Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-11
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-11

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

24 head Goats: 105.00- 245.00 : 1 head baby calves: 150.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $214.70/cwt on 44 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.15 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$214.70

44 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,176

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$273

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

$49.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−13.88

vs NC average

−61.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	224.79	1,232	35
Medium and Large 2	546	175.48	959	9thin

One grade step is worth $49.30/cwt here — about $273 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 sale44 hd

214.70

—

NC average8 barns · 332 hd

228.58

−13.88

National average176 barns · 16,729 hd

276.17

−61.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−154.15

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	1,620	132.89	2,152	19
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,323	122.48	1,621	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,618	117.69	1,904	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	927	96.76	897	44

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)	1,158	$1,770	14
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,081	$1,524	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,077	$2,540	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,175	$2,493	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,037	$2,031	14

Every lot, as filed

100 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	950–1000	985	168.94/cwt	158.00–180.00	1,664	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	220.09/cwt	205.00–236.00	836	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	227.33/cwt	220.00–235.00	978	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	142.63/cwt	135.00–150.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	201.95/cwt	197.00–207.00	1,652	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,146	1,616.60/head	1,150.00–2,050.00	1,617	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,181	1,833.42/head	1,200.00–2,400.00	1,833	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,072	2,076.87/head	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,077	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	275.60/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,587	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	261.28/cwt	251.00–295.00	1,484	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	222.26/cwt	199.00–236.00	1,274	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	251.00/cwt	251.00–251.00	1,669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	301.65/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,143	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	918	173.18/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,590	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	273.51/cwt	230.00–284.00	1,704	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	282.81/cwt	265.00–304.00	913	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	368	235.60/cwt	220.00–252.00	867	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	885	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,682	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	288.88/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,236	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	269.67/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,405	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,321	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	288.80/cwt	270.00–300.00	653	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	216.01/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,337	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	238.52/cwt	210.00–268.00	782	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,468	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	213.57/cwt	207.00–220.00	1,442	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	242.38/cwt	220.00–278.00	1,030	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	867	168.77/cwt	162.00–177.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	290.05/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,227	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	227.79/cwt	207.00–244.00	1,180	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	166.00/cwt	166.00–166.00	1,768	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	771	138.54/cwt	127.00–157.00	1,068	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	247.78/cwt	232.00–280.00	553	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	279.96/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,025	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	278.95/cwt	264.00–295.00	775	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	254.18/cwt	230.00–290.00	696	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	232.37/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,092	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	152.55/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	210.58/cwt	206.00–216.00	1,506	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	516	259.97/cwt	243.00–286.00	1,341	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	156.12/cwt	150.00–162.00	1,132	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	247.68/cwt	220.00–268.00	1,531	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,366	132.70/cwt	127.00–142.00	1,813	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	118.90/cwt	108.00–126.00	1,555	57
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	82.77/cwt	80.00–86.00	645	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	974	107.72/cwt	106.00–110.00	1,049	9
Bulls	—	—	1,531	126.93/cwt	115.00–133.00	1,943	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	959	98.54/cwt	89.00–105.00	945	27
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	860	950.00/head	950.00–950.00	950	1
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	788	1,105.87/head	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,106	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	880	148.00/cwt	148.00–148.00	1,302	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	750	71.20/cwt	64.00–76.00	534	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,618	117.69/cwt	112.00–124.00	1,904	4
Bulls	—	—	1,718	139.51/cwt	135.00–143.00	2,397	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	229.35/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,562	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	275.97/cwt	255.00–299.00	1,303	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	927	175.37/cwt	167.00–190.00	1,626	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	193.51/cwt	190.00–197.00	1,564	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	758	209.51/cwt	207.00–212.00	1,588	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	152.46/cwt	150.00–155.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	162.37/cwt	160.00–165.00	687	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	849	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	194.46/cwt	180.00–210.00	544	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	702	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	540	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	329	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	694	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	785	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	482	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	179.89/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,013	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	948	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	319	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	155.12/cwt	135.00–175.00	672	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	236.76/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,243	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	233.36/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,094	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	197.45/cwt	195.00–200.00	958	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	202.41/cwt	200.00–205.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	183.81/cwt	177.00–195.00	768	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	214.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	703	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	226.70/cwt	225.00–230.00	1,299	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	171.96/cwt	160.00–190.00	917	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	613	154.82/cwt	140.00–170.00	949	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	310.48/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,015	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	195.06/cwt	190.00–200.00	1,225	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	610	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	198.43/cwt	190.00–205.00	760	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	2,216.19/head	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,216	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	244.61/cwt	214.00–254.00	1,798	21
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,077	2,539.82/head	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,540	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,175	2,492.77/head	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,493	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,286	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,330	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,012	1,923.31/head	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,923	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	287.91/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,365	21

