Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-05-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 4
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
727 head
70 vs last sale 797 30 vs year ago 757 · 4.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
220 head
23 vs last sale 243 20 vs year ago 200 · +10.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
26 head
3 vs last sale 23 11 vs year ago 37 · 29.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00-4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

57 head Sheep and Goats 35.00 - 300.00;3 head Baby Calves 700.00 - 1000.00;1 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $378.70/cwt on 77 head, up $10.83 from the prior sale. That ranks 23 of 30 comparable sales and sits +9.84 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$378.70
10.83 vs prior sale
77 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,043
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$831
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$160.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+16.02
vs NC average
49.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1541400.522,16559
Medium and Large 2524349.571,83211thin
Medium and Large 3555240.511,3347thin
One grade step is worth $160.01/cwt here — about $831 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale77 hd
378.70
NC average9 barns · 353 hd
362.68
+16.02
National average182 barns · 12,459 hd
427.90
−49.20
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
+9.84
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
BullsAverage1,481197.342,92228
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,371174.372,39194
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,649161.842,6699thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,079146.651,58362

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)968$2,07011
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)845$1,8343thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)832$1,7185
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$3,2007

Every lot, as filed

127 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 1350–400376533.32/cwt508.00–555.002,0057
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450427396.80/cwt380.00–410.001,6943
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600564412.00/cwt412.00–412.002,3245
SteersMedium and Large 1950–1000983285.42/cwt279.00–292.002,8062
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550512469.63/cwt445.00–490.002,4055
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850825299.78/cwt282.00–318.002,4732
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700670406.69/cwt369.00–410.002,72514
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350330390.00/cwt390.00–390.001,2871
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800775270.46/cwt250.00–292.002,0962
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550516412.53/cwt389.00–435.002,12933
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300272521.94/cwt499.00–542.001,4208
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550548459.00/cwt459.00–459.002,5153
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700685354.96/cwt350.00–360.002,4312
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700653370.00/cwt370.00–370.002,4163
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900869254.05/cwt230.00–285.002,2084
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750735195.85/cwt175.00–217.001,4393
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250211510.83/cwt500.00–545.001,0785
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650614349.57/cwt310.00–369.002,14610
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450430494.67/cwt480.00–520.002,1274
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850823288.53/cwt277.00–300.002,3752
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450417456.56/cwt432.00–482.001,90427
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500476389.97/cwt380.00–400.001,8565
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800790224.97/cwt220.00–230.001,7772
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750719292.98/cwt275.00–312.002,1074
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added750–800798302.00/cwt302.00–302.002,4106
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950923252.45/cwt235.00–270.002,3302
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600565325.00/cwt325.00–325.001,8361
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600578365.57/cwt340.00–390.002,11318
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400364423.54/cwt400.00–435.001,5425
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350324489.58/cwt472.00–525.001,58620
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000995245.00/cwt245.00–245.002,4381
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400376339.27/cwt305.00–359.001,2764
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500450225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,0131
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600595315.00/cwt315.00–315.001,8741
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550535300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,6051
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600572438.44/cwt422.00–470.002,50811
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650616425.48/cwt417.00–437.002,6216
SteersMedium and Large 2800–850825240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,9801
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350335400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,3401
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500465422.53/cwt420.00–425.001,9652
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515418.50/cwt415.00–422.002,1552
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750713335.05/cwt330.00–340.002,3892
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500482485.00/cwt450.00–512.002,33815
Dairy HeifersLarge 3550–600563227.78/cwt215.00–240.001,2822
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250235633.94/cwt610.00–660.001,4902
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300278606.03/cwt580.00–640.001,6855
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800763319.78/cwt300.00–330.002,4403
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850800215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,7201
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550505210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0611
