Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-10-06

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 6
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
749 head
186 vs last sale 563 122 vs year ago 627 · +19.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
64 vs last sale 181 32 vs year ago 213 · +15.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
32 vs last sale 50 2 vs year ago 16 · +12.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

42 head Goats: 20.00-440.00; 20 Sheep: 25.00-280.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 600.00 - 975.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $317.28/cwt on 88 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 70.34 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$317.28
88 head · 549 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,742
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$659
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$117.48/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.67
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1550338.831,86357
Medium and Large 2548288.481,58126
Medium and Large 3544221.351,2055thin
One grade step is worth $117.48/cwt here — about $659 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 sale88 hd
317.28
NC average9 barns · 287 hd
309.60
+7.67
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−70.34
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
BullsHigh1,615179.872,90446
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,328154.732,05499
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,555142.732,2192thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,015128.341,30346

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)1,188$2,0276
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,8484thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,173$1,8436
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,105$2,7752thin

Every lot, as filed

134 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 1500–550525348.34/cwt320.00–377.001,82928
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950923239.99/cwt225.00–250.002,2154
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371381.41/cwt370.00–400.001,4158
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800769277.76/cwt250.00–292.002,13611
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650607331.09/cwt327.00–336.002,0107
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750716319.57/cwt312.00–329.002,2885
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650626308.91/cwt282.00–320.001,93426
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900874251.35/cwt230.00–272.002,1977
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350317425.77/cwt400.00–440.001,35011
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300269435.42/cwt420.00–450.001,17117
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373360.29/cwt330.00–385.001,34410
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425330.86/cwt315.00–350.001,40612
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,035250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,5881
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900890237.95/cwt229.00–247.002,1182
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800778283.40/cwt275.00–300.002,2053
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671297.79/cwt270.00–312.001,9989
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350323378.37/cwt355.00–400.001,2222
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8381
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450413414.54/cwt400.00–429.001,7126
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850833229.97/cwt220.00–240.001,9162
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900868282.34/cwt272.00–300.002,4513
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250245520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,2741
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300281366.88/cwt330.00–385.001,0316
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268357.20/cwt350.00–370.009574
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550522296.81/cwt270.00–317.001,54913
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850840312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,6212
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300258440.29/cwt430.00–450.001,1362
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350338473.53/cwt472.00–475.001,6012
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672241.15/cwt225.00–250.001,6215
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900865159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3751
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7501
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550516371.63/cwt355.00–385.001,9189
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700669245.99/cwt225.00–275.001,6468
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522330.02/cwt310.00–355.001,72325
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631335.45/cwt315.00–350.002,1177
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,035217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,2461
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950918238.51/cwt235.00–242.002,1902
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500475372.50/cwt355.00–390.001,76912
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300279497.10/cwt475.00–540.001,3878
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450420367.66/cwt350.00–400.001,54425
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570319.91/cwt300.00–332.001,82319
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960201.97/cwt199.00–205.001,9392
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850819268.99/cwt259.00–277.002,2038
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450419400.14/cwt365.00–417.001,67719
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318468.87/cwt425.00–502.001,49124
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800764238.54/cwt225.00–259.001,8224
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476358.89/cwt345.00–382.001,70822
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400355470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,6691
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500467394.55/cwt385.00–410.001,8436
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800786322.75/cwt322.00–323.002,5374
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718293.34/cwt269.00–315.002,10616
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225456.00/cwt450.00–460.001,0264
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600574329.65/cwt310.00–352.001,89229
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618313.02/cwt297.00–337.001,93411
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371448.18/cwt420.00–475.001,66310
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700663319.46/cwt300.00–333.002,1183
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1251,847.56/head1,475.00–2,425.001,8484
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750726272.59/cwt250.00–285.001,9794
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700676302.86/cwt285.00–322.002,04713
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250238583.43/cwt580.00–590.001,3893
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000960222.00/cwt222.00–222.002,1311
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,555142.73/cwt140.00–145.002,2192
CowsBoner 80-85%1,193176.64/cwt169.00–189.002,1075
CowsBoner 80-85%1,335153.56/cwt142.00–165.002,05094
CowsLean 85-90%1,023136.37/cwt130.00–141.001,39523
Bulls1,714200.81/cwt200.00–203.003,4424
Bulls1,610181.62/cwt167.00–192.002,92435
Dairy HeifersLarge 31000–10501,015185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8781
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600595215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2791
CowsLean 85-90%86687.20/cwt80.00–92.007554
CowsLean 85-90%1,045115.18/cwt100.00–124.001,20411
CowsLean 85-90%1,026143.94/cwt142.00–148.001,4778
Bulls1,581159.14/cwt150.00–165.002,5167
HeifersMedium 3500–550515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
HeifersMedium 3400–450405200.00/cwt200.00–200.008101
HeifersMedium 3450–500478186.02/cwt185.00–187.008892
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950900190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,7101
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650625185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1561
Dairy HeifersLarge 3400–450420187.00/cwt187.00–187.007851
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000960270.00/cwt270.00–270.002,5921
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0352,325.00/head2,325.00–2,325.002,3251
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1882,026.72/head1,225.00–2,525.002,0276
BullsMedium 3450–500495175.00/cwt175.00–175.008661
BullsMedium 3350–400390172.00/cwt172.00–172.006711
BullsMedium 3250–300278247.34/cwt245.00–250.006882
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,3551
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250228319.61/cwt307.00–325.007293
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400376277.00/cwt250.00–300.001,0427
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1731,843.11/head1,375.00–2,100.001,8436
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1753,225.00/head3,225.00–3,225.003,2251
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573356.16/cwt330.00–375.002,04114
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500483234.01/cwt206.00–250.001,1304
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0011
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300295325.00/cwt325.00–325.009591
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550513249.85/cwt240.00–260.001,2822
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750713150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0702
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300255300.00/cwt300.00–300.007651
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450443268.40/cwt250.00–280.001,1893
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320265.23/cwt250.00–295.008493
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500476314.36/cwt290.00–337.001,4969
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570278.35/cwt255.00–292.001,5877
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800785169.55/cwt162.00–177.001,3312
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650619270.52/cwt250.00–300.001,6755
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574280.14/cwt250.00–300.001,60813
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250233437.37/cwt425.00–450.001,0192
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950922187.20/cwt175.00–197.001,7263
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700665254.48/cwt239.00–275.001,6923
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800768178.42/cwt175.00–182.001,3702
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450435311.12/cwt300.00–325.001,35310
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373342.37/cwt320.00–365.001,27712
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522276.21/cwt255.00–300.001,4429
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473150.00/cwt150.00–150.007102
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550520218.70/cwt190.00–235.001,1373
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245395.00/cwt395.00–395.009681
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500469317.21/cwt297.00–325.001,4888
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400373372.42/cwt360.00–385.001,3892
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750743210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,5602
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650633206.08/cwt187.00–225.001,3042
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565202.35/cwt182.00–225.001,1433
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565307.63/cwt300.00–315.001,7382
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750720200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650617261.16/cwt237.00–279.001,6115
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473343.11/cwt319.00–362.001,6235
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573217.69/cwt182.00–225.001,2476
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450406234.80/cwt215.00–250.009534
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327342.59/cwt325.00–350.001,1206
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650640235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5041
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450420351.87/cwt330.00–375.001,4783
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468227.79/cwt210.00–247.001,0663
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400368234.59/cwt215.00–255.008632
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700670162.21/cwt155.00–170.001,0873
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325297.35/cwt295.00–300.009662

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.