Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-06-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-06-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

14 head Sheep: 30.00 -310.00 ; 28 head Goats: 40.00 - 290.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 450.00 -1400.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $370.58/cwt on 42 head, up $1.91 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 30 comparable sales and sits +1.73 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$370.58

▲ 1.91 vs prior sale

42 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,005

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$618

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

$109.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−19.83

vs NC average

−45.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	383.16	2,074	36
Medium and Large 2	550	338.50	1,862	2thin
Medium and Large 3	533	273.41	1,457	4thin

One grade step is worth $109.74/cwt here — about $618 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

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 sale42 hd

370.58

—

NC average9 barns · 446 hd

390.41

−19.83

National average161 barns · 8,493 hd

415.83

−45.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+1.73

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	—	Average	1,698	209.16	3,551	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,393	174.50	2,430	114
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,613	160.18	2,584	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,055	144.01	1,519	60

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)	1,164	$2,439	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,162	$2,370	30
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,063	$2,012	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	823	$3,400	3thin

Every lot, as filed

107 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	900–950	900	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	395.00/cwt	395.00–395.00	1,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,169	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	381.73/cwt	370.00–390.00	1,802	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	378.39/cwt	375.00–385.00	1,563	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,639	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,665	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	338.57/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,432	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,876	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	420.94/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	307.85/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,779	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	442.86/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,647	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,672	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	450.78/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,461	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	421.01/cwt	420.00–422.00	2,568	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	426.13/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,229	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,091	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,108	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	404.73/cwt	385.00–422.00	1,914	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	347.18/cwt	325.00–377.00	2,146	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	903	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,077	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	416.07/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,781	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	478.43/cwt	455.00–495.00	1,316	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	578.80/cwt	555.00–610.00	1,603	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	386.45/cwt	350.00–406.00	2,025	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	377.33/cwt	362.00–398.00	2,158	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	444.31/cwt	420.00–469.00	1,688	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	520.00/cwt	490.00–545.00	1,274	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	418.76/cwt	400.00–442.00	2,198	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	416.38/cwt	392.00–445.00	1,961	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	311.70/cwt	300.00–320.00	2,073	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	409.91/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,718	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	329.66/cwt	320.00–340.00	2,364	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	604.86/cwt	600.00–610.00	1,591	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	388.02/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,382	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	287.50/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,156	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	406.67/cwt	380.00–422.00	2,322	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	520.43/cwt	495.00–540.00	1,686	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	2,443	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	353.70/cwt	315.00–367.00	2,363	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	2,484	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	442.64/cwt	415.00–460.00	2,076	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	409	448.81/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,836	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	426.09/cwt	400.00–437.00	2,441	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	788	119.04/cwt	108.00–126.00	938	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	158.81/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,858	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	142.76/cwt	127.00–154.00	1,510	38
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,613	160.18/cwt	150.00–165.00	2,584	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,296	189.00/cwt	183.00–198.00	2,449	18
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,411	171.78/cwt	162.00–182.00	2,424	96
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	300	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	675	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,891	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	945	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,928	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,263	1
Bulls	—	—	1,670	202.44/cwt	191.00–211.00	3,381	9
Bulls	—	—	1,733	217.81/cwt	213.00–229.00	3,775	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,164	2,438.55/head	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,439	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	2,011.72/head	1,375.00–2,350.00	2,012	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	3,700.00/head	3,700.00–3,700.00	3,700	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	214.00/cwt	214.00–214.00	1,915	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	800	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,360	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	565	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,384	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,421	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	345.92/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,124	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	519.87/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,981	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	660	2,800.00/head	2,800.00–2,800.00	2,800	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,162	2,370.12/head	1,450.00–2,800.00	2,370	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	274.55/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,433	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	763	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,264	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,526	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	281.46/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,306	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,435	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,680	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,438	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	354.52/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,170	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	363.07/cwt	350.00–375.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	985	189.90/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	279.15/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,739	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,965	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,905	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	357.35/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,687	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	407.44/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	360.08/cwt	340.00–379.00	1,721	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	394.56/cwt	350.00–407.00	1,499	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,881	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,980	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,627	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,436	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	330.58/cwt	310.00–350.00	1,702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,833	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,788	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 Jun 22, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 403Last week 604Year ago 413

Slaughter CattleReceipts 247Last week 211Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 52Last week 22Year ago 14

