Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 8
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
▲ 441 vs last sale 347▲ 208 vs year ago 580 · +35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
▲ 104 vs last sale 144▲ 77 vs year ago 171 · +45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 23▲ 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

36 head Goats: 35.00-380.00; 15 Sheep: 90.00-260.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 200.00- 900.00; 1 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.10/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −45.35 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$330.10
83 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$650
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$120.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547352.511,92855
Medium and Large 2543297.761,61623
Medium and Large 3550232.241,2785thin
One grade step is worth $120.27/cwt here — about $650 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 sale83 hd
330.10
—
NC average9 barns · 284 hd
328.59
+1.51
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−45.35
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—Low1,667186.793,11328
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395163.212,277130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650145.222,3963thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031129.631,33745

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)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,8963thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)857$1,4297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$3,0106
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$3,0001thin

Every lot

130 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0132
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2255375.00/cwt375.00–375.009561
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1275456.56/cwt425.00–487.001,2562
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335470.35/cwt437.00–489.001,5767
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371429.85/cwt400.00–455.001,5957
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425435.59/cwt415.00–456.001,85112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469365.79/cwt350.00–385.001,7165
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477414.24/cwt397.00–429.001,97613
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3480317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5221
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522393.40/cwt380.00–412.002,0549
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2523345.96/cwt320.00–369.001,8096
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added542416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,2556
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568330.62/cwt310.00–350.001,8782
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570377.88/cwt360.00–400.002,15410
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609355.79/cwt340.00–380.002,16711
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2623303.92/cwt300.00–308.001,8932
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679343.21/cwt335.00–357.002,3306
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1703336.26/cwt310.00–355.002,3644
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773322.51/cwt301.00–332.002,4935
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1862281.18/cwt270.00–289.002,4243
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915254.21/cwt237.00–272.002,3262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220304.00/cwt304.00–304.006691
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223417.94/cwt395.00–440.009326
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2229370.59/cwt345.00–380.008494
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250270.00/cwt270.00–270.006751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2266338.61/cwt310.00–355.009015
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279419.07/cwt400.00–450.001,1699
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332410.98/cwt385.00–422.001,36417
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332325.63/cwt300.00–350.001,0813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363290.21/cwt280.00–300.001,0532
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376403.06/cwt382.00–425.001,51624
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383354.22/cwt340.00–377.001,3574
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413260.48/cwt230.00–275.001,0763
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420387.02/cwt360.00–405.001,62529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420338.08/cwt312.00–350.001,42011
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3455261.00/cwt250.00–272.001,1882
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470316.42/cwt300.00–325.001,48713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476364.73/cwt335.00–375.001,73629
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added493380.34/cwt380.00–382.001,8756
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516287.56/cwt250.00–302.001,4849
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525343.23/cwt320.00–365.001,80226
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570340.60/cwt325.00–355.001,94113
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2892
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575275.75/cwt255.00–300.001,5869
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3608209.88/cwt200.00–220.001,2762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620283.34/cwt260.00–297.001,75710
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1621310.04/cwt295.00–342.001,9259
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5311
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669283.93/cwt275.00–308.001,8998
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728259.19/cwt250.00–270.001,8873
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775240.61/cwt232.00–249.001,8652
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820214.31/cwt204.00–225.001,7572
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1921221.17/cwt202.00–239.002,0374
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1980220.49/cwt220.00–221.002,1612
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4321
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234475.27/cwt440.00–520.001,1128
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276465.49/cwt450.00–485.001,28511
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290332.00/cwt332.00–332.009631
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323464.02/cwt422.00–485.001,49919
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327378.58/cwt347.00–405.001,2387
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330323.57/cwt322.00–325.001,0682
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370425.60/cwt400.00–440.001,57516
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380361.21/cwt345.00–377.001,3736
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3383297.88/cwt290.00–302.001,1413
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2414351.30/cwt325.00–375.001,4548
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425286.32/cwt240.00–308.001,2175
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426411.64/cwt385.00–435.001,75435
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468332.34/cwt315.00–350.001,5556
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475268.96/cwt240.00–287.001,2787
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476390.83/cwt375.00–410.001,86021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518312.45/cwt275.00–325.001,61812
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523358.41/cwt329.00–375.001,87427
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3527228.60/cwt202.00–250.001,2053
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570346.83/cwt320.00–367.001,97728
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570281.73/cwt250.00–308.001,60611
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585237.71/cwt225.00–250.001,3912
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621265.76/cwt259.00–280.001,6503
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1629325.47/cwt300.00–349.002,04722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630206.21/cwt180.00–232.001,2992
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670321.94/cwt300.00–347.002,15716
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2688264.85/cwt250.00–290.001,8223
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718259.53/cwt225.00–275.001,8636
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1723314.78/cwt300.00–337.002,2766
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780287.36/cwt255.00–310.002,2415
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1828253.53/cwt225.00–285.002,0995
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868234.03/cwt220.00–245.002,0313
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 3880169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4871
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3391
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5121
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3278182.52/cwt180.00–185.005072
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3335159.00/cwt159.00–159.005331
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1951
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615227.00/cwt205.00–249.001,3962
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,035167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7281
Bulls——1,606203.66/cwt200.00–210.003,2716
Bulls——1,714182.91/cwt170.00–194.003,13521
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82997.70/cwt90.00–105.008106
Cows—Lean 85-90%966119.50/cwt110.00–124.001,15410
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,086138.97/cwt130.00–148.001,50927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,230150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8452
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,389161.25/cwt150.00–170.002,240112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,431175.44/cwt171.00–189.002,51118
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,650145.22/cwt142.00–149.002,3963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,136.08/head3,100.00–3,175.003,1362
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1553,342.42/head3,175.00–3,500.003,3422
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1632,550.38/head2,525.00–2,575.002,5502
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28571,428.92/head1,100.00–1,750.001,4297
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,895.72/head1,575.00–2,050.001,8963

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.