Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-10-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 27
● Final137 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
949 head
202 vs last sale 747 332 vs year ago 617 · +53.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
80 vs last sale 171 77 vs year ago 174 · +44.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
1 vs last sale 28 6 vs year ago 23 · +26.1%
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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 12.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 60.00-220.00; 10 Sheep: 65.00-310.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 70.00 - 900.00: 1 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $300.78/cwt on 105 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits 68.07 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$300.78
105 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,640
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$930
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$168.76/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.99
vs NC average
74.11 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546318.761,74082
Medium and Large 2547257.871,41217thin
Medium and Large 3529182.009635thin
Medium 3540150.008101thin
One grade step is worth $168.76/cwt here — about $930 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
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 sale105 hd
300.78
NC average9 barns · 359 hd
307.77
−6.99
National average184 barns · 21,753 hd
374.89
−74.11
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−68.07
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
BullsHigh1,340176.982,37130
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,411152.992,159127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,653132.452,1892thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,026118.661,21772

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)1,159$2,0434thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,059$1,8418
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)982$1,4847
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,124$2,4778
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,060$2,3501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$1,6501thin

Every lot, as filed

137 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 1600–650627307.03/cwt285.00–320.001,92516
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815238.51/cwt225.00–250.001,9444
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750714261.05/cwt247.00–287.001,8648
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800778251.01/cwt230.00–272.001,95311
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425336.24/cwt320.00–350.001,42917
HeifersMedium and Large 11000–10501,013200.53/cwt187.00–214.002,0312
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600577318.42/cwt292.00–335.001,83722
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250224409.80/cwt375.00–435.009184
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500476335.74/cwt310.00–350.001,59839
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950923219.92/cwt210.00–230.002,0302
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377332.61/cwt320.00–360.001,25417
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330392.23/cwt370.00–419.001,2943
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000973188.57/cwt175.00–206.001,8353
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572338.54/cwt325.00–350.001,93610
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,1961
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450428364.91/cwt360.00–370.001,5622
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670325.45/cwt322.00–329.002,1812
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550532356.77/cwt337.00–369.001,8983
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950928217.35/cwt210.00–230.002,0173
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550521261.24/cwt255.00–280.001,3614
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300290300.00/cwt300.00–300.008701
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365289.59/cwt280.00–300.001,0572
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750705263.78/cwt247.00–285.001,8605
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650639332.83/cwt310.00–339.002,1278
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220351.36/cwt340.00–360.007735
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830162.65/cwt150.00–175.001,3502
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750726187.69/cwt150.00–200.001,3634
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425311.61/cwt300.00–335.001,3248
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500481309.81/cwt275.00–325.001,49011
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400372338.13/cwt312.00–360.001,25815
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371406.63/cwt375.00–419.001,50913
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700673219.37/cwt200.00–239.001,4766
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250232317.49/cwt300.00–332.007375
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700669232.63/cwt225.00–255.001,5564
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000978208.24/cwt192.00–219.002,0373
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350329341.28/cwt325.00–369.001,12318
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650615295.88/cwt272.00–312.001,82015
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700661290.92/cwt275.00–307.001,9239
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523315.63/cwt300.00–332.001,65131
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500476375.40/cwt350.00–382.001,78726
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278378.68/cwt355.00–400.001,0533
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400377400.17/cwt385.00–419.001,50916
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750716237.55/cwt225.00–251.001,7019
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600567307.89/cwt285.00–325.001,74625
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450423393.99/cwt375.00–415.001,66733
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300271390.00/cwt370.00–400.001,0578
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326384.92/cwt375.00–410.001,25510
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700671268.75/cwt242.00–285.001,8038
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850829210.31/cwt200.00–233.001,7437
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523343.88/cwt320.00–369.001,79834
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950920200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,8401
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550533337.49/cwt337.00–340.001,7996
