Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-12-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-12-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

No sales for the weeks of Christmas or New Years in observance of the holidays.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 18.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Goats: 90.00-170.00; 2 Sheep: 210.00-240.00; 14 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $348.98/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 5 of 30 comparable sales and sits −19.88 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$348.98

73 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$768

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

$141.81/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.08

vs NC average

−40.93 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	360.85	1,946	63
Medium and Large 2	537	310.87	1,669	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	219.05	1,177	4thin

One grade step is worth $141.81/cwt here — about $768 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 sale73 hd

348.98

—

NC average8 barns · 305 hd

323.89

+25.08

National average175 barns · 15,310 hd

389.91

−40.93

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−19.88

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	—	Average	1,595	174.89	2,789	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,435	151.38	2,172	139
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,580	142.00	2,244	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,035	118.87	1,230	67

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,364	$2,278	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,088	$2,008	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,246	$2,865	6

Every lot, as filed

119 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 1Value Added	550–600	555	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	2,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	282.45/cwt	272.00–297.00	2,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	978	214.39/cwt	200.00–229.00	2,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	661	335.83/cwt	329.00–339.00	2,220	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	408.36/cwt	385.00–432.00	1,907	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	414.22/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,354	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,088	2,007.67/head	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,008	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,919.19/head	2,775.00–3,075.00	2,919	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,237	2,809.84/head	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,810	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	338.70/cwt	320.00–349.00	2,137	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	450.36/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,270	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	471	448.00/cwt	448.00–448.00	2,110	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	255.71/cwt	231.00–287.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,387	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	380.65/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,218	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	381.62/cwt	380.00–382.00	1,614	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	336.76/cwt	332.00–345.00	1,765	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,364	2,277.70/head	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,278	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,680	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,947	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	334.88/cwt	320.00–350.00	964	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	336.90/cwt	315.00–357.00	1,560	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	980	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	297.54/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	355.84/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,142	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,313	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	315.27/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,636	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	328.70/cwt	315.00–350.00	1,417	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	302.08/cwt	300.00–304.00	1,731	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	677	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	379.00/cwt	379.00–379.00	1,459	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	320.24/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,469	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	738	225.08/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,661	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	353.37/cwt	330.00–375.00	1,141	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	166.67/cwt	165.00–168.00	1,200	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	274.14/cwt	250.00–300.00	995	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	285.00/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	241.85/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,483	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	232.48/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,072	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,607	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	280.42/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,160	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,089	125.55/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,367	34
Bulls	—	—	1,668	173.99/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,902	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,617	164.10/cwt	163.00–167.00	2,653	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,580	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	2,244	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	150.91/cwt	140.00–162.00	2,155	134
Bulls	—	—	1,128	157.43/cwt	151.00–162.00	1,776	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	613	235.51/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,444	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	265	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	755	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	969	105.71/cwt	100.00–119.00	1,024	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	140.22/cwt	138.00–142.00	1,437	6
Bulls	—	—	1,670	197.13/cwt	190.00–206.00	3,292	3
Heifers	Medium 3	450–500	465	209.52/cwt	195.00–225.00	974	2
Heifers	Medium 3	350–400	395	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	691	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	380	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	616	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	335	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	576	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	963	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	242.06/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,283	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	159.96/cwt	155.00–165.00	1,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	756	1
Heifers	Medium 3	250–300	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Heifers	Medium 3	300–350	333	184.66/cwt	170.00–200.00	615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	359.34/cwt	340.00–387.50	2,037	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	614	364.00/cwt	364.00–364.00	2,235	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	431.12/cwt	405.00–457.00	1,599	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	456.36/cwt	450.00–465.00	981	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	189.98/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	309.19/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,242	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	373.24/cwt	352.00–392.00	2,139	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	292.97/cwt	285.00–301.00	2,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	446.20/cwt	427.00–460.00	1,700	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	242.04/cwt	229.00–255.00	1,871	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	319.87/cwt	311.00–325.00	2,172	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	469.95/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,212	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	413.23/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,550	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	449.76/cwt	425.00–477.00	1,489	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	384.89/cwt	365.00–404.00	2,025	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	426.13/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,803	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	393.34/cwt	370.00–412.00	1,660	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	378.18/cwt	352.00–397.00	1,777	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	346.11/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,980	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	219.50/cwt	191.00–237.00	1,800	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	279.32/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,883	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	231.85/cwt	225.00–239.00	1,920	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,080	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	448.03/cwt	435.00–460.00	1,053	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	470.12/cwt	465.00–475.00	1,518	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	227.50/cwt	210.00–245.00	2,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	258.31/cwt	232.00–280.00	1,824	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	428.95/cwt	400.00–455.00	987	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	416.24/cwt	395.00–430.00	2,002	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	287.18/cwt	272.00–302.00	2,355	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	344.23/cwt	327.00–360.00	2,141	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	329.25/cwt	300.00–345.00	2,041	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,234	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	367.22/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,928	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	448.58/cwt	445.00–455.00	1,234	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	324.22/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,166	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	398.56/cwt	389.00–412.00	2,084	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,631	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	979	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,496	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	432.76/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,835	8

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 15, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 645Last week 502Year ago 596

Slaughter CattleReceipts 280Last week 165Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 11Year ago 19

No sales for the weeks of Christmas or New Years in observance of the holidays.

