Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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

14 head Sheep: 30.00 - 240.00 ; 67 head Goats: 20.00- 305.00: 3 head Baby Calves; 225.00 - 375.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $261.39/cwt on 33 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −107.46 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$261.39

33 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,426

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$596

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$117.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−29.05

vs NC average

−74.52 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	279.69	1,525	23
Medium and Large 2	540	233.61	1,260	8thin
Medium and Large 3	573	162.12	929	2thin

One grade step is worth $117.57/cwt here — about $596 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.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale33 hd

261.39

—

NC average9 barns · 221 hd

290.45

−29.05

National average145 barns · 7,340 hd

335.91

−74.52

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−107.46

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,418	187.90	2,664	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,333	162.79	2,171	105
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,798	150.12	2,699	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	913	130.30	1,189	72

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.

Class	Stage	Age	Avg wt	$/head	Head
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,155	$2,200	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	831	$1,244	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,080	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,010	$2,575	1thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	362.92/cwt	330.00–382.00	1,510	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	364.13/cwt	335.00–380.00	1,009	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	199.99/cwt	188.00–208.00	2,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	301.84/cwt	290.00–312.00	1,449	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	174.52/cwt	170.00–179.00	1,588	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	395.22/cwt	390.00–400.00	917	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,889	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	320.17/cwt	310.00–329.00	1,674	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	370.55/cwt	355.00–392.00	1,382	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	311.33/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,778	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	306.46/cwt	282.00–325.00	1,440	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,869	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	287.60/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,498	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	209.74/cwt	180.00–239.00	1,279	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	292	290.03/cwt	275.00–300.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	336.77/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,431	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	284.00/cwt	282.00–285.00	1,477	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	377.94/cwt	362.00–387.00	1,221	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	284.64/cwt	275.00–315.00	899	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,696	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	288.94/cwt	280.00–301.00	1,075	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	622	236.94/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,474	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	264.28/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,641	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	325.11/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,034	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	306.60/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,318	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	316.07/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,192	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	273.61/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,543	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	953	181.00/cwt	180.00–182.00	1,725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,157	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	242.37/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,861	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	881	187.42/cwt	170.00–208.00	1,651	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	253.81/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,695	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	381.04/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,276	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	260.36/cwt	259.00–262.00	1,906	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	290.99/cwt	290.00–292.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,930	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,986	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	2,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	319.00/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,522	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	279.89/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,749	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	247.00/cwt	235.00–259.00	2,149	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,374	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	371.32/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,396	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	275.39/cwt	262.00–304.00	1,853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	398.78/cwt	382.00–425.00	1,133	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	737	113.74/cwt	105.00–120.00	838	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,172	149.15/cwt	147.00–152.00	1,748	9
Bulls	—	—	1,283	204.91/cwt	197.00–211.00	2,629	6
Bulls	—	—	1,511	186.72/cwt	175.00–194.00	2,821	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,798	150.12/cwt	147.00–155.00	2,699	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,319	160.71/cwt	149.00–169.00	2,120	87
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,272	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,180	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	172.83/cwt	170.00–185.00	2,425	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	705	70.00/cwt	70.00–70.00	494	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	932	134.13/cwt	123.00–145.00	1,250	45
Bulls	—	—	1,315	158.63/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,086	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	2,575.00/head	2,575.00–2,575.00	2,575	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	2,200.00/head	2,200.00–2,200.00	2,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,200	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,006	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	191.16/cwt	187.00–195.00	707	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,077	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	308	206.05/cwt	200.00–212.00	635	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	770	1,079.65/head	850.00–1,200.00	1,080	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	831	1,243.77/head	750.00–1,800.00	1,244	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	513	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,847	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	762	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,286	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	426	211.57/cwt	170.00–235.00	901	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	194.73/cwt	190.00–200.00	629	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	270.14/cwt	265.00–275.00	710	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	162.12/cwt	150.00–175.00	929	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	253.50/cwt	237.00–270.00	1,293	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	270.03/cwt	265.00–275.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	208.96/cwt	175.00–230.00	775	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	955	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	308.93/cwt	280.00–340.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	302.52/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,045	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	605	313.68/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,898	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,634	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	511	261.55/cwt	208.00–285.00	1,337	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	279.65/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,180	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	314.72/cwt	290.00–329.00	982	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	251.47/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,051	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	244.93/cwt	240.00–250.00	882	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	274.95/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,287	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	169.57/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,150	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,358	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	230.03/cwt	225.00–235.00	835	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	212.68/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,091	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	241.75/cwt	229.00–259.00	1,257	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	260.39/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,198	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	289.52/cwt	270.00–300.00	984	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,492	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	226.74/cwt	200.00–255.00	816	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	242.89/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,627	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	282.92/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,236	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	311.70/cwt	282.00–325.00	1,194	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	225.46/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,260	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	211.97/cwt	175.00–225.00	994	4

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.

North Carolina feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Mon Jun 23, 2025

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Raleigh, NC (RA-LS)

Feeder CattleReceipts 413Last week 530Year ago 557

Slaughter CattleReceipts 219Last week 187Year ago 298

Replacement CattleReceipts 14Last week 7Year ago 6

* Special Note: No sale next week in observance of the July 4th holiday.

