Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 35.00- 190.00; 18 head Sheep: 100.00- 190.00: 4 head baby calves: 200.00- 300.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.27/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −164.58 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$204.27

69 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,106

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$552

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

$103.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−7.98

vs NC average

−67.64 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	544	226.25	1,232	47
Medium and Large 2	524	177.19	928	14thin
Medium and Large 3	555	122.50	680	8thin

One grade step is worth $103.75/cwt here — about $552 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

30 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $402.97, low $301.32, median $368.85 across 30 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 sale69 hd

204.27

—

NC average4 barns · 108 hd

212.24

−7.98

National average176 barns · 15,352 hd

271.91

−67.64

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−164.58

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	1,493	126.61	1,890	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,272	117.01	1,489	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,624	116.24	1,888	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,019	90.33	920	46

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)	1,105	$1,569	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,012	$1,375	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	750	$1,000	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	815	$1,614	7

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	258.37/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,620	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	872	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	197.39/cwt	185.00–210.00	549	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	198.86/cwt	180.00–210.00	841	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	904	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	279.71/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,186	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	307	318.32/cwt	315.00–325.00	977	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	263.81/cwt	240.00–298.00	1,535	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	225.99/cwt	207.00–252.00	1,175	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	314.36/cwt	305.00–325.00	852	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	273.45/cwt	272.00–275.00	1,272	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	242.49/cwt	205.00–280.00	921	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	305.61/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,149	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	264.66/cwt	240.00–297.00	1,382	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,648	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	243.00/cwt	242.00–244.00	1,623	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	314.00/cwt	314.00–314.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	164.27/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,179	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	284.48/cwt	255.00–312.00	1,195	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	725	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	217.86/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	219.77/cwt	210.00–230.00	1,699	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	827	1,428.13/head	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,428	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	236.50/cwt	218.00–269.00	1,130	28
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	750	1,000.00/head	1,000.00–1,000.00	1,000	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,105	1,569.23/head	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,569	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,375.35/head	950.00–1,675.00	1,375	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	952	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	871	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	277.71/cwt	252.00–310.00	1,316	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	198.42/cwt	190.00–215.00	942	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	185.51/cwt	182.00–190.00	692	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,166	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,801	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	416	240.92/cwt	220.00–272.00	1,002	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	226.55/cwt	209.00–248.00	1,296	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	251.90/cwt	230.00–295.00	816	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	201.19/cwt	195.00–210.00	1,354	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	152.82/cwt	144.00–162.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	265.21/cwt	245.00–285.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	128.00/cwt	128.00–128.00	1,139	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	210.06/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,292	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	250.02/cwt	225.00–270.00	633	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	155.71/cwt	145.00–165.00	1,253	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	213.45/cwt	190.00–223.00	1,535	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	193.20/cwt	185.00–210.00	1,472	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	284.97/cwt	265.00–310.00	909	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	297.60/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,110	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	241.72/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,528	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	928	129.51/cwt	127.00–132.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	208	237.23/cwt	215.00–260.00	493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	259.03/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,347	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	226.45/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,519	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	268.95/cwt	237.00–290.00	1,264	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	249.10/cwt	227.00–267.00	1,435	24
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,242	125.36/cwt	121.00–135.00	1,557	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	64.88/cwt	58.00–70.00	493	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,080	102.04/cwt	100.00–105.00	1,102	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,058	91.04/cwt	86.00–98.00	963	23
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	911	80.28/cwt	73.00–83.00	731	8
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,624	116.24/cwt	116.00–117.00	1,888	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	375	167.63/cwt	165.00–170.00	629	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	912	1
Bulls	—	—	1,489	123.51/cwt	112.00–131.00	1,839	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,289	112.41/cwt	105.00–120.00	1,449	58
Bulls	—	—	1,513	103.09/cwt	100.00–106.00	1,560	3
Bulls	—	—	1,493	139.26/cwt	134.00–147.00	2,079	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	289.93/cwt	260.00–310.00	792	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	931	157.07/cwt	140.00–175.00	1,462	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	169.01/cwt	167.00–170.00	1,462	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	177.32/cwt	167.00–185.00	1,454	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	299.63/cwt	280.00–321.00	704	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,732	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	151.71/cwt	140.00–160.00	584	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	118.13/cwt	112.00–125.00	679	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	422	165.04/cwt	160.00–170.00	696	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	522	129.78/cwt	119.00–145.00	677	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	570	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	316	168.11/cwt	160.00–175.00	531	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	153.48/cwt	152.00–155.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	437	170.29/cwt	150.00–185.00	744	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	275	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	314	147.53/cwt	130.00–170.00	463	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	177.20/cwt	160.00–202.00	920	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	120.21/cwt	108.00–130.00	757	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	584	142.25/cwt	136.00–155.00	831	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	236.65/cwt	225.00–250.00	911	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	510	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	414	277.53/cwt	275.00–292.00	1,149	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	190.95/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,066	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	209.67/cwt	200.00–225.00	679	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	1,102	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	983	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	213.11/cwt	200.00–232.00	916	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	806	1,754.26/head	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,754	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	760	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	208.69/cwt	200.00–215.00	697	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	639	157.73/cwt	140.00–167.00	1,008	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	191.13/cwt	175.00–210.00	908	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	212.98/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,320	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	121.54/cwt	110.00–130.00	349	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	714	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	177.48/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,189	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	293	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	460	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,058	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	158.21/cwt	140.00–175.00	585	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 Mar 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 677Last week 743Year ago 707

