Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 6
● Final114 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
353 head
▼ 520 vs last sale 873▼ 339 vs year ago 692 · −49.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
174 head
▼ 64 vs last sale 238▲ 30 vs year ago 144 · +20.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
43 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 57▲ 14 vs year ago 29 · +48.3%
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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. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

19 head Sheep: 110.00 - 380.00; 27 head Goats: 65.00-290.00; 3 head baby Calves: 1050.00- 1300.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.79/cwt on 35 head, up $14.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 33 of 34 comparable sales and sits +24.42 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$387.79
▲ 14.36 vs prior sale
35 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,101
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$959
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$177.34/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+9.99
vs NC average
−40.57 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540402.342,17431
Medium and Large 2565325.001,8362thin
Medium and Large 3540225.001,2152thin
One grade step is worth $177.34/cwt here — about $959 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd
387.79
—
NC average8 barns · 213 hd
377.80
+9.99
National average175 barns · 10,626 hd
428.36
−40.57
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+24.42
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—Average1,603212.783,41110
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,355175.232,37462
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,501159.152,3897thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,073147.931,58750

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 (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,5001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,4477
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,078$2,42311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,035$2,08511
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,121$3,54513

Every lot

114 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2260405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,0531
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280634.46/cwt625.00–645.001,7762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1319582.80/cwt560.00–610.001,8599
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375542.59/cwt525.00–560.002,0354
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,5322
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1408515.00/cwt515.00–515.002,1012
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3430215.00/cwt215.00–215.009251
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2446400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,78414
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7061
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460200.00/cwt200.00–200.009201
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476470.91/cwt450.00–512.002,24214
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1514465.64/cwt430.00–485.002,39310
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521425.34/cwt415.00–427.002,2167
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added538504.00/cwt504.00–504.002,7124
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,7631
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1568439.41/cwt427.00–451.002,4968
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4951
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620434.35/cwt412.00–439.002,6937
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669412.63/cwt400.00–423.002,7607
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8951
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3740185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3691
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1786347.79/cwt325.00–369.002,73412
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840343.54/cwt337.00–350.002,8862
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1920302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,7781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230410.00/cwt410.00–410.009431
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1235460.00/cwt450.00–470.001,0812
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276496.47/cwt485.00–510.001,3704
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280320.00/cwt320.00–320.008961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1322479.55/cwt450.00–504.001,5446
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325330.51/cwt305.00–360.001,0743
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328408.63/cwt400.00–425.001,3403
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365339.50/cwt339.00–340.001,2392
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374470.13/cwt440.00–500.001,7587
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2408405.03/cwt400.00–410.001,6532
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416457.03/cwt430.00–485.001,90110
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3445245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0901
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2467391.34/cwt375.00–400.001,8283
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468438.62/cwt420.00–480.002,0539
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3505200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0101
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added508450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,2864
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520396.25/cwt380.00–412.002,06113
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2540350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,8901
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555430.00/cwt430.00–430.002,3874
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1574380.14/cwt350.00–404.002,18210
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2590300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7701
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3615200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2301
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624387.61/cwt352.00–400.002,41912
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1670317.76/cwt300.00–335.002,1292
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2680272.52/cwt270.00–275.001,8532
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3683211.74/cwt190.00–230.001,4463
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1737312.28/cwt300.00–325.002,3023
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2760255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,9381
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3765182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3921
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1770307.35/cwt300.00–315.002,3672
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2813227.57/cwt220.00–235.001,8502
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1815275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2411
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1875266.37/cwt250.00–282.002,3312
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 3875177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,5491
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2890207.44/cwt197.00–218.001,8462
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2905210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9011
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2950192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8241
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1957222.04/cwt204.00–252.002,1253
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235510.96/cwt500.00–525.001,2014
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2270472.41/cwt470.00–475.001,2762
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275305.00/cwt305.00–305.008391
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1280532.53/cwt500.00–560.001,4917
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1318534.55/cwt520.00–550.001,7006
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325250.00/cwt250.00–250.008131
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375490.04/cwt475.00–520.001,8386
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2390450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,7551
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3415270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,1211
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423472.60/cwt450.00–506.001,99912
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2435425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8491
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1463448.20/cwt420.00–470.002,0757
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2480380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,8241
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2505385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,9441
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2881
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1532422.32/cwt400.00–459.002,2479
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2555325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8041
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570426.98/cwt406.00–442.002,4349
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1621402.51/cwt375.00–422.002,5008
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1662380.87/cwt367.00–406.002,5213
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720218.00/cwt218.00–218.001,5701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760326.91/cwt314.00–340.002,4852
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823338.26/cwt327.00–350.002,7842
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2845275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,3241
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1860320.93/cwt315.00–327.002,7602
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8261
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1945290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,7411
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3270250.00/cwt250.00–250.006751
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0121
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3650317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,0611
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3230245.00/cwt245.00–245.005641
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3630215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,3551
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3658217.51/cwt215.00–220.001,4312
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,463187.74/cwt185.00–190.002,7472
Bulls——1,562207.09/cwt199.00–212.003,2353
Bulls——1,684226.21/cwt218.00–237.003,8095
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%945126.75/cwt120.00–135.001,19811
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096151.39/cwt140.00–161.001,65931
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,159163.66/cwt162.00–167.001,8978
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,352173.39/cwt165.00–180.002,34455
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,378189.73/cwt183.00–198.002,6147
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,501159.15/cwt150.00–168.002,3897
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0352,084.58/head1,350.00–3,000.002,08511
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0602,500.00/head2,500.00–2,500.002,5001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0782,422.89/head1,650.00–3,500.002,42311
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1322,446.58/head1,800.00–2,800.002,4477
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0943,552.56/head3,000.00–4,150.003,5535
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1113,560.88/head2,650.00–4,500.003,5616
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2183,481.01/head2,350.00–4,050.003,4812

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.