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

14 head Sheep: 30.00 - 240.00 ; 67 head Goats: 20.00- 305.00: 3 head Baby Calves; 225.00 - 375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	400.00	400.00
4	250–300	284	382.00–425.00	398.78
7	300–350	323	362.00–387.00	377.94
8	350–400	376	350.00–395.00	371.32
18	400–450	416	330.00–382.00	362.92
12	450–500	477	300.00–337.00	319.00
7	500–550	523	310.00–329.00	320.17
2	550–600	573	290.00–292.00	290.99
10	600–650	625	260.00–295.00	279.89
5	650–700	673	262.00–304.00	275.39
1	700–750	700	275.00	275.00
6	750–800	768	225.00–260.00	242.37
1	800–850	845	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	850	227.00	227.00
1	900–950	910	237.00	237.00
2	950–1000	953	180.00–182.00	181.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	280.00–340.00	308.93
4	300–350	316	275.00–315.00	284.64
3	350–400	372	280.00–301.00	288.94
11	400–450	422	250.00–310.00	279.65
2	450–500	468	265.00–285.00	274.95
10	500–550	511	208.00–285.00	261.55
1	550–600	585	255.00	255.00
3	600–650	622	205.00–255.00	236.94
1	650–700	665	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	955	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	513	360.00	360.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	265.00–275.00	270.14
2	300–350	323	190.00–200.00	194.73
2	350–400	363	225.00–235.00	230.03
2	500–550	513	200.00–225.00	212.68
1	750–800	765	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	390.00–400.00	395.22
3	250–300	277	335.00–380.00	364.13
8	300–350	318	310.00–342.00	325.11
14	350–400	377	295.00–335.00	316.07
16	400–450	430	280.00–325.00	306.60
17	450–500	470	282.00–325.00	306.46
10	500–550	521	270.00–310.00	287.60
13	550–600	564	255.00–285.00	273.61
7	600–650	621	250.00–285.00	264.28
4	650–700	668	225.00–269.00	253.81
1	700–750	735	257.00	257.00
1	750–800	775	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	835	170.00	170.00
4	850–900	881	170.00–208.00	187.42
2	900–950	910	170.00–179.00	174.52
1	950–1000	960	215.00	215.00
3	1000–1050	1,015	188.00–208.00	199.99
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	292	275.00–300.00	290.03
7	300–350	340	270.00–300.00	289.52
2	350–400	360	240.00–250.00	244.93
7	400–450	418	240.00–275.00	251.47
5	450–500	460	245.00–275.00	260.39
4	500–550	520	229.00–259.00	241.75
4	550–600	559	210.00–245.00	225.46
2	600–650	610	180.00–239.00	209.74
3	650–700	678	155.00–185.00	169.57
1	750–800	795	172.00	172.00
1	850–900	865	157.00	157.00
1	900–950	900	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	950	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	170.00	170.00
2	300–350	308	200.00–212.00	206.05
5	350–400	371	175.00–230.00	208.96
4	400–450	426	170.00–235.00	211.57
4	450–500	469	175.00–225.00	211.97
2	550–600	573	150.00–175.00	162.12
1	650–700	655	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	335	375.00–385.00	381.04
6	350–400	373	355.00–392.00	370.55
3	400–450	425	315.00–355.00	336.77
13	450–500	480	290.00–312.00	301.84
3	500–550	520	282.00–285.00	284.00
7	550–600	571	300.00–320.00	311.33
10	600–650	605	305.00–320.00	313.68
8	650–700	676	275.00–325.00	302.52
3	700–750	732	259.00–262.00	260.36
2	850–900	870	235.00–259.00	247.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	360	200.00–255.00	226.74
1	450–500	485	222.00	222.00
1	600–650	600	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	750–800	762	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	312	290.00–329.00	314.72
9	350–400	383	282.00–325.00	311.70
3	400–450	437	275.00–295.00	282.92
2	450–500	478	265.00–275.00	270.03
2	500–550	510	237.00–270.00	253.50
2	550–600	560	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	605	270.00	270.00
2	650–700	670	225.00–260.00	242.89
1	850–900	865	159.00	159.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	187.00–195.00	191.16
1	550–600	595	169.00	169.00
1	700–750	715	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	800	159.00	159.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	130.00	130.00
1	750–800	755	159.00	159.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	737	105.00–120.00	113.74
9	—	1,172	147.00–152.00	149.15
1	—	705	70.00	70.00
45	—	932	123.00–145.00	134.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,798	147.00–155.00	150.12
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
87	—	1,319	149.00–169.00	160.71
18	—	1,403	170.00–185.00	172.83
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,283	197.00–211.00	204.91
12	—	1,511	175.00–194.00	186.72
3	—	1,315	150.00–170.00	158.63

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,010	2,575.00	2,575.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,155	2,200.00	2,200.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	770	850.00–1,200.00	1,079.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	831	750.00–1,800.00	1,243.77

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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