Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-03-30
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-03-30

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

67 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-370.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.43/cwt on 70 head, down $3.52 from the prior sale. That ranks 21 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.58 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$373.43

▼ 3.52 vs prior sale

70 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,994

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$666

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

$125.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.13

vs NC average

−49.76 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	530	404.39	2,144	44
Medium and Large 2	544	336.65	1,832	19thin
Medium and Large 3	530	278.66	1,477	7thin

One grade step is worth $125.73/cwt here — about $666 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale70 hd

373.43

—

NC average8 barns · 322 hd

380.55

−7.13

National average175 barns · 10,886 hd

423.19

−49.76

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+4.58

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	1,583	198.33	3,140	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,375	173.58	2,387	93
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,574	157.05	2,472	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,039	142.60	1,482	57

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)	1,218	$3,125	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,652	25
Bred Cows	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,550	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,475	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	930	$2,753	7

Every lot, as filed

109 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	516	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,296	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	324.36/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,530	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	378.55/cwt	345.00–395.00	2,135	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	347.40/cwt	325.00–372.00	2,182	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	2,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	499.79/cwt	475.00–535.00	1,404	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	348.08/cwt	320.00–365.00	2,308	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	404.91/cwt	380.00–437.00	2,110	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	425.61/cwt	400.00–447.00	1,992	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	472.45/cwt	450.00–506.00	1,776	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	448.03/cwt	435.00–465.00	2,585	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	493.82/cwt	480.00–510.00	1,165	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	229	416.86/cwt	400.00–450.00	955	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	287.31/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,925	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	266.64/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,674	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	226.96/cwt	201.00–265.00	2,104	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	317.53/cwt	250.00–340.00	2,321	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	486.17/cwt	462.00–510.00	1,580	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	267	345.53/cwt	330.00–355.00	923	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	418.17/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,610	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	352.07/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,852	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	432.22/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,176	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	294.76/cwt	275.00–315.00	2,417	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	426.56/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,348	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,208	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,203	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	388.31/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,615	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	481.93/cwt	449.00–510.00	2,280	27
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	2,104	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	533	454.47/cwt	425.00–457.00	2,422	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	542.64/cwt	520.00–570.00	1,997	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	421.14/cwt	414.00–430.00	2,645	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	533.13/cwt	512.00–585.00	2,250	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	361.48/cwt	349.00–379.00	2,581	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	287.35/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,819	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	467.40/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,972	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,610	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,679	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	363.93/cwt	350.00–372.00	2,427	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	328.62/cwt	310.00–347.00	2,530	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	483.07/cwt	465.00–502.00	1,802	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	567.69/cwt	555.00–600.00	1,856	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	542.40/cwt	510.00–585.00	1,519	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,852	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	588.95/cwt	570.00–605.00	1,296	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	349.00/cwt	329.00–365.00	2,352	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	234	580.11/cwt	555.00–620.00	1,357	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	334.38/cwt	310.00–359.00	2,401	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	428.59/cwt	399.00–450.00	2,224	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	518.37/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,965	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	2,581	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	161.32/cwt	160.00–164.00	1,787	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	149.51/cwt	132.00–159.00	1,615	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,574	157.05/cwt	150.00–164.00	2,472	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,223	187.76/cwt	182.00–198.00	2,296	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,398	171.48/cwt	158.00–181.00	2,397	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	929	120.09/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,116	17
Bulls	—	—	1,275	162.90/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,077	2
Bulls	—	—	1,712	215.06/cwt	207.00–223.00	3,682	13
Bulls	—	—	1,533	191.34/cwt	180.00–205.00	2,933	21
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,474.51/head	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,475	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,652.11/head	1,300.00–3,950.00	2,652	25
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,125.37/head	1,350.00–4,200.00	3,125	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	944	2,874.74/head	1,700.00–3,400.00	2,875	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	3,250.00/head	3,250.00–3,250.00	3,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	765	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	524.12/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,116	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	319.04/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,378	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	401.91/cwt	372.00–425.00	1,913	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	961	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	463.19/cwt	442.00–497.00	2,172	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	525.49/cwt	485.00–540.00	1,461	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	441.01/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,204	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	334.25/cwt	305.00–350.00	1,909	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	372.12/cwt	350.00–392.00	1,786	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	454.95/cwt	425.00–485.00	1,961	50
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	257.40/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,488	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	760	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,626	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	800–850	810	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.27/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,411	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	511	287.16/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,467	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	315.44/cwt	275.00–340.00	1,795	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,688	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	321.81/cwt	307.00–337.00	2,510	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	495.61/cwt	469.00–521.00	2,087	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	287.37/cwt	250.00–310.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	303.81/cwt	280.00–327.00	2,516	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	236.33/cwt	229.00–240.00	2,323	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	318.23/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,639	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	399.50/cwt	375.00–419.00	2,481	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	567.72/cwt	550.00–605.00	1,567	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	410.15/cwt	370.00–435.00	2,362	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	325.79/cwt	300.00–352.00	1,971	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	433.26/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,573	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	332.82/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,258	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,161	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,035	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	425.72/cwt	400.00–465.00	1,805	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	537.81/cwt	515.00–560.00	1,732	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	437.20/cwt	425.00–450.00	1,347	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,563	1

