Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 6
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
▲ 186 vs last sale 563▲ 122 vs year ago 627 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 181▲ 32 vs year ago 213 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 32 vs last sale 50▲ 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

42 head Goats: 20.00-440.00; 20 Sheep: 25.00-280.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 600.00 - 975.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.28/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 3 of 34 comparable sales and sits −58.17 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$317.28
88 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.67
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550338.831,86357
Medium and Large 2548288.481,58126
Medium and Large 3544221.351,2055thin
One grade step is worth $117.48/cwt here — about $659 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 sale88 hd
317.28
—
NC average9 barns · 287 hd
309.60
+7.67
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−58.17
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—High1,615179.872,90446
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328154.732,05499
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555142.732,2192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015128.341,30346

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)1,188$2,0276
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,8484thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,8436
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,7752thin

Every lot

134 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258440.29/cwt430.00–450.001,1362
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1338473.53/cwt472.00–475.001,6012
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2373372.42/cwt360.00–385.001,3892
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1413414.54/cwt400.00–429.001,7126
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420351.87/cwt330.00–375.001,4783
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467394.55/cwt385.00–410.001,8436
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2473343.11/cwt319.00–362.001,6235
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007102
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516371.63/cwt355.00–385.001,9189
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565307.63/cwt300.00–315.001,7382
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573356.16/cwt330.00–375.002,04114
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631335.45/cwt315.00–350.002,1177
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5041
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1663319.46/cwt300.00–333.002,1183
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665254.48/cwt239.00–275.001,6923
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1716319.57/cwt312.00–329.002,2885
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1778283.40/cwt275.00–300.002,2053
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added786322.75/cwt322.00–323.002,5374
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6212
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868282.34/cwt272.00–300.002,4513
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5921
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225456.00/cwt450.00–460.001,0264
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3228319.61/cwt307.00–325.007293
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009681
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269435.42/cwt420.00–450.001,17117
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2281366.88/cwt330.00–385.001,0316
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1317425.77/cwt400.00–440.001,35011
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320265.23/cwt250.00–295.008493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327342.59/cwt325.00–350.001,1206
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371381.41/cwt370.00–400.001,4158
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373342.37/cwt320.00–365.001,27712
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3376277.00/cwt250.00–300.001,0427
Heifers400–450Medium 3405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1420367.66/cwt350.00–400.001,54425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2435311.12/cwt300.00–325.001,35310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3443268.40/cwt250.00–280.001,1893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2469317.21/cwt297.00–325.001,4888
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476358.89/cwt345.00–382.001,70822
Heifers450–500Medium 3478186.02/cwt185.00–187.008892
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3483234.01/cwt206.00–250.001,1304
Heifers500–550Medium 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520218.70/cwt190.00–235.001,1373
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522330.02/cwt310.00–355.001,72325
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522276.21/cwt255.00–300.001,4429
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570319.91/cwt300.00–332.001,82319
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570278.35/cwt255.00–292.001,5877
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573217.69/cwt182.00–225.001,2476
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added607331.09/cwt327.00–336.002,0107
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2617261.16/cwt237.00–279.001,6115
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626308.91/cwt282.00–320.001,93426
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670162.21/cwt155.00–170.001,0873
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1671297.79/cwt270.00–312.001,9989
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672241.15/cwt225.00–250.001,6215
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3713150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726272.59/cwt250.00–285.001,9794
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2743210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5602
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1764238.54/cwt225.00–259.001,8224
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785169.55/cwt162.00–177.001,3312
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1833229.97/cwt220.00–240.001,9162
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2865159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3751
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890237.95/cwt229.00–247.002,1182
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918238.51/cwt235.00–242.002,1902
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2922187.20/cwt175.00–197.001,7263
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960201.97/cwt199.00–205.001,9392
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,035217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2461
Feeder Cattle · Bulls42 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2233437.37/cwt425.00–450.001,0192
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238583.43/cwt580.00–590.001,3893
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2268357.20/cwt350.00–370.009574
Bulls250–300Medium 3278247.34/cwt245.00–250.006882
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279497.10/cwt475.00–540.001,3878
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318468.87/cwt425.00–502.001,49124
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323378.37/cwt355.00–400.001,2222
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325297.35/cwt295.00–300.009662
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3368234.59/cwt215.00–255.008632
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1371448.18/cwt420.00–475.001,66310
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2373360.29/cwt330.00–385.001,34410
Bulls350–400Medium 3390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006711
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3406234.80/cwt215.00–250.009534
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419400.14/cwt365.00–417.001,67719
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425330.86/cwt315.00–350.001,40612
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468227.79/cwt210.00–247.001,0663
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475372.50/cwt355.00–390.001,76912
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2476314.36/cwt290.00–337.001,4969
Bulls450–500Medium 3495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3513249.85/cwt240.00–260.001,2822
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522296.81/cwt270.00–317.001,54913
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525348.34/cwt320.00–377.001,82928
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565202.35/cwt182.00–225.001,1433
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574329.65/cwt310.00–352.001,89229
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574280.14/cwt250.00–300.001,60813
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618313.02/cwt297.00–337.001,93411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2619270.52/cwt250.00–300.001,6755
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3633206.08/cwt187.00–225.001,3042
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669245.99/cwt225.00–275.001,6468
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1676302.86/cwt285.00–322.002,04713
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718293.34/cwt269.00–315.002,10616
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768178.42/cwt175.00–182.001,3702
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1769277.76/cwt250.00–292.002,13611
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1819268.99/cwt259.00–277.002,2038
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1874251.35/cwt230.00–272.002,1977
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923239.99/cwt225.00–250.002,2154
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1311
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3420187.00/cwt187.00–187.007851
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101
Dairy Heifers1000–1050Large 31,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8781
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,581159.14/cwt150.00–165.002,5167
Bulls——1,610181.62/cwt167.00–192.002,92435
Bulls——1,714200.81/cwt200.00–203.003,4424
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86687.20/cwt80.00–92.007554
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,023136.37/cwt130.00–141.001,39523
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,026143.94/cwt142.00–148.001,4778
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045115.18/cwt100.00–124.001,20411
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,193176.64/cwt169.00–189.002,1075
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,335153.56/cwt142.00–165.002,05094
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,555142.73/cwt140.00–145.002,2192
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,847.56/head1,475.00–2,425.001,8484
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1731,843.11/head1,375.00–2,100.001,8436
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1882,026.72/head1,225.00–2,525.002,0276
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1753,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251

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.