Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 20.00 to 25.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

17 head Sheep: 160.00 -400.00 ; 23 head Goats: 65.00 - 245.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $353.07/cwt on 41 head, up $51.75 from the prior sale. That ranks 6 of 30 comparable sales and sits −15.78 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$353.07

▲ 51.75 vs prior sale

41 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,929

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$500

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

$105.49/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+19.92

vs NC average

−20.96 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	362.96	1,976	35
Medium and Large 2	552	314.35	1,734	4thin
Medium and Large 3	573	257.47	1,475	2thin

One grade step is worth $105.49/cwt here — about $500 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

353.07

—

NC average9 barns · 192 hd

333.15

+19.92

National average160 barns · 6,700 hd

374.03

−20.96

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−15.78

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	1,567	204.11	3,197	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	177.79	2,388	63
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,579	167.36	2,643	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,054	151.71	1,599	73

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,011	$2,204	16
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,101	$2,158	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,002	$2,004	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$2,512	6

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	522	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,237	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,676	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	167.36/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,643	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,292	190.59/cwt	186.00–199.00	2,462	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,353	175.38/cwt	168.00–184.00	2,373	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	250	630.00/cwt	630.00–630.00	1,575	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	454.48/cwt	442.00–471.00	2,168	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	292	497.98/cwt	475.00–520.00	1,454	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	313.50/cwt	300.00–322.00	2,254	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	635	364.53/cwt	335.00–379.00	2,315	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	319.13/cwt	310.00–335.00	2,282	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	521.67/cwt	504.00–545.00	1,654	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	557.29/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	467	390.07/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,822	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	319.80/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,973	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	407.68/cwt	390.00–429.00	2,360	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,059	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	324.79/cwt	317.00–332.00	2,218	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	539.21/cwt	502.00–565.00	1,715	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	737	293.24/cwt	275.00–308.00	2,161	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	282.29/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,905	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	489.27/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,810	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	368.56/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,917	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,160	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	371.61/cwt	350.00–385.00	2,140	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	414	441.70/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,829	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	361.31/cwt	350.00–387.00	2,233	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	191.03/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,773	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	433.20/cwt	405.00–462.00	1,633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	475.27/cwt	470.00–480.00	2,010	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	2,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	440.36/cwt	430.00–447.00	2,065	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	477.17/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,751	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	2,383	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	592.02/cwt	575.00–610.00	1,320	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	245.78/cwt	232.00–259.00	2,396	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,156	2,301.61/head	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,302	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	844	2,412.93/head	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,413	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	418.17/cwt	397.00–445.00	2,183	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	427.78/cwt	397.00–440.00	2,267	8
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	715	1,150.00/head	1,150.00–1,150.00	1,150	1
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	687	1,051.21/head	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051	3
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 3	—	822	1,263.79/head	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,264	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,438	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	278.95/cwt	267.00–285.00	2,156	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	125.90/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,171	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	166.29/cwt	164.00–169.00	1,987	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	153.49/cwt	137.00–163.00	1,575	39
Bulls	—	—	1,298	174.83/cwt	165.00–180.00	2,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,731	227.95/cwt	220.00–239.00	3,946	4
Bulls	—	—	1,596	202.61/cwt	190.00–215.00	3,234	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	2,208.02/head	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,208	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	2,421.47/head	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,421	13
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	850	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,710	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	978	210.73/cwt	204.00–218.00	2,061	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	999	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	257.47/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,475	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,300	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	2,709.66/head	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,710	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	604	388.56/cwt	386.00–389.00	2,347	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	681	376.00/cwt	376.00–376.00	2,561	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,215	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,304	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,419	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	351.01/cwt	340.00–360.00	783	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	312.72/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,798	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	335.00/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,608	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,125	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	992	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,224	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	403	335.09/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,350	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	351.68/cwt	335.00–370.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	388.16/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,300	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	315.98/cwt	312.00–320.00	1,668	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	332.52/cwt	320.00–342.00	1,872	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,983	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,685	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	993	183.50/cwt	182.00–185.00	1,822	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	413.12/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,760	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	570.05/cwt	565.00–575.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	401.65/cwt	400.00–405.00	1,679	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,792	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	302.00/cwt	302.00–302.00	2,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	483.36/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	455	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,190	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	348.90/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,842	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	357.03/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,035	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	469.41/cwt	445.00–489.00	1,535	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	353.95/cwt	340.00–362.00	2,410	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 Aug 3, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 382Last week 404Year ago 644

