Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-18
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-18

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

55 head Sheep: 25.00- 195.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.94/cwt on 92 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.91 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$242.94

92 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,309

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$457

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

$90.53/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.20

vs NC average

−34.28 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	250.53	1,345	80
Medium and Large 2	553	195.28	1,080	11thin
Medium and Large 3	555	160.00	888	1thin

One grade step is worth $90.53/cwt here — about $457 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 sale92 hd

242.94

—

NC average8 barns · 303 hd

239.74

+3.20

National average179 barns · 15,589 hd

277.22

−34.28

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−125.91

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	1,577	135.00	2,128	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,280	124.89	1,598	77
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,495	117.28	1,753	7thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	947	91.08	863	56

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)	1,069	$1,558	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,015	$1,452	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,325	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	879	$1,583	10

Every lot, as filed

112 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	350–400	372	304.79/cwt	275.00–332.00	1,134	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	143.65/cwt	130.00–160.00	1,191	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	275.36/cwt	252.00–307.00	1,440	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	302.51/cwt	275.00–325.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	191.81/cwt	170.00–217.00	1,289	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	250.70/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,680	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	197.95/cwt	188.00–201.00	1,789	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	612	278.58/cwt	225.00–288.00	1,705	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,401	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,520	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	262.72/cwt	230.00–295.00	1,117	53
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,771	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	234.53/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,707	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	316.03/cwt	294.00–345.00	1,321	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	946	1,805.68/head	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,806	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,325.00/head	1,325.00–1,325.00	1,325	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	296.94/cwt	250.00–335.00	1,399	23
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	297.80/cwt	260.00–322.00	1,549	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	280.66/cwt	250.00–316.00	1,052	42
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	289.37/cwt	270.00–321.00	1,635	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	224.57/cwt	200.00–240.00	831	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,219	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	232.50/cwt	227.00–238.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	305.77/cwt	300.00–325.00	978	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	957	1,652.70/head	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,653	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	234.89/cwt	225.00–245.00	559	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,069	1,558.42/head	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,558	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,015	1,452.32/head	950.00–1,750.00	1,452	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	240.74/cwt	220.00–255.00	754	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	189.56/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,352	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	194.58/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,401	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	292.73/cwt	265.00–315.00	1,092	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	282.47/cwt	245.00–310.00	929	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	253.01/cwt	217.00–275.00	1,331	59
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	254.21/cwt	220.00–280.00	1,195	59
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	293.93/cwt	275.00–320.00	944	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	268.73/cwt	247.00–290.00	1,526	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	223.28/cwt	194.00–245.00	1,382	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	243.57/cwt	217.00–262.00	1,381	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,337	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	286.19/cwt	260.00–320.00	1,211	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	258.89/cwt	230.00–275.00	1,590	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	300.49/cwt	285.00–310.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	281.09/cwt	250.00–315.00	770	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	273.57/cwt	225.00–300.00	624	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1050–1100	1,065	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,619	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	178.00/cwt	178.00–178.00	1,753	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	305.90/cwt	300.00–317.00	841	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	759	184.99/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,404	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	81.32/cwt	76.00–90.00	738	15
Bulls	—	—	1,476	130.78/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,930	20
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,064	110.51/cwt	110.00–112.00	1,176	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	982	100.92/cwt	90.00–109.00	991	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,306	135.05/cwt	130.00–144.00	1,764	22
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	773	56.82/cwt	50.00–70.00	439	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	173.32/cwt	155.00–190.00	555	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	670	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	804	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,495	117.28/cwt	110.00–124.00	1,753	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,269	120.82/cwt	113.00–129.00	1,533	55
Bulls	—	—	1,275	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	1,403	1
Bulls	—	—	1,808	145.95/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,639	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	198.85/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	192.96/cwt	175.00–199.00	1,669	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,493	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	635	700.00/head	700.00–700.00	700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	505	850.00/head	850.00–850.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	168.59/cwt	162.00–175.00	607	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	744	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	504	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	285.03/cwt	260.00–317.00	1,337	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	661	241.46/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,596	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	773	143.39/cwt	132.00–155.00	1,108	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	916	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	408	173.06/cwt	160.00–195.00	706	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	163.33/cwt	155.00–170.00	702	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	137.55/cwt	135.00–140.00	864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	204.35/cwt	180.00–235.00	652	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,043	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	2,100.00/head	2,100.00–2,100.00	2,100	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	169.22/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,047	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	233.80/cwt	222.00–245.00	1,333	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	193.06/cwt	172.00–205.00	1,015	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,371	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	745	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,118	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	216.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	918	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	241.85/cwt	230.00–250.00	999	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	240.90/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,147	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	590	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	213.51/cwt	200.00–235.00	822	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,168	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	552	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,028	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	233.21/cwt	207.00–246.00	1,229	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,320	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	247.54/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,208	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	850	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,063	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	230.37/cwt	225.00–235.00	622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	210.17/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,208	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	215.68/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,022	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	903	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	197.94/cwt	185.00–205.00	1,158	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	142.76/cwt	130.00–155.00	1,021	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	255.86/cwt	250.00–262.00	852	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	205	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	359	1

