Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-10-20

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 20
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
747 head
106 vs last sale 641 10 vs year ago 737 · +1.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
171 head
16 vs last sale 155 79 vs year ago 250 · 31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
28 head
13 vs last sale 15 7 vs year ago 21 · +33.3%
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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.

68 head Goats: 30.00-290.00; 13 Sheep: 110.00-300.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 250.00 - 1000.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $331.77/cwt on 81 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 55.85 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$331.77
81 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,809
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$613
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$113.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+20.60
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543353.461,92056
Medium and Large 2554303.541,68017thin
Medium and Large 3545239.931,3068thin
One grade step is worth $113.52/cwt here — about $613 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
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 sale81 hd
331.77
NC average8 barns · 268 hd
311.16
+20.60
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−55.85
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
BullsHigh1,608184.092,96016
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,392154.422,15072
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,568142.092,2286thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,058130.591,38259

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,178$1,9812thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,84311
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,158$1,7765
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$2,7086

Every lot, as filed

142 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
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528334.74/cwt310.00–355.001,76727
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950905237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,1451
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650625312.35/cwt292.00–330.001,95213
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373362.54/cwt340.00–377.001,35214
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,005247.00/cwt247.00–247.002,4821
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275438.94/cwt420.00–460.001,2073
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350327414.67/cwt395.00–440.001,3567
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400382419.42/cwt400.00–449.001,6026
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350334393.55/cwt372.00–420.001,3144
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850835210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7541
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550519401.73/cwt385.00–415.002,0857
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850800280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2401
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250222480.64/cwt445.00–525.001,0673
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,9421
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600580362.85/cwt355.00–395.002,10516
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650619350.90/cwt335.00–377.002,17219
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725302.84/cwt290.00–315.002,1962
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600560366.99/cwt356.00–371.002,05515
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added900–950941303.00/cwt303.00–303.002,8514
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450402472.00/cwt472.00–472.001,8975
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450434434.44/cwt408.00–445.001,8857
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482401.04/cwt385.00–425.001,93320
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2951
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8841
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600566404.00/cwt404.00–404.002,28714
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750735332.00/cwt332.00–332.002,4402
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800768331.00/cwt331.00–331.002,5429
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350328373.27/cwt350.00–385.001,2243
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450424330.73/cwt300.00–360.001,40211
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650622263.85/cwt242.00–285.001,6415
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500472323.59/cwt300.00–339.001,52713
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265375.00/cwt375.00–375.009941
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377324.89/cwt300.00–350.001,2256
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300276379.52/cwt360.00–395.001,0474
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425356.55/cwt330.00–377.001,51520
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250200465.00/cwt465.00–465.009301
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627313.99/cwt285.00–335.001,96917
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667274.37/cwt250.00–290.001,8308
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750715257.98/cwt240.00–280.001,8456
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578331.57/cwt309.00–350.001,91612
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474355.10/cwt335.00–375.001,68325
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350324420.63/cwt400.00–440.001,36313
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750718246.09/cwt239.00–257.001,7679
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800758228.06/cwt210.00–249.001,7293
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300266488.31/cwt470.00–500.001,2994
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000965207.38/cwt200.00–215.002,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500474372.81/cwt350.00–405.001,76724
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700668277.06/cwt250.00–302.001,8518
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850805262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1091
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522364.13/cwt335.00–392.001,90136
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900871223.43/cwt200.00–239.001,9465
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600581334.24/cwt310.00–355.001,94220
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423404.26/cwt375.00–425.001,71021
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650608339.00/cwt339.00–339.002,0613
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1142,773.29/head2,200.00–3,075.002,7734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700685322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,2062
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250220505.11/cwt500.00–515.001,1113
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000955207.00/cwt200.00–214.001,9772
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950905175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800771218.43/cwt197.00–237.001,6847
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400365404.44/cwt380.00–427.001,47616
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550518423.25/cwt420.00–427.002,1927
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550501375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,8799
Bulls1,135205.00/cwt205.00–205.002,3271
Bulls1,651185.03/cwt173.00–192.003,05514
CowsLean 85-90%1,091137.06/cwt130.00–143.001,49532
CowsLean 85-90%88495.91/cwt85.00–100.008484
CowsLean 85-90%990117.17/cwt108.00–125.001,16015
CowsLean 85-90%1,143147.20/cwt145.00–149.001,6828
Dairy SteersLarge 31000–10501,000206.00/cwt206.00–206.002,0601
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850820182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,4921
CowsBoner 80-85%1,404153.42/cwt144.00–163.002,15467
Bulls1,475150.00/cwt150.00–150.002,2131
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,568142.09/cwt138.00–146.002,2286
CowsBoner 80-85%1,237167.82/cwt165.00–172.002,0765
HeifersMedium 3300–350317184.14/cwt175.00–204.005848
BullsMedium 3400–450440195.00/cwt195.00–195.008581
HeifersMedium 3400–450400180.00/cwt180.00–180.007201
HeifersMedium 3250–300273165.09/cwt155.00–175.004512
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900855186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,5901
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900885200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,7701
SteersMedium 3350–400383188.48/cwt185.00–192.007222
SteersMedium 3500–550540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
SteersMedium 3300–350325180.00/cwt180.00–180.005851
SteersMedium 3250–300273217.23/cwt200.00–225.005933
SteersMedium 3450–500468181.84/cwt165.00–200.008512
HeifersMedium 3350–400377178.27/cwt175.00–185.006723
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450440395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,7381
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added800–850817320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,6143
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29502,576.78/head2,175.00–2,950.002,5772
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1581,775.89/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7765
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1911,842.94/head1,450.00–2,150.001,84311
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1781,981.05/head1,875.00–2,100.001,9812
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375240.00/cwt240.00–240.009001
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4251
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470250.27/cwt225.00–275.001,1762
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550515229.90/cwt225.00–235.001,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450413211.21/cwt195.00–225.008723
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700665215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4301
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650645229.00/cwt229.00–229.001,4771
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350340280.00/cwt280.00–280.009522
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650605255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5431
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573200.98/cwt175.00–225.001,1522
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450425276.28/cwt270.00–282.001,1742
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550515266.99/cwt250.00–300.001,3753
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750720202.73/cwt179.00–225.001,4603
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400375331.48/cwt300.00–369.001,2437
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600590295.23/cwt282.00–310.001,7427
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850845175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4791
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350316325.49/cwt300.00–350.001,0294
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473304.55/cwt272.00–319.001,4419
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300290330.00/cwt330.00–330.009571
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265365.00/cwt365.00–365.009671
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528309.35/cwt275.00–329.001,63310
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650627241.09/cwt225.00–270.001,5125
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400374365.15/cwt350.00–389.001,3664
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4041
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550523358.38/cwt355.00–362.001,8742
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700667226.91/cwt200.00–250.001,5135
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750745187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,3931
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500483342.26/cwt325.00–359.001,6532
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300280280.00/cwt280.00–280.007841
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350335300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0051
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500465295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,3721
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600570300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7101
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700673208.40/cwt185.00–225.001,4034
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600568340.00/cwt335.00–345.001,9313
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700695200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3901
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270225.00/cwt225.00–225.006081
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450435357.97/cwt325.00–375.001,5574
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600571236.02/cwt200.00–250.001,3484
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424315.11/cwt300.00–325.001,3369
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250215220.00/cwt220.00–220.004731
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500458191.67/cwt170.00–225.008783
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550523200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0462
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250235225.00/cwt225.00–225.005291
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615184.88/cwt170.00–200.001,1372
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550518243.84/cwt227.00–260.001,2634
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420265.95/cwt250.00–290.001,1175
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400365325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,1861

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.