Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-10-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 5
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
456 head
▼ 36 vs last sale 492▼ 293 vs year ago 749 · −39.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
205 head
▲ 47 vs last sale 158▼ 40 vs year ago 245 · −16.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
49 head
▲ 18 vs last sale 31▲ 31 vs year ago 18 · +172.2%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Sheep: 75.00 - 410.00; 64 head Goats: 45.00 - 430.00; 11 head Baby Calves: 400.00 -1000.00; 1 head Hogs

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $342.05/cwt on 41 head, down $5.31 from the prior sale. That ranks 7 of 33 comparable sales and sits −35.54 against this barn's trailing median of $377.59.
Average price
$342.05
▼ 5.31 vs prior sale
41 head · 540 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,847
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$882
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$158.54/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+11.97
vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1539373.592,01228
Medium and Large 2548291.831,60010thin
Medium and Large 3525215.051,1303thin
One grade step is worth $158.54/cwt here — about $882 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale41 hd
342.05
—
NC average9 barns · 212 hd
330.08
+11.97
This barn, trailing median33 sales
377.59
−35.54
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

33 sales
437389342294median 377.5903/0204/2706/2208/3110/26
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $377.59 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—Low1,604152.072,43918
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,311139.931,83534
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,553124.251,93018
CowsLean 85-90%High1,250116.561,45797

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 $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,084$2,3775
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,151$2,3746
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)960$2,12424
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,060$3,8001thin
Cow-Calf Pairs2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$3,2642thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$2,87911

Every lot, as filed

121 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215350.00/cwt350.00–350.007531
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1245540.00/cwt540.00–540.001,3231
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1253437.62/cwt425.00–450.001,1072
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2335305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,0221
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1340520.00/cwt520.00–520.001,7681
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3360240.00/cwt240.00–240.008641
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1375435.00/cwt400.00–455.001,6314
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405355.00/cwt355.00–355.001,4381
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425456.57/cwt435.00–470.001,9406
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425180.00/cwt180.00–180.007651
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1481415.98/cwt395.00–447.002,00116
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,8671
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3485234.75/cwt227.00–250.001,1393
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2500320.00/cwt320.00–320.001,6001
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1518386.73/cwt355.00–410.002,0038
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3538232.74/cwt215.00–250.001,2522
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2565295.00/cwt295.00–295.001,6671
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1572373.32/cwt365.00–380.002,1353
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3576193.96/cwt185.00–227.501,1176
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1609351.75/cwt337.00–365.002,1424
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2610297.54/cwt295.00–300.001,8152
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3649175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,1365
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1675333.45/cwt330.00–337.002,2512
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,8491
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726293.30/cwt275.00–320.002,1294
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1763287.43/cwt280.00–295.002,1932
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840285.00/cwt285.00–285.002,3941
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1950225.00/cwt225.00–225.002,1381
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3205290.00/cwt290.00–290.005951
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1217422.31/cwt405.00–450.009163
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250310.00/cwt310.00–310.007751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1280410.46/cwt385.00–435.001,1497
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2280380.00/cwt380.00–380.001,0641
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1321436.16/cwt405.00–455.001,4009
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325355.46/cwt345.00–365.001,1552
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3340300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,0201
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2363328.35/cwt320.00–340.001,1923
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1386396.88/cwt385.00–415.001,5328
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3390275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,0731
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421383.35/cwt360.00–400.001,6147
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2425316.39/cwt305.00–325.001,3453
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3425250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,0631
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3475252.34/cwt235.00–285.001,1994
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1476341.04/cwt320.00–370.001,62316
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478297.30/cwt285.00–310.001,4212
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2510281.63/cwt265.00–305.001,4363
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1517339.86/cwt310.00–355.001,75720
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540237.25/cwt210.00–265.001,2812
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1565324.94/cwt290.00–340.001,83614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,2151
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2578283.71/cwt282.50–285.001,6402
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1624315.76/cwt295.00–327.501,9707
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630249.00/cwt249.00–249.001,5691
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3645205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3221
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1693242.51/cwt240.00–245.001,6812
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3695205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4251
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1721256.03/cwt245.00–280.001,8466
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2738192.42/cwt185.00–200.001,4202
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1786234.29/cwt220.00–240.001,8424
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,8231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1865236.36/cwt215.00–257.002,0452
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1940255.00/cwt255.00–255.002,3971
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3210240.00/cwt240.00–240.005041
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1220503.33/cwt485.00–515.001,1073
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1272522.78/cwt500.00–545.001,4228
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325381.13/cwt355.00–410.001,2393
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328479.14/cwt455.00–497.501,57220
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338314.89/cwt310.00–320.001,0642
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370280.81/cwt265.00–295.001,0392
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372386.92/cwt370.00–400.001,4395
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1380444.34/cwt429.00–470.001,68812
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415324.52/cwt305.00–355.001,3473
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1427435.23/cwt410.00–457.001,85821
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3430271.32/cwt260.00–285.001,1674
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465422.25/cwt390.00–445.001,96324
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3473279.07/cwt255.00–305.001,3202
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474343.63/cwt310.00–365.001,6295
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3508230.07/cwt225.00–235.001,1692
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1514383.50/cwt365.00–404.001,97115
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2529292.43/cwt275.00–315.001,5474
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0361
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2561291.43/cwt275.00–310.001,6356
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1567362.15/cwt345.00–380.002,05313
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3610185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1291
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2613254.18/cwt235.00–280.001,5585
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1616331.57/cwt315.00–345.002,04211
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1680310.83/cwt300.00–320.002,1146
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2695260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,8071
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4351
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1717300.30/cwt285.00–325.002,1535
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1767283.20/cwt262.50–305.002,1726
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1808257.57/cwt250.00–265.002,0812
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,8591
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1924243.66/cwt235.00–252.002,2514
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985220.89/cwt210.00–232.002,1762
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430200.00/cwt200.00–200.008601
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3530147.00/cwt147.00–147.007791
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1521
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,4151
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3970202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,9591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3288225.67/cwt206.00–245.006502
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3445205.00/cwt205.00–205.009121
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3620205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,2711
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3650200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3001
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3895186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6651
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,483129.94/cwt123.00–140.001,9272
Bulls——1,619154.84/cwt150.00–166.002,50716
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,096104.33/cwt95.00–108.001,14311
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,180159.69/cwt157.50–163.001,8845
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,261117.11/cwt110.00–125.001,47778
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,334136.52/cwt128.00–150.001,82129
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,349128.05/cwt127.00–130.001,7278
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,553124.25/cwt115.00–133.001,93018
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28753,263.71/head3,050.00–3,450.003,2642
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0192,553.25/head1,875.00–3,100.002,5534
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0453,260.94/head2,450.00–3,750.003,2614
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0603,800.00/head3,800.00–3,800.003,8001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1072,803.35/head2,200.00–3,200.002,8033
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29602,124.14/head1,200.00–2,800.002,12424
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0842,376.61/head1,900.00–2,650.002,3775
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1512,374.37/head1,350.00–3,000.002,3746

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.