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Turnersburg, North Carolina · USDA-reported Auction Livestock · usually sells Mondays

Sale of Monday, September 14, 2026

652 head sold ·Official USDA report · Past reports (278)

light 5-weight M&L 1 heifers $324.53/cwt +5.64 vs last sale · ≈ $1,684/hd at 519 lb · 30 head
light 6-weight M&L 1 steers $346.89/cwt +19.04 vs last sale · ≈ $2,153/hd at 621 lb · 26 head
heavy 4-weight M&L 1 bulls $388.49/cwt +27.28 vs last sale · ≈ $1,838/hd at 473 lb · 24 head
Turnersburg, NC 5-weight heifers sold at $323/cwt, the highest of the 5 yards reporting the class and $7/cwt above the NC average ($316). NC 5-weight heifers were down $7 from the week before and still $45 under the early August peak of $347. What this means — computed from this report and its neighbors

Receipts

HeadThis saleLast saleLast year
Total receipts 652 396 804
Feeder cattle 483 250 622
Slaughter cattle 149 117 164
Replacement cattle 20 29 18

Market comments — USDA reporter

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 15.00 to 20.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average. 11 head Sheep: 155.00 - 410.00; 51 head Goats: 50.00 - 265.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

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Feeder Steers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
315–345 329 4 432.00–485.00 $463.67 $1,525 +13.67
350–390 375 3 470.00–505.00 $489.76 $1,837 +59.76
400–445 434 9 404.00–450.00 $422.06 $1,832 +77.06
468 value added 468 6 429.00 $429.00 $2,008 —
450–495 473 8 377.00–412.00 $396.08 $1,873 +13.17
500–545 534 15 370.00–390.00 $383.52 $2,048 +18.84
550–595 578 6 322.00–359.00 $336.07 $1,942 -6.71
619 value added 619 5 365.00 $365.00 $2,259 —
600–635 621 21 310.00–350.00 $342.58 $2,127 +14.73
650–690 674 5 290.00–335.00 $317.54 $2,140 -8.71
705–735 714 7 292.00–326.00 $306.29 $2,187 +51.29
755–785 766 4 285.00–308.00 $293.88 $2,251 —
800 800 1 297.00 $297.00 $2,376 —
875 875 2 277.00–289.00 $283.00 $2,476 —
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
365 365 1 369.00 $369.00 $1,347 —
440–445 443 2 340.00–375.00 $357.40 $1,583 —
525 525 1 270.00 $270.00 $1,418 —
600–625 613 2 275.00–302.00 $288.22 $1,767 +10.68
655 655 1 275.00 $275.00 $1,801 —
710–720 715 2 267.00–272.00 $269.52 $1,927 —
850 850 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,700 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
505 505 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,010 +50.00
600 600 1 242.00 $242.00 $1,452 —
715–735 725 2 172.00–180.00 $176.06 $1,276 —

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Feeder Heifers

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
210 210 1 565.00 $565.00 $1,186 +51.92
250–295 272 9 425.00–475.00 $446.83 $1,215 -28.17
300–345 325 9 400.00–439.00 $422.93 $1,375 +2.93
350–395 373 10 385.00–415.00 $399.91 $1,492 +14.95
405–445 424 14 367.00–400.00 $381.76 $1,619 +32.85
450–495 471 12 330.00–377.00 $347.30 $1,636 +1.13
500–545 519 30 300.00–342.00 $324.53 $1,684 +5.64
555–595 576 10 300.00–330.00 $320.06 $1,844 +22.95
600–645 613 12 270.00–316.00 $296.53 $1,818 +0.15
660–685 674 9 270.00–297.00 $284.62 $1,918 +0.40
718 value added 718 5 306.00 $306.00 $2,197 —
700–730 721 4 259.00–282.00 $273.38 $1,971 +13.38
800–810 805 2 250.00 $250.00 $2,012 +40.00
915–935 928 3 196.00–227.00 $207.19 $1,923 +37.19
970 970 1 220.00 $220.00 $2,134 +23.64
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
290 290 1 350.00 $350.00 $1,015 +25.00
335–340 338 2 360.00–370.00 $365.04 $1,234 —
350–395 380 4 340.00–350.00 $345.13 $1,311 +55.13
410–435 423 2 300.00–329.00 $314.07 $1,329 +30.14
455–465 460 3 290.00–300.00 $293.33 $1,349 +30.13
505–545 527 5 250.00–292.00 $265.84 $1,401 —
560–585 573 5 250.00–285.00 $270.02 $1,547 +12.75
605–645 628 5 247.00–275.00 $256.57 $1,611 —
650–665 658 2 235.00–250.00 $242.59 $1,596 -4.41
785 785 1 167.00 $167.00 $1,311 -46.46
820 820 1 159.00 $159.00 $1,304 —
970 970 1 157.00 $157.00 $1,523 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
240 240 1 300.00 $300.00 $720 +31.78
300 300 1 295.00 $295.00 $885 —
360–375 368 2 255.00–272.00 $263.33 $969 —
420 420 1 282.00 $282.00 $1,184 +87.00
460–470 465 2 250.00–255.00 $252.47 $1,174 —
500–530 515 2 180.00–200.00 $189.71 $977 —
550 550 1 230.00 $230.00 $1,265 —
680 680 1 200.00 $200.00 $1,360 —
705 705 1 155.00 $155.00 $1,093 —

