Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2026-06-01

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 1
● Final132 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
794 head
459 vs last sale 335 5 vs year ago 789 · +0.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
62 vs last sale 171 59 vs year ago 174 · +33.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
32 head
26 vs last sale 58 23 vs year ago 9 · +255.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

51 head Sheep 25.00 - 350.00; 40 head Goats 40.00 - 300.00; 1 head Baby Calves 500.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $365.35/cwt on 86 head, down $7.86 from the prior sale. That ranks 10 of 29 comparable sales and sits 3.69 against this barn's trailing median of $369.04.
Average price
$365.35
7.86 vs prior sale
86 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,958
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$479
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$95.18/cwt at this weight
vs the market
3.52
vs NC average
39.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534375.182,00573
Medium and Large 2545315.621,72011thin
Medium and Large 3545280.001,5262thin
One grade step is worth $95.18/cwt here — about $479 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
417374331287median 369.0401/0503/0904/2706/1508/17
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 sale86 hd
365.35
NC average8 barns · 204 hd
368.87
−3.52
National average170 barns · 11,904 hd
404.76
−39.41
This barn, trailing median29 sales
369.04
−3.69
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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
BullsLow1,448214.633,10829
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,355184.202,49582
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,583169.632,68511
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,067155.211,65776

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,161$2,4804thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$2,04923
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,112$3,6165

