Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-03-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 24
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
803 head
53 vs last sale 750 1 vs year ago 802 · +0.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
21 vs last sale 192 12 vs year ago 225 · 5.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
40 head
23 vs last sale 17 22 vs year ago 18 · +122.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

20 head Goats: 60.00 - 280.00; 5 head Sheep: 40.00 - 185.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $320.44/cwt on 70 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 67.17 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$320.44
70 head · 537 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,719
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$956
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$175.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.04
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535325.991,74366
Medium and Large 2580255.201,4803thin
Medium and Large 3525150.007881thin
One grade step is worth $175.99/cwt here — about $956 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
437405373341median 387.6212/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 across 30 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale70 hd
320.44
NC average9 barns · 276 hd
301.40
+19.04
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−67.17
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

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
BullsHigh1,682175.422,95039
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,380144.291,99185
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,030117.831,21460

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)968$1,8748
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,007$1,64112
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)963$1,6179
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)942$2,4228

Every lot, as filed

126 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235385.00/cwt385.00–385.009051
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520342.81/cwt320.00–367.001,78322
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705278.02/cwt272.00–282.001,9604
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771252.97/cwt247.00–259.001,9505
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600577192.38/cwt180.00–210.001,1103
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650615226.33/cwt206.00–247.001,3922
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329358.33/cwt325.00–400.001,17919
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520296.80/cwt279.00–322.001,54327
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,000171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,7101
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600567320.86/cwt310.00–340.001,8199
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500470360.43/cwt322.00–395.001,69414
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430361.13/cwt320.00–385.001,55320
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850805208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,6741
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900895221.00/cwt221.00–221.001,9781
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375350.60/cwt320.00–387.001,31539
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975188.72/cwt187.00–192.001,8404
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700682252.65/cwt235.00–270.001,7235
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618265.73/cwt250.00–277.001,64213
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230353.12/cwt320.00–385.008126
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473315.52/cwt290.00–337.001,49261
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273332.82/cwt320.00–380.0090913
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950933182.33/cwt170.00–195.001,7012
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767235.03/cwt210.00–249.001,8033
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600565289.02/cwt270.00–304.001,63312
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900850155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,3181
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000955167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,5951
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265310.00/cwt310.00–310.008221
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423326.25/cwt300.00–365.001,38035
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750717227.54/cwt220.00–240.001,6313
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450400175.00/cwt175.00–175.007001
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4161
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225290.00/cwt290.00–290.006531
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400367300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1012
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,003186.00/cwt185.00–187.001,8662
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700655208.00/cwt208.00–208.001,3621
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,6671
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473294.52/cwt285.00–305.001,3932
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,6271
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850835239.00/cwt239.00–239.001,9961
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420268.35/cwt250.00–300.001,1273
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350323368.53/cwt332.00–402.001,1908
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650633306.59/cwt295.00–316.001,9417
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270363.96/cwt340.00–399.009836
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868224.37/cwt210.00–239.001,9482
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400387369.42/cwt330.00–389.001,4309
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450440220.00/cwt220.00–220.009681
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500470135.00/cwt135.00–135.006351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650635170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0802
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450430165.00/cwt165.00–165.007101
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000985210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8601
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350310225.00/cwt225.00–225.006981
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600578200.21/cwt187.00–214.001,1572
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400375207.50/cwt195.00–220.007782
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673263.27/cwt237.00–280.001,77210
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300282377.60/cwt355.00–405.001,0659
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770228.02/cwt210.00–247.001,7562
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235395.00/cwt395.00–395.009281
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850825217.86/cwt195.00–239.001,7973
BullsMedium and Large 1NHTC500–550530335.00/cwt335.00–335.001,7761
CowsLean 85-90%82879.76/cwt75.00–82.006604
CowsLean 85-90%957101.99/cwt95.00–107.009769
CowsLean 85-90%1,065135.07/cwt134.00–137.001,4383
CowsLean 85-90%1,061123.35/cwt110.00–133.001,30944
CowsBoner 80-85%1,590157.11/cwt156.00–158.002,4982
CowsBoner 80-85%1,375143.98/cwt134.00–154.001,98083
Bulls1,833193.13/cwt190.00–197.003,5402
Bulls1,738176.83/cwt164.00–187.003,07333
Bulls1,143154.93/cwt145.00–160.001,7714
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29681,873.55/head1,475.00–2,300.001,8748
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0071,641.35/head1,200.00–2,225.001,64112
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29631,617.04/head1,000.00–2,035.001,6179
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0172,879.47/head2,700.00–3,150.002,8793
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28371,992.53/head1,800.00–2,150.001,9933
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29882,379.75/head2,100.00–2,750.002,3802
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450415283.59/cwt250.00–300.001,1777
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525150.00/cwt150.00–150.007881
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415215.00/cwt215.00–215.008921
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700662226.35/cwt225.00–229.001,4983
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330310.23/cwt295.00–325.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500495200.00/cwt200.00–200.009901
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624293.89/cwt275.00–325.001,83421
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400364225.00/cwt225.00–225.008194
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0691
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625231.35/cwt230.00–232.001,4463
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265312.03/cwt300.00–325.008272
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250235315.00/cwt315.00–315.007401
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950913185.73/cwt169.00–202.001,6962
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580255.20/cwt245.00–270.001,4803
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000970145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4071
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700666191.64/cwt180.00–202.001,2764
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400378296.15/cwt275.00–310.001,1196
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550528245.13/cwt210.00–262.001,2947
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1551
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600593229.98/cwt225.00–235.001,3642
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800795182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4471
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425225.00/cwt225.00–225.009561
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550530150.00/cwt150.00–150.007951
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850817149.59/cwt140.00–159.001,2223
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475263.14/cwt245.00–280.001,25012
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350338267.85/cwt250.00–300.009054
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429265.51/cwt240.00–290.001,1398
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700680150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0201
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400383226.28/cwt205.00–240.008673
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235212.66/cwt205.00–220.005002
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600580151.01/cwt150.00–152.008762
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485205.10/cwt185.00–215.009953
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270205.00/cwt205.00–205.005541
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426353.61/cwt325.00–375.001,50645
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472339.61/cwt315.00–370.001,60345
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523331.02/cwt304.00–350.001,73149
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000980183.25/cwt167.00–200.001,7962
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,000182.00/cwt172.00–192.001,8202
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650630165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0401
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900873223.14/cwt210.00–232.001,9486
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350328372.36/cwt335.00–400.001,22120
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374364.55/cwt320.00–382.001,36332
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481277.58/cwt250.00–287.001,33511
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750721240.09/cwt227.00–250.001,7315
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571310.03/cwt285.00–329.001,77016
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378293.06/cwt265.00–320.001,1084
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850800177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4161

How this sale compares

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.