Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

36 head Sheep 100.00 - 440.00; 11 head Goats 60.00 - 325.00; 10 head Baby Calves 250.00 - 1400.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.41/cwt on 36 head, down $5.29 from the prior sale. That ranks 20 of 30 comparable sales and sits +4.56 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$373.41

▼ 5.29 vs prior sale

36 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,052

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$478

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

$77.28/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.25

vs NC average

−43.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	384.28	2,121	29
Medium and Large 2	541	331.96	1,796	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	307.00	1,642	1thin

One grade step is worth $77.28/cwt here — about $478 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 sale36 hd

373.41

—

NC average9 barns · 313 hd

375.66

−2.25

National average171 barns · 11,385 hd

417.11

−43.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+4.56

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	1,549	212.51	3,292	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,368	181.55	2,483	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	166.89	2,645	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,027	150.15	1,542	42

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)	1,178	$2,329	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,082	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$1,921	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$3,365	10

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1	200–250	228	559.67/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,276	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	880	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,288	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	236.00/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,994	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	598	403.00/cwt	403.00–403.00	2,410	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	241.73/cwt	225.00–260.00	2,200	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	264.46/cwt	260.00–269.00	2,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,843	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	465.96/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,510	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	337.48/cwt	310.00–360.00	2,076	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	525.00/cwt	525.00–525.00	1,076	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	361.65/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,083	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	443.09/cwt	415.00–460.00	1,901	22
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,617	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	317.42/cwt	315.00–320.00	2,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,845	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	290.77/cwt	282.00–300.00	1,672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	436.90/cwt	405.00–457.00	2,062	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	391.61/cwt	370.00–424.00	2,044	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	467.79/cwt	435.00–492.00	1,740	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	409.76/cwt	400.00–430.00	1,344	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	663	244.44/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,621	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	411.79/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	316.00/cwt	316.00–316.00	2,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	356.98/cwt	345.00–370.00	1,492	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	371	351.40/cwt	345.00–367.00	1,304	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	477.48/cwt	450.00–495.00	2,249	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	481.11/cwt	450.00–500.00	2,054	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	421.35/cwt	408.00–430.00	2,612	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	426.18/cwt	410.00–441.00	2,429	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	371.66/cwt	367.00–374.00	2,732	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	414.55/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,936	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	371.04/cwt	330.00–400.00	1,926	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	503.94/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,920	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,205	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,391	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	396.17/cwt	389.00–410.00	2,662	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	511	472.00/cwt	472.00–472.00	2,412	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,365	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,217	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	440.27/cwt	408.00–465.00	2,303	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	403.22/cwt	380.00–425.00	1,714	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	398.46/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,506	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,738	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	503.66/cwt	502.00–504.00	2,282	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	328.94/cwt	315.00–349.00	2,566	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	556.39/cwt	555.00–565.00	1,886	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	368.56/cwt	352.00–389.00	2,458	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	470.88/cwt	440.00–510.00	2,006	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	462.18/cwt	430.00–480.00	2,168	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	318.97/cwt	300.00–337.00	2,274	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	316.82/cwt	280.00–332.00	2,471	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	262.18/cwt	250.00–275.00	2,289	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	168.40/cwt	165.00–173.00	1,719	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,053	157.34/cwt	150.00–164.00	1,657	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	166.89/cwt	160.00–176.00	2,645	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	190.28/cwt	185.00–199.00	2,590	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	123.89/cwt	107.00–137.00	1,222	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,370	178.89/cwt	170.00–186.00	2,451	59
Bulls	—	—	1,440	181.16/cwt	180.00–183.00	2,609	2
Bulls	—	—	1,719	230.06/cwt	219.00–243.00	3,955	8
Bulls	—	—	1,435	204.73/cwt	194.00–213.00	2,938	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,328.95/head	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,329	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,082.27/head	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,082	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	1,921.05/head	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,921	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	926	2,995.90/head	2,200.00–3,750.00	2,996	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,017	3,539.80/head	3,375.00–3,700.00	3,540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	4,025.61/head	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,026	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	379.73/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,766	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	868	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	549.49/cwt	525.00–575.00	1,786	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,582	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	388	403.30/cwt	400.00–410.00	1,565	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	429.08/cwt	410.00–450.00	1,395	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	309.73/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,750	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	338.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,557	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	288.55/cwt	277.00–300.00	1,783	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	408.60/cwt	395.00–425.00	1,728	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	438.33/cwt	400.00–457.00	2,257	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	397.22/cwt	375.00–412.00	2,483	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,605	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	289.94/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,502	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	333.99/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,409	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	310.69/cwt	300.00–322.00	1,951	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,483	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	509.65/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,855	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,145	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,932	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,254	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	579.53/cwt	555.00–602.00	1,553	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,814	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	352.55/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,847	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,034	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	412.09/cwt	390.00–439.00	2,332	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	317.00/cwt	317.00–317.00	2,536	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	649.84/cwt	645.00–665.00	1,514	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	345.44/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,644	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	337	363.17/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,224	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	179.92/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,098	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	745	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	2,347	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	1,642	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	497.68/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,394	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	250.99/cwt	250.00–252.00	1,953	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	391.61/cwt	355.00–425.00	1,433	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	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 May 11, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 727Year ago 594

