Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-09-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 22
● Final124 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
648 head
26 vs last sale 622 124 vs year ago 524 · +23.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
164 head
0 vs last sale 164 26 vs year ago 138 · +18.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
19 head
1 vs last sale 18 12 vs year ago 7 · +171.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

49 head Goats: 30.00-200.00; 5 Sheep: 130.00-200.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 375.00 - 725.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $319.83/cwt on 64 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 49.02 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$319.83
64 head · 544 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,738
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$967
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$180.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.26
vs NC average
46.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544339.221,84750
Medium and Large 2537271.671,46010thin
Medium and Large 3540237.381,2822thin
Medium 3555158.508802thin
One grade step is worth $180.72/cwt here — about $967 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 sale64 hd
319.83
NC average9 barns · 357 hd
315.57
+4.26
National average172 barns · 11,458 hd
365.85
−46.02
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−49.02
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
BullsHigh1,619180.562,92215
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,369156.452,14179
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,455140.432,0436thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,014126.571,28437

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)1,190$2,0544thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,143$2,0473thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$1,8693thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$3,0751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,182$2,9418

Every lot, as filed

124 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 1900–950913233.51/cwt232.00–235.002,1322
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323445.91/cwt410.00–470.001,4409
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750719273.55/cwt250.00–300.001,9679
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566361.80/cwt351.00–372.002,0484
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1902,054.23/head1,600.00–2,600.002,0544
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450426396.85/cwt370.00–420.001,69119
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400375396.99/cwt375.00–425.001,48915
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423381.41/cwt359.00–407.001,61326
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000975224.43/cwt220.00–229.002,1882
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400379439.20/cwt410.00–470.001,66521
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350318415.32/cwt395.00–430.001,32110
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500470367.39/cwt349.00–392.001,72713
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950935227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1221
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800768251.26/cwt235.00–267.001,9302
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,5991
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500478372.10/cwt340.00–390.001,77925
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250205496.67/cwt450.00–540.001,0183
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650622303.63/cwt285.00–320.001,88916
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850800210.00/cwt202.00–218.001,6802
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300270420.00/cwt420.00–420.001,1341
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800795237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,8841
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727316.71/cwt300.00–332.002,3026
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,0901
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269429.95/cwt417.00–437.001,15710
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350300445.00/cwt445.00–445.001,3351
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550529386.65/cwt350.00–395.002,04518
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700674240.62/cwt225.00–257.001,6225
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650632339.31/cwt320.00–360.002,14414
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,025192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,9681
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950923288.46/cwt287.00–290.002,6622
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566273.48/cwt250.00–300.001,5488
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6541
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750713185.94/cwt175.00–201.001,3263
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483318.53/cwt312.00–325.001,5382
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,7601
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400368358.10/cwt350.00–367.001,3182
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000950227.00/cwt227.00–227.002,1571
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620317.93/cwt300.00–337.001,97114
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600579323.82/cwt300.00–345.001,87518
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900862240.24/cwt225.00–267.002,0713
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750725241.90/cwt225.00–250.001,7543
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700669273.05/cwt255.00–307.001,8277
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815221.11/cwt206.00–225.001,8025
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800762283.42/cwt275.00–290.002,1603
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300276454.09/cwt425.00–485.001,25310
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700669271.13/cwt250.00–304.001,81414
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567327.67/cwt310.00–357.001,85820
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250229489.10/cwt465.00–545.001,1204
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,005210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,1111
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550526348.93/cwt325.00–377.001,83518
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550525347.88/cwt317.00–369.001,82632
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1592,770.60/head1,875.00–3,350.002,7714
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3002,833.13/head2,400.00–3,225.002,8332
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700675346.01/cwt339.00–350.002,3363
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000980287.00/cwt287.00–287.002,8131
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450417411.62/cwt395.00–425.001,7169
CowsLean 85-90%1,08090.95/cwt87.00–95.009823
CowsLean 85-90%924114.68/cwt102.00–122.001,06010
CowsLean 85-90%765150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1481
CowsBoner 80-85%1,276170.35/cwt164.00–183.002,17413
Bulls1,648212.70/cwt203.00–226.003,5052
Bulls1,389148.73/cwt143.00–155.002,0664
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750738210.09/cwt201.00–219.001,5502
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600575150.00/cwt150.00–150.008631
CowsLean 85-90%1,056135.37/cwt125.00–143.001,43023
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,455140.43/cwt137.00–144.002,0436
CowsBoner 80-85%1,387153.71/cwt142.00–162.002,13266
Bulls1,714187.56/cwt180.00–197.003,2159
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900878196.64/cwt179.00–215.001,7262
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610155.00/cwt155.00–155.009461
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650630180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1341
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000975185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8041
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700655167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,0941
BullsMedium 3350–400380185.00/cwt185.00–185.007031
BullsMedium 3300–350345220.00/cwt220.00–220.007591
HeifersMedium 3550–600555158.50/cwt150.00–167.008802
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950910216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,9661
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900880182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,6021
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800765175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3391
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28851,869.11/head1,775.00–1,975.001,8693
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1432,046.79/head1,800.00–2,550.002,0473
HeifersMedium 3350–400370211.76/cwt185.00–222.007845
HeifersMedium 3450–500478170.00/cwt170.00–170.008132
HeifersMedium 3300–350332184.42/cwt150.00–200.006123
HeifersMedium 3250–300265208.00/cwt208.00–208.005511
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530169.00/cwt169.00–169.008961
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605174.46/cwt170.00–179.001,0552
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500481374.97/cwt355.00–400.001,8047
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400368449.46/cwt440.00–459.001,6544
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1403,075.00/head3,075.00–3,075.003,0751
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1083,389.79/head3,350.00–3,425.003,3902
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400384271.62/cwt250.00–300.001,0438
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450427339.11/cwt320.00–365.001,44813
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350335340.73/cwt325.00–355.001,1413
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550516277.20/cwt260.00–300.001,4307
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528299.46/cwt275.00–325.001,5816
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475318.63/cwt300.00–350.001,51311
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400381368.27/cwt352.00–375.001,4034
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618269.86/cwt265.00–275.001,6682
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600587258.77/cwt227.00–275.001,5193
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550505225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1361
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450429325.15/cwt300.00–350.001,3958
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650616255.28/cwt235.00–269.001,5737
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350305353.28/cwt340.00–367.001,0782
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550505327.02/cwt325.00–329.001,6512
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700690220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,5181
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650638200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2762
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400382341.64/cwt310.00–360.001,30512
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500471316.86/cwt310.00–329.001,49212
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270341.53/cwt325.00–360.009222
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578212.23/cwt200.00–225.001,2272
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480266.48/cwt250.00–290.001,2794
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450429250.70/cwt225.00–279.001,0765
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275320.36/cwt315.00–325.008812
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335255.82/cwt250.00–262.008572
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1031
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350319288.64/cwt272.00–300.009214
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450431284.20/cwt255.00–300.001,2254
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550540237.38/cwt225.00–250.001,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280291.67/cwt275.00–300.008173
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400350275.00/cwt275.00–275.009631
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500460275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,2651
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474255.94/cwt250.00–275.001,2134

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.