Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 50.00-370.00; 9 Sheep: 160.00-350.00: 1 head Baby Calves; 225.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $343.75/cwt on 29 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −25.10 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$343.75

29 head · 531 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,825

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$660

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

$123.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.52

vs NC average

−27.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	376.63	1,995	17thin
Medium and Large 2	534	306.05	1,634	10thin
Medium and Large 3	528	252.82	1,335	2thin

One grade step is worth $123.81/cwt here — about $660 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

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 sale29 hd

343.75

—

NC average8 barns · 234 hd

332.24

+11.52

National average145 barns · 7,681 hd

371.51

−27.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−25.10

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	1,642	189.88	3,118	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,349	163.92	2,211	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	139.79	1,494	25

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,222	$2,556	5
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,211	$2,379	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,053	$2,127	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	935	$2,627	11

Every lot, as filed

117 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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	375.12/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	344.21/cwt	332.00–359.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	353.50/cwt	352.00–355.00	1,396	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	290.27/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,820	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,222	2,555.69/head	2,300.00–2,925.00	2,556	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	2,925.80/head	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,926	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	235.58/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	713	190.03/cwt	177.00–206.00	1,355	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,371	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	407.49/cwt	390.00–422.00	1,907	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	610	340.78/cwt	340.00–347.00	2,079	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	952	2,368.21/head	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,368	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	1,664	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,845	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,211	2,379.02/head	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,379	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	263.21/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,861	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	381.50/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,976	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	377.09/cwt	360.00–397.00	1,961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	373.05/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,641	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	305.81/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,746	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	386.06/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,614	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	214	503.13/cwt	470.00–535.00	1,077	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,244	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	2,656.91/head	2,275.00–3,150.00	2,657	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,053	2,127.18/head	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	217.97/cwt	202.00–239.00	1,899	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	397.96/cwt	375.00–412.00	1,484	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	375.77/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,221	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	273.56/cwt	265.00–282.00	1,819	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	336.57/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,414	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	915	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,813	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	332.49/cwt	308.00–350.00	1,706	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,004	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	335.14/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,770	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	269.87/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,676	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,404	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	340.31/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,623	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,566	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,298	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	266.39/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,505	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,508	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,095	117.74/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,289	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	150.93/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,823	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	983	142.28/cwt	130.00–149.00	1,399	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,362	176.30/cwt	174.00–180.00	2,401	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,346	161.40/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,172	59
Bulls	—	—	1,490	170.97/cwt	169.00–175.00	2,547	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	953	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	435	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	857	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	665	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,044	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	535	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,017	1
Bulls	—	—	2,014	202.04/cwt	200.00–204.00	4,069	6
Bulls	—	—	1,479	192.28/cwt	186.00–196.00	2,844	9
Steers	Medium 3	250–300	283	229.57/cwt	222.00–237.00	650	2
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	510	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium 3	300–350	310	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	636	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	273	211.06/cwt	210.00–212.00	576	2
Bulls	Medium 3	500–550	540	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,134	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	570	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	295.24/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,240	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	1,344	1
Bulls	Medium 3	600–650	600	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,032	1
Bulls	Medium 3	550–600	555	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	899	1
Bulls	Medium 3	650–700	658	180.98/cwt	175.00–187.00	1,191	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	334.18/cwt	317.00–355.00	2,082	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	319.00/cwt	319.00–319.00	2,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	473.02/cwt	440.00–510.00	1,254	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,089	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	252.82/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,335	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,342	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	300.04/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,974	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	410.55/cwt	399.00–425.00	1,104	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	340.32/cwt	320.00–352.00	2,263	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,836	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	430.16/cwt	410.00–460.00	1,802	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	283.95/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,902	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	417.44/cwt	400.00–427.00	994	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	385	444.70/cwt	427.00–475.00	1,712	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	465.66/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,271	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	407.89/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,350	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	376.63/cwt	365.00–392.00	1,763	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	323.78/cwt	321.00–332.00	2,341	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	444.80/cwt	410.00–479.00	1,922	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	216.58/cwt	206.00–227.00	2,129	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,121	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	252.55/cwt	232.00–279.00	2,053	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	351.65/cwt	317.00–372.00	2,163	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	320.09/cwt	302.00–335.00	1,965	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	423.30/cwt	407.00–459.00	1,994	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	360.81/cwt	347.00–379.00	2,049	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	359.30/cwt	322.00–385.00	2,062	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	393.82/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,040	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	287.26/cwt	282.00–295.00	2,048	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	351.10/cwt	337.00–380.00	2,001	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	338	477.67/cwt	470.00–485.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	475.95/cwt	460.00–504.00	1,575	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	314.93/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,409	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	453.51/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,696	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,013	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	489.00/cwt	489.00–489.00	1,051	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,016	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	233.41/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,793	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 Sep 1, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 347Last week 633Year ago 184

