Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 22
● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
403 head
▼ 201 vs last sale 604▼ 10 vs year ago 413 · −2.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
247 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 211▲ 28 vs year ago 219 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
▲ 30 vs last sale 22▲ 38 vs year ago 14 · +271.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

14 head Sheep: 30.00 -310.00 ; 28 head Goats: 40.00 - 290.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 450.00 -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 $370.58/cwt on 42 head, up $1.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 34 comparable sales and sits +7.21 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$370.58
▲ 1.91 vs prior sale
42 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,005
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$618
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$109.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−19.83
vs NC average
−45.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541383.162,07436
Medium and Large 2550338.501,8622thin
Medium and Large 3533273.411,4574thin
One grade step is worth $109.74/cwt here — about $618 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 sale42 hd
370.58
—
NC average9 barns · 446 hd
390.41
−19.83
National average161 barns · 8,493 hd
415.83
−45.25
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+7.21
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—Average1,698209.163,55116
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,393174.502,430114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,613160.182,58422
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,055144.011,51960

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)1,164$2,4396
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,162$2,37030
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,063$2,01212
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)823$3,4003thin

Every lot

107 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1263604.86/cwt600.00–610.001,5912
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1320500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,6001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325345.92/cwt325.00–365.001,1242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2338407.44/cwt400.00–415.001,3772
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3355390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,3851
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2370450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,6651
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381519.87/cwt500.00–545.001,98111
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1409448.81/cwt420.00–475.001,8364
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469442.64/cwt415.00–460.002,0765
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4101
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2472357.35/cwt335.00–385.001,6873
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523426.13/cwt400.00–455.002,22913
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2560335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,8761
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573426.09/cwt400.00–437.002,44110
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1610421.01/cwt420.00–422.002,5682
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2655300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9651
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720345.00/cwt345.00–345.002,4841
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2720275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,9801
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1835320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6721
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1900300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,7001
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2200400.00/cwt400.00–400.008001
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,0911
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3245230.00/cwt230.00–230.005641
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275478.43/cwt455.00–495.001,3164
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2275425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,1692
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3315290.00/cwt290.00–290.009141
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324450.78/cwt420.00–475.001,46113
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380444.31/cwt420.00–469.001,68810
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2380394.56/cwt350.00–407.001,4999
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3395320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,2641
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1419409.91/cwt400.00–440.001,71817
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423338.57/cwt317.00–350.001,4323
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3440255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1221
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3464281.46/cwt250.00–300.001,3064
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473404.73/cwt385.00–422.001,91426
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478360.08/cwt340.00–379.001,7216
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522274.55/cwt255.00–300.001,4333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524386.45/cwt350.00–406.002,02523
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,8391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5261
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8811
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572377.33/cwt362.00–398.002,15813
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618347.18/cwt325.00–377.002,14612
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2623279.15/cwt267.00–292.001,7392
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3655217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4211
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665311.70/cwt300.00–320.002,0733
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7881
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1725337.00/cwt337.00–337.002,4431
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3763170.05/cwt165.00–175.001,2972
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,1081
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,8331
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1825275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2691
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2835172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4361
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1903230.00/cwt230.00–230.002,0772
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2935174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,6271
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950212.00/cwt212.00–212.002,0141
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2985189.90/cwt180.00–200.001,8712
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3205360.00/cwt360.00–360.007381
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245520.00/cwt490.00–545.001,2743
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273363.07/cwt350.00–375.009912
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1277578.80/cwt555.00–610.001,6036
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2318420.94/cwt400.00–450.001,3396
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1324520.43/cwt495.00–540.001,6867
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330354.52/cwt340.00–375.001,1703
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4421
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372442.86/cwt420.00–475.001,6478
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,4631
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4351
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2413378.39/cwt375.00–385.001,5633
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428416.07/cwt400.00–440.001,78115
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3450320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,4401
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1471416.38/cwt392.00–445.001,96117
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2472381.73/cwt370.00–390.001,8023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515365.00/cwt365.00–365.001,8801
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2515330.58/cwt310.00–350.001,7023
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1525418.76/cwt400.00–442.002,19817
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571406.67/cwt380.00–422.002,32214
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3575250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4381
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578307.85/cwt275.00–325.001,7793
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614388.02/cwt350.00–402.002,3824
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668353.70/cwt315.00–367.002,3635
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717329.66/cwt320.00–340.002,3648
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2745220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,6391
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1750287.50/cwt275.00–300.002,1562
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3300225.00/cwt225.00–225.006751
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3565245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,3841
Dairy Heifers800–850Large 3800170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3601
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3895214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,9151
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3945204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9281
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3995190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,8911
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3505250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,670202.44/cwt191.00–211.003,3819
Bulls——1,733217.81/cwt213.00–229.003,7757
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%788119.04/cwt108.00–126.009387
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,058142.76/cwt127.00–154.001,51038
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,170158.81/cwt155.00–162.001,85815
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,296189.00/cwt183.00–198.002,44918
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,411171.78/cwt162.00–182.002,42496
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,613160.18/cwt150.00–165.002,58422
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0632,011.72/head1,375.00–2,350.002,01212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1622,370.12/head1,450.00–2,800.002,37030
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1642,438.55/head1,900.00–2,750.002,4396
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-26602,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29053,700.00/head3,700.00–3,700.003,7002

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.