Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 75.00-220.00; 20 Sheep: 50.00-350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $316.78/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −52.07 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$316.78

65 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,714

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$615

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3

$116.60/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+14.65

vs NC average

−61.18 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	327.74	1,774	55
Medium and Large 2	533	286.76	1,529	6thin
Medium and Large 3	549	211.14	1,159	4thin

One grade step is worth $116.60/cwt here — about $615 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 sale65 hd

316.78

—

NC average9 barns · 235 hd

302.13

+14.65

National average184 barns · 19,282 hd

377.96

−61.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−52.07

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.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,504	172.57	2,596	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,487	149.96	2,230	103
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,335	130.00	1,736	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,053	118.32	1,246	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,131	$2,000	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$1,959	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$1,675	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$2,000	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	287.42/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,130	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,337	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	259.58/cwt	245.00–275.00	1,617	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,502	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	291.05/cwt	280.00–310.00	1,243	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	286.64/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,476	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	254.95/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,701	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	1,871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	259.29/cwt	250.00–269.00	1,763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	298.73/cwt	275.00–322.00	1,524	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,715	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,328	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,121	1,959.09/head	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,959	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	269.75/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,640	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	328.57/cwt	300.00–350.00	933	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	303.21/cwt	285.00–325.00	1,622	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	296.81/cwt	280.00–317.00	1,401	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,795	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	315.14/cwt	290.00–330.00	1,809	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	243.45/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,770	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	1,999.86/head	1,400.00–2,425.00	2,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	591	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,714	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	338.35/cwt	310.00–355.00	1,932	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,040	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	262.67/cwt	235.00–273.00	1,983	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	315.49/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	323.61/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,226	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	238.05/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,602	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,339	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,636	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,248	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	357.05/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,303	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	783	188.68/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,477	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	225.53/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,071	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	582	233.52/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,359	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	268.12/cwt	250.00–300.00	831	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	312.42/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,228	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	184.47/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,051	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	633	203.95/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,291	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	259.87/cwt	250.00–270.00	988	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	784	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	288.07/cwt	275.00–300.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,091	1
Bulls	—	—	1,615	199.97/cwt	194.00–203.00	3,230	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,335	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,736	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,142	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,599	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,443	164.18/cwt	162.00–167.00	2,369	4
Bulls	—	—	1,165	149.64/cwt	140.00–163.00	1,743	8
Bulls	—	—	1,721	181.77/cwt	172.00–189.00	3,128	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	615	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,568	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	840	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,512	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,489	149.39/cwt	138.00–160.00	2,224	99
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,150	125.76/cwt	118.00–135.00	1,446	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	783	90.00/cwt	90.00–90.00	705	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	105.18/cwt	100.00–110.00	977	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	715	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,430	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	680	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,292	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	976	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	641	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,070	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	325	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	618	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,703	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,152	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	616	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	235.93/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,137	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	237.80/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,256	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,067	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,803	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,015	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	395.85/cwt	375.00–416.00	1,690	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	222.33/cwt	202.00–240.00	1,730	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	281.83/cwt	280.00–299.00	1,931	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	255.98/cwt	250.00–275.00	817	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	237.87/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,018	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	379.00/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,429	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	366.21/cwt	345.00–382.00	1,941	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	442.00/cwt	442.00–442.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	426.68/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,152	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	322.70/cwt	300.00–341.00	1,994	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	380.30/cwt	370.00–390.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	277.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	391.53/cwt	380.00–400.00	1,088	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	364.05/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,908	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	290.35/cwt	277.00–302.00	1,937	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	323.59/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,158	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	362.44/cwt	300.00–387.00	1,555	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	332.46/cwt	310.00–349.00	1,759	40
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,190	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	416.71/cwt	395.00–432.00	1,167	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	347.51/cwt	330.00–367.00	1,654	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	245.43/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,765	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	384.91/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,824	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	205.04/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,923	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	415.99/cwt	400.00–427.00	1,776	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	333.54/cwt	320.00–347.00	2,085	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	397.29/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,327	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	633	293.26/cwt	267.00–302.00	1,856	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,730	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	373.14/cwt	342.00–395.00	1,784	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	258.00/cwt	258.00–258.00	2,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	355.86/cwt	337.00–360.00	1,993	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	440.67/cwt	410.00–469.00	1,423	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	350	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,348	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	439.09/cwt	400.00–457.00	1,414	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	287.43/cwt	275.00–304.00	1,929	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	382	411.47/cwt	392.00–435.00	1,572	10

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 Dec 8, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 502Last week 637Year ago 661

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 281Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 33Year ago 25