Slaughter CattleReceipts 180Last week 176Year ago 216

Replacement CattleReceipts 50Last week 44Year ago 47

17 head Sheep: 160.00 -400.00 ; 23 head Goats: 65.00 - 245.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	425	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	522	237.00	237.00
1	900–950	905	189.00	189.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	225.00	225.00
3	950–1000	978	204.00–218.00	210.73
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	565.00–575.00	570.05
1	250–300	250	630.00	630.00
3	300–350	317	504.00–545.00	521.67
4	350–400	370	470.00–500.00	489.27
2	400–450	423	470.00–480.00	475.27
10	450–500	477	442.00–471.00	454.48
8	500–550	530	397.00–440.00	427.78
18	550–600	579	390.00–429.00	407.68
14	600–650	635	335.00–379.00	364.53
5	650–700	681	340.00–362.00	353.95
4	700–750	715	310.00–335.00	319.13
1	750–800	785	315.00	315.00
1	800–850	800	304.00	304.00
1	900–950	905	302.00	302.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	350.00	350.00
3	550–600	563	320.00–342.00	332.52
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	600–650	604	386.00–389.00	388.56
4	650–700	681	376.00	376.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	315.00	315.00
1	350–400	380	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	445	275.00	275.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	345.00	345.00
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
3	400–450	418	400.00–405.00	401.65
1	450–500	475	370.00	370.00
4	500–550	528	325.00–370.00	348.90
1	550–600	560	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	610	325.00	325.00
1	650–700	650	315.00	315.00
2	950–1000	993	182.00–185.00	183.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	223	575.00–610.00	592.02
2	250–300	273	535.00–580.00	557.29
11	300–350	318	502.00–565.00	539.21
5	350–400	367	455.00–500.00	477.17
13	400–450	414	420.00–470.00	441.70
8	450–500	469	430.00–447.00	440.36
14	500–550	522	397.00–445.00	418.17
10	550–600	576	350.00–385.00	371.61
16	600–650	618	350.00–387.00	361.31
4	650–700	683	317.00–332.00	324.79
4	700–750	719	300.00–322.00	313.50
3	750–800	773	267.00–285.00	278.95
1	800–850	800	270.00	270.00
1	850–900	880	277.00	277.00
2	950–1000	975	232.00–259.00	245.78
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	340.00–360.00	351.01
1	350–400	395	330.00	330.00
1	400–450	405	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	473	300.00	300.00
1	500–550	535	315.00	315.00
1	600–650	645	250.00	250.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	460.00–500.00	483.36
7	250–300	292	475.00–520.00	497.98
14	300–350	327	445.00–489.00	469.41
12	350–400	377	405.00–462.00	433.20
12	400–450	426	385.00–430.00	413.12
13	450–500	467	365.00–410.00	390.07
18	500–550	520	335.00–385.00	368.56
17	550–600	570	345.00–370.00	357.03
5	600–650	617	300.00–332.00	319.80
3	650–700	675	275.00–290.00	282.29
3	700–750	737	275.00–308.00	293.24
1	750–800	795	259.00	259.00
1	800–850	845	282.00	282.00
1	850–900	870	277.00	277.00
2	900–950	928	187.00–195.00	191.03
1	950–1000	950	194.00	194.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	280.00	280.00
1	350–400	350	300.00	300.00
1	450–500	450	250.00	250.00
2	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.47
1	650–700	650	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	425.00	425.00
3	300–350	335	365.00–400.00	388.16
2	350–400	373	335.00–370.00	351.68
2	400–450	403	320.00–350.00	335.09
2	450–500	480	320.00–350.00	335.00
2	500–550	528	312.00–320.00	315.98
2	550–600	575	300.00–325.00	312.72
1	600–650	600	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	700	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	900	175.00	175.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,579	161.00–171.00	167.36
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,292	186.00–199.00	190.59
53	—	1,353	168.00–184.00	175.38
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	930	110.00–135.00	125.90
20	—	1,195	164.00–169.00	166.29
39	—	1,026	137.00–163.00	153.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,298	165.00–180.00	174.83
4	—	1,731	220.00–239.00	227.95
5	—	1,596	190.00–215.00	202.61

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)	7	—	1,156	1,400.00–2,700.00	2,301.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	14	—	1,069	1,600.00–2,850.00	2,208.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	13	—	1,055	1,750.00–2,850.00	2,421.47
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 3$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	715	1,150.00	1,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	687	1,000.00–1,100.00	1,051.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	822	1,075.00–1,500.00	1,263.79
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	844	1,875.00–2,700.00	2,412.93
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,035	2,300.00–3,100.00	2,709.66

Head, weight ranges, average weights and price ranges are exactly as USDA AMS filed them — nothing recomputed, nothing rounded — in USDA's own reporting structure. This is RaisedBeef's rendering of that data, not a copy of USDA's document.

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle