Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 22
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
▲ 26 vs last sale 622▲ 124 vs year ago 524 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 164▲ 26 vs year ago 138 · +18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 18▲ 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

49 head Goats: 30.00-200.00; 5 Sheep: 130.00-200.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 725.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.83/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −43.53 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$319.83
64 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$967
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$180.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.26
vs NC average
−46.02 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544339.221,84750
Medium and Large 2537271.671,46010thin
Medium and Large 3540237.381,2822thin
Medium 3555158.508802thin
One grade step is worth $180.72/cwt here — about $967 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 sale64 hd
319.83
—
NC average9 barns · 357 hd
315.57
+4.26
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−46.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−43.53
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—High1,619180.562,92215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,369156.452,14179
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455140.432,0436thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,014126.571,28437

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)1,190$2,0544thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,0473thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,8693thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,9418

Every lot

124 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3350275.00/cwt275.00–275.009631
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1368449.46/cwt440.00–459.001,6544
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368358.10/cwt350.00–367.001,3182
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1417411.62/cwt395.00–425.001,7169
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481374.97/cwt355.00–400.001,8047
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2483318.53/cwt312.00–325.001,5382
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2505327.02/cwt325.00–329.001,6512
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1529386.65/cwt350.00–395.002,04518
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008961
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566361.80/cwt351.00–372.002,0484
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632339.31/cwt320.00–360.002,14414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675346.01/cwt339.00–350.002,3363
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727316.71/cwt300.00–332.002,3026
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6541
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2795237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8841
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5991
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923288.46/cwt287.00–290.002,6622
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,8131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205496.67/cwt450.00–540.001,0183
Heifers250–300Medium 3265208.00/cwt208.00–208.005511
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269429.95/cwt417.00–437.001,15710
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270341.53/cwt325.00–360.009222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280291.67/cwt275.00–300.008173
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2305353.28/cwt340.00–367.001,0782
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1318415.32/cwt395.00–430.001,32110
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319288.64/cwt272.00–300.009214
Heifers300–350Medium 3332184.42/cwt150.00–200.006123
Heifers350–400Medium 3370211.76/cwt185.00–222.007845
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375396.99/cwt375.00–425.001,48915
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382341.64/cwt310.00–360.001,30512
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3384271.62/cwt250.00–300.001,0438
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423381.41/cwt359.00–407.001,61326
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429325.15/cwt300.00–350.001,3958
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3429250.70/cwt225.00–279.001,0765
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470367.39/cwt349.00–392.001,72713
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2471316.86/cwt310.00–329.001,49212
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474255.94/cwt250.00–275.001,2134
Heifers450–500Medium 3478170.00/cwt170.00–170.008132
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2516277.20/cwt260.00–300.001,4307
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525347.88/cwt317.00–369.001,82632
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540237.38/cwt225.00–250.001,2822
Heifers550–600Medium 3555158.50/cwt150.00–167.008802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1579323.82/cwt300.00–345.001,87518
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2587258.77/cwt227.00–275.001,5193
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618269.86/cwt265.00–275.001,6682
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1622303.63/cwt285.00–320.001,88916
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3638200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2762
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1669271.13/cwt250.00–304.001,81414
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2713185.94/cwt175.00–201.001,3263
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725241.90/cwt225.00–250.001,7543
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1768251.26/cwt235.00–267.001,9302
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1800210.00/cwt202.00–218.001,6802
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1935227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975224.43/cwt220.00–229.002,1882
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1229489.10/cwt465.00–545.001,1204
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275320.36/cwt315.00–325.008812
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276454.09/cwt425.00–485.001,25310
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323445.91/cwt410.00–470.001,4409
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335340.73/cwt325.00–355.001,1413
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3335255.82/cwt250.00–262.008572
Bulls300–350Medium 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1379439.20/cwt410.00–470.001,66521
Bulls350–400Medium 3380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2381368.27/cwt352.00–375.001,4034
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426396.85/cwt370.00–420.001,69119
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427339.11/cwt320.00–365.001,44813
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431284.20/cwt255.00–300.001,2254
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475318.63/cwt300.00–350.001,51311
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1478372.10/cwt340.00–390.001,77925
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480266.48/cwt250.00–290.001,2794
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1526348.93/cwt325.00–377.001,83518
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528299.46/cwt275.00–325.001,5816
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2566273.48/cwt250.00–300.001,5488
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567327.67/cwt310.00–357.001,85820
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578212.23/cwt200.00–225.001,2272
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605174.46/cwt170.00–179.001,0552
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2616255.28/cwt235.00–269.001,5737
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620317.93/cwt300.00–337.001,97114
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669273.05/cwt255.00–307.001,8277
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2674240.62/cwt225.00–257.001,6225
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719273.55/cwt250.00–300.001,9679
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1762283.42/cwt275.00–290.002,1603
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815221.11/cwt206.00–225.001,8025
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1862240.24/cwt225.00–267.002,0713
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1913233.51/cwt232.00–235.002,1322
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1950227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1571
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0941
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3738210.09/cwt201.00–219.001,5502
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3878196.64/cwt179.00–215.001,7262
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3910216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9661
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3880182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6021
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,389148.73/cwt143.00–155.002,0664
Bulls——1,648212.70/cwt203.00–226.003,5052
Bulls——1,714187.56/cwt180.00–197.003,2159
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
Cows—Lean 85-90%924114.68/cwt102.00–122.001,06010
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,056135.37/cwt125.00–143.001,43023
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,08090.95/cwt87.00–95.009823
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,276170.35/cwt164.00–183.002,17413
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,387153.71/cwt142.00–162.002,13266
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,455140.43/cwt137.00–144.002,0436
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28851,869.11/head1,775.00–1,975.001,8693
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1432,046.79/head1,800.00–2,550.002,0473
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1902,054.23/head1,600.00–2,600.002,0544
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1083,389.79/head3,350.00–3,425.003,3902
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1403,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,770.60/head1,875.00–3,350.002,7714
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3002,833.13/head2,400.00–3,225.002,8332

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.