Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-01-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-01-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

9 head Goats: 40.00-270.00; 6 Sheep: 80.00-320.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 625.00 -800.00; 5 head hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $369.24/cwt on 41 head, up $10.84 from the prior sale. That ranks 17 of 30 comparable sales and sits +0.39 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$369.24

▲ 10.84 vs prior sale

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,982

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$860

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

$153.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.46

vs NC average

−41.63 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	378.92	2,041	36
Medium and Large 2	524	318.25	1,667	4thin
Medium and Large 3	525	225.00	1,181	1thin

One grade step is worth $153.92/cwt here — about $860 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale41 hd

369.24

—

NC average9 barns · 284 hd

343.78

+25.46

National average175 barns · 20,266 hd

410.87

−41.63

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+0.39

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	1,598	186.01	2,972	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,378	162.51	2,240	154
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,558	146.86	2,288	26
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,121	138.58	1,554	66

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,093	$2,387	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,032	$2,142	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,098	$1,963	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$3,069	8

Every lot, as filed

112 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 2	500–550	535	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,873	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	770	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,069	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,800	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,788	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	312	461.34/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,439	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	402.13/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,504	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,211	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	978	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	267.47/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,947	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,856	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	3,208.13/head	2,725.00–3,625.00	3,208	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,032	2,141.61/head	1,425.00–2,850.00	2,142	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,098	1,962.77/head	1,250.00–2,475.00	1,963	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	2,386.55/head	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,387	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,598	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	330.05/cwt	315.00–350.00	2,228	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	431.43/cwt	419.00–450.00	2,058	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	464.61/cwt	445.00–485.00	1,951	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	958	188.59/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,807	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	339.12/cwt	322.00–357.00	1,960	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,775	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	374.04/cwt	335.00–389.00	2,117	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	536.51/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,497	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	565.44/cwt	545.00–580.00	1,289	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	369.83/cwt	349.00–382.00	2,311	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	262.67/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,492	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	310.76/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,429	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	367.91/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,586	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	365.62/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,188	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	423.50/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,334	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	377.16/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,418	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	339.85/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,431	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	168.80/cwt	159.00–179.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	316.00/cwt	299.00–325.00	1,627	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	306.00/cwt	300.00–312.00	1,484	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	256.24/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	316.39/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,038	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,258	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	394.39/cwt	375.00–407.00	1,873	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	206.12/cwt	200.00–212.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	591	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	217.42/cwt	210.00–225.00	989	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	115.46/cwt	107.00–122.00	1,216	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,025	152.65/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,565	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,149	138.54/cwt	125.00–148.00	1,592	50
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,558	146.86/cwt	140.00–152.00	2,288	26
Bulls	—	—	1,427	208.51/cwt	201.00–214.00	2,975	3
Bulls	—	—	1,330	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,995	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	375	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	563	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	235	307.61/cwt	295.00–335.00	723	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	845	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,563	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,291	174.84/cwt	171.00–183.00	2,257	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,396	160.00/cwt	148.00–170.00	2,234	128
Bulls	—	—	1,641	184.26/cwt	170.00–194.00	3,024	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,239	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,522	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	278	288.51/cwt	265.00–310.00	802	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	257.50/cwt	250.00–265.00	824	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	983	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	437.16/cwt	417.00–465.00	2,072	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	315.15/cwt	305.00–330.00	898	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	315.99/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,179	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,181	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	382.40/cwt	345.00–397.00	1,985	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	536	416.59/cwt	400.00–430.00	2,233	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	305.45/cwt	282.00–320.00	2,364	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	296.54/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,423	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	215.92/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,889	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	397.47/cwt	382.00–427.00	2,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	435.41/cwt	410.00–465.00	1,176	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	355.56/cwt	337.00–377.00	2,421	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	382.23/cwt	370.00–395.00	2,400	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	2,422	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	675	3,225.00/head	3,225.00–3,225.00	3,225	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	402.12/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,685	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	408.24/cwt	385.00–437.00	2,119	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	525.37/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,723	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	484.79/cwt	460.00–517.00	1,808	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	443.27/cwt	425.00–460.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,310	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	992	2,830.25/head	1,825.00–3,450.00	2,830	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,263	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	447.47/cwt	425.00–480.00	1,687	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	291.03/cwt	277.00–300.00	2,081	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	259.98/cwt	232.00–289.00	2,137	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	313.65/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,098	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	387.20/cwt	369.00–416.00	2,219	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	388.81/cwt	355.00–402.00	1,824	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	541.39/cwt	520.00–575.00	1,765	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,410	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	419.13/cwt	400.00–449.00	1,777	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	256.85/cwt	235.00–279.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	493.06/cwt	470.00–525.00	1,839	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	469.34/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,990	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,154	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	344.11/cwt	339.00–345.00	2,522	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	447.11/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,453	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	337.77/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,135	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	315.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,275	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	2,076	1

