Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-02-23
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-02-23

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

21 head Goats: 35.00-245.00; 25 Sheep: 155.00- 380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.66/cwt on 98 head, down $15.30 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.81 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$387.66

▼ 15.30 vs prior sale

98 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,092

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$476

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

$96.50/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.62

vs NC average

−42.75 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	396.50	2,141	86
Medium and Large 2	535	329.20	1,760	10thin
Medium and Large 3	555	300.00	1,665	2thin

One grade step is worth $96.50/cwt here — about $476 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 sale98 hd

387.66

—

NC average8 barns · 361 hd

389.28

−1.62

National average177 barns · 14,680 hd

430.41

−42.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+18.81

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	1,596	201.08	3,209	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,464	167.50	2,452	84
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	158.00	2,537	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,189	145.17	1,726	62

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)	1,036	$2,995	16
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,050	$2,814	20
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$2,289	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,248	$3,946	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	931	$3,269	25

Every lot, as filed

115 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	650–700	650	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,113	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	322.89/cwt	300.00–349.00	2,138	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	305.86/cwt	275.00–325.00	2,227	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	282.35/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,185	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	405.75/cwt	375.00–437.00	2,118	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	618.86/cwt	590.00–635.00	1,751	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	393.49/cwt	390.00–411.00	2,644	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	328.61/cwt	315.00–332.00	2,724	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	446.36/cwt	420.00–480.00	1,906	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	355.04/cwt	325.00–375.00	2,226	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	376.28/cwt	335.00–395.00	2,126	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	574.87/cwt	525.00–615.00	1,857	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	432.79/cwt	412.00–442.00	2,722	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	267.44/cwt	260.00–275.00	2,442	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	609	295.84/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,802	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,640	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	420.99/cwt	420.00–422.00	1,234	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	503.11/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,877	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,338	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	359	410.86/cwt	395.00–429.00	1,475	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	331.04/cwt	300.00–360.00	1,705	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	450.20/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,409	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,545	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	262.34/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,902	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	622.03/cwt	610.00–640.00	1,325	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	324.91/cwt	320.00–330.00	1,884	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	836	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	558	403.32/cwt	397.00–408.00	2,251	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	353	557.00/cwt	557.00–557.00	1,966	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	298.60/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,428	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	2,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	262.50/cwt	255.00–270.00	2,231	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	2,203	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,365	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	521.78/cwt	500.00–550.00	2,207	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	445.45/cwt	420.00–459.00	2,584	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	531.67/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,303	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	483.07/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,266	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	343.72/cwt	325.00–350.00	2,654	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	549.35/cwt	537.00–565.00	2,104	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	444.45/cwt	425.00–475.00	2,320	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	1,291	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	356.86/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,598	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	558.18/cwt	530.00–600.00	1,842	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	495.00/cwt	495.00–495.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,436	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,998	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	210	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	693	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	602.58/cwt	560.00–640.00	1,633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	302.95/cwt	280.00–320.00	2,333	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	294.94/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,383	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,596	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	620.68/cwt	565.00–660.00	1,440	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	372.73/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,501	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,471	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,312	158.25/cwt	156.00–162.00	2,076	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,211	147.30/cwt	134.00–155.00	1,784	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	120.77/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,152	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	158.00/cwt	142.00–166.00	2,537	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,497	165.34/cwt	158.00–178.00	2,475	76
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,151	188.07/cwt	182.00–200.00	2,165	8
Bulls	—	—	1,568	173.53/cwt	172.00–175.00	2,721	2
Bulls	—	—	1,613	192.81/cwt	180.00–206.00	3,110	16
Bulls	—	—	1,576	218.11/cwt	209.00–235.00	3,437	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	2,289.34/head	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,289	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	2,995.19/head	2,100.00–3,500.00	2,995	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,050	2,813.69/head	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,814	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	4,000.00/head	4,000.00–4,000.00	4,000	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,287	3,928.43/head	3,500.00–4,550.00	3,928	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	951	3,329.43/head	1,925.00–4,150.00	3,329	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	3,752.34/head	2,950.00–4,250.00	3,752	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	782	2,544.24/head	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,544	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	228	387.36/cwt	375.00–400.00	883	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	335.45/cwt	322.00–349.00	2,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,913	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	532	275.44/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	254.88/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,830	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	237.70/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,450	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	438.24/cwt	410.00–470.00	1,639	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	544.14/cwt	525.00–585.00	2,035	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	691	284.99/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,969	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,025	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	419	361.28/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,514	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	297.53/cwt	295.00–300.00	1,735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	416.50/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,962	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	202.98/cwt	200.00–206.00	1,888	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	473.19/cwt	450.00–510.00	2,233	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	340.68/cwt	325.00–355.00	2,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,426	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	385.65/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,859	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	324.69/cwt	275.00–350.00	925	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	355.65/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,017	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	387.60/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,826	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	623.28/cwt	595.00–640.00	1,745	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	269.74/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,625	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	561.77/cwt	527.00–600.00	1,843	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	419.92/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,431	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,310	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	440.45/cwt	400.00–475.00	1,845	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	505.00/cwt	505.00–505.00	1,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	429.73/cwt	400.00–450.00	2,252	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	509.10/cwt	480.00–545.00	2,138	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	361.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,874	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	319.84/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,535	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	374	400.05/cwt	395.00–405.00	1,496	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	347.71/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,140	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	284	507.24/cwt	480.00–560.00	1,441	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	403.69/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,479	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	426.05/cwt	425.00–430.00	1,402	5

