Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-08-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 10
● Final101 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
418 head
▲ 36 vs last sale 382▼ 362 vs year ago 780 · −46.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
162 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 180▼ 51 vs year ago 213 · −23.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 50▼ 8 vs year ago 35 · −22.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

39 head Sheep: 45.00 -340.00 ; 18 head Goats: 60.00 - 450.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 1000.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.92/cwt on 42 head, down $27.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 13 of 34 comparable sales and sits −16.53 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$358.92
▼ 27.78 vs prior sale
42 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,971
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$787
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$139.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.54
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1557380.852,12130
Medium and Large 2523324.911,6989thin
Medium and Large 3552241.671,3343thin
One grade step is worth $139.18/cwt here — about $787 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 sale42 hd
358.92
—
NC average9 barns · 183 hd
359.46
−0.54
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−16.53
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
437389342294median 375.4503/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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—Average1,504208.433,13414
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,362174.902,38135
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,646164.312,70519
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,135156.111,77262

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)1,040$2,3934thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,1577
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,043$2,0053thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$3,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,015$3,19812

Every lot

101 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 · Steers21 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1225550.00/cwt550.00–550.001,2381
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273485.18/cwt465.00–505.001,3252
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2275385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,0591
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1345485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,6731
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2345400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3801
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1Value Added361522.00/cwt522.00–522.001,8847
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1377495.05/cwt475.00–508.001,8663
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1407489.58/cwt470.00–500.001,9933
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,8701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464461.24/cwt440.00–485.002,14010
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,9061
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1517410.50/cwt390.00–435.002,1227
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1573391.52/cwt370.00–417.002,24313
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3573212.47/cwt210.00–215.001,2172
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2590337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,9881
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1629380.44/cwt365.00–395.002,39310
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,0481
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1677365.70/cwt350.00–369.002,4768
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1710352.00/cwt352.00–352.002,4992
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770325.00/cwt325.00–325.002,5031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1269461.58/cwt440.00–485.001,2427
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275327.91/cwt305.00–350.009022
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327458.56/cwt430.00–485.001,4998
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373443.35/cwt420.00–470.001,65423
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373387.46/cwt365.00–415.001,4453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421357.92/cwt335.00–385.001,5075
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1423423.18/cwt400.00–452.001,79015
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,1181
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1473400.12/cwt375.00–420.001,89319
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2481354.32/cwt342.00–375.001,7044
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1515375.16/cwt350.00–405.001,93210
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,7601
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3545285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,5531
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1568362.53/cwt340.00–387.002,05912
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4751
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2595300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620335.18/cwt310.00–352.002,07814
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672334.58/cwt329.00–340.002,2485
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3675225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5191
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9181
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1717327.34/cwt325.00–330.002,3473
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2722253.55/cwt245.00–265.001,8313
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1767326.40/cwt320.00–330.002,5033
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1820277.67/cwt250.00–305.002,2772
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880280.49/cwt279.00–282.002,4682
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1933249.66/cwt229.00–270.002,3292
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1950222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1091
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1279542.75/cwt510.00–565.001,5147
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,2101
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321519.72/cwt490.00–535.001,66811
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2326444.29/cwt420.00–465.001,4484
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3330320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,0561
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2367399.43/cwt375.00–425.001,4665
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368490.52/cwt470.00–515.001,80512
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2418365.26/cwt350.00–375.001,5273
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420464.27/cwt440.00–492.001,95015
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3440295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,2981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1473429.32/cwt400.00–449.002,03116
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474348.64/cwt315.00–380.001,6539
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516324.90/cwt300.00–350.001,6768
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524390.13/cwt365.00–417.002,0449
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3530225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1931
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3563250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4082
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1571376.87/cwt350.00–402.002,15221
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8691
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1615350.03/cwt330.00–377.002,1538
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625310.16/cwt300.00–320.001,9392
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7781
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3650250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1665323.12/cwt300.00–350.002,1497
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2678255.93/cwt250.00–262.001,7352
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3720170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2241
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724316.19/cwt285.00–325.002,2899
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1760306.00/cwt300.00–312.002,3262
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775237.42/cwt225.00–250.001,8402
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1838287.59/cwt269.00–297.002,4103
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5081
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3381
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1990225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,2281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3345227.00/cwt227.00–227.007831
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3365217.00/cwt217.00–217.007921
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3520188.49/cwt187.00–190.009802
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3910212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,9291
Dairy Heifers950–1000Large 3955204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,9481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,208183.94/cwt182.00–186.002,2222
Bulls——1,426204.36/cwt200.00–215.002,9146
Bulls——1,680220.67/cwt219.00–224.003,7076
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,019131.34/cwt125.00–136.001,3386
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,146155.94/cwt138.00–165.001,78744
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,152169.13/cwt166.00–173.001,94812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,218192.47/cwt187.00–196.002,3443
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,375173.25/cwt167.00–184.002,38232
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,646164.31/cwt155.00–172.002,70519
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27953,300.00/head3,300.00–3,300.003,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29673,568.62/head3,000.00–3,950.003,5693
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29942,769.87/head2,050.00–3,250.002,7705
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0763,456.18/head2,600.00–4,125.003,4564
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0402,393.21/head1,750.00–2,750.002,3934
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0432,004.87/head1,700.00–2,350.002,0053
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1152,157.32/head1,575.00–2,750.002,1577

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.