Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

45 head Sheep: 35.00 -270.00 ; 64 head Goats: 25.00 - 440.00; 13 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -1200.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $385.81/cwt on 49 head, up $15.23 from the prior sale. That ranks 25 of 30 comparable sales and sits +16.96 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$385.81

▲ 15.23 vs prior sale

49 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,096

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$959

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

$183.11/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+11.98

vs NC average

−30.30 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	395.85	2,146	46
Medium and Large 2	570	270.00	1,539	1thin
Medium and Large 3	558	212.74	1,187	2thin

One grade step is worth $183.11/cwt here — about $959 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

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 sale49 hd

385.81

—

NC average3 barns · 69 hd

373.83

+11.98

National average149 barns · 8,242 hd

416.11

−30.30

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

+16.96

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	—	High	1,533	196.98	3,020	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,370	172.49	2,363	134
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,390	155.98	2,168	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	969	138.40	1,341	50

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)	1,219	$2,400	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,852	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,656	4thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	634.71/cwt	620.00–650.00	1,650	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,985	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	450.83/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,659	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	286.20/cwt	265.00–310.00	2,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	416.75/cwt	390.00–435.00	1,975	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	294.96/cwt	285.00–305.00	2,251	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	424.06/cwt	400.00–455.00	2,002	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	293.83/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,954	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	366.93/cwt	335.00–385.00	2,143	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	491.60/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,376	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	423.56/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,978	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	277.94/cwt	260.00–287.00	2,565	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	404.94/cwt	375.00–417.00	2,142	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	337.59/cwt	315.00–355.00	2,073	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	469.14/cwt	445.00–497.00	1,572	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	483.13/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,865	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,737	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	278.71/cwt	260.00–297.00	2,416	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	413.79/cwt	390.00–432.00	2,330	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	465.00/cwt	465.00–465.00	1,465	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	403.87/cwt	385.00–415.00	2,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	360.27/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,639	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	375.00/cwt	365.00–385.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	343.33/cwt	317.00–370.00	2,626	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,063	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	2,442	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	432.24/cwt	410.00–467.00	1,846	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,446	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	615.00/cwt	615.00–615.00	1,230	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	399.73/cwt	375.00–425.00	2,107	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	369.03/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,288	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	377.87/cwt	350.00–405.00	2,139	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	444.30/cwt	425.00–470.00	1,888	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	530.79/cwt	500.00–550.00	1,709	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	467.99/cwt	440.00–505.00	1,750	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	642.87/cwt	605.00–665.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	388.23/cwt	375.00–405.00	2,582	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	964	276.45/cwt	235.00–290.00	2,665	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	287.58/cwt	275.00–300.00	2,373	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	318.85/cwt	300.00–335.00	2,178	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	298.30/cwt	295.00–300.00	2,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,610	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	328.53/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,356	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	583.20/cwt	545.00–620.00	1,353	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	464.21/cwt	435.00–485.00	1,996	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	732	358.69/cwt	335.00–375.00	2,626	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	479	445.00/cwt	445.00–445.00	2,132	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	156.28/cwt	155.00–160.00	1,757	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	143.15/cwt	125.00–154.00	1,373	31
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	111.99/cwt	97.00–122.00	991	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,390	155.98/cwt	155.00–159.00	2,168	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,531	185.70/cwt	180.00–194.00	2,843	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,343	170.31/cwt	157.00–179.00	2,287	115
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,013	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,785	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,497	1
Bulls	—	—	1,698	222.95/cwt	215.00–229.00	3,786	4
Bulls	—	—	1,628	204.73/cwt	191.00–213.00	3,333	11
Bulls	—	—	1,108	149.68/cwt	137.00–162.00	1,658	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,851.64/head	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,852	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	2,400.31/head	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,400	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,662.10/head	1,050.00–2,300.00	1,662	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	933	2,586.33/head	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,586	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,726.46/head	2,050.00–3,400.00	2,726	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	845	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,535	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,639	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	262.81/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,099	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	212.74/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,187	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	1,403	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	433.91/cwt	420.00–455.00	2,317	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,678	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	237.54/cwt	235.00–240.00	1,568	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	242.77/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,481	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,311	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	345.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,656	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,309	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,174	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	783	165.02/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,292	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	211.26/cwt	192.00–230.00	1,553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	283	376.73/cwt	360.00–395.00	1,066	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	980	196.60/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,927	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	366.89/cwt	355.00–380.00	1,211	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	305.00/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,220	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	370.10/cwt	365.00–375.00	1,436	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	368.23/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,539	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	371.31/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,545	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	371.40/cwt	355.00–410.00	1,222	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	401.31/cwt	385.00–420.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	346.78/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,977	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	2,145	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	285.53/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,762	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	268.70/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,806	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	281.15/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	380.00/cwt	380.00–380.00	798	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	347.51/cwt	345.00–350.00	1,835	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,539	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	875	188.49/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,649	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	444.63/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,490	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,748	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	590.00/cwt	590.00–590.00	1,741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	363.58/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,698	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	419.02/cwt	410.00–430.00	1,538	5

