Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Sheep: 130.00 -410.00 ; 44 head Goats: 20.00 - 295.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 600.00; 6 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.64/cwt on 54 head, down $28.44 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.26.

Average price

$305.64

▼ 28.44 vs prior sale

54 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,654

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$705

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

$145.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−6.36

vs NC average

−25.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	320.30	1,729	41
Medium and Large 2	543	266.43	1,445	12thin
Medium and Large 3	585	175.00	1,024	1thin

One grade step is worth $145.30/cwt here — about $705 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

32 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $368.26 across 32 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 sale54 hd

305.64

—

NC average9 barns · 200 hd

312.00

−6.36

National average157 barns · 5,611 hd

331.52

−25.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

368.26

−62.63

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	1,562	181.50	2,834	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,414	164.19	2,322	44
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,611	152.00	2,449	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,162	137.47	1,597	37

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)	1,281	$2,434	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,354	$2,382	19
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,218	$2,235	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,046	$2,742	4thin

Every lot, as filed

112 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	244.00/cwt	244.00–244.00	2,330	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	424.60/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,219	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	308.27/cwt	289.00–325.00	1,732	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	344.04/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,472	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	348.21/cwt	330.00–379.00	1,651	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	279.13/cwt	269.00–289.00	2,121	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	287.42/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,897	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	706	297.27/cwt	292.00–305.00	2,099	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	255.26/cwt	240.00–270.00	2,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	383	367.18/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,406	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	393.16/cwt	370.00–420.00	1,282	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	263.97/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,898	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	400.12/cwt	390.00–430.00	1,721	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	323.06/cwt	317.00–330.00	2,016	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	341.93/cwt	320.00–365.00	1,778	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	385.52/cwt	380.00–415.00	1,839	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	355	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	323.85/cwt	310.00–337.00	1,878	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,278	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,113	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	476.27/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,310	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	259.59/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,609	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	298.38/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,566	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	383.36/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	347.67/cwt	325.00–367.00	1,818	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	271.52/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,803	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	321.58/cwt	300.00–337.00	1,688	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	277.47/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,845	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	945	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	294.45/cwt	285.00–310.00	1,817	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	416.41/cwt	400.00–440.00	1,532	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	250.36/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,930	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	551.17/cwt	525.00–570.00	1,251	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	234.63/cwt	210.00–249.00	2,328	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	268.68/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,937	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	310.58/cwt	299.00–329.00	1,919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	559	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,845	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	667	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,068	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	319.44/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,805	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	891	235.54/cwt	225.00–239.00	2,099	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	372.33/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,750	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	406.83/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,709	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	486.83/cwt	475.00–500.00	1,353	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	442.08/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,468	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	2,044	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	422	383.76/cwt	382.00–389.00	1,619	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,236	142.86/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,766	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	110.26/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,076	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,103	155.13/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,711	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,611	152.00/cwt	150.00–155.00	2,449	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,185	189.16/cwt	185.00–196.00	2,242	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,431	162.36/cwt	155.00–174.00	2,323	41
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,793	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,601	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	420	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	743	1
Bulls	—	—	1,180	151.00/cwt	151.00–151.00	1,782	1
Bulls	—	—	1,501	196.41/cwt	194.00–202.00	2,948	5
Bulls	—	—	1,630	177.09/cwt	170.00–183.00	2,887	10
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	280	159.64/cwt	150.00–170.00	447	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	930	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,674	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	817	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,313	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	423	250.03/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,058	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,249	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	726	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,251	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,354	2,381.52/head	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,382	19
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,281	2,433.86/head	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,434	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	2,235.30/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,235	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,046	2,742.44/head	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,742	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	338	176.02/cwt	175.00–177.00	595	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	896	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,474	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,244	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	262.84/cwt	250.00–275.00	973	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	601	337.92/cwt	335.00–340.00	2,031	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,429	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,326	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,024	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	796	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	203.36/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,240	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	248.63/cwt	237.00–255.00	1,539	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	269.12/cwt	260.00–280.00	1,381	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	796	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	279.07/cwt	260.00–300.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,375	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,703	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	369	347.44/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,282	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	330.00/cwt	330.00–330.00	1,073	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	256.00/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,446	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	303.32/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,235	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	280.00/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,330	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	345.30/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,461	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,638	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	297.07/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,251	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	325.23/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	234.93/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	387.28/cwt	375.00–400.00	1,123	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	464	320.05/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,485	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,528	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	335.00/cwt	335.00–335.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	263.74/cwt	252.00–285.00	1,509	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	306.33/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,470	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	282.49/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,452	4

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 31, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 462Last week 398Year ago 347

