Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-09-29
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-09-29

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

31 head Goats: 10.00-500.00; 8 Sheep: 85.00-250.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 900.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $336.81/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −32.05 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$336.81

44 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,819

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$1,107

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3

$204.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.62

vs NC average

−32.10 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	349.73	1,890	39
Medium and Large 2	534	296.67	1,583	3thin
Medium 3	540	145.00	783	2thin

One grade step is worth $204.73/cwt here — about $1,107 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

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 sale44 hd

336.81

—

NC average9 barns · 395 hd

334.19

+2.62

National average182 barns · 13,299 hd

368.91

−32.10

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−32.05

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	1,726	192.41	3,320	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,394	154.37	2,152	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,569	144.55	2,268	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,085	128.87	1,398	49

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)	1,195	$2,212	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,116	$1,981	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,156	$1,950	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,100	$3,029	23

Every lot, as filed

119 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	365.73/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,734	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	252.16/cwt	232.00–279.00	1,939	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	340.23/cwt	319.00–362.00	1,953	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	349.76/cwt	329.00–360.00	1,983	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	212.50/cwt	200.00–225.00	2,029	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	326.12/cwt	323.00–339.00	2,371	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	412.38/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,740	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,058	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	284.12/cwt	267.00–312.00	1,878	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	277.26/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,171	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	607	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	2,106	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	519.57/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,221	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	315.63/cwt	313.00–319.00	2,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	294.00/cwt	290.00–296.00	2,620	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	350.55/cwt	337.00–367.00	2,215	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	445.02/cwt	425.00–477.00	1,446	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	325.51/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,390	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	332.00/cwt	312.00–350.00	1,720	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	315.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,504	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,677	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	339.96/cwt	335.00–345.00	1,132	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	394.71/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,484	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	362.88/cwt	350.00–372.00	1,397	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	238.53/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,593	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	188.07/cwt	177.00–199.00	1,382	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	292.27/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,666	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,674	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	362.45/cwt	342.00–390.00	1,537	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	349.71/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,832	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	411.85/cwt	390.00–426.00	1,981	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	270.18/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,943	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	200.31/cwt	182.00–225.00	1,643	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	400.12/cwt	375.00–422.00	1,256	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	252.35/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,814	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	518.94/cwt	495.00–560.00	1,422	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	425.28/cwt	400.00–452.00	1,586	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	300.55/cwt	270.00–315.00	2,014	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	312.37/cwt	287.00–329.00	1,940	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	183.53/cwt	180.00–187.00	1,813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	437.52/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,641	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	403.23/cwt	375.00–427.00	1,726	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	233.44/cwt	225.00–245.00	2,152	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	378.17/cwt	357.00–397.00	1,966	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	317.45/cwt	290.00–337.00	1,997	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	391.39/cwt	372.00–412.00	1,836	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	257.35/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,260	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	344.74/cwt	335.00–355.00	2,296	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	375.50/cwt	342.00–397.00	2,129	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	380.26/cwt	342.00–399.00	1,958	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,308	2,965.13/head	2,400.00–3,275.00	2,965	3
Bulls	—	—	1,240	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	2,170	1
Bulls	—	—	1,696	199.39/cwt	197.00–202.00	3,382	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	923	92.37/cwt	84.00–100.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	115.66/cwt	110.00–121.00	1,123	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,206	144.27/cwt	142.00–150.00	1,740	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	134.35/cwt	125.00–140.00	1,510	31
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,148	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,610	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,393	152.94/cwt	142.00–162.00	2,130	71
Bulls	—	—	1,858	187.51/cwt	180.00–190.00	3,484	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,569	144.55/cwt	138.00–155.00	2,268	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,403	171.29/cwt	164.00–185.00	2,403	6
Bulls	Medium 3	450–500	483	159.95/cwt	150.00–170.00	773	2
Heifers	Medium 3	400–450	425	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	392	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	588	2
Heifers	Medium 3	500–550	530	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	716	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	280	163.14/cwt	159.00–167.00	457	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,335	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,195	2,212.15/head	1,425.00–3,025.00	2,212	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,066	2,986.17/head	2,025.00–3,675.00	2,986	18
Steers	Medium 3	400–450	435	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	770	1
Steers	Medium 3	350–400	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium 3	550–600	550	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	853	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	280	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	714	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	255.00/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	212.95/cwt	201.00–225.00	1,305	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	324.10/cwt	299.00–336.00	2,486	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	3,511.78/head	3,500.00–3,525.00	3,512	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,116	1,981.37/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,981	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	1,949.74/head	1,325.00–2,650.00	1,950	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,253	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	308.06/cwt	300.00–325.00	795	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	360.98/cwt	345.00–375.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	308.15/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,442	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	346.87/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,075	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	267.15/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	421.71/cwt	395.00–437.00	1,202	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,065	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	339.01/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,261	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	313.87/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,670	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	310	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	365.89/cwt	352.00–375.00	1,346	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	267.87/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,430	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	367.19/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,572	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	216.72/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	332.47/cwt	319.00–350.00	1,596	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	270.92/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,715	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	272.32/cwt	250.00–292.00	989	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	282.83/cwt	270.00–295.00	1,061	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	531	267.96/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,423	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,311	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,580	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,040	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	238.14/cwt	215.00–250.00	972	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	265.07/cwt	235.00–279.00	1,267	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,575	2

