Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 8
● Final130 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
788 head
441 vs last sale 347 208 vs year ago 580 · +35.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
248 head
104 vs last sale 144 77 vs year ago 171 · +45.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
5 vs last sale 23 10 vs year ago 8 · +125.0%
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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 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

36 head Goats: 35.00-380.00; 15 Sheep: 90.00-260.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 200.00- 900.00; 1 head Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $330.10/cwt on 83 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 57.52 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$330.10
83 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,802
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$650
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$120.27/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.51
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547352.511,92855
Medium and Large 2543297.761,61623
Medium and Large 3550232.241,2785thin
One grade step is worth $120.27/cwt here — about $650 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
437405373341median 387.6212/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
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 sale83 hd
330.10
NC average9 barns · 284 hd
328.59
+1.51
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−57.52
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
BullsLow1,667186.793,11328
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,395163.212,277130
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,650145.222,3963thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,031129.631,33745

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,8963thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)925$1,6501thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)857$1,4297
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$3,0106
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)955$3,0001thin

Every lot, as filed

130 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
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900868234.03/cwt220.00–245.002,0313
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570340.60/cwt325.00–355.001,94113
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426411.64/cwt385.00–435.001,75435
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400376403.06/cwt382.00–425.001,51624
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669283.93/cwt275.00–308.001,8998
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476364.73/cwt335.00–375.001,73629
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650621310.04/cwt295.00–342.001,9259
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,2191
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000980220.49/cwt220.00–221.002,1612
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525343.23/cwt320.00–365.001,80226
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005242.00/cwt242.00–242.002,4321
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420387.02/cwt360.00–405.001,62529
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335470.35/cwt437.00–489.001,5767
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679343.21/cwt335.00–357.002,3306
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850820214.31/cwt204.00–225.001,7572
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371429.85/cwt400.00–455.001,5957
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,0132
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950921221.17/cwt202.00–239.002,0374
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950915254.21/cwt237.00–272.002,3262
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800790250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9751
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477414.24/cwt397.00–429.001,97613
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522393.40/cwt380.00–412.002,0549
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275456.56/cwt425.00–487.001,2562
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425435.59/cwt415.00–456.001,85112
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900862281.18/cwt270.00–289.002,4243
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650621265.76/cwt259.00–280.001,6503
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650609355.79/cwt340.00–380.002,16711
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450414351.30/cwt325.00–375.001,4548
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600570281.73/cwt250.00–308.001,60611
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550518312.45/cwt275.00–325.001,61812
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450410370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,5171
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250229370.59/cwt345.00–380.008494
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476390.83/cwt375.00–410.001,86021
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250223417.94/cwt395.00–440.009326
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728259.19/cwt250.00–270.001,8873
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279419.07/cwt400.00–450.001,1699
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775240.61/cwt232.00–249.001,8652
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400370425.60/cwt400.00–440.001,57516
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000985255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,5121
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723314.78/cwt300.00–337.002,2766
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350332410.98/cwt385.00–422.001,36417
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300276465.49/cwt450.00–485.001,28511
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570346.83/cwt320.00–367.001,97728
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850828253.53/cwt225.00–285.002,0995
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800780287.36/cwt255.00–310.002,2415
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523358.41/cwt329.00–375.001,87427
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650629325.47/cwt300.00–349.002,04722
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323464.02/cwt422.00–485.001,49919
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670321.94/cwt300.00–347.002,15716
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1632,550.38/head2,525.00–2,575.002,5502
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0553,136.08/head3,100.00–3,175.003,1362
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800773322.51/cwt301.00–332.002,4935
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850805275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,2141
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750703336.26/cwt310.00–355.002,3644
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250234475.27/cwt440.00–520.001,1128
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,030200.00/cwt200.00–200.002,0601
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950910257.00/cwt257.00–257.002,3391
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600570377.88/cwt360.00–400.002,15410
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28571,428.92/head1,100.00–1,750.001,4297
CowsLean 85-90%966119.50/cwt110.00–124.001,15410
CowsLean 85-90%1,230150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,8452
CowsLean 85-90%1,086138.97/cwt130.00–148.001,50927
CowsBoner 80-85%1,389161.25/cwt150.00–170.002,240112
Bulls1,035167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,7281
Bulls1,606203.66/cwt200.00–210.003,2716
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850805175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4091
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500480249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,1951
CowsLean 85-90%82997.70/cwt90.00–105.008106
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,650145.22/cwt142.00–149.002,3963
CowsBoner 80-85%1,431175.44/cwt171.00–189.002,51118
Bulls1,714182.91/cwt170.00–194.003,13521
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29251,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Dairy HeifersLarge 3250–300278182.52/cwt180.00–185.005072
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650615227.00/cwt205.00–249.001,3962
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700675182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2291
Dairy HeifersLarge 3300–350335159.00/cwt159.00–159.005331
Dairy SteersLarge 3200–250200235.00/cwt235.00–235.004701
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475268.96/cwt240.00–287.001,2787
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500493380.34/cwt380.00–382.001,8756
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550542416.00/cwt416.00–416.002,2556
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1553,342.42/head3,175.00–3,500.003,3422
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29553,000.00/head3,000.00–3,000.003,0001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1301,895.72/head1,575.00–2,050.001,8963
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650630206.21/cwt180.00–232.001,2992
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450425286.32/cwt240.00–308.001,2175
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300250270.00/cwt270.00–270.006751
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363290.21/cwt280.00–300.001,0532
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500480317.00/cwt317.00–317.001,5221
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650608209.88/cwt200.00–220.001,2762
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500455261.00/cwt250.00–272.001,1882
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2892
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250220304.00/cwt304.00–304.006691
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550515300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5451
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383297.88/cwt290.00–302.001,1413
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550527228.60/cwt202.00–250.001,2053
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600585237.71/cwt225.00–250.001,3912
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300255375.00/cwt375.00–375.009561
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468332.34/cwt315.00–350.001,5556
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380361.21/cwt345.00–377.001,3736
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215400.00/cwt400.00–400.008601
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9251
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568330.62/cwt310.00–350.001,8782
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900850200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7001
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500470316.42/cwt300.00–325.001,48713
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750718259.53/cwt225.00–275.001,8636
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850805210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700660232.00/cwt232.00–232.001,5311
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650623303.92/cwt300.00–308.001,8932
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700688264.85/cwt250.00–290.001,8223
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420338.08/cwt312.00–350.001,42011
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350327378.58/cwt347.00–405.001,2387
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400383354.22/cwt340.00–377.001,3574
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516287.56/cwt250.00–302.001,4849
BullsMedium and Large 3850–900880169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4871
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750700200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4001
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350332325.63/cwt300.00–350.001,0813
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300266338.61/cwt310.00–355.009015
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620283.34/cwt260.00–297.001,75710
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523345.96/cwt320.00–369.001,8096
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500469365.79/cwt350.00–385.001,7165
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600575275.75/cwt255.00–300.001,5869
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3971
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450435315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,3701
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850840210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7641
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300290332.00/cwt332.00–332.009631
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330323.57/cwt322.00–325.001,0682
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550525255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450413260.48/cwt230.00–275.001,0763

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.