Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-18

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 18
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
476 head
▼ 304 vs last sale 780▲ 81 vs year ago 395 · +20.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
156 head
▼ 57 vs last sale 213▲ 20 vs year ago 136 · +14.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▼ 16 vs last sale 35▲ 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

20 head Goats: 45.00-290.00; 14 Sheep: 75.00-175.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.17/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.19 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$320.17
42 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,732
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$768
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$148.13/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−13.02
vs NC average
−39.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545340.131,85331
Medium and Large 2522279.921,4629thin
Medium and Large 3565192.001,0852thin
One grade step is worth $148.13/cwt here — about $768 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 sale42 hd
320.17
—
NC average10 barns · 404 hd
333.19
−13.02
National average158 barns · 7,895 hd
359.80
−39.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−43.19
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—Average1,670188.183,14317
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,350169.242,28590
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,001141.591,41737

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)1,200$2,1359
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)883$2,0183thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,9414thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$2,2882thin

Every lot

104 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273446.88/cwt440.00–455.001,2202
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,0881
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1328454.98/cwt442.00–467.001,4922
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375423.44/cwt410.00–439.001,5887
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429415.19/cwt385.00–422.001,7817
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1460382.39/cwt375.00–392.001,7593
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added475411.31/cwt410.00–412.001,9549
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2486311.09/cwt300.00–337.001,5126
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added509393.59/cwt392.00–400.002,0035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525365.39/cwt322.00–385.001,91810
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563278.87/cwt262.00–295.001,5702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1581366.27/cwt335.00–377.002,12810
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617362.26/cwt340.00–375.002,2353
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9351
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1661356.01/cwt329.00–365.002,3539
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705348.51/cwt347.00–350.002,4572
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726351.00/cwt351.00–351.002,5483
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4781
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,5501
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1930212.50/cwt200.00–225.001,9762
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1210470.00/cwt470.00–470.009871
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275410.50/cwt380.00–447.001,1294
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305297.00/cwt297.00–297.009061
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324412.51/cwt395.00–430.001,3379
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2337351.09/cwt340.00–375.001,1833
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376397.19/cwt375.00–418.001,49318
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390250.00/cwt250.00–250.009752
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2395337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,3311
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2411319.29/cwt300.00–327.001,3124
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423386.00/cwt362.00–400.001,63332
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423224.26/cwt200.00–250.009492
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2466306.21/cwt279.00–325.001,4277
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475370.22/cwt345.00–387.001,75937
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2514280.53/cwt250.00–302.001,4428
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519343.63/cwt335.00–362.001,78314
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added550360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,9804
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571330.25/cwt320.00–350.001,88613
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6231
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595159.00/cwt159.00–159.009461
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1071
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626293.31/cwt275.00–312.001,8369
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630202.32/cwt195.00–210.001,2752
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1674277.26/cwt250.00–301.001,8698
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added704311.49/cwt304.00–319.002,1939
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718276.26/cwt267.00–287.001,9843
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2727217.33/cwt212.00–225.001,5803
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768252.01/cwt247.00–259.001,9353
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,5291
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885220.00/cwt215.00–225.001,9472
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0621
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2983169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6612
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1228439.18/cwt425.00–455.001,0012
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1290450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295295.00/cwt295.00–295.008701
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323438.31/cwt435.00–445.001,4166
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335200.00/cwt200.00–200.006701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373346.42/cwt325.00–367.001,2922
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380422.58/cwt410.00–449.001,60613
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,0142
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428409.53/cwt382.00–429.001,75317
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2431330.97/cwt307.00–355.001,4264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474385.03/cwt352.00–405.001,82518
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476321.30/cwt300.00–335.001,5294
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3495267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,3221
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,3231
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2508306.93/cwt292.00–322.001,5592
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521362.48/cwt340.00–387.001,88922
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574258.70/cwt247.00–270.001,4854
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575354.58/cwt330.00–375.002,03919
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,7671
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627325.30/cwt302.00–349.002,0405
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674300.97/cwt295.00–310.002,0294
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674229.24/cwt202.00–257.001,5454
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726300.90/cwt285.00–310.002,1854
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7711
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823279.51/cwt279.00–280.002,3002
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873217.65/cwt210.00–225.001,9002
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1928218.48/cwt217.00–220.002,0272
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,1461
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013222.46/cwt217.00–228.002,2542
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1031
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3680212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,4421
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835195.06/cwt190.00–200.001,6292
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3868190.50/cwt177.00–200.001,6543
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3930202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,8791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,508167.32/cwt162.00–173.002,5234
Bulls——1,703189.54/cwt179.00–195.003,2288
Bulls——1,747202.69/cwt199.00–214.003,5415
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%881122.92/cwt110.00–130.001,0838
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,031157.94/cwt156.00–160.001,6285
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,035144.40/cwt132.00–155.001,49524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,348168.05/cwt157.00–175.002,26581
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370179.96/cwt176.00–194.002,4659
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28832,018.21/head1,675.00–2,350.002,0183
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,940.67/head1,150.00–2,400.001,9414
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 11,1701,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2042,163.87/head1,850.00–2,425.002,1648
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26801,800.00/head1,800.00–1,800.001,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0302,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751

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.