Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-01-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 5
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
816 head
171 vs last sale 645 488 vs year ago 328 · +148.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
387 head
107 vs last sale 280 182 vs year ago 205 · +88.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
9 vs last sale 17 23 vs year ago 3 · +766.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

31 head Goats: 65.00-360.00; 59 Sheep: 70.00-420.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 325.00 -1000.00; 11 head Hogs

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $359.94/cwt on 82 head, down $4.22 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 30 comparable sales and sits 27.68 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$359.94
4.22 vs prior sale
82 head · 550 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$665
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$119.43/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.49
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1549380.352,08964
Medium and Large 2559320.441,7928thin
Medium and Large 3546260.921,42410thin
One grade step is worth $119.43/cwt here — about $665 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 sale82 hd
359.94
NC average5 barns · 125 hd
351.45
+8.49
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
−27.68
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
BullsLow1,687195.813,30334
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,415163.212,309213
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,556146.072,2739thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067134.061,43072

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)1,085$2,1134thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,197$2,0896
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,082$1,9643thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)898$2,8732thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$2,70811

Every lot, as filed

131 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
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550511404.56/cwt385.00–430.002,06710
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350320360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,1521
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600565350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,9781
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450445297.50/cwt295.00–300.001,3242
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700665310.78/cwt280.00–324.002,06711
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850810210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7011
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250230330.00/cwt330.00–330.007591
SteersMedium and Large 2850–900880206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8131
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800755225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6991
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570367.99/cwt347.00–382.002,09814
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250232449.60/cwt425.00–470.001,0433
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350330525.00/cwt525.00–525.001,7331
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600560243.63/cwt225.00–260.001,3643
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550525292.00/cwt292.00–292.001,5331
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,0891
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518315.99/cwt300.00–327.001,6377
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000955157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4991
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850815255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,0781
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800760232.66/cwt220.00–245.001,7682
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950918205.04/cwt200.00–210.001,8822
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325450.40/cwt415.00–465.001,46420
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500472388.71/cwt367.00–408.001,83525
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850835185.18/cwt170.00–200.001,5462
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750720259.47/cwt250.00–270.001,8684
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400377353.90/cwt325.00–379.001,3346
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000990167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,6531
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500468334.67/cwt320.00–350.001,5666
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950910154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,4011
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700663189.89/cwt180.00–200.001,2592
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350322352.33/cwt335.00–385.001,1355
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,3851
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650625344.29/cwt324.00–372.002,15214
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400386477.20/cwt440.00–500.001,8429
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300292522.12/cwt500.00–550.001,52510
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750725306.71/cwt300.00–320.002,2243
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250210315.00/cwt315.00–315.006621
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500475370.00/cwt370.00–370.001,7581
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850810280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,2681
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800775319.00/cwt319.00–319.002,4721
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425452.88/cwt435.00–480.001,9258
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250225539.67/cwt535.00–545.001,2142
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550517356.71/cwt322.00–375.001,8443
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500472434.66/cwt419.00–449.002,05217
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000950160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5201
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650645175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1291
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500495206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0201
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900865301.00/cwt301.00–301.002,6041
SteersMedium and Large 2950–1000965225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1711
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600562403.32/cwt385.00–416.002,2675
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700670210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4071
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550540175.00/cwt175.00–175.009451
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800750189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,4181
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700662342.29/cwt320.00–365.002,2665
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950925157.00/cwt157.00–157.001,4521
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600585179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,0471
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450420210.36/cwt195.00–225.008842
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950935159.00/cwt159.00–159.001,4871
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374479.05/cwt447.00–502.001,79219
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950903207.55/cwt190.00–225.001,8742
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667340.08/cwt307.00–360.002,26813
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850835235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,9621
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750720282.87/cwt250.00–300.002,0376
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778248.91/cwt225.00–275.001,9374
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,556146.07/cwt140.00–153.002,2739
CowsLean 85-90%920111.96/cwt100.00–117.001,03011
CowsLean 85-90%1,108149.89/cwt146.00–155.001,66113
CowsLean 85-90%1,089134.83/cwt120.00–144.001,46848
CowsBoner 80-85%1,434160.93/cwt150.00–169.002,308177
CowsBoner 80-85%1,320174.40/cwt170.00–189.002,30236
Bulls1,628163.21/cwt161.00–169.002,6574
Bulls1,685191.61/cwt179.00–198.003,22917
Bulls1,707211.32/cwt200.00–228.003,60713
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1972,088.86/head1,650.00–2,350.002,0896
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0852,113.08/head1,650.00–2,400.002,1134
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0821,963.52/head1,375.00–2,325.001,9643
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0292,726.23/head2,200.00–3,250.002,7267
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28982,872.56/head2,750.00–3,000.002,8732
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28762,674.75/head1,600.00–3,050.002,6754
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600574302.30/cwt300.00–312.001,7355
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250240365.00/cwt365.00–365.008761
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520265.36/cwt245.00–300.001,3806
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600584254.26/cwt250.00–267.001,4854
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300288302.61/cwt290.00–320.008724
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380348.14/cwt340.00–355.001,3233
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300265415.16/cwt400.00–425.001,1003
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350340271.79/cwt250.00–290.009243
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400380405.22/cwt370.00–430.001,54011
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350329438.38/cwt415.00–450.001,4425
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430275.06/cwt270.00–280.001,1832
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500477357.52/cwt327.00–379.001,70511
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476409.43/cwt380.00–439.001,94937
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950935162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5151
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450432383.71/cwt350.00–402.001,6586
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700669255.44/cwt225.00–272.001,7094
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500478319.41/cwt310.00–325.001,5274
BullsMedium and Large 2950–1000960165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5841
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450416440.70/cwt422.00–470.001,83323
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900875206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,8031
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5401
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330510.74/cwt480.00–542.001,68520
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650640286.73/cwt275.00–300.001,8353
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300270526.90/cwt500.00–550.001,42312
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650612342.59/cwt320.00–370.002,09715
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550525393.27/cwt370.00–422.002,06531
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250234561.24/cwt530.00–580.001,3135
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000975189.50/cwt179.00–200.001,8482
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550535350.68/cwt350.00–352.001,8763
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,7261
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400378280.72/cwt250.00–300.001,06110
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450426282.28/cwt250.00–308.001,20310
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620327.75/cwt300.00–342.002,03219
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600572368.21/cwt335.00–390.002,10633
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450428409.82/cwt389.00–435.001,75436
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400381423.63/cwt400.00–447.001,61425
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700682234.51/cwt225.00–250.001,5995
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800783158.97/cwt149.00–165.001,2454
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500481277.21/cwt250.00–300.001,3337
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600573265.33/cwt250.00–280.001,5202
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550514236.95/cwt220.00–260.001,2188
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300255330.00/cwt330.00–330.008421
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600555200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1101
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900880175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,5401
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300264363.31/cwt335.00–387.009595
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650615266.53/cwt252.00–275.001,6394
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300273411.98/cwt400.00–440.001,1257
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350323285.44/cwt250.00–305.009223
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550520371.68/cwt332.00–395.001,93323
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250218393.39/cwt375.00–415.008582
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450419361.06/cwt335.00–380.001,5136

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.