Slaughter CattleReceipts 175Last week 220Year ago 143

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 26Year ago 11

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

36 head Sheep 100.00 - 440.00; 11 head Goats 60.00 - 325.00; 10 head Baby Calves 250.00 - 1400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	530.00–590.00	559.67
7	300–350	339	555.00–565.00	556.39
5	350–400	381	480.00–520.00	503.94
8	400–450	427	450.00–500.00	481.11
13	450–500	471	450.00–495.00	477.48
16	500–550	523	408.00–465.00	440.27
19	550–600	570	410.00–441.00	426.18
27	600–650	620	408.00–430.00	421.35
3	650–700	672	389.00–410.00	396.17
5	700–750	735	367.00–374.00	371.66
4	750–800	780	315.00–349.00	328.94
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	378	390.00–410.00	398.46
3	400–450	425	380.00–425.00	403.22
3	450–500	467	400.00–425.00	414.55
5	500–550	519	330.00–400.00	371.04
2	550–600	563	325.00–330.00	327.44
1	700–750	700	315.00	315.00
1	850–900	880	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	330.00	330.00
1	500–550	535	260.00	260.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	453	502.00–504.00	503.66
7	500–550	511	472.00	472.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	525.00	525.00
3	250–300	280	475.00–520.00	497.68
8	300–350	324	445.00–500.00	465.96
17	350–400	372	435.00–492.00	467.79
22	400–450	429	415.00–460.00	443.09
29	450–500	472	405.00–457.00	436.90
15	500–550	522	370.00–424.00	391.61
9	550–600	576	335.00–380.00	361.65
6	600–650	615	310.00–360.00	337.48
1	650–700	690	316.00	316.00
2	700–750	723	315.00–320.00	317.42
1	750–800	780	275.00	275.00
2	800–850	845	225.00–247.00	236.00
2	850–900	873	260.00–269.00	264.46
3	900–950	910	225.00–260.00	241.73
1	950–1000	950	247.00	247.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	550–600	598	403.00	403.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	440.00	440.00
3	250–300	275	400.00–425.00	411.79
5	300–350	328	400.00–430.00	409.76
9	350–400	366	355.00–425.00	391.61
2	400–450	418	345.00–370.00	356.98
4	450–500	476	340.00–350.00	345.44
4	500–550	524	350.00–360.00	352.55
2	550–600	575	282.00–300.00	290.77
1	600–650	615	300.00	300.00
2	650–700	663	239.00–250.00	244.44
1	700–750	720	250.00	250.00
2	750–800	778	250.00–252.00	250.99
1	800–850	835	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	337	350.00–380.00	363.17
4	350–400	371	345.00–367.00	351.40
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	307.00	307.00
2	600–650	610	175.00–185.00	179.92
1	650–700	660	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	745	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	680	179.00	179.00
1	700–750	730	187.00	187.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	900–950	905	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	645.00–665.00	649.84
6	250–300	268	555.00–602.00	579.53
8	300–350	325	525.00–575.00	549.49
9	350–400	364	495.00–540.00	509.65
23	400–450	426	440.00–510.00	470.88
13	450–500	469	430.00–480.00	462.18
12	500–550	515	400.00–457.00	438.33
6	550–600	566	390.00–439.00	412.09
7	600–650	625	375.00–412.00	397.22
3	650–700	667	352.00–389.00	368.56
6	700–750	713	300.00–337.00	318.97
4	750–800	780	280.00–332.00	316.82
1	800–850	800	317.00	317.00
2	850–900	873	250.00–275.00	262.18
1	950–1000	955	260.00	260.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	425.00	425.00
2	300–350	325	410.00–450.00	429.08
3	350–400	388	400.00–410.00	403.30
7	400–450	423	395.00–425.00	408.60
4	450–500	465	350.00–400.00	379.73
2	500–550	535	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	565	300.00–320.00	309.73
2	600–650	628	300.00–322.00	310.69
1	650–700	655	295.00	295.00
1	900–950	945	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	422	300.00–350.00	333.99
4	450–500	460	325.00–350.00	338.48
3	500–550	518	280.00–300.00	289.94
1	550–600	565	280.00	280.00
2	600–650	618	277.00–300.00	288.55
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	—	1,021	165.00–173.00	168.40
21	—	1,053	150.00–164.00	157.34
12	—	986	107.00–137.00	123.89
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,585	160.00–176.00	166.89
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,361	185.00–199.00	190.28
59	—	1,370	170.00–186.00	178.89
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,440	180.00–183.00	181.16
8	—	1,719	219.00–243.00	230.06
10	—	1,435	194.00–213.00	204.73

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,178	2,050.00–3,100.00	2,328.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,049	1,575.00–2,700.00	2,082.27
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,097	1,800.00–2,000.00	1,921.05
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	926	2,200.00–3,750.00	2,995.90
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,017	3,375.00–3,700.00	3,539.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,220	3,950.00–4,100.00	4,025.61

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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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