Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-12-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 8
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
502 head
▼ 135 vs last sale 637▼ 159 vs year ago 661 · −24.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
165 head
▼ 116 vs last sale 281▼ 16 vs year ago 181 · −8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 22 vs last sale 33▼ 14 vs year ago 25 · −56.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 75.00-220.00; 20 Sheep: 50.00-350.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.78/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −46.59 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$316.78
65 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,714
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$615
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$116.60/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.65
vs NC average
−61.18 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541327.741,77455
Medium and Large 2533286.761,5296thin
Medium and Large 3549211.141,1594thin
One grade step is worth $116.60/cwt here — about $615 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 sale65 hd
316.78
—
NC average9 barns · 235 hd
302.13
+14.65
National average184 barns · 19,282 hd
377.96
−61.18
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−46.59
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—High1,504172.572,59622
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,487149.962,230103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,335130.001,7361thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,053118.321,24626

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,131$2,0004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$1,9594thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,040$1,6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$2,0001thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3220288.07/cwt275.00–300.006342
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280416.71/cwt395.00–432.001,1673
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1323440.67/cwt410.00–469.001,4235
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1350385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3481
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3393287.42/cwt275.00–300.001,1302
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425200.00/cwt200.00–200.008501
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427415.99/cwt400.00–427.001,7766
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5021
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478373.14/cwt342.00–395.001,7844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0911
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510298.73/cwt275.00–322.001,5242
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1530366.21/cwt345.00–382.001,9419
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1560355.86/cwt337.00–360.001,99316
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2591290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,7145
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625333.54/cwt320.00–347.002,0858
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630297.00/cwt297.00–297.001,8711
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667323.59/cwt320.00–330.002,15811
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2680259.29/cwt250.00–269.001,7632
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1685281.83/cwt280.00–299.001,93110
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,1901
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815258.00/cwt258.00–258.002,1031
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,0151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1938205.04/cwt200.00–210.001,9232
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210300.00/cwt300.00–300.006301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220280.00/cwt280.00–280.006161
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223380.30/cwt370.00–390.008483
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278391.53/cwt380.00–400.001,0883
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285275.00/cwt275.00–275.007841
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319255.98/cwt250.00–275.008174
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1334397.29/cwt375.00–410.001,3274
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377379.00/cwt350.00–402.001,42917
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2379323.61/cwt305.00–340.001,2264
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380259.87/cwt250.00–270.009882
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427291.05/cwt280.00–310.001,2436
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428237.87/cwt225.00–250.001,0182
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429362.44/cwt300.00–387.001,55521
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2472296.81/cwt280.00–317.001,4016
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476347.51/cwt330.00–367.001,65412
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3482235.93/cwt200.00–250.001,1377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515286.64/cwt275.00–300.001,4764
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3528237.80/cwt225.00–250.001,2562
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529332.46/cwt310.00–349.001,75940
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570287.00/cwt287.00–287.001,6362
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3570184.47/cwt170.00–200.001,0512
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574315.14/cwt290.00–330.001,80915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623259.58/cwt245.00–275.001,6172
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1633293.26/cwt267.00–302.001,8567
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3633203.95/cwt200.00–208.001,2912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667290.35/cwt277.00–302.001,9373
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1521
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673238.05/cwt225.00–252.001,6022
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719245.43/cwt225.00–252.001,7654
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1755262.67/cwt235.00–273.001,98310
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2785159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,2481
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2810165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3371
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1840206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,7301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220442.00/cwt442.00–442.009721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270426.68/cwt410.00–450.001,1528
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2284328.57/cwt300.00–350.009334
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295230.00/cwt230.00–230.006791
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310268.12/cwt250.00–300.008313
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322439.09/cwt400.00–457.001,4149
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2345385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,3281
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365357.05/cwt330.00–375.001,3035
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1382411.47/cwt392.00–435.001,57210
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3393312.42/cwt300.00–325.001,2282
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2424315.49/cwt300.00–350.001,3384
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427395.85/cwt375.00–416.001,69011
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474384.91/cwt365.00–400.001,82415
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475225.53/cwt200.00–250.001,0712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2490350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,7155
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524364.05/cwt350.00–389.001,90819
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535303.21/cwt285.00–325.001,6223
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2568277.44/cwt275.00–280.001,5762
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571338.35/cwt310.00–355.001,93213
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3582233.52/cwt220.00–260.001,3593
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2608269.75/cwt250.00–297.001,6403
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618322.70/cwt300.00–341.001,9949
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2667254.95/cwt250.00–265.001,7013
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671287.43/cwt275.00–304.001,9295
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1727243.45/cwt225.00–260.001,7707
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778222.33/cwt202.00–240.001,7303
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2783188.68/cwt177.00–200.001,4772
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0401
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1960187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,7951
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3485220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0671
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3615255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5681
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3680190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2921
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3715200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4301
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,7031
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3325190.00/cwt190.00–190.006181
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3545179.00/cwt179.00–179.009761
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3641167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0703
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3985183.00/cwt183.00–183.001,8031
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,165149.64/cwt140.00–163.001,7438
Bulls——1,615199.97/cwt194.00–203.003,2303
Bulls——1,721181.77/cwt172.00–189.003,12811
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78390.00/cwt90.00–90.007052
Cows—Lean 85-90%929105.18/cwt100.00–110.009778
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,142140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,5993
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,150125.76/cwt118.00–135.001,44613
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,335130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,7361
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,443164.18/cwt162.00–167.002,3694
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,489149.39/cwt138.00–160.002,22499
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0401,675.00/head1,675.00–1,675.001,6751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,959.09/head1,700.00–2,250.001,9594
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1311,999.86/head1,400.00–2,425.002,0004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1302,000.00/head2,000.00–2,000.002,0001

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.