Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-08-25

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 25
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
633 head
157 vs last sale 476 124 vs year ago 509 · +24.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
193 head
37 vs last sale 156 10 vs year ago 203 · 4.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
5 vs last sale 19 4 vs year ago 28 · 14.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

53 head Goats: 15.00-340.00; 38 Sheep: 45.00-360.00: 2 head Baby Calves; 900.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $331.47/cwt on 71 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 37.38 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$331.47
71 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,783
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$978
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$197.64/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.78
vs NC average
38.34 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1536347.641,86356
Medium and Large 2544293.151,59510thin
Medium and Large 3535246.251,3184thin
Medium 3590150.008851thin
One grade step is worth $197.64/cwt here — about $978 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 sale71 hd
331.47
NC average9 barns · 326 hd
315.69
+15.78
National average160 barns · 10,603 hd
369.81
−38.34
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−37.38
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
BullsAverage1,578195.963,09324
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,420165.622,35292
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,560152.652,3817thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,072139.121,49144

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)1,152$2,1548
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,218$2,09810
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)908$1,7323thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,053$2,8453thin

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1400–450421387.30/cwt370.00–400.001,63122
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419415.34/cwt399.00–435.001,74014
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775288.32/cwt277.00–302.002,2344
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700670298.97/cwt287.00–315.002,00310
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950900225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,0251
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850815250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0381
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815228.44/cwt225.00–232.001,8622
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330413.04/cwt390.00–425.001,3637
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700664310.75/cwt300.00–335.002,0636
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619361.95/cwt340.00–372.002,24012
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725310.12/cwt304.00–316.002,2482
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400354336.75/cwt320.00–355.001,1924
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600563336.13/cwt317.00–350.001,89221
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250210483.17/cwt470.00–490.001,0153
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600582369.89/cwt349.00–385.002,15314
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500464437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,0285
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477353.46/cwt335.00–375.001,68611
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623258.62/cwt250.00–275.001,6113
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350310417.60/cwt400.00–430.001,2954
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800771326.51/cwt320.00–331.002,5176
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810315.00/cwt315.00–315.002,5521
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750715232.66/cwt225.00–240.001,6642
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616283.73/cwt260.00–300.001,7485
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550517292.12/cwt280.00–320.001,5106
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478414.13/cwt405.00–422.001,9805
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700684325.70/cwt306.00–338.002,2285
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300295442.00/cwt442.00–442.001,3041
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800760179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3601
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700672250.25/cwt225.00–265.001,6825
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400363357.04/cwt342.00–370.001,2963
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500478341.01/cwt340.00–342.001,6302
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550510381.95/cwt360.00–397.001,94816
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400384450.16/cwt440.00–459.001,7294
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950923238.43/cwt235.00–242.002,2012
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,035210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1741
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900890259.00/cwt259.00–259.002,3051
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375440.71/cwt425.00–460.001,65313
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,015242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4561
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650636317.37/cwt300.00–327.002,01816
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600573356.40/cwt335.00–369.002,04226
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274461.27/cwt442.00–470.001,2645
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350333464.86/cwt440.00–482.001,54812
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230480.00/cwt470.00–490.001,1042
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500473371.48/cwt357.00–385.001,75741
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300270408.18/cwt400.00–425.001,1023
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750713287.00/cwt270.00–308.002,0466
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450424396.26/cwt394.00–405.001,6808
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650611379.00/cwt379.00–379.002,3163
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450404404.75/cwt404.00–405.001,6354
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726287.07/cwt272.00–305.002,0848
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650626330.01/cwt312.00–347.002,06615
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525373.19/cwt355.00–389.001,95929
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521352.16/cwt332.00–367.001,83532
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500472394.24/cwt380.00–414.001,86111
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900880242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,1301
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400382403.35/cwt390.00–410.001,54110
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800785279.99/cwt265.00–290.002,1983
CowsLean 85-90%1,00097.27/cwt90.00–104.009734
CowsLean 85-90%1,043123.92/cwt120.00–129.001,2926
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,560152.65/cwt148.00–160.002,3817
CowsLean 85-90%1,093144.00/cwt131.00–151.001,57426
Bulls1,690192.99/cwt180.00–201.003,26214
Bulls1,213175.33/cwt175.00–176.002,1273
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750725240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,7401
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900890170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5131
CowsBoner 80-85%1,451175.42/cwt173.00–178.002,5459
CowsBoner 80-85%1,417164.56/cwt154.00–172.002,33283
CowsLean 85-90%1,059155.57/cwt153.00–160.001,6478
Bulls1,511210.74/cwt204.00–220.003,1847
SteersMedium 3250–300255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
HeifersMedium 3450–500470152.13/cwt135.00–170.007152
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550530165.00/cwt165.00–165.008751
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400395162.00/cwt162.00–162.006401
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850820235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9271
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000980195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,9111
SteersMedium 3700–750710130.00/cwt130.00–130.009231
HeifersMedium 3400–450430164.88/cwt155.00–175.007092
HeifersMedium 3250–300255150.00/cwt150.00–150.003831
SteersMedium 3400–450425150.00/cwt150.00–150.006381
SteersMedium 3550–600595160.00/cwt160.00–160.009521
HeifersMedium 3550–600590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1522,153.89/head1,775.00–2,600.002,1548
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29081,731.88/head1,400.00–1,975.001,7323
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0532,845.45/head2,600.00–3,075.002,8453
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550505380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,9193
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550515415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,1374
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2182,097.98/head1,550.00–2,475.002,09810
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475256.81/cwt250.00–270.001,2203
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550528276.60/cwt265.00–289.001,4602
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425285.91/cwt272.00–310.001,2156
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350321293.29/cwt270.00–320.009415
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325290.00/cwt290.00–290.009431
SteersMedium and Large 3750–800760157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,1931
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300255315.00/cwt315.00–315.008031
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300290250.00/cwt250.00–250.007251
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750725265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,9211
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450423353.26/cwt350.00–365.001,4945
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400366355.21/cwt337.00–375.001,3006
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425332.69/cwt322.00–359.001,4148
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700650225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4631
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700662261.64/cwt259.00–267.001,7323
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583278.24/cwt261.00–300.001,6224
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500478318.73/cwt300.00–340.001,5247
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521321.53/cwt310.00–340.001,6758
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275350.00/cwt350.00–350.009631
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600585294.70/cwt285.00–305.001,7244
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350312356.30/cwt350.00–369.001,1123
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6381
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000980172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6861
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515317.67/cwt300.00–335.001,6362
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550500292.50/cwt290.00–295.001,4632
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250225325.00/cwt325.00–325.007311
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250238364.76/cwt350.00–375.008683
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,2031
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373295.77/cwt275.00–320.001,10311
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,5211
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0642
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,3021
SteersMedium and Large 3800–850815189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,3511
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650630200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2601
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1882
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400380285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,0831
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450421266.26/cwt240.00–280.001,1215
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400377226.70/cwt225.00–230.008553
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550522250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,3053

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.