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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 3

● Final107 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Jul 27Aug 3Aug 10 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

382 head

▼ 22 vs last sale 404▼ 262 vs year ago 644 · −40.7%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

180 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 176▼ 36 vs year ago 216 · −16.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

50 head

▲ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 3 vs year ago 47 · +6.4%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Sheep: 160.00 -400.00 ; 23 head Goats: 65.00 - 245.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.07/cwt on 41 head, up $51.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 34 comparable sales and sits −10.30 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$353.07

▲ 51.75 vs prior sale

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$105.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.92

vs NC average

−20.96 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	362.96	1,976	35
Medium and Large 2	552	314.35	1,734	4thin
Medium and Large 3	573	257.47	1,475	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.49/cwt here — about $500 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 sale41 hd

353.07

—

NC average9 barns · 192 hd

333.15

+19.92

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−20.96

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

−10.30

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

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	Low	1,567	204.11	3,197	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	177.79	2,388	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	167.36	2,643	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	151.71	1,599	73

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$2,204	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,158	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,004	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$2,512	6

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.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	238	570.05/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,357	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	250	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,575	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	317	521.67/cwt	504.00–545.00	1,654	3
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	370	489.27/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,810	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	423	475.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,010	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	477	454.48/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,168	10
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	530	427.78/cwt	397.00–440.00	2,267	8
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	563	332.52/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,872	3
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	579	407.68/cwt	390.00–429.00	2,360	18
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1Value Added	604	388.56/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,347	7
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	635	364.53/cwt	335.00–379.00	2,315	14
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1Value Added	681	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,561	4
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	681	353.95/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,410	5
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	715	319.13/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,282	4
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,432	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	905	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,733	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	228	483.36/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,102	3
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	292	497.98/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,454	7
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	327	469.41/cwt	445.00–489.00	1,535	14
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	335	388.16/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,300	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	373	351.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,312	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	377	433.20/cwt	405.00–462.00	1,633	12
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	403	335.09/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	413.12/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,760	12
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	467	390.07/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,822	13
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,608	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	368.56/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,917	18
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	315.98/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,668	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	570	357.03/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,035	17
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	573	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,475	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	312.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,798	2
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	319.80/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,973	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	675	282.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,905	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	737	293.24/cwt	275.00–308.00	2,161	3
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,059	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	845	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,383	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 2	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	928	191.03/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,773	2
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	950	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,843	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	592.02/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,320	4
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	223	351.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	783	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	273	557.29/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,521	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	318	539.21/cwt	502.00–565.00	1,715	11
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	477.17/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,751	5
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	414	441.70/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,829	13
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,679	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	440.36/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,065	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	522	418.17/cwt	397.00–445.00	2,183	14
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	348.90/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,842	4
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	371.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,140	10
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	361.31/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,233	16
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	683	324.79/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,218	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	313.50/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,254	4
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	773	278.95/cwt	267.00–285.00	2,156	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,438	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	245.78/cwt	232.00–259.00	2,396	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 2	993	183.50/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,822	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Dairy Steers	400–450	Large 3	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Dairy Steers	500–550	Large 3	522	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,237	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	400–450	Large 3	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Dairy Heifers	700–750	Large 3	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	978	210.73/cwt	204.00–218.00	2,061	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,298	174.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,596	202.61/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,234	5
Bulls	—	—	1,731	227.95/cwt	220.00–239.00	3,946	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	125.90/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,171	14
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,026	153.49/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,575	39
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,195	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,987	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,292	190.59/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,462	10
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,353	175.38/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,373	53
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,579	167.36/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,643	11
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	687	1,051.21/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051	3
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	715	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	—	Small and Medium 3	822	1,263.79/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,264	3
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,055	2,421.47/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,421	13
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,069	2,208.02/head	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,208	14
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,156	2,301.61/head	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,302	7
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	844	2,412.93/head	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,413	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,035	2,709.66/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,710	2

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon Aug 3, 2026

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 404Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 176Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 44Year ago 47

17 head Sheep: 160.00 -400.00 ; 23 head Goats: 65.00 - 245.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	575.00–610.00	592.02
2	250–300	273	535.00–580.00	557.29
11	300–350	318	502.00–565.00	539.21
5	350–400	367	455.00–500.00	477.17
13	400–450	414	420.00–470.00	441.70
8	450–500	469	430.00–447.00	440.36
14	500–550	522	397.00–445.00	418.17
10	550–600	576	350.00–385.00	371.61
16	600–650	618	350.00–387.00	361.31
4	650–700	683	317.00–332.00	324.79
4	700–750	719	300.00–322.00	313.50
3	750–800	773	267.00–285.00	278.95
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	277.00	277.00
2	950–1000	975	232.00–259.00	245.78

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	401.65
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	528	325.00–370.00	348.90
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
2	950–1000	993	182.00–185.00	183.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–360.00	351.01
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	460.00–500.00	483.36
7	250–300	292	475.00–520.00	497.98
14	300–350	327	445.00–489.00	469.41
12	350–400	377	405.00–462.00	433.20
12	400–450	426	385.00–430.00	413.12
13	450–500	467	365.00–410.00	390.07
18	500–550	520	335.00–385.00	368.56
17	550–600	570	345.00–370.00	357.03
5	600–650	617	300.00–332.00	319.80
3	650–700	675	275.00–290.00	282.29
3	700–750	737	275.00–308.00	293.24
1	750–800	795	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	845	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00
2	900–950	928	187.00–195.00	191.03
1	950–1000	950	194.00	194.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.47
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	335	365.00–400.00	388.16
2	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	351.68
2	400–450	403	320.00–350.00	335.09
2	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	335.00
2	500–550	528	312.00–320.00	315.98
2	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	312.72
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	175.00	175.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	565.00–575.00	570.05
1	250–300	250	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	317	504.00–545.00	521.67
4	350–400	370	470.00–500.00	489.27
2	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	475.27
10	450–500	477	442.00–471.00	454.48
8	500–550	530	397.00–440.00	427.78
18	550–600	579	390.00–429.00	407.68
14	600–650	635	335.00–379.00	364.53
5	650–700	681	340.00–362.00	353.95
4	700–750	715	310.00–335.00	319.13
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	304.00	304.00
1	900–950	905	302.00	302.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	563	320.00–342.00	332.52
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	386.00–389.00	388.56
4	650–700	681	376.00	376.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	978	204.00–218.00	210.73

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,156	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,301.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,069	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,208.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,055	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,421.47

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	687	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,263.79

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	844	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,412.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,709.66

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	930	110.00–135.00	125.90
20	—	1,195	164.00–169.00	166.29
39	—	1,026	137.00–163.00	153.49

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,579	161.00–171.00	167.36

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,292	186.00–199.00	190.59
53	—	1,353	168.00–184.00	175.38

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	165.00–180.00	174.83
4	—	1,731	220.00–239.00	227.95
5	—	1,596	190.00–215.00	202.61

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.