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Feeder Bulls

Medium and Large 1 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
225–235 230 3 575.00–655.00 $604.42 $1,390 —
250–275 260 5 535.00–580.00 $559.23 $1,454 +36.80
300–345 328 6 470.00–510.00 $482.75 $1,583 +41.69
350–390 367 12 420.00–470.00 $442.16 $1,623 +33.93
400–440 422 11 380.00–420.00 $404.53 $1,707 +34.16
450–495 473 24 362.00–410.00 $388.49 $1,838 +27.28
500–545 519 12 350.00–390.00 $367.49 $1,907 +33.68
550–595 572 14 310.00–342.00 $324.54 $1,856 -3.43
600–645 626 17 300.00–330.00 $314.19 $1,967 +10.78
650–680 670 5 272.00–290.00 $281.52 $1,886 -5.48
700–745 725 3 230.00–270.00 $246.92 $1,790 -47.97
750–780 766 5 240.00–287.00 $264.50 $2,026 +6.95
945 945 1 252.00 $252.00 $2,381 +42.02
985–995 990 2 245.00–249.00 $246.99 $2,445 +7.99
Medium and Large 2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
250–285 268 5 440.00–480.00 $454.07 $1,217 +4.07
300–335 322 3 400.00–415.00 $406.87 $1,310 +61.87
360–380 368 3 380.00–385.00 $383.28 $1,410 +67.08
425–440 430 3 325.00–360.00 $338.18 $1,454 +53.18
450–485 470 4 300.00–350.00 $329.63 $1,549 +14.90
505–530 518 4 300.00–325.00 $309.99 $1,606 +22.43
555–595 573 4 280.00–300.00 $290.64 $1,665 +40.64
635 635 2 280.00–287.00 $283.50 $1,800 —
Medium and Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
335 335 1 290.00 $290.00 $972 -10.00
390–395 393 2 300.00–315.00 $307.45 $1,208 +7.45
410–445 428 2 220.00–225.00 $222.40 $952 -42.60
595 595 1 255.00 $255.00 $1,517 —

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Slaughter Cows

Boner ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
920–2130 1307 80-85% 48 140.00–165.00 $148.12 $1,936 —
1115–1615 1339 80-85% 6 169.00–188.00 $174.83 $2,341 +22.73
Lean ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
735–925 827 85-90% 3 97.00–110.00 $102.42 $847 —
680–1610 1157 85-90% 28 120.00–135.00 $129.80 $1,502 —
1110–1465 1268 85-90% 4 136.00–140.00 $137.97 $1,749 +2.38
Breaker ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Dressing Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1540–2005 1726 75-80% 7 136.00–146.00 $141.79 $2,447 —

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Slaughter Bulls

YG1-2 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
1220–2235 1588 3 154.00–165.00 $161.46 $2,564 +1.84
1055–2060 1590 15 175.00–192.00 $182.44 $2,901 +22.82
1295–2050 1671 4 196.00–201.00 $198.69 $3,320 —

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Bred Cows

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $
885–1170 983 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1st Stage (1-3 mo) 3 1,600.00–1,950.00 $1,823.98
1010–1570 1282 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 7 1,650.00–2,350.00 $2,005.32

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Cow-Calf Pairs

Medium and Large 1-2 ($/head)
Weight (lb) Avg wt AgeStage Head Price range Avg $ Δ last sale
1045 1045 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)2nd Stage (4-6 mo) 1 3,350.00 $3,350.00 -200.00
875–1220 1048 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 2,300.00–2,950.00 $2,678.52 -871.48
1080–1100 1090 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 2 3,225.00–3,275.00 $3,249.77 —
995–1415 1227 Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)Open 5 3,000.00–4,100.00 $3,662.06 —

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Dairy Heifers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
475 475 1 237.00 $237.00 $1,126 +85.00
600–615 608 2 170.00–199.00 $184.68 $1,123 +2.68
665–685 674 4 180.00–212.00 $197.20 $1,329 —
715–745 730 2 188.00–189.00 $188.49 $1,376 —
880 880 1 235.00 $235.00 $2,068 —
985 985 1 229.00 $229.00 $2,256 —

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Dairy Steers

Large 3 ($/cwt)
Weight (lb) Avg wt Head Price range Avg $ ≈ $/hdΔ last sale
620 620 1 257.00 $257.00 $1,593 —
805 805 1 208.00 $208.00 $1,674 —

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Price trend

high 506.40 low 373.14 Sep 2025 Sep 2026

450–499 lb Medium and Large 1 steers — head-weighted average $/cwt by sale date, last 12 months.

Reading this report

What does "Medium and Large 1" mean?

USDA feeder grades describe frame size and muscle thickness, not quality of the individual animal. "Medium and Large" is the frame score; the number is muscle (1 = heaviest muscled). "Medium and Large 1–2" pens mix both muscle scores — common across the Southeast.

What is $/cwt?

Dollars per hundredweight — per 100 lb of animal. A 500-lb calf at $450/cwt brings 5 × $450 = $2,250. Lighter cattle usually bring more per cwt but less per head.

Why are some prices per head?

Bred cows, cow-calf pairs, and some replacement classes sell by the head, not by weight. We show those exactly as USDA reports them — a $/head figure is never converted into $/cwt on this site.

Where do these numbers come from?

From the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service's Livestock Market News — federal reporters at the sale. We publish each report in full and link the official USDA document at the top of the page.

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