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 Jul 6, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 469Last week 403Year ago 340

Slaughter CattleReceipts 237Last week 247Year ago 244

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 52Year ago 10

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

45 head Sheep: 35.00 -270.00 ; 64 head Goats: 25.00 - 440.00; 13 head Baby Calves: 300.00 -1200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	235	605.00–665.00	642.87
3	250–300	260	620.00–650.00	634.71
7	300–350	322	500.00–550.00	530.79
7	350–400	374	440.00–505.00	467.99
12	400–450	425	425.00–470.00	444.30
9	450–500	472	400.00–455.00	424.06
11	500–550	527	375.00–425.00	399.73
7	550–600	566	350.00–405.00	377.87
5	600–650	620	350.00–390.00	369.03
5	650–700	683	300.00–335.00	318.85
3	700–750	717	300.00–350.00	328.53
3	750–800	780	295.00–300.00	298.30
2	800–850	825	275.00–300.00	287.58
1	850–900	870	300.00	300.00
3	900–950	923	260.00–287.00	277.94
4	950–1000	964	235.00–290.00	276.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	360.00–395.00	376.73
3	300–350	330	355.00–380.00	366.89
2	350–400	388	365.00–375.00	370.10
2	400–450	400	300.00–310.00	305.00
1	450–500	465	330.00	330.00
1	550–600	580	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	610	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	420.00–470.00	444.63
5	350–400	367	410.00–430.00	419.02
7	400–450	416	350.00–395.00	371.31
5	450–500	467	345.00–385.00	363.58
2	500–550	528	345.00–350.00	347.51
5	600–650	617	270.00–310.00	285.53
1	850–900	895	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	615.00	615.00
11	250–300	280	470.00–515.00	491.60
13	300–350	335	445.00–497.00	469.14
14	350–400	368	430.00–480.00	450.83
14	400–450	427	410.00–467.00	432.24
18	450–500	474	390.00–435.00	416.75
35	500–550	529	375.00–417.00	404.94
11	550–600	584	335.00–385.00	366.93
11	600–650	614	315.00–355.00	337.59
7	650–700	665	275.00–320.00	293.83
4	700–750	720	265.00–310.00	286.20
3	750–800	763	285.00–305.00	294.96
1	800–850	810	302.00	302.00
3	850–900	867	260.00–297.00	278.71
1	900–950	945	210.00	210.00
1	950–1000	950	257.00	257.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	450–500	479	445.00	445.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	385.00	385.00
1	350–400	385	340.00	340.00
2	400–450	423	310.00	310.00
1	450–500	495	300.00	300.00
2	550–600	558	195.00–230.00	212.74
2	600–650	610	210.00–275.00	242.77
2	650–700	660	235.00–240.00	237.54
2	700–750	735	192.00–230.00	211.26
2	750–800	783	160.00–170.00	165.02
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	380.00	380.00
5	300–350	329	355.00–410.00	371.40
4	350–400	361	385.00–420.00	401.31
2	400–450	418	350.00–385.00	368.23
6	450–500	480	335.00–365.00	345.00
1	550–600	570	270.00	270.00
4	600–650	620	275.00–300.00	281.15
3	650–700	672	230.00–290.00	268.70
1	700–750	720	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	770	225.00	225.00
4	850–900	875	180.00–200.00	188.49
1	900–950	945	185.00	185.00
3	950–1000	980	185.00–205.00	196.60
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	232	545.00–620.00	583.20
1	250–300	295	590.00	590.00
1	300–350	315	465.00	465.00
5	350–400	386	470.00–500.00	483.13
11	400–450	430	435.00–485.00	464.21
15	450–500	467	400.00–455.00	423.56
23	500–550	534	420.00–455.00	433.91
11	550–600	563	390.00–432.00	413.79
7	600–650	621	385.00–415.00	403.87
3	650–700	665	375.00–405.00	388.23
7	700–750	732	335.00–375.00	358.69
2	750–800	765	317.00–370.00	343.33
1	800–850	820	305.00	305.00
1	850–900	850	322.00	322.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
2	400–450	400	365.00–385.00	375.00
2	450–500	455	335.00–385.00	360.27
2	550–600	570	320.00–375.00	346.78
1	600–650	610	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	650	330.00	330.00
1	750–800	750	275.00	275.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	418	245.00–280.00	262.81
1	450–500	460	305.00	305.00
1	550–600	575	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	600	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	845	240.00	240.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	205.00	205.00
1	850–900	850	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,124	155.00–160.00	156.28
31	—	959	125.00–154.00	143.15
11	—	885	97.00–122.00	111.99
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,390	155.00–159.00	155.98
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,531	180.00–194.00	185.70
115	—	1,343	157.00–179.00	170.31
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,698	215.00–229.00	222.95
11	—	1,628	191.00–213.00	204.73
4	—	1,108	137.00–162.00	149.68

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,058	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,851.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,219	1,900.00–2,850.00	2,400.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	942	1,050.00–2,300.00	1,662.10
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	933	2,250.00–2,900.00	2,586.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,153	2,050.00–3,400.00	2,726.46

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

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