Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Sheep: 90.00 - 360.00; 30 head Goats: 40.00 - 310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $346.60/cwt on 41 head, up $14.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 4 of 31 comparable sales and sits −40.11 against this barn's trailing median of $386.70.

Average price

$346.60

▲ 14.86 vs prior sale

41 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,888

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$681

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

$122.08/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+25.88

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	361.99	1,964	33
Medium and Large 2	559	297.50	1,663	6thin
Medium and Large 3	535	239.91	1,284	2thin

One grade step is worth $122.08/cwt here — about $681 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

31 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $386.70 across 31 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

346.60

—

NC average9 barns · 215 hd

320.72

+25.88

This barn, trailing median31 sales

386.70

−40.11

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	—	Average	1,735	179.14	3,109	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,410	146.23	2,062	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,582	131.96	2,088	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,111	127.90	1,421	51

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	All Stages (1-9 mo)	Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	1,790	$3,050	1thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,425	$2,683	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,289	$1,975	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,191	$1,765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	995	$2,950	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,030	$2,736	5

Every lot, as filed

110 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 1	450–500	476	398.08/cwt	350.00–440.00	1,895	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,599	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	530.00/cwt	530.00–530.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	423.20/cwt	415.00–430.00	1,409	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,865	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	322.83/cwt	310.00–340.00	2,157	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	263.13/cwt	250.00–270.00	2,039	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	267.62/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,980	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	371.09/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,922	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,575	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	341.39/cwt	320.00–360.00	2,154	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	483	360.62/cwt	335.00–379.00	1,742	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	413.38/cwt	399.00–437.00	1,575	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	317.01/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,975	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	460.06/cwt	430.00–475.00	1,721	20
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	302.58/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,407	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	390.20/cwt	367.00–402.00	2,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	343.24/cwt	316.00–357.00	1,781	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	394.82/cwt	370.00–430.00	1,883	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,035	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,587	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	361.09/cwt	340.00–376.00	2,055	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	316.87/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,816	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,066	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	433.42/cwt	399.00–455.00	1,829	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	586.48/cwt	550.00–640.00	1,366	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	228.50/cwt	225.00–232.00	2,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	492.88/cwt	465.00–510.00	1,804	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	477.04/cwt	460.00–500.00	1,360	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	325.35/cwt	318.00–335.00	2,180	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	349.64/cwt	320.00–367.00	2,014	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	326.90/cwt	300.00–347.00	2,043	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	275.96/cwt	270.00–282.00	2,166	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	289.43/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,965	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	382.52/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,630	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	507.54/cwt	475.00–540.00	1,629	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	428.10/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,811	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	611	330.01/cwt	328.00–332.00	2,016	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	583	339.68/cwt	337.00–340.00	1,980	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	456.70/cwt	430.00–480.00	1,512	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	555.46/cwt	530.00–585.00	1,500	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	690	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	2,463	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	292.62/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,101	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 2	—	1,790	3,050.00/head	3,050.00–3,050.00	3,050	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,289	1,974.81/head	1,475.00–2,350.00	1,975	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	264.97/cwt	240.00–277.00	2,167	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	272.00/cwt	272.00–272.00	2,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	248.21/cwt	235.00–262.00	2,284	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	400.31/cwt	392.00–401.00	2,222	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,114	128.46/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,431	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,582	131.96/cwt	128.00–139.00	2,088	14
Bulls	—	—	1,817	178.68/cwt	170.00–188.00	3,247	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,200	176.06/cwt	171.00–180.00	2,113	2
Bulls	—	—	1,445	193.98/cwt	190.00–200.00	2,803	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	97.91/cwt	97.00–99.00	920	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	883	2,837.25/head	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,837	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	440	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	924	1
Bulls	—	—	1,335	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	2,069	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,417	145.22/cwt	139.00–160.00	2,058	59
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,182	139.27/cwt	138.00–140.00	1,646	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	320.09/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,216	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,425	2,683.33/head	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,683	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,191	1,765.43/head	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,765	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,128	2,669.20/head	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,669	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	655	322.00/cwt	322.00–322.00	2,109	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,950.00/head	2,950.00–2,950.00	2,950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,542	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	248.34/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,286	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	239.91/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,284	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	312.43/cwt	300.00–325.00	1,368	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	288.17/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,081	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	254.84/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,078	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	323.66/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,376	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	306.65/cwt	287.00–325.00	1,469	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,186	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	249.76/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	285.19/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,734	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	296.45/cwt	282.00–310.00	1,853	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	619	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,290	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	361.36/cwt	345.00–380.00	1,525	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	356.18/cwt	330.00–380.00	1,346	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	309.98/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	736	329.61/cwt	326.00–345.00	2,426	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	524.90/cwt	500.00–545.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,278	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	296.61/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,533	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,590	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	445	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	886	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,144	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,755	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	730	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,533	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	373.54/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,412	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	333.94/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,580	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,573	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,815	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	327	296.92/cwt	282.00–310.00	971	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	296.25/cwt	290.00–300.00	1,706	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,454	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,458	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	269.00/cwt	269.00–269.00	1,641	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,688	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,519	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,610	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 21, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 542Last week 483Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 172Last week 149Year ago 164

