Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 4
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
▲ 325 vs last sale 319▲ 117 vs year ago 527 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 224▲ 11 vs year ago 205 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 45▲ 22 vs year ago 25 · +88.0%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

59 head Goats and Sheep: 30.00-470.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 800.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.97/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 11 of 34 comparable sales and sits −34.40 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$328.97
66 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$814
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$150.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.93
vs NC average
−21.60 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550340.161,87258
Medium and Large 2559282.851,5825thin
Medium and Large 3558189.441,0583thin
One grade step is worth $150.72/cwt here — about $814 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 sale66 hd
328.97
—
NC average8 barns · 204 hd
316.04
+12.93
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−21.60
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−34.40
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—Low1,725188.323,24815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,390164.532,287109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,745145.332,5362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,094140.471,53744

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)1,114$2,4394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$2,21022
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$2,0549
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$2,98112

Every lot

123 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330424.11/cwt410.00–437.001,4002
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350275.00/cwt275.00–275.009631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378332.85/cwt325.00–340.001,2582
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381409.61/cwt390.00–432.001,5617
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420354.52/cwt345.00–365.001,4892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1432400.88/cwt387.00–439.001,7327
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3450272.50/cwt250.00–295.001,2262
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468354.68/cwt350.00–357.001,6603
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476405.89/cwt379.00–430.001,9327
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513382.26/cwt365.00–408.001,96120
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527328.36/cwt300.00–352.001,7305
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added552392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1647
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579368.63/cwt330.00–379.002,13427
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2595277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6481
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1614361.10/cwt347.00–372.002,2178
Steers600–650Medium 3620156.71/cwt150.00–163.009722
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added657367.65/cwt366.00–371.002,41515
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2663288.84/cwt250.00–317.001,9153
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675353.16/cwt335.00–357.002,38414
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1708327.96/cwt324.00–332.002,3222
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2745217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6171
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780303.94/cwt292.00–320.002,3713
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3281
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823291.70/cwt275.00–300.002,4013
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3161
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230349.46/cwt325.00–375.008042
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1240431.91/cwt410.00–445.001,0373
Heifers200–250Medium 3245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269373.93/cwt350.00–385.001,0064
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326378.53/cwt350.00–406.001,2349
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333351.80/cwt339.00–370.001,1713
Heifers300–350Medium 3345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2350305.00/cwt300.00–315.001,0683
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378376.99/cwt352.00–400.001,42514
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423361.38/cwt340.00–382.001,52923
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424303.12/cwt270.00–325.001,2854
Heifers400–450Medium 3445149.00/cwt149.00–149.006631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471354.10/cwt335.00–370.001,66826
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473317.91/cwt310.00–327.001,5045
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3479266.77/cwt250.00–285.001,2784
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5542
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524345.55/cwt320.00–367.001,81127
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565175.66/cwt150.00–200.009922
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573335.47/cwt317.00–349.001,92231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587271.41/cwt250.00–295.001,5933
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621317.39/cwt295.00–330.001,97121
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2626268.00/cwt260.00–275.001,6785
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8681
Heifers650–700Medium 3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672305.85/cwt279.00–325.002,05512
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721289.57/cwt275.00–311.002,0888
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723227.42/cwt225.00–230.001,6442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2768177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3592
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770289.45/cwt272.00–299.002,2293
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1817277.92/cwt262.00–292.002,2713
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2830167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3861
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9121
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1915204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8671
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1983214.53/cwt211.00–218.002,1092
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,028202.33/cwt199.00–208.002,0803
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205295.00/cwt295.00–295.006051
Bulls200–250Medium 3215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233511.02/cwt485.00–540.001,1912
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268447.73/cwt422.00–465.001,2006
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2288367.65/cwt350.00–385.001,0592
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325440.36/cwt400.00–459.001,43120
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2491
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0222
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375409.66/cwt372.00–429.001,53617
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378347.80/cwt320.00–370.001,3155
Bulls400–450Medium 3400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422333.78/cwt322.00–345.001,4095
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427392.70/cwt375.00–429.001,67723
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473312.53/cwt300.00–325.001,4784
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478372.30/cwt350.00–404.001,78024
Bulls450–500Medium 3485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2581
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526356.39/cwt337.00–391.001,87518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528320.63/cwt310.00–327.001,6936
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572360.57/cwt330.00–382.002,06223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580309.91/cwt300.00–320.001,7972
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2881
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617340.53/cwt305.00–357.002,10116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655203.50/cwt172.00–235.001,3332
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670324.26/cwt300.00–345.002,17311
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1081
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718300.93/cwt295.00–314.002,1616
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770294.94/cwt290.00–300.002,2712
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1816277.97/cwt269.00–287.002,2685
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1874234.65/cwt210.00–252.002,0514
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1908204.45/cwt199.00–210.001,8562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008501
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3585177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0351
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3660179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1811
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3775169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3101
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5831
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,040195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3281
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,325170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2531
Bulls——1,745210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,6652
Bulls——1,755186.23/cwt180.00–194.003,26812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%903108.48/cwt107.00–110.009802
Cows—Lean 85-90%972124.30/cwt120.00–128.001,2086
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,109142.64/cwt130.00–150.001,58229
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,191154.51/cwt152.00–158.001,8407
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,337174.82/cwt172.00–187.002,3379
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,395163.60/cwt153.00–170.002,282100
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745145.33/cwt140.00–151.002,5362
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1142,439.03/head2,175.00–2,900.002,4394
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1492,053.81/head1,600.00–2,300.002,0549
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,210.18/head1,500.00–2,650.002,21022
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29502,630.03/head2,200.00–2,975.002,6305
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29732,935.60/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1023,350.75/head1,925.00–3,950.003,3515

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.