Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-20

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 20
● Final138 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
880 head
▼ 163 vs last sale 1,043▲ 475 vs year ago 405 · +117.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
306 head
▲ 85 vs last sale 221▲ 143 vs year ago 163 · +87.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
59 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 52▲ 13 vs year ago 46 · +28.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00-3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

38 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-380.00; 2 head Baby Calves 1000.00 : 1 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 $369.04/cwt on 84 head, down $19.35 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +5.67 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$369.04
▼ 19.35 vs prior sale
84 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,009
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$796
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$141.04/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.99
vs NC average
−53.13 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1545387.322,11064
Medium and Large 2545321.861,75417thin
Medium and Large 3533246.291,3143thin
One grade step is worth $141.04/cwt here — about $796 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 sale84 hd
369.04
—
NC average8 barns · 310 hd
377.03
−7.99
National average167 barns · 11,519 hd
422.17
−53.13
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+5.67
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—High1,531204.953,13821
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,410175.042,468121
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,706162.202,7676thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,023142.651,46083

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)1,109$2,3489
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,137$2,20724
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$2,07312
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$4,7001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$3,9001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)939$3,17111

Every lot

138 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3225250.00/cwt250.00–250.005631
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245605.00/cwt605.00–605.001,4821
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1272598.11/cwt550.00–660.001,6273
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2305485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,4791
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320600.21/cwt555.00–640.001,92111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1370540.91/cwt515.00–575.002,00111
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380466.23/cwt450.00–500.001,7723
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2351
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405472.49/cwt447.00–485.001,9143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1428531.95/cwt515.00–570.002,2779
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3445350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5581
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1458506.40/cwt475.00–535.002,31916
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,6281
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2468404.06/cwt370.00–425.001,8913
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3500325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,6251
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1519485.12/cwt450.00–508.002,51820
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2527371.46/cwt350.00–400.001,9583
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2550350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9251
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,2431
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567433.29/cwt395.00–467.002,4577
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1616440.44/cwt400.00–462.002,7138
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2616344.87/cwt325.00–365.002,1245
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659418.34/cwt402.00–432.002,7575
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2678373.21/cwt350.00–385.002,5304
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1724370.51/cwt362.00–375.002,6825
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2778247.52/cwt245.00–250.001,9262
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1783325.98/cwt320.00–332.002,5522
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1823338.48/cwt337.00–340.002,7862
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1858280.04/cwt275.00–285.002,4032
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2885239.00/cwt239.00–239.002,1151
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,7451
Feeder Cattle · Heifers40 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2222434.44/cwt400.00–460.009643
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1228538.32/cwt500.00–580.001,2276
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2255423.73/cwt380.00–450.001,0813
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1268535.51/cwt500.00–560.001,4359
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3273298.62/cwt250.00–350.008152
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2322431.27/cwt400.00–465.001,38911
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3325313.74/cwt300.00–340.001,0203
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1329502.72/cwt470.00–545.001,65422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373342.40/cwt300.00–380.001,2777
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1378489.17/cwt450.00–520.001,84937
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2382424.18/cwt400.00–440.001,6206
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3424302.52/cwt280.00–350.001,2835
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425463.88/cwt440.00–507.001,97128
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429413.22/cwt390.00–430.001,77313
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463277.29/cwt245.00–300.001,2846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468420.83/cwt400.00–465.001,96928
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2474357.25/cwt320.00–385.001,69313
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522393.36/cwt362.00–427.002,05335
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2522334.93/cwt300.00–350.001,7489
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3525269.43/cwt240.00–300.001,4152
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571307.16/cwt260.00–325.001,7548
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572380.04/cwt350.00–410.002,17429
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613347.17/cwt312.00–372.002,12812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3618199.80/cwt175.00–225.001,2353
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2637274.01/cwt250.00–300.001,7456
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666333.87/cwt320.00–350.002,2248
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2674243.36/cwt217.00–275.001,6405
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3680194.31/cwt180.00–208.001,3212
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2711243.78/cwt225.00–252.001,7337
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1732308.29/cwt295.00–320.002,2573
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2767228.15/cwt205.00–245.001,7503
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1771264.87/cwt245.00–305.002,0427
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2818192.87/cwt175.00–210.001,5782
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825262.20/cwt250.00–275.002,1632
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875192.78/cwt172.00–210.001,6873
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1879252.77/cwt222.00–275.002,2226
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928237.48/cwt235.00–240.002,2042
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2965180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,7371
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1967241.59/cwt225.00–267.002,3363
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2210400.00/cwt400.00–400.008401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1227613.67/cwt590.00–665.001,3939
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277592.21/cwt550.00–645.001,64017
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2283503.23/cwt475.00–530.001,4242
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3285375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,0691
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321555.31/cwt520.00–595.001,78318
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327380.61/cwt365.00–400.001,2453
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2338489.19/cwt450.00–505.001,6536
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376546.55/cwt520.00–580.002,05524
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377450.71/cwt415.00–479.001,6999
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3382365.28/cwt340.00–405.001,3953
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417437.70/cwt400.00–475.001,82516
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420522.36/cwt480.00–555.002,19431
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3433320.91/cwt300.00–360.001,3904
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469331.45/cwt300.00–355.001,5554
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473485.73/cwt450.00–522.002,29833
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475415.72/cwt380.00–440.001,97510
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2509346.44/cwt310.00–380.001,7634
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519449.13/cwt416.00–480.002,33122
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540274.77/cwt250.00–300.001,4842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1564432.90/cwt400.00–460.002,44231
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586354.90/cwt320.00–375.002,0804
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2603334.85/cwt300.00–370.002,0192
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615411.66/cwt390.00–437.002,5329
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3615187.20/cwt175.00–200.001,1512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2661316.01/cwt300.00–335.002,0894
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672382.05/cwt350.00–402.002,56711
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5861
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3715225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6091
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724333.53/cwt300.00–360.002,4159
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2735200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4701
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1763326.02/cwt300.00–349.002,4887
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823306.09/cwt300.00–312.002,5192
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1878278.09/cwt250.00–295.002,4427
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,2081
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975242.44/cwt230.00–255.002,3642
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3335340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,1391
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3353255.00/cwt255.00–255.009002
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3493238.48/cwt235.00–242.001,1762
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3565210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1871
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3630190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3225242.61/cwt240.00–245.005462
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3260250.00/cwt250.00–250.006501
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3325231.56/cwt210.00–245.007533
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3675227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,5321
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,464200.74/cwt190.00–209.002,93913
Bulls——1,493170.72/cwt170.00–172.002,5492
Bulls——1,690225.47/cwt215.00–240.003,8106
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%930122.37/cwt110.00–135.001,13831
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,073152.00/cwt138.00–162.001,63142
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,104166.22/cwt165.00–169.001,83510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,255188.71/cwt186.00–195.002,3688
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,421174.07/cwt165.00–185.002,474113
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,706162.20/cwt150.00–168.002,7676
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28883,021.31/head1,800.00–3,500.003,0216
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29673,138.02/head2,000.00–3,650.003,1383
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0154,700.00/head4,700.00–4,700.004,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,670.00/head3,350.00–3,950.003,6702
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0553,900.00/head3,900.00–3,900.003,9001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0462,073.15/head1,200.00–2,700.002,07312
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1092,348.35/head1,600.00–2,950.002,3489
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1372,207.35/head1,500.00–2,600.002,20724

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.