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 11, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 564Last week 677Year ago 445

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 179Year ago 157

Replacement CattleReceipts 44Last week 30Year ago 5

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

24 head Goats: 105.00- 245.00 : 1 head baby calves: 150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	320.00	320.00
3	300–350	327	270.00–345.00	310.48
5	350–400	379	280.00–320.00	301.65
6	400–450	428	270.00–320.00	288.88
21	450–500	474	270.00–305.00	287.91
12	500–550	521	250.00–280.00	269.67
20	550–600	576	250.00–300.00	275.60
18	600–650	623	230.00–284.00	273.51
1	650–700	665	251.00	251.00
21	700–750	735	214.00–254.00	244.61
1	750–800	785	187.00	187.00
2	800–850	818	197.00–207.00	201.95
1	850–900	885	190.00	190.00
4	900–950	918	162.00–190.00	173.18
2	950–1000	985	158.00–180.00	168.94
2	1050–1100	1,065	166.00	166.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	380	205.00–236.00	220.09
2	400–450	430	220.00–235.00	227.33
1	700–750	735	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	433	135.00–175.00	155.12
1	450–500	485	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	200–250	223	232.00–280.00	247.78
8	250–300	274	230.00–290.00	254.18
27	300–350	328	210.00–268.00	238.52
11	350–400	368	220.00–252.00	235.60
27	400–450	425	220.00–278.00	242.38
29	450–500	470	210.00–265.00	232.37
16	500–550	518	207.00–244.00	227.79
19	550–600	573	199.00–236.00	222.26
8	600–650	619	200.00–232.00	216.01
4	650–700	675	207.00–220.00	213.57
2	700–750	725	150.00–162.00	156.12
5	750–800	771	127.00–157.00	138.54
2	800–850	825	145.00–160.00	152.55
1	900–950	930	142.00	142.00
2	950–1000	973	135.00–150.00	142.63
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	360	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	205.00	205.00
1	300–350	305	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	383	190.00–205.00	198.43
3	400–450	418	177.00–195.00	183.81
2	450–500	485	195.00–200.00	197.45
5	500–550	533	160.00–190.00	171.96
4	550–600	563	160.00–190.00	179.89
2	600–650	613	140.00–170.00	154.82
1	650–700	695	137.00	137.00
1	750–800	785	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	226	270.00–300.00	288.80
6	250–300	278	264.00–295.00	278.95
12	300–350	323	265.00–304.00	282.81
18	350–400	366	270.00–315.00	279.96
11	400–450	423	260.00–310.00	290.05
25	450–500	472	255.00–299.00	275.97
23	500–550	516	243.00–286.00	259.97
10	550–600	568	251.00–295.00	261.28
8	600–650	618	220.00–268.00	247.68
8	650–700	681	218.00–247.00	229.35
3	700–750	715	206.00–216.00	210.58
2	750–800	758	207.00–212.00	209.51
2	800–850	808	190.00–197.00	193.51
3	850–900	867	162.00–177.00	168.77
3	900–950	927	167.00–190.00	175.37
1	1000–1050	1,000	157.00	157.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	146.00	146.00
2	250–300	280	180.00–210.00	194.46
1	350–400	360	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	423	160.00–165.00	162.37
2	450–500	473	150.00–155.00	152.46
1	550–600	555	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	328	200.00–230.00	214.43
1	350–400	395	240.00	240.00
2	400–450	430	200.00–205.00	202.41
4	450–500	469	215.00–245.00	233.36
4	500–550	525	232.00–240.00	236.76
3	550–600	573	225.00–230.00	226.70
2	600–650	628	190.00–200.00	195.06
1	650–700	665	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	735	175.00	175.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	850–900	880	148.00	148.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,146	1,150.00–2,050.00	1,616.60
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	13	—	1,181	1,200.00–2,400.00	1,833.42
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	860	950.00	950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	788	1,050.00–1,150.00	1,105.87
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,072	1,500.00–2,650.00	2,076.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,008	1,600.00–2,675.00	2,216.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,077	2,450.00–2,650.00	2,539.82
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,175	2,400.00–2,600.00	2,492.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	1,012	1,400.00–2,200.00	1,923.31

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,366	127.00–142.00	132.70
57	—	1,308	108.00–126.00	118.90
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	779	80.00–86.00	82.77
9	—	974	106.00–110.00	107.72
27	—	959	89.00–105.00	98.54
3	—	750	64.00–76.00	71.20
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,618	112.00–124.00	117.69
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,531	115.00–133.00	126.93
9	—	1,718	135.00–143.00	139.51

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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