Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

52 head Goats: 35.00-340.00; 26 Sheep: 80.00-380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1325.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $402.97/cwt on 56 head, up $11.62 from the prior sale. That ranks 30 of 30 comparable sales and sits +34.12 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$402.97

▲ 11.62 vs prior sale

56 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,186

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

—

single grade reported

vs the market

+27.49

vs NC average

−26.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	402.97	2,186	56

Only one grade was reported at this weight, so there is no spread to compute.

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 sale56 hd

402.97

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

375.48

+27.49

National average184 barns · 15,729 hd

429.17

−26.20

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+34.12

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	—	Low	1,704	195.07	3,324	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,455	171.72	2,498	106
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,526	157.26	2,400	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,085	142.73	1,549	31

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)	1,255	$2,853	10
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,099	$2,484	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,124	$2,273	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$3,070	14

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 1	750–800	758	353.70/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,681	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	819	332.06/cwt	325.00–339.00	2,720	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	324.80/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,981	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	362.13/cwt	342.00–369.00	2,665	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	329.64/cwt	320.00–335.00	2,209	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,950	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	260.82/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	426.63/cwt	390.00–447.00	2,005	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	419.92/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,344	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	412.18/cwt	382.00–437.00	2,354	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	514.73/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,946	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,146	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	495.91/cwt	450.00–520.00	1,632	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	387.42/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,600	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	461.80/cwt	450.00–475.00	1,298	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	292.33/cwt	287.00–300.00	2,257	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	482.42/cwt	455.00–520.00	1,795	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	395.09/cwt	375.00–414.00	2,248	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	342.50/cwt	335.00–350.00	1,695	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	255.03/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	242.49/cwt	240.00–245.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	344.82/cwt	314.00–365.00	2,138	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	292.25/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,075	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	269.45/cwt	252.00–287.00	2,325	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	409.32/cwt	375.00–421.00	2,133	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	391.77/cwt	375.00–400.00	2,084	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	438.53/cwt	416.00–467.00	2,302	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	415.25/cwt	385.00–426.00	2,558	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	535.74/cwt	515.00–555.00	1,446	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	350.82/cwt	322.00–367.00	2,396	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,739	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	491.97/cwt	470.00–517.00	2,071	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	689	388.76/cwt	385.00–390.00	2,679	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	484.20/cwt	440.00–500.00	2,300	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	279.00/cwt	279.00–279.00	2,734	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,625	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	336.00/cwt	335.00–337.00	2,900	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,275	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	975	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,775	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	810	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	572.70/cwt	540.00–605.00	1,890	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	408.30/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	750–800	769	368.00/cwt	368.00–368.00	2,830	13
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	875	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,706	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,635	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	264.78/cwt	239.00–290.00	2,409	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	317.55/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,582	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	286.05/cwt	272.00–306.00	2,517	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	326.72/cwt	300.00–359.00	2,346	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	254.14/cwt	227.00–282.00	2,460	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	488.58/cwt	465.00–525.00	2,052	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,444	168.62/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,435	85
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	916	117.38/cwt	110.00–125.00	1,075	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,179	155.39/cwt	154.00–159.00	1,832	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,091	143.94/cwt	130.00–152.00	1,570	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,526	157.26/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,400	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,499	184.28/cwt	180.00–191.00	2,762	21
Bulls	—	—	1,278	166.99/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,134	2
Bulls	—	—	1,598	210.96/cwt	208.00–219.00	3,371	4
Bulls	—	—	1,886	194.01/cwt	180.00–202.00	3,659	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,198	4,004.20/head	3,300.00–4,350.00	4,004	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,255	2,853.20/head	2,125.00–3,700.00	2,853	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,124	2,272.93/head	1,725.00–2,800.00	2,273	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,099	2,483.98/head	1,750.00–3,500.00	2,484	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	955	2,833.51/head	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,834	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	901	2,637.51/head	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,638	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	463.11/cwt	430.00–490.00	1,412	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,105	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	396.41/cwt	370.00–425.00	1,903	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	833	238.60/cwt	227.00–250.00	1,988	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	1,732	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	264.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	282.67/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	275.23/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,472	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	424.04/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,815	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	454.17/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,635	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	355.43/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,031	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	291.01/cwt	290.00–292.00	2,779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,622	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	208.99/cwt	208.00–210.00	1,599	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	893	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	417.84/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	293.00/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,113	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,348	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	883	194.83/cwt	177.00–212.00	1,720	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,292	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	312.64/cwt	305.00–320.00	860	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	387.04/cwt	350.00–404.00	2,388	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	367.78/cwt	325.00–387.00	2,460	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	465.15/cwt	430.00–499.00	1,968	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,463	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	520.06/cwt	500.00–530.00	1,966	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	345.37/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	575.20/cwt	525.00–600.00	1,628	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	347.97/cwt	340.00–357.00	2,679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	412.90/cwt	379.00–432.00	2,354	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	406.13/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,076	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	543.52/cwt	500.00–575.00	1,788	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	672	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	422.68/cwt	410.00–445.00	2,232	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	477.90/cwt	445.00–500.00	2,256	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	303.31/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,738	3

