Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

15 head Goats and Sheep: 35.00 - 280.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.38/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −129.47 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$239.38

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$96.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs NC average

−28.21 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.43	1,348	55
Medium and Large 2	526	189.59	997	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	150.00	840	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.43/cwt here — about $508 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale62 hd

239.38

—

NC average8 barns · 264 hd

228.87

+10.51

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−28.21

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−129.47

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	1,545	134.88	2,084	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	119.77	1,556	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	115.97	1,836	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	94.42	1,041	55

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)	1,318	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	869	$1,001	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,751	15

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 3	300–350	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	157.76/cwt	145.00–170.00	749	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	135.65/cwt	125.00–145.00	974	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	209.71/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,101	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,130	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,318	1,613.00/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,051.30/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,051	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	811	1,849.36/head	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,849	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	856	1,490.94/head	1,175.00–1,675.00	1,491	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	272.08/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,012	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	417	311.18/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,298	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	251.01/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,328	33
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	302.64/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,435	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	170.05/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,675	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	292.67/cwt	275.00–310.00	740	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	234.42/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,465	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,320	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	247.83/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,762	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	239.57/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,375	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	190.88/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	277.68/cwt	245.00–300.00	894	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	325.75/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,078	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	257.85/cwt	227.00–282.50	1,212	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	326.91/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,229	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	153.81/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,327	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	174.82/cwt	155.00–194.00	1,617	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	174.20/cwt	150.00–205.00	1,258	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	158.20/cwt	143.00–190.00	1,231	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	318.73/cwt	282.00–338.00	1,045	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	586	281.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,648	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	323.04/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,205	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	266.37/cwt	237.00–285.00	1,124	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	223.89/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,491	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	294.41/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,239	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	260.03/cwt	230.00–287.00	606	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	255.60/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,613	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	478	276.85/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,323	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	319.69/cwt	314.00–325.00	902	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,586	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	267.58/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,515	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	230.32/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,541	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	323.66/cwt	300.00–347.00	916	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	529	292.61/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,548	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	80.11/cwt	70.00–89.00	775	16
Bulls	—	—	1,605	137.83/cwt	125.00–152.00	2,212	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,110	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,216	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,184	99.51/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,178	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	118.47/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,540	64
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	411	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	468	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	959	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Bulls	—	—	1,003	108.34/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,087	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,583	115.97/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,836	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	133.63/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,728	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	166.91/cwt	153.00–187.00	1,385	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	253.90/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,719	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	224.80/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,832	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	287.13/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,803	19
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	218.16/cwt	197.00–237.00	1,571	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	268.58/cwt	247.00–300.00	1,399	34
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.63/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,265	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	256.81/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,202	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	421	152.74/cwt	145.00–165.00	643	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,036	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,190.29/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	382	253.52/cwt	230.00–282.00	968	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,271	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	220.65/cwt	214.00–230.00	905	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	217.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	511	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	208.30/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	187.51/cwt	170.00–210.00	971	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	169.98/cwt	147.50–195.00	1,062	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	216.29/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	246.98/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,432	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	221.98/cwt	207.00–232.00	948	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	220.45/cwt	200.00–230.00	805	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	199.05/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,041	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	593	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	875	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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 795Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 214Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 14

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

15 head Goats and Sheep: 35.00 - 280.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	300	155.00	155.00
4	400–450	421	145.00–165.00	152.74
2	450–500	475	145.00–170.00	157.76
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	655	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	210.00–225.00	217.34
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	365	200.00–230.00	220.45
5	400–450	427	207.00–232.00	221.98
6	450–500	477	200.00–220.00	208.30
5	500–550	518	170.00–210.00	187.51
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
5	600–650	625	147.50–195.00	169.98
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	718	125.00–145.00	135.65
2	750–800	770	130.00–139.00	134.59
1	800–850	815	137.00	137.00
1	850–900	855	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	230.00–287.00	260.03
2	250–300	253	275.00–310.00	292.67
14	300–350	322	245.00–300.00	277.68
17	350–400	372	245.00–300.00	272.08
38	400–450	422	237.00–285.00	266.37
43	450–500	470	227.00–282.50	257.85
33	500–550	529	220.00–267.00	251.01
22	550–600	574	210.00–250.00	239.57
16	600–650	625	200.00–242.00	234.42
10	650–700	666	210.00–239.00	223.89
9	700–750	722	150.00–205.00	174.20
7	750–800	778	143.00–190.00	158.20
2	800–850	840	170.00–212.00	190.88
3	850–900	863	140.00–180.00	153.81
3	900–950	910	140.00–150.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	382	230.00–282.00	253.52
3	400–450	410	214.00–230.00	220.65
2	450–500	473	210.00–222.00	216.29
2	500–550	525	200.00–220.00	209.71
2	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	205.08
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	282	314.00–325.00	319.69
13	300–350	328	282.00–338.00	318.73
15	350–400	373	290.00–375.00	323.04
18	400–450	421	270.00–322.00	294.41
28	450–500	478	250.00–302.00	276.85
34	500–550	521	247.00–300.00	268.58
16	550–600	566	240.00–290.00	267.58
5	600–650	631	240.00–269.00	255.60
11	650–700	669	205.00–255.00	230.32
5	700–750	720	197.00–237.00	218.16
2	750–800	770	202.00–210.00	206.00
3	800–850	830	153.00–187.00	166.91
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
2	900–950	925	155.00–194.00	174.82
1	950–1000	995	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	473	180.00–190.00	184.87
1	500–550	535	157.50	157.50
2	550–600	593	145.00–150.00	147.51
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	295.00	295.00
5	250–300	283	300.00–347.00	323.66
8	300–350	331	307.00–340.00	325.75
4	350–400	376	318.00–335.00	326.91
9	400–450	417	290.00–322.00	311.18
7	450–500	474	280.00–320.00	302.64
18	500–550	529	275.00–316.00	292.61
14	550–600	586	265.00–295.00	281.29
19	600–650	628	280.00–305.00	287.13
8	650–700	677	225.00–260.00	253.90
7	700–750	711	237.00–250.00	247.83
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
6	800–850	815	219.00–226.00	224.80
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	985	160.00–180.00	170.05
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	523	197.00–201.00	199.05
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	245.00–268.00	256.81
4	500–550	528	220.00–255.00	239.63
2	550–600	580	245.00–249.00	246.98
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	202.00	202.00
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	204.92
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	140.00	140.00

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)	1	—	1,130	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	950.00–1,150.00	1,051.30
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	900.00	900.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	811	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,849.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	856	1,175.00–1,675.00	1,490.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	967	70.00–89.00	80.11
7	—	1,110	108.00–111.00	109.51
31	—	1,184	90.00–107.00	99.51
1	—	685	60.00	60.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,300	110.00–129.00	118.47
6	—	1,293	131.00–137.00	133.63
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,583	105.00–121.00	115.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,605	125.00–152.00	137.83
2	—	1,003	105.00–111.00	108.34

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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