Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-14

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 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Sheep: 155.00 - 410.00; 51 head Goats: 50.00 - 265.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $306.14/cwt on 53 head, down $3.77 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 32 comparable sales and sits −62.13 against this barn's trailing median of $368.26.

Average price

$306.14

▼ 3.77 vs prior sale

53 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,641

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$655

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

$120.27/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.53

vs NC average

−48.17 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	533	323.41	1,725	40
Medium and Large 2	550	267.93	1,474	10thin
Medium and Large 3	527	203.14	1,070	3thin

One grade step is worth $120.27/cwt here — about $655 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 sale53 hd

306.14

—

NC average8 barns · 218 hd

306.67

−0.53

National average171 barns · 9,246 hd

354.31

−48.17

This barn, trailing median32 sales

368.26

−62.13

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	1,604	182.53	2,929	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,311	151.09	1,980	54
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,726	141.79	2,447	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,141	128.39	1,465	35

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)	1,282	$2,005	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	983	$1,824	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,157	$3,352	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,045	$3,350	1thin

Every lot, as filed

109 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 2	600–650	628	256.57/cwt	247.00–275.00	1,611	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	970	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,523	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	345.13/cwt	340.00–350.00	1,311	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	454.07/cwt	440.00–480.00	1,217	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	365.04/cwt	360.00–370.00	1,234	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	222.40/cwt	220.00–225.00	952	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	242.59/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,596	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	293.33/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,349	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	265.84/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,401	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	820	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,265	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	369.00/cwt	369.00–369.00	1,347	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,418	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	314.07/cwt	300.00–329.00	1,329	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	972	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	270.02/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,547	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	252.47/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	307.45/cwt	300.00–315.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	189.71/cwt	180.00–200.00	977	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	263.33/cwt	255.00–272.00	969	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	885	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	240	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	720	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,093	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	1,452	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,517	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,010	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	282.00/cwt	282.00–282.00	1,184	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	468	429.00/cwt	429.00–429.00	2,008	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	2,678.52/head	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,679	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	3,249.77/head	3,225.00–3,275.00	3,250	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	1,823.98/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,824	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,282	2,005.32/head	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,005	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	725	176.06/cwt	172.00–180.00	1,276	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	730	188.49/cwt	188.00–189.00	1,376	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	674	197.20/cwt	180.00–212.00	1,329	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	475	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	1,126	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	880	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	2,068	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,256	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,227	3,662.06/head	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,662	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,339	174.83/cwt	169.00–188.00	2,341	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,726	141.79/cwt	136.00–146.00	2,447	7
Bulls	—	—	1,671	198.69/cwt	196.00–201.00	3,320	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	608	184.68/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,123	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,674	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	620	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,593	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,307	148.12/cwt	140.00–165.00	1,936	48
Bulls	—	—	1,590	182.44/cwt	175.00–192.00	2,901	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,268	137.97/cwt	136.00–140.00	1,749	4
Bulls	—	—	1,588	161.46/cwt	154.00–165.00	2,564	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,157	129.80/cwt	120.00–135.00	1,502	28
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	827	102.42/cwt	97.00–110.00	847	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	2,259	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	404.53/cwt	380.00–420.00	1,707	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,045	3,350.00/head	3,350.00–3,350.00	3,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	367.49/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,907	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	388.49/cwt	362.00–410.00	1,838	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	482.75/cwt	470.00–510.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	246.92/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,790	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	314.19/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,967	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	718	306.00/cwt	306.00–306.00	2,197	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	283.00/cwt	277.00–289.00	2,476	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,381	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	324.54/cwt	310.00–342.00	1,856	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	381.76/cwt	367.00–400.00	1,619	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,013	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	559.23/cwt	535.00–580.00	1,454	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	281.52/cwt	272.00–290.00	1,886	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	246.99/cwt	245.00–249.00	2,445	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	422.93/cwt	400.00–439.00	1,375	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	320.06/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	399.91/cwt	385.00–415.00	1,492	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	604.42/cwt	575.00–655.00	1,390	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	264.50/cwt	240.00–287.00	2,026	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	442.16/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,623	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	296.53/cwt	270.00–316.00	1,818	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	336.07/cwt	322.00–359.00	1,942	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	269.52/cwt	267.00–272.00	1,927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,311	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	338.18/cwt	325.00–360.00	1,454	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	443	357.40/cwt	340.00–375.00	1,583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,801	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	383.28/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	283.50/cwt	280.00–287.00	1,800	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	309.99/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,606	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	489.76/cwt	470.00–505.00	1,837	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	293.88/cwt	285.00–308.00	2,251	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	534	383.52/cwt	370.00–390.00	2,048	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	406.87/cwt	400.00–415.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	290.64/cwt	280.00–300.00	1,665	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	434	422.06/cwt	404.00–450.00	1,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	297.00/cwt	297.00–297.00	2,376	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	565.00/cwt	565.00–565.00	1,187	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	396.08/cwt	377.00–412.00	1,873	8
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	288.22/cwt	275.00–302.00	1,767	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	329.63/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,549	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	463.67/cwt	432.00–485.00	1,525	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	347.30/cwt	330.00–377.00	1,636	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	284.62/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,918	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	207.19/cwt	196.00–227.00	1,923	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	317.54/cwt	290.00–335.00	2,140	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	342.58/cwt	310.00–350.00	2,127	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	324.53/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,684	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	446.83/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,215	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	273.38/cwt	259.00–282.00	1,971	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,134	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	306.29/cwt	292.00–326.00	2,187	7

