Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-08-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 31
● Final112 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
462 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 398▲ 115 vs year ago 347 · +33.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
122 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 164▼ 22 vs year ago 144 · −15.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
46 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 29▲ 23 vs year ago 23 · +100.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Sheep: 130.00 -410.00 ; 44 head Goats: 20.00 - 295.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 600.00; 6 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.64/cwt on 54 head, down $28.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 34 comparable sales and sits −57.73 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$305.64
▼ 28.44 vs prior sale
54 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,654
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$705
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$145.30/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.36
vs NC average
−25.88 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540320.301,72941
Medium and Large 2543266.431,44512thin
Medium and Large 3585175.001,0241thin
One grade step is worth $145.30/cwt here — about $705 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 sale54 hd
305.64
—
NC average9 barns · 200 hd
312.00
−6.36
National average157 barns · 5,611 hd
331.52
−25.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−57.73
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—Low1,562181.502,83416
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,414164.192,32244
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,611152.002,44910
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,162137.471,59737

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)1,281$2,4346
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,354$2,38219
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$2,23516
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,046$2,7424thin

Every lot

112 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 1275476.27/cwt455.00–500.001,3102
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1355400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,4201
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2365350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,2781
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,2441
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1430400.12/cwt390.00–430.001,7214
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2440332.00/cwt332.00–332.001,4611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1477385.52/cwt380.00–415.001,83911
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2480306.33/cwt300.00–332.001,4705
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514282.49/cwt275.00–285.001,4524
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520341.93/cwt320.00–365.001,7786
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3565250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4131
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1580323.85/cwt310.00–337.001,8782
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added601337.92/cwt335.00–340.002,03112
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624323.06/cwt317.00–330.002,0164
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2645267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,7221
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1660287.42/cwt270.00–300.001,8974
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1706297.27/cwt292.00–305.002,0995
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added726310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,2517
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760269.00/cwt269.00–269.002,0441
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1845250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1131
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225420.00/cwt420.00–420.009451
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1287424.60/cwt400.00–435.001,2195
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3320280.00/cwt280.00–280.008961
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326393.16/cwt370.00–420.001,28210
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2340335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,1391
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3370262.84/cwt250.00–275.009732
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373325.23/cwt300.00–340.001,2134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1383367.18/cwt350.00–389.001,40613
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2421297.07/cwt285.00–305.001,2515
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added422383.76/cwt382.00–389.001,6194
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1428344.04/cwt325.00–365.001,47219
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430185.00/cwt185.00–185.007961
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5281
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1474348.21/cwt330.00–379.001,65118
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3495205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0151
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2513269.12/cwt260.00–280.001,3816
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525321.58/cwt300.00–337.001,68824
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added559330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,8458
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1562308.27/cwt289.00–325.001,7329
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2572263.74/cwt252.00–285.001,5096
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3585175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0241
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3610203.36/cwt180.00–225.001,2403
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617294.45/cwt285.00–310.001,8175
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2619248.63/cwt237.00–255.001,5396
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2655250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6381
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1665277.47/cwt270.00–285.001,8454
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added667310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,0686
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719263.97/cwt250.00–295.001,8985
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2735230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,6911
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1760279.13/cwt269.00–289.002,1212
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865255.26/cwt240.00–270.002,2082
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1955244.00/cwt244.00–244.002,3301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1227551.17/cwt525.00–570.001,2515
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245325.00/cwt325.00–325.007961
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3275300.00/cwt300.00–300.008251
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1278486.83/cwt475.00–500.001,3533
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290387.28/cwt375.00–400.001,1232
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2321383.36/cwt360.00–400.001,2317
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3325330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0731
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1332442.08/cwt425.00–455.001,4685
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1368416.41/cwt400.00–440.001,53212
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2369347.44/cwt320.00–370.001,2828
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3378279.07/cwt260.00–300.001,0552
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3407303.32/cwt300.00–310.001,2353
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1420406.83/cwt385.00–425.001,70911
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423345.30/cwt320.00–375.001,46110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2464320.05/cwt290.00–325.001,4859
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470372.33/cwt350.00–402.001,75022
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3475280.00/cwt270.00–290.001,3302
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3261
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523347.67/cwt325.00–367.001,81810
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525298.38/cwt275.00–320.001,5666
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1565319.44/cwt295.00–332.001,8054
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3565256.00/cwt250.00–265.001,4465
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2580325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8851
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1618310.58/cwt299.00–329.001,9195
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620259.59/cwt250.00–270.001,6094
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4291
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,7031
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1664271.52/cwt250.00–290.001,8037
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3705195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3751
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1721268.68/cwt250.00–277.001,9374
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2725234.93/cwt225.00–245.001,7032
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5201
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1771250.36/cwt240.00–269.001,9306
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1891235.54/cwt225.00–239.002,0994
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1992234.63/cwt210.00–249.002,3283
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3355230.00/cwt230.00–230.008171
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3423250.03/cwt245.00–255.001,0582
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3550227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,2491
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3625210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3131
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,6011
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3790227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,7931
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3280159.64/cwt150.00–170.004472
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3338176.02/cwt175.00–177.005952
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3420177.00/cwt177.00–177.007431
Dairy Heifers900–950Large 3930180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6741
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,180151.00/cwt151.00–151.001,7821
Bulls——1,501196.41/cwt194.00–202.002,9485
Bulls——1,630177.09/cwt170.00–183.002,88710
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%976110.26/cwt100.00–125.001,0768
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,103155.13/cwt152.00–160.001,7115
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,185189.16/cwt185.00–196.002,2423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,236142.86/cwt130.00–150.001,76624
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,431162.36/cwt155.00–174.002,32341
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,611152.00/cwt150.00–155.002,44910
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2182,235.30/head1,500.00–2,700.002,23516
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2812,433.86/head2,050.00–2,750.002,4346
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3542,381.52/head1,850.00–2,800.002,38219
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0462,742.44/head2,100.00–3,700.002,7424

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.