Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-07-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-07-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

42 head Goats: 35.00-270.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 275.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -675.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $344.23/cwt on 28 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −43.39 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$344.23

28 head · 532 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,831

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$401

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$73.59/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+30.06

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	362.63	1,932	21
Medium and Large 2	530	289.03	1,531	7thin

One grade step is worth $73.59/cwt here — about $401 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

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 sale28 hd

344.23

—

NC average9 barns · 182 hd

314.17

+30.06

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−43.39

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	—	Low	1,485	185.25	2,751	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,340	161.91	2,170	99
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,602	143.70	2,302	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,048	138.32	1,450	66

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)	1,310	$2,711	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,128	$2,114	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,141	$2,029	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$3,014	16

Every lot, as filed

96 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	168.92/cwt	165.00–172.00	799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	173.76/cwt	159.00–200.00	568	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	494	1
Dairy Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	646	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,665	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	337.08/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,460	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	330.59/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,739	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	315.48/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,792	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	540	372.00/cwt	372.00–372.00	2,009	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	696	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,311	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	417.08/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,752	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	387.02/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,235	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,081	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	364.13/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,369	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	461	338.40/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,560	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	395.88/cwt	375.00–412.00	1,073	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	350.13/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	254.53/cwt	250.00–259.00	1,794	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	645	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	935	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	684	267.28/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,828	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	972	198.92/cwt	182.00–215.00	1,934	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	249.16/cwt	240.00–261.00	1,948	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	233.64/cwt	212.00–255.00	1,764	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	261.31/cwt	239.00–285.00	1,923	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	366.53/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,891	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	323.39/cwt	300.00–339.00	2,008	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	396.55/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,277	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	381.08/cwt	355.00–400.00	1,795	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	414.88/cwt	400.00–442.00	1,552	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	396.60/cwt	370.00–422.00	1,666	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	987	177.34/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	228.53/cwt	225.00–232.00	1,904	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	291.81/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,973	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	354.82/cwt	349.00–372.00	2,008	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	390.86/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,044	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	216	484.12/cwt	425.00–540.00	1,046	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,424	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	352.71/cwt	340.00–359.00	2,187	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	2,191	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,584	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,008	96.13/cwt	89.00–100.00	969	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	884	117.63/cwt	109.00–127.00	1,040	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,083	154.26/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,671	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	143.71/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,561	45
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,602	143.70/cwt	138.00–150.00	2,302	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,359	173.12/cwt	170.00–177.00	2,353	7
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	540	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	751	1
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	655	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	917	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	161.06/cwt	152.00–169.00	2,157	92
Bulls	—	—	1,252	165.19/cwt	159.00–172.00	2,068	6
Bulls	—	—	1,750	202.56/cwt	199.00–205.00	3,545	5
Bulls	—	—	1,490	187.51/cwt	176.00–196.00	2,794	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	3,065.58/head	2,000.00–3,750.00	3,066	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,113.86/head	1,425.00–2,900.00	2,114	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,310	2,711.31/head	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,711	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,141	2,029.43/head	1,625.00–2,375.00	2,029	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	3,005.42/head	1,900.00–3,775.00	3,005	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	838	2,931.36/head	2,100.00–3,325.00	2,931	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	513	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	182.31/cwt	169.00–201.00	596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	212.92/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,114	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	242.09/cwt	239.00–245.00	1,048	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	153.57/cwt	142.00–165.00	604	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	231.33/cwt	200.00–260.00	655	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	403	231.69/cwt	200.00–270.00	934	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	250.22/cwt	200.00–275.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,045	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	346.52/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,636	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	323.88/cwt	308.00–340.00	1,062	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	342.37/cwt	335.00–350.00	959	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	239.77/cwt	230.00–249.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	281.03/cwt	275.00–287.00	1,638	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,560	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	670	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,206	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	301.99/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,102	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	266.09/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,377	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	344.85/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,307	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	306.24/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,540	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	306.54/cwt	302.00–312.00	1,404	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	224.11/cwt	215.00–232.00	1,484	3

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 Jul 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 319Last week 447Year ago 556

