Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to three weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

45 head Goats: 50.00-320.00; 14 Sheep: 200.00-360.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 400.00 -1100.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $391.34/cwt on 51 head, up $22.10 from the prior sale. That ranks 29 of 30 comparable sales and sits +22.49 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$391.34

▲ 22.10 vs prior sale

51 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,116

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

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

$113.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.48

vs NC average

−32.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	401.30	2,179	45
Medium and Large 2	530	331.31	1,755	4thin
Medium and Large 3	513	287.32	1,474	2thin

One grade step is worth $113.98/cwt here — about $705 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

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 sale51 hd

391.34

—

NC average6 barns · 85 hd

375.86

+15.48

National average187 barns · 18,214 hd

423.95

−32.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+22.49

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	1,634	191.84	3,134	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,430	167.62	2,398	168
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,531	155.54	2,381	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,148	136.21	1,564	73

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)	1,234	$2,211	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,139	$2,665	5

Every lot, as filed

99 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	199.40/cwt	190.00–208.00	1,741	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	411.65/cwt	400.00–425.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	790	281.65/cwt	275.00–285.00	2,225	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	552	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	2,318	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	392.98/cwt	375.00–406.00	2,252	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	252.53/cwt	229.00–275.00	2,197	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	420.52/cwt	389.00–437.00	1,989	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	486.54/cwt	475.00–505.00	1,805	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	760	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,622	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	463	492.00/cwt	492.00–492.00	2,278	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	529.83/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,515	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	499.21/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,667	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	634	335.26/cwt	312.00–367.00	2,126	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	244.30/cwt	220.00–260.00	2,255	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	317.62/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,985	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,690	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,055	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,127	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	411.00/cwt	400.00–422.00	1,808	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	439.95/cwt	425.00–465.00	2,305	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	329.88/cwt	329.00–330.00	2,787	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	330.79/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,257	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,199	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	507.14/cwt	480.00–527.00	2,186	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	537.65/cwt	500.00–555.00	2,005	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	792	298.77/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,366	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	713	187.54/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,337	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	414.57/cwt	385.00–432.00	2,380	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	385.15/cwt	359.00–399.00	2,538	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	411.07/cwt	382.00–425.00	2,524	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	353.40/cwt	339.00–367.00	2,580	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,339	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	615	192.56/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,184	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,768	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	305	560.00/cwt	560.00–560.00	1,708	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	451.30/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,175	9
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	650	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,261	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	813	200.62/cwt	190.00–211.00	1,631	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	255	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	318.03/cwt	316.00–320.00	2,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,234	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	488.01/cwt	465.00–515.00	2,079	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	371.94/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,154	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	419.36/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,176	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,346	154.61/cwt	152.00–158.00	2,081	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	141.07/cwt	128.00–150.00	1,708	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,531	155.54/cwt	150.00–167.00	2,381	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	919	117.41/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,079	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,301	182.29/cwt	180.00–187.00	2,372	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	166.08/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,398	152
Bulls	—	—	1,736	192.96/cwt	184.00–200.00	3,350	7
Bulls	—	—	1,433	170.05/cwt	156.00–178.00	2,437	9
Bulls	—	—	1,743	210.66/cwt	205.00–214.00	3,672	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,234	2,210.74/head	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,211	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,005	2,409.00/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,409	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,650	3,600.00/head	3,600.00–3,600.00	3,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,380	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,811	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	308.06/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,007	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	519.71/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,944	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	304.90/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,747	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	233.50/cwt	225.00–242.00	1,343	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,710	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,166	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	355.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	2,379	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	609	341.50/cwt	337.00–360.00	2,080	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	377.78/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,851	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,164	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	557.52/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,806	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	326.79/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,363	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	296.51/cwt	280.00–310.00	2,307	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	769	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	482.20/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,350	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	473.79/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,208	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	426.48/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,151	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	513	287.32/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	240.97/cwt	232.00–250.00	1,646	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,341	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	272.95/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,032	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	326.75/cwt	305.00–355.00	1,676	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	213.74/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,528	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	417	322.76/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,346	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,001	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	401.83/cwt	382.00–420.00	2,098	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	414	380.24/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,574	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	450.68/cwt	415.00–467.00	1,933	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	440.68/cwt	425.00–465.00	1,388	4

