Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-04-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 27
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
797 head
83 vs last sale 880 48 vs year ago 845 · 5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
243 head
63 vs last sale 306 55 vs year ago 188 · +29.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
36 vs last sale 59 6 vs year ago 29 · 20.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00-6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

64 head Sheep and Goats: 50.00 - 340.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $367.87/cwt on 66 head, down $1.17 from the prior sale. That ranks 14 of 30 comparable sales and sits 0.99 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$367.87
1.17 vs prior sale
66 head · 538 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,980
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$740
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$135.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+8.51
vs NC average
56.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539391.212,11051
Medium and Large 2532326.041,7337thin
Medium and Large 3536255.661,3708thin
One grade step is worth $135.55/cwt here — about $740 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 sale66 hd
367.87
NC average8 barns · 308 hd
359.35
+8.51
National average166 barns · 11,250 hd
424.07
−56.20
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−0.99
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
BullsHigh1,529203.983,11918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,317168.372,21773
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,518156.362,37419
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079143.511,54894

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$2,7322thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,153$2,3979
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,176$2,0577
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,115$3,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$2,6713thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2600–650635267.00/cwt267.00–267.001,6951
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850812335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,7202
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300279498.21/cwt475.00–525.001,39016
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650619391.00/cwt391.00–391.002,4205
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800777322.00/cwt322.00–322.002,5025
SteersMedium and Large 2250–300285450.00/cwt450.00–450.001,2831
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500480450.00/cwt450.00–450.002,1601
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550500415.00/cwt415.00–415.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850813275.15/cwt265.00–285.002,2372
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500474423.72/cwt400.00–449.002,00846
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800763282.37/cwt252.00–300.002,1546
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960237.00/cwt237.00–237.002,2751
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750723302.69/cwt300.00–308.002,1883
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650616337.14/cwt300.00–352.002,0774
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950925199.00/cwt199.00–199.001,8411
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350327445.70/cwt410.00–470.001,45715
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723240.11/cwt225.00–250.001,7365
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450425376.27/cwt350.00–400.001,59910
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250245400.00/cwt400.00–400.009801
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225560.00/cwt560.00–560.001,2602
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350327522.25/cwt492.00–560.001,70817
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600573380.46/cwt350.00–412.002,18018
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600595325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,9341
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550534263.61/cwt230.00–290.001,4087
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800755250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8881
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900895170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5221
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550521326.21/cwt300.00–355.001,7006
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400375343.61/cwt300.00–375.001,2896
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850845189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,5971
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650617200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2343
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700658412.49/cwt410.00–415.002,7142
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500473481.17/cwt465.00–510.002,27614
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350305350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,0681
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950935275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5711
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550522458.96/cwt425.00–480.002,39612
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600566435.43/cwt425.00–450.002,4656
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300288649.97/cwt640.00–655.001,8723
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450423458.92/cwt435.00–475.001,9414
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600570352.52/cwt350.00–355.002,0092
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365484.38/cwt470.00–500.001,7682
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650624405.84/cwt385.00–430.002,53221
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400375534.33/cwt507.00–575.002,00421
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750727361.63/cwt355.00–365.002,6293
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650633338.30/cwt322.00–355.002,1412
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550515316.23/cwt292.00–340.001,6292
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350335310.00/cwt300.00–320.001,0392
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450425504.82/cwt485.00–532.002,14515
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350308563.16/cwt550.00–575.001,7356
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900887317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,8122
Dairy SteersLarge 3450–500459302.52/cwt275.00–325.001,3894
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450423325.33/cwt300.00–360.001,3763
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300295315.00/cwt300.00–330.009292
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400360320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,1521
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600564344.24/cwt330.00–362.001,9424
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800760317.00/cwt317.00–317.002,4091
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800758354.66/cwt330.00–362.002,6885
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450429491.37/cwt450.00–515.002,10848
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850818298.28/cwt275.00–322.002,4402
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885280.00/cwt280.00–280.002,4781
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750704350.83/cwt342.00–362.002,4705
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000978220.08/cwt210.00–230.002,1522
CowsLean 85-90%1,136149.38/cwt133.00–161.001,69763
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,518156.36/cwt140.00–168.002,37419
CowsLean 85-90%957163.53/cwt162.00–168.001,5656
CowsBoner 80-85%1,338184.77/cwt180.00–190.002,4723
CowsBoner 80-85%1,316167.67/cwt159.00–178.002,20770
CowsLean 85-90%964123.93/cwt110.00–132.001,19525
Bulls1,489214.81/cwt210.00–225.003,1997
Bulls1,473180.00/cwt180.00–180.002,6512
Bulls1,573200.88/cwt190.00–207.003,1609
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1532,397.29/head1,525.00–3,000.002,3979
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1153,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0801,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600558284.93/cwt270.00–300.001,5902
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1762,057.11/head1,500.00–2,500.002,0577
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0832,731.87/head2,550.00–2,900.002,7322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0503,156.67/head2,750.00–3,450.003,1572
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250240512.50/cwt500.00–525.001,2302
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300281515.04/cwt500.00–535.001,4474
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550530391.43/cwt375.00–400.002,0753
BullsMedium and Large 3700–750735190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,3971
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550545287.50/cwt275.00–300.001,5672
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400380315.26/cwt305.00–325.001,1982
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500468324.87/cwt300.00–350.001,5202
BullsMedium and Large 3750–800765210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,6071
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250223302.75/cwt300.00–305.006752
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450413350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,4463
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350320510.31/cwt495.00–535.001,6333
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650623327.26/cwt300.00–350.002,0394
BullsMedium and Large 2900–950905187.45/cwt179.00–196.001,6962
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400377424.19/cwt400.00–455.001,5996
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500478365.55/cwt350.00–380.001,7472
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000980184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,8031
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400373420.37/cwt400.00–460.001,56813
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500474283.38/cwt250.00–305.001,3439
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700669251.12/cwt235.00–270.001,6804
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500473359.08/cwt325.00–380.001,6985
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600550200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1001
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300283439.97/cwt425.00–450.001,2453
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650622252.01/cwt230.00–275.001,5683
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450425449.80/cwt420.00–475.001,91239
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371492.80/cwt470.00–525.001,82841
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450432321.60/cwt315.00–325.001,3893
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519438.08/cwt420.00–479.002,27423
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600583350.32/cwt325.00–375.002,0422
HeifersMedium and Large 3750–800750187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350321351.93/cwt320.00–375.001,1304
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700695225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,5641
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950903257.52/cwt250.00–265.002,3252
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700678369.51/cwt350.00–385.002,5056
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300273579.06/cwt550.00–610.001,5817
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650624395.48/cwt370.00–417.002,4687
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700678313.50/cwt300.00–332.002,1264
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900886246.82/cwt235.00–267.002,1874
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550521397.07/cwt370.00–422.002,06933
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323556.52/cwt540.00–605.001,79825
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500476465.62/cwt430.00–495.002,21633
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250223570.42/cwt550.00–635.001,2724
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350310390.99/cwt350.00–425.001,2123
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300288411.52/cwt375.00–450.001,1852
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417421.76/cwt390.00–445.001,7593
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600569432.34/cwt405.00–462.002,46019
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400368528.01/cwt500.00–560.001,94323

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.