.16/cwt240.00–261.001,9483
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1925225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1972198.92/cwt182.00–215.001,9343
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1216484.12/cwt425.00–540.001,0465
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1267390.86/cwt370.00–425.001,0446
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285325.00/cwt325.00–325.009261
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290305.00/cwt305.00–305.008851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3315205.00/cwt205.00–205.006461
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322396.55/cwt375.00–420.001,2779
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,2061
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374414.88/cwt400.00–442.001,55211
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378250.22/cwt200.00–275.009463
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2379344.85/cwt325.00–350.001,3075
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3403231.69/cwt200.00–270.009343
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420396.60/cwt370.00–422.001,6669
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2433337.08/cwt300.00–365.001,4607
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471381.08/cwt355.00–400.001,7958
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472346.52/cwt325.00–365.001,6363
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0451
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2503306.24/cwt290.00–320.001,5404
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1516366.53/cwt350.00–375.001,89114
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565266.09/cwt245.00–285.001,5033
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566354.82/cwt349.00–372.002,0087
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2605250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5131
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621323.39/cwt300.00–339.002,00811
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2665207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,3771
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676291.81/cwt270.00–312.001,9737
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1736261.31/cwt239.00–285.001,9236
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1755233.64/cwt212.00–255.001,7642
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5601
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1833228.53/cwt225.00–232.001,9042
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1987177.34/cwt175.00–180.001,7503
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2995175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3360170.00/cwt170.00–170.006121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,252165.19/cwt159.00–172.002,0686
Bulls——1,490187.51/cwt176.00–196.002,79415
Bulls——1,750202.56/cwt199.00–205.003,5455
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%884117.63/cwt109.00–127.001,04011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,00896.13/cwt89.00–100.009693
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,083154.26/cwt154.00–155.001,6717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086143.71/cwt130.00–152.001,56145
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,339161.06/cwt152.00–169.002,15792
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,359173.12/cwt170.00–177.002,3537
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,602143.70/cwt138.00–150.002,3025
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28382,931.36/head2,100.00–3,325.002,9313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0083,065.58/head2,000.00–3,750.003,0666
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1643,005.42/head1,900.00–3,775.003,0057
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,113.86/head1,425.00–2,900.002,11411
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1412,029.43/head1,625.00–2,375.002,02915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3102,711.31/head2,275.00–3,050.002,7112

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.