Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-07-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-07-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

45 head Sheep: 60.00 -320.00 ; 25 head Goats: 35.00 - 280.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 1000.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $301.32/cwt on 34 head, down $41.45 from the prior sale. That ranks 1 of 29 comparable sales and sits −67.71 against this barn's trailing median of $369.04.

Average price

$301.32

▼ 41.45 vs prior sale

34 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,644

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$524

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

$102.85/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−30.41

vs NC average

−59.20 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	328.55	1,784	22
Medium and Large 2	546	264.28	1,442	8thin
Medium and Large 3	559	225.70	1,261	4thin

One grade step is worth $102.85/cwt here — about $524 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale34 hd

301.32

—

NC average9 barns · 163 hd

331.74

−30.41

National average152 barns · 4,754 hd

360.52

−59.20

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.04

−67.71

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	1,491	213.51	3,184	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,360	181.19	2,463	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,606	171.45	2,753	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	995	147.61	1,469	40

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)	1,104	$2,421	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,106	$2,264	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,080	$2,218	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	830	$3,813	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,048	$3,134	13

Every lot, as filed

115 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 1	650–700	676	296.33/cwt	280.00–302.00	2,003	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	248.23/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,931	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	323.22/cwt	310.00–337.00	2,166	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,093	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,328	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	339.22/cwt	320.00–362.00	2,107	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	260.31/cwt	240.00–280.00	2,116	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	425.46/cwt	400.00–450.00	1,162	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	264	515.55/cwt	500.00–540.00	1,361	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	361.81/cwt	350.00–380.00	1,693	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	296.17/cwt	290.00–302.00	2,289	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	417.52/cwt	400.00–439.00	2,012	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	531	419.02/cwt	406.00–440.00	2,225	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	263.17/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	332	485.99/cwt	455.00–500.00	1,613	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	311.40/cwt	300.00–325.00	2,071	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	312.71/cwt	300.00–345.00	1,970	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	528.46/cwt	520.00–540.00	1,517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	334.27/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,752	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	403.84/cwt	377.00–425.00	1,514	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	206.08/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,494	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	363	474.25/cwt	455.00–490.00	1,722	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	292.00/cwt	292.00–292.00	2,351	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	428.85/cwt	425.00–435.00	913	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	460	420.14/cwt	390.00–440.00	1,933	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	435	427.57/cwt	415.00–435.00	1,860	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	306.65/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	365.33/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,498	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	2,112	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	584	316.28/cwt	300.00–332.00	1,847	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	406.91/cwt	380.00–432.00	2,157	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	260.77/cwt	242.00–280.00	2,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,939	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	746	317.50/cwt	310.00–320.00	2,369	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	416.41/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,757	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	534.06/cwt	500.00–555.00	1,196	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	374.11/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,590	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	3,162.77/head	2,575.00–3,650.00	3,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	360.07/cwt	345.00–370.00	2,258	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	286.64/cwt	280.00–300.00	2,560	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	389.87/cwt	370.00–410.00	2,253	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	245.48/cwt	239.00–252.00	2,389	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	232.79/cwt	214.00–252.00	2,118	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	853	2,217.82/head	1,525.00–2,875.00	2,218	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	830	3,812.50/head	3,625.00–4,000.00	3,813	2
Bred Cows	Small and Medium 1-2	—	695	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	492.96/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,632	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	445.49/cwt	420.00–467.00	1,688	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	375.55/cwt	350.00–392.00	2,152	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small and Medium 1-2	—	795	1,900.00/head	1,900.00–1,900.00	1,900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	127.24/cwt	110.00–135.00	1,064	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	164.67/cwt	162.00–168.00	1,857	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,606	171.45/cwt	168.00–176.00	2,753	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,336	177.37/cwt	165.00–185.00	2,370	51
Bulls	—	—	1,366	203.19/cwt	197.00–210.00	2,776	7
Bulls	—	—	1,589	221.54/cwt	218.00–232.00	3,520	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	800	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	810	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,539	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,547	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,412	189.65/cwt	186.00–198.00	2,678	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,028	151.71/cwt	140.00–161.00	1,560	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	277.00/cwt	277.00–277.00	2,576	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,106	2,264.06/head	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,264	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,119	2,339.32/head	1,825.00–2,700.00	2,339	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,104	2,420.76/head	1,450.00–3,300.00	2,421	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,140	3,583.38/head	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,583	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	3,498.95/head	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,499	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	224.70/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,400	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	212.40/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,359	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,080	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	270.37/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,290	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	755	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,699	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,260	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,313	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	649	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	305.24/cwt	300.00–310.00	803	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	225.93/cwt	200.00–260.00	1,295	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	345.36/cwt	340.00–350.00	950	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	238.54/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,140	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	183.02/cwt	180.00–186.00	1,812	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,159	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	941	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,848	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	450.00/cwt	450.00–450.00	1,103	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,577	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,398	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	305.08/cwt	300.00–310.00	946	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,449	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	455.00/cwt	455.00–455.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	302.53/cwt	300.00–310.00	1,467	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	269.73/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,283	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	255.00/cwt	250.00–260.00	1,760	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,650	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	260.93/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,372	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	269.86/cwt	260.00–275.00	1,560	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	329	422.97/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,392	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	914	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	267.00/cwt	267.00–267.00	1,936	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	338	342.22/cwt	330.00–355.00	1,157	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	353.65/cwt	350.00–360.00	1,294	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	2,243	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	343.86/cwt	315.00–355.00	1,626	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	394.80/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,477	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	351.93/cwt	340.00–365.00	774	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	237.36/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	845	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	409.38/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,310	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	420.00/cwt	420.00–420.00	1,134	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 Jul 27, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 404Last week 361Year ago 319

