Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

39 head Sheep: 45.00 -340.00 ; 18 head Goats: 60.00 - 450.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 1000.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $358.92/cwt on 42 head, down $27.78 from the prior sale. That ranks 2 of 29 comparable sales and sits −29.61 against this barn's trailing median of $388.53.

Average price

$358.92

▼ 27.78 vs prior sale

42 head · 549 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,971

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$787

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

$139.18/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−0.54

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	380.85	2,121	30
Medium and Large 2	523	324.91	1,698	9thin
Medium and Large 3	552	241.67	1,334	3thin

One grade step is worth $139.18/cwt here — about $787 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $388.53 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 sale42 hd

358.92

—

NC average9 barns · 183 hd

359.46

−0.54

This barn, trailing median29 sales

388.53

−29.61

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	1,504	208.43	3,134	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,362	174.90	2,381	35
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,646	164.31	2,705	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,135	156.11	1,772	62

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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,040	$2,393	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,115	$2,157	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,043	$2,005	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	795	$3,300	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$3,198	12

Every lot, as filed

101 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	350–400	373	387.46/cwt	365.00–415.00	1,445	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,048	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	2,503	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	326.40/cwt	320.00–330.00	2,503	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	337.00/cwt	337.00–337.00	1,988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	253.55/cwt	245.00–265.00	1,831	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	423.18/cwt	400.00–452.00	1,790	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	361	522.00/cwt	522.00–522.00	1,884	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	489.58/cwt	470.00–500.00	1,993	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	249.66/cwt	229.00–270.00	2,329	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	485.18/cwt	465.00–505.00	1,325	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	380.44/cwt	365.00–395.00	2,393	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	280.49/cwt	279.00–282.00	2,468	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	391.52/cwt	370.00–417.00	2,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	376.87/cwt	350.00–402.00	2,152	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	350.03/cwt	330.00–377.00	2,153	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	365.70/cwt	350.00–369.00	2,476	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	352.00/cwt	352.00–352.00	2,499	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	335.18/cwt	310.00–352.00	2,078	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	345	485.00/cwt	485.00–485.00	1,673	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	458.56/cwt	430.00–485.00	1,499	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	306.00/cwt	300.00–312.00	2,326	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	327.34/cwt	325.00–330.00	2,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	495.05/cwt	475.00–508.00	1,866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	277.67/cwt	250.00–305.00	2,277	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	461.58/cwt	440.00–485.00	1,242	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	323.12/cwt	300.00–350.00	2,149	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	375.16/cwt	350.00–405.00	1,932	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	400.12/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,893	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	2,109	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	490.52/cwt	470.00–515.00	1,805	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	362.53/cwt	340.00–387.00	2,059	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	287.59/cwt	269.00–297.00	2,410	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,338	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	443.35/cwt	420.00–470.00	1,654	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	390.13/cwt	365.00–417.00	2,044	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	519.72/cwt	490.00–535.00	1,668	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	316.19/cwt	285.00–325.00	2,289	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	429.32/cwt	400.00–449.00	2,031	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	464.27/cwt	440.00–492.00	1,950	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	542.75/cwt	510.00–565.00	1,514	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,076	3,456.18/head	2,600.00–4,125.00	3,456	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	994	2,769.87/head	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,770	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,228	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,646	164.31/cwt	155.00–172.00	2,705	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,218	192.47/cwt	187.00–196.00	2,344	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,375	173.25/cwt	167.00–184.00	2,382	32
Bulls	—	—	1,426	204.36/cwt	200.00–215.00	2,914	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,019	131.34/cwt	125.00–136.00	1,338	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,152	169.13/cwt	166.00–173.00	1,948	12
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	955	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	1,948	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	188.49/cwt	187.00–190.00	980	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	910	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,929	1
Bulls	—	—	1,680	220.67/cwt	219.00–224.00	3,707	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,146	155.94/cwt	138.00–165.00	1,787	44
Bulls	—	—	1,208	183.94/cwt	182.00–186.00	2,222	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	795	3,300.00/head	3,300.00–3,300.00	3,300	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,040	2,393.21/head	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,393	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,004.87/head	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,005	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,157.32/head	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,157	7
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	365	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	792	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	345	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	783	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,224	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,298	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,475	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,508	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	967	3,568.62/head	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,569	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,625	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	1,118	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	212.47/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,217	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,553	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,519	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	444.29/cwt	420.00–465.00	1,448	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,193	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,918	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,785	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,408	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	1,906	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	1,760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	348.64/cwt	315.00–380.00	1,653	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	327.91/cwt	305.00–350.00	902	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	310.16/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,939	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	367	399.43/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,466	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	410.50/cwt	390.00–435.00	2,122	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,380	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	385.00/cwt	385.00–385.00	1,059	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	354.32/cwt	342.00–375.00	1,704	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,210	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	425.00/cwt	425.00–425.00	1,870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	334.58/cwt	329.00–340.00	2,248	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	365.26/cwt	350.00–375.00	1,527	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	237.42/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,840	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	357.92/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,507	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,869	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	461.24/cwt	440.00–485.00	2,140	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	550.00/cwt	550.00–550.00	1,238	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	324.90/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,676	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	255.93/cwt	250.00–262.00	1,735	2

