Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-12-01

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 1
● Final144 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
637 head
▼ 133 vs last sale 770▲ 36 vs year ago 601 · +6.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 58 vs last sale 223▲ 52 vs year ago 229 · +22.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
33 head
▲ 19 vs last sale 14▼ 2 vs year ago 35 · −5.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

44 head Goats: 20.00-250.00; 17 Sheep: 100.00-320.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 550.00: 2 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 $307.89/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −67.56 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$307.89
66 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,671
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,004
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$179.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.02
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543345.571,87641
Medium and Large 2553282.401,56113thin
Medium and Large 3534227.091,2128thin
Medium 3525166.078724thin
One grade step is worth $179.50/cwt here — about $1,004 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 sale66 hd
307.89
—
NC average4 barns · 87 hd
296.87
+11.02
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−67.56
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
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—Low1,639168.482,76125
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,393149.292,079152
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,745147.002,5651thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,002117.361,17669

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)1,134$1,91810
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$1,9086
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$1,7277
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$2,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$2,2906
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$2,0251thin

Every lot

144 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 · Steers37 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225458.00/cwt430.00–495.001,0313
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1286440.30/cwt400.00–452.001,2597
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2318367.40/cwt355.00–380.001,1682
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3601
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1364409.29/cwt400.00–430.001,49011
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2388355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3772
Steers350–400Medium 3390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007801
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3405295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,1951
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424402.97/cwt385.00–422.001,7097
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430343.07/cwt325.00–362.001,4752
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3459207.33/cwt200.00–255.009528
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468298.49/cwt297.00–300.001,3972
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471384.21/cwt360.00–395.001,81013
Steers450–500Medium 3490147.22/cwt120.00–175.007212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,6751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524371.24/cwt352.00–390.001,9459
Steers500–550Medium 3545139.00/cwt139.00–139.007581
Steers550–600Medium 3560132.96/cwt131.00–135.007452
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569339.46/cwt315.00–347.001,93210
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1501
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580267.50/cwt250.00–285.001,5522
Steers600–650Medium 3610130.00/cwt130.00–130.007931
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620155.90/cwt150.00–162.009672
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1628315.44/cwt282.00–325.001,9817
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665313.94/cwt310.00–322.002,0883
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,8091
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730285.86/cwt245.00–302.002,0874
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added733307.00/cwt307.00–307.002,2505
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783285.09/cwt265.00–290.002,2327
Steers750–800Medium and Large 3785137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,0751
Steers800–850Medium and Large 3810140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1341
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1Value Added828272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,2526
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860216.60/cwt208.00–225.001,8632
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1926225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0843
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9701
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225360.00/cwt360.00–360.008101
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232396.58/cwt375.00–415.009203
Heifers200–250Medium 3240175.00/cwt175.00–175.004201
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255350.00/cwt350.00–350.008931
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1266387.45/cwt375.00–400.001,0317
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275280.00/cwt280.00–280.007701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320210.00/cwt200.00–220.006722
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334388.52/cwt365.00–405.001,29815
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2335330.00/cwt325.00–335.001,1062
Heifers300–350Medium 3335150.00/cwt150.00–150.005031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371365.78/cwt340.00–389.001,35715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3377224.03/cwt200.00–250.008453
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380302.38/cwt285.00–325.001,1494
Heifers400–450Medium 3410215.00/cwt215.00–215.008821
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417241.64/cwt230.00–260.001,0083
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418266.10/cwt250.00–297.001,1123
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426347.89/cwt325.00–369.001,48217
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472284.87/cwt270.00–300.001,3455
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1475339.48/cwt320.00–360.001,61335
Heifers500–550Medium 3503150.07/cwt140.00–160.007553
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524324.22/cwt300.00–339.001,69918
