Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

2 head Sheep: 100.00; 6 head Goats: 50.00 - 185.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 750.00 -850.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $309.91/cwt on 21 head, up $4.27 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 32 comparable sales and sits −58.35 against this barn's trailing median of $368.26.

Average price

$309.91

▲ 4.27 vs prior sale

21 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,660

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$203

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$58.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.52

vs NC average

−27.88 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	532	315.45	1,677	19thin
Medium and Large 2	573	257.27	1,474	2thin

One grade step is worth $58.18/cwt here — about $203 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

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 sale21 hd

309.91

—

NC average7 barns · 116 hd

302.39

+7.52

National average138 barns · 5,113 hd

337.79

−27.88

This barn, trailing median32 sales

368.26

−58.35

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	1,467	181.56	2,663	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	155.81	2,061	30
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,564	141.37	2,211	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,216	132.63	1,613	38

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)	1,194	$4,023	15
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,188	$2,622	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,163	$3,500	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,091	$3,469	6

Every lot, as filed

96 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 2	600–650	615	277.54/cwt	275.00–280.00	1,707	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	283.93/cwt	257.00–300.00	1,224	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,511	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	370.37/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,570	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	384.96/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,444	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	563	342.78/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,930	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	526.04/cwt	522.00–530.00	1,436	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	430.00/cwt	430.00–430.00	1,699	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	327.85/cwt	310.00–332.00	2,010	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	522.43/cwt	515.00–530.00	1,505	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	296.38/cwt	272.00–312.00	1,870	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,733	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	284.22/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,873	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	513.08/cwt	505.00–535.00	1,185	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	247.75/cwt	230.00–265.00	2,150	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	294.89/cwt	270.00–310.00	2,141	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,820	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	992	196.36/cwt	189.00–210.00	1,948	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	475.00/cwt	470.00–480.00	1,249	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	259.74/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,000	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,357	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	257.55/cwt	250.00–265.00	2,022	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	333.81/cwt	320.00–359.00	1,773	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	313	441.06/cwt	410.00–480.00	1,381	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	348.91/cwt	332.00–369.00	1,455	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	297.11/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,699	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	458	382.91/cwt	375.00–392.00	1,754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	303.41/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,896	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	209.98/cwt	208.00–212.00	1,970	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,365	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	361.21/cwt	340.00–385.00	1,727	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	562	327.97/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,843	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	2,378	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	408.23/cwt	375.00–430.00	1,523	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	364.68/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,940	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	326.25/cwt	310.00–336.00	2,150	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,010	3,592.49/head	1,925.00–4,700.00	3,592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,350	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,785	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Bulls	—	—	1,175	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	2,562	1
Bulls	—	—	1,454	185.76/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,701	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	112.08/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,117	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,117	145.16/cwt	144.00–147.00	1,621	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,272	135.59/cwt	125.00–142.00	1,725	29
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,564	141.37/cwt	140.00–148.00	2,211	11
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	285	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	428	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,147	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	913	190.32/cwt	182.00–197.00	1,738	3
Bulls	—	—	1,593	159.62/cwt	159.00–160.00	2,543	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,161	179.90/cwt	171.00–189.00	2,089	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,348	152.10/cwt	144.00–164.00	2,050	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,194	4,023.21/head	1,700.00–4,600.00	4,023	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,275	3,500.00/head	3,500.00–3,500.00	3,500	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	3,450.00/head	3,450.00–3,450.00	3,450	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	485	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	737	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,395	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	736	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	217.36/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,145	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	3,550.00/head	3,550.00–3,550.00	3,550	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	3,267.19/head	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,267	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,188	2,622.44/head	1,900.00–3,800.00	2,622	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	218	268.22/cwt	255.00–280.00	585	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	915	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	912	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	287.56/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,175	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,140	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	257.27/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	863	164.52/cwt	159.00–170.00	1,420	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	263.20/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,277	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,692	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	959	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,148	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	316.20/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	346.17/cwt	325.00–365.00	1,624	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	314.73/cwt	305.00–325.00	1,457	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,611	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,226	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	318.89/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,671	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	758	213.46/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,618	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,088	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 Sep 7, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 250Last week 462Year ago 788

