Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2025-11-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 10
● Final142 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
630 head
18 vs last sale 612 163 vs year ago 793 · 20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
177 head
1 vs last sale 176 27 vs year ago 204 · 13.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
21 vs last sale 31 14 vs year ago 24 · 58.3%
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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 mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

33 head Goats: 15.00-345.00; 34 Sheep: 80.00-240.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 100.00 - 750.00: 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $302.50/cwt on 61 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits 66.35 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$302.50
61 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,650
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,012
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium 3
$172.02/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.25
vs NC average
61.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547322.021,76247
Medium and Large 2561270.901,5206thin
Medium and Large 3527220.311,1617thin
Medium 3500150.007501thin
One grade step is worth $172.02/cwt here — about $1,012 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 sale61 hd
302.50
NC average9 barns · 252 hd
288.25
+14.25
National average183 barns · 20,348 hd
363.96
−61.46
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−66.35
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
BullsHigh1,597170.072,71619
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,434146.052,095100
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,545134.792,0834thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,016125.051,27051

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)1,182$2,0663thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$1,5675
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,195$2,9882thin

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
Bulls1,243183.88/cwt180.00–189.002,2865
Bulls1,105135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4921
Bulls1,771167.45/cwt150.00–176.002,96613
CowsBoner 80-85%1,423163.00/cwt158.00–170.002,3196
CowsBoner 80-85%1,435144.97/cwt135.00–156.002,08094
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700657312.00/cwt312.00–312.002,0502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500462375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,7333
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323416.77/cwt399.00–445.001,34618
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850826200.37/cwt177.00–214.001,6555
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900860240.00/cwt240.00–240.002,0642
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250218427.36/cwt425.00–430.009322
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800779212.38/cwt185.00–222.001,6547
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900874216.64/cwt200.00–229.001,8937
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369349.93/cwt325.00–362.001,29121
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350319388.81/cwt370.00–410.001,2409
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300275432.38/cwt412.00–450.001,1892
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500460393.40/cwt375.00–402.001,81015
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674266.85/cwt250.00–285.001,7999
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550517353.66/cwt330.00–381.001,82816
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421351.86/cwt329.00–375.001,48119
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500479344.24/cwt325.00–367.001,64924
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850845219.00/cwt219.00–219.001,8511
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650644332.69/cwt330.00–340.002,14311
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750726236.31/cwt225.00–265.001,7168
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650625312.44/cwt295.00–320.001,9539
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400383423.05/cwt420.00–430.001,6203
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700667335.92/cwt330.00–339.002,2413
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430384.28/cwt375.00–412.001,6527
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600571351.83/cwt325.00–362.002,0099
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569321.18/cwt300.00–335.001,82822
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650640286.03/cwt275.00–306.001,8319
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521377.65/cwt360.00–381.001,96811
SteersMedium and Large 11000–10501,045199.00/cwt199.00–199.002,0801
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,0832
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500486409.00/cwt409.00–409.001,9886
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300280395.71/cwt375.00–420.001,1083
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775227.52/cwt225.00–230.001,7632
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333425.98/cwt425.00–427.001,4192
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800765300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,2951
BullsMedium and Large 11000–10501,045202.00/cwt202.00–202.002,1111
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650609309.50/cwt309.00–310.001,8854
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250240435.00/cwt435.00–435.001,0441
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850825200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,6502
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550519219.53/cwt177.00–235.001,1396
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500465237.63/cwt225.00–250.001,1052
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3502
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750703289.00/cwt289.00–289.002,0326
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450417357.34/cwt350.00–385.001,4908
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950930205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,9071
HeifersMedium 3450–500478179.85/cwt170.00–189.008602
SteersMedium 3700–750720145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0441
BullsMedium 3300–350343208.44/cwt200.00–217.007152
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250205200.00/cwt185.00–215.004102
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700690142.00/cwt142.00–142.009801
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300270300.00/cwt300.00–300.008102
BullsMedium 3400–450430202.93/cwt200.00–206.008732
HeifersMedium 3350–400380200.00/cwt200.00–200.007601
HeifersMedium 3250–300295200.00/cwt200.00–200.005901
HeifersMedium 3500–550500150.00/cwt150.00–150.007501
HeifersMedium 3400–450428200.00/cwt200.00–200.008562
