Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2026-08-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2026-08-17

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Sheep: 70.00 -370.00 ; 19 head Goats: 50.00 - 340.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 145.00 - 325.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $339.16/cwt on 39 head, down $17.34 from the prior sale. That ranks 3 of 29 comparable sales and sits −29.88 against this barn's trailing median of $369.04.

Average price

$339.16

▼ 17.34 vs prior sale

39 head · 534 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,812

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$197

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$52.96/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.89

vs NC average

−12.02 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	531	345.95	1,836	34
Medium and Large 2	559	292.99	1,638	5thin

One grade step is worth $52.96/cwt here — about $197 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 sale39 hd

339.16

—

NC average10 barns · 370 hd

344.05

−4.89

National average122 barns · 3,757 hd

351.18

−12.02

This barn, trailing median29 sales

369.04

−29.88

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	1,680	204.39	3,434	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,409	167.11	2,355	47
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,633	153.23	2,502	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,075	138.25	1,486	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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,200	$2,908	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,054	$2,610	11
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,049	$2,378	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$3,550	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,041	$2,880	17

Every lot, as filed

108 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 2	250–300	260	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,040	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	386	490.24/cwt	475.00–510.00	1,892	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	356.61/cwt	345.00–365.00	2,215	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	345.65/cwt	335.00–365.00	1,839	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	359.94/cwt	355.00–365.00	1,494	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,663	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,860	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	296.80/cwt	285.00–305.00	1,707	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	1,872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	302.60/cwt	300.00–305.00	1,589	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	260.00/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	405.00/cwt	405.00–405.00	1,721	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	355.24/cwt	345.00–365.00	1,130	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	379.09/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,251	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,922	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	425.16/cwt	410.00–440.00	969	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	387.71/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,415	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	404.56/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,266	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	322.05/cwt	315.00–332.00	1,510	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	297.99/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	292.21/cwt	285.00–300.00	1,519	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	360.00/cwt	360.00–360.00	1,242	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	286.59/cwt	280.00–295.00	1,668	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	353.75/cwt	330.00–375.00	955	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	992	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	405	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,013	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	213.40/cwt	190.00–237.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,382	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	672	266.69/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,792	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	361.75/cwt	347.00–375.00	1,320	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	367.29/cwt	345.00–390.00	984	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	4,750.00/head	4,750.00–4,750.00	4,750	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	3,344.77/head	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,345	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,018	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	278	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	834	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	773	167.38/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,294	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	320	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	518	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	410	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	697	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,988.45/head	2,025.00–3,750.00	2,988	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,610.14/head	1,500.00–3,150.00	2,610	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,200	2,907.72/head	1,850.00–3,600.00	2,908	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,049	2,378.42/head	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,378	9
Bulls	—	—	1,713	200.00/cwt	189.00–206.00	3,426	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,124	145.94/cwt	132.00–157.00	1,640	44
Bulls	—	—	1,375	176.71/cwt	175.00–178.00	2,430	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	200	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	440	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	295	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	649	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	992	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,395	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	2,204	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	117.18/cwt	100.00–130.00	1,090	17
Bulls	—	—	1,749	218.00/cwt	212.00–225.00	3,813	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,230	186.00/cwt	186.00–186.00	2,288	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,413	166.70/cwt	160.00–180.00	2,355	46
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,633	153.23/cwt	140.00–159.00	2,502	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	664	321.14/cwt	321.00–322.00	2,132	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	501	371.00/cwt	371.00–371.00	1,859	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	413	460.00/cwt	440.00–475.00	1,900	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,024	2,562.90/head	1,700.00–3,800.00	2,563	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1	—	750	2,350.00/head	2,350.00–2,350.00	2,350	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	475.69/cwt	445.00–500.00	1,751	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	522.28/cwt	510.00–535.00	1,488	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	362.39/cwt	329.00–375.00	2,069	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	282.59/cwt	267.00–299.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	263.64/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,906	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,038	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	2,279	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	480	397.00/cwt	397.00–397.00	1,906	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	402.93/cwt	395.00–420.00	2,103	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	327.29/cwt	300.00–349.00	2,180	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	425.00/cwt	400.00–440.00	2,015	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	447.99/cwt	435.00–477.00	1,864	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	301.87/cwt	287.00–322.00	1,890	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	344.65/cwt	310.00–362.00	2,144	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	497.44/cwt	480.00–520.00	1,632	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	2,028	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	439.89/cwt	425.00–455.00	1,003	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,119	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	368.65/cwt	360.00–380.00	1,758	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	300.11/cwt	290.00–310.00	1,975	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	410.56/cwt	382.00–420.00	2,090	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	449.02/cwt	420.00–475.00	1,428	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	426.68/cwt	400.00–445.00	1,156	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	335.45/cwt	317.00–350.00	1,912	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	401.77/cwt	385.00–425.00	1,442	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	397.09/cwt	379.00–415.00	1,664	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	452.31/cwt	450.00–455.00	1,031	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	359.28/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,077	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	239.88/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,943	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	264.48/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,912	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	346.76/cwt	315.00–362.00	1,782	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	192.53/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	407.61/cwt	382.00–430.00	1,965	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	475.00/cwt	475.00–475.00	1,496	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	2,325	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	369.17/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,750	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,266	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	2,337	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	1,819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,782	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	384.90/cwt	370.00–400.00	1,416	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 17, 2026