Slaughter CattleReceipts 176Last week 205Year ago 224

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 54Year ago 45

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

45 head Sheep: 60.00 -320.00 ; 25 head Goats: 35.00 - 280.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 325.00 - 1000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	425.00–435.00	428.85
4	250–300	273	400.00–450.00	425.46
3	300–350	320	375.00–425.00	409.38
16	350–400	375	377.00–425.00	403.84
18	400–450	425	350.00–400.00	374.11
29	450–500	468	350.00–380.00	361.81
15	500–550	524	300.00–350.00	334.27
7	550–600	584	300.00–332.00	316.28
9	600–650	630	300.00–345.00	312.71
5	650–700	676	280.00–302.00	296.33
5	700–750	715	245.00–280.00	263.17
2	750–800	773	290.00–302.00	296.17
2	800–850	813	240.00–280.00	260.31
1	900–950	910	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	950	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	300.00–310.00	305.24
1	350–400	355	265.00	265.00
3	400–450	432	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	478	215.00–250.00	238.54
1	500–550	515	225.00	225.00
3	550–600	573	200.00–260.00	225.93
2	600–650	640	200.00–225.00	212.40
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	340.00–365.00	351.93
2	250–300	275	340.00–350.00	345.36
2	300–350	338	330.00–355.00	342.22
4	350–400	366	350.00–360.00	353.65
2	400–450	430	325.00	325.00
4	450–500	485	300.00–310.00	302.53
5	500–550	526	250.00–270.00	260.93
3	550–600	578	260.00–275.00	269.86
3	600–650	613	260.00–282.00	269.73
2	650–700	690	250.00–260.00	255.00
1	700–750	705	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	755	225.00	225.00
2	950–1000	990	180.00–186.00	183.02
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	224	500.00–555.00	534.06
3	250–300	287	520.00–540.00	528.46
15	300–350	331	470.00–515.00	492.96
7	350–400	379	420.00–467.00	445.49
6	400–450	422	400.00–455.00	416.41
12	450–500	482	400.00–439.00	417.52
11	500–550	530	380.00–432.00	406.91
6	550–600	573	350.00–392.00	375.55
8	600–650	621	320.00–362.00	339.22
11	650–700	670	310.00–337.00	323.22
2	700–750	718	270.00	270.00
3	750–800	778	230.00–265.00	248.23
2	800–850	815	242.00–280.00	260.77
1	850–900	880	240.00	240.00
2	900–950	910	214.00–252.00	232.79
1	950–1000	995	222.00	222.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	435.00	435.00
1	250–300	270	420.00	420.00
4	300–350	329	400.00–445.00	422.97
5	350–400	374	370.00–402.00	394.80
3	400–450	410	350.00–390.00	365.33
5	450–500	473	315.00–355.00	343.86
1	500–550	545	300.00	300.00
3	550–600	567	300.00–320.00	306.65
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
2	650–700	668	225.00–250.00	237.36
2	700–750	725	202.00–210.00	206.08
1	800–850	845	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	265.00	265.00
1	250–300	265	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	310	300.00–310.00	305.08
2	400–450	420	300.00	300.00
3	450–500	477	250.00–305.00	270.37
1	500–550	525	250.00	250.00
1	550–600	575	287.00	287.00
2	600–650	623	200.00–250.00	224.70
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	250–300	264	500.00–540.00	515.55
4	300–350	332	455.00–500.00	485.99
4	350–400	363	455.00–490.00	474.25
7	400–450	435	415.00–435.00	427.57
7	450–500	460	390.00–440.00	420.14
8	500–550	531	406.00–440.00	419.02
4	550–600	578	370.00–410.00	389.87
6	600–650	627	345.00–370.00	360.07
3	650–700	665	300.00–325.00	311.40
4	700–750	746	310.00–320.00	317.50
1	750–800	750	299.00	299.00
1	800–850	805	292.00	292.00
3	850–900	893	280.00–300.00	286.64
1	900–950	930	277.00	277.00
2	950–1000	973	239.00–252.00	245.48
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	450.00	450.00
1	250–300	280	455.00	455.00
1	300–350	345	420.00	420.00
1	350–400	380	415.00	415.00
1	400–450	440	375.00	375.00
1	500–550	545	339.00	339.00
1	700–750	725	267.00	267.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	800	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	175.00	175.00
1	800–850	810	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	910	170.00	170.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,012	2,575.00–3,650.00	3,162.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,140	2,700.00–3,950.00	3,583.38
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,193	3,000.00–4,000.00	3,498.95
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	853	1,525.00–2,875.00	2,217.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	830	3,625.00–4,000.00	3,812.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	795	1,900.00	1,900.00
Bred Cows — Small and Medium 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	695	1,000.00	1,000.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,106	1,875.00–2,550.00	2,264.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	10	—	1,119	1,825.00–2,700.00	2,339.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,104	1,450.00–3,300.00	2,420.76

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As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	836	110.00–135.00	127.24
10	—	1,128	162.00–168.00	164.67
18	—	1,028	140.00–161.00	151.71
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,606	168.00–176.00	171.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
51	—	1,336	165.00–185.00	177.37
23	—	1,412	186.00–198.00	189.65
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,366	197.00–210.00	203.19
9	—	1,589	218.00–232.00	221.54

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

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Heifers · 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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