Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-05-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 5
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
757 head
88 vs last sale 845 153 vs year ago 604 · +25.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
200 head
12 vs last sale 188 11 vs year ago 189 · +5.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
8 vs last sale 29 16 vs year ago 21 · +76.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Sheep: 130.00 - 350.00; 18 head Goats: 20.00- 320.00; 1 head baby Calves: 400.00; 9 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $296.83/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 72.03 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$296.83
61 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,619
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$784
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$146.73/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.52
vs NC average
35.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543315.111,71045
Medium and Large 2554263.161,45713thin
Medium and Large 3550168.389263thin
One grade step is worth $146.73/cwt here — about $784 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
417374331287median 368.8512/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $368.85 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 sale61 hd
296.83
NC average9 barns · 291 hd
295.30
+1.52
National average172 barns · 12,542 hd
332.82
−35.99
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−72.03
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
BullsAverage1,546175.532,71414
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,332161.112,146107
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,596146.542,33911
CowsLean 85-90%High944128.121,21034

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)1,143$2,0895
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,183$2,0448
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,93912
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,280$2,9251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,111$2,6349

Every lot, as filed

131 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
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600581262.67/cwt230.00–275.001,5267
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550532291.54/cwt275.00–300.001,5513
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600572286.30/cwt255.00–310.001,6383
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300260300.00/cwt300.00–300.007801
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750724298.53/cwt295.00–313.002,16110
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950900165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4851
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230300.00/cwt290.00–310.006902
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750725197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,4281
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3301
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367305.11/cwt250.00–325.001,1205
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700675188.60/cwt182.00–195.001,2732
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365355.21/cwt350.00–360.001,2972
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800768183.49/cwt182.00–185.001,4092
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900865163.66/cwt150.00–177.001,4162
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450435300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,3051
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600573276.66/cwt270.00–285.001,5853
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700680225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5301
SteersMedium and Large 2900–950925192.55/cwt190.00–195.001,7812
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527321.59/cwt318.00–325.001,6953
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425283.70/cwt239.00–300.001,2065
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673234.94/cwt220.00–250.001,5812
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650640175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1201
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300277244.01/cwt225.00–255.006763
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400368205.86/cwt165.00–235.007583
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520200.57/cwt162.00–225.001,0433
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283286.95/cwt265.00–300.008124
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522263.73/cwt250.00–277.001,3776
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330180.00/cwt180.00–180.005941
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400385160.00/cwt160.00–160.006161
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550520230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,1961
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384305.05/cwt265.00–325.001,1715
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629229.51/cwt200.00–260.001,4448
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350315230.00/cwt230.00–230.007252
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275247.00/cwt247.00–247.006791
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600570152.57/cwt150.00–155.008702
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480347.00/cwt347.00–347.001,6661
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,123.41/head2,575.00–3,525.003,1232
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650607349.65/cwt343.00–353.002,12215
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250225235.00/cwt235.00–235.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450440227.00/cwt227.00–227.009991
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1351
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435225.00/cwt225.00–225.009791
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1602,619.12/head1,375.00–3,400.002,6195
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0991,939.49/head1,200.00–2,350.001,93912
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1832,044.48/head1,025.00–2,600.002,0448
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,089.15/head1,750.00–2,400.002,0895
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900870169.07/cwt160.00–175.001,4713
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350325205.00/cwt205.00–205.006661
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000980166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,6271
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665142.00/cwt142.00–142.009441
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000975149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,4531
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2802,925.00/head2,925.00–2,925.002,9251
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326414.71/cwt404.00–425.001,3526
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650621306.78/cwt300.00–339.001,9057
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713272.09/cwt242.00–297.001,9407
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,015200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0301
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325405.94/cwt375.00–427.001,31912
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619297.64/cwt267.50–325.001,84216
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778244.44/cwt210.00–280.001,9022
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400366420.48/cwt385.00–435.001,53921
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600583356.82/cwt318.00–367.002,08020
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620331.06/cwt300.00–341.002,05313
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372412.77/cwt387.00–437.001,53621
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850818231.99/cwt200.00–250.001,8983
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473328.82/cwt297.00–359.001,55540
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250234395.84/cwt370.00–422.009267
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950900210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8901
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672271.15/cwt247.00–280.001,82215
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550521364.42/cwt327.00–389.001,89927
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469378.53/cwt350.00–400.001,77528
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800783216.21/cwt200.00–225.001,6934
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574348.14/cwt335.00–372.001,99813
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700653304.00/cwt304.00–304.001,9858
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377363.77/cwt337.00–396.001,37127
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,8701
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272336.26/cwt325.00–355.009153
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526320.18/cwt300.00–337.001,68428
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427384.91/cwt340.00–410.001,64423
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274395.41/cwt375.00–408.001,0838
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980227.36/cwt214.00–241.002,2282
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417350.62/cwt325.00–375.001,46274
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205347.20/cwt335.00–360.007122
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850836229.12/cwt223.00–230.001,9159
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674295.86/cwt270.00–314.001,9948
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,024183.38/cwt170.00–197.001,8788
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900244.00/cwt239.00–249.002,1962
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473379.21/cwt365.00–400.001,79418
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430410.14/cwt385.00–437.001,76420
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326368.44/cwt350.00–385.001,2019
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722240.89/cwt229.00–252.001,7396
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000977178.69/cwt165.00–197.001,7466
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550524381.70/cwt365.00–390.002,00017
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800783272.67/cwt265.00–281.002,1353
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235429.97/cwt400.00–500.001,0104
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300263412.88/cwt375.00–470.001,0864
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2881
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570306.77/cwt290.00–322.001,74917
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900885185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6371
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000970164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5911
SteersMedium and Large 21000–10501,045170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7771
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350318299.02/cwt275.00–325.009512
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700666318.28/cwt302.00–329.002,1204
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950923176.02/cwt167.00–185.001,6252
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472255.60/cwt232.00–275.001,2065
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350318318.82/cwt270.00–350.001,0144
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230270.00/cwt270.00–270.006211
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750740237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7541
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,010235.00/cwt235.00–235.002,3741
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850838238.54/cwt225.00–252.001,9992
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468266.90/cwt250.00–300.001,2493
Bulls1,517174.64/cwt160.00–183.002,6496
CowsBoner 80-85%1,300158.05/cwt142.00–165.002,05577
CowsLean 85-90%968144.80/cwt144.00–146.001,4026
CowsLean 85-90%902110.42/cwt100.00–116.009966
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550533220.35/cwt214.00–227.001,1742
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750730181.12/cwt172.00–190.001,3222
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0002,182.00/head1,700.00–2,500.002,1822
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,596146.54/cwt140.00–152.002,33911
CowsBoner 80-85%1,413168.98/cwt166.00–177.002,38830
Bulls1,525151.73/cwt150.00–154.002,3143
Bulls1,594190.87/cwt188.00–196.003,0425
CowsLean 85-90%944132.01/cwt120.00–140.001,24620
CowsLean 85-90%1,00592.32/cwt90.00–94.009282

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.