Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-05-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-05-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

11 head Sheep 60.00 - 340.00; 21 head Goats 35.00 - 230.00; 4 head Baby Calves 875.00 - 1550.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $373.21/cwt on 31 head, up $8.90 from the prior sale. That ranks 18 of 29 comparable sales and sits +4.17 against this barn's trailing median of $369.04.

Average price

$373.21

▲ 8.90 vs prior sale

31 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$2,025

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$609

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

$120.17/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.34

vs NC average

−34.23 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	385.17	2,080	27
Medium and Large 2	568	320.00	1,816	2thin
Medium and Large 3	555	265.00	1,471	2thin

One grade step is worth $120.17/cwt here — about $609 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

29 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $369.04 across 29 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 sale31 hd

373.21

—

NC average6 barns · 188 hd

371.88

+1.34

National average128 barns · 4,974 hd

407.44

−34.23

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.04

+4.17

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	1,710	216.84	3,708	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,415	177.98	2,519	65
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,666	160.19	2,669	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,099	152.06	1,671	47

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)	1,216	$2,644	25
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,109	$2,508	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,206	$2,413	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,220	$4,825	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$3,457	10

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	451.07/cwt	400.00–470.00	1,899	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	324.56/cwt	315.00–347.00	2,337	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	435.00/cwt	420.00–450.00	1,153	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	414.44/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,973	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	305.00/cwt	305.00–305.00	2,333	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	296.90/cwt	289.00–305.00	2,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	262.00/cwt	262.00–262.00	2,581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	431.73/cwt	430.00–435.00	1,606	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	422.54/cwt	402.00–430.00	1,808	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	388.11/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,041	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	358.63/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,227	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	439.85/cwt	400.00–460.00	1,430	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	2,977	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	345.30/cwt	330.00–369.00	2,158	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	354.93/cwt	327.00–362.00	2,705	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	383.38/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,400	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	482.65/cwt	450.00–500.00	1,062	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,425	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	378.19/cwt	350.00–390.00	2,167	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	329.58/cwt	312.00–339.00	2,221	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	314.70/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,916	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	297.71/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,620	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	195.08/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,508	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,200	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	318.01/cwt	315.00–321.00	2,252	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	408.80/cwt	380.00–430.00	2,134	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	505.88/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,857	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,210	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	311.07/cwt	302.00–320.00	3,073	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	529.63/cwt	520.00–555.00	1,435	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	339	535.02/cwt	510.00–560.00	1,814	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	344.79/cwt	330.00–360.00	2,482	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	310.85/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,394	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	322.55/cwt	320.00–325.00	2,645	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	343.38/cwt	337.00–350.00	2,277	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,109	2,508.12/head	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,508	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,206	2,413.12/head	1,125.00–3,000.00	2,413	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,063	3,891.29/head	2,150.00–4,500.00	3,891	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	312.00/cwt	312.00–312.00	2,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	440.80/cwt	425.00–469.00	2,288	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	353	517.45/cwt	510.00–525.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	579	420.75/cwt	400.00–432.00	2,436	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	595	375.00/cwt	370.00–380.00	2,231	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	441.78/cwt	425.00–460.00	2,112	9
Bulls	—	—	1,781	201.40/cwt	188.00–212.00	3,587	6
Bulls	—	—	1,663	227.14/cwt	220.00–234.00	3,777	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,111	170.07/cwt	168.00–173.00	1,889	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,112	157.16/cwt	137.00–167.00	1,748	35
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,238	199.25/cwt	196.00–205.00	2,467	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,427	176.58/cwt	170.00–189.00	2,520	61
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	515	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,030	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	270	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	635	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	245	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	711	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	915	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,196	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,034	120.75/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,249	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,666	160.19/cwt	152.00–168.00	2,669	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	469.59/cwt	460.00–485.00	1,996	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,220	4,825.00/head	4,825.00–4,825.00	4,825	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	917	3,453.82/head	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,454	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,216	2,643.73/head	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,644	25
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	710	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,491	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,092	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	252.00/cwt	252.00–252.00	1,714	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,269	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	305.03/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,397	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,882.73/head	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,883	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	504.77/cwt	500.00–510.00	1,615	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,005	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	258	322.71/cwt	290.00–345.00	833	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	365.00/cwt	365.00–365.00	1,697	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	223	321.42/cwt	290.00–340.00	717	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	374.40/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,213	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,184	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	349.39/cwt	322.00–370.00	1,635	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	388	320.39/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	365.70/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,170	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	365.28/cwt	350.00–380.00	986	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	387.59/cwt	385.00–390.00	1,667	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,120	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	437.50/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,466	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,862	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,843	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	719	242.44/cwt	235.00–245.00	1,743	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	285.36/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,761	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	919	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	285.52/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,642	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	390.00/cwt	390.00–390.00	1,385	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	349.73/cwt	325.00–370.00	1,644	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	1,717	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	398.11/cwt	382.00–430.00	1,497	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,831	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	424.54/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,146	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	500.00/cwt	500.00–500.00	1,150	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	385.90/cwt	365.00–410.00	1,605	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	463.99/cwt	449.00–472.00	2,176	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	2,537	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,915	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 May 25, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 335Last week 590Year ago 321