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 29, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 563Last week 648Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 164Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 19Year ago 0

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

31 head Goats: 10.00-500.00; 8 Sheep: 85.00-250.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 900.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	550.00	550.00
7	250–300	285	395.00–437.00	421.71
4	300–350	314	375.00–422.00	400.12
15	350–400	376	375.00–415.00	394.71
20	400–450	424	342.00–390.00	362.45
26	450–500	474	340.00–385.00	365.73
24	500–550	524	325.00–365.00	349.71
15	550–600	567	329.00–360.00	349.76
21	600–650	629	290.00–337.00	317.45
8	650–700	661	267.00–312.00	284.12
5	700–750	719	245.00–290.00	270.18
7	750–800	769	232.00–279.00	252.16
4	800–850	820	182.00–225.00	200.31
2	950–1000	988	180.00–187.00	183.53
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	600–650	607	347.00	347.00
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	255.00	255.00
2	350–400	392	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	425	202.00	202.00
1	500–550	530	135.00	135.00
1	550–600	550	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	258	300.00–325.00	308.06
1	300–350	340	280.00	280.00
3	350–400	363	250.00–292.00	272.32
2	400–450	430	225.00–285.00	255.00
1	450–500	480	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	613	201.00–225.00	212.95
1	700–750	700	179.00	179.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
2	250–300	268	345.00–375.00	360.98
5	300–350	310	325.00–370.00	346.87
3	350–400	372	315.00–350.00	339.01
3	400–450	422	300.00–325.00	313.87
7	450–500	468	290.00–335.00	308.15
2	500–550	508	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	618	250.00–285.00	267.15
3	650–700	668	250.00	250.00
3	700–750	720	200.00–225.00	216.72
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	274	495.00–560.00	518.94
7	300–350	325	425.00–477.00	445.02
15	350–400	373	400.00–452.00	425.28
16	400–450	428	375.00–427.00	403.23
8	450–500	469	372.00–412.00	391.39
10	500–550	520	357.00–397.00	378.17
17	550–600	574	319.00–362.00	340.23
14	600–650	621	287.00–329.00	312.37
14	650–700	670	270.00–315.00	300.55
9	700–750	719	225.00–275.00	252.35
4	750–800	783	270.00–282.00	277.26
1	800–850	830	287.00	287.00
2	850–900	878	250.00–265.00	257.35
3	900–950	922	225.00–245.00	233.44
2	950–1000	955	200.00–225.00	212.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	335.00–345.00	339.96
5	350–400	385	350.00–372.00	362.88
6	400–450	427	300.00–350.00	325.51
14	450–500	476	300.00–350.00	315.89
6	500–550	518	312.00–350.00	332.00
4	550–600	570	275.00–300.00	292.27
1	600–650	620	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	668	225.00–250.00	238.53
2	700–750	735	177.00–199.00	188.07
1	850–900	860	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	150.00–170.00	159.95
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	325.00	325.00
2	350–400	375	270.00–295.00	282.83
3	400–450	408	215.00–250.00	238.14
4	450–500	478	235.00–279.00	265.07
4	500–550	531	250.00–277.00	267.96
1	550–600	565	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	645	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	510.00–530.00	519.57
1	250–300	255	415.00	415.00
1	300–350	310	450.00	450.00
6	350–400	375	425.00–450.00	437.52
6	400–450	422	400.00–440.00	412.38
8	450–500	481	390.00–426.00	411.85
8	500–550	515	342.00–399.00	380.26
9	550–600	567	342.00–397.00	375.50
5	600–650	632	337.00–367.00	350.55
9	650–700	666	335.00–355.00	344.74
11	700–750	727	323.00–339.00	326.12
9	750–800	767	299.00–336.00	324.10
3	800–850	815	313.00–319.00	315.63
3	850–900	891	290.00–296.00	294.00
1	900–950	945	235.00	235.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	435	177.00	177.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
2	400–450	420	260.00–310.00	285.00
1	450–500	455	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	368	352.00–375.00	365.89
2	400–450	428	350.00–385.00	367.19
3	450–500	480	319.00–350.00	332.47
4	500–550	534	250.00–275.00	267.87
1	550–600	570	250.00	250.00
2	600–650	633	250.00–292.00	270.92
1	700–750	740	279.00	279.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	159.00–167.00	163.14
1	650–700	675	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	790	169.00	169.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	920	175.00	175.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,308	2,400.00–3,275.00	2,965.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	18	—	1,066	2,025.00–3,675.00	2,986.17
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,093	3,500.00–3,525.00	3,511.78
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,195	1,425.00–3,025.00	2,212.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,116	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,981.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,156	1,325.00–2,650.00	1,949.74

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,240	175.00	175.00
6	—	1,696	197.00–202.00	199.39
5	—	1,858	180.00–190.00	187.51
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	923	84.00–100.00	92.37
12	—	971	110.00–121.00	115.66
4	—	1,206	142.00–150.00	144.27
31	—	1,124	125.00–140.00	134.35
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,393	142.00–162.00	152.94
6	—	1,403	164.00–185.00	171.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,569	138.00–155.00	144.55

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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