HeifersMedium 3300–350310200.00/cwt200.00–200.006201
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450430245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,0541
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650610235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4341
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650625178.07/cwt169.00–187.001,1132
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600576253.84/cwt240.00–267.001,4624
BullsMedium 3350–400383193.29/cwt187.00–200.007402
BullsMedium 3200–250210150.00/cwt150.00–150.003151
CowsLean 85-90%1,033126.53/cwt116.00–135.001,30735
CowsLean 85-90%989137.02/cwt136.00–142.001,3558
CowsLean 85-90%967106.60/cwt99.00–112.001,0318
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700665159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,0571
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500470270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,2691
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750700177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2391
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,545134.79/cwt130.00–142.002,0834
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600575225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,2941
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275253.00/cwt235.00–280.006964
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500480241.98/cwt225.00–275.001,1625
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700683172.51/cwt170.00–175.001,1782
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375218.56/cwt200.00–249.008203
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009252
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405256.00/cwt235.00–277.001,0372
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550518200.48/cwt200.00–201.001,0382
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250215255.93/cwt235.00–280.005502
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450424229.72/cwt210.00–255.009745
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600580200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1601
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650605200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2101
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550531287.76/cwt250.00–300.001,5284
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330275.00/cwt275.00–275.009081
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350320253.95/cwt235.00–285.008134
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550522243.10/cwt225.00–275.001,2693
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400366261.22/cwt250.00–280.009565
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650618246.43/cwt225.00–255.001,5236
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500465312.00/cwt312.00–312.001,4511
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570226.37/cwt220.00–232.001,2903
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500483254.15/cwt237.00–275.001,2283
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,0561
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700665269.00/cwt269.00–269.001,7891
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800780179.51/cwt179.00–180.001,4002
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700672208.50/cwt200.00–225.001,4013
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500466316.28/cwt300.00–325.001,4747
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350325270.85/cwt250.00–285.008803
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250237301.73/cwt300.00–305.007153
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400369301.07/cwt287.00–335.001,1115
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575310.00/cwt310.00–310.001,7831
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276340.08/cwt325.00–352.009395
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550522318.52/cwt300.00–339.001,66321
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666283.31/cwt270.00–302.001,8874
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965209.01/cwt208.00–210.002,0172
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250235400.00/cwt400.00–400.009402
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1822,065.69/head1,300.00–2,850.002,0663
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1452,775.00/head2,775.00–2,775.002,7751
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750728241.35/cwt220.00–260.001,7574
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400372373.97/cwt350.00–408.001,39120
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450420384.00/cwt384.00–384.001,6139
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600561345.00/cwt345.00–345.001,9354
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350307358.92/cwt342.00–375.001,1023
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800765182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,3921
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600563318.18/cwt300.00–335.001,7918
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500460382.73/cwt370.00–392.001,7618
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2453,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0681,566.62/head1,125.00–1,850.001,5675
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425315.11/cwt312.00–318.001,3392
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250200345.00/cwt345.00–345.006901
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300282450.51/cwt425.00–485.001,2708
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908191.18/cwt175.00–224.001,7364
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250238366.61/cwt350.00–385.008734
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450418289.58/cwt270.00–300.001,2106
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850820165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3531
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900865185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,6001
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573235.30/cwt212.00–267.001,3483
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400373324.62/cwt300.00–350.001,2118
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450430350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,5051
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618253.29/cwt250.00–260.001,5653
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900870175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5231
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400375328.40/cwt312.00–349.001,2313
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300265325.19/cwt320.00–330.008622
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600587256.76/cwt250.00–270.001,5073
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550535285.03/cwt275.00–300.001,5253
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300268349.39/cwt325.00–370.009364

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.