Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-04-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-04-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

19 head Sheep: 110.00 - 380.00; 27 head Goats: 65.00-290.00; 3 head baby Calves: 1050.00- 1300.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $387.79/cwt on 35 head, up $14.36 from the prior sale. That ranks 27 of 30 comparable sales and sits +18.94 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$387.79

▲ 14.36 vs prior sale

35 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,101

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$959

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

$177.34/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.99

vs NC average

−40.57 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	402.34	2,174	31
Medium and Large 2	565	325.00	1,836	2thin
Medium and Large 3	540	225.00	1,215	2thin

One grade step is worth $177.34/cwt here — about $959 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale35 hd

387.79

—

NC average8 barns · 213 hd

377.80

+9.99

National average175 barns · 10,626 hd

428.36

−40.57

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+18.94

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	—	Average	1,603	212.78	3,411	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,355	175.23	2,374	62
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,501	159.15	2,389	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,073	147.93	1,587	50

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	1,060	$2,500	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,132	$2,447	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$2,423	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$2,085	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,121	$3,545	13

Every lot, as filed

114 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	250–300	260	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,053	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	759	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	425.34/cwt	415.00–427.00	2,216	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	2,387	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	470.91/cwt	450.00–512.00	2,242	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	582.80/cwt	560.00–610.00	1,859	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	786	347.79/cwt	325.00–369.00	2,734	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	465.64/cwt	430.00–485.00	2,393	10
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	740	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,369	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	380.14/cwt	350.00–404.00	2,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	387.61/cwt	352.00–400.00	2,419	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	479.55/cwt	450.00–504.00	1,544	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	438.62/cwt	420.00–480.00	2,053	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	460.00/cwt	450.00–470.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	508	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	2,286	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,241	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,770	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	957	222.04/cwt	204.00–252.00	2,125	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	496.47/cwt	485.00–510.00	1,370	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	396.25/cwt	380.00–412.00	2,061	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	470.13/cwt	440.00–500.00	1,758	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	457.03/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,901	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	391.34/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,828	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	408	405.03/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	312.28/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,302	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	1,853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	317.76/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,129	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,495	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,895	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	408	515.00/cwt	515.00–515.00	2,101	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	1,763	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	920	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	439.41/cwt	427.00–451.00	2,496	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	446	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,784	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	542.59/cwt	525.00–560.00	2,035	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	343.54/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,886	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	412.63/cwt	400.00–423.00	2,760	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	434.35/cwt	412.00–439.00	2,693	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	634.46/cwt	625.00–645.00	1,776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,778	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	650	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,061	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	658	217.51/cwt	215.00–220.00	1,431	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,355	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	230	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	564	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	538	504.00/cwt	504.00–504.00	2,712	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,532	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,012	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	326.91/cwt	314.00–340.00	2,485	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	426.98/cwt	406.00–442.00	2,434	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	510.96/cwt	500.00–525.00	1,201	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	472.60/cwt	450.00–506.00	1,999	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	2,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	422.32/cwt	400.00–459.00	2,247	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	945	126.75/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,198	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,159	163.66/cwt	162.00–167.00	1,897	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,096	151.39/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,659	31
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,501	159.15/cwt	150.00–168.00	2,389	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,378	189.73/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,614	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,352	173.39/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,344	55
Bulls	—	—	1,562	207.09/cwt	199.00–212.00	3,235	3
Bulls	—	—	1,463	187.74/cwt	185.00–190.00	2,747	2
Bulls	—	—	1,684	226.21/cwt	218.00–237.00	3,809	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	2,422.89/head	1,650.00–3,500.00	2,423	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,132	2,446.58/head	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,447	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,084.58/head	1,350.00–3,000.00	2,085	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,481.01/head	2,350.00–4,050.00	3,481	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,111	3,560.88/head	2,650.00–4,500.00	3,561	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	3,552.56/head	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,553	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	505	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,944	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,288	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	472.41/cwt	470.00–475.00	1,276	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,121	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	490.04/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,838	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	534.55/cwt	520.00–550.00	1,700	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	813	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,826	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,324	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	839	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	765	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,392	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	813	227.57/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	943	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,901	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.51/cwt	305.00–360.00	1,074	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	339.50/cwt	339.00–340.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	890	207.44/cwt	197.00–218.00	1,846	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	850–900	875	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,549	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,090	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	211.74/cwt	190.00–230.00	1,446	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	408.63/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,340	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	380.87/cwt	367.00–406.00	2,521	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	463	448.20/cwt	420.00–470.00	2,075	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	402.51/cwt	375.00–422.00	2,500	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	1,824	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	307.35/cwt	300.00–315.00	2,367	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	266.37/cwt	250.00–282.00	2,331	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,849	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	532.53/cwt	500.00–560.00	1,491	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	338.26/cwt	327.00–350.00	2,784	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	320.93/cwt	315.00–327.00	2,760	2

