Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-05-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 11
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
499 head
▼ 228 vs last sale 727▼ 95 vs year ago 594 · −16.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 45 vs last sale 220▲ 32 vs year ago 143 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 26▲ 21 vs year ago 11 · +190.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00-8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

36 head Sheep 100.00 - 440.00; 11 head Goats 60.00 - 325.00; 10 head Baby Calves 250.00 - 1400.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.41/cwt on 36 head, down $5.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 34 comparable sales and sits +10.04 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$373.41
▼ 5.29 vs prior sale
36 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,052
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$478
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$77.28/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.25
vs NC average
−43.70 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1552384.282,12129
Medium and Large 2541331.961,7966thin
Medium and Large 3535307.001,6421thin
One grade step is worth $77.28/cwt here — about $478 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 sale36 hd
373.41
—
NC average9 barns · 313 hd
375.66
−2.25
National average171 barns · 11,385 hd
417.11
−43.70
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+10.04
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—Low1,549212.513,29220
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,368181.552,48377
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,585166.892,6459thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,027150.151,54242

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)1,178$2,32911
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,049$2,0828
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,097$1,9213thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$3,36510

Every lot

110 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1228559.67/cwt530.00–590.001,2762
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1339556.39/cwt555.00–565.001,8867
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2378398.46/cwt390.00–410.001,5063
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381503.94/cwt480.00–520.001,9205
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2425403.22/cwt380.00–425.001,7143
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1427481.11/cwt450.00–500.002,0548
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added453503.66/cwt502.00–504.002,2826
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2467414.55/cwt400.00–425.001,9363
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471477.48/cwt450.00–495.002,24913
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,6171
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added511472.00/cwt472.00–472.002,4127
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2519371.04/cwt330.00–400.001,9265
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523440.27/cwt408.00–465.002,30316
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3535260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,3911
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563327.44/cwt325.00–330.001,8432
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1570426.18/cwt410.00–441.002,42919
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1620421.35/cwt408.00–430.002,61227
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1672396.17/cwt389.00–410.002,6623
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2700315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,2051
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1735371.66/cwt367.00–374.002,7325
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780328.94/cwt315.00–349.002,5664
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1205525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,0761
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,0341
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275411.79/cwt400.00–425.001,1323
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280497.68/cwt475.00–520.001,3943
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324465.96/cwt445.00–500.001,5108
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2328409.76/cwt400.00–430.001,3445
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3337363.17/cwt350.00–380.001,2243
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2366391.61/cwt355.00–425.001,4339
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371351.40/cwt345.00–367.001,3044
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1372467.79/cwt435.00–492.001,74017
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418356.98/cwt345.00–370.001,4922
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1429443.09/cwt415.00–460.001,90122
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472436.90/cwt405.00–457.002,06229
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2476345.44/cwt340.00–350.001,6444
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1522391.61/cwt370.00–424.002,04415
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524352.55/cwt350.00–360.001,8474
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535307.00/cwt307.00–307.001,6421
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575290.77/cwt282.00–300.001,6722
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576361.65/cwt335.00–380.002,0839
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added598403.00/cwt403.00–403.002,4105
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610179.92/cwt175.00–185.001,0982
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615337.48/cwt310.00–360.002,0766
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,8451
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6501
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2663244.44/cwt239.00–250.001,6212
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690316.00/cwt316.00–316.002,1801
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1723317.42/cwt315.00–320.002,2952
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3745200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2778250.99/cwt250.00–252.001,9532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5031
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1845236.00/cwt225.00–247.001,9942
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1873264.46/cwt260.00–269.002,3092
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1910241.73/cwt225.00–260.002,2003
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,3471
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233649.84/cwt645.00–665.001,5144
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1268579.53/cwt555.00–602.001,5536
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2541
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3310280.00/cwt280.00–280.008681
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1325549.49/cwt525.00–575.001,7868
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325429.08/cwt410.00–450.001,3952
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1364509.65/cwt495.00–540.001,8559
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2388403.30/cwt400.00–410.001,5653
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3422333.99/cwt300.00–350.001,4093
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423408.60/cwt395.00–425.001,7287
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1426470.88/cwt440.00–510.002,00623
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3460338.48/cwt325.00–350.001,5574
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2465379.73/cwt350.00–400.001,7664
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1469462.18/cwt430.00–480.002,16813
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1515438.33/cwt400.00–457.002,25712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3518289.94/cwt280.00–300.001,5023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6052
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2565309.73/cwt300.00–320.001,7502
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566412.09/cwt390.00–439.002,3326
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3618288.55/cwt277.00–300.001,7832
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625397.22/cwt375.00–412.002,4837
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628310.69/cwt300.00–322.001,9512
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,9321
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667368.56/cwt352.00–389.002,4583
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7001
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1713318.97/cwt300.00–337.002,2746
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780316.82/cwt280.00–332.002,4714
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5361
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1873262.18/cwt250.00–275.002,2892
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2945192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8141
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1955260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,4831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360200.00/cwt200.00–200.007201
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3680179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,2171
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3730187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3651
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3905192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,7381
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,435204.73/cwt194.00–213.002,93810
Bulls——1,440181.16/cwt180.00–183.002,6092
Bulls——1,719230.06/cwt219.00–243.003,9558
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%986123.89/cwt107.00–137.001,22212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,021168.40/cwt165.00–173.001,7199
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,053157.34/cwt150.00–164.001,65721
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,361190.28/cwt185.00–199.002,59018
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,370178.89/cwt170.00–186.002,45159
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,585166.89/cwt160.00–176.002,6459
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0492,082.27/head1,575.00–2,700.002,0828
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0971,921.05/head1,800.00–2,000.001,9213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1782,328.95/head2,050.00–3,100.002,32911
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29262,995.90/head2,200.00–3,750.002,9965
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0173,539.80/head3,375.00–3,700.003,5403
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2204,025.61/head3,950.00–4,100.004,0262

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.