Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-04-01
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-04-01

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

19 head Goats: 55.00- 175.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 70.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $222.89/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.97 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$222.89

41 head · 537 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,197

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$464

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

$82.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.32

vs NC average

−47.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	235.36	1,268	33
Medium and Large 2	535	189.86	1,015	4thin
Medium and Large 3	526	152.99	805	4thin

One grade step is worth $82.37/cwt here — about $464 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 sale41 hd

222.89

—

NC average6 barns · 195 hd

235.21

−12.32

National average179 barns · 13,329 hd

270.59

−47.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−145.97

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	1,527	142.34	2,173	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,249	126.92	1,585	87
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,510	120.28	1,816	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	960	106.32	1,021	83

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)	1,026	$1,386	5
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$1,361	12
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$1,268	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	802	$1,576	11

Every lot, as filed

98 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	750–800	795	223.00/cwt	223.00–223.00	1,773	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	252.85/cwt	230.00–264.00	1,707	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	538	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,130	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	231.08/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,105	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,064	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	299.44/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,252	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	297.68/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,557	14
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,055	1,360.68/head	900.00–1,875.00	1,361	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,375	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	784	1,493.46/head	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,493	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	248.76/cwt	222.00–280.00	1,194	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	244.97/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,034	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	282.32/cwt	260.00–310.00	929	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	264.34/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,665	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	191.48/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,011	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	284.20/cwt	257.00–304.00	1,611	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	284.05/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,077	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,360	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	238.07/cwt	210.00–256.00	1,247	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	833	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	1,769.12/head	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,769	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	228.34/cwt	217.00–240.00	1,667	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	266.77/cwt	255.00–276.00	1,635	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	256.20/cwt	240.00–286.00	963	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.98/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,312	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	230.62/cwt	207.00–242.00	1,303	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	312.54/cwt	300.00–320.00	1,147	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	261.40/cwt	245.00–278.00	1,503	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	267.70/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,408	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	285.11/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,192	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	632	213.39/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,349	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	299.76/cwt	270.00–313.00	1,424	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	152.44/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,268	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	186.58/cwt	160.00–198.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	196.08/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	194.72/cwt	180.00–214.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	316.14/cwt	295.00–335.00	844	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	290.10/cwt	285.00–295.00	696	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	281.79/cwt	270.00–300.00	789	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	229.43/cwt	222.00–240.00	1,535	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	997	108.77/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,084	62
Bulls	—	—	1,814	155.38/cwt	150.00–161.00	2,819	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	738	72.94/cwt	72.00–74.00	538	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	779	93.05/cwt	84.00–98.00	725	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,231	124.13/cwt	112.00–134.00	1,528	73
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,009	116.92/cwt	116.00–118.00	1,180	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	182.58/cwt	175.00–190.00	895	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	177.00/cwt	167.00–187.00	974	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	1
Bulls	—	—	1,455	139.08/cwt	127.00–148.00	2,024	16
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,510	120.28/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,816	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,341	141.45/cwt	135.00–155.00	1,897	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,693	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	590	750.00/head	750.00–750.00	750	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	365	159.86/cwt	155.00–165.00	583	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	305	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	519	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	903	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	368	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	177.75/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,589	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	299.43/cwt	290.00–310.00	985	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	207.11/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,396	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	319.61/cwt	315.00–325.00	713	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	132.50/cwt	130.00–135.00	921	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	175.03/cwt	170.00–180.00	662	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	160.01/cwt	140.00–175.00	741	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	372	172.58/cwt	155.00–200.00	642	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	169.55/cwt	165.00–180.00	704	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	152.99/cwt	135.00–166.00	805	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	214.92/cwt	200.00–225.00	926	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	191.90/cwt	175.00–200.00	898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	320	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	132.56/cwt	120.00–145.00	654	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	233	255.11/cwt	245.00–265.00	594	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	230.67/cwt	217.00–235.00	994	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	227.27/cwt	220.00–235.00	727	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	162.61/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	171.75/cwt	170.00–175.00	727	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	790	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,201	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	232.82/cwt	222.00–250.00	861	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	564	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	379	220.48/cwt	200.00–236.00	836	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	177.47/cwt	175.00–180.00	1,097	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	986	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	234.85/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,357	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,240	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	1,267.87/head	900.00–1,900.00	1,268	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,026	1,385.55/head	950.00–1,975.00	1,386	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,027	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	218.32/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,137	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,798	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 Apr 1, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 512Last week 802Year ago 966

