Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 9
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
▼ 91 vs last sale 1,006▲ 168 vs year ago 747 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
▼ 9 vs last sale 260▲ 41 vs year ago 210 · +19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 53▲ 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

60 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00-320.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 1000.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.42/cwt on 77 head, down $19.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 34 comparable sales and sits −0.95 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$362.42
▼ 19.47 vs prior sale
77 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$102.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.42
vs NC average
−51.36 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541377.572,04363
Medium and Large 2543319.951,7366thin
Medium and Large 3529274.981,4538thin
One grade step is worth $102.59/cwt here — about $589 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 sale77 hd
362.42
—
NC average9 barns · 314 hd
368.84
−6.42
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−51.36
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−0.95
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—Average1,724185.633,20023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,358161.122,18987
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601148.182,37212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105134.081,48283

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,19115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,90516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$3,0788

Every lot

122 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2279451.74/cwt405.00–475.001,2607
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283539.71/cwt500.00–580.001,5273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2303454.96/cwt450.00–460.001,3792
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1335502.50/cwt475.00–530.001,6832
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3371337.42/cwt310.00–350.001,2524
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376496.71/cwt475.00–530.001,86815
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383405.10/cwt400.00–410.001,5522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420479.18/cwt450.00–515.002,01314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420359.17/cwt325.00–395.001,5092
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2429439.23/cwt435.00–445.001,8844
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471444.46/cwt420.00–475.002,09313
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472404.93/cwt400.00–415.001,9113
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517411.95/cwt400.00–467.002,13019
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3527282.75/cwt250.00–300.001,4903
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2528373.63/cwt350.00–395.001,9738
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573404.82/cwt375.00–430.002,32010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2575358.12/cwt350.00–367.002,0594
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1623398.95/cwt377.00–430.002,4856
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1655357.60/cwt345.00–370.002,3422
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5548
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1733331.06/cwt300.00–339.002,4278
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2735240.78/cwt225.00–257.001,7702
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770330.15/cwt320.00–340.002,5423
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1815316.30/cwt292.00–332.002,5787
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1867316.59/cwt310.00–325.002,7453
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1970277.47/cwt275.00–280.002,6912
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226484.23/cwt450.00–510.001,0945
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2265421.30/cwt400.00–440.001,1164
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278488.59/cwt450.00–520.001,35821
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313417.95/cwt400.00–430.001,3083
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1320493.03/cwt465.00–532.001,57821
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3345367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,2682
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3366343.05/cwt315.00–365.001,2564
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367464.62/cwt430.00–495.001,70531
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376411.85/cwt367.00–425.001,54912
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421453.17/cwt420.00–475.001,90844
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422319.07/cwt300.00–350.001,3463
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2430383.04/cwt375.00–400.001,6477
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1466403.92/cwt380.00–440.001,88237
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470299.98/cwt275.00–335.001,4106
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481364.49/cwt335.00–380.001,75311
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2518319.68/cwt300.00–345.001,6563
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3519282.12/cwt250.00–300.001,4647
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1528382.60/cwt350.00–412.002,02044
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2567320.21/cwt300.00–335.001,8163
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1571365.92/cwt342.00–390.002,08919
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617340.40/cwt315.00–367.002,10010
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620289.74/cwt250.00–300.001,7965
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3626209.72/cwt200.00–235.001,3135
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666337.14/cwt322.00–367.002,2456
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1716317.35/cwt270.00–337.002,2729
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728243.77/cwt225.00–265.001,7754
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767272.65/cwt247.00–300.002,0913
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2783179.53/cwt169.00–190.001,4062
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821259.09/cwt242.00–290.002,1274
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1867273.31/cwt270.00–275.002,3703
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3881
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223541.05/cwt520.00–555.001,2076
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272485.08/cwt450.00–525.001,3199
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278352.77/cwt335.00–380.009814
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280412.95/cwt400.00–425.001,1563
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324464.58/cwt435.00–495.001,5054
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326497.09/cwt470.00–525.001,62117
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3333373.63/cwt345.00–400.001,2443
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367424.27/cwt400.00–460.001,5579
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369496.02/cwt470.00–530.001,83029
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3371350.49/cwt325.00–370.001,3004
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423403.37/cwt375.00–425.001,7067
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424457.99/cwt430.00–492.001,94243
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3427333.95/cwt310.00–350.001,4265
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2468374.39/cwt342.00–400.001,75214
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470433.81/cwt415.00–475.002,03932
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1522399.77/cwt375.00–425.002,08734
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2526364.22/cwt350.00–390.001,9167
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530271.56/cwt225.00–300.001,4395
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570386.23/cwt360.00–412.002,20226
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2571327.56/cwt300.00–345.001,8704
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7252
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623380.17/cwt350.00–404.002,36818
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626314.41/cwt295.00–335.001,9686
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665356.59/cwt325.00–385.002,37115
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678314.87/cwt310.00–320.002,1352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728323.70/cwt310.00–338.002,3578
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770327.18/cwt310.00–355.002,5194
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815312.78/cwt308.00–317.002,5494
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875295.68/cwt279.00–308.002,5873
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3395172.00/cwt172.00–172.006791
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820196.78/cwt179.00–215.001,6142
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,724185.63/cwt174.00–198.003,20023
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%981111.98/cwt100.00–125.001,09920
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,118185.45/cwt180.00–190.002,0735
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,145141.09/cwt127.00–153.001,61563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373159.64/cwt150.00–176.002,19282
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,601148.18/cwt135.00–159.002,37212
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,905.42/head1,225.00–2,350.001,90516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1332,190.81/head1,450.00–2,850.002,19115
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29452,959.39/head2,475.00–3,550.002,9594
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29523,087.13/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0873
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0903,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001

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.