Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 40.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 85.00 - 390.00; 2 head baby calves: 280.00 - 310.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.68/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −118.94 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$268.68

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$69.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	279.37	1,523	27
Medium and Large 2	533	239.93	1,278	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.37/cwt here — about $441 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

30 sales

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 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 sale36 hd

268.68

—

NC average8 barns · 176 hd

260.50

+8.18

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−118.94

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	—	Low	1,589	152.47	2,422	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	129.10	1,727	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	126.76	1,913	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	103.71	1,097	51

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)	995	$1,577	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$2,009	5

Every lot, as filed

102 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 3	300–350	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	282.54/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,608	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	914	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	209.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,002	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	643	173.45/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	247.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	438	257.30/cwt	232.00–275.00	1,127	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	226.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	249.28/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,077	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	288	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	219.93/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,051	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	159.72/cwt	150.00–170.00	847	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	177.74/cwt	165.00–200.00	675	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	200.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	877	2
Steers	Medium 3	550–600	576	137.78/cwt	127.00–150.00	794	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	228.22/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,780	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	273.33/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,711	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	302.47/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,449	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	344.42/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,112	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	285.37/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,224	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,562	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,252	1
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	Medium 3	600–650	618	131.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	811	2
Steers	Medium 3	450–500	462	136.35/cwt	115.00–150.00	630	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	141.20/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,793	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,509	126.76/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,913	6
Bulls	—	—	1,545	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,128	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	170.31/cwt	150.00–190.00	545	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	397	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	920	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,398	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	86.22/cwt	78.00–91.00	802	10
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,355	126.03/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,708	71
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	862	69.23/cwt	64.00–73.00	597	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,037	106.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,102	18
Bulls	—	—	1,593	153.87/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,451	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,170	115.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,349	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	319.07/cwt	275.00–337.00	1,346	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	225.64/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,604	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,707	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	330.94/cwt	295.00–365.00	927	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	217.60/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,665	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	200.99/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,614	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	261.02/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,647	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	276.49/cwt	247.00–288.00	1,579	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	282.04/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,469	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,622	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	322.50/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,200	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	323.47/cwt	280.00–350.00	708	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	319.11/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,031	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	219	302.86/cwt	280.00–335.00	663	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	300.99/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,412	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	252.15/cwt	233.00–269.00	1,694	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	164.65/cwt	145.00–190.00	1,424	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	294.83/cwt	275.00–325.00	846	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	183.08/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,296	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	177.96/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,356	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	185.33/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,507	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	287.78/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,056	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	228.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	960	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	255.33/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,182	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	229.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,340	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	253.94/cwt	235.00–275.00	952	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	268.05/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,019	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	217.96/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,343	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	243.31/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,255	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,323	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	1,577.26/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	2,008.64/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,009	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	264.82/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,271	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	268.82/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,774	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	895	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,987	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	297.96/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,564	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	365	333.15/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,216	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	164.19/cwt	140.00–195.00	1,504	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	243.61/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,386	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	273.23/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,142	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	243.34/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,273	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	232.18/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,433	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,035	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	290.46/cwt	270.00–310.00	935	11

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 576Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 190Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 29Year ago 3

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 40.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 85.00 - 390.00; 2 head baby calves: 280.00 - 310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	125.00	125.00
3	350–400	380	165.00–200.00	177.74
2	400–450	438	190.00–210.00	200.17
1	550–600	565	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	357.00	357.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–370.00	344.42
8	350–400	365	300.00–375.00	333.15
5	400–450	429	275.00–300.00	285.37
9	450–500	479	275.00–335.00	302.47
8	500–550	525	275.00–315.00	297.96
7	550–600	569	270.00–305.00	282.54
8	600–650	626	260.00–287.00	273.33
7	650–700	660	240.00–280.00	268.82
5	750–800	780	215.00–234.00	228.22
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	895	222.00	222.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	380	257.00–280.00	268.05
3	400–450	438	232.00–275.00	257.30
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	500–550	530	268.00	268.00
4	600–650	616	200.00–234.00	217.96
1	650–700	680	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	115.00–150.00	136.35
1	500–550	540	130.00	130.00
5	550–600	576	127.00–150.00	137.78
2	600–650	618	125.00–137.00	131.17
1	650–700	660	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	435	200.00–220.00	210.11
2	450–500	478	200.00–220.00	209.63
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
9	350–400	375	235.00–275.00	253.94
8	400–450	432	235.00–270.00	249.28
8	450–500	463	235.00–267.00	255.33
6	500–550	516	225.00–255.00	243.31
2	550–600	583	220.00–240.00	229.79
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	715	170.00–200.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	280.00–350.00	323.47
6	250–300	280	295.00–365.00	330.94
18	300–350	323	285.00–350.00	319.11
26	350–400	372	285.00–345.00	322.50
17	400–450	422	275.00–337.00	319.07
30	450–500	469	270.00–325.00	300.99
14	500–550	521	260.00–310.00	282.04
13	550–600	571	247.00–288.00	276.49
9	600–650	631	242.00–276.00	261.02
5	650–700	672	233.00–269.00	252.15
4	700–750	711	220.00–242.00	225.64
2	750–800	765	210.00–225.00	217.60
2	800–850	803	197.00–205.00	200.99
1	850–900	880	194.00	194.00
2	950–1000	983	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	192.50	192.50
2	500–550	530	150.00–170.00	159.72
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	328	240.00–255.00	247.21
5	400–450	421	210.00–235.00	228.09
10	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	219.93
3	500–550	518	220.00–240.00	226.62
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	643	160.00–187.00	173.45
1	800–850	830	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	280.00–335.00	302.86
7	250–300	287	275.00–325.00	294.83
11	300–350	322	270.00–310.00	290.46
13	350–400	367	260.00–310.00	287.78
23	400–450	418	245.00–290.00	273.23
25	450–500	480	245.00–280.00	264.82
17	500–550	523	225.00–266.00	243.34
11	550–600	569	230.00–256.00	243.61
8	600–650	617	210.00–247.00	232.18
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	708	175.00–191.00	183.08
3	750–800	762	170.00–187.00	177.96
3	800–850	813	181.00–190.00	185.33
3	850–900	865	145.00–190.00	164.65
4	900–950	916	140.00–195.00	164.19
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	150.00–190.00	170.31
2	350–400	397	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	152.00	152.00
1	950–1000	995	157.00	157.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,270	136.00–154.00	141.20
71	—	1,355	119.00–135.00	126.03
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	121.00–132.00	126.76
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	930	78.00–91.00	86.22
3	—	862	64.00–73.00	69.23
18	—	1,037	95.00–110.00	106.29
20	—	1,170	112.00–118.00	115.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	135.00–140.00	137.76
21	—	1,593	142.00–163.00	153.87

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	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	978	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,008.64

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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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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