Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-07-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 6
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
469 head
▲ 66 vs last sale 403▲ 129 vs year ago 340 · +37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
237 head
▼ 10 vs last sale 247▼ 7 vs year ago 244 · −2.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▼ 27 vs last sale 52▲ 15 vs year ago 10 · +150.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

45 head Sheep: 35.00 -270.00 ; 64 head Goats: 25.00 - 440.00; 13 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -1200.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.81/cwt on 49 head, up $15.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 32 of 34 comparable sales and sits +22.44 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$385.81
▲ 15.23 vs prior sale
49 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,096
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$959
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$183.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.98
vs NC average
−30.30 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542395.852,14646
Medium and Large 2570270.001,5391thin
Medium and Large 3558212.741,1872thin
One grade step is worth $183.11/cwt here — about $959 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale49 hd
385.81
—
NC average3 barns · 69 hd
373.83
+11.98
National average149 barns · 8,242 hd
416.11
−30.30
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
+22.44
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—High1,533196.983,02019
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,370172.492,363134
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,390155.982,1685thin
CowsLean 85-90%High969138.401,34150

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)1,219$2,4004thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,85212
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$1,6625
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$2,6564thin

Every lot

113 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1232583.20/cwt545.00–620.001,3533
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1295590.00/cwt590.00–590.001,7411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1315465.00/cwt465.00–465.001,4651
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3001
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2380415.00/cwt415.00–415.001,5771
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1386483.13/cwt470.00–500.001,8655
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2400375.00/cwt365.00–385.001,5002
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3418262.81/cwt245.00–280.001,0992
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430464.21/cwt435.00–485.001,99611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2455360.27/cwt335.00–385.001,6392
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3460305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,4031
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1467423.56/cwt400.00–455.001,97815
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1534433.91/cwt420.00–455.002,31723
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1563413.79/cwt390.00–432.002,33011
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2570346.78/cwt320.00–375.001,9772
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3575285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6391
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610365.00/cwt365.00–365.002,2271
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621403.87/cwt385.00–415.002,5087
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2650330.00/cwt330.00–330.002,1451
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1665388.23/cwt375.00–405.002,5823
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1732358.69/cwt335.00–375.002,6267
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2750275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0631
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765343.33/cwt317.00–370.002,6262
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1820305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,5011
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1850322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,7371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1200615.00/cwt615.00–615.001,2301
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2210380.00/cwt380.00–380.007981
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280491.60/cwt470.00–515.001,37611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3305385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1741
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2329371.40/cwt355.00–410.001,2225
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1335469.14/cwt445.00–497.001,57213
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2361401.31/cwt385.00–420.001,4494
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1368450.83/cwt430.00–480.001,65914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3091
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2418368.23/cwt350.00–385.001,5392
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3112
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1427432.24/cwt410.00–467.001,84614
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474416.75/cwt390.00–435.001,97518
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added479445.00/cwt445.00–445.002,1325
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2480345.00/cwt335.00–365.001,6566
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4851
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1529404.94/cwt375.00–417.002,14235
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3558212.74/cwt195.00–230.001,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2570270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,5391
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1584366.93/cwt335.00–385.002,14311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610242.77/cwt210.00–275.001,4812
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1614337.59/cwt315.00–355.002,07311
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2620281.15/cwt275.00–300.001,7434
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660237.54/cwt235.00–240.001,5682
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665293.83/cwt275.00–320.001,9547
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2672268.70/cwt230.00–290.001,8063
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1720286.20/cwt265.00–310.002,0614
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 3735211.26/cwt192.00–230.001,5532
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1763294.96/cwt285.00–305.002,2513
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2770225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7331
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 3783165.02/cwt160.00–170.001,2922
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,4461
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1867278.71/cwt260.00–297.002,4163
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 2875188.49/cwt180.00–200.001,6494
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 2945185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,7481
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,4421
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 2980196.60/cwt185.00–205.001,9273
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235642.87/cwt605.00–665.001,5113
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1260634.71/cwt620.00–650.001,6503
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3283376.73/cwt360.00–395.001,0662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1322530.79/cwt500.00–550.001,7097
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330366.89/cwt355.00–380.001,2113
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335444.63/cwt420.00–470.001,4902
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367419.02/cwt410.00–430.001,5385
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374467.99/cwt440.00–505.001,7507
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3388370.10/cwt365.00–375.001,4362
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3400305.00/cwt300.00–310.001,2202
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416371.31/cwt350.00–395.001,5457
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425444.30/cwt425.00–470.001,88812
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3465330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5351
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2467363.58/cwt345.00–385.001,6985
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1472424.06/cwt400.00–455.002,0029
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1527399.73/cwt375.00–425.002,10711
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528347.51/cwt345.00–350.001,8352
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1566377.87/cwt350.00–405.002,1397
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3580300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7401
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6781
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2617285.53/cwt270.00–310.001,7625
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620369.03/cwt350.00–390.002,2885
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1683318.85/cwt300.00–335.002,1785
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717328.53/cwt300.00–350.002,3563
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780298.30/cwt295.00–300.002,3273
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1825287.58/cwt275.00–300.002,3732
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,6101
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2895175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5661
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1923277.94/cwt260.00–287.002,5653
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1964276.45/cwt235.00–290.002,6654
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3845240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3730205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4971
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3850210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7851
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,108149.68/cwt137.00–162.001,6584
Bulls——1,628204.73/cwt191.00–213.003,33311
Bulls——1,698222.95/cwt215.00–229.003,7864
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%885111.99/cwt97.00–122.0099111
Cows—Lean 85-90%959143.15/cwt125.00–154.001,37331
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,124156.28/cwt155.00–160.001,7578
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343170.31/cwt157.00–179.002,287115
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,390155.98/cwt155.00–159.002,1685
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,531185.70/cwt180.00–194.002,84319
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29421,662.10/head1,050.00–2,300.001,6625
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,851.64/head1,150.00–2,500.001,85212
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2192,400.31/head1,900.00–2,850.002,4004
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29332,586.33/head2,250.00–2,900.002,5862
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1532,726.46/head2,050.00–3,400.002,7262

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.