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

14 head Sheep: 30.00 -310.00 ; 28 head Goats: 40.00 - 290.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 450.00 -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	250–300	263	600.00–610.00	604.86
1	300–350	320	500.00	500.00
11	350–400	381	500.00–545.00	519.87
4	400–450	409	420.00–475.00	448.81
5	450–500	469	415.00–460.00	442.64
13	500–550	523	400.00–455.00	426.13
10	550–600	573	400.00–437.00	426.09
2	600–650	610	420.00–422.00	421.01
1	700–750	720	345.00	345.00
1	800–850	835	320.00	320.00
1	900–950	900	300.00	300.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	400.00–415.00	407.44
1	350–400	370	450.00	450.00
3	450–500	472	335.00–385.00	357.35
1	550–600	560	335.00	335.00
1	650–700	655	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	720	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	325.00–365.00	345.92
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
1	450–500	470	300.00	300.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
6	300–350	318	400.00–450.00	420.94
1	350–400	365	395.00	395.00
3	400–450	413	375.00–385.00	378.39
3	450–500	472	370.00–390.00	381.73
3	500–550	515	310.00–350.00	330.58
3	550–600	578	275.00–325.00	307.85
1	600–650	635	300.00	300.00
1	700–750	745	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	245	490.00–545.00	520.00
6	250–300	277	555.00–610.00	578.80
7	300–350	324	495.00–540.00	520.43
8	350–400	372	420.00–475.00	442.86
15	400–450	428	400.00–440.00	416.07
17	450–500	471	392.00–445.00	416.38
17	500–550	525	400.00–442.00	418.76
14	550–600	571	380.00–422.00	406.67
4	600–650	614	350.00–402.00	388.02
5	650–700	668	315.00–367.00	353.70
8	700–750	717	320.00–340.00	329.66
2	750–800	750	275.00–300.00	287.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	360.00	360.00
2	250–300	273	350.00–375.00	363.07
3	300–350	330	340.00–375.00	354.52
1	350–400	380	385.00	385.00
1	400–450	410	350.00	350.00
1	450–500	450	320.00	320.00
1	500–550	515	365.00	365.00
1	550–600	575	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	600	280.00	280.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	400.00	400.00
2	250–300	275	425.00	425.00
9	350–400	380	350.00–407.00	394.56
3	400–450	423	317.00–350.00	338.57
6	450–500	478	340.00–379.00	360.08
1	500–550	530	347.00	347.00
1	550–600	570	330.00	330.00
2	600–650	623	267.00–292.00	279.15
1	700–750	715	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	780	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	835	172.00	172.00
1	900–950	935	174.00	174.00
2	950–1000	985	180.00–200.00	189.90
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	485.00	485.00
4	250–300	275	455.00–495.00	478.43
13	300–350	324	420.00–475.00	450.78
10	350–400	380	420.00–469.00	444.31
17	400–450	419	400.00–440.00	409.91
26	450–500	473	385.00–422.00	404.73
23	500–550	524	350.00–406.00	386.45
13	550–600	572	362.00–398.00	377.33
12	600–650	618	325.00–377.00	347.18
3	650–700	665	300.00–320.00	311.70
1	700–750	725	337.00	337.00
1	750–800	775	272.00	272.00
1	800–850	825	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	903	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	950	212.00	212.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	315	290.00	290.00
1	350–400	395	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	255.00	255.00
4	450–500	464	250.00–300.00	281.46
3	500–550	522	255.00–300.00	274.55
1	550–600	565	270.00	270.00
1	600–650	625	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	655	217.00	217.00
2	750–800	763	165.00–175.00	170.05
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	565	245.00	245.00
1	800–850	800	170.00	170.00
1	850–900	895	214.00	214.00
1	900–950	945	204.00	204.00
1	950–1000	995	190.00	190.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	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
7	—	788	108.00–126.00	119.04
15	—	1,170	155.00–162.00	158.81
38	—	1,058	127.00–154.00	142.76
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,613	150.00–165.00	160.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,296	183.00–198.00	189.00
96	—	1,411	162.00–182.00	171.78
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,670	191.00–211.00	202.44
7	—	1,733	213.00–229.00	217.81

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)	6	—	1,164	1,900.00–2,750.00	2,438.55
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,063	1,375.00–2,350.00	2,011.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	30	—	1,162	1,450.00–2,800.00	2,370.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	905	3,700.00	3,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	660	2,800.00	2,800.00

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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