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 14, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 250Year ago 622

Slaughter CattleReceipts 149Last week 117Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 29Year ago 18

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

11 head Sheep: 155.00 - 410.00; 51 head Goats: 50.00 - 265.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	300–350	338	360.00–370.00	365.04
4	350–400	380	340.00–350.00	345.13
2	400–450	423	300.00–329.00	314.07
3	450–500	460	290.00–300.00	293.33
5	500–550	527	250.00–292.00	265.84
5	550–600	573	250.00–285.00	270.02
5	600–650	628	247.00–275.00	256.57
2	650–700	658	235.00–250.00	242.59
1	750–800	785	167.00	167.00
1	800–850	820	159.00	159.00
1	950–1000	970	157.00	157.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	300.00	300.00
1	300–350	300	295.00	295.00
2	350–400	368	255.00–272.00	263.33
1	400–450	420	282.00	282.00
2	450–500	465	250.00–255.00	252.47
2	500–550	515	180.00–200.00	189.71
1	550–600	550	230.00	230.00
1	650–700	680	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	705	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	700–750	718	306.00	306.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	565.00	565.00
9	250–300	272	425.00–475.00	446.83
9	300–350	325	400.00–439.00	422.93
10	350–400	373	385.00–415.00	399.91
14	400–450	424	367.00–400.00	381.76
12	450–500	471	330.00–377.00	347.30
30	500–550	519	300.00–342.00	324.53
10	550–600	576	300.00–330.00	320.06
12	600–650	613	270.00–316.00	296.53
9	650–700	674	270.00–297.00	284.62
4	700–750	721	259.00–282.00	273.38
2	800–850	805	250.00	250.00
3	900–950	928	196.00–227.00	207.19
1	950–1000	970	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	268	440.00–480.00	454.07
3	300–350	322	400.00–415.00	406.87
3	350–400	368	380.00–385.00	383.28
3	400–450	430	325.00–360.00	338.18
4	450–500	470	300.00–350.00	329.63
4	500–550	518	300.00–325.00	309.99
4	550–600	573	280.00–300.00	290.64
2	600–650	635	280.00–287.00	283.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	290.00	290.00
2	350–400	393	300.00–315.00	307.45
2	400–450	428	220.00–225.00	222.40
1	550–600	595	255.00	255.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	575.00–655.00	604.42
5	250–300	260	535.00–580.00	559.23
6	300–350	328	470.00–510.00	482.75
12	350–400	367	420.00–470.00	442.16
11	400–450	422	380.00–420.00	404.53
24	450–500	473	362.00–410.00	388.49
12	500–550	519	350.00–390.00	367.49
14	550–600	572	310.00–342.00	324.54
17	600–650	626	300.00–330.00	314.19
5	650–700	670	272.00–290.00	281.52
3	700–750	725	230.00–270.00	246.92
5	750–800	766	240.00–287.00	264.50
1	900–950	945	252.00	252.00
2	950–1000	990	245.00–249.00	246.99
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	369.00	369.00
2	400–450	443	340.00–375.00	357.40
1	500–550	525	270.00	270.00
2	600–650	613	275.00–302.00	288.22
1	650–700	655	275.00	275.00
2	700–750	715	267.00–272.00	269.52
1	850–900	850	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	505	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	600	242.00	242.00
2	700–750	725	172.00–180.00	176.06
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	468	429.00	429.00
5	600–650	619	365.00	365.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	432.00–485.00	463.67
3	350–400	375	470.00–505.00	489.76
9	400–450	434	404.00–450.00	422.06
8	450–500	473	377.00–412.00	396.08
15	500–550	534	370.00–390.00	383.52
6	550–600	578	322.00–359.00	336.07
21	600–650	621	310.00–350.00	342.58
5	650–700	674	290.00–335.00	317.54
7	700–750	714	292.00–326.00	306.29
4	750–800	766	285.00–308.00	293.88
1	800–850	800	297.00	297.00
2	850–900	875	277.00–289.00	283.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	237.00	237.00
2	600–650	608	170.00–199.00	184.68
4	650–700	674	180.00–212.00	197.20
2	700–750	730	188.00–189.00	188.49
1	850–900	880	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	985	229.00	229.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	257.00	257.00
1	800–850	805	208.00	208.00

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	2	—	1,048	2,300.00–2,950.00	2,678.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,090	3,225.00–3,275.00	3,249.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,227	3,000.00–4,100.00	3,662.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,045	3,350.00	3,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	983	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,823.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,282	1,650.00–2,350.00	2,005.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,339	169.00–188.00	174.83
48	—	1,307	140.00–165.00	148.12
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,726	136.00–146.00	141.79
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,268	136.00–140.00	137.97
28	—	1,157	120.00–135.00	129.80
3	—	827	97.00–110.00	102.42
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,671	196.00–201.00	198.69
15	—	1,590	175.00–192.00	182.44
3	—	1,588	154.00–165.00	161.46

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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