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 Feb 9, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 426Last week 630Year ago 783

Slaughter CattleReceipts 305Last week 293Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 10Last week 31Year ago 17

45 head Goats: 50.00-320.00; 14 Sheep: 200.00-360.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 400.00 -1100.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	400.00–425.00	411.65
1	250–300	255	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	315	425.00–465.00	440.68
4	400–450	414	350.00–400.00	380.24
3	500–550	513	305.00–355.00	326.75
1	550–600	580	345.00	345.00
2	700–750	715	202.00–225.00	213.74
1	750–800	785	222.00	222.00
3	850–900	873	190.00–208.00	199.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	475.00	475.00
5	250–300	286	515.00–560.00	529.83
4	300–350	334	475.00–520.00	499.21
6	350–400	371	475.00–505.00	486.54
19	400–450	429	415.00–467.00	450.68
15	450–500	473	389.00–437.00	420.52
24	500–550	522	382.00–420.00	401.83
15	550–600	573	375.00–406.00	392.98
8	600–650	634	312.00–367.00	335.26
2	650–700	683	232.00–250.00	240.97
1	700–750	710	240.00	240.00
3	750–800	790	275.00–285.00	281.65
1	800–850	845	277.00	277.00
2	850–900	870	229.00–275.00	252.53
3	900–950	923	220.00–260.00	244.30
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	550–600	552	420.00	420.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	265	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	378	250.00–295.00	272.95
3	400–450	417	300.00–345.00	322.76
2	500–550	513	275.00–300.00	287.32
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	463	492.00	492.00
2	750–800	760	345.00	345.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	430.00	430.00
2	400–450	440	400.00–422.00	411.00
1	500–550	520	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	625	310.00–325.00	317.62
1	650–700	685	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	300.00	300.00
2	350–400	380	310.00–350.00	330.79
1	400–450	440	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	230.00	230.00
1	600–650	615	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	525.00	525.00
1	300–350	305	560.00	560.00
6	350–400	373	500.00–555.00	537.65
9	400–450	431	480.00–527.00	507.14
9	450–500	482	425.00–475.00	451.30
23	500–550	524	425.00–465.00	439.95
13	550–600	574	385.00–432.00	414.57
7	600–650	614	382.00–425.00	411.07
7	650–700	659	359.00–399.00	385.15
5	700–750	730	339.00–367.00	353.40
4	750–800	792	295.00–300.00	298.77
8	800–850	845	329.00–330.00	329.88
2	850–900	893	310.00	310.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	600–650	615	190.00–195.00	192.56
1	650–700	650	194.00	194.00
2	700–750	713	175.00–200.00	187.54
3	800–850	813	190.00–211.00	200.62
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	280	470.00–500.00	482.20
9	300–350	324	525.00–575.00	557.52
9	350–400	374	500.00–550.00	519.71
21	400–450	426	465.00–515.00	488.01
9	450–500	466	450.00–500.00	473.79
15	500–550	519	400.00–449.00	419.36
4	550–600	579	350.00–385.00	371.94
8	600–650	609	337.00–360.00	341.50
3	650–700	670	335.00–365.00	355.00
8	700–750	723	300.00–337.00	326.79
3	750–800	778	280.00–310.00	296.51
2	800–850	813	316.00–320.00	318.03
1	900–950	945	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	327	275.00–335.00	308.06
1	350–400	370	315.00	315.00
3	400–450	422	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	240.00	240.00
2	550–600	575	225.00–242.00	233.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	400.00–455.00	426.48
1	350–400	360	475.00	475.00
2	450–500	490	350.00–405.00	377.78
1	500–550	525	345.00	345.00
3	550–600	573	280.00–325.00	304.90
1	600–650	600	230.00	230.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,346	152.00–158.00	154.61
47	—	1,211	128.00–150.00	141.07
19	—	919	110.00–127.00	117.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,531	150.00–167.00	155.54
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,301	180.00–187.00	182.29
152	—	1,444	157.00–179.00	166.08
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,736	184.00–200.00	192.96
9	—	1,433	156.00–178.00	170.05
10	—	1,743	205.00–214.00	210.66

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)	5	—	1,234	1,700.00–2,600.00	2,210.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,005	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,409.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,650	3,600.00	3,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	2,500.00	2,500.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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