Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-09-21

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 21
● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
542 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 483▼ 106 vs year ago 648 · −16.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
172 head
▲ 23 vs last sale 149▲ 8 vs year ago 164 · +4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 20▲ 1 vs year ago 19 · +5.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Sheep: 90.00 - 360.00; 30 head Goats: 40.00 - 310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.60/cwt on 41 head, up $14.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 34 comparable sales and sits −28.85 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$346.60
▲ 14.86 vs prior sale
41 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,888
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$681
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$122.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+25.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543361.991,96433
Medium and Large 2559297.501,6636thin
Medium and Large 3535239.911,2842thin
One grade step is worth $122.08/cwt here — about $681 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 sale41 hd
346.60
—
NC average9 barns · 215 hd
320.72
+25.88
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−28.85
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—Average1,735179.143,10915
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,410146.232,06261
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,582131.962,08814
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,111127.901,42151

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 CowsAll Stages (1-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,790$3,0501thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,425$2,6832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,289$1,9755
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,7656
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)995$2,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$2,7365

Every lot

110 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1205530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,0871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1329524.90/cwt500.00–545.001,7274
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2360405.00/cwt405.00–405.001,4581
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1366492.88/cwt465.00–510.001,8047
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423428.10/cwt400.00–450.001,8117
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2445300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3351
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465302.58/cwt300.00–305.001,4072
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476398.08/cwt350.00–440.001,89510
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522390.20/cwt367.00–402.002,0376
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2530300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5901
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added555400.31/cwt392.00–401.002,22213
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569361.09/cwt340.00–376.002,0557
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2608285.19/cwt270.00–300.001,7342
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added619370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,2906
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3620245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5191
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1631341.39/cwt320.00–360.002,15414
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668322.83/cwt310.00–340.002,1575
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6751
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added690357.00/cwt357.00–357.002,4636
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1736329.61/cwt326.00–345.002,4265
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1760309.98/cwt300.00–312.002,3567
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2840222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,8651
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1890292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,5991
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0352
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1285477.04/cwt460.00–500.001,3605
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331456.70/cwt430.00–480.001,5127
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375288.17/cwt275.00–300.001,0812
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378356.18/cwt330.00–380.001,3468
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1381413.38/cwt399.00–437.001,5759
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3423254.84/cwt240.00–275.001,0783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425323.66/cwt300.00–350.001,3767
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426382.52/cwt360.00–400.001,63015
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1861
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2479306.65/cwt287.00–325.001,4695
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1483360.62/cwt335.00–379.001,74218
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517296.61/cwt290.00–300.001,5333
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3518248.34/cwt242.00–255.001,2862
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519343.24/cwt316.00–357.001,78123
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6101
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573316.87/cwt270.00–335.001,8169
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1Value Added583339.68/cwt337.00–340.001,9809
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2610269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,6411
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1Value Added611330.01/cwt328.00–332.002,0168
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1623317.01/cwt300.00–325.001,9758
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,5421
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1Value Added655322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,10910
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8151
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1679289.43/cwt270.00–305.001,9659
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2725217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,5731
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1740267.62/cwt250.00–285.001,9802
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775263.13/cwt250.00–270.002,0393
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7551
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0661
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5811
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,5871
Feeder Cattle · Bulls36 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2230385.00/cwt385.00–385.008861
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1233586.48/cwt550.00–640.001,3665
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2260440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,1441
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270555.46/cwt530.00–585.001,5002
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3270315.00/cwt315.00–315.008511
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321507.54/cwt475.00–540.001,62911
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3327296.92/cwt282.00–310.009713
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333423.20/cwt415.00–430.001,4093
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374460.06/cwt430.00–475.001,72120
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378373.54/cwt350.00–400.001,4124
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380320.09/cwt300.00–340.001,2163
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422433.42/cwt399.00–455.001,82929
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422361.36/cwt345.00–380.001,5258
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3438312.43/cwt300.00–325.001,3682
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2473333.94/cwt310.00–365.001,5807
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1477394.82/cwt370.00–430.001,88327
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,4701
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1518371.09/cwt345.00–395.001,92219
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5752
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3535239.91/cwt230.00–250.001,2842
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576349.64/cwt320.00–367.002,01414
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576296.25/cwt290.00–300.001,7064
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1625326.90/cwt300.00–347.002,04313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2625296.45/cwt282.00–310.001,8532
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3630249.76/cwt235.00–265.001,5732
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1670325.35/cwt318.00–335.002,18010
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3675250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6881
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1718292.62/cwt275.00–310.002,1016
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 3730210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5331
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2780292.00/cwt292.00–292.002,2781
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1785275.96/cwt270.00–282.002,1662
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1818264.97/cwt240.00–277.002,1676
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2855170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4541
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,3941
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1920248.21/cwt235.00–262.002,2842
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1980228.50/cwt225.00–232.002,2392
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3440210.00/cwt210.00–210.009241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,335155.00/cwt155.00–155.002,0691
Bulls——1,445193.98/cwt190.00–200.002,8032
Bulls——1,817178.68/cwt170.00–188.003,24712
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94097.91/cwt97.00–99.009202
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,114128.46/cwt110.00–135.001,43146
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,182139.27/cwt138.00–140.001,6463
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200176.06/cwt171.00–180.002,1132
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,417145.22/cwt139.00–160.002,05859
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,582131.96/cwt128.00–139.002,08814
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,765.43/head1,250.00–2,200.001,7656
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2891,974.81/head1,475.00–2,350.001,9755
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,4252,683.33/head2,150.00–3,150.002,6832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 21,7903,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28832,837.25/head2,350.00–3,150.002,8372
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29952,950.00/head2,950.00–2,950.002,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1282,669.20/head1,750.00–3,050.002,6693

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.