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533255.47/cwt235.00–275.001,3622
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535228.50/cwt207.00–250.001,2222
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574302.55/cwt280.00–320.001,73712
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574256.15/cwt250.00–275.001,4704
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595220.50/cwt212.00–229.001,3122
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2618252.43/cwt250.00–255.001,5602
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1619291.35/cwt270.00–310.001,80325
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620148.55/cwt142.00–155.009212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4962
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1680265.23/cwt259.00–272.001,8049
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710237.21/cwt225.00–250.001,6844
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3725145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0511
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755154.52/cwt152.00–157.001,1672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208477.29/cwt460.00–495.009932
Bulls200–250Medium 3215200.00/cwt200.00–200.004301
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,0181
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1284420.53/cwt400.00–445.001,1944
Bulls250–300Medium 3288203.01/cwt202.00–204.005852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3300300.00/cwt300.00–300.009001
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320361.72/cwt350.00–375.001,1582
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322413.08/cwt310.00–450.001,33010
Bulls300–350Medium 3325210.15/cwt200.00–220.006833
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373261.88/cwt250.00–285.009773
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1381405.13/cwt385.00–425.001,5447
Bulls350–400Medium 3385200.00/cwt200.00–200.007701
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390345.17/cwt320.00–365.001,3465
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3408270.90/cwt250.00–289.001,1053
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423400.33/cwt380.00–416.001,69318
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2425324.68/cwt300.00–349.001,3805
Bulls400–450Medium 3425164.16/cwt150.00–172.006983
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469379.11/cwt350.00–389.001,77815
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475207.89/cwt200.00–225.009873
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480294.24/cwt270.00–325.001,4126
Bulls450–500Medium 3480177.00/cwt177.00–177.008501
Bulls500–550Medium 3517171.42/cwt160.00–185.008863
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523231.92/cwt200.00–250.001,2136
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525353.01/cwt335.00–382.001,85326
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528293.19/cwt275.00–325.001,5484
Bulls550–600Medium 3550150.00/cwt150.00–150.008251
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2564277.61/cwt250.00–300.001,5669
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565212.61/cwt200.00–225.001,2012
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574332.67/cwt310.00–355.001,91015
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1610305.11/cwt277.00–317.001,8615
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2615262.60/cwt250.00–275.001,6152
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3616174.95/cwt165.00–182.001,0785
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1661287.40/cwt260.00–306.001,90016
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3668198.76/cwt182.00–215.001,3283
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675244.47/cwt240.00–249.001,6502
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719258.19/cwt245.00–282.001,8566
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2728179.65/cwt175.00–185.001,3083
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2755200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5101
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768240.56/cwt232.00–255.001,8483
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1814231.18/cwt206.00–247.001,8825
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1872193.52/cwt185.00–206.001,6873
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2880182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6021
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1924182.22/cwt170.00–190.001,6844
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3415165.00/cwt165.00–165.006851
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3605177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0711
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3720167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2021
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3838182.01/cwt179.00–185.001,5252
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3935175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,6361
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3410190.00/cwt190.00–190.007791
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,137129.34/cwt119.00–136.001,4713
Bulls——1,704173.10/cwt160.00–184.002,95021
Bulls——1,775189.00/cwt189.00–189.003,3551
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%801108.16/cwt100.00–116.0086614
Cows—Lean 85-90%94487.79/cwt84.00–96.0082911
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013137.01/cwt136.00–140.001,3883
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,085127.00/cwt117.00–135.001,37841
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,384160.86/cwt160.00–164.002,2268
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,393148.65/cwt137.00–159.002,071144
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,745147.00/cwt147.00–147.002,5651
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28452,025.00/head2,025.00–2,025.002,0251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28602,300.58/head1,900.00–2,650.002,3013
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29002,900.00/head2,900.00–2,900.002,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29252,750.00/head2,750.00–2,750.002,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29301,968.55/head1,250.00–2,350.001,9692
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29802,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,726.69/head1,375.00–2,125.001,7277
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1341,917.69/head1,600.00–2,500.001,91810
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,907.53/head1,400.00–2,550.001,9086

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.