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 193Year ago 86

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 24Year ago 2

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 50.00-370.00; 9 Sheep: 160.00-350.00: 1 head Baby Calves; 225.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	332.00	332.00
2	400–450	420	365.00–385.00	375.12
1	450–500	475	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	500	369.00	369.00
1	550–600	570	292.00	292.00
3	600–650	627	270.00–300.00	290.27
2	650–700	665	265.00–282.00	273.56
1	700–750	725	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	420	290.00–300.00	295.24
1	450–500	455	295.00	295.00
1	550–600	555	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	232.00	232.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	222.00–237.00	229.57
1	300–350	310	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	510	206.00	206.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	489.00	489.00
2	250–300	265	440.00–510.00	473.02
2	300–350	338	470.00–485.00	477.67
5	350–400	374	420.00–475.00	453.51
5	400–450	432	410.00–479.00	444.80
5	450–500	471	407.00–459.00	423.30
6	500–550	518	375.00–412.00	393.82
7	550–600	574	322.00–385.00	359.30
14	600–650	615	317.00–372.00	351.65
5	650–700	665	320.00–352.00	340.32
4	700–750	723	321.00–332.00	323.78
2	750–800	765	310.00–320.00	314.93
1	800–850	830	319.00	319.00
1	900–950	900	275.00	275.00
1	950–1000	960	210.00	210.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	300	305.00	305.00
2	350–400	395	352.00–355.00	353.50
4	400–450	420	325.00–350.00	336.57
6	450–500	481	332.00–359.00	344.21
6	500–550	513	308.00–350.00	332.49
4	550–600	565	250.00–275.00	266.39
6	600–650	621	245.00–290.00	269.87
3	700–750	713	177.00–206.00	190.03
1	750–800	795	167.00	167.00
1	850–900	870	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	610	340.00–347.00	340.78
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	400.00–427.00	417.44
4	250–300	269	399.00–425.00	410.55
6	300–350	331	385.00–420.00	407.89
6	350–400	373	375.00–412.00	397.96
13	400–450	418	370.00–402.00	386.06
8	450–500	468	365.00–392.00	376.63
13	500–550	518	355.00–395.00	381.50
4	550–600	568	347.00–379.00	360.81
7	600–650	614	302.00–335.00	320.09
8	650–700	670	270.00–299.00	283.95
3	700–750	713	282.00–295.00	287.26
1	750–800	760	252.00	252.00
4	800–850	813	232.00–279.00	252.55
4	850–900	871	202.00–239.00	217.97
1	900–950	915	220.00	220.00
1	950–1000	980	229.00	229.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	375	270.00	270.00
1	400–450	445	302.00	302.00
1	450–500	465	302.00	302.00
2	500–550	528	225.00–282.00	252.82
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	210.00–212.00	211.06
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	350.00–400.00	375.77
1	350–400	395	347.00	347.00
4	400–450	440	365.00–385.00	373.05
3	450–500	477	325.00–365.00	340.31
3	500–550	528	320.00–350.00	335.14
5	550–600	571	280.00–325.00	305.81
3	650–700	662	225.00–250.00	235.58
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	214	470.00–535.00	503.13
5	250–300	273	450.00–490.00	465.66
8	300–350	331	460.00–504.00	475.95
4	350–400	385	427.00–475.00	444.70
9	400–450	419	410.00–460.00	430.16
11	450–500	468	390.00–422.00	407.49
10	500–550	520	360.00–397.00	377.09
12	550–600	570	337.00–380.00	351.10
4	600–650	623	317.00–355.00	334.18
2	650–700	658	290.00–310.00	300.04
5	700–750	707	240.00–275.00	263.21
3	750–800	768	225.00–250.00	233.41
1	850–900	895	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	900	204.00	204.00
2	950–1000	983	206.00–227.00	216.58
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	242.00	242.00
1	550–600	590	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	540	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	162.00	162.00
1	600–650	600	172.00	172.00
2	650–700	658	175.00–187.00	180.98
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	197.00	197.00
1	500–550	535	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	570	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	635	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	665	157.00	157.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,222	2,300.00–2,925.00	2,555.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,211	1,750.00–2,800.00	2,379.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,053	1,875.00–2,400.00	2,127.18
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	940	2,850.00–3,000.00	2,925.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	952	1,900.00–3,100.00	2,368.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	925	2,275.00–3,150.00	2,656.91

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,095	110.00–125.00	117.74
7	—	1,208	150.00–154.00	150.93
13	—	983	130.00–149.00	142.28
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,362	174.00–180.00	176.30
59	—	1,346	150.00–172.00	161.40
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,490	169.00–175.00	170.97
6	—	2,014	200.00–204.00	202.04
9	—	1,479	186.00–196.00	192.28

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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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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