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 75.00-220.00; 20 Sheep: 50.00-350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	275.00–300.00	288.07
2	350–400	393	275.00–300.00	287.42
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	595	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	330.00	330.00
2	500–550	510	275.00–322.00	298.73
5	550–600	591	290.00	290.00
1	600–650	630	297.00	297.00
2	650–700	680	250.00–269.00	259.29
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	280	395.00–432.00	416.71
5	300–350	323	410.00–469.00	440.67
1	350–400	350	385.00	385.00
6	400–450	427	400.00–427.00	415.99
4	450–500	478	342.00–395.00	373.14
9	500–550	530	345.00–382.00	366.21
16	550–600	560	337.00–360.00	355.86
8	600–650	625	320.00–347.00	333.54
10	650–700	685	280.00–299.00	281.83
1	700–750	725	302.00	302.00
1	800–850	815	258.00	258.00
1	850–900	850	237.00	237.00
2	900–950	938	200.00–210.00	205.04
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
11	650–700	667	320.00–330.00	323.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	300.00	300.00
4	350–400	379	305.00–340.00	323.61
6	400–450	427	280.00–310.00	291.05
6	450–500	472	280.00–317.00	296.81
4	500–550	515	275.00–300.00	286.64
2	550–600	570	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	623	245.00–275.00	259.58
2	650–700	673	225.00–252.00	238.05
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	785	159.00	159.00
1	800–850	810	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	370.00–390.00	380.30
3	250–300	278	380.00–400.00	391.53
4	300–350	334	375.00–410.00	397.29
17	350–400	377	350.00–402.00	379.00
21	400–450	429	300.00–387.00	362.44
12	450–500	476	330.00–367.00	347.51
40	500–550	529	310.00–349.00	332.46
15	550–600	574	290.00–330.00	315.14
7	600–650	633	267.00–302.00	293.26
3	650–700	667	277.00–302.00	290.35
4	700–750	719	225.00–252.00	245.43
10	750–800	755	235.00–273.00	262.67
1	800–850	840	206.00	206.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	280.00	280.00
1	250–300	285	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	319	250.00–275.00	255.98
2	350–400	380	250.00–270.00	259.87
2	400–450	428	225.00–250.00	237.87
7	450–500	482	200.00–250.00	235.93
2	500–550	528	225.00–250.00	237.80
2	550–600	570	170.00–200.00	184.47
2	600–650	633	200.00–208.00	203.95
1	650–700	670	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	230.00	230.00
3	300–350	310	250.00–300.00	268.12
2	350–400	393	300.00–325.00	312.42
1	400–450	435	250.00	250.00
2	450–500	475	200.00–250.00	225.53
3	550–600	582	220.00–260.00	233.52
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	284	300.00–350.00	328.57
1	300–350	345	385.00	385.00
5	350–400	365	330.00–375.00	357.05
4	400–450	424	300.00–350.00	315.49
5	450–500	490	350.00	350.00
3	500–550	535	285.00–325.00	303.21
2	550–600	568	275.00–280.00	277.44
3	600–650	608	250.00–297.00	269.75
3	650–700	667	250.00–265.00	254.95
2	750–800	783	177.00–200.00	188.68
1	800–850	840	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	442.00	442.00
8	250–300	270	410.00–450.00	426.68
9	300–350	322	400.00–457.00	439.09
10	350–400	382	392.00–435.00	411.47
11	400–450	427	375.00–416.00	395.85
15	450–500	474	365.00–400.00	384.91
19	500–550	524	350.00–389.00	364.05
13	550–600	571	310.00–355.00	338.35
9	600–650	618	300.00–341.00	322.70
5	650–700	671	275.00–304.00	287.43
7	700–750	727	225.00–260.00	243.45
3	750–800	778	202.00–240.00	222.33
1	800–850	800	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	960	187.00	187.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	220.00	220.00
1	600–650	615	255.00	255.00
1	650–700	680	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	715	200.00	200.00
1	800–850	835	204.00	204.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	545	179.00	179.00
3	600–650	641	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	840	180.00	180.00
1	950–1000	985	183.00	183.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,121	1,700.00–2,250.00	1,959.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,131	1,400.00–2,425.00	1,999.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,040	1,675.00	1,675.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,130	2,000.00	2,000.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,615	194.00–203.00	199.97
8	—	1,165	140.00–163.00	149.64
11	—	1,721	172.00–189.00	181.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,335	130.00	130.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,142	140.00	140.00
13	—	1,150	118.00–135.00	125.76
2	—	783	90.00	90.00
8	—	929	100.00–110.00	105.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,443	162.00–167.00	164.18
99	—	1,489	138.00–160.00	149.39

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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