Every lot, as filed

132 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.
ClassGrade / descriptionWeightAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
SteersMedium and Large 1700–750733311.47/cwt285.00–330.002,2833
HeifersMedium and Large 1700–750724313.59/cwt299.00–328.002,27010
HeifersMedium and Large 1450–500480399.31/cwt370.00–420.001,91735
HeifersMedium and Large 1500–550528371.13/cwt345.00–400.001,96040
HeifersMedium and Large 1250–300275480.09/cwt470.00–490.001,3204
HeifersMedium and Large 1800–850811294.79/cwt285.00–304.002,3914
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650646413.38/cwt410.00–416.002,67013
SteersMedium and Large 1550–600568410.74/cwt387.00–429.002,33310
SteersMedium and Large 1450–500464448.95/cwt420.00–473.002,08320
HeifersMedium and Large 1550–600569345.31/cwt325.00–370.001,96515
HeifersMedium and Large 1350–400369429.09/cwt400.00–450.001,58323
HeifersMedium and Large 1200–250225533.33/cwt495.00–560.001,2005
BullsMedium and Large 2500–550513332.76/cwt300.00–352.001,7076
SteersMedium and Large 1650–700679349.22/cwt340.00–370.002,37110
SteersMedium and Large 1600–650626387.37/cwt365.00–405.002,42511
SteersMedium and Large 1850–900863304.99/cwt300.00–310.002,6322
SteersMedium and Large 1350–400380492.52/cwt460.00–512.001,87221
SteersMedium and Large 1400–450416441.76/cwt425.00–470.001,83812
BullsMedium and Large 2450–500475358.55/cwt340.00–385.001,70314
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600563437.00/cwt437.00–437.002,4604
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added500–550514410.22/cwt402.00–420.002,10916
SteersMedium and Large 1800–850815300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,4451
SteersMedium and Large 1750–800770299.53/cwt295.00–304.002,3062
SteersMedium and Large 1200–250232591.73/cwt590.00–595.001,3733
BullsMedium and Large 2700–750720250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,8001
BullsMedium and Large 2300–350319436.57/cwt410.00–460.001,3939
BullsMedium and Large 2400–450417380.16/cwt350.00–395.001,58511
BullsMedium and Large 2650–700695276.00/cwt272.00–280.001,9182
BullsMedium and Large 2750–800770223.28/cwt212.00–235.001,7192
BullsMedium and Large 2200–250233476.36/cwt460.00–490.001,1103
BullsMedium and Large 2550–600566321.84/cwt300.00–337.001,8224
HeifersMedium and Large 2750–800775250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,9381
BullsMedium and Large 2850–900870187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,6271
BullsMedium and Large 1550–600567372.57/cwt340.00–400.002,11220
BullsMedium and Large 1400–450418419.38/cwt400.00–447.001,75318
HeifersMedium and Large 1400–450421418.49/cwt385.00–439.001,76229
HeifersMedium and Large 1850–900878296.54/cwt292.00–301.002,6042
HeifersMedium and Large 1600–650613333.60/cwt315.00–360.002,0458
SteersMedium and Large 1500–550521404.34/cwt379.00–427.002,10720
BullsMedium and Large 1600–650627363.06/cwt350.00–400.002,27610
BullsMedium and Large 1350–400371479.67/cwt450.00–505.001,7806
HeifersMedium and Large 1750–800795295.00/cwt295.00–295.002,3451
BullsMedium and Large 1200–250228571.15/cwt540.00–600.001,3026
BullsMedium and Large 1750–800753292.49/cwt290.00–295.002,2022
HeifersMedium and Large 1300–350330425.56/cwt410.00–460.001,40410
BullsMedium and Large 1300–350309505.18/cwt470.00–530.001,5619
BullsMedium and Large 1250–300268531.68/cwt515.00–555.001,4256
BullsMedium and Large 1950–1000995216.00/cwt216.00–216.002,1491
BullsMedium and Large 1700–750725278.85/cwt252.00–292.002,0223
BullsMedium and Large 1450–500467418.76/cwt400.00–450.001,95626
HeifersMedium and Large 1650–700667316.70/cwt300.00–332.002,1125
BullsMedium and Large 1850–900885250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,2131
BullsMedium and Large 1650–700675334.41/cwt305.00–365.002,2573
SteersMedium and Large 1300–350331517.47/cwt500.00–525.001,7134
SteersMedium and Large 1250–300279526.41/cwt500.00–565.001,4694
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added450–500465424.64/cwt422.00–427.001,97511
BullsMedium and Large 1500–550518383.54/cwt360.00–406.001,98728
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added550–600565400.00/cwt400.00–400.002,2602
SteersMedium and Large 1Value Added650–700656397.00/cwt397.00–397.002,6044
BullsMedium and Large 1800–850820262.00/cwt262.00–262.002,1482
CowsBoner 80-85%1,190198.95/cwt197.00–200.002,3683
CowsBoner 80-85%1,361183.64/cwt174.00–194.002,49979
Bulls1,258182.01/cwt175.00–185.002,2903
CowsLean 85-90%897129.98/cwt120.00–137.001,16611
Bulls1,447206.45/cwt195.00–217.002,98712
CowsLean 85-90%1,083155.55/cwt139.00–167.001,68548