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 20Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

8 head Sheep: 90.00 - 360.00; 30 head Goats: 40.00 - 310.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 500.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	530.00	530.00
4	300–350	329	500.00–545.00	524.90
7	350–400	366	465.00–510.00	492.88
7	400–450	423	400.00–450.00	428.10
10	450–500	476	350.00–440.00	398.08
6	500–550	522	367.00–402.00	390.20
7	550–600	569	340.00–376.00	361.09
14	600–650	631	320.00–360.00	341.39
5	650–700	668	310.00–340.00	322.83
5	700–750	736	326.00–345.00	329.61
7	750–800	760	300.00–312.00	309.98
1	850–900	890	292.00	292.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
1	350–400	360	405.00	405.00
1	400–450	445	300.00	300.00
2	450–500	465	300.00–305.00	302.58
1	500–550	530	300.00	300.00
2	600–650	608	270.00–300.00	285.19
1	650–700	670	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	840	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
13	550–600	555	392.00–401.00	400.31
6	600–650	619	370.00	370.00
6	650–700	690	357.00	357.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	620	245.00	245.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	385.00	385.00
1	250–300	260	440.00	440.00
3	300–350	333	415.00–430.00	423.20
4	350–400	378	350.00–400.00	373.54
8	400–450	422	345.00–380.00	361.36
7	450–500	473	310.00–365.00	333.94
2	500–550	525	300.00	300.00
4	550–600	576	290.00–300.00	296.25
2	600–650	625	282.00–310.00	296.45
1	750–800	780	292.00	292.00
1	850–900	855	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	233	550.00–640.00	586.48
2	250–300	270	530.00–585.00	555.46
11	300–350	321	475.00–540.00	507.54
20	350–400	374	430.00–475.00	460.06
29	400–450	422	399.00–455.00	433.42
27	450–500	477	370.00–430.00	394.82
19	500–550	518	345.00–395.00	371.09
14	550–600	576	320.00–367.00	349.64
13	600–650	625	300.00–347.00	326.90
10	650–700	670	318.00–335.00	325.35
6	700–750	718	275.00–310.00	292.62
2	750–800	785	270.00–282.00	275.96
6	800–850	818	240.00–277.00	264.97
1	850–900	880	272.00	272.00
2	900–950	920	235.00–262.00	248.21
2	950–1000	980	225.00–232.00	228.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	315.00	315.00
3	300–350	327	282.00–310.00	296.92
3	350–400	380	300.00–340.00	320.09
2	400–450	438	300.00–325.00	312.43
1	450–500	490	300.00	300.00
2	500–550	535	230.00–250.00	239.91
2	600–650	630	235.00–265.00	249.76
1	650–700	675	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	730	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	450.00	450.00
5	250–300	285	460.00–500.00	477.04
7	300–350	331	430.00–480.00	456.70
9	350–400	381	399.00–437.00	413.38
15	400–450	426	360.00–400.00	382.52
18	450–500	483	335.00–379.00	360.62
23	500–550	519	316.00–357.00	343.24
9	550–600	573	270.00–335.00	316.87
8	600–650	623	300.00–325.00	317.01
9	650–700	679	270.00–305.00	289.43
2	700–750	740	250.00–285.00	267.62
3	750–800	775	250.00–270.00	263.13
1	800–850	810	255.00	255.00
1	950–1000	995	260.00	260.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	550–600	583	337.00–340.00	339.68
8	600–650	611	328.00–332.00	330.01
10	650–700	655	322.00	322.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	275.00–300.00	288.17
3	400–450	423	240.00–275.00	254.84
1	450–500	465	255.00	255.00
2	500–550	518	242.00–255.00	248.34
1	600–650	645	239.00	239.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	350–400	378	330.00–380.00	356.18
7	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	323.66
5	450–500	479	287.00–325.00	306.65
3	500–550	517	290.00–300.00	296.61
1	550–600	565	285.00	285.00
1	600–650	610	269.00	269.00
1	650–700	660	275.00	275.00
1	700–750	725	217.00	217.00
1	750–800	780	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	815	194.00	194.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	680	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	440	210.00	210.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 2$ per head · actual wt
Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)	All Stages (1-9 mo)	1	—	1,790	3,050.00	3,050.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,289	1,475.00–2,350.00	1,974.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,425	2,150.00–3,150.00	2,683.33
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,191	1,250.00–2,200.00	1,765.43
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	883	2,350.00–3,150.00	2,837.25
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,128	1,750.00–3,050.00	2,669.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	995	2,950.00	2,950.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
46	—	1,114	110.00–135.00	128.46
2	—	940	97.00–99.00	97.91
3	—	1,182	138.00–140.00	139.27
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,582	128.00–139.00	131.96
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,200	171.00–180.00	176.06
59	—	1,417	139.00–160.00	145.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,817	170.00–188.00	178.68
2	—	1,445	190.00–200.00	193.98
1	—	1,335	155.00	155.00

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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Bulls · 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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