Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-09-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-09-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

22 head Sheep: 75.00 - 250.00; 48 head Goats: 30.00 - 370.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 400.00 -900.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $347.35/cwt on 55 head, up $0.76 from the prior sale. That ranks 5 of 32 comparable sales and sits −39.31 against this barn's trailing median of $386.66.

Average price

$347.35

▲ 0.76 vs prior sale

55 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,881

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$694

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

$134.32/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+15.64

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	541	367.28	1,987	42
Medium and Large 2	539	305.21	1,644	9thin
Medium and Large 3	555	232.96	1,293	4thin

One grade step is worth $134.32/cwt here — about $694 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $386.66 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 sale55 hd

347.35

—

NC average9 barns · 253 hd

331.72

+15.64

This barn, trailing median32 sales

386.66

−39.31

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	1,885	175.92	3,316	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,372	141.53	1,941	73
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,572	132.09	2,076	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,057	123.02	1,300	46

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)	1,137	$1,941	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,169	$1,922	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,035	$1,773	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,858	8

Every lot, as filed

108 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	500–550	518	291.69/cwt	275.00–305.00	1,511	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	276.65/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,563	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,489	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	267.64/cwt	235.00–285.00	1,651	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,473	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	386.86/cwt	374.00–405.00	2,019	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	415.36/cwt	400.00–425.00	1,973	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	355.48/cwt	330.00–368.00	2,218	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	484.31/cwt	455.00–515.00	1,569	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	487.96/cwt	480.00–505.00	1,840	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	366	447.00/cwt	447.00–447.00	1,636	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	441.22/cwt	415.00–455.00	1,880	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	314.96/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,249	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	357.57/cwt	335.00–380.00	2,020	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	303.66/cwt	287.00–320.00	2,302	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,294	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	327.52/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,178	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	281.20/cwt	250.00–295.00	2,039	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	249.98/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,957	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	349.39/cwt	325.00–377.00	1,827	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	313.71/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,951	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	379.29/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,631	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	205	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,128	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	2,016	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	481	368.59/cwt	350.00–382.00	1,773	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	409.22/cwt	375.00–435.00	1,543	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	334	456.14/cwt	442.00–475.00	1,524	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	861	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	375.91/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,958	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	383.75/cwt	355.00–417.00	1,807	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	327.96/cwt	305.00–345.00	1,889	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	657	313.82/cwt	305.00–317.00	2,062	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	2,027	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,169	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	471.69/cwt	450.00–490.00	1,745	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	356.83/cwt	325.00–380.00	2,016	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	428.83/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,814	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	335.50/cwt	312.00–360.00	2,090	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	308.53/cwt	290.00–327.00	2,067	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	288.48/cwt	275.00–310.00	2,040	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	512.57/cwt	495.00–520.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	253.99/cwt	242.00–265.00	2,205	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	265.13/cwt	255.00–275.00	2,042	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	563.63/cwt	530.00–590.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	253.55/cwt	237.00–270.00	2,036	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	519.26/cwt	510.00–530.00	1,402	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	934	101.32/cwt	90.00–110.00	946	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,056	133.83/cwt	132.00–135.00	1,413	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	126.85/cwt	111.00–130.00	1,378	34
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,572	132.09/cwt	128.00–138.00	2,076	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,379	140.90/cwt	131.00–157.00	1,943	71
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,113	163.84/cwt	160.00–167.50	1,824	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	365	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	748	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	217.50/cwt	217.50–217.50	1,501	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	230	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	426	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	990	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	2,039	1
Bulls	—	—	1,540	152.94/cwt	150.00–160.00	2,355	3
Bulls	—	—	1,971	181.66/cwt	170.00–195.00	3,581	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,137	1,940.61/head	1,100.00–2,400.00	1,941	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,169	1,922.41/head	1,400.00–2,450.00	1,922	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,035	1,772.56/head	1,350.00–2,250.00	1,773	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	3,116.11/head	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,116	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,061.97/head	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,062	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,107	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	269.93/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,015	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	587	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,203	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	240.00–260.00	1,313	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	282.23/cwt	275.00–290.00	1,171	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	468	230.74/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,080	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	3,138.22/head	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	218.33/cwt	215.00–225.00	764	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	269.16/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,139	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	242.72/cwt	235.00–250.00	813	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	613	167.86/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	274.65/cwt	255.00–295.00	783	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	685	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,062	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	317	260.53/cwt	240.00–270.00	826	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	223.25/cwt	205.00–240.00	1,402	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	272	248.16/cwt	240.00–255.00	675	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	227	271.62/cwt	260.00–280.00	617	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	211.83/cwt	200.00–225.00	763	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	250.05/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,338	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	257.57/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,200	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	215.86/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,241	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,183	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	259.96/cwt	255.00–265.00	1,495	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	348.58/cwt	340.00–357.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	283.00/cwt	283.00–283.00	1,967	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	317.26/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,482	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	330.09/cwt	310.00–365.00	1,423	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,050	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	240	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	768	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	350.87/cwt	340.00–355.00	1,284	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	326.26/cwt	305.00–340.00	1,338	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	559	296.15/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,655	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	316.54/cwt	290.00–335.00	1,624	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	277.53/cwt	270.00–285.00	1,785	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	432.52/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,440	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	349.00/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,658	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,750	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,572	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 28, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 492Last week 542Year ago 563