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600559331.57/cwt331.00–342.001,85320
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450430359.51/cwt355.00–370.001,54617
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900868203.31/cwt200.00–208.001,7653
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775201.09/cwt192.00–208.001,5588
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469364.03/cwt335.00–385.001,70728
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250225448.36/cwt435.00–470.001,0096
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850828251.01/cwt250.00–252.002,0782
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2201,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0602,350.00/head2,350.00–2,350.002,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0262,185.08/head1,850.00–2,525.002,1854
CowsLean 85-90%1,02085.04/cwt80.00–90.008674
CowsLean 85-90%1,117138.83/cwt138.00–140.001,5515
CowsLean 85-90%1,021129.03/cwt120.00–137.001,31734
CowsBoner 80-85%1,422151.44/cwt138.00–163.002,153116
Bulls1,080210.00/cwt210.00–210.002,2681
Bulls1,390179.85/cwt170.00–192.002,50024
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800780155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2091
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500480215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,0321
CowsLean 85-90%1,016107.66/cwt100.00–118.001,09429
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,653132.45/cwt130.00–135.002,1892
CowsBoner 80-85%1,299169.31/cwt164.00–182.002,19911
Bulls1,151156.59/cwt145.00–164.001,8025
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450445160.00/cwt160.00–160.007121
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650615160.00/cwt160.00–160.009841
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550520195.77/cwt185.00–208.001,0183
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400380157.00/cwt157.00–157.005971
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400365205.00/cwt205.00–205.007481
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600555207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,1491
BullsMedium 3350–400378192.65/cwt185.00–200.007282
BullsMedium 3450–500450215.00/cwt215.00–215.009681
HeifersMedium 3300–350325150.00/cwt150.00–150.004882
HeifersMedium 3500–550540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
HeifersMedium 3350–400380187.00/cwt187.00–187.007111
BullsMedium 3250–300285170.00/cwt170.00–170.004851
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29821,484.00/head1,050.00–1,975.001,4847
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0591,840.58/head1,300.00–2,200.001,8418
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1592,042.93/head1,400.00–2,525.002,0434
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2102,649.59/head2,200.00–3,000.002,6503
HeifersMedium 3400–450423178.03/cwt170.00–190.007533
BullsMedium 3400–450408172.28/cwt150.00–210.0070310
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650624205.93/cwt200.00–220.001,2855
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250230211.96/cwt200.00–225.004882
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350316221.31/cwt200.00–250.006995
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700685173.11/cwt150.00–195.001,1863
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600562360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,02326
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2553,125.00/head3,125.00–3,125.003,1251
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500479237.28/cwt225.00–260.001,1375
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550530177.00/cwt177.00–177.009381
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520230.05/cwt225.00–240.001,1963
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450428230.28/cwt200.00–252.009866
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300283325.00/cwt325.00–325.009202
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350321332.12/cwt300.00–360.001,06611
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283389.25/cwt352.00–405.001,1026
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525296.00/cwt270.00–315.001,55412
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3501
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481286.82/cwt265.00–300.001,3805
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573267.27/cwt235.00–285.001,53110
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900855159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,3591
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600580280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6242
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450424297.74/cwt275.00–310.001,2624
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700671233.55/cwt222.00–250.001,5674
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450417317.46/cwt302.00–325.001,3243
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790177.58/cwt165.00–190.001,4032
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270320.09/cwt300.00–335.008644
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900895169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,5131
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622257.87/cwt249.00–270.001,6043
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400358244.08/cwt237.00–250.008743
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450431252.86/cwt225.00–285.001,0904
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750724214.87/cwt200.00–227.001,5565
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350331298.29/cwt270.00–320.0098716
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650629248.55/cwt220.00–277.001,56310
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325242.15/cwt235.00–250.007872
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350325316.96/cwt300.00–335.001,0302
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500474336.64/cwt325.00–347.001,5964
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576247.59/cwt225.00–275.001,4268
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300279228.50/cwt200.00–250.0063810
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522267.00/cwt250.00–280.001,3949
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2201
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600550160.00/cwt150.00–170.008802
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500478221.72/cwt200.00–250.001,0603
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550515196.67/cwt177.00–212.001,0133
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265252.87/cwt229.00–275.006702
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400375289.62/cwt275.00–310.001,08610
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400380223.18/cwt200.00–255.008485

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.