Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-10-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 27
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 747▲ 332 vs year ago 617 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▲ 80 vs last sale 171▲ 77 vs year ago 174 · +44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 28▲ 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%
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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 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 60.00-220.00; 10 Sheep: 65.00-310.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 70.00 - 900.00: 1 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 $300.78/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 4 of 34 comparable sales and sits −62.59 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$300.78
105 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$930
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$168.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.99
vs NC average
−74.11 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546318.761,74082
Medium and Large 2547257.871,41217thin
Medium and Large 3529182.009635thin
Medium 3540150.008101thin
One grade step is worth $168.76/cwt here — about $930 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 sale105 hd
300.78
—
NC average9 barns · 359 hd
307.77
−6.99
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−74.11
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−62.59
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—High1,340176.982,37130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,411152.992,159127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653132.452,1892thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,026118.661,21772

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)1,159$2,0434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,8418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,4847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$2,4778
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,6501thin

Every lot

137 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 1224409.80/cwt375.00–435.009184
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283389.25/cwt352.00–405.001,1026
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325316.96/cwt300.00–335.001,0302
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330392.23/cwt370.00–419.001,2943
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365289.59/cwt280.00–300.001,0572
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1371406.63/cwt375.00–419.001,50913
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2417317.46/cwt302.00–325.001,3243
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428364.91/cwt360.00–370.001,5622
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2474336.64/cwt325.00–347.001,5964
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476375.40/cwt350.00–382.001,78726
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521261.24/cwt255.00–280.001,3614
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530177.00/cwt177.00–177.009381
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532356.77/cwt337.00–369.001,8983
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,02326
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572338.54/cwt325.00–350.001,93610
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6242
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1639332.83/cwt310.00–339.002,1278
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670325.45/cwt322.00–329.002,1812
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2671233.55/cwt222.00–250.001,5674
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1705263.78/cwt247.00–285.001,8605
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,1961
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1828251.01/cwt250.00–252.002,0782
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1923219.92/cwt210.00–230.002,0302
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220351.36/cwt340.00–360.007735
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3230211.96/cwt200.00–225.004882
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2232317.49/cwt300.00–332.007375
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2270320.09/cwt300.00–335.008644
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278378.68/cwt355.00–400.001,0533
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3279228.50/cwt200.00–250.0063810
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3316221.31/cwt200.00–250.006995
Heifers300–350Medium 3325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329341.28/cwt325.00–369.001,12318
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2331298.29/cwt270.00–320.0098716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2375289.62/cwt275.00–310.001,08610
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377332.61/cwt320.00–360.001,25417
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380223.18/cwt200.00–255.008485
Heifers350–400Medium 3380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007111
Heifers400–450Medium 3423178.03/cwt170.00–190.007533
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2424297.74/cwt275.00–310.001,2624
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425336.24/cwt320.00–350.001,42917
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428230.28/cwt200.00–252.009866
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added430359.51/cwt355.00–370.001,54617
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476335.74/cwt310.00–350.001,59839
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478221.72/cwt200.00–250.001,0603
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481286.82/cwt265.00–300.001,3805
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515196.67/cwt177.00–212.001,0133
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522267.00/cwt250.00–280.001,3949
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1523315.63/cwt300.00–332.001,65131
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added533337.49/cwt337.00–340.001,7996
Heifers500–550Medium 3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550160.00/cwt150.00–170.008802
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559331.57/cwt331.00–342.001,85320
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567307.89/cwt285.00–325.001,74625
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2576247.59/cwt225.00–275.001,4268
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615295.88/cwt272.00–312.001,82015
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622257.87/cwt249.00–270.001,6043
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3624205.93/cwt200.00–220.001,2855
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1661290.92/cwt275.00–307.001,9239
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669232.63/cwt225.00–255.001,5564
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685173.11/cwt150.00–195.001,1863
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1714261.05/cwt247.00–287.001,8648
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2724214.87/cwt200.00–227.001,5565
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778251.01/cwt230.00–272.001,95311
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2790177.58/cwt165.00–190.001,4032
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815238.51/cwt225.00–250.001,9444
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2855159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3591
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928217.35/cwt210.00–230.002,0173
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1978208.24/cwt192.00–219.002,0373
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,013200.53/cwt187.00–214.002,0312
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225448.36/cwt435.00–470.001,0096
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3265252.87/cwt229.00–275.006702
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271390.00/cwt370.00–400.001,0578
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283325.00/cwt325.00–325.009202
Bulls250–300Medium 3285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321332.12/cwt300.00–360.001,06611
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325242.15/cwt235.00–250.007872
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326384.92/cwt375.00–410.001,25510
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3358244.08/cwt237.00–250.008743
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372338.13/cwt312.00–360.001,25815
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377400.17/cwt385.00–419.001,50916
Bulls350–400Medium 3378192.65/cwt185.00–200.007282
Bulls400–450Medium 3408172.28/cwt150.00–210.0070310
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423393.99/cwt375.00–415.001,66733
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425311.61/cwt300.00–335.001,3248
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3431252.86/cwt225.00–285.001,0904
Bulls450–500Medium 3450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469364.03/cwt335.00–385.001,70728
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3479237.28/cwt225.00–260.001,1375
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481309.81/cwt275.00–325.001,49011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520230.05/cwt225.00–240.001,1963
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523343.88/cwt320.00–369.001,79834
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525296.00/cwt270.00–315.001,55412
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573267.27/cwt235.00–285.001,53110
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1577318.42/cwt292.00–335.001,83722
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1627307.03/cwt285.00–320.001,92516
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2629248.55/cwt220.00–277.001,56310
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671268.75/cwt242.00–285.001,8038
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673219.37/cwt200.00–239.001,4766
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1716237.55/cwt225.00–251.001,7019
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2726187.69/cwt150.00–200.001,3634
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775201.09/cwt192.00–208.001,5588
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1829210.31/cwt200.00–233.001,7437
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2830162.65/cwt150.00–175.001,3502
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1868203.31/cwt200.00–208.001,7653
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5131
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1973188.57/cwt175.00–206.001,8353
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3380157.00/cwt157.00–157.005971
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3520195.77/cwt185.00–208.001,0183
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3555207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1491
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,080210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2681
Bulls——1,151156.59/cwt145.00–164.001,8025
Bulls——1,390179.85/cwt170.00–192.002,50024
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,016107.66/cwt100.00–118.001,09429
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02085.04/cwt80.00–90.008674
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021129.03/cwt120.00–137.001,31734
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,117138.83/cwt138.00–140.001,5515
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,299169.31/cwt164.00–182.002,19911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,422151.44/cwt138.00–163.002,153116
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,653132.45/cwt130.00–135.002,1892
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0262,185.08/head1,850.00–2,525.002,1854
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,649.59/head2,200.00–3,000.002,6503
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29821,484.00/head1,050.00–1,975.001,4847
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0591,840.58/head1,300.00–2,200.001,8418
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1592,042.93/head1,400.00–2,525.002,0434

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.