Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-13
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-13

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

45 head Goats and Sheep: 65.00 - 320.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.86/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −135.99 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$232.86

55 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,265

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$422

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

$79.75/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.90

vs NC average

−37.14 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	239.70	1,299	48
Medium and Large 2	554	205.53	1,139	4thin
Medium and Large 3	549	159.95	878	3thin

One grade step is worth $79.75/cwt here — about $422 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 sale55 hd

232.86

—

NC average8 barns · 320 hd

229.97

+2.90

National average167 barns · 11,471 hd

270.00

−37.14

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−135.99

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	1,509	143.63	2,167	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,299	122.59	1,592	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,460	113.38	1,655	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	982	96.10	944	49

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)	1,155	$1,489	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	918	$1,385	4thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	953	$1,335	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,937	21

Every lot, as filed

104 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
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	575	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	776	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	390	160.19/cwt	147.00–180.00	625	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,131	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	520	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	676	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	265	130.57/cwt	120.00–140.00	346	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	480	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	696	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	245	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	429	1
Bulls	—	—	1,509	143.63/cwt	126.00–156.00	2,167	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	833	67.90/cwt	60.00–72.00	566	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	289.47/cwt	274.00–314.00	1,673	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium 2	—	665	1,300.00/head	1,300.00–1,300.00	1,300	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	144.79/cwt	135.00–155.00	681	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	250.52/cwt	232.00–254.00	1,796	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	279.04/cwt	267.00–300.00	1,462	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	276.29/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,310	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	232.91/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,686	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	247.21/cwt	232.00–272.00	1,679	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,087	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	190.24/cwt	170.00–210.00	809	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	190.47/cwt	170.00–210.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	167.50/cwt	150.00–185.00	461	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	912	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	279.79/cwt	260.00–293.00	1,746	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	197.53/cwt	195.00–200.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	282.71/cwt	280.00–285.00	772	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	148.68/cwt	130.00–168.00	1,221	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	246.64/cwt	230.00–268.00	1,643	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	225.88/cwt	207.00–238.00	1,385	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	275.27/cwt	265.00–292.00	889	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	793	230.99/cwt	229.00–233.00	1,832	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	165.92/cwt	150.00–182.00	1,634	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	270.73/cwt	262.00–281.00	1,676	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	308.64/cwt	285.00–335.00	1,015	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	272.66/cwt	257.00–287.00	1,025	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	225.22/cwt	212.00–231.00	1,554	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	871	151.48/cwt	132.00–167.00	1,319	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	299.59/cwt	270.00–317.00	1,567	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	908	181.98/cwt	175.00–189.00	1,652	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,668	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	239.54/cwt	223.00–249.00	1,380	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	171.68/cwt	158.00–180.00	1,222	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	174.12/cwt	170.00–178.00	1,346	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	292.44/cwt	275.00–315.00	652	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	279.85/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,318	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	328.44/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,248	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	296.81/cwt	280.00–310.00	668	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	287.79/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,082	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	224.81/cwt	215.00–235.00	1,731	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	262.39/cwt	240.00–283.00	1,509	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	319.86/cwt	310.00–330.00	873	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	305.14/cwt	290.00–325.00	1,291	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,460	113.38/cwt	107.00–120.00	1,655	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,192	135.37/cwt	131.00–145.00	1,614	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,313	120.87/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,587	67
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	110.08/cwt	110.00–111.00	1,240	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	971	102.72/cwt	95.00–108.00	997	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	84.86/cwt	82.00–90.00	798	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	298.55/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,263	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	265.35/cwt	240.00–287.00	1,128	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	134.88/cwt	128.00–145.00	1,241	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	1,681.77/head	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,682	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,903.97/head	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,904	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	160.20/cwt	150.00–170.00	590	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	990	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	247.43/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,274	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	172.48/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,061	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	147.09/cwt	130.00–165.00	632	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	157.42/cwt	155.00–160.00	902	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	205.99/cwt	205.00–207.00	1,184	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	205.07/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	295	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	487	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	870	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	242.52/cwt	240.00–245.00	808	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	249.20/cwt	217.00–265.00	815	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	158.61/cwt	142.00–175.00	1,142	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	235.00/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,316	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	225.61/cwt	200.00–235.00	968	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	250.88/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,059	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	332	243.27/cwt	240.00–245.00	808	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,332	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	673	177.31/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,193	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	953	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	234.91/cwt	230.00–240.00	857	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	2,519.71/head	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,520	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	918	1,384.95/head	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,385	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	215.87/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,021	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	231.59/cwt	220.00–240.00	875	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	514	243.55/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,252	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	239.78/cwt	215.00–257.00	1,259	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	274.22/cwt	270.00–280.00	921	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,078	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	631	236.41/cwt	232.00–242.00	1,492	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	246.36/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,054	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	243.91/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	273.77/cwt	255.00–285.00	756	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	250.61/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,178	20
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,155	1,489.45/head	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,489	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,334.71/head	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,335	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 13, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 576Last week 604Year ago 562