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 Mar 30, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 873Last week 973Year ago 703

Slaughter CattleReceipts 238Last week 205Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 57Last week 67Year ago 40

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

67 head Sheep and Goats: 60.00-370.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	500–550	516	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	236	480.00–510.00	493.82
16	250–300	281	475.00–535.00	499.79
18	300–350	325	462.00–510.00	486.17
42	350–400	376	450.00–506.00	472.45
50	400–450	431	425.00–485.00	454.95
35	450–500	468	400.00–447.00	425.61
28	500–550	521	380.00–437.00	404.91
10	550–600	564	345.00–395.00	378.55
15	600–650	628	325.00–372.00	347.40
19	650–700	663	320.00–365.00	348.08
7	700–750	731	250.00–340.00	317.53
8	750–800	780	290.00–335.00	324.36
2	800–850	820	275.00–315.00	294.76
5	900–950	927	201.00–265.00	226.96
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	400.00–450.00	416.86
14	250–300	272	400.00–455.00	432.22
6	300–350	316	400.00–450.00	426.56
8	350–400	385	400.00–440.00	418.17
7	400–450	416	350.00–415.00	388.31
7	450–500	480	350.00–392.00	372.12
11	500–550	526	335.00–370.00	352.07
8	550–600	569	275.00–340.00	315.44
3	600–650	628	250.00–275.00	266.64
2	650–700	670	275.00–300.00	287.31
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	365.00	365.00
3	250–300	267	330.00–355.00	345.53
3	300–350	310	250.00–310.00	287.37
1	350–400	350	345.00	345.00
2	450–500	470	275.00–325.00	300.27
5	500–550	511	250.00–300.00	287.16
2	550–600	578	250.00–265.00	257.40
1	650–700	650	185.00	185.00
1	750–800	760	214.00	214.00
1	800–850	810	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	450.00	450.00
4	350–400	373	465.00–502.00	483.07
11	400–450	422	410.00–480.00	467.40
1	450–500	495	425.00	425.00
1	550–600	570	375.00	375.00
2	600–650	633	275.00–300.00	287.35
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	570.00–605.00	588.95
10	250–300	280	510.00–585.00	542.40
11	300–350	327	555.00–600.00	567.69
12	350–400	368	520.00–570.00	542.64
22	400–450	422	512.00–585.00	533.13
27	450–500	473	449.00–510.00	481.93
12	500–550	533	425.00–457.00	454.47
14	550–600	577	435.00–465.00	448.03
7	600–650	628	414.00–430.00	421.14
3	650–700	667	350.00–372.00	363.93
6	700–750	714	349.00–379.00	361.48
2	750–800	770	310.00–347.00	328.62
1	900–950	920	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	395.00	395.00
1	450–500	460	350.00	350.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	600	320.00	320.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	234	555.00–620.00	580.11
20	250–300	276	550.00–605.00	567.72
17	300–350	322	515.00–560.00	537.81
25	350–400	379	500.00–540.00	518.37
39	400–450	421	469.00–521.00	495.61
33	450–500	469	442.00–497.00	463.19
34	500–550	519	399.00–450.00	428.59
30	550–600	576	370.00–435.00	410.15
9	600–650	621	375.00–419.00	399.50
7	650–700	674	329.00–365.00	349.00
3	700–750	718	310.00–359.00	334.38
2	750–800	780	307.00–337.00	321.81
3	800–850	828	280.00–327.00	303.81
1	850–900	875	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	905	297.00	297.00
3	950–1000	983	229.00–240.00	236.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	500.00–550.00	524.12
9	250–300	278	485.00–540.00	525.49
2	300–350	308	425.00–450.00	437.20
3	350–400	363	400.00–450.00	433.26
13	400–450	424	400.00–465.00	425.72
9	450–500	476	372.00–425.00	401.91
5	500–550	515	300.00–345.00	318.23
7	550–600	571	305.00–350.00	334.25
2	600–650	605	300.00–352.00	325.79
1	650–700	665	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	740	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	273	425.00–450.00	441.01
1	300–350	310	310.00	310.00
3	350–400	378	300.00–350.00	332.82
5	400–450	432	300.00–350.00	319.04
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
1	550–600	595	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	625	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	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
9	—	1,108	160.00–164.00	161.32
31	—	1,080	132.00–159.00	149.51
17	—	929	110.00–130.00	120.09
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,574	150.00–164.00	157.05
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,223	182.00–198.00	187.76
81	—	1,398	158.00–181.00	171.48
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,275	150.00–176.00	162.90
13	—	1,712	207.00–223.00	215.06
21	—	1,533	180.00–205.00	191.34

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)	13	—	1,105	1,850.00–3,050.00	2,474.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)	1	—	1,105	2,550.00	2,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,123	1,300.00–3,950.00	2,652.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,218	1,350.00–4,200.00	3,125.37
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	944	1,700.00–3,400.00	2,874.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,025	3,250.00	3,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	765	1,650.00	1,650.00

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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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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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