Slaughter CattleReceipts 224Last week 160Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 45Last week 15Year ago 35

42 head Goats: 35.00-270.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 275.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	235.00	235.00
2	250–300	283	200.00–260.00	231.33
3	300–350	327	159.00–200.00	173.76
2	350–400	393	142.00–165.00	153.57
2	400–450	433	239.00–245.00	242.09
4	450–500	473	165.00–172.00	168.92
2	500–550	523	200.00–225.00	212.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	435.00	435.00
7	250–300	271	375.00–412.00	395.88
8	300–350	319	370.00–400.00	387.02
12	350–400	376	340.00–385.00	364.13
5	400–450	427	325.00–380.00	350.13
9	450–500	461	325.00–355.00	338.40
17	500–550	526	310.00–342.00	330.59
12	550–600	568	300.00–332.00	315.48
1	600–650	645	335.00	335.00
8	650–700	684	240.00–285.00	267.28
2	700–750	705	250.00–259.00	254.53
3	750–800	782	240.00–261.00	249.16
1	900–950	925	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	972	182.00–215.00	198.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	285.00	285.00
2	250–300	280	335.00–350.00	342.37
2	300–350	328	308.00–340.00	323.88
3	350–400	365	280.00–325.00	301.99
1	400–450	440	275.00	275.00
4	450–500	458	302.00–312.00	306.54
2	550–600	583	275.00–287.00	281.03
2	600–650	623	230.00–249.00	239.77
3	650–700	662	215.00–232.00	224.11
Dairy Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	315	205.00	205.00
3	350–400	378	200.00–275.00	250.22
3	400–450	403	200.00–270.00	231.69
1	450–500	475	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
1	300–350	335	360.00	360.00
5	350–400	379	325.00–350.00	344.85
7	400–450	433	300.00–365.00	337.08
3	450–500	472	325.00–365.00	346.52
4	500–550	503	290.00–320.00	306.24
3	550–600	565	245.00–285.00	266.09
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	665	207.00	207.00
1	750–800	780	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	995	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	216	425.00–540.00	484.12
6	250–300	267	370.00–425.00	390.86
9	300–350	322	375.00–420.00	396.55
11	350–400	374	400.00–442.00	414.88
9	400–450	420	370.00–422.00	396.60
8	450–500	471	355.00–400.00	381.08
14	500–550	516	350.00–375.00	366.53
7	550–600	566	349.00–372.00	354.82
11	600–650	621	300.00–339.00	323.39
7	650–700	676	270.00–312.00	291.81
6	700–750	736	239.00–285.00	261.31
2	750–800	755	212.00–255.00	233.64
2	800–850	833	225.00–232.00	228.53
3	950–1000	987	175.00–180.00	177.34
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
1	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	555	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	400–450	420	400.00–435.00	417.08
1	450–500	470	385.00	385.00
1	500–550	540	372.00	372.00
2	550–600	578	379.00	379.00
3	600–650	620	340.00–359.00	352.71
4	650–700	696	332.00	332.00
1	700–750	730	332.00	332.00
1	750–800	755	300.00	300.00
1	850–900	870	297.00	297.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	139.00	139.00
1	650–700	655	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	190.00	190.00
3	300–350	327	169.00–201.00	182.31
1	350–400	350	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	485	125.00	125.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,008	89.00–100.00	96.13
11	—	884	109.00–127.00	117.63
7	—	1,083	154.00–155.00	154.26
45	—	1,086	130.00–152.00	143.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,602	138.00–150.00	143.70
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,359	170.00–177.00	173.12
92	—	1,339	152.00–169.00	161.06
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,252	159.00–172.00	165.19
5	—	1,750	199.00–205.00	202.56
15	—	1,490	176.00–196.00	187.51

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	6	—	1,008	2,000.00–3,750.00	3,065.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	1,164	1,900.00–3,775.00	3,005.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	838	2,100.00–3,325.00	2,931.36
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,128	1,425.00–2,900.00	2,113.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,310	2,275.00–3,050.00	2,711.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	15	—	1,141	1,625.00–2,375.00	2,029.43

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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