Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-02-23

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 23
● Final115 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
873 head
▲ 317 vs last sale 556▲ 284 vs year ago 589 · +48.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
236 head
▲ 34 vs last sale 202▲ 34 vs year ago 202 · +16.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
61 head
▲ 21 vs last sale 40▲ 45 vs year ago 16 · +281.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 35.00-245.00; 25 Sheep: 155.00- 380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1350.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.66/cwt on 98 head. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.30 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$387.66
98 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,092
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$476
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$96.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.62
vs NC average
−42.75 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540396.502,14186
Medium and Large 2535329.201,76010thin
Medium and Large 3555300.001,6652thin
One grade step is worth $96.50/cwt here — about $476 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 sale98 hd
387.66
—
NC average8 barns · 361 hd
389.28
−1.62
National average177 barns · 14,680 hd
430.41
−42.75
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+24.30
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—Low1,596201.083,20929
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,464167.502,45284
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,606158.002,53722
CowsLean 85-90%High1,189145.171,72662

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)1,036$2,99516
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,050$2,81420
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$2,2896
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,248$3,9464thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)931$3,26925

Every lot

115 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245531.67/cwt520.00–550.001,3033
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271602.58/cwt560.00–640.001,6335
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2290445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,2911
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2300495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,4851
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1330558.18/cwt530.00–600.001,8423
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1383549.35/cwt537.00–565.002,10410
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3390350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,3651
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423521.78/cwt500.00–550.002,20715
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469483.07/cwt450.00–500.002,26611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,9981
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2510400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,0401
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522444.45/cwt425.00–475.002,32018
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,2031
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580445.45/cwt420.00–459.002,58413
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629432.79/cwt412.00–442.002,72217
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,1131
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672393.49/cwt390.00–411.002,6446
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728356.86/cwt335.00–385.002,59813
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1772343.72/cwt325.00–350.002,6545
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829328.61/cwt315.00–332.002,7247
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850262.50/cwt255.00–270.002,2312
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,015240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,4361
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1213622.03/cwt610.00–640.001,3253
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220380.00/cwt380.00–380.008361
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1283618.86/cwt590.00–635.001,7518
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285324.69/cwt275.00–350.009254
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2293420.99/cwt420.00–422.001,2342
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313450.20/cwt425.00–475.001,4094
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323574.87/cwt525.00–615.001,85728
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added353557.00/cwt557.00–557.001,9663
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2359410.86/cwt395.00–429.001,4757
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373503.11/cwt475.00–535.001,87730
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1551
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427446.36/cwt420.00–480.001,90639
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471416.50/cwt390.00–440.001,96230
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482385.65/cwt375.00–400.001,8593
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3490260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2741
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515331.04/cwt300.00–360.001,7057
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522405.75/cwt375.00–437.002,11848
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added558403.32/cwt397.00–408.002,25112
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565376.28/cwt335.00–395.002,12626
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2580324.91/cwt320.00–330.001,8843
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2609295.84/cwt265.00–315.001,8025
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3620230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4261
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1627355.04/cwt325.00–375.002,22622
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,3384
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1662322.89/cwt300.00–349.002,13814
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725262.34/cwt250.00–280.001,9024
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1728305.86/cwt275.00–325.002,2275
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1774282.35/cwt265.00–310.002,1857
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813298.60/cwt275.00–310.002,4284
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2820200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6401
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2850175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4881
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,4941
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1913267.44/cwt260.00–275.002,4422
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2930202.98/cwt200.00–206.001,8882
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1973269.74/cwt250.00–290.002,6252
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2205505.00/cwt505.00–505.001,0351
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3228387.36/cwt375.00–400.008832
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232620.68/cwt565.00–660.001,4406
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3250410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280623.28/cwt595.00–640.001,74513
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2284507.24/cwt480.00–560.001,4416
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328561.77/cwt527.00–600.001,84318
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3328347.71/cwt320.00–375.001,1402
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2329426.05/cwt425.00–430.001,4025
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374544.14/cwt525.00–585.002,03530
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2374438.24/cwt410.00–470.001,6397
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3374400.05/cwt395.00–405.001,4965
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419440.45/cwt400.00–475.001,84515
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3419361.28/cwt325.00–395.001,5146
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420509.10/cwt480.00–545.002,13837
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471387.60/cwt375.00–400.001,8264
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472473.19/cwt450.00–510.002,23341
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3480319.84/cwt300.00–345.001,5354
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2518361.70/cwt350.00–380.001,8745
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524429.73/cwt400.00–450.002,25229
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3532275.44/cwt250.00–315.001,4653
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2567355.65/cwt350.00–370.002,0177
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1579419.92/cwt400.00–437.002,43130
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583297.53/cwt295.00–300.001,7352
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610237.70/cwt225.00–250.001,4502
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614403.69/cwt375.00–425.002,47914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2633335.45/cwt322.00–349.002,1232
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671372.73/cwt350.00–390.002,50112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2691284.99/cwt280.00–300.001,9694
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1708340.68/cwt325.00–355.002,4123
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718254.88/cwt250.00–260.001,8302
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2765250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770302.95/cwt280.00–320.002,3336
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808294.94/cwt275.00–315.002,3832
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,4711
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1965269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,5961
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3885190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,6821
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3210330.00/cwt330.00–330.006931
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,568173.53/cwt172.00–175.002,7212
Bulls——1,576218.11/cwt209.00–235.003,43711
Bulls——1,613192.81/cwt180.00–206.003,11016
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%954120.77/cwt110.00–130.001,15212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,151188.07/cwt182.00–200.002,1658
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,211147.30/cwt134.00–155.001,78433
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,312158.25/cwt156.00–162.002,07617
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,497165.34/cwt158.00–178.002,47576
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,606158.00/cwt142.00–166.002,53722
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0362,995.19/head2,100.00–3,500.002,99516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0502,813.69/head2,000.00–3,400.002,81420
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1292,289.34/head2,000.00–2,600.002,2896
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27822,544.24/head2,200.00–2,850.002,5443
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29513,329.43/head1,925.00–4,150.003,32920
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29603,752.34/head2,950.00–4,250.003,7522
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1304,000.00/head4,000.00–4,000.004,0001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2873,928.43/head3,500.00–4,550.003,9283

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.