Slaughter CattleReceipts 122Last week 164Year ago 144

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 29Year ago 23

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Sheep: 130.00 -410.00 ; 44 head Goats: 20.00 - 295.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00 - 600.00; 6 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	420.00	420.00
5	250–300	287	400.00–435.00	424.60
10	300–350	326	370.00–420.00	393.16
13	350–400	383	350.00–389.00	367.18
19	400–450	428	325.00–365.00	344.04
18	450–500	474	330.00–379.00	348.21
24	500–550	525	300.00–337.00	321.58
9	550–600	562	289.00–325.00	308.27
5	600–650	617	285.00–310.00	294.45
4	650–700	665	270.00–285.00	277.47
5	700–750	719	250.00–295.00	263.97
2	750–800	760	269.00–289.00	279.13
2	850–900	865	240.00–270.00	255.26
1	950–1000	955	244.00	244.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	335.00	335.00
4	350–400	373	300.00–340.00	325.23
5	400–450	421	285.00–305.00	297.07
1	450–500	470	325.00	325.00
6	500–550	513	260.00–280.00	269.12
6	550–600	572	252.00–285.00	263.74
6	600–650	619	237.00–255.00	248.63
1	650–700	655	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	735	230.00	230.00
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	422	382.00–389.00	383.76
8	550–600	559	330.00	330.00
6	650–700	667	310.00	310.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	280.00	280.00
2	350–400	370	250.00–275.00	262.84
1	400–450	430	185.00	185.00
1	450–500	495	205.00	205.00
1	550–600	585	175.00	175.00
3	600–650	610	180.00–225.00	203.36
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	455.00–500.00	476.27
1	350–400	355	400.00	400.00
4	400–450	430	390.00–430.00	400.12
11	450–500	477	380.00–415.00	385.52
6	500–550	520	320.00–365.00	341.93
2	550–600	580	310.00–337.00	323.85
4	600–650	624	317.00–330.00	323.06
4	650–700	660	270.00–300.00	287.42
5	700–750	706	292.00–305.00	297.27
1	750–800	760	269.00	269.00
1	800–850	845	250.00	250.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	350.00	350.00
1	400–450	440	332.00	332.00
5	450–500	480	300.00–332.00	306.33
4	500–550	514	275.00–285.00	282.49
1	600–650	645	267.00	267.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
12	600–650	601	335.00–340.00	337.92
7	700–750	726	310.00	310.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	565	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	290	375.00–400.00	387.28
7	300–350	321	360.00–400.00	383.36
8	350–400	369	320.00–370.00	347.44
10	400–450	423	320.00–375.00	345.30
9	450–500	464	290.00–325.00	320.05
6	500–550	525	275.00–320.00	298.38
1	550–600	580	325.00	325.00
4	600–650	620	250.00–270.00	259.59
1	650–700	655	260.00	260.00
2	700–750	725	225.00–245.00	234.93
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	525.00–570.00	551.17
3	250–300	278	475.00–500.00	486.83
5	300–350	332	425.00–455.00	442.08
12	350–400	368	400.00–440.00	416.41
11	400–450	420	385.00–425.00	406.83
22	450–500	470	350.00–402.00	372.33
10	500–550	523	325.00–367.00	347.67
4	550–600	565	295.00–332.00	319.44
5	600–650	618	299.00–329.00	310.58
7	650–700	664	250.00–290.00	271.52
4	700–750	721	250.00–277.00	268.68
6	750–800	771	240.00–269.00	250.36
4	850–900	891	225.00–239.00	235.54
3	950–1000	992	210.00–249.00	234.63
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	275	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	325	330.00	330.00
2	350–400	378	260.00–300.00	279.07
3	400–450	407	300.00–310.00	303.32
2	450–500	475	270.00–290.00	280.00
1	500–550	520	255.00	255.00
5	550–600	565	250.00–265.00	256.00
1	600–650	635	225.00	225.00
1	650–700	655	225.00	225.00
1	700–750	705	195.00	195.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	230.00	230.00
2	400–450	423	245.00–255.00	250.03
1	550–600	550	227.00	227.00
1	600–650	625	210.00	210.00
1	650–700	690	232.00	232.00
1	750–800	790	227.00	227.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	150.00–170.00	159.64
2	300–350	338	175.00–177.00	176.02
1	400–450	420	177.00	177.00
1	900–950	930	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,236	130.00–150.00	142.86
8	—	976	100.00–125.00	110.26
5	—	1,103	152.00–160.00	155.13
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,611	150.00–155.00	152.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,185	185.00–196.00	189.16
41	—	1,431	155.00–174.00	162.36
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,180	151.00	151.00
5	—	1,501	194.00–202.00	196.41
10	—	1,630	170.00–183.00	177.09

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)	19	—	1,354	1,850.00–2,800.00	2,381.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,281	2,050.00–2,750.00	2,433.86
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	16	—	1,218	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,235.30
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,046	2,100.00–3,700.00	2,742.44

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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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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