Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 27
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
▼ 83 vs last sale 880▼ 48 vs year ago 845 · −5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
▼ 63 vs last sale 306▲ 55 vs year ago 188 · +29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 59▼ 6 vs year ago 29 · −20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00-6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

64 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00 - 340.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.87/cwt on 66 head, down $1.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 34 comparable sales and sits +4.50 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$367.87
▼ 1.17 vs prior sale
66 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$740
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$135.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.51
vs NC average
−56.20 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539391.212,11051
Medium and Large 2532326.041,7337thin
Medium and Large 3536255.661,3708thin
One grade step is worth $135.55/cwt here — about $740 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale66 hd
367.87
—
NC average8 barns · 308 hd
359.35
+8.51
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−56.20
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+4.50
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—High1,529203.983,11918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,317168.372,21773
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518156.362,37419
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079143.511,54894

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)1,083$2,7322thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,3979
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$2,0577
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,6713thin

Every lot

123 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1288649.97/cwt640.00–655.001,8723
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1308563.16/cwt550.00–575.001,7356
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365484.38/cwt470.00–500.001,7682
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375534.33/cwt507.00–575.002,00421
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2423458.92/cwt435.00–475.001,9414
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425504.82/cwt485.00–532.002,14515
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473481.17/cwt465.00–510.002,27614
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1601
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522458.96/cwt425.00–480.002,39612
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1566435.43/cwt425.00–450.002,4656
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570352.52/cwt350.00–355.002,0092
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624405.84/cwt385.00–430.002,53221
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6951
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658412.49/cwt410.00–415.002,7142
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1727361.63/cwt355.00–365.002,6293
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4091
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1812335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7202
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1887317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8122
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1935275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5711
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2602
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279498.21/cwt475.00–525.001,39016
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2283439.97/cwt425.00–450.001,2453
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3321351.93/cwt320.00–375.001,1304
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327522.25/cwt492.00–560.001,70817
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2327445.70/cwt410.00–470.001,45715
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371492.80/cwt470.00–525.001,82841
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373420.37/cwt400.00–460.001,56813
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375343.61/cwt300.00–375.001,2896
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425449.80/cwt420.00–475.001,91239
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425376.27/cwt350.00–400.001,59910
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3432321.60/cwt315.00–325.001,3893
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473359.08/cwt325.00–380.001,6985
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474423.72/cwt400.00–449.002,00846
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3474283.38/cwt250.00–305.001,3439
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1521397.07/cwt370.00–422.002,06933
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2521326.21/cwt300.00–355.001,7006
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3534263.61/cwt230.00–290.001,4087
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573380.46/cwt350.00–412.002,18018
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616337.14/cwt300.00–352.002,0774
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3617200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,4205
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2622252.01/cwt230.00–275.001,5683
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2669251.12/cwt235.00–270.001,6804
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678313.50/cwt300.00–332.002,1264
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723302.69/cwt300.00–308.002,1883
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2723240.11/cwt225.00–250.001,7365
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3750187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4031
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763282.37/cwt252.00–300.002,1546
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1Value Added777322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5025
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1813275.15/cwt265.00–285.002,2372
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2845189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5971
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1886246.82/cwt235.00–267.002,1874
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1903257.52/cwt250.00–265.002,3252
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2925199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8411
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1960237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2751
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8031
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1223570.42/cwt550.00–635.001,2724
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3223302.75/cwt300.00–305.006752
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2240512.50/cwt500.00–525.001,2302
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273579.06/cwt550.00–610.001,5817
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2281515.04/cwt500.00–535.001,4474
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3288411.52/cwt375.00–450.001,1852
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310390.99/cwt350.00–425.001,2123
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2320510.31/cwt495.00–535.001,6333
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323556.52/cwt540.00–605.001,79825
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368528.01/cwt500.00–560.001,94323
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377424.19/cwt400.00–455.001,5996
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380315.26/cwt305.00–325.001,1982
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4463
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417421.76/cwt390.00–445.001,7593
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429491.37/cwt450.00–515.002,10848
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3468324.87/cwt300.00–350.001,5202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476465.62/cwt430.00–495.002,21633
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478365.55/cwt350.00–380.001,7472
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1519438.08/cwt420.00–479.002,27423
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2530391.43/cwt375.00–400.002,0753
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3545287.50/cwt275.00–300.001,5672
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3558284.93/cwt270.00–300.001,5902
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569432.34/cwt405.00–462.002,46019
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2583350.32/cwt325.00–375.002,0422
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623327.26/cwt300.00–350.002,0394
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1624395.48/cwt370.00–417.002,4687
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678369.51/cwt350.00–385.002,5056
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1704350.83/cwt342.00–362.002,4705
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1758354.66/cwt330.00–362.002,6885
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 3765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818298.28/cwt275.00–322.002,4402
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4781
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2905187.45/cwt179.00–196.001,6962
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1978220.08/cwt210.00–230.002,1522
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3295315.00/cwt300.00–330.009292
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3335310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,0392
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3423325.33/cwt300.00–360.001,3763
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3459302.52/cwt275.00–325.001,3894
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515316.23/cwt292.00–340.001,6292
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3564344.24/cwt330.00–362.001,9424
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3633338.30/cwt322.00–355.002,1412
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,473180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6512
Bulls——1,489214.81/cwt210.00–225.003,1997
Bulls——1,573200.88/cwt190.00–207.003,1609
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%957163.53/cwt162.00–168.001,5656
Cows—Lean 85-90%964123.93/cwt110.00–132.001,19525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,136149.38/cwt133.00–161.001,69763
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,316167.67/cwt159.00–178.002,20770
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,338184.77/cwt180.00–190.002,4723
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,518156.36/cwt140.00–168.002,37419
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0832,731.87/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7322
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,397.29/head1,525.00–3,000.002,3979
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1762,057.11/head1,500.00–2,500.002,0577
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0503,156.67/head2,750.00–3,450.003,1572
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1153,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501

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.