Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-01-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 12
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
552 head
▼ 264 vs last sale 816▲ 349 vs year ago 203 · +171.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
203 head
▼ 184 vs last sale 387▲ 85 vs year ago 118 · +72.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 26▲ 16 vs year ago 2 · +800.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Goats: 60.00-310.00; 43 Sheep: 115.00-320.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 425.00 -950.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $358.40/cwt on 45 head. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −4.97 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$358.40
45 head · 554 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,986
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$574
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$114.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+18.56
vs NC average
−55.08 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1553373.502,06438
Medium and Large 2561279.311,5666thin
Medium and Large 3575259.001,4891thin
One grade step is worth $114.50/cwt here — about $574 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 sale45 hd
358.40
—
NC average9 barns · 278 hd
339.84
+18.56
National average188 barns · 26,809 hd
413.48
−55.08
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−4.97
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—Average1,612187.473,02231
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,429157.392,24977
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545152.242,35213
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,079137.971,48953

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)1,105$2,2813thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,250$1,8743thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$1,5982thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,292$3,9643thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$3,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$2,7836

Every lot

119 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 1205495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,0151
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2225400.00/cwt400.00–400.009001
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1278582.34/cwt580.00–585.001,6192
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1324538.07/cwt520.00–560.001,7434
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3328231.56/cwt215.00–250.007602
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3373312.42/cwt300.00–325.001,1652
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380463.09/cwt425.00–490.001,76015
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383357.75/cwt350.00–365.001,3702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2413367.88/cwt350.00–400.001,5193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3422330.08/cwt305.00–350.001,3933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1426447.10/cwt425.00–479.001,90513
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469378.18/cwt350.00–400.001,7744
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470451.31/cwt415.00–472.002,12117
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2508379.55/cwt370.00–389.001,9282
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522422.61/cwt400.00–440.002,2069
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0721
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566413.31/cwt399.00–428.002,33911
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,6471
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629369.55/cwt350.00–389.002,3244
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added670365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,4467
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1688324.16/cwt300.00–339.002,2306
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1722334.10/cwt320.00–342.002,4123
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780318.00/cwt318.00–318.002,4801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1807304.23/cwt279.00–312.002,4559
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1927277.51/cwt270.00–280.002,5734
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1975225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1941
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1234485.74/cwt450.00–510.001,1374
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1271445.80/cwt425.00–470.001,2086
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275347.95/cwt335.00–360.009572
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3327308.07/cwt300.00–340.001,0075
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331449.01/cwt422.00–470.001,48612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333408.79/cwt400.00–415.001,3613
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3369306.59/cwt275.00–325.001,1315
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374455.90/cwt440.00–470.001,70511
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382364.98/cwt345.00–400.001,3943
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3410281.48/cwt250.00–300.001,1544
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1414422.62/cwt400.00–450.001,75030
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423362.83/cwt345.00–380.001,5354
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2461349.84/cwt325.00–375.001,6135
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3472272.91/cwt250.00–299.001,2886
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1479397.89/cwt380.00–435.001,90628
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525381.15/cwt355.00–397.002,00119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2569275.17/cwt260.00–300.001,5665
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575259.00/cwt259.00–259.001,4891
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1580365.86/cwt347.00–377.002,12219
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1626333.35/cwt310.00–357.002,0877
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2643268.51/cwt265.00–272.001,7272
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668235.28/cwt220.00–250.001,5722
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673318.62/cwt300.00–330.002,1444
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720169.65/cwt150.00–200.001,2213
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,2421
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2773177.49/cwt175.00–180.001,3722
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1830270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,2411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,2531
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2885180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5931
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,1151
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1961188.50/cwt180.00–202.001,8114
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1234589.31/cwt570.00–605.001,3796
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1281534.58/cwt500.00–575.001,5028
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2315450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,4181
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3322307.18/cwt295.00–327.009893
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323494.14/cwt475.00–515.001,5968
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3357326.80/cwt300.00–355.001,1673
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375411.00/cwt385.00–435.001,5412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378486.43/cwt459.00–505.001,83910
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2410400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,6401
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427456.05/cwt430.00–479.001,9477
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437326.68/cwt325.00–330.001,4283
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1464417.88/cwt400.00–450.001,93919
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473261.95/cwt250.00–285.001,2393
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478361.29/cwt350.00–372.001,7272
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524417.74/cwt395.00–440.002,18910
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524353.77/cwt327.00–379.001,8544
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530234.20/cwt225.00–250.001,2413
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563312.68/cwt292.00–325.001,7605
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572398.74/cwt385.00–420.002,28122
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610242.50/cwt225.00–260.001,4792
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625376.30/cwt362.00–385.002,3526
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628311.74/cwt300.00–325.001,9583
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664327.70/cwt310.00–350.002,1765
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2673274.72/cwt250.00–300.001,8492
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6591
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718314.54/cwt292.00–337.002,2584
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768278.96/cwt267.00–290.002,1423
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2768212.54/cwt200.00–225.001,6322
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813234.10/cwt210.00–262.001,9037
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873243.32/cwt227.00–259.002,1242
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9221
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2980166.63/cwt160.00–170.001,6333
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1983224.92/cwt210.00–240.002,2113
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3415192.00/cwt192.00–192.007971
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3465190.00/cwt190.00–190.008841
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3525187.00/cwt187.00–187.009821
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3665192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,2771
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Dairy Heifers750–800Large 3780195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,5211
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3935204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390210.00/cwt210.00–210.008191
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3490190.00/cwt190.00–190.009311
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,507164.01/cwt160.00–167.002,4725
Bulls——1,589182.74/cwt170.00–195.002,90417
Bulls——1,713209.45/cwt200.00–216.003,5889
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%906119.30/cwt112.00–122.001,0818
Cows—Lean 85-90%978150.54/cwt149.00–154.001,47211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,153138.30/cwt127.00–145.001,59534
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305171.51/cwt169.00–177.002,2383
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,434156.82/cwt150.00–167.002,24974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,545152.24/cwt148.00–158.002,35213
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28631,598.04/head1,575.00–1,625.001,5982
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1052,280.92/head1,875.00–2,700.002,2813
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2501,874.17/head1,600.00–2,125.001,8743
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28003,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29353,250.00/head3,250.00–3,250.003,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0872,541.14/head1,975.00–2,900.002,5413
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2652,999.60/head2,800.00–3,300.003,0002
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2923,964.13/head3,825.00–4,100.003,9643

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.