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 16, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 556Last week 426Year ago 261

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 305Year ago 90

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 10Year ago 9

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

52 head Goats: 35.00-340.00; 26 Sheep: 80.00-380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1325.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	515.00–555.00	535.74
3	300–350	330	540.00–605.00	572.70
15	350–400	378	500.00–550.00	514.73
12	400–450	421	470.00–517.00	491.97
14	450–500	475	440.00–500.00	484.20
12	500–550	525	416.00–467.00	438.53
20	550–600	571	382.00–437.00	412.18
13	600–650	616	385.00–426.00	415.25
3	650–700	683	322.00–367.00	350.82
12	700–750	736	342.00–369.00	362.13
3	750–800	758	340.00–362.00	353.70
4	800–850	819	325.00–339.00	332.06
2	850–900	863	335.00–337.00	336.00
1	900–950	905	290.00	290.00
1	950–1000	980	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	410	430.00	430.00
3	450–500	477	400.00–425.00	408.30
3	500–550	532	375.00–400.00	391.77
1	550–600	580	370.00	370.00
2	600–650	610	300.00–350.00	324.80
1	650–700	650	300.00	300.00
2	750–800	760	247.00–275.00	260.82
1	800–850	820	279.00	279.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	445	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	490	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	535	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
8	650–700	689	385.00–390.00	388.76
13	750–800	769	368.00	368.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	525.00	525.00
4	250–300	281	450.00–475.00	461.80
5	300–350	329	450.00–520.00	495.91
16	350–400	372	455.00–520.00	482.42
36	400–450	423	430.00–499.00	465.15
28	450–500	470	390.00–447.00	426.63
31	500–550	521	375.00–421.00	409.32
25	550–600	569	375.00–414.00	395.09
13	600–650	620	314.00–365.00	344.82
11	650–700	670	320.00–335.00	329.64
2	700–750	710	275.00–310.00	292.25
3	750–800	772	287.00–300.00	292.33
1	800–850	835	295.00	295.00
2	850–900	863	252.00–287.00	269.45
2	950–1000	955	290.00–292.00	291.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	425.00	425.00
2	250–300	290	330.00–380.00	355.43
3	300–350	320	400.00–435.00	419.92
2	350–400	388	400.00–435.00	417.84
2	400–450	413	375.00–400.00	387.42
2	450–500	495	335.00–350.00	342.50
2	650–700	678	240.00–245.00	242.49
1	700–750	710	182.00	182.00
2	750–800	765	208.00–210.00	208.99
1	800–850	845	192.00	192.00
3	850–900	883	177.00–212.00	194.83
1	950–1000	980	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	305.00–320.00	312.64
1	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
5	350–400	380	265.00–300.00	293.00
2	400–450	408	250.00–260.00	255.03
1	450–500	490	275.00	275.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	625	204.00	204.00
1	800–850	830	197.00	197.00
1	850–900	875	195.00	195.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	975	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	283	525.00–600.00	575.20
7	300–350	329	500.00–575.00	543.52
8	350–400	378	500.00–530.00	520.06
14	400–450	420	465.00–525.00	488.58
17	450–500	472	445.00–500.00	477.90
12	500–550	528	410.00–445.00	422.68
22	550–600	570	379.00–432.00	412.90
7	600–650	617	350.00–404.00	387.04
12	650–700	669	325.00–387.00	367.78
6	700–750	718	300.00–359.00	326.72
4	750–800	770	340.00–357.00	347.97
2	800–850	813	300.00–335.00	317.55
3	850–900	880	272.00–306.00	286.05
2	900–950	910	239.00–290.00	264.78
2	950–1000	968	227.00–282.00	254.14
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	265	400.00–425.00	406.13
3	300–350	305	430.00–490.00	463.11
2	350–400	360	425.00–485.00	454.17
4	400–450	428	400.00–445.00	424.04
3	450–500	480	370.00–425.00	396.41
2	500–550	535	325.00–365.00	345.37
3	550–600	573	300.00–310.00	303.31
2	650–700	660	260.00–305.00	282.67
2	700–750	745	225.00–240.00	232.50
2	800–850	833	227.00–250.00	238.60
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	320.00	320.00
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	355	315.00	315.00
1	400–450	425	260.00	260.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
2	500–550	535	250.00–300.00	275.23
2	550–600	563	250.00–280.00	264.67

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
85	—	1,444	158.00–179.00	168.62
21	—	1,499	180.00–191.00	184.28
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	916	110.00–125.00	117.38
6	—	1,179	154.00–159.00	155.39
21	—	1,091	130.00–152.00	143.94
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,526	150.00–164.00	157.26
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,278	160.00–174.00	166.99
4	—	1,598	208.00–219.00	210.96
7	—	1,886	180.00–202.00	194.01

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	—	1,198	3,300.00–4,350.00	4,004.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	955	2,350.00–3,400.00	2,833.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	901	2,100.00–3,000.00	2,637.51
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	1,255	2,125.00–3,700.00	2,853.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,124	1,725.00–2,800.00	2,272.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,099	1,750.00–3,500.00	2,483.98

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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