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 Aug 10, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 418Last week 382Year ago 780

Slaughter CattleReceipts 162Last week 180Year ago 213

Replacement CattleReceipts 27Last week 50Year ago 35

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

39 head Sheep: 45.00 -340.00 ; 18 head Goats: 60.00 - 450.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 1000.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	373	365.00–415.00	387.46
5	400–450	421	335.00–385.00	357.92
4	450–500	481	342.00–375.00	354.32
1	500–550	530	332.00	332.00
1	550–600	595	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	685	280.00	280.00
3	700–750	722	245.00–265.00	253.55
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	269	440.00–485.00	461.58
8	300–350	327	430.00–485.00	458.56
23	350–400	373	420.00–470.00	443.35
15	400–450	423	400.00–452.00	423.18
19	450–500	473	375.00–420.00	400.12
10	500–550	515	350.00–405.00	375.16
12	550–600	568	340.00–387.00	362.53
14	600–650	620	310.00–352.00	335.18
5	650–700	672	329.00–340.00	334.58
3	700–750	717	325.00–330.00	327.34
3	750–800	767	320.00–330.00	326.40
2	800–850	820	250.00–305.00	277.67
2	850–900	880	279.00–282.00	280.49
2	900–950	933	229.00–270.00	249.66
1	950–1000	950	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	305.00–350.00	327.91
1	400–450	430	260.00	260.00
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
1	550–600	590	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	675	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	385.00	385.00
1	300–350	345	400.00	400.00
1	400–450	440	425.00	425.00
1	500–550	515	370.00	370.00
1	550–600	590	337.00	337.00
1	600–650	630	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	550.00	550.00
2	250–300	273	465.00–505.00	485.18
1	300–350	345	485.00	485.00
3	350–400	377	475.00–508.00	495.05
3	400–450	407	470.00–500.00	489.58
10	450–500	464	440.00–485.00	461.24
7	500–550	517	390.00–435.00	410.50
13	550–600	573	370.00–417.00	391.52
10	600–650	629	365.00–395.00	380.44
8	650–700	677	350.00–369.00	365.70
2	700–750	710	352.00	352.00
1	750–800	770	325.00	325.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	350–400	361	522.00	522.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	285.00	285.00
2	550–600	573	210.00–215.00	212.47
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	250–300	279	510.00–565.00	542.75
11	300–350	321	490.00–535.00	519.72
12	350–400	368	470.00–515.00	490.52
15	400–450	420	440.00–492.00	464.27
16	450–500	473	400.00–449.00	429.32
9	500–550	524	365.00–417.00	390.13
21	550–600	571	350.00–402.00	376.87
8	600–650	615	330.00–377.00	350.03
7	650–700	665	300.00–350.00	323.12
9	700–750	724	285.00–325.00	316.19
2	750–800	760	300.00–312.00	306.00
3	800–850	838	269.00–297.00	287.59
1	850–900	880	285.00	285.00
1	900–950	935	250.00	250.00
1	950–1000	990	225.00	225.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	320.00	320.00
1	400–450	440	295.00	295.00
1	500–550	530	225.00	225.00
2	550–600	563	250.00	250.00
1	600–650	635	280.00	280.00
1	650–700	650	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	410.00	410.00
4	300–350	326	420.00–465.00	444.29
5	350–400	367	375.00–425.00	399.43
3	400–450	418	350.00–375.00	365.26
9	450–500	474	315.00–380.00	348.64
8	500–550	516	300.00–350.00	324.90
1	550–600	575	325.00	325.00
2	600–650	625	300.00–320.00	310.16
2	650–700	678	250.00–262.00	255.93
2	750–800	775	225.00–250.00	237.42
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	227.00	227.00
1	350–400	365	217.00	217.00
2	500–550	520	187.00–190.00	188.49
1	900–950	910	212.00	212.00
1	950–1000	955	204.00	204.00

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	4	—	1,076	2,600.00–4,125.00	3,456.18
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	994	2,050.00–3,250.00	2,769.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	795	3,300.00	3,300.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	967	3,000.00–3,950.00	3,568.62
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,040	1,750.00–2,750.00	2,393.21
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,043	1,700.00–2,350.00	2,004.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,115	1,575.00–2,750.00	2,157.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
19	—	1,646	155.00–172.00	164.31
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,218	187.00–196.00	192.47
32	—	1,375	167.00–184.00	173.25
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,019	125.00–136.00	131.34
12	—	1,152	166.00–173.00	169.13
44	—	1,146	138.00–165.00	155.94
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,426	200.00–215.00	204.36
6	—	1,680	219.00–224.00	220.67
2	—	1,208	182.00–186.00	183.94

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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How this sale compares

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