Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-09

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 9
● Final122 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
915 head
91 vs last sale 1,006 168 vs year ago 747 · +22.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
251 head
9 vs last sale 260 41 vs year ago 210 · +19.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
12 vs last sale 53 16 vs year ago 25 · +64.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

60 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00-320.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 1000.00; 8 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $362.42/cwt on 77 head, down $19.47 from the prior sale. That ranks 9 of 30 comparable sales and sits 6.43 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$362.42
19.47 vs prior sale
77 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,956
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$589
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$102.59/cwt at this weight
vs the market
6.42
vs NC average
51.36 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541377.572,04363
Medium and Large 2543319.951,7366thin
Medium and Large 3529274.981,4538thin
One grade step is worth $102.59/cwt here — about $589 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
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 sale77 hd
362.42
NC average9 barns · 314 hd
368.84
−6.42
National average182 barns · 10,991 hd
413.78
−51.36
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−6.43
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
BullsAverage1,724185.633,20023
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,358161.122,18987
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,601148.182,37212
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,105134.081,48283

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,133$2,19115
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$1,90516
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)835$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$3,2001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)966$3,0788

Every lot, as filed

122 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 3450–500485325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,5761
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300280360.00/cwt360.00–360.001,0081
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400376496.71/cwt475.00–530.001,86815
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500471444.46/cwt420.00–475.002,09313
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500472404.93/cwt400.00–415.001,9113
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550528373.63/cwt350.00–395.001,9738
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500466403.92/cwt380.00–440.001,88237
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300278488.59/cwt450.00–520.001,35821
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350325350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1381
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450420359.17/cwt325.00–395.001,5092
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850821259.09/cwt242.00–290.002,1274
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700672380.00/cwt380.00–380.002,5548
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350313417.95/cwt400.00–430.001,3083
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400367464.62/cwt430.00–495.001,70531
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550527282.75/cwt250.00–300.001,4903
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400371337.42/cwt310.00–350.001,2524
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750716317.35/cwt270.00–337.002,2729
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600571365.92/cwt342.00–390.002,08919
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300265421.30/cwt400.00–440.001,1164
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450430383.04/cwt375.00–400.001,6477
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421453.17/cwt420.00–475.001,90844
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900867273.31/cwt270.00–275.002,3703
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400376411.85/cwt367.00–425.001,54912
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528382.60/cwt350.00–412.002,02044
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245410.00/cwt410.00–410.001,0051
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750728243.77/cwt225.00–265.001,7754
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000955250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,3881
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700666337.14/cwt322.00–367.002,2456
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800783179.53/cwt169.00–190.001,4062
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600567320.21/cwt300.00–335.001,8163
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750735240.78/cwt225.00–257.001,7702
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400383405.10/cwt400.00–410.001,5522
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700655357.60/cwt345.00–370.002,3422
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573404.82/cwt375.00–430.002,32010
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300279451.74/cwt405.00–475.001,2607
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575358.12/cwt350.00–367.002,0594
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450420479.18/cwt450.00–515.002,01314
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770330.15/cwt320.00–340.002,5423
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815316.30/cwt292.00–332.002,5787
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650623398.95/cwt377.00–430.002,4856
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429439.23/cwt435.00–445.001,8844
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350303454.96/cwt450.00–460.001,3792
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283539.71/cwt500.00–580.001,5273
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000970277.47/cwt275.00–280.002,6912
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550517411.95/cwt400.00–467.002,13019
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250220540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733331.06/cwt300.00–339.002,4278
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900867316.59/cwt310.00–325.002,7453
Dairy HeifersLarge 3500–550515175.00/cwt175.00–175.009011
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400350245.00/cwt245.00–245.008581
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850820196.78/cwt179.00–215.001,6142
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350335502.50/cwt475.00–530.001,6832
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500480220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,0561
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400395172.00/cwt172.00–172.006791
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550522399.77/cwt375.00–425.002,08734
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650623380.17/cwt350.00–404.002,36818
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350326497.09/cwt470.00–525.001,62117
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450424457.99/cwt430.00–492.001,94243
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300272485.08/cwt450.00–525.001,3199
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500470433.81/cwt415.00–475.002,03932
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,601148.18/cwt135.00–159.002,37212
CowsBoner 80-85%1,118185.45/cwt180.00–190.002,0735
CowsBoner 80-85%1,373159.64/cwt150.00–176.002,19282
CowsLean 85-90%1,145141.09/cwt127.00–153.001,61563
CowsLean 85-90%981111.98/cwt100.00–125.001,09920
Bulls1,724185.63/cwt174.00–198.003,20023
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1332,190.81/head1,450.00–2,850.002,19115
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28351,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29452,959.39/head2,475.00–3,550.002,9594
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0903,525.00/head3,525.00–3,525.003,5251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29523,087.13/head3,000.00–3,200.003,0873
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0081,905.42/head1,225.00–2,350.001,90516
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1003,200.00/head3,200.00–3,200.003,2001
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300278352.77/cwt335.00–380.009814
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550530271.56/cwt225.00–300.001,4395
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,7252
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400369496.02/cwt470.00–530.001,83029
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,4741
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800750225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6881
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250235365.00/cwt365.00–365.008581
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400371350.49/cwt325.00–370.001,3004
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350333373.63/cwt345.00–400.001,2443
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223541.05/cwt520.00–555.001,2076
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550526364.22/cwt350.00–390.001,9167
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450427333.95/cwt310.00–350.001,4265
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350324464.58/cwt435.00–495.001,5054
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678314.87/cwt310.00–320.002,1352
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,0881
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800770327.18/cwt310.00–355.002,5194
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280412.95/cwt400.00–425.001,1563
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450422319.07/cwt300.00–350.001,3463
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650626209.72/cwt200.00–235.001,3135
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500481364.49/cwt335.00–380.001,75311
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850800180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4401
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700665300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,9951
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800767272.65/cwt247.00–300.002,0913
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600595225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3391
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650620289.74/cwt250.00–300.001,7965
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550518319.68/cwt300.00–345.001,6563
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300285350.00/cwt350.00–350.009981
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345367.50/cwt355.00–380.001,2682
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550519282.12/cwt250.00–300.001,4647
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700690200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3801
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500470299.98/cwt275.00–335.001,4106
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400366343.05/cwt315.00–365.001,2564
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250226484.23/cwt450.00–510.001,0945
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320493.03/cwt465.00–532.001,57821
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650617340.40/cwt315.00–367.002,10010
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950945210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,9851
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815312.78/cwt308.00–317.002,5494
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900875295.68/cwt279.00–308.002,5873
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600570386.23/cwt360.00–412.002,20226
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626314.41/cwt295.00–335.001,9686
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450423403.37/cwt375.00–425.001,7067
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700665356.59/cwt325.00–385.002,37115
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728323.70/cwt310.00–338.002,3578
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600571327.56/cwt300.00–345.001,8704
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400367424.27/cwt400.00–460.001,5579
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468374.39/cwt342.00–400.001,75214
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500455325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,4791

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.