Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-13

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 13
● Final131 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,043 head
690 vs last sale 353 287 vs year ago 756 · +38.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
47 vs last sale 174 11 vs year ago 232 · 4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
52 head
9 vs last sale 43 16 vs year ago 36 · +44.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00-2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

44 head Sheep and Goats: 25.00-380.00; 16 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $388.39/cwt on 114 head, up $0.60 from the prior sale. That ranks 28 of 30 comparable sales and sits +19.54 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$388.39
0.60 vs prior sale
114 head · 542 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$342
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2
$60.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+17.07
vs NC average
39.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1543392.612,130106
Medium and Large 2538332.391,7898thin
One grade step is worth $60.22/cwt here — about $342 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
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 sale114 hd
388.39
NC average9 barns · 293 hd
371.32
+17.07
National average182 barns · 12,591 hd
427.39
−39.00
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
+19.54
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
BullsLow1,620207.183,35633
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,335178.102,37886
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,519160.082,4328thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average994147.031,46144

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)1,179$2,43620
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,127$2,38211
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$2,3807
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,220$4,3001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)764$2,9239

Every lot, as filed

131 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 1800–850808329.35/cwt310.00–350.002,6615
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400374536.54/cwt500.00–565.002,00731
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300275570.02/cwt530.00–590.001,56813
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750723344.94/cwt250.00–380.002,49411
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374437.15/cwt400.00–470.001,6358
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900887288.96/cwt275.00–300.002,5633
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900865276.42/cwt252.00–300.002,3912
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600568419.89/cwt395.00–452.002,38530
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450421506.70/cwt477.00–540.002,13334
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667346.27/cwt340.00–359.002,3103
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650620413.04/cwt380.00–435.002,56123
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550523445.94/cwt420.00–480.002,33238
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300268515.19/cwt480.00–545.001,38112
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324518.67/cwt490.00–540.001,68014
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810305.00/cwt300.00–310.002,4712
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500468434.55/cwt410.00–470.002,03436
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350315560.49/cwt540.00–600.001,76612
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250230523.50/cwt475.00–550.001,2045
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425458.82/cwt425.00–502.001,95067
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000968249.04/cwt227.00–260.002,4114
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800769314.55/cwt308.00–325.002,4195
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650619350.70/cwt320.00–380.002,17122
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750722316.89/cwt285.00–325.002,2887
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573378.95/cwt350.00–420.002,17144
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250230586.68/cwt575.00–600.001,3492
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850820329.45/cwt322.00–337.002,7012
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500478480.01/cwt469.00–508.002,29427
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800776328.86/cwt300.00–350.002,5525
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950928284.80/cwt270.00–300.002,6432
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521402.31/cwt370.00–430.002,09662
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000985310.00/cwt310.00–310.003,0541
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650631404.26/cwt382.00–425.002,55112
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550526456.63/cwt412.00–489.002,40229
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700680368.64/cwt350.00–400.002,5078
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400373496.32/cwt475.00–530.001,85137
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750729344.44/cwt320.00–369.002,5115
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600571484.29/cwt477.00–489.002,7655
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800760370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,8124
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500492512.54/cwt510.00–532.002,5229
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450427509.40/cwt492.00–539.002,17531
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350316572.07/cwt565.00–580.001,8087
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600573443.16/cwt415.00–469.002,53935
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375538.02/cwt515.00–550.002,01815
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650615443.88/cwt435.00–459.002,73011
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250227601.15/cwt575.00–635.001,3659
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500469477.31/cwt450.00–510.002,23928
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300281591.92/cwt570.00–645.001,66312
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500485324.74/cwt300.00–350.001,5752
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450443325.99/cwt325.00–327.001,4442
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363347.65/cwt330.00–377.001,2623
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650615275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6911
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650600255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,5301
HeifersMedium and Large 3200–250213379.82/cwt375.00–385.008092
