Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 29
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
563 head
▼ 85 vs last sale 648▲ 563 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
181 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 164▲ 181 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 31 vs last sale 19▲ 50 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

31 head Goats: 10.00-500.00; 8 Sheep: 85.00-250.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 900.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.81/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −26.56 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$336.81
44 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,819
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,107
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$204.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.62
vs NC average
−32.10 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541349.731,89039
Medium and Large 2534296.671,5833thin
Medium 3540145.007832thin
One grade step is worth $204.73/cwt here — about $1,107 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 sale44 hd
336.81
—
NC average9 barns · 395 hd
334.19
+2.62
National average182 barns · 13,299 hd
368.91
−32.10
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−26.56
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—Low1,726192.413,32012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,394154.372,15277
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,569144.552,2689thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,085128.871,39849

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)1,195$2,2125
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,116$1,9819
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,156$1,95012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,02923

Every lot

119 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 1235519.57/cwt510.00–530.001,2212
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1255415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,0581
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1310450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,3951
Steers350–400Medium 3355225.00/cwt225.00–225.007991
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368365.89/cwt352.00–375.001,3463
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375437.52/cwt425.00–450.001,6416
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420285.00/cwt260.00–310.001,1972
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1422412.38/cwt400.00–440.001,7406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428367.19/cwt350.00–385.001,5722
Steers400–450Medium 3435177.00/cwt177.00–177.007701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3455255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1601
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480332.47/cwt319.00–350.001,5963
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481411.85/cwt390.00–426.001,9818
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1515380.26/cwt342.00–399.001,9588
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2534267.87/cwt250.00–275.001,4304
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567375.50/cwt342.00–397.002,1299
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1632350.55/cwt337.00–367.002,2155
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2633270.92/cwt250.00–292.001,7152
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1666344.74/cwt335.00–355.002,2969
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727326.12/cwt323.00–339.002,37111
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2740279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,0651
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1767324.10/cwt299.00–336.002,4869
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815315.63/cwt313.00–319.002,5723
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1891294.00/cwt290.00–296.002,6203
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1945235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,2211
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,1001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3258308.06/cwt300.00–325.007953
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2268360.98/cwt345.00–375.009672
Heifers250–300Medium 3280255.00/cwt255.00–255.007141
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285421.71/cwt395.00–437.001,2027
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2310346.87/cwt325.00–370.001,0755
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1314400.12/cwt375.00–422.001,2564
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009521
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3363272.32/cwt250.00–292.009893
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2372339.01/cwt315.00–350.001,2613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376394.71/cwt375.00–415.001,48415
Heifers350–400Medium 3392150.00/cwt150.00–150.005882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2422313.87/cwt300.00–325.001,3253
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1424362.45/cwt342.00–390.001,53720
Heifers400–450Medium 3425202.00/cwt202.00–202.008591
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430255.00/cwt225.00–285.001,0972
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468308.15/cwt290.00–335.001,4427
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474365.73/cwt340.00–385.001,73426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2001
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5752
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524349.71/cwt325.00–365.001,83224
Heifers500–550Medium 3530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
Heifers550–600Medium 3550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567349.76/cwt329.00–360.001,98315
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5801
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1066
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3613212.95/cwt201.00–225.001,3052
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618267.15/cwt250.00–285.001,6512
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1629317.45/cwt290.00–337.001,99721
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661284.12/cwt267.00–312.001,8788
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6703
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3700179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2531
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719270.18/cwt245.00–290.001,9435
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720216.72/cwt200.00–225.001,5603
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1769252.16/cwt232.00–279.001,9397
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820200.31/cwt182.00–225.001,6434
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1988183.53/cwt180.00–187.001,8132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1274518.94/cwt495.00–560.001,4226
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0401
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325445.02/cwt425.00–477.001,4467
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333339.96/cwt335.00–345.001,1322
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373425.28/cwt400.00–452.001,58615
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375282.83/cwt270.00–295.001,0612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385362.88/cwt350.00–372.001,3975
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408238.14/cwt215.00–250.009723
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2427325.51/cwt300.00–350.001,3906
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428403.23/cwt375.00–427.001,72616
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469391.39/cwt372.00–412.001,8368
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476315.89/cwt300.00–350.001,50414
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478265.07/cwt235.00–279.001,2674
Bulls450–500Medium 3483159.95/cwt150.00–170.007732
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518332.00/cwt312.00–350.001,7206
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520378.17/cwt357.00–397.001,96610
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3531267.96/cwt250.00–277.001,4234
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,3111
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2570292.27/cwt275.00–300.001,6664
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574340.23/cwt319.00–362.001,95317
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6741
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621312.37/cwt287.00–329.001,94014
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3645172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1091
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668238.53/cwt225.00–250.001,5933
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670300.55/cwt270.00–315.002,01414
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719252.35/cwt225.00–275.001,8149
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735188.07/cwt177.00–199.001,3822
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1783277.26/cwt270.00–282.002,1714
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1830287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,3821
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2860195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6771
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878257.35/cwt250.00–265.002,2602
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1922233.44/cwt225.00–245.002,1523
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955212.50/cwt200.00–225.002,0292
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3280163.14/cwt159.00–167.004572
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3675170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1481
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3790169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3351
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3920175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6101
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,240175.00/cwt175.00–175.002,1701
Bulls——1,696199.39/cwt197.00–202.003,3826
Bulls——1,858187.51/cwt180.00–190.003,4845
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%92392.37/cwt84.00–100.008532
Cows—Lean 85-90%971115.66/cwt110.00–121.001,12312
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124134.35/cwt125.00–140.001,51031
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,206144.27/cwt142.00–150.001,7404
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393152.94/cwt142.00–162.002,13071
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,403171.29/cwt164.00–185.002,4036
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,569144.55/cwt138.00–155.002,2689
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0662,986.17/head2,025.00–3,675.002,98618
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0933,511.78/head3,500.00–3,525.003,5122
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,3082,965.13/head2,400.00–3,275.002,9653
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1161,981.37/head1,250.00–2,400.001,9819
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1561,949.74/head1,325.00–2,650.001,95012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1952,212.15/head1,425.00–3,025.002,2125

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.