Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-23

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 23
● Final139 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
973 head
▲ 429 vs last sale 544▲ 170 vs year ago 803 · +21.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 51 vs last sale 154▼ 8 vs year ago 213 · −3.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
67 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 15▲ 27 vs year ago 40 · +67.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

74 head Sheep and Goats: 35.00-340.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 75.00-875.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $408.60/cwt on 99 head, up $11.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 31 of 34 comparable sales and sits +33.15 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$408.60
▲ 11.84 vs prior sale
99 head · 547 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,234
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$539
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+21.07
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545420.752,29483
Medium and Large 2555346.961,92415thin
Medium and Large 3540325.001,7551thin
One grade step is worth $95.75/cwt here — about $539 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 sale99 hd
408.60
—
NC average9 barns · 248 hd
387.53
+21.07
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
+33.15
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—Average1,598199.353,18532
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,360171.742,33692
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,468150.812,2145thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,009142.391,43740

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,167$2,81923
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$2,57522
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)996$2,2879
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)841$3,14213

Every lot

139 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1223591.83/cwt550.00–615.001,3203
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1268567.34/cwt565.00–570.001,5202
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275495.00/cwt495.00–495.001,3611
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305475.00/cwt475.00–475.001,4491
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1318547.40/cwt520.00–570.001,7414
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360460.21/cwt435.00–480.001,6573
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366530.63/cwt500.00–555.001,9427
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added405574.00/cwt574.00–574.002,32512
Steers400–450Medium 3410235.00/cwt235.00–235.009641
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429478.24/cwt450.00–502.002,0527
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430243.00/cwt243.00–243.001,0451
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433384.04/cwt350.00–400.001,6633
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added457526.91/cwt517.00–532.002,4083
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480382.50/cwt370.00–395.001,8362
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1487473.76/cwt435.00–497.002,30725
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518428.09/cwt405.00–450.002,2189
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added523475.82/cwt475.00–479.002,4895
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1576421.92/cwt400.00–442.002,43010
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620410.79/cwt406.00–420.002,5476
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669360.43/cwt345.00–385.002,4114
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725262.00/cwt262.00–262.001,9001
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730337.97/cwt332.00–340.002,4674
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4601
Steers700–750Medium 3745160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1921
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2780243.27/cwt235.00–250.001,8983
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786327.00/cwt295.00–352.002,5704
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2800235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1829314.95/cwt297.00–330.002,6115
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1868325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,8211
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2870223.00/cwt223.00–223.001,9401
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1918258.44/cwt250.00–275.002,3723
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1965246.00/cwt235.00–257.002,3742
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 2995225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1226527.10/cwt515.00–550.001,1915
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230414.78/cwt405.00–425.009542
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270342.50/cwt310.00–375.009252
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273430.15/cwt400.00–460.001,1748
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275514.97/cwt490.00–547.001,41612
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3313335.44/cwt280.00–390.001,0502
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319435.01/cwt415.00–455.001,3888
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322494.52/cwt460.00–522.001,59223
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365412.91/cwt390.00–435.001,50710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3367346.01/cwt305.00–375.001,2705
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374477.45/cwt440.00–500.001,78636
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added391512.00/cwt512.00–512.002,00210
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421451.55/cwt420.00–480.001,90133
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425333.21/cwt300.00–375.001,4164
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429399.53/cwt375.00–412.001,7147
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471424.11/cwt400.00–462.001,99824
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2482372.06/cwt320.00–390.001,7939
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added510434.46/cwt429.00–440.002,21611
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524390.42/cwt367.00–422.002,04636
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2525352.09/cwt340.00–360.001,8487
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3530290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,5372
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added563415.58/cwt409.00–422.002,34011
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572361.67/cwt332.00–392.002,06927
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3576248.97/cwt225.00–280.001,4344
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2581309.34/cwt300.00–325.001,7974
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620287.80/cwt275.00–300.001,7842
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624343.51/cwt310.00–365.002,14419
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630213.70/cwt195.00–235.001,3465
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2668276.78/cwt250.00–305.001,8492
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670319.74/cwt295.00–330.002,1427
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3673234.61/cwt220.00–250.001,5792
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1715291.32/cwt275.00–300.002,0833
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2730215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,5701
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775218.30/cwt200.00–230.001,6923
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1783285.66/cwt275.00–300.002,2373
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1808285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3032
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6281
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4441
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960179.74/cwt155.00–205.001,7262
Feeder Cattle · Bulls38 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220445.00/cwt445.00–445.009791
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1238569.12/cwt525.00–610.001,35512
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3240360.00/cwt360.00–360.008641
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277558.29/cwt525.00–605.001,54625
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2285484.82/cwt480.00–490.001,3822
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290374.57/cwt350.00–400.001,0862
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3305345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,0521
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323468.47/cwt450.00–500.001,5135
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328531.60/cwt500.00–570.001,74433
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1370519.01/cwt480.00–550.001,92046
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2375454.27/cwt410.00–475.001,70413
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380387.34/cwt350.00–400.001,4724
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3414366.48/cwt350.00–375.001,5174
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1421480.31/cwt450.00–510.002,02236
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426416.26/cwt380.00–445.001,7738
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1475455.07/cwt425.00–485.002,16234
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480420.28/cwt400.00–440.002,0173
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3492341.95/cwt325.00–350.001,6825
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518439.57/cwt400.00–475.002,27741
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527369.00/cwt350.00–392.001,9458
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,7551
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1572402.38/cwt375.00–430.002,30242
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586321.78/cwt300.00–365.001,8867
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623333.40/cwt325.00–342.002,0772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624377.86/cwt350.00–408.002,35817
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1673354.68/cwt332.00–387.002,38713
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675297.61/cwt290.00–305.002,0092
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1711335.28/cwt320.00–352.002,3848
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2718252.54/cwt250.00–255.001,8132
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1777328.76/cwt320.00–335.002,5545
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818313.81/cwt300.00–322.002,5673
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2840219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8401
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1863297.81/cwt287.00–307.002,5705
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7901
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955232.62/cwt210.00–255.002,2222
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2970200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460175.00/cwt175.00–175.008051
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3527203.20/cwt175.00–235.001,0713
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3583207.45/cwt205.00–210.001,2092
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655247.50/cwt220.00–275.001,6212
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3720185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3321
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3220160.00/cwt160.00–160.003521
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3405210.00/cwt210.00–210.008511
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3580162.50/cwt140.00–185.009432
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3685187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,2811
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3995200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,9901
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,143167.34/cwt155.00–179.001,9136
Bulls——1,683200.54/cwt192.00–206.003,37515
Bulls——1,729215.19/cwt209.00–221.003,72111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%904112.62/cwt110.00–120.001,0187
Cows—Lean 85-90%986143.37/cwt130.00–154.001,41421
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,110158.05/cwt155.00–161.001,75412
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,205183.12/cwt180.00–188.002,2076
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,371170.95/cwt158.00–179.002,34486
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,468150.81/cwt148.00–154.002,2145
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2520925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Small and Medium 1-2523787.44/head775.00–800.007872
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0552,457.79/head2,100.00–2,700.002,4588
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1672,818.90/head1,725.00–3,600.002,81923
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,753.55/head1,000.00–3,500.002,75420
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27512,987.95/head2,650.00–3,350.002,9885
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28872,923.17/head2,400.00–3,650.002,9235
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29133,763.64/head3,025.00–4,500.003,7643

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.