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450400270.00/cwt270.00–270.001,0801
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000965190.91/cwt174.00–208.001,8422
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400358224.79/cwt215.00–235.008052
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500465224.55/cwt200.00–250.001,0443
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650630222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,3991
Dairy SteersLarge 3900–950930195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,8141
CowsLean 85-90%1,042152.52/cwt134.00–162.001,58928
CowsLean 85-90%1,129165.95/cwt164.00–168.001,8745
CowsLean 85-90%810124.46/cwt108.00–132.001,00811
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350300272.50/cwt245.00–300.008182
Dairy HeifersLarge 3900–950920216.97/cwt214.00–220.001,9962
Dairy HeifersLarge 3850–900880189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6631
Bulls1,583173.62/cwt170.00–180.002,7482
Bulls1,584202.42/cwt190.00–210.003,20622
Bulls1,716226.27/cwt214.00–235.003,8839
CowsBoner 80-85%1,328176.49/cwt162.00–186.002,34477
CowsBoner 80-85%1,398191.88/cwt187.00–201.002,6829
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,519160.08/cwt150.00–168.002,4328
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700660258.50/cwt250.00–267.001,7062
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400395290.00/cwt290.00–290.001,1461
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550505300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5151
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350345300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0351
SteersMedium and Large 3200–250200350.00/cwt350.00–350.007001
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700675230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,5531
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450432337.99/cwt300.00–365.001,4603
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500483324.61/cwt300.00–350.001,5682
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500472308.57/cwt300.00–325.001,4563
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600575250.76/cwt237.00–275.001,4423
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300270323.61/cwt300.00–350.008742
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450431327.68/cwt305.00–340.001,4124
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300288518.55/cwt500.00–535.001,4933
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650600360.00/cwt360.00–360.002,1601
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450419457.67/cwt450.00–475.001,9187
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800790225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,7781
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300295375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,1061
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400383350.82/cwt325.00–375.001,3442
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565319.65/cwt300.00–335.001,8063
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550522340.04/cwt300.00–350.001,7755
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400384426.75/cwt385.00–445.001,63910
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450418402.60/cwt385.00–420.001,6832
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550513283.07/cwt230.00–300.001,4526
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950910204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8561
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800765237.42/cwt225.00–250.001,8162
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900888188.45/cwt172.00–205.001,6732
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650634292.73/cwt275.00–300.001,8565
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-27642,922.80/head2,100.00–3,400.002,9239
SteersMedium and Large 2600–650633357.41/cwt350.00–365.002,2622
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700667370.87/cwt330.00–387.002,47412
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800763348.58/cwt315.00–377.002,6603
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000978237.53/cwt235.00–240.002,3232
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950940280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,6321
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500468399.88/cwt370.00–425.001,87110
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321445.21/cwt400.00–465.001,4298
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,2204,300.00/head4,300.00–4,300.004,3001
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1792,436.40/head1,600.00–3,100.002,43620
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1152,379.82/head1,700.00–2,700.002,3807
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1272,381.51/head2,000.00–3,100.002,38211
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400385425.39/cwt410.00–440.001,6382
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700670260.07/cwt250.00–270.001,7422
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550524368.69/cwt350.00–410.001,9324
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600578356.09/cwt322.00–385.002,0583
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350343404.96/cwt400.00–410.001,3892
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700690265.00/cwt265.00–265.001,8291
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300276448.24/cwt435.00–459.001,23710
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850830237.00/cwt237.00–237.001,9671
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850835250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0881
SteersMedium and Large 2200–250215450.00/cwt450.00–450.009681
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450429436.71/cwt400.00–460.001,8734
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300281530.00/cwt530.00–530.001,4894
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750745245.00/cwt240.00–250.001,8252
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750705235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,6571
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550535401.56/cwt395.00–408.002,1482
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335474.25/cwt450.00–500.001,5892
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500468427.13/cwt395.00–450.001,9996
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600575348.48/cwt325.00–375.002,0043
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950930217.00/cwt217.00–217.002,0181
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300265320.00/cwt320.00–320.008481
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500477393.93/cwt370.00–405.001,8796

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.