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 Apr 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 353Last week 873Year ago 692

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 238Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 43Last week 57Year ago 29

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

19 head Sheep: 110.00 - 380.00; 27 head Goats: 65.00-290.00; 3 head baby Calves: 1050.00- 1300.00

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	260	405.00	405.00
2	350–400	383	400.00	400.00
14	400–450	446	400.00	400.00
1	450–500	455	375.00	375.00
7	500–550	521	415.00–427.00	425.34
1	550–600	565	312.00	312.00
1	700–750	715	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	220.00	220.00
1	400–450	430	215.00	215.00
1	450–500	460	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	260.00	260.00
1	700–750	740	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	625.00–645.00	634.46
9	300–350	319	560.00–610.00	582.80
4	350–400	375	525.00–560.00	542.59
2	400–450	408	515.00	515.00
14	450–500	476	450.00–512.00	470.91
10	500–550	514	430.00–485.00	465.64
8	550–600	568	427.00–451.00	439.41
7	600–650	620	412.00–439.00	434.35
7	650–700	669	400.00–423.00	412.63
12	750–800	786	325.00–369.00	347.79
2	800–850	840	337.00–350.00	343.54
1	900–950	920	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	538	504.00	504.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	500–550	508	450.00	450.00
4	550–600	555	430.00	430.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	450.00–470.00	460.00
4	250–300	276	485.00–510.00	496.47
6	300–350	322	450.00–504.00	479.55
7	350–400	374	440.00–500.00	470.13
10	400–450	416	430.00–485.00	457.03
9	450–500	468	420.00–480.00	438.62
13	500–550	520	380.00–412.00	396.25
10	550–600	574	350.00–404.00	380.14
12	600–650	624	352.00–400.00	387.61
2	650–700	670	300.00–335.00	317.76
3	700–750	737	300.00–325.00	312.28
2	750–800	770	300.00–315.00	307.35
1	800–850	815	275.00	275.00
2	850–900	875	250.00–282.00	266.37
3	950–1000	957	204.00–252.00	222.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	410.00	410.00
3	300–350	328	400.00–425.00	408.63
2	400–450	408	400.00–410.00	405.03
3	450–500	467	375.00–400.00	391.34
1	500–550	540	350.00	350.00
1	550–600	590	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	680	270.00–275.00	272.52
1	750–800	760	255.00	255.00
2	800–850	813	220.00–235.00	227.57
2	850–900	890	197.00–218.00	207.44
1	900–950	905	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	192.00	192.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	325	305.00–360.00	330.51
2	350–400	365	339.00–340.00	339.50
1	400–450	445	245.00	245.00
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
3	650–700	683	190.00–230.00	211.74
1	750–800	765	182.00	182.00
1	850–900	875	177.00	177.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	355	285.00	285.00
1	650–700	650	317.00	317.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	245.00	245.00
1	600–650	630	215.00	215.00
2	650–700	658	215.00–220.00	217.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	235	500.00–525.00	510.96
7	250–300	280	500.00–560.00	532.53
6	300–350	318	520.00–550.00	534.55
6	350–400	375	475.00–520.00	490.04
12	400–450	423	450.00–506.00	472.60
7	450–500	463	420.00–470.00	448.20
9	500–550	532	400.00–459.00	422.32
9	550–600	570	406.00–442.00	426.98
8	600–650	621	375.00–422.00	402.51
3	650–700	662	367.00–406.00	380.87
2	750–800	760	314.00–340.00	326.91
2	800–850	823	327.00–350.00	338.26
2	850–900	860	315.00–327.00	320.93
1	900–950	945	290.00	290.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	470.00–475.00	472.41
1	350–400	390	450.00	450.00
1	400–450	435	425.00	425.00
1	450–500	480	380.00	380.00
1	500–550	505	385.00	385.00
1	550–600	555	325.00	325.00
1	700–750	720	218.00	218.00
1	800–850	845	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	895	204.00	204.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	305.00	305.00
1	300–350	325	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	415	270.00	270.00
1	500–550	515	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	570	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
11	—	945	120.00–135.00	126.75
8	—	1,159	162.00–167.00	163.66
31	—	1,096	140.00–161.00	151.39
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,501	150.00–168.00	159.15
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,378	183.00–198.00	189.73
55	—	1,352	165.00–180.00	173.39
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,562	199.00–212.00	207.09
2	—	1,463	185.00–190.00	187.74
5	—	1,684	218.00–237.00	226.21

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,060	2,500.00	2,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,078	1,650.00–3,500.00	2,422.89
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,132	1,800.00–2,800.00	2,446.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,035	1,350.00–3,000.00	2,084.58
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	2,350.00–4,050.00	3,481.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,111	2,650.00–4,500.00	3,560.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,094	3,000.00–4,150.00	3,552.56

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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

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