Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-02-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 16
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
556 head
▲ 130 vs last sale 426▲ 295 vs year ago 261 · +113.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
202 head
▼ 103 vs last sale 305▲ 112 vs year ago 90 · +124.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 10▲ 31 vs year ago 9 · +344.4%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

52 head Goats: 35.00-340.00; 26 Sheep: 80.00-380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1325.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.97/cwt on 56 head. That ranks 35 of 34 comparable sales and sits +39.60 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$402.97
56 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,186
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
—
single grade reported
vs the market
+27.49
vs NC average
−26.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542402.972,18656
Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale56 hd
402.97
—
NC average9 barns · 302 hd
375.48
+27.49
National average184 barns · 15,729 hd
429.17
−26.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+39.60
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—Low1,704195.073,32413
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,455171.722,498106
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,526157.262,4009thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,085142.731,54931

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)1,255$2,85310
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$2,4846
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$2,27310
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)997$3,07014

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 · Steers29 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1270535.74/cwt515.00–555.001,4462
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2201
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330572.70/cwt540.00–605.001,8903
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378514.73/cwt500.00–550.001,94615
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2410430.00/cwt430.00–430.001,7631
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1421491.97/cwt470.00–517.002,07112
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1475484.20/cwt440.00–500.002,30014
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2477408.30/cwt400.00–425.001,9483
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,5681
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1525438.53/cwt416.00–467.002,30212
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2532391.77/cwt375.00–400.002,0843
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7391
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1571412.18/cwt382.00–437.002,35420
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,1461
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610324.80/cwt300.00–350.001,9812
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616415.25/cwt385.00–426.002,55813
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9501
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1683350.82/cwt322.00–367.002,3963
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added689388.76/cwt385.00–390.002,6798
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736362.13/cwt342.00–369.002,66512
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1758353.70/cwt340.00–362.002,6813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2760260.82/cwt247.00–275.001,9822
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added769368.00/cwt368.00–368.002,83013
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1819332.06/cwt325.00–339.002,7204
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2820279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,2881
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863336.00/cwt335.00–337.002,9002
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1905290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,6251
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1980279.00/cwt279.00–279.002,7341
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210425.00/cwt425.00–425.008931
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,2861
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275312.64/cwt305.00–320.008602
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281461.80/cwt450.00–475.001,2984
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2290355.43/cwt330.00–380.001,0312
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2320419.92/cwt400.00–435.001,3443
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329495.91/cwt450.00–520.001,6325
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372482.42/cwt455.00–520.001,79516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3380293.00/cwt265.00–300.001,1135
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2388417.84/cwt400.00–435.001,6212
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3408255.03/cwt250.00–260.001,0412
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2413387.42/cwt375.00–400.001,6002
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423465.15/cwt430.00–499.001,96836
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470426.63/cwt390.00–447.002,00528
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3481
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2495342.50/cwt335.00–350.001,6952
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521409.32/cwt375.00–421.002,13331
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1569395.09/cwt375.00–414.002,24825
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620344.82/cwt314.00–365.002,13813
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670329.64/cwt320.00–335.002,20911
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2678242.49/cwt240.00–245.001,6442
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1710292.25/cwt275.00–310.002,0752
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765208.99/cwt208.00–210.001,5992
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772292.33/cwt287.00–300.002,2573
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1835295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,4631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,6221
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863269.45/cwt252.00–287.002,3252
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2883194.83/cwt177.00–212.001,7203
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955291.01/cwt290.00–292.002,7792
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7841
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210320.00/cwt320.00–320.006721
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2265406.13/cwt400.00–425.001,0764
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270325.00/cwt325.00–325.008781
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283575.20/cwt525.00–600.001,6284
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2305463.11/cwt430.00–490.001,4123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329543.52/cwt500.00–575.001,7887
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3355315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,1181
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2360454.17/cwt425.00–485.001,6352
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378520.06/cwt500.00–530.001,9668
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420488.58/cwt465.00–525.002,05214
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1051
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2428424.04/cwt400.00–445.001,8154
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1751
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472477.90/cwt445.00–500.002,25617
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480396.41/cwt370.00–425.001,9033
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1528422.68/cwt410.00–445.002,23212
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535345.37/cwt325.00–365.001,8482
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535275.23/cwt250.00–300.001,4722
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563264.67/cwt250.00–280.001,4902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570412.90/cwt379.00–432.002,35422
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2573303.31/cwt300.00–310.001,7383
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1617387.04/cwt350.00–404.002,3887
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2660282.67/cwt260.00–305.001,8662
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1669367.78/cwt325.00–387.002,46012
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718326.72/cwt300.00–359.002,3466
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745232.50/cwt225.00–240.001,7322
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770347.97/cwt340.00–357.002,6794
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1813317.55/cwt300.00–335.002,5822
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2833238.60/cwt227.00–250.001,9882
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880286.05/cwt272.00–306.002,5173
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910264.78/cwt239.00–290.002,4092
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968254.14/cwt227.00–282.002,4602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,2751
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3830197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,6351
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3875195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360225.00/cwt225.00–225.008101
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3975182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7751
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,278166.99/cwt160.00–174.002,1342
Bulls——1,598210.96/cwt208.00–219.003,3714
Bulls——1,886194.01/cwt180.00–202.003,6597
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%916117.38/cwt110.00–125.001,0754
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,091143.94/cwt130.00–152.001,57021
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,179155.39/cwt154.00–159.001,8326
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,444168.62/cwt158.00–179.002,43585
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,499184.28/cwt180.00–191.002,76221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,526157.26/cwt150.00–164.002,4009
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29012,637.51/head2,100.00–3,000.002,6387
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29552,833.51/head2,350.00–3,400.002,8343
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1984,004.20/head3,300.00–4,350.004,0044
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0992,483.98/head1,750.00–3,500.002,4846
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1242,272.93/head1,725.00–2,800.002,27310
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,853.20/head2,125.00–3,700.002,85310

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.