Slaughter CattleReceipts 171Last week 273Year ago 105

Replacement CattleReceipts 58Last week 40Year ago 16

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

11 head Sheep 60.00 - 340.00; 21 head Goats 35.00 - 230.00; 4 head Baby Calves 875.00 - 1550.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	550.00	550.00
6	250–300	271	520.00–555.00	529.63
5	300–350	339	510.00–560.00	535.02
6	350–400	367	480.00–520.00	505.88
14	400–450	421	400.00–470.00	451.07
9	450–500	478	425.00–460.00	441.78
7	500–550	522	380.00–430.00	408.80
2	550–600	595	370.00–380.00	375.00
8	600–650	621	350.00–390.00	358.63
2	650–700	663	337.00–350.00	343.38
4	700–750	720	315.00–347.00	324.56
3	750–800	770	300.00–325.00	310.85
2	800–850	820	320.00–325.00	322.55
1	850–900	860	312.00	312.00
2	950–1000	988	302.00–320.00	311.07
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	500.00	500.00
2	250–300	270	400.00–450.00	424.54
4	300–350	335	400.00–450.00	437.50
4	350–400	376	382.00–430.00	398.11
4	400–450	416	365.00–410.00	385.90
4	450–500	468	322.00–370.00	349.39
2	500–550	523	350.00	350.00
2	550–600	575	270.00–300.00	285.52
2	600–650	628	300.00–330.00	314.70
1	800–850	815	235.00	235.00
1	950–1000	950	267.00	267.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	350.00–380.00	365.28
2	300–350	320	350.00–380.00	365.70
2	350–400	388	300.00–340.00	320.39
2	400–450	423	280.00	280.00
1	450–500	470	270.00	270.00
1	550–600	590	270.00	270.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	450.00–500.00	482.65
2	250–300	265	420.00–450.00	435.00
3	300–350	325	400.00–460.00	439.85
3	350–400	372	430.00–435.00	431.73
13	400–450	428	402.00–430.00	422.54
20	450–500	476	385.00–430.00	414.44
19	500–550	526	350.00–402.00	388.11
8	550–600	573	350.00–390.00	378.19
16	600–650	625	330.00–369.00	345.30
8	650–700	674	312.00–339.00	329.58
2	700–750	708	315.00–321.00	318.01
1	750–800	765	305.00	305.00
2	800–850	810	289.00–305.00	296.90
2	850–900	880	285.00–310.00	297.71
1	900–950	945	315.00	315.00
1	950–1000	985	262.00	262.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	375.00	375.00
2	250–300	280	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	324	350.00–400.00	374.40
1	350–400	355	390.00	390.00
2	400–450	430	385.00–390.00	387.59
3	450–500	470	325.00–370.00	349.73
1	500–550	545	315.00	315.00
1	550–600	590	325.00	325.00
3	600–650	617	270.00–310.00	285.36
1	650–700	670	275.00	275.00
4	700–750	719	235.00–245.00	242.44
2	750–800	773	190.00–200.00	195.08
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
1	900–950	945	197.00	197.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	290.00–340.00	321.42
3	250–300	258	290.00–345.00	322.71
2	300–350	335	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	420	310.00	310.00
2	450–500	458	300.00–310.00	305.03
2	550–600	555	265.00	265.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	500.00	500.00
2	300–350	320	500.00–510.00	504.77
2	350–400	353	510.00–525.00	517.45
3	400–450	425	460.00–485.00	469.59
9	450–500	469	449.00–472.00	463.99
14	500–550	519	425.00–469.00	440.80
18	550–600	579	400.00–432.00	420.75
7	600–650	626	350.00–402.00	383.38
2	700–750	720	330.00–360.00	344.79
5	750–800	762	327.00–362.00	354.93
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	400.00	400.00
1	500–550	525	365.00	365.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	365.00	365.00
1	650–700	680	252.00	252.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	270	235.00	235.00
1	500–550	515	200.00	200.00
1	900–950	915	240.00	240.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	280.00	280.00
1	700–750	710	210.00	210.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,109	1,700.00–2,950.00	2,508.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	17	—	1,206	1,125.00–3,000.00	2,413.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	25	—	1,216	1,800.00–3,100.00	2,643.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,063	2,150.00–4,500.00	3,891.29
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,220	4,825.00	4,825.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	917	3,300.00–3,750.00	3,453.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	965	2,300.00–3,450.00	2,882.73

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,781	188.00–212.00	201.40
9	—	1,663	220.00–234.00	227.14
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,111	168.00–173.00	170.07
35	—	1,112	137.00–167.00	157.16
8	—	1,034	112.00–134.00	120.75
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,238	196.00–205.00	199.25
61	—	1,427	170.00–189.00	176.58
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,666	152.00–168.00	160.19

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