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 362Last week 418Year ago 476

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 162Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 51Last week 27Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 15.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

28 head Sheep: 70.00 -370.00 ; 19 head Goats: 50.00 - 340.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 145.00 - 325.00; 2 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	400.00	400.00
4	300–350	313	375.00–425.00	404.56
4	350–400	365	370.00–400.00	387.71
1	400–450	425	405.00	405.00
6	450–500	474	350.00–385.00	369.17
3	500–550	532	335.00–365.00	345.65
1	550–600	585	320.00	320.00
1	600–650	620	300.00	300.00
1	650–700	665	250.00	250.00
1	750–800	785	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	345.00–390.00	367.29
1	300–350	345	360.00	360.00
2	450–500	460	275.00–320.00	297.99
2	500–550	520	285.00–300.00	292.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	450.00–455.00	452.31
2	250–300	285	510.00–535.00	522.28
6	300–350	328	480.00–520.00	497.44
6	350–400	368	445.00–500.00	475.69
14	400–450	416	435.00–477.00	447.99
11	450–500	474	400.00–440.00	425.00
13	500–550	509	382.00–420.00	410.56
17	550–600	571	329.00–375.00	362.39
11	600–650	622	310.00–362.00	344.65
11	650–700	666	300.00–349.00	327.29
2	700–750	723	250.00–277.00	263.64
2	750–800	775	267.00–299.00	282.59
1	800–850	815	250.00	250.00
1	850–900	860	265.00	265.00
1	900–950	920	270.00	270.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	475.00	475.00
4	350–400	386	475.00–510.00	490.24
9	400–450	413	440.00–475.00	460.00
9	450–500	482	382.00–430.00	407.61
14	500–550	522	395.00–420.00	402.93
3	550–600	578	345.00–375.00	359.28
4	600–650	621	345.00–365.00	356.61
1	650–700	655	355.00	355.00
1	700–750	700	300.00	300.00
1	750–800	795	285.00	285.00
1	800–850	820	285.00	285.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	410.00–440.00	425.16
2	300–350	330	360.00–400.00	379.09
2	350–400	368	370.00–400.00	384.90
1	500–550	535	340.00	340.00
3	550–600	575	285.00–305.00	296.80
1	600–650	620	310.00	310.00
1	750–800	785	227.00	227.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	290.00	290.00
1	250–300	295	345.00	345.00
1	300–350	310	320.00	320.00
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	330.00–375.00	353.75
2	300–350	318	345.00–365.00	355.24
4	350–400	365	347.00–375.00	361.75
2	400–450	415	355.00–365.00	359.94
6	450–500	469	315.00–332.00	322.05
2	500–550	525	300.00–305.00	302.60
3	550–600	582	280.00–295.00	286.59
2	600–650	610	250.00–270.00	260.00
3	650–700	672	265.00–270.00	266.69
1	800–850	805	212.00	212.00
1	900–950	915	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	300.00	300.00
1	400–450	405	250.00	250.00
1	450–500	485	285.00	285.00
2	600–650	608	190.00–237.00	213.40
2	750–800	773	160.00–175.00	167.38
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	480	397.00	397.00
4	500–550	501	371.00	371.00
7	650–700	664	321.00–322.00	321.14
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	425.00–455.00	439.89
7	250–300	271	400.00–445.00	426.68
2	300–350	318	420.00–475.00	449.02
9	350–400	359	385.00–425.00	401.77
14	400–450	419	379.00–415.00	397.09
9	450–500	477	360.00–380.00	368.65
19	500–550	514	315.00–362.00	346.76
11	550–600	570	317.00–350.00	335.45
7	600–650	626	287.00–322.00	301.87
2	650–700	658	290.00–310.00	300.11
5	700–750	723	250.00–270.00	264.48
1	750–800	780	260.00	260.00
2	800–850	810	230.00–250.00	239.88
1	850–900	865	245.00	245.00
2	950–1000	985	190.00–195.00	192.53
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	220.00	220.00
1	250–300	295	220.00	220.00
1	300–350	320	162.00	162.00
1	400–450	410	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	545	182.00	182.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,075	4,750.00	4,750.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	3,150.00–3,550.00	3,344.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	9	—	1,008	2,025.00–3,750.00	2,988.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,024	1,700.00–3,800.00	2,562.90
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	2,350.00	2,350.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,054	1,500.00–3,150.00	2,610.14
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,200	1,850.00–3,600.00	2,907.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,049	1,500.00–2,900.00	2,378.42

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,713	189.00–206.00	200.00
2	—	1,375	175.00–178.00	176.71
6	—	1,749	212.00–225.00	218.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,124	132.00–157.00	145.94
1	—	1,395	158.00	158.00
17	—	930	100.00–130.00	117.18
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,230	186.00	186.00
46	—	1,413	160.00–180.00	166.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,633	140.00–159.00	153.23

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

Reporter comment USDA

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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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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