Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-03-16

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 16
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
544 head
371 vs last sale 915 206 vs year ago 750 · 27.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
154 head
97 vs last sale 251 38 vs year ago 192 · 19.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
26 vs last sale 41 2 vs year ago 17 · 11.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 8.00 higher on a light comparison. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

39 head Sheep and Goats: 40.00-270.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 1100.00-1375.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $396.76/cwt on 45 head, up $19.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 22 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.14 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.
Average price
$396.76
19.17 vs prior sale
45 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,152
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$1,064
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Large 3
$187.80/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+19.37
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541407.802,20838
Medium and Large 2528371.411,9613thin
Medium and Large 3575341.231,9623thin
Large 3520220.001,1441thin
One grade step is worth $187.80/cwt here — about $1,064 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
437405373341median 387.6212/1503/0204/2706/1508/17
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 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 sale45 hd
396.76
NC average9 barns · 189 hd
377.39
+19.37
This barn, trailing median30 sales
387.62
+9.14
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
BullsLow1,629184.683,00921
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,538163.582,51631
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,236160.551,98438
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,036138.751,43742

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,153$3,1695
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,350$2,5732thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young (2-4 yrs)1,022$2,2395
Bred Heifers2nd Stage (4-6 mo)(<2 yrs)850$2,2501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)908$3,1252thin

Every lot, as filed

121 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
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350333472.27/cwt460.00–480.001,5737
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250220418.94/cwt400.00–445.009223
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550540423.50/cwt410.00–437.002,2872
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600567366.99/cwt342.00–375.002,08110
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400390452.00/cwt452.00–452.001,7631
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450440459.83/cwt445.00–475.002,0232
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300274474.36/cwt420.00–500.001,3006
Bred HeifersMedium and Large 1-28502,250.00/head2,250.00–2,250.002,2501
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700660349.92/cwt340.00–360.002,3092
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650620355.00/cwt355.00–355.002,2011
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465443.32/cwt435.00–452.002,0612
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350305425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,2961
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522367.85/cwt350.00–379.001,92010
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550520416.39/cwt390.00–437.002,16521
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400376446.21/cwt420.00–470.001,6787
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750735237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,7421
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850825255.75/cwt235.00–277.002,1102
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550528371.41/cwt350.00–389.001,9613
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350325452.45/cwt425.00–475.001,47010
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed200–250205625.00/cwt625.00–625.001,2811
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3502,573.33/head2,350.00–2,800.002,5732
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1533,168.91/head2,800.00–3,700.003,1695
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0222,239.36/head1,500.00–2,750.002,2395
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1303,450.00/head3,450.00–3,450.003,4501
BullsMedium and Large 1Thin Fleshed400–450410485.00/cwt485.00–485.001,9891
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500465446.07/cwt422.00–470.002,07416
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600575391.56/cwt382.00–412.002,2513
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860267.36/cwt250.00–282.002,2993
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700666367.00/cwt367.00–367.002,4445
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600571452.75/cwt439.00–475.002,58511
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500475399.32/cwt380.00–420.001,8977
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300275452.21/cwt425.00–480.001,2443
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400379443.61/cwt420.00–465.001,6818
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450427433.58/cwt400.00–452.001,85119
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600588391.86/cwt389.00–397.002,3046
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450426391.25/cwt350.00–415.001,6676
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650629315.01/cwt310.00–320.001,9814
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700670303.23/cwt300.00–310.002,0323
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650628312.25/cwt300.00–325.001,9612
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425433.69/cwt420.00–450.001,8433
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250230484.78/cwt480.00–490.001,1152
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500475358.64/cwt320.00–395.001,7045
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400363379.19/cwt350.00–415.001,3765
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575341.23/cwt325.00–365.001,9623
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350323413.87/cwt340.00–500.001,3373
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700673267.70/cwt250.00–285.001,8022
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473420.28/cwt395.00–440.001,98810
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450430362.35/cwt350.00–375.001,5582
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600568304.60/cwt275.00–335.001,7304
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500470330.00/cwt330.00–330.001,5511
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600570315.04/cwt310.00–320.001,7962
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300265314.62/cwt305.00–325.008342
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0801
Bulls1,378125.87/cwt110.00–145.001,7343
Bulls1,878201.19/cwt196.00–216.003,77810
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,456156.37/cwt150.00–163.002,2777
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558168.58/cwt160.00–174.002,62621
CowsLean 85-90%934120.77/cwt110.00–127.001,12814
Bulls1,413186.10/cwt170.00–200.002,6308
CowsBoner 80-85%1,169142.45/cwt133.00–148.001,6658
CowsLean 85-90%1,056142.88/cwt130.00–153.001,50919
CowsBoner 80-85%1,114175.27/cwt170.00–182.001,9538
CowsLean 85-90%1,151158.02/cwt154.00–164.001,8199
CowsBoner 80-85%1,304161.78/cwt150.00–168.002,11022
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,587145.43/cwt143.00–148.002,3083
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650625315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,9691
BullsLarge 3500–550520220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,1441
BullsLarge 3150–200185310.00/cwt310.00–310.005741
BullsLarge 3900–950900220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,9801
BullsLarge 3350–400355395.00/cwt395.00–395.001,4021
BullsLarge 3600–650620220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3641
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400376234.24/cwt220.00–270.008814
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500490250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800770185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,4251
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600550275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,5131
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600578262.23/cwt250.00–275.001,5162
Dairy HeifersLarge 3700–750705192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,3541
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300258346.81/cwt325.00–375.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500483321.79/cwt295.00–350.001,5542
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250220377.00/cwt377.00–377.008291
Cow-Calf PairsMedium 1-26852,800.00/head2,800.00–2,800.002,8001
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000975192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8721
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800765200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5301
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700673354.33/cwt335.00–375.002,3852
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700686387.00/cwt387.00–387.002,6558
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added700–750720320.00/cwt320.00–320.002,3042
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700665305.00/cwt305.00–305.002,0282
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800795200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,5901
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550518341.56/cwt325.00–350.001,7693
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450422461.94/cwt440.00–492.001,9499
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450434460.77/cwt447.00–469.002,0008
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813271.10/cwt260.00–282.002,2042
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250230594.62/cwt555.00–615.001,3684
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621364.13/cwt350.00–375.002,2614
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377490.44/cwt480.00–505.001,8498
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350325516.26/cwt490.00–545.001,67811
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400363514.86/cwt500.00–525.001,8693
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568397.18/cwt380.00–410.002,25617
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750724316.21/cwt305.00–322.002,2895
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700687333.92/cwt330.00–342.002,2946
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400376506.98/cwt485.00–530.001,90619
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7471
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650615399.67/cwt399.00–400.002,4583
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500456450.46/cwt432.00–465.002,0547
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350328540.31/cwt490.00–545.001,77212
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900850285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,4231
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620352.30/cwt345.00–362.002,1843
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550519385.62/cwt375.00–399.002,0018
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300267553.43/cwt510.00–570.001,4788
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700660401.60/cwt390.00–415.002,6513
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750745335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,4961
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600558405.80/cwt385.00–422.002,2643
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450440482.59/cwt475.00–490.002,1232
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275502.03/cwt485.00–525.001,3816
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800775267.00/cwt267.00–267.002,0691
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800780335.07/cwt331.00–345.002,6144
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350320496.73/cwt479.00–515.001,5908
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900860280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4081
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550520463.83/cwt445.00–497.002,4123
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added350–400358555.00/cwt555.00–555.001,9872

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.