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 18.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

5 head Goats: 90.00-170.00; 2 Sheep: 210.00-240.00; 14 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	471	448.00	448.00
2	550–600	555	410.00	410.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	323	330.00–375.00	353.37
1	350–400	385	379.00	379.00
1	450–500	490	360.00	360.00
2	500–550	523	295.00–300.00	297.54
1	550–600	575	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	630	305.00	305.00
1	650–700	660	295.00	295.00
1	700–750	715	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	855	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	430	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	595	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	608	185.00–195.00	189.98
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	435.00–460.00	448.03
3	250–300	275	445.00–455.00	448.58
2	300–350	323	465.00–475.00	470.12
4	350–400	381	427.00–460.00	446.20
8	400–450	424	400.00–450.00	432.76
13	450–500	481	395.00–430.00	416.24
10	500–550	523	389.00–412.00	398.56
10	550–600	573	352.00–392.00	373.24
9	600–650	622	327.00–360.00	344.23
6	650–700	668	310.00–337.00	324.22
4	700–750	725	300.00–315.00	309.19
2	750–800	793	285.00–301.00	292.97
2	800–850	820	272.00–302.00	287.18
2	900–950	923	285.00	285.00
6	950–1000	979	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	215	450.00–465.00	456.36
2	250–300	258	465.00–475.00	469.95
8	300–350	331	425.00–477.00	449.76
14	350–400	371	405.00–457.00	431.12
37	400–450	423	400.00–445.00	426.13
13	450–500	467	385.00–432.00	408.36
29	500–550	526	365.00–404.00	384.89
16	550–600	567	340.00–387.50	359.34
15	600–650	631	320.00–349.00	338.70
8	650–700	679	311.00–325.00	319.87
5	700–750	730	272.00–297.00	282.45
2	750–800	773	229.00–255.00	242.04
2	800–850	828	225.00–239.00	231.85
1	850–900	865	230.00	230.00
2	900–950	905	210.00–245.00	227.50
2	950–1000	978	200.00–229.00	214.39
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	300–350	320	350.00–400.00	380.65
1	350–400	365	380.00	380.00
5	400–450	423	380.00–382.00	381.62
6	450–500	463	315.00–357.00	336.90
4	500–550	524	332.00–345.00	336.76
3	550–600	567	231.00–287.00	255.71
2	700–750	738	200.00–250.00	225.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	363	250.00–300.00	274.14
2	450–500	465	270.00–300.00	285.00
1	500–550	515	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	600–650	614	364.00	364.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	650–700	661	329.00–339.00	335.83
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	400.00–455.00	428.95
3	250–300	282	420.00–480.00	450.36
21	300–350	327	400.00–440.00	414.22
24	350–400	375	390.00–435.00	413.23
34	400–450	422	370.00–412.00	393.34
36	450–500	470	352.00–397.00	378.18
44	500–550	525	335.00–385.00	367.22
19	550–600	572	325.00–365.00	346.11
11	600–650	620	300.00–345.00	329.25
8	650–700	674	260.00–300.00	279.32
5	700–750	706	232.00–280.00	258.31
1	750–800	765	292.00	292.00
4	800–850	820	191.00–237.00	219.50
1	850–900	885	235.00	235.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	370.00	370.00
5	250–300	288	320.00–350.00	334.88
6	300–350	321	335.00–385.00	355.84
2	350–400	368	315.00–325.00	320.24
4	400–450	431	315.00–350.00	328.70
1	450–500	485	335.00	335.00
4	500–550	519	300.00–325.00	315.27
2	550–600	573	300.00–304.00	302.08
3	600–650	613	220.00–255.00	241.85
3	650–700	677	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	740	230.00–235.00	232.48
1	750–800	750	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	885	166.00	166.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	315.00	315.00
1	250–300	285	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	335	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	400	290.00	290.00
2	450–500	480	260.00–300.00	280.42
3	500–550	530	225.00–250.00	242.06
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	625	155.00–165.00	159.96
3	700–750	720	165.00–168.00	166.67
Heifers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	333	170.00–200.00	184.66
1	350–400	395	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	465	195.00–225.00	209.52
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	270.00	270.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	210.00–260.00	235.51
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	335	172.00	172.00
1	350–400	380	162.00	162.00
1	500–550	515	187.00	187.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,088	1,800.00–2,500.00	2,007.67
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,364	1,800.00–2,700.00	2,277.70
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,255	2,775.00–3,075.00	2,919.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,237	2,750.00–2,900.00	2,809.84

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
34	—	1,089	120.00–135.00	125.55
27	—	969	100.00–119.00	105.71
6	—	1,025	138.00–142.00	140.22
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,617	163.00–167.00	164.10
134	—	1,428	140.00–162.00	150.91
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,580	142.00	142.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,668	165.00–185.00	173.99
3	—	1,128	151.00–162.00	157.43
3	—	1,670	190.00–206.00	197.13

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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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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