Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-01-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 5
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
▲ 171 vs last sale 645▲ 488 vs year ago 328 · +148.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
387 head
▲ 107 vs last sale 280▲ 182 vs year ago 205 · +88.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 17▲ 23 vs year ago 3 · +766.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

31 head Goats: 65.00-360.00; 59 Sheep: 70.00-420.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 325.00 -1000.00; 11 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 $359.94/cwt on 82 head. That ranks 14 of 34 comparable sales and sits −15.51 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$359.94
82 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$665
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$119.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.49
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549380.352,08964
Medium and Large 2559320.441,7928thin
Medium and Large 3546260.921,42410thin
One grade step is worth $119.43/cwt here — about $665 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 sale82 hd
359.94
—
NC average5 barns · 125 hd
351.45
+8.49
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−15.51
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—Low1,687195.813,30334
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,415163.212,309213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,556146.072,2739thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067134.061,43072

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)1,085$2,1134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$2,0896
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,9643thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$2,8732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$2,70811

Every lot

131 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3210315.00/cwt315.00–315.006621
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225539.67/cwt535.00–545.001,2142
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1292522.12/cwt500.00–550.001,52510
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7331
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386477.20/cwt440.00–500.001,8429
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425452.88/cwt435.00–480.001,9258
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,3242
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1472434.66/cwt419.00–449.002,05217
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1511404.56/cwt385.00–430.002,06710
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2517356.71/cwt322.00–375.001,8443
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5331
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3560243.63/cwt225.00–260.001,3643
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1562403.32/cwt385.00–416.002,2675
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1625344.29/cwt324.00–372.002,15214
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1662342.29/cwt320.00–365.002,2665
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1725306.71/cwt300.00–320.002,2243
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4721
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1865301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6041
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8131
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2965225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2218393.39/cwt375.00–415.008582
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1232449.60/cwt425.00–470.001,0433
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2264363.31/cwt335.00–387.009595
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1273411.98/cwt400.00–440.001,1257
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322352.33/cwt335.00–385.001,1355
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323285.44/cwt250.00–305.009223
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325450.40/cwt415.00–465.001,46420
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2377353.90/cwt325.00–379.001,3346
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3378280.72/cwt250.00–300.001,06110
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381423.63/cwt400.00–447.001,61425
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419361.06/cwt335.00–380.001,5136
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426282.28/cwt250.00–308.001,20310
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428409.82/cwt389.00–435.001,75436
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468334.67/cwt320.00–350.001,5666
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472388.71/cwt367.00–408.001,83525
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3481277.21/cwt250.00–300.001,3337
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3514236.95/cwt220.00–260.001,2188
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518315.99/cwt300.00–327.001,6377
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520371.68/cwt332.00–395.001,93323
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1570367.99/cwt347.00–382.002,09814
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2573265.33/cwt250.00–280.001,5202
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615266.53/cwt252.00–275.001,6394
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620327.75/cwt300.00–342.002,03219
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3663189.89/cwt180.00–200.001,2592
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665310.78/cwt280.00–324.002,06711
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2682234.51/cwt225.00–250.001,5995
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720259.47/cwt250.00–270.001,8684
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760232.66/cwt220.00–245.001,7682
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783158.97/cwt149.00–165.001,2454
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0781
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835185.18/cwt170.00–200.001,5462
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2880175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5401
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2910154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4011
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1918205.04/cwt200.00–210.001,8822
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2955157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4991
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1990167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6531
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234561.24/cwt530.00–580.001,3135
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240365.00/cwt365.00–365.008761
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265415.16/cwt400.00–425.001,1003
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270526.90/cwt500.00–550.001,42312
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3288302.61/cwt290.00–320.008724
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329438.38/cwt415.00–450.001,4425
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1330510.74/cwt480.00–542.001,68520
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3340271.79/cwt250.00–290.009243
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374479.05/cwt447.00–502.001,79219
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2380405.22/cwt370.00–430.001,54011
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380348.14/cwt340.00–355.001,3233
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1416440.70/cwt422.00–470.001,83323
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430275.06/cwt270.00–280.001,1832
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2432383.71/cwt350.00–402.001,6586
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476409.43/cwt380.00–439.001,94937
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2477357.52/cwt327.00–379.001,70511
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3478319.41/cwt310.00–325.001,5274
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520265.36/cwt245.00–300.001,3806
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525393.27/cwt370.00–422.002,06531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535350.68/cwt350.00–352.001,8763
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572368.21/cwt335.00–390.002,10633
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2574302.30/cwt300.00–312.001,7355
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3584254.26/cwt250.00–267.001,4854
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1612342.59/cwt320.00–370.002,09715
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640286.73/cwt275.00–300.001,8353
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667340.08/cwt307.00–360.002,26813
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2669255.44/cwt225.00–272.001,7094
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1720282.87/cwt250.00–300.002,0376
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1778248.91/cwt225.00–275.001,9374
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2875206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8031
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1903207.55/cwt190.00–225.001,8742
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2935162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5151
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5841
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975189.50/cwt179.00–200.001,8482
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3495206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0201
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0471
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3925157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4521
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3950160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5201
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420210.36/cwt195.00–225.008842
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3750189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4181
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3935159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4871
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,628163.21/cwt161.00–169.002,6574
Bulls——1,685191.61/cwt179.00–198.003,22917
Bulls——1,707211.32/cwt200.00–228.003,60713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%920111.96/cwt100.00–117.001,03011
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,089134.83/cwt120.00–144.001,46848
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,108149.89/cwt146.00–155.001,66113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,320174.40/cwt170.00–189.002,30236
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,434160.93/cwt150.00–169.002,308177
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,556146.07/cwt140.00–153.002,2739
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0821,963.52/head1,375.00–2,325.001,9643
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0852,113.08/head1,650.00–2,400.002,1134
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1972,088.86/head1,650.00–2,350.002,0896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28762,674.75/head1,600.00–3,050.002,6754
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28982,872.56/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8732
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0292,726.23/head2,200.00–3,250.002,7267

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.