Slaughter CattleReceipts 190Last week 189Year ago 197

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 21Year ago 21

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

45 head Goats and Sheep: 65.00 - 320.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	170.00	170.00
1	250–300	295	165.00	165.00
2	300–350	323	170.00–210.00	190.47
2	400–450	425	170.00–210.00	190.24
1	500–550	515	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	225	280.00–310.00	296.81
4	250–300	273	310.00–330.00	319.86
8	300–350	329	285.00–335.00	308.64
19	350–400	376	270.00–320.00	287.79
12	400–450	423	290.00–325.00	305.14
15	450–500	474	270.00–290.00	276.29
17	500–550	524	267.00–300.00	279.04
14	550–600	575	240.00–283.00	262.39
9	600–650	619	262.00–281.00	270.73
7	650–700	666	230.00–268.00	246.64
8	700–750	724	225.00–247.00	232.91
2	750–800	770	215.00–235.00	224.81
2	900–950	908	175.00–189.00	181.98
1	950–1000	970	172.00	172.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	255.00	255.00
7	300–350	327	217.00–265.00	249.20
3	350–400	365	230.00–240.00	234.91
9	400–450	422	235.00–270.00	250.88
4	450–500	469	235.00–255.00	243.91
4	500–550	514	225.00–250.00	243.55
2	550–600	560	230.00–240.00	235.00
2	700–750	720	142.00–175.00	158.61
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	390	147.00–180.00	160.19
2	450–500	470	135.00–155.00	144.79
1	550–600	575	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	690	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	470	185.00	185.00
1	500–550	530	205.00	205.00
1	650–700	665	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	280.00–285.00	282.71
7	300–350	336	270.00–280.00	274.22
6	350–400	380	300.00–340.00	328.44
6	400–450	423	270.00–320.00	298.55
8	450–500	471	270.00–300.00	279.85
9	500–550	523	270.00–317.00	299.59
15	550–600	578	274.00–314.00	289.47
25	600–650	624	260.00–293.00	279.79
5	650–700	679	232.00–272.00	247.21
13	700–750	717	232.00–254.00	250.52
4	750–800	793	229.00–233.00	230.99
2	900–950	925	195.00–200.00	197.53
2	950–1000	985	150.00–182.00	165.92
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	332	240.00–245.00	243.27
1	350–400	385	280.00	280.00
3	400–450	428	230.00–265.00	246.36
1	450–500	465	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	515	245.00–250.00	247.43
1	550–600	555	240.00	240.00
5	600–650	631	232.00–242.00	236.41
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	175.00	175.00
2	250–300	265	120.00–140.00	130.57
1	450–500	480	145.00	145.00
1	500–550	520	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	150.00–185.00	167.50
2	350–400	368	150.00–170.00	160.20
2	400–450	430	130.00–165.00	147.09
1	450–500	480	190.00	190.00
1	500–550	500	165.00	165.00
2	550–600	573	155.00–160.00	157.42
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	223	275.00–315.00	292.44
5	250–300	276	255.00–285.00	273.77
12	300–350	323	265.00–292.00	275.27
16	350–400	376	257.00–287.00	272.66
27	400–450	425	240.00–287.00	265.35
20	450–500	470	230.00–270.00	250.61
32	500–550	525	215.00–257.00	239.78
16	550–600	576	223.00–249.00	239.54
17	600–650	613	207.00–238.00	225.88
11	650–700	690	212.00–231.00	225.22
3	700–750	712	158.00–180.00	171.68
2	750–800	773	170.00–178.00	174.12
5	800–850	821	130.00–168.00	148.68
5	850–900	871	132.00–167.00	151.48
3	900–950	920	128.00–145.00	134.88
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
2	300–350	333	240.00–245.00	242.52
3	350–400	378	220.00–240.00	231.59
4	400–450	429	200.00–235.00	225.61
6	450–500	473	200.00–225.00	215.87
2	500–550	533	200.00–210.00	205.07
2	550–600	575	205.00–207.00	205.99
4	600–650	615	155.00–185.00	172.48
3	650–700	673	170.00–182.00	177.31
1	750–800	750	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,509	126.00–156.00	143.63
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	833	60.00–72.00	67.90
11	—	1,126	110.00–111.00	110.08
21	—	971	95.00–108.00	102.72
11	—	940	82.00–90.00	84.86
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
13	—	1,460	107.00–120.00	113.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,192	131.00–145.00	135.37
67	—	1,313	110.00–130.00	120.87

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	665	1,300.00	1,300.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	8	—	914	1,150.00–2,000.00	1,681.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	990	1,650.00–2,150.00	1,903.97
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,058	1,750.00–3,200.00	2,519.71
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	918	1,225.00–1,500.00	1,384.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,155	1,450.00–1,525.00	1,489.45
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	953	1,275.00–1,400.00	1,334.71

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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