Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 15
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
604 head
59 vs last sale 545 74 vs year ago 530 · +14.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
211 head
24 vs last sale 235 24 vs year ago 187 · +12.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
15 vs last sale 37 15 vs year ago 7 · +214.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

40 head Sheep: 50.00 - 370; 29 head Goats: 35.00 - 290.00; 13 head Baby Calves: 175.00 -1450.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $368.66/cwt on 73 head, up $1.41 from the prior sale. That ranks 15 of 30 comparable sales and sits 0.19 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.
Average price
$368.66
1.41 vs prior sale
73 head · 546 lb average
Value per head Derived
$2,011
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$524
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.35/cwt at this weight
vs the market
2.98
vs NC average
42.84 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1546375.352,05065
Medium and Large 2541319.261,7277thin
Medium and Large 3545280.001,5261thin
One grade step is worth $95.35/cwt here — about $524 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale73 hd
368.66
NC average7 barns · 254 hd
371.64
−2.98
National average169 barns · 9,451 hd
411.50
−42.84
This barn, trailing median30 sales
368.85
−0.19
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
BullsHigh1,620215.673,49315
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,383177.382,45397
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,558159.682,4886thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,051150.061,57764

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)1,398$2,3843thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,223$2,2796
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$1,9797
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)920$2,7216