Slaughter CattleReceipts 117Last week 122Year ago 248

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 18

2 head Sheep: 100.00; 6 head Goats: 50.00 - 185.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 750.00 -850.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	615	275.00–280.00	277.54
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	522.00–530.00	526.04
1	300–350	300	450.00	450.00
1	350–400	395	430.00	430.00
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
4	450–500	458	375.00–392.00	382.91
7	500–550	532	345.00–380.00	364.68
2	550–600	563	330.00–355.00	342.78
10	600–650	613	310.00–332.00	327.85
5	650–700	659	310.00–336.00	326.25
1	700–750	700	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	290.00	290.00
1	450–500	460	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	515	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	690	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	375	290.00	290.00
5	400–450	431	257.00–300.00	283.93
4	450–500	485	250.00–275.00	263.20
2	550–600	573	250.00–265.00	257.27
1	650–700	685	247.00	247.00
2	750–800	758	202.00–225.00	213.46
2	850–900	863	159.00–170.00	164.52
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	231	505.00–535.00	513.08
3	250–300	263	470.00–480.00	475.00
2	300–350	323	420.00	420.00
5	350–400	375	370.00–400.00	384.96
11	400–450	417	332.00–369.00	348.91
17	450–500	469	325.00–365.00	346.17
16	500–550	524	300.00–332.00	318.89
3	550–600	572	285.00–305.00	297.11
5	600–650	631	272.00–312.00	296.38
4	650–700	659	267.00–300.00	284.22
1	700–750	700	260.00	260.00
2	750–800	770	250.00–270.00	259.74
1	800–850	825	210.00	210.00
2	850–900	868	230.00–265.00	247.75
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00
3	950–1000	992	189.00–210.00	196.36
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	255.00–280.00	268.22
1	250–300	290	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	410	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	515.00–530.00	522.43
3	300–350	313	410.00–480.00	441.06
8	350–400	373	375.00–430.00	408.23
13	400–450	424	350.00–400.00	370.37
13	450–500	478	340.00–385.00	361.21
8	500–550	531	320.00–359.00	333.81
11	550–600	562	310.00–342.00	327.97
3	600–650	625	300.00–310.00	303.41
1	650–700	685	287.00	287.00
4	700–750	726	270.00–310.00	294.89
2	750–800	785	250.00–265.00	257.55
1	850–900	860	275.00	275.00
2	900–950	938	208.00–212.00	209.98
1	950–1000	995	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	320.00	320.00
1	300–350	305	300.00	300.00
1	350–400	375	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	430	265.00	265.00
1	450–500	470	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	527	202.00–225.00	217.36
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	450.00	450.00
1	300–350	340	345.00	345.00
3	350–400	360	300.00–350.00	316.20
1	400–450	430	285.00	285.00
2	450–500	463	305.00–325.00	314.73
2	500–550	523	275.00–300.00	287.56
2	550–600	578	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	650	255.00	255.00
1	750–800	795	217.00	217.00
1	850–900	895	180.00	180.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	485	152.00	152.00
1	600–650	630	182.00	182.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	750–800	775	180.00	180.00
3	900–950	913	182.00–197.00	190.32

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,010	1,925.00–4,700.00	3,592.49
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,275	3,500.00	3,500.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,295	3,450.00	3,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,030	3,550.00	3,550.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,120	3,150.00–3,400.00	3,267.19
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	15	—	1,194	1,700.00–4,600.00	4,023.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	6	—	1,188	1,900.00–3,800.00	2,622.44

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,175	218.00	218.00
7	—	1,454	180.00–199.00	185.76
3	—	1,593	159.00–160.00	159.62
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	997	100.00–120.00	112.08
3	—	1,117	144.00–147.00	145.16
29	—	1,272	125.00–142.00	135.59
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,564	140.00–148.00	141.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,161	171.00–189.00	179.90
26	—	1,348	144.00–164.00	152.10

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 it compared 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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