Slaughter CattleReceipts 179Last week 183Year ago 202

Replacement CattleReceipts 30Last week 25Year ago 19

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 35.00- 190.00; 18 head Sheep: 100.00- 190.00: 4 head baby calves: 200.00- 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	245.00–285.00	265.21
4	250–300	271	305.00–325.00	314.36
3	300–350	307	315.00–325.00	318.32
4	350–400	376	270.00–325.00	305.61
9	400–450	420	255.00–312.00	284.48
11	450–500	474	252.00–310.00	277.71
9	500–550	522	240.00–297.00	264.66
9	550–600	582	240.00–298.00	263.81
5	600–650	627	240.00–272.00	258.37
2	650–700	668	242.00–244.00	243.00
3	700–750	712	207.00–237.00	217.86
2	750–800	773	210.00–230.00	219.77
1	850–900	870	207.00	207.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	314.00	314.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	405	215.00	215.00
3	450–500	475	190.00–215.00	198.42
1	550–600	555	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	620	205.00–220.00	212.98
2	650–700	670	175.00–180.00	177.48
1	850–900	850	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	170.00	170.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	420	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	490	147.00	147.00
5	550–600	584	136.00–155.00	142.25
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	185.00–210.00	197.39
4	300–350	334	200.00–215.00	208.69
4	350–400	373	182.00–190.00	185.51
4	400–450	423	180.00–210.00	198.86
5	450–500	475	175.00–210.00	191.13
13	500–550	519	160.00–202.00	177.20
1	550–600	585	177.00	177.00
4	600–650	639	140.00–167.00	157.73
1	650–700	695	130.00	130.00
1	700–750	715	122.00	122.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	208	215.00–260.00	237.23
4	250–300	253	225.00–270.00	250.02
17	300–350	324	230.00–295.00	251.90
34	350–400	380	205.00–280.00	242.49
33	400–450	416	220.00–272.00	240.92
28	450–500	478	218.00–269.00	236.50
25	500–550	520	207.00–252.00	225.99
22	550–600	572	209.00–248.00	226.55
6	600–650	615	200.00–232.00	210.06
4	650–700	673	195.00–210.00	201.19
6	700–750	718	140.00–185.00	164.27
3	750–800	762	185.00–210.00	193.20
3	800–850	805	145.00–165.00	155.71
1	850–900	890	128.00	128.00
2	900–950	928	127.00–132.00	129.51
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
7	400–450	414	275.00–292.00	277.53
2	450–500	465	272.00–275.00	273.45
1	700–750	725	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	125.00	125.00
3	250–300	287	110.00–130.00	121.54
4	300–350	316	160.00–175.00	168.11
3	350–400	385	140.00–160.00	151.71
3	400–450	422	160.00–170.00	165.04
2	450–500	458	152.00–155.00	153.48
3	500–550	522	119.00–145.00	129.78
5	550–600	575	112.00–125.00	118.13
3	600–650	630	108.00–130.00	120.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	280.00–321.00	299.63
9	250–300	273	260.00–310.00	289.93
10	300–350	319	265.00–310.00	284.97
36	350–400	373	260.00–322.00	297.60
19	400–450	424	255.00–305.00	279.71
31	450–500	470	237.00–290.00	268.95
18	500–550	520	240.00–285.00	259.03
24	550–600	576	227.00–267.00	249.10
31	600–650	632	220.00–261.00	241.72
8	650–700	671	215.00–242.00	226.45
10	700–750	719	190.00–223.00	213.45
1	750–800	780	222.00	222.00
3	800–850	820	167.00–185.00	177.32
3	850–900	865	167.00–170.00	169.01
4	900–950	931	140.00–175.00	157.07
2	1000–1050	1,020	144.00–162.00	152.82
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	130.00	130.00
1	250–300	290	150.00	150.00
4	300–350	314	130.00–170.00	147.53
2	350–400	370	140.00–175.00	158.21
3	400–450	437	150.00–185.00	170.29
2	450–500	485	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	540	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	200.00	200.00
4	300–350	324	200.00–225.00	209.67
3	350–400	385	225.00–250.00	236.65
5	400–450	430	200.00–232.00	213.11
1	450–500	460	230.00	230.00
1	500–550	520	212.00	212.00
2	550–600	558	180.00–202.00	190.95
1	600–650	640	187.00	187.00
2	650–700	655	150.00	150.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	375	165.00–170.00	167.63
1	750–800	760	120.00	120.00

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	—	827	1,300.00–1,550.00	1,428.13
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	806	1,450.00–2,100.00	1,754.26
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	750	1,000.00	1,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,105	1,150.00–1,750.00	1,569.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,012	950.00–1,675.00	1,375.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,242	121.00–135.00	125.36
58	—	1,289	105.00–120.00	112.41
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	760	58.00–70.00	64.88
12	—	1,080	100.00–105.00	102.04
23	—	1,058	86.00–98.00	91.04
8	—	911	73.00–83.00	80.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,624	116.00–117.00	116.24
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,489	112.00–131.00	123.51
3	—	1,513	100.00–106.00	103.09
9	—	1,493	134.00–147.00	139.26

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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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