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 23, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 556Year ago 589

Slaughter CattleReceipts 236Last week 202Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 61Last week 40Year ago 16

21 head Goats: 35.00-245.00; 25 Sheep: 155.00- 380.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 1350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	445.00	445.00
1	300–350	300	495.00	495.00
1	450–500	470	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	510	400.00	400.00
1	550–600	555	397.00	397.00
1	650–700	650	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	520.00–550.00	531.67
5	250–300	271	560.00–640.00	602.58
3	300–350	330	530.00–600.00	558.18
10	350–400	383	537.00–565.00	549.35
15	400–450	423	500.00–550.00	521.78
11	450–500	469	450.00–500.00	483.07
18	500–550	522	425.00–475.00	444.45
13	550–600	580	420.00–459.00	445.45
17	600–650	629	412.00–442.00	432.79
6	650–700	672	390.00–411.00	393.49
13	700–750	728	335.00–385.00	356.86
5	750–800	772	325.00–350.00	343.72
7	800–850	829	315.00–332.00	328.61
2	850–900	850	255.00–270.00	262.50
1	1000–1050	1,015	240.00	240.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	350.00	350.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	213	610.00–640.00	622.03
8	250–300	283	590.00–635.00	618.86
28	300–350	323	525.00–615.00	574.87
30	350–400	373	475.00–535.00	503.11
39	400–450	427	420.00–480.00	446.36
30	450–500	471	390.00–440.00	416.50
48	500–550	522	375.00–437.00	405.75
26	550–600	565	335.00–395.00	376.28
22	600–650	627	325.00–375.00	355.04
14	650–700	662	300.00–349.00	322.89
5	700–750	728	275.00–325.00	305.86
7	750–800	774	265.00–310.00	282.35
4	800–850	813	275.00–310.00	298.60
1	850–900	860	290.00	290.00
2	900–950	913	260.00–275.00	267.44
2	950–1000	973	250.00–290.00	269.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	420.00–422.00	420.99
4	300–350	313	425.00–475.00	450.20
7	350–400	359	395.00–429.00	410.86
3	450–500	482	375.00–400.00	385.65
7	500–550	515	300.00–360.00	331.04
3	550–600	580	320.00–330.00	324.91
5	600–650	609	265.00–315.00	295.84
4	700–750	725	250.00–280.00	262.34
1	800–850	820	200.00	200.00
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
2	900–950	930	200.00–206.00	202.98
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	353	557.00	557.00
12	550–600	558	397.00–408.00	403.32
4	650–700	655	357.00	357.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	380.00	380.00
4	250–300	285	275.00–350.00	324.69
1	350–400	385	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	490	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	515	300.00	300.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	620	230.00	230.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	330.00	330.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	232	565.00–660.00	620.68
13	250–300	280	595.00–640.00	623.28
18	300–350	328	527.00–600.00	561.77
30	350–400	374	525.00–585.00	544.14
37	400–450	420	480.00–545.00	509.10
41	450–500	472	450.00–510.00	473.19
29	500–550	524	400.00–450.00	429.73
30	550–600	579	400.00–437.00	419.92
14	600–650	614	375.00–425.00	403.69
12	650–700	671	350.00–390.00	372.73
3	700–750	708	325.00–355.00	340.68
6	750–800	770	280.00–320.00	302.95
2	800–850	808	275.00–315.00	294.94
1	900–950	915	270.00	270.00
1	950–1000	965	269.00	269.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	375.00–400.00	387.36
1	250–300	250	410.00	410.00
2	300–350	328	320.00–375.00	347.71
5	350–400	374	395.00–405.00	400.05
6	400–450	419	325.00–395.00	361.28
4	450–500	480	300.00–345.00	319.84
3	500–550	532	250.00–315.00	275.44
2	550–600	583	295.00–300.00	297.53
2	600–650	610	225.00–250.00	237.70
1	650–700	655	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	505.00	505.00
6	250–300	284	480.00–560.00	507.24
5	300–350	329	425.00–430.00	426.05
7	350–400	374	410.00–470.00	438.24
15	400–450	419	400.00–475.00	440.45
4	450–500	471	375.00–400.00	387.60
5	500–550	518	350.00–380.00	361.70
7	550–600	567	350.00–370.00	355.65
2	600–650	633	322.00–349.00	335.45
4	650–700	691	280.00–300.00	284.99
2	700–750	718	250.00–260.00	254.88
2	750–800	765	250.00	250.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,312	156.00–162.00	158.25
33	—	1,211	134.00–155.00	147.30
12	—	954	110.00–130.00	120.77
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,606	142.00–166.00	158.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,497	158.00–178.00	165.34
8	—	1,151	182.00–200.00	188.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,568	172.00–175.00	173.53
16	—	1,613	180.00–206.00	192.81
11	—	1,576	209.00–235.00	218.11

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)	6	—	1,129	2,000.00–2,600.00	2,289.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	16	—	1,036	2,100.00–3,500.00	2,995.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	20	—	1,050	2,000.00–3,400.00	2,813.69
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,130	4,000.00	4,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,287	3,500.00–4,550.00	3,928.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	20	—	951	1,925.00–4,150.00	3,329.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	960	2,950.00–4,250.00	3,752.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	782	2,200.00–2,850.00	2,544.24

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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