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 Jan 19, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 630Last week 552Year ago 497

Slaughter CattleReceipts 293Last week 203Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 18Year ago 13

9 head Goats: 40.00-270.00; 6 Sheep: 80.00-320.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 625.00 -800.00; 5 head hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	475.00	475.00
2	300–350	315	400.00–447.00	423.50
1	450–500	455	390.00	390.00
1	500–550	535	350.00	350.00
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	275.00	275.00
1	450–500	490	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	485.00	485.00
1	250–300	250	565.00	565.00
6	300–350	326	520.00–575.00	541.39
12	350–400	373	470.00–525.00	493.06
13	400–450	424	435.00–485.00	469.34
11	450–500	474	417.00–465.00	437.16
7	500–550	536	400.00–430.00	416.59
9	550–600	565	382.00–427.00	397.47
10	600–650	628	370.00–395.00	382.23
7	650–700	681	337.00–377.00	355.56
10	700–750	733	339.00–345.00	344.11
1	750–800	765	315.00	315.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	385.00	385.00
3	300–350	325	340.00–400.00	365.62
10	350–400	376	350.00–395.00	377.16
5	400–450	431	350.00–387.00	367.91
2	450–500	485	300.00–312.00	306.00
3	500–550	515	299.00–325.00	316.00
1	550–600	550	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	695	267.00	267.00
1	700–750	710	225.00	225.00
1	750–800	775	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	873	159.00–179.00	168.80
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	425.00–460.00	443.27
8	250–300	270	410.00–465.00	435.41
18	300–350	325	425.00–465.00	447.11
25	350–400	377	425.00–480.00	447.47
27	400–450	424	400.00–449.00	419.13
22	450–500	469	355.00–402.00	388.81
21	500–550	519	345.00–397.00	382.40
15	550–600	566	335.00–389.00	374.04
16	600–650	632	310.00–350.00	337.77
14	650–700	669	300.00–335.00	313.65
6	700–750	715	277.00–300.00	291.03
2	750–800	755	235.00–279.00	256.85
6	800–850	822	232.00–289.00	259.98
2	850–900	865	280.00	280.00
1	900–950	905	250.00	250.00
2	950–1000	958	177.00–200.00	188.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	305.00–330.00	315.15
4	300–350	328	305.00–325.00	316.39
5	350–400	373	290.00–335.00	315.99
2	400–450	413	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	455	210.00–225.00	217.42
1	500–550	525	225.00	225.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	750–800	760	304.00	304.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	425.00	425.00
1	250–300	255	475.00	475.00
3	300–350	312	430.00–485.00	461.34
5	350–400	374	385.00–425.00	402.13
5	400–450	419	375.00–425.00	402.12
5	450–500	475	375.00–407.00	394.39
1	500–550	515	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	578	322.00–357.00	339.12
1	600–650	605	325.00	325.00
2	700–750	728	260.00–275.00	267.47
1	750–800	750	240.00	240.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	545.00–580.00	565.44
9	250–300	279	500.00–550.00	536.51
23	300–350	328	500.00–550.00	525.37
25	350–400	373	460.00–517.00	484.79
22	400–450	420	445.00–485.00	464.61
17	450–500	477	419.00–450.00	431.43
22	500–550	519	385.00–437.00	408.24
18	550–600	573	369.00–416.00	387.20
14	600–650	625	349.00–382.00	369.83
8	650–700	675	315.00–350.00	330.05
7	700–750	721	300.00–335.00	315.55
5	750–800	774	282.00–320.00	305.45
3	800–850	817	275.00–310.00	296.54
2	850–900	875	202.00–230.00	215.92
1	950–1000	970	214.00	214.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	258	300.00	300.00
5	400–450	421	325.00–350.00	339.85
2	450–500	460	300.00–322.00	310.76
3	500–550	510	250.00–260.00	256.24
2	550–600	568	250.00–275.00	262.67
1	650–700	680	185.00	185.00
2	700–750	725	200.00–212.00	206.12
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	400	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	765	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	845	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	235	295.00–335.00	307.61
2	250–300	278	265.00–310.00	288.51
2	300–350	320	250.00–265.00	257.50
1	350–400	355	277.00	277.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,138	2,725.00–3,625.00	3,208.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	675	3,225.00	3,225.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	992	1,825.00–3,450.00	2,830.25
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,032	1,425.00–2,850.00	2,141.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	8	—	1,098	1,250.00–2,475.00	1,962.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,093	1,825.00–2,750.00	2,386.55

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,053	107.00–122.00	115.46
10	—	1,025	150.00–157.00	152.65
50	—	1,149	125.00–148.00	138.54
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,558	140.00–152.00	146.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
26	—	1,291	171.00–183.00	174.84
128	—	1,396	148.00–170.00	160.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,427	201.00–214.00	208.51
1	—	1,330	150.00	150.00
18	—	1,641	170.00–194.00	184.26

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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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