Dairy HeifersLarge 3600–650635160.98/cwt160.00–162.001,0222
Dairy HeifersLarge 3750–800790222.50/cwt210.00–235.001,7582
Dairy SteersLarge 3400–450420340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,4281
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350320569.20/cwt565.00–577.001,8214
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750742197.28/cwt175.00–240.001,4643
Dairy SteersLarge 3600–650633189.94/cwt175.00–205.001,2022
Dairy HeifersLarge 3650–700695175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2161
Dairy HeifersLarge 3350–400370224.73/cwt205.00–245.008322
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600583419.77/cwt380.00–435.002,44726
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900853304.02/cwt295.00–317.002,5933
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250245638.33/cwt610.00–660.001,5643
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400373518.28/cwt500.00–545.001,93323
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550519434.48/cwt400.00–455.002,25522
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750728319.01/cwt305.00–350.002,3224
CowsLean 85-90%1,082151.24/cwt134.00–161.001,63640
CowsLean 85-90%1,186164.75/cwt162.00–169.001,9549
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,649161.84/cwt155.00–168.002,6699
CowsBoner 80-85%1,378172.70/cwt162.00–182.002,38084
CowsBoner 80-85%1,315188.37/cwt184.00–193.002,47710
CowsLean 85-90%997120.00/cwt110.00–130.001,19613
Bulls1,546200.64/cwt184.00–207.003,10215
Bulls1,055148.73/cwt135.00–162.001,5695
Bulls1,624221.54/cwt211.00–239.003,5988
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-29682,070.29/head1,000.00–2,875.002,07011
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28451,834.07/head1,025.00–2,700.001,8343
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-28321,718.33/head900.00–2,550.001,7185
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28282,451.36/head2,000.00–2,900.002,4512
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1934,231.76/head4,150.00–4,300.004,2322
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28353,010.78/head2,650.00–3,250.003,0113
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550521323.46/cwt300.00–350.001,6854
BullsMedium and Large 3200–250205360.00/cwt360.00–360.007381
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450430358.72/cwt350.00–370.001,5424
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400369350.58/cwt325.00–380.001,2946
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550510245.00/cwt245.00–245.001,2501
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450410414.20/cwt375.00–437.001,6985
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650600250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5001
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,0411
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500482400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,9283
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300275330.14/cwt300.00–365.009082
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350330487.12/cwt475.00–500.001,6072
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600570262.61/cwt250.00–300.001,4974
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500476302.17/cwt280.00–335.001,4384
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300274595.81/cwt580.00–615.001,6339
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350327343.21/cwt320.00–360.001,1223
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400374425.43/cwt400.00–450.001,5917
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250215500.00/cwt500.00–500.001,0751
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700668299.53/cwt275.00–325.002,0012
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850813318.31/cwt310.00–325.002,5883
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850845210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,7751
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425483.44/cwt450.00–510.002,05530
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650645350.00/cwt350.00–350.002,2581
BullsMedium and Large 1900–950908245.40/cwt230.00–252.002,2284
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700674380.39/cwt345.00–402.002,5649
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650630280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,7641
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800772313.35/cwt300.00–320.002,4193
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550541256.28/cwt230.00–285.001,3864
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350323553.79/cwt522.00–585.001,78926
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650618409.84/cwt375.00–430.002,53316
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500481464.87/cwt429.00–495.002,23635
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400363327.49/cwt300.00–365.001,1895
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700650285.00/cwt275.00–295.001,8532
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700668215.77/cwt210.00–227.001,4413
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480276.38/cwt250.00–300.001,3277
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400371478.95/cwt450.00–510.001,77729
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500475426.72/cwt405.00–450.002,02738
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300278467.23/cwt425.00–485.001,2999
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700673298.50/cwt275.00–320.002,0094
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600573219.48/cwt202.00–250.001,2583
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450425336.57/cwt325.00–350.001,4303
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650610230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350321370.53/cwt360.00–390.001,1894
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950910176.52/cwt175.00–178.001,6062
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350317437.08/cwt425.00–450.001,3863
HeifersMedium and Large 2200–250220452.44/cwt450.00–455.009952
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300280382.74/cwt350.00–400.001,0723
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450410412.35/cwt400.00–425.001,6912
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550520352.03/cwt320.00–380.001,83110
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000970182.06/cwt179.00–185.001,7662

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.