Dairy SteersLarge 3550–600580225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3051
Dairy SteersLarge 3350–400385180.00/cwt180.00–180.006931
Dairy HeifersLarge 3450–500475157.00/cwt157.00–157.007461
Bulls1,490228.63/cwt220.00–249.003,40714
CowsLean 85-90%1,133170.59/cwt168.00–175.001,93317
CowsBreaker 75-80%1,583169.63/cwt160.00–175.002,68511
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,0582,048.57/head1,450.00–2,875.002,04923
Bred CowsMedium and Large 1-21,1612,479.98/head1,975.00–3,100.002,4804
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,1653,609.80/head2,250.00–4,450.003,6103
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-21,0953,750.00/head3,750.00–3,750.003,7501
HeifersMedium and Large 1Value Added600–650605376.78/cwt369.00–379.002,2809
Dairy SteersLarge 3250–300295255.00/cwt255.00–255.007521
SteersMedium and Large 3600–650630250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5751
SteersMedium and Large 3550–600585305.00/cwt305.00–305.001,7841
SteersMedium and Large 3500–550510275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,4031
HeifersMedium and Large 3550–600585275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,6091
SteersMedium and Large 3350–400360347.71/cwt340.00–355.001,2522
Cow-Calf PairsMedium and Large 1-29703,500.00/head3,500.00–3,500.003,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 3450–500475250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1881
SteersMedium and Large 3700–750715160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1441
HeifersMedium and Large 3400–450408300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,2242
HeifersMedium and Large 3700–750715170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2161
BullsMedium and Large 3350–400373375.85/cwt350.00–395.001,4023
SteersMedium and Large 3450–500475306.86/cwt275.00–325.001,4583
HeifersMedium and Large 3300–350306257.78/cwt235.00–280.007894
HeifersMedium and Large 3600–650625220.27/cwt200.00–240.001,3773
HeifersMedium and Large 3250–300287312.01/cwt300.00–325.008953
HeifersMedium and Large 3650–700662215.01/cwt200.00–225.001,4233
BullsMedium and Large 3500–550500300.00/cwt300.00–300.001,5001
HeifersMedium and Large 3500–550505285.00/cwt285.00–285.001,4391
BullsMedium and Large 3550–600578270.40/cwt250.00–280.001,5633
BullsMedium and Large 3650–700680225.37/cwt200.00–250.001,5334
BullsMedium and Large 3250–300293376.26/cwt350.00–400.001,1024
BullsMedium and Large 3450–500470304.36/cwt275.00–320.001,4303
BullsMedium and Large 3300–350330378.43/cwt355.00–395.001,2493
HeifersMedium and Large 3350–400362302.49/cwt270.00–320.001,0953
SteersMedium and Large 3250–300295385.00/cwt385.00–385.001,1361
SteersMedium and Large 3650–700678162.44/cwt160.00–172.001,1015
SteersMedium and Large 3800–850818160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,3092
BullsMedium and Large 3400–450420260.00/cwt260.00–260.001,0921
SteersMedium and Large 2400–450438387.66/cwt360.00–415.001,6982
SteersMedium and Large 2500–550515337.00/cwt337.00–337.001,7361
SteersMedium and Large 2350–400371421.72/cwt400.00–435.001,56513
SteersMedium and Large 2300–350319424.61/cwt410.00–445.001,3556
SteersMedium and Large 2750–800750230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7251
HeifersMedium and Large 2350–400371387.88/cwt360.00–400.001,43910
SteersMedium and Large 2650–700695300.00/cwt300.00–300.002,0851
HeifersMedium and Large 2550–600576300.55/cwt277.00–325.001,7314
HeifersMedium and Large 2400–450420375.00/cwt375.00–375.001,5754
SteersMedium and Large 2450–500459393.91/cwt350.00–412.001,8088
SteersMedium and Large 2550–600550361.00/cwt350.00–372.001,9862
HeifersMedium and Large 2800–850830250.00/cwt250.00–250.002,0751
HeifersMedium and Large 2500–550527324.23/cwt300.00–340.001,7097
HeifersMedium and Large 2700–750723263.36/cwt250.00–279.001,9044
HeifersMedium and Large 2850–900883240.02/cwt230.00–250.002,1193
HeifersMedium and Large 2950–1000988201.51/cwt196.00–207.001,9912
HeifersMedium and Large 2900–950920204.00/cwt204.00–204.001,8771
HeifersMedium and Large 2600–650628276.71/cwt275.00–280.001,7383
BullsMedium and Large 2600–650626283.61/cwt250.00–300.001,7754
HeifersMedium and Large 2300–350319390.33/cwt350.00–408.001,2457
HeifersMedium and Large 2250–300270400.00/cwt400.00–400.001,0801
HeifersMedium and Large 2650–700662275.00/cwt275.00–275.001,8213
HeifersMedium and Large 2450–500480346.63/cwt345.00–350.001,6643
BullsMedium and Large 2350–400371402.16/cwt375.00–430.001,49217
BullsMedium and Large 2250–300280453.75/cwt430.00–490.001,2713
BullsMedium and Large 2800–850820252.00/cwt252.00–252.002,0661

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.