Slaughter CattleReceipts 158Last week 172Year ago 181

Replacement CattleReceipts 31Last week 20Year ago 50

22 head Sheep: 75.00 - 250.00; 48 head Goats: 30.00 - 370.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 400.00 -900.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	320.00	320.00
2	250–300	283	340.00–357.00	348.58
1	300–350	300	350.00	350.00
6	350–400	366	340.00–355.00	350.87
3	400–450	410	305.00–340.00	326.26
5	450–500	467	300.00–330.00	317.26
3	500–550	518	275.00–305.00	291.69
2	550–600	575	255.00–265.00	259.96
6	600–650	617	235.00–285.00	267.64
1	650–700	695	283.00	283.00
1	950–1000	950	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	366	447.00	447.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	410.00	410.00
1	250–300	295	485.00	485.00
9	300–350	334	442.00–475.00	456.14
13	350–400	377	375.00–435.00	409.22
17	400–450	430	365.00–400.00	379.29
13	450–500	481	350.00–382.00	368.59
27	500–550	523	325.00–377.00	349.39
9	550–600	576	305.00–345.00	327.96
19	600–650	622	300.00–335.00	313.71
7	650–700	657	305.00–317.00	313.82
6	700–750	725	250.00–295.00	281.20
2	750–800	783	245.00–255.00	249.98
1	800–850	800	252.00	252.00
1	900–950	915	237.00	237.00
1	950–1000	965	210.00	210.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	285	255.00–295.00	274.65
3	300–350	317	240.00–270.00	260.53
7	350–400	376	250.00–290.00	269.93
2	400–450	415	275.00–290.00	282.23
8	450–500	468	210.00–255.00	230.74
2	500–550	525	240.00–260.00	250.00
3	550–600	587	200.00–210.00	205.00
2	600–650	613	150.00–185.00	167.86
1	650–700	685	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	475	310.00	310.00
3	550–600	565	260.00–295.00	276.65
1	600–650	605	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	805	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	550.00	550.00
4	300–350	324	455.00–515.00	484.31
3	350–400	377	480.00–505.00	487.96
6	400–450	426	415.00–455.00	441.22
8	450–500	475	400.00–425.00	415.36
9	500–550	522	374.00–405.00	386.86
4	550–600	565	335.00–380.00	357.57
13	600–650	624	330.00–368.00	355.48
2	650–700	665	325.00–330.00	327.52
4	700–750	714	300.00–325.00	314.96
2	750–800	758	287.00–320.00	303.66
1	800–850	805	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	350	215.00–225.00	218.33
1	550–600	550	215.00	215.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	530.00–590.00	563.63
2	250–300	270	510.00–530.00	519.26
4	300–350	319	495.00–520.00	512.57
12	350–400	370	450.00–490.00	471.69
18	400–450	423	400.00–445.00	428.83
21	450–500	471	355.00–417.00	383.75
23	500–550	521	340.00–400.00	375.91
19	550–600	565	325.00–380.00	356.83
12	600–650	623	312.00–360.00	335.50
10	650–700	670	290.00–327.00	308.53
9	700–750	707	275.00–310.00	288.48
3	750–800	770	255.00–275.00	265.13
2	800–850	803	237.00–270.00	253.55
3	850–900	868	242.00–265.00	253.99
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	260.00–280.00	271.62
3	250–300	272	240.00–255.00	248.16
2	300–350	335	235.00–250.00	242.72
3	350–400	360	200.00–225.00	211.83
4	400–450	423	250.00–295.00	269.16
4	450–500	466	225.00–275.00	257.57
2	500–550	535	245.00–255.00	250.05
2	550–600	575	200.00–232.00	215.86
3	600–650	628	205.00–240.00	223.25
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	333	430.00–435.00	432.52
1	350–400	360	350.00	350.00
7	400–450	431	310.00–365.00	330.09
4	450–500	475	335.00–365.00	349.00
4	500–550	513	290.00–335.00	316.54
5	550–600	559	270.00–320.00	296.15
2	600–650	643	270.00–285.00	277.53
1	650–700	655	240.00	240.00
1	700–750	700	250.00	250.00
1	800–850	830	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	365	205.00	205.00
1	500–550	515	215.00	215.00
1	950–1000	990	206.00	206.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	690	217.50	217.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	934	90.00–110.00	101.32
4	—	1,056	132.00–135.00	133.83
34	—	1,086	111.00–130.00	126.85
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,572	128.00–138.00	132.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
71	—	1,379	131.00–157.00	140.90
2	—	1,113	160.00–167.50	163.84
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,540	150.00–160.00	152.94
12	—	1,971	170.00–195.00	181.66

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)	14	—	1,137	1,100.00–2,400.00	1,940.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,169	1,400.00–2,450.00	1,922.41
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	5	—	1,035	1,350.00–2,250.00	1,772.56
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,118	2,750.00–3,500.00	3,116.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,500.00–2,450.00	2,061.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,040	2,850.00–3,400.00	3,138.22

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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Replacement Cattle