Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-08-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-08-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady 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.

20 head Goats: 45.00-290.00; 14 Sheep: 75.00-175.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $320.17/cwt on 42 head. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −48.86 against this barn's trailing median of $369.04.

Average price

$320.17

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,732

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$768

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

$148.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.02

vs NC average

−39.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	340.13	1,853	31
Medium and Large 2	522	279.92	1,462	9thin
Medium and Large 3	565	192.00	1,085	2thin

One grade step is worth $148.13/cwt here — about $768 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $369.04 across 29 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 sale42 hd

320.17

—

NC average10 barns · 404 hd

333.19

−13.02

National average158 barns · 7,895 hd

359.80

−39.63

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.04

−48.86

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	—	Average	1,670	188.18	3,143	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,350	169.24	2,285	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,001	141.59	1,417	37

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)	1,200	$2,135	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	883	$2,018	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,941	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	855	$2,288	2thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	550–600	575	354.58/cwt	330.00–375.00	2,039	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	382.39/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,759	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	454.98/cwt	442.00–467.00	1,492	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	446.88/cwt	440.00–455.00	1,220	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	293.31/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,836	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	412.51/cwt	395.00–430.00	1,337	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	277.26/cwt	250.00–301.00	1,869	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	220.00/cwt	215.00–225.00	1,947	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	415.19/cwt	385.00–422.00	1,781	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	365.39/cwt	322.00–385.00	1,918	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	410.50/cwt	380.00–447.00	1,129	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	366.27/cwt	335.00–377.00	2,128	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	325.30/cwt	302.00–349.00	2,040	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	343.63/cwt	335.00–362.00	1,783	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	348.51/cwt	347.00–350.00	2,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	300.90/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,185	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	217.65/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,900	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,529	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	362.48/cwt	340.00–387.00	1,889	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	362.26/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,235	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	470.00/cwt	470.00–470.00	987	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	386.00/cwt	362.00–400.00	1,633	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	438.31/cwt	435.00–445.00	1,416	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	550	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	385.03/cwt	352.00–405.00	1,825	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,478	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	219.00/cwt	219.00–219.00	2,146	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,305	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	356.01/cwt	329.00–365.00	2,353	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	276.26/cwt	267.00–287.00	1,984	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	218.48/cwt	217.00–220.00	2,027	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,013	222.46/cwt	217.00–228.00	2,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,014	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	870	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1	—	1,170	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	423.44/cwt	410.00–439.00	1,588	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	422.58/cwt	410.00–449.00	1,606	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	409.53/cwt	382.00–429.00	1,753	17
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	868	190.50/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,654	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	224.26/cwt	200.00–250.00	949	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	946	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	881	122.92/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,083	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	179.96/cwt	176.00–194.00	2,465	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,442	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	930	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,879	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,629	2
Bulls	—	—	1,703	189.54/cwt	179.00–195.00	3,228	8
Bulls	—	—	1,747	202.69/cwt	199.00–214.00	3,541	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,035	144.40/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,495	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,031	157.94/cwt	156.00–160.00	1,628	5
Bulls	—	—	1,508	167.32/cwt	162.00–173.00	2,523	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	168.05/cwt	157.00–175.00	2,265	81
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	983	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,661	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	278.87/cwt	262.00–295.00	1,570	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	975	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,204	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,623	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	202.32/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,275	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,185	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	466	306.21/cwt	279.00–325.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,322	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	1,323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	337	351.09/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,183	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	674	229.24/cwt	202.00–257.00	1,545	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,331	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	574	258.70/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,485	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	727	217.33/cwt	212.00–225.00	1,580	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	411	319.29/cwt	300.00–327.00	1,312	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,204	2,163.87/head	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,164	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,940.67/head	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,941	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	280.53/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,442	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	346.42/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,292	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	306.93/cwt	292.00–322.00	1,559	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	279.51/cwt	279.00–280.00	2,300	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	509	393.59/cwt	392.00–400.00	2,003	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	486	311.09/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,512	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,775.00/head	2,775.00–2,775.00	2,775	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,018.21/head	1,675.00–2,350.00	2,018	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	704	311.49/cwt	304.00–319.00	2,193	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	252.01/cwt	247.00–259.00	1,935	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	330.97/cwt	307.00–355.00	1,426	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	321.30/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,529	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	351.00/cwt	351.00–351.00	2,548	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	439.18/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,001	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	2,062	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,090	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	475	411.31/cwt	410.00–412.00	1,954	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	680	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	330.25/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,886	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	300.97/cwt	295.00–310.00	2,029	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	397.19/cwt	375.00–418.00	1,493	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.22/cwt	345.00–387.00	1,759	37