Slaughter CattleReceipts 211Last week 225Year ago 407

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 18Year ago 56

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

19 head Goats: 55.00- 175.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 70.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	340.00	340.00
1	250–300	275	340.00	340.00
1	300–350	325	325.00	325.00
11	350–400	367	300.00–320.00	312.54
9	400–450	418	270.00–320.00	299.44
9	450–500	475	270.00–313.00	299.76
14	500–550	523	270.00–318.00	297.68
8	550–600	567	257.00–304.00	284.20
12	600–650	630	230.00–277.00	264.34
4	650–700	675	230.00–264.00	252.85
2	700–750	730	217.00–240.00	228.34
1	750–800	795	223.00	223.00
1	800–850	810	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	500–550	538	210.00	210.00
2	550–600	578	230.00–240.00	234.85
1	600–650	620	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	245.00–265.00	255.11
2	300–350	320	220.00–235.00	227.27
4	350–400	370	222.00–250.00	232.82
4	400–450	431	217.00–235.00	230.67
3	450–500	478	200.00–250.00	231.08
4	500–550	521	200.00–240.00	218.32
1	550–600	585	235.00	235.00
1	650–700	665	160.00	160.00
1	750–800	790	152.00	152.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	315.00–325.00	319.61
5	250–300	267	295.00–335.00	316.14
9	300–350	329	290.00–310.00	299.43
23	350–400	379	250.00–305.00	284.05
17	400–450	418	250.00–310.00	285.11
24	450–500	472	250.00–305.00	277.98
35	500–550	526	245.00–300.00	267.70
10	550–600	575	245.00–278.00	261.40
6	600–650	613	255.00–276.00	266.77
8	650–700	669	222.00–240.00	229.43
1	700–750	700	227.00	227.00
3	750–800	767	180.00–214.00	194.72
3	800–850	825	185.00–215.00	196.08
4	850–900	864	160.00–198.00	186.58
1	900–950	930	182.00	182.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	150.00	150.00
3	350–400	372	155.00–200.00	172.58
5	400–450	415	165.00–180.00	169.55
4	450–500	463	140.00–175.00	160.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	240	285.00–295.00	290.10
6	250–300	280	270.00–300.00	281.79
19	300–350	329	260.00–310.00	282.32
19	350–400	376	240.00–286.00	256.20
29	400–450	422	235.00–270.00	244.97
35	450–500	480	222.00–280.00	248.76
21	500–550	524	210.00–256.00	238.07
12	550–600	565	207.00–242.00	230.62
10	600–650	632	200.00–230.00	213.39
7	650–700	674	190.00–220.00	207.11
1	700–750	700	200.00	200.00
3	750–800	770	162.00–190.00	177.75
3	800–850	832	145.00–162.00	152.44
1	850–900	895	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	240.00	240.00
4	350–400	379	200.00–236.00	220.48
8	400–450	431	200.00–225.00	214.92
3	450–500	468	175.00–200.00	191.90
3	500–550	528	180.00–205.00	191.48
1	550–600	555	185.00	185.00
2	600–650	618	175.00–180.00	177.47
2	650–700	660	155.00–170.00	162.61
1	700–750	730	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	378	170.00–180.00	175.03
3	400–450	423	170.00–175.00	171.75
2	450–500	493	120.00–145.00	132.56
4	500–550	526	135.00–166.00	152.99
1	600–650	615	135.00	135.00
2	650–700	695	130.00–135.00	132.50
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	305	170.00	170.00
2	350–400	365	155.00–165.00	159.86
1	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
2	450–500	490	175.00–190.00	182.58
1	500–550	525	172.00	172.00
2	550–600	550	167.00–187.00	177.00

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	1,055	900.00–1,875.00	1,360.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	978	900.00–1,900.00	1,267.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,026	950.00–1,975.00	1,385.55
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	784	1,200.00–1,750.00	1,493.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	1,450.00–2,300.00	1,769.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	590	750.00	750.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	997	100.00–115.00	108.77
2	—	738	72.00–74.00	72.94
12	—	779	84.00–98.00	93.05
7	—	1,009	116.00–118.00	116.92
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
73	—	1,231	112.00–134.00	124.13
14	—	1,341	135.00–155.00	141.45
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,510	110.00–130.00	120.28
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,814	150.00–161.00	155.38
16	—	1,455	127.00–148.00	139.08

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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How this sale compares

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