Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

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 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

41 head Goats: 40.00- 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 170.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.87/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −127.98 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$240.87

72 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$97.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs NC average

−26.00 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	247.54	1,342	65
Medium and Large 2	554	183.69	1,018	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	150.00	795	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.54/cwt here — about $547 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 sale72 hd

240.87

—

NC average9 barns · 448 hd

244.14

−3.27

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−26.00

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−127.98

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	—	High	1,523	139.80	2,129	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	127.45	1,947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	125.63	1,697	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	103.83	1,060	74

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)	1,070	$1,495	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	623	$809	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$2,040	8

Every lot, as filed

105 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	284.04/cwt	250.00–318.00	1,068	43
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	253.19/cwt	230.00–274.00	1,317	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	277.53/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,160	54
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	928	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	287.69/cwt	255.00–318.00	788	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	291.68/cwt	257.00–325.00	942	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	241.35/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,366	31
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	273.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	283.96/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,755	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	321.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,505	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	214.51/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,755	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	411	325.52/cwt	284.00–345.00	1,338	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,832	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	327.38/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,221	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	295.42/cwt	262.00–325.00	1,687	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	309.32/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,608	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	1,634.40/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,634	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	235.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	777	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	323.49/cwt	290.00–367.00	1,038	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	307.46/cwt	260.00–337.00	1,285	39
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,211	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,721	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	167.53/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,282	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	147.12/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,354	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	150.50/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,309	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	308.55/cwt	265.00–330.00	984	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	223.26/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,393	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	191.34/cwt	170.00–223.00	1,272	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	281.82/cwt	255.00–313.00	1,463	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	268.58/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,260	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	904	179.78/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,625	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	664	247.12/cwt	227.00–262.00	1,641	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	293.65/cwt	265.00–326.00	1,383	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	300.28/cwt	275.00–315.00	670	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	319.13/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,184	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	227.93/cwt	200.00–244.00	1,648	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	183.50/cwt	165.00–212.00	1,307	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	866	194.77/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,687	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,639	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,106	116.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,284	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,068	107.43/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,147	42
Bulls	—	—	1,854	160.06/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,968	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	140.55/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,239	16
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	140.08/cwt	130.00–150.00	847	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,528	127.45/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,947	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,232	139.61/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,720	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,655	2
Bulls	—	—	909	116.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,060	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,360	124.53/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,694	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	836	91.88/cwt	85.00–99.00	768	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	857	76.52/cwt	70.00–82.00	656	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	211.23/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,644	2
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	623	808.94/head	725.00–900.00	809	4
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	730	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,292	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	262.86/cwt	228.00–288.00	1,614	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	274.66/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,557	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	316.35/cwt	300.00–340.00	851	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	312.93/cwt	275.00–335.00	701	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	725	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	220.61/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,154	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	232.82/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,015	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	964	2,074.35/head	1,425.00–2,625.00	2,074	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	130.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	954	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	249.23/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,179	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	165.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	942	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	617	178.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,098	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	237.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,262	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	216.64/cwt	200.00–240.00	925	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	241.47/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,408	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	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 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 1,002Year ago 943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 197Year ago 393

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 46

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

41 head Goats: 40.00- 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	275.00–315.00	300.28
15	250–300	274	255.00–318.00	287.69
20	300–350	323	257.00–325.00	291.68
43	350–400	376	250.00–318.00	284.04
54	400–450	418	250.00–322.00	277.53
43	450–500	469	240.00–292.00	268.58
34	500–550	520	230.00–274.00	253.19
31	550–600	566	210.00–255.00	241.35
14	600–650	624	200.00–242.00	223.26
6	650–700	665	170.00–223.00	191.34
6	700–750	712	165.00–212.00	183.50
3	750–800	765	150.00–178.00	167.53
2	800–850	835	140.00–150.00	145.03
2	850–900	870	147.00–154.00	150.50
2	900–950	920	130.00–165.00	147.12
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	315	225.00–235.00	230.00
2	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	427	200.00–240.00	216.64
3	450–500	472	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	212.00–230.00	220.61
4	550–600	570	150.00–180.00	165.23
3	600–650	617	172.00–182.00	178.03
1	650–700	650	135.00	135.00
2	700–750	728	127.00–135.00	130.99
1	750–800	760	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	840	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	335.00–340.00	337.45
15	300–350	321	290.00–367.00	323.49
10	350–400	373	300.00–350.00	327.38
16	400–450	411	284.00–345.00	325.52
21	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	321.55
23	500–550	520	280.00–327.00	309.32
20	550–600	571	262.00–325.00	295.42
6	600–650	618	268.00–294.00	283.96
2	650–700	660	270.00–277.00	273.50
3	750–800	765	220.00–235.00	225.00
2	800–850	818	212.00–217.00	214.51
1	900–950	930	197.00	197.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	180.00	180.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	340	215.00–230.00	222.50
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	473	247.00–250.00	249.23
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	247.50
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	530	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	570	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	605	130.00–150.00	140.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	330	220.00–250.00	235.45
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	436	210.00–255.00	232.82
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	532	230.00–242.00	237.27
2	550–600	583	235.00–248.00	241.47
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	275.00–335.00	312.93
11	250–300	269	300.00–340.00	316.35
13	300–350	319	265.00–330.00	308.55
30	350–400	371	270.00–340.00	319.13
39	400–450	418	260.00–337.00	307.46
33	450–500	471	265.00–326.00	293.65
32	500–550	519	255.00–313.00	281.82
21	550–600	567	250.00–302.00	274.66
30	600–650	614	228.00–288.00	262.86
10	650–700	664	227.00–262.00	247.12
13	700–750	723	200.00–244.00	227.93
2	750–800	770	212.00–215.00	213.47
4	800–850	824	207.00–214.00	211.23
5	850–900	866	193.00–202.00	194.77
4	900–950	904	170.00–187.00	179.78
4	950–1000	970	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	465	167.50–170.00	168.71
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	560	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	850	152.00	152.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	162.00–164.00	163.01

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)	5	—	1,138	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,634.40
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	623	725.00–900.00	808.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	800.00	800.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	964	1,425.00–2,625.00	2,074.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,106	115.00–119.00	116.07
42	—	1,068	100.00–114.00	107.43
11	—	836	85.00–99.00	91.88
7	—	857	70.00–82.00	76.52
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	123.00–133.00	127.45
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	136.00–144.00	139.61
89	—	1,360	119.00–134.00	124.53
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	153.00–162.00	160.06
16	—	1,593	133.00–149.00	140.55
4	—	909	113.00–120.00	116.56

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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