Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 4
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
644 head
325 vs last sale 319 117 vs year ago 527 · +22.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
216 head
8 vs last sale 224 11 vs year ago 205 · +5.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
47 head
2 vs last sale 45 22 vs year ago 25 · +88.0%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

59 head Goats and Sheep: 30.00-470.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 800.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $328.97/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 39.88 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$328.97
66 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$814
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$150.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.93
vs NC average
21.60 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550340.161,87258
Medium and Large 2559282.851,5825thin
Medium and Large 3558189.441,0583thin
One grade step is worth $150.72/cwt here — about $814 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 sale66 hd
328.97
NC average8 barns · 204 hd
316.04
+12.93
National average149 barns · 9,537 hd
350.57
−21.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−39.88
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
BullsLow1,725188.323,24815
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,390164.532,287109
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,745145.332,5362thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,094140.471,53744

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)1,114$2,4394thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,214$2,21022
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$2,0549
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,017$2,98112

Every lot, as filed

123 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 1850–900885216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9121
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250233511.02/cwt485.00–540.001,1912
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850816277.97/cwt269.00–287.002,2685
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423361.38/cwt340.00–382.001,52923
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400381409.61/cwt390.00–432.001,5617
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750721289.57/cwt275.00–311.002,0888
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621317.39/cwt295.00–330.001,97121
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450427392.70/cwt375.00–429.001,67723
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850817277.92/cwt262.00–292.002,2713
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800770289.45/cwt272.00–299.002,2293
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450422333.78/cwt322.00–345.001,4095
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780303.94/cwt292.00–320.002,3713
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330424.11/cwt410.00–437.001,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400378376.99/cwt352.00–400.001,42514
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700672305.85/cwt279.00–325.002,05512
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471354.10/cwt335.00–370.001,66826
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650626268.00/cwt260.00–275.001,6785
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750708327.96/cwt324.00–332.002,3222
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000965240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,3161
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000983214.53/cwt211.00–218.002,1092
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250200560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,1201
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850823291.70/cwt275.00–300.002,4013
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230349.46/cwt325.00–375.008042
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750715155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1081
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473312.53/cwt300.00–325.001,4784
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675353.16/cwt335.00–357.002,38414
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528320.63/cwt310.00–327.001,6936
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468354.68/cwt350.00–357.001,6603
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325285.00/cwt285.00–285.009261
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600580309.91/cwt300.00–320.001,7972
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573335.47/cwt317.00–349.001,92231
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476405.89/cwt379.00–430.001,9327
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908204.45/cwt199.00–210.001,8562
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350326378.53/cwt350.00–406.001,2349
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268447.73/cwt422.00–465.001,2006
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375409.66/cwt372.00–429.001,53617
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,028202.33/cwt199.00–208.002,0803
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550524345.55/cwt320.00–367.001,81127
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650617340.53/cwt305.00–357.002,10116
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770294.94/cwt290.00–300.002,2712
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600552392.00/cwt392.00–392.002,1647
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250240431.91/cwt410.00–445.001,0373
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718300.93/cwt295.00–314.002,1616
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269373.93/cwt350.00–385.001,0064
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572360.57/cwt330.00–382.002,06223
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670324.26/cwt300.00–345.002,17311
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650614361.10/cwt347.00–372.002,2178
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1492,053.81/head1,600.00–2,300.002,0549
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29502,630.03/head2,200.00–2,975.002,6305
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950915204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8671
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579368.63/cwt330.00–379.002,13427
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450432400.88/cwt387.00–439.001,7327
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478372.30/cwt350.00–404.001,78024
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900874234.65/cwt210.00–252.002,0514
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325440.36/cwt400.00–459.001,43120
CowsBoner 80-85%1,337174.82/cwt172.00–187.002,3379
CowsLean 85-90%903108.48/cwt107.00–110.009802
CowsLean 85-90%972124.30/cwt120.00–128.001,2086
CowsBoner 80-85%1,395163.60/cwt153.00–170.002,282100
Bulls1,325170.00/cwt170.00–170.002,2531
Bulls1,745210.00/cwt210.00–210.003,6652
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500475179.00/cwt179.00–179.008501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5831
CowsLean 85-90%1,191154.51/cwt152.00–158.001,8407
CowsLean 85-90%1,109142.64/cwt130.00–150.001,58229
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,745145.33/cwt140.00–151.002,5362
Bulls1,755186.23/cwt180.00–194.003,26812
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600585177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0351
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700660179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,1811
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800750177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3281
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,040195.00/cwt195.00–195.002,0281
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900860175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5051
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550530135.00/cwt135.00–135.007161
BullsMedium 3450–500485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
BullsMedium 3200–250215225.00/cwt225.00–225.004841
HeifersMedium 3200–250245150.00/cwt150.00–150.003681
HeifersMedium 3300–350345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
BullsMedium 3400–450400195.00/cwt195.00–195.007801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800775169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,3101
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1023,350.75/head1,925.00–3,950.003,3515
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2142,210.18/head1,500.00–2,650.002,21022
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,439.03/head2,175.00–2,900.002,4394
HeifersMedium 3400–450445149.00/cwt149.00–149.006631
SteersMedium 3600–650620156.71/cwt150.00–163.009722
HeifersMedium 3650–700660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250205295.00/cwt295.00–295.006051
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650635210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3341
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29732,935.60/head2,850.00–3,000.002,9362
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700657367.65/cwt366.00–371.002,41515
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526356.39/cwt337.00–391.001,87518
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,1831
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800768177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,3592
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550513382.26/cwt365.00–408.001,96120
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300288367.65/cwt350.00–385.001,0592
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700655203.50/cwt172.00–235.001,3332
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600595277.00/cwt277.00–277.001,6481
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723227.42/cwt225.00–230.001,6442
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350333351.80/cwt339.00–370.001,1713
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400378347.80/cwt320.00–370.001,3155
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850830167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3861
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5542
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473317.91/cwt310.00–327.001,5045
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400350305.00/cwt300.00–315.001,0683
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600587271.41/cwt250.00–295.001,5933
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350345362.00/cwt362.00–362.001,2491
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,2881
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750745217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,6171
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3281
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400378332.85/cwt325.00–340.001,2582
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420354.52/cwt345.00–365.001,4892
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424303.12/cwt270.00–325.001,2854
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750735165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2131
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500479266.77/cwt250.00–285.001,2784
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400365280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660283.00/cwt283.00–283.001,8681
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700663288.84/cwt250.00–317.001,9153
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,2581
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330300.00/cwt300.00–300.009901
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500450272.50/cwt250.00–295.001,2262
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400350275.00/cwt275.00–275.009631
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550527328.36/cwt300.00–352.001,7305
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600565175.66/cwt150.00–200.009922

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.