Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 15
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
622 head
▼ 166 vs last sale 788▼ 77 vs year ago 699 · −11.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▼ 84 vs last sale 248▲ 3 vs year ago 161 · +1.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 9 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, 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: 30.00-280.00; 29 Sheep: 50.00-300.00; 7 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 $338.68/cwt on 75 head. That ranks 7 of 34 comparable sales and sits −36.77 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$338.68
75 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,848
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$782
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$127.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550353.121,94256
Medium and Large 2535304.481,62917thin
Medium and Large 3515225.241,1602thin
One grade step is worth $127.88/cwt here — about $782 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 sale75 hd
338.68
—
NC average9 barns · 353 hd
329.75
+8.93
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−36.77
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—Average1,754194.103,40527
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,387163.412,26780
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,510140.152,1162thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low995127.191,26624

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)1,400$2,3251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$2,1667
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$2,0102thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,205$2,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)999$2,6927

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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205585.00/cwt550.00–620.001,1992
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255487.75/cwt475.00–500.001,2442
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326425.67/cwt405.00–447.001,3884
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335377.31/cwt365.00–390.001,2642
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377430.09/cwt400.00–467.001,6217
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2418341.14/cwt325.00–350.001,4263
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423411.76/cwt387.00–425.001,7424
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,2331
Steers400–450Medium 3445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3463300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3892
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475344.47/cwt320.00–370.001,6362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476418.48/cwt400.00–425.001,99220
Steers450–500Medium 3495225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1141
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2507319.13/cwt300.00–332.001,6183
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522388.38/cwt375.00–402.002,0278
Steers500–550Medium 3523181.69/cwt165.00–197.009502
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,4311
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3555225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2491
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563304.60/cwt282.00–327.001,7152
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578366.83/cwt357.00–375.002,1205
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2602298.41/cwt285.00–325.001,7963
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1622331.01/cwt310.00–347.002,0596
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added680360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,4483
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,8161
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1681325.40/cwt301.00–347.002,2164
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3720189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,3611
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1740332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4571
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805329.00/cwt329.00–329.002,6481
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1855230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,9671
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1915252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,3061
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1222427.01/cwt400.00–475.009485
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2222359.25/cwt350.00–380.007983
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269406.93/cwt390.00–440.001,0955
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275239.39/cwt215.00–250.006583
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2303362.60/cwt350.00–375.001,0992
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325296.62/cwt290.00–300.009643
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332420.88/cwt400.00–432.001,39715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368250.79/cwt225.00–275.009233
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373397.24/cwt375.00–420.001,48220
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375348.18/cwt310.00–369.001,3068
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3415270.48/cwt250.00–290.001,1222
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421387.04/cwt372.00–402.001,62924
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426330.27/cwt300.00–350.001,4077
Heifers400–450Medium 3435150.00/cwt150.00–150.006531
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453399.00/cwt399.00–399.001,8076
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3467240.76/cwt204.00–265.001,1243
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479378.43/cwt350.00–395.001,81328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479309.38/cwt285.00–325.001,48210
Heifers450–500Medium 3485150.00/cwt150.00–150.007281
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3512245.40/cwt225.00–260.001,2565
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520363.08/cwt349.00–380.001,88815
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521291.43/cwt275.00–320.001,5187
Heifers500–550Medium 3525192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,0081
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added530385.00/cwt385.00–385.002,0415
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added560369.00/cwt369.00–369.002,0664
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566280.51/cwt250.00–300.001,5889
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568334.57/cwt310.00–355.001,90012
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570165.00/cwt165.00–165.009411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613296.31/cwt275.00–312.001,81615
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618256.95/cwt250.00–270.001,5883
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625179.88/cwt157.00–200.001,1244
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2662235.11/cwt225.00–250.001,5563
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672294.49/cwt272.00–312.001,9797
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713272.41/cwt255.00–299.001,9425
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1790237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8721
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 3805165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3281
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6301
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885213.69/cwt197.00–230.001,8912
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918209.88/cwt195.00–239.001,9274
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0901
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225528.69/cwt475.00–560.001,1908
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276483.92/cwt450.00–515.001,3365
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,1511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315340.16/cwt330.00–350.001,0722
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325455.01/cwt425.00–475.001,47910
Bulls300–350Medium 3335195.00/cwt195.00–195.006531
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369430.66/cwt408.00–450.001,58916
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2370363.82/cwt337.00–390.001,3467
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375300.85/cwt275.00–327.001,1284
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422293.51/cwt275.00–310.001,2398
Bulls400–450Medium 3425211.25/cwt190.00–232.008982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428354.02/cwt325.00–375.001,5158
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1431417.87/cwt408.00–429.001,80114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473391.92/cwt375.00–412.001,85427
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473336.38/cwt317.00–350.001,59114
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473290.69/cwt250.00–307.001,3754
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515225.24/cwt200.00–250.001,1602
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added519402.00/cwt402.00–402.002,0865
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519373.52/cwt350.00–399.001,93919
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527309.00/cwt290.00–332.001,62814
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572283.38/cwt275.00–300.001,6213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1573333.37/cwt310.00–355.001,91032
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619312.72/cwt292.00–332.001,93617
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3623212.05/cwt200.00–225.001,3212
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2624260.10/cwt245.00–285.001,6236
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664287.82/cwt272.00–315.001,9117
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2671246.83/cwt225.00–265.001,6567
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720201.84/cwt179.00–225.001,4532
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725275.00/cwt265.00–285.001,9942
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758228.32/cwt225.00–235.001,7313
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2773188.16/cwt175.00–200.001,4543
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3790150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1851
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2800200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6001
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835238.81/cwt225.00–255.001,9943
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1855225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9241
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1905230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0821
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970208.00/cwt208.00–208.002,0181
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020219.00/cwt219.00–219.002,2341
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3495265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,3121
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3510140.00/cwt140.00–140.007141
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,600166.98/cwt160.00–175.002,6722
Bulls——1,635204.17/cwt198.00–210.003,33811
Bulls——1,870190.07/cwt183.00–196.003,55414
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%728150.31/cwt150.00–151.001,0943
Cows—Lean 85-90%96097.34/cwt87.00–100.009344
Cows—Lean 85-90%968120.96/cwt110.00–128.001,1717
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108136.55/cwt130.00–148.001,51310
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,368177.55/cwt171.00–188.002,42918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393159.30/cwt148.00–169.002,21962
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,510140.15/cwt133.00–148.002,1162
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28482,937.39/head2,725.00–3,100.002,9372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0382,831.34/head1,725.00–3,375.002,8313
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0902,237.44/head2,025.00–2,400.002,2372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2052,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2142,166.46/head1,525.00–2,450.002,1667
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2482,009.87/head1,750.00–2,225.002,0102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4002,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251

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.