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 18, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,002Last week 564Year ago 930

Slaughter CattleReceipts 197Last week 174Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 20Last week 44Year ago 41

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

55 head Sheep: 25.00- 195.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	250–300	279	275.00–325.00	302.51
6	300–350	320	300.00–325.00	305.77
15	350–400	372	275.00–332.00	304.79
13	400–450	418	294.00–345.00	316.03
23	450–500	471	250.00–335.00	296.94
24	500–550	520	260.00–322.00	297.80
22	550–600	565	270.00–321.00	289.37
28	600–650	612	225.00–288.00	278.58
6	650–700	670	240.00–272.00	250.70
9	700–750	728	220.00–242.00	234.53
2	750–800	755	227.00–238.00	232.50
1	800–850	805	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	860	207.00	207.00
8	900–950	904	188.00–201.00	197.95
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	333	250.00–262.00	255.86
2	450–500	488	245.00–250.00	247.54
2	550–600	570	222.00–245.00	233.80
1	650–700	670	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	225.00–300.00	273.57
16	250–300	274	250.00–315.00	281.09
21	300–350	329	245.00–310.00	282.47
42	350–400	375	250.00–316.00	280.66
53	400–450	425	230.00–295.00	262.72
59	450–500	470	220.00–280.00	254.21
59	500–550	526	217.00–275.00	253.01
21	550–600	567	217.00–262.00	243.57
32	600–650	619	194.00–245.00	223.28
9	650–700	672	170.00–217.00	191.81
12	700–750	713	170.00–212.00	189.56
4	750–800	759	170.00–200.00	184.99
6	800–850	829	130.00–160.00	143.65
1	850–900	865	162.00	162.00
1	900–950	910	167.00	167.00
1	950–1000	990	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	235.00	235.00
2	250–300	270	225.00–235.00	230.37
4	300–350	319	180.00–235.00	204.35
10	350–400	370	200.00–240.00	224.57
7	400–450	424	200.00–230.00	216.59
4	450–500	474	205.00–225.00	215.68
6	500–550	526	172.00–205.00	193.06
5	550–600	585	185.00–205.00	197.94
5	600–650	619	155.00–180.00	169.22
1	650–700	685	150.00	150.00
2	700–750	715	130.00–155.00	142.76
2	750–800	773	132.00–155.00	143.39
1	850–900	850	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	360	162.00–175.00	168.59
3	400–450	430	155.00–170.00	163.33
1	450–500	480	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
2	600–650	628	135.00–140.00	137.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	285.00–310.00	300.49
7	250–300	275	300.00–317.00	305.90
18	300–350	321	275.00–320.00	293.93
35	350–400	373	265.00–315.00	292.73
41	400–450	423	260.00–320.00	286.19
45	450–500	469	260.00–317.00	285.03
42	500–550	523	252.00–307.00	275.36
17	550–600	568	247.00–290.00	268.73
17	600–650	614	230.00–275.00	258.89
11	650–700	661	220.00–258.00	241.46
10	700–750	720	170.00–220.00	194.58
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
5	800–850	828	175.00–210.00	198.85
4	850–900	865	175.00–199.00	192.96
1	900–950	945	158.00	158.00
1	950–1000	985	178.00	178.00
2	1050–1100	1,065	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	225.00–245.00	234.89
1	250–300	295	200.00	200.00
3	300–350	313	220.00–255.00	240.74
3	350–400	385	200.00–235.00	213.51
3	400–450	413	230.00–250.00	241.85
9	450–500	476	220.00–250.00	240.90
7	500–550	527	207.00–246.00	233.21
3	550–600	575	200.00–230.00	210.17
2	600–650	623	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	660	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	745	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	865	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	175.00	175.00
2	350–400	373	135.00	135.00
3	400–450	408	160.00–195.00	173.06
1	500–550	535	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	555	165.00	165.00
1	600–650	620	120.00	120.00
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	155.00–190.00	173.32
1	650–700	670	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	4	—	946	1,600.00–1,950.00	1,805.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	957	1,100.00–1,850.00	1,652.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	990	2,100.00	2,100.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	635	700.00	700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	850.00	850.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,000	1,325.00	1,325.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	1,069	1,400.00–1,775.00	1,558.42
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	5	—	1,015	950.00–1,750.00	1,452.32

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	908	76.00–90.00	81.32
10	—	1,064	110.00–112.00	110.51
23	—	982	90.00–109.00	100.92
8	—	773	50.00–70.00	56.82
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,306	130.00–144.00	135.05
55	—	1,269	113.00–129.00	120.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,495	110.00–124.00	117.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
20	—	1,476	120.00–139.00	130.78
1	—	1,275	110.00	110.00
10	—	1,808	140.00–156.00	145.95

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.

Feeder Cattle — prices, barns, and planning

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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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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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