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
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300271470.07/cwt440.00–490.001,2745
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700671298.12/cwt270.00–314.002,0006
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800762278.49/cwt265.00–290.002,1226
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600570358.02/cwt330.00–377.002,04110
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900862275.20/cwt250.00–305.002,3723
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350325430.56/cwt410.00–450.001,39912
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450426414.11/cwt385.00–437.001,76420
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400377418.98/cwt395.00–440.001,58011
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550526376.68/cwt350.00–400.001,98139
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650620326.63/cwt300.00–345.002,02515
HeifersMedium and Large 1900–950918220.03/cwt210.00–230.002,0202
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500471403.38/cwt380.00–429.001,90030
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350333487.56/cwt480.00–495.001,6242
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400378484.12/cwt460.00–510.001,8303
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800767320.87/cwt302.00–330.002,4613
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300283528.65/cwt500.00–555.001,4964
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450415450.58/cwt420.00–475.001,8706
SteersMedium and Large 1900–950910275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,5031
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750710342.61/cwt315.00–360.002,4334
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600584413.57/cwt377.00–424.002,4157
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500477439.63/cwt410.00–457.002,0978
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550538421.28/cwt390.00–430.002,2668
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900890306.00/cwt306.00–306.002,7231
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700690356.62/cwt356.00–372.002,46126
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500485340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,6491
SteersMedium and Large 2700–750700260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8201
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800780275.00/cwt275.00–275.002,1451
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350330382.46/cwt380.00–385.001,2622
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400365385.71/cwt365.00–420.001,4083
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450425383.53/cwt355.00–415.001,6303
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500464426.83/cwt400.00–455.001,9808
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750713281.91/cwt277.00–292.002,0103
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250238493.15/cwt465.00–515.001,1743
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450425427.37/cwt400.00–457.001,81621
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850810263.67/cwt250.00–277.002,1362
HeifersMedium and Large 1950–1000960192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,8431
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700676332.00/cwt310.00–357.002,2449
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350318510.04/cwt480.00–540.001,6229
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250231602.81/cwt585.00–630.001,3924
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650621364.18/cwt350.00–380.002,2627
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600571400.70/cwt365.00–425.002,28831
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518415.92/cwt385.00–437.002,15418
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750715280.14/cwt270.00–290.002,0032
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000985265.00/cwt265.00–265.002,6101
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900860260.00/cwt260.00–260.002,2361
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850815290.00/cwt290.00–290.002,3641
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0601,978.82/head1,600.00–2,250.001,9797
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29653,025.00/head3,025.00–3,025.003,0251
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-28562,481.97/head2,000.00–2,750.002,4824
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650636390.14/cwt360.00–408.002,48113
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550535435.74/cwt432.00–440.002,3313
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600583428.00/cwt428.00–428.002,4957
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300287537.13/cwt500.00–560.001,54213
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400366445.83/cwt420.00–477.001,63210
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800760313.34/cwt308.00–317.002,3813
CowsLean 85-90%1,123163.08/cwt162.00–165.001,83111
CowsLean 85-90%1,033153.05/cwt136.00–161.001,58145
CowsLean 85-90%1,054115.31/cwt100.00–129.001,2158
Bulls1,701225.26/cwt220.00–231.003,8327
Bulls1,517211.46/cwt204.00–215.003,2087
Bulls1,770178.00/cwt178.00–178.003,1511
Dairy SteersLarge 3850–900850176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,4961
Dairy SteersLarge 3800–850845177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4961
Dairy HeifersLarge 3950–1000970182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,7651
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,558159.68/cwt150.00–168.002,4886
CowsBoner 80-85%1,487186.04/cwt184.00–190.002,76626
CowsBoner 80-85%1,345174.21/cwt165.00–182.002,34371
Dairy HeifersLarge 3800–850825175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4441
Dairy SteersLarge 3700–750730174.00/cwt174.00–174.001,2701
Dairy SteersLarge 3650–700660185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,2211
Dairy SteersLarge 3500–550530189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,0021
Dairy SteersLarge 3300–350300265.00/cwt265.00–265.007951
Dairy SteersLarge 3750–800780192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4981
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600580382.93/cwt380.00–386.002,22116
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650638353.00/cwt353.00–353.002,25214
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700657335.00/cwt335.00–335.002,2012
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1303,375.00/head3,375.00–3,375.003,3751
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,2232,279.19/head1,650.00–2,650.002,2796
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,3982,383.73/head2,000.00–2,650.002,3843
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500456286.12/cwt265.00–300.001,3054
BullsMedium and Large 3600–650623250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5582
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350338326.99/cwt292.00–355.001,1053
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700665250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6631
SteersMedium and Large 3400–450405340.00/cwt340.00–340.001,3771
SteersMedium and Large 3300–350340350.00/cwt350.00–350.001,1901
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350330309.55/cwt300.00–320.001,0222
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700690195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3461
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500473248.81/cwt225.00–275.001,1772
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450428279.12/cwt255.00–305.001,1953
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400365298.33/cwt275.00–325.001,0893
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500480287.89/cwt275.00–300.001,3822
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300275345.18/cwt340.00–350.009492
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650645240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,5481
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550545280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,5261
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450415246.69/cwt225.00–270.001,0242
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400370339.73/cwt330.00–350.001,2572
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300278384.86/cwt380.00–390.001,0702
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700655204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,3361
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550520300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5601
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750708237.56/cwt220.00–255.001,6822
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700678250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,6952
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450417344.96/cwt320.00–370.001,4388
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400370364.21/cwt350.00–385.001,3487
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515344.71/cwt339.00–350.001,7754
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550530319.90/cwt300.00–335.001,6955
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650618307.49/cwt300.00–310.001,9004
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600568317.67/cwt310.00–325.001,8042
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300268427.48/cwt425.00–430.001,1462
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500472343.76/cwt320.00–369.001,6236
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650623288.70/cwt270.00–300.001,7994
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350321362.04/cwt345.00–405.001,1624
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700678275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8652
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350325440.00/cwt440.00–440.001,4302
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300288455.00/cwt455.00–455.001,3102
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850835225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8791
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600575339.04/cwt320.00–360.001,9496
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500473355.99/cwt320.00–385.001,6846
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800755272.00/cwt272.00–272.002,0541
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450425375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5941
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400385425.00/cwt425.00–425.001,6361
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550516352.85/cwt325.00–375.001,8214
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750725229.86/cwt210.00–250.001,6662

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.