Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-07-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 7
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
340 head
73 vs last sale 413 473 vs year ago 813 · 58.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
244 head
25 vs last sale 219 131 vs year ago 375 · 34.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
4 vs last sale 14 8 vs year ago 18 · 44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No price comparison this week due to no sale last week due to the Federal Holiday. Cattle sold with moderate demand overall, with good demand seen for calves below 600lbs. Buyer attendance was moderate, with active buyer activity throughout the sale.

17 head of sheep, 85.00-200.00; 30 head of goats, 35.00-350.00; 1 head baby calves, 625.00;

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $291.35/cwt on 20 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 77.50 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$291.35
20 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,577
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$426
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 1
$65.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.35
vs NC average
50.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546311.601,70011thin
Medium and Large 2555290.731,6144thin
Medium and Large 3525248.501,3052thin
Medium 1517246.521,2753thin
One grade step is worth $65.08/cwt here — about $426 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
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 sale20 hd
291.35
NC average3 barns · 33 hd
284.01
+7.35
National average157 barns · 9,726 hd
341.53
−50.18
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−77.50
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
BullsHigh1,714188.533,23122
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,243160.952,00052
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,560160.532,50588
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,089141.731,54355

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,198$2,0493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,103$1,7382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)825$2,3501thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323422.09/cwt405.00–440.001,3632
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376291.38/cwt277.00–300.001,0964
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280235.00/cwt235.00–235.006581
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475273.48/cwt272.00–275.001,2992
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650640225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425287.04/cwt275.00–300.001,2203
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy450–500495310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,5351
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400388394.77/cwt385.00–415.001,5324
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532368.88/cwt362.00–377.001,9628
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650618334.06/cwt322.00–340.002,0644
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed600–650625347.00/cwt347.00–347.002,1693
HeifersMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450410362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,4841
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460380.02/cwt370.00–390.001,7489
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,1941
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600569357.04/cwt347.00–362.002,0326
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415393.45/cwt375.00–400.001,6334
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,7931
HeifersMedium and Large 1Fleshy500–550540260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,4041
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616302.65/cwt285.00–310.001,8648
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450419342.22/cwt330.00–350.001,4348
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550533318.74/cwt310.00–333.001,6996
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419375.72/cwt355.00–387.001,5748
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475330.07/cwt320.00–347.001,56812
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624323.76/cwt310.00–335.002,0207
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900855250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,1381
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471367.38/cwt350.00–377.001,73010
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376364.86/cwt355.00–375.001,3726
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667274.10/cwt269.00–282.001,8287
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350322369.79/cwt365.00–375.001,1913
HeifersMedium 1500–550517246.52/cwt235.00–255.001,2753
HeifersMedium 1300–350327261.96/cwt250.00–285.008573
SteersMedium 1450–500485260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,2611
BullsMedium 1400–450425276.76/cwt225.00–325.001,1762
SteersMedium 1350–400390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750705225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5861
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450415239.00/cwt239.00–239.009921
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400350265.00/cwt265.00–265.009281
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,1901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
BullsMedium 1500–550525285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4961
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-28252,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
HeifersMedium 1450–500478242.41/cwt225.00–260.001,1592
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850840170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,4281
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500455162.50/cwt162.50–162.507391
Bred CowsLarge 1-21,0151,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900875225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,9691
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550528221.45/cwt218.00–225.001,1692
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400375230.00/cwt230.00–230.008631
CowsBoner 80-85%1,207145.54/cwt140.00–150.001,7575
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555167.23/cwt163.00–172.002,60035
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500490145.00/cwt145.00–145.007111
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300285395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,1261
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,1901
Beef/Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350345225.00/cwt225.00–225.007761
CowsLean 85-90%1,135147.56/cwt140.00–157.001,67528
CowsLean 85-90%934112.78/cwt101.00–120.001,0537
Bulls1,848204.10/cwt191.00–210.003,7727
Bulls1,170155.18/cwt149.00–161.001,8162
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,585148.10/cwt140.00–154.002,34714
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,556158.99/cwt152.00–165.002,47439
BullsHeavy Weight2,423166.58/cwt156.00–178.004,0362
Bulls1,598188.68/cwt180.00–197.003,01511
CowsBoner 80-85%1,285158.82/cwt152.00–164.002,04129
CowsBoner 80-85%1,184168.67/cwt164.00–174.001,99718
CowsLean 85-90%1,184159.63/cwt157.00–164.001,8908
CowsLean 85-90%1,008133.08/cwt126.00–139.001,34112
BullsMedium and Large 3800–850840175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4701
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800758184.48/cwt179.00–190.001,3982
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525248.50/cwt247.00–250.001,3052
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600565280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5821
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450432292.18/cwt275.00–302.001,2623
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450435250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0881
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,2841
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500467318.90/cwt299.00–335.001,4895
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750728216.65/cwt208.00–225.001,5772
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400395300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1851
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430323.39/cwt310.00–330.001,3917
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350323337.04/cwt325.00–355.001,0895
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350346290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,0033
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008101
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500485215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0431
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270295.00/cwt295.00–295.007971
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,1381
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500466299.00/cwt285.00–310.001,3935
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700680273.53/cwt272.00–275.001,8602
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400368334.54/cwt320.00–347.001,2316
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550515315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,6221
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600560290.30/cwt287.00–295.001,6263
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4881
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,9311
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700680256.19/cwt250.00–265.001,7424
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9201
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600560345.54/cwt322.00–352.001,9359
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400384391.97/cwt385.00–407.001,5055
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600566313.79/cwt300.00–325.001,7764
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300280442.41/cwt440.00–445.001,2392
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1761
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519355.71/cwt347.00–379.001,84610
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950925210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9431
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed350–400365420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,5331
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665322.73/cwt316.00–327.002,1463
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750703310.00/cwt310.00–310.002,1792
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,9671
BullsMedium and Large 2Fleshy850–900865199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,7211
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2902,222.87/head1,850.00–2,500.002,2232
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0151,825.00/head1,825.00–1,825.001,8251
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650625286.65/cwt275.00–300.001,7923
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500484359.12/cwt350.00–370.001,7384
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800785225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7661
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583292.12/cwt275.00–310.001,7032
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328373.48/cwt365.00–380.001,2253
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750718262.46/cwt250.00–275.001,8842
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523351.36/cwt345.00–359.001,8383
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,9621
HeifersMedium and Large 2Fleshy650–700660230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618257.99/cwt250.00–275.001,5945
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350310400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,2401
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373362.03/cwt330.00–375.001,3504
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,7051
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550540292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5771
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430332.97/cwt325.00–342.001,4324

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.