Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 2
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,006 head
133 vs last sale 873 170 vs year ago 836 · +20.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
260 head
24 vs last sale 236 40 vs year ago 220 · +18.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
53 head
8 vs last sale 61 27 vs year ago 26 · +103.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

66 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00-310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 900.00-1000.00; 4 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $381.89/cwt on 85 head, down $5.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 24 of 30 comparable sales and sits +13.04 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$381.89
5.77 vs prior sale
85 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,087
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$98.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
1.42
vs NC average
39.07 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1547388.412,12675
Medium and Large 2536343.811,8438thin
Medium and Large 3553290.001,6022thin
One grade step is worth $98.41/cwt here — about $524 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 600–700 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales
417374331287median 368.8512/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
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 sale85 hd
381.89
NC average9 barns · 268 hd
383.32
−1.42
National average181 barns · 13,944 hd
420.96
−39.07
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
+13.04
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
BullsAverage1,542189.842,92824
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,368168.432,30589
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,551152.902,37116
CowsLean 85-90%High1,135144.991,64678

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,132$2,23216
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,031$2,21614
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,118$2,09412
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,310$4,3501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)988$3,24610

Every lot, as filed

133 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 2250–300255470.00/cwt470.00–470.001,1991
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550514445.70/cwt405.00–470.002,29114
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400390380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,4821
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300271531.96/cwt510.00–545.001,4425
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550529382.32/cwt355.00–400.002,0226
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500479470.29/cwt452.00–495.002,25321
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400371510.57/cwt485.00–525.001,8949
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636407.69/cwt390.00–420.002,5936
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600550230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,2651
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350326519.48/cwt500.00–545.001,6949
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350313350.72/cwt320.00–380.001,0982
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300274514.59/cwt475.00–535.001,41011
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570377.57/cwt350.00–395.002,15230
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373475.17/cwt445.00–500.001,77242
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added400–450436487.00/cwt487.00–487.002,1234
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700669354.64/cwt325.00–372.002,3734
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600574406.00/cwt406.00–406.002,3308
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775299.94/cwt285.00–315.002,3253
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900870276.58/cwt262.00–289.002,4064
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450423441.87/cwt419.00–480.001,86950
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650618367.10/cwt330.00–390.002,26924
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650600280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,6801
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4301
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400374414.33/cwt395.00–430.001,5509
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278433.47/cwt400.00–465.001,20512
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550523389.54/cwt370.00–425.002,03734
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750742329.98/cwt320.00–345.002,4483
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550528437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,3073
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500469422.77/cwt400.00–467.001,98342
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000960172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6511
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623307.79/cwt275.00–325.001,9183
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500483377.37/cwt347.00–395.001,82319
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700658300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9742
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600585355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,0771
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935312.47/cwt310.00–315.002,9222
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550527487.48/cwt485.00–490.002,5696
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250215462.79/cwt450.00–475.009952
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400380444.05/cwt440.00–450.001,6873
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500473413.48/cwt410.00–417.001,9562
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800782357.99/cwt335.00–369.002,7995
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250215595.00/cwt575.00–615.001,2792
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600579410.46/cwt389.00–425.002,3777
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450409423.38/cwt400.00–450.001,7324
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970237.31/cwt225.00–250.002,3022
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750722355.19/cwt330.00–375.002,5643
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450423485.75/cwt465.00–510.002,05510
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800773155.11/cwt150.00–160.001,1992
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350305240.00/cwt240.00–240.007321
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850835180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5032
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700683400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,7325
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600587452.00/cwt452.00–452.002,6533
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650622435.00/cwt435.00–435.002,7064
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400385181.92/cwt179.00–185.007002
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900855189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6161
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000984193.45/cwt180.00–206.001,9044
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700670165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1061
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600570159.00/cwt159.00–159.009061
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300265250.00/cwt250.00–250.006631
Dairy SteersLarge 3950–1000965160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,5441
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230551.75/cwt525.00–605.001,26910
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950930250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3251
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000965256.57/cwt235.00–270.002,4763
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800778317.78/cwt305.00–330.002,4722
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424479.60/cwt455.00–515.002,03446
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523414.16/cwt380.00–457.002,16631
CowsLean 85-90%1,187159.68/cwt158.00–164.001,89510
CowsLean 85-90%1,157146.21/cwt130.00–157.001,69260
CowsLean 85-90%908117.49/cwt110.00–125.001,0678
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,551152.90/cwt142.00–162.002,37116
CowsBoner 80-85%1,386165.06/cwt158.00–178.002,28879
CowsBoner 80-85%1,230195.09/cwt185.00–200.002,40010
Bulls1,491190.43/cwt180.00–200.002,83917
Bulls1,691207.73/cwt202.00–216.003,5134
Bulls1,633162.66/cwt150.00–170.002,6563
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1322,232.43/head1,350.00–2,950.002,23216
Bred CowsMedium and Large 11,0552,300.00/head2,300.00–2,300.002,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1242,075.20/head1,500.00–2,600.002,07511
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,3104,350.00/head4,350.00–4,350.004,3501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28883,016.50/head1,950.00–3,500.003,0175
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29983,277.71/head2,150.00–4,050.003,2783
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2233,771.17/head3,650.00–3,900.003,7712
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0312,215.84/head1,750.00–2,900.002,21614
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700695250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,7381
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250230490.98/cwt475.00–505.001,1292
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,1101
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550525300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5751
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400382427.38/cwt400.00–450.001,6338
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,3061
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500480385.06/cwt350.00–415.001,84813
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400375497.45/cwt470.00–532.001,86544
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850805250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0131
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250238395.79/cwt370.00–420.009422
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450423375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5862
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750740200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,4801
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300278484.22/cwt435.00–505.001,3467
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700670373.75/cwt335.00–395.002,50411
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750710280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,9881
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650610250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5251
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950910285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,5941
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450433402.33/cwt385.00–410.001,7427
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350325300.00/cwt300.00–300.009751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527353.44/cwt325.00–365.001,8636
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950925199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8411
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800772261.30/cwt255.00–267.002,0173
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350320434.78/cwt400.00–450.001,3918
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750710225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5981
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550510305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,5561
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400373349.61/cwt325.00–380.001,3045
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285349.12/cwt325.00–375.009952
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600563314.93/cwt300.00–330.001,7732
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650615245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,5071
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570396.98/cwt365.00–427.002,26334
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728351.90/cwt330.00–370.002,5625
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600595275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6361
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250220501.75/cwt470.00–520.001,1045
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700673175.97/cwt175.00–177.001,1842
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350331488.77/cwt460.00–520.001,61823
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700658304.94/cwt290.00–325.002,0073
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450430427.78/cwt400.00–445.001,83915
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850832318.25/cwt315.00–325.002,6483
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700663352.06/cwt340.00–370.002,3348
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350330514.48/cwt495.00–542.001,69822
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875265.94/cwt250.00–297.002,3273
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600573334.61/cwt325.00–350.001,9177
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650635300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9051
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5681
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272543.53/cwt520.00–570.001,4789
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500471459.59/cwt425.00–495.002,16547
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621398.05/cwt375.00–410.002,47211
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350313448.10/cwt400.00–480.001,4038
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550525361.73/cwt330.00–375.001,89911

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.