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 Aug 18, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 476Last week 780Year ago 395

Slaughter CattleReceipts 156Last week 213Year ago 136

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 35Year ago 7

20 head Goats: 45.00-290.00; 14 Sheep: 75.00-175.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	425.00–455.00	439.18
1	250–300	290	450.00	450.00
6	300–350	323	435.00–445.00	438.31
13	350–400	380	410.00–449.00	422.58
17	400–450	428	382.00–429.00	409.53
18	450–500	474	352.00–405.00	385.03
22	500–550	521	340.00–387.00	362.48
19	550–600	575	330.00–375.00	354.58
5	600–650	627	302.00–349.00	325.30
4	650–700	674	295.00–310.00	300.97
4	700–750	726	285.00–310.00	300.90
1	750–800	760	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	823	279.00–280.00	279.51
2	850–900	873	210.00–225.00	217.65
2	900–950	928	217.00–220.00	218.48
1	950–1000	980	219.00	219.00
2	1000–1050	1,013	217.00–228.00	222.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	295.00	295.00
1	300–350	335	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	418	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	450–500	495	267.00	267.00
1	500–550	505	262.00	262.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	373	325.00–367.00	346.42
4	400–450	431	307.00–355.00	330.97
4	450–500	476	300.00–335.00	321.30
2	500–550	508	292.00–322.00	306.93
4	550–600	574	247.00–270.00	258.70
1	600–650	620	285.00	285.00
4	650–700	674	202.00–257.00	229.24
1	750–800	780	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	440.00–455.00	446.88
2	300–350	328	442.00–467.00	454.98
7	350–400	375	410.00–439.00	423.44
7	400–450	429	385.00–422.00	415.19
3	450–500	460	375.00–392.00	382.39
10	500–550	525	322.00–385.00	365.39
10	550–600	581	335.00–377.00	366.27
3	600–650	617	340.00–375.00	362.26
9	650–700	661	329.00–365.00	356.01
2	700–750	705	347.00–350.00	348.51
1	800–850	840	295.00	295.00
1	850–900	850	300.00	300.00
2	900–950	930	200.00–225.00	212.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	340.00	340.00
1	350–400	395	300.00	300.00
6	450–500	486	300.00–337.00	311.09
2	550–600	563	262.00–295.00	278.87
1	600–650	645	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	450–500	475	410.00–412.00	411.31
5	500–550	509	392.00–400.00	393.59
3	700–750	726	351.00	351.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	470.00	470.00
4	250–300	275	380.00–447.00	410.50
9	300–350	324	395.00–430.00	412.51
18	350–400	376	375.00–418.00	397.19
32	400–450	423	362.00–400.00	386.00
37	450–500	475	345.00–387.00	370.22
14	500–550	519	335.00–362.00	343.63
13	550–600	571	320.00–350.00	330.25
9	600–650	626	275.00–312.00	293.31
8	650–700	674	250.00–301.00	277.26
3	700–750	718	267.00–287.00	276.26
3	750–800	768	247.00–259.00	252.01
1	800–850	840	182.00	182.00
2	850–900	885	215.00–225.00	220.00
1	950–1000	950	217.00	217.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	550–600	550	360.00	360.00
9	700–750	704	304.00–319.00	311.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	297.00	297.00
2	350–400	390	250.00	250.00
2	400–450	423	200.00–250.00	224.26
1	500–550	535	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	595	159.00	159.00
1	600–650	615	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	340.00–375.00	351.09
1	350–400	395	337.00	337.00
4	400–450	411	300.00–327.00	319.29
7	450–500	466	279.00–325.00	306.21
8	500–550	514	250.00–302.00	280.53
1	550–600	590	275.00	275.00
2	600–650	630	195.00–210.00	202.32
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
3	700–750	727	212.00–225.00	217.33
2	950–1000	983	169.00	169.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	525	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	212.00	212.00
2	800–850	835	190.00–200.00	195.06
3	850–900	868	177.00–200.00	190.50
1	900–950	930	202.00	202.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,204	1,850.00–2,425.00	2,163.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,055	1,150.00–2,400.00	1,940.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	883	1,675.00–2,350.00	2,018.21
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,775.00	2,775.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	680	1,800.00	1,800.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	881	110.00–130.00	122.92
24	—	1,035	132.00–155.00	144.40
5	—	1,031	156.00–160.00	157.94
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,370	176.00–194.00	179.96
81	—	1,348	157.00–175.00	168.05
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,703	179.00–195.00	189.54
5	—	1,747	199.00–214.00	202.69
4	—	1,508	162.00–173.00	167.32

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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