Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

25 head Goats: 45.00 - 320.00; 11 head Sheep: 65.00 - 210.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $223.70/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −145.15 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$223.70

38 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,222

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$533

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

$94.39/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−12.56

vs NC average

−43.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	236.89	1,299	28
Medium and Large 2	542	197.86	1,072	8thin
Medium and Large 3	538	142.50	766	2thin

One grade step is worth $94.39/cwt here — about $533 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 sale38 hd

223.70

—

NC average8 barns · 253 hd

236.26

−12.56

National average129 barns · 6,320 hd

267.62

−43.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−145.15

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	1,343	159.05	2,136	8thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	131.00	1,705	52
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,530	124.61	1,907	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	999	109.06	1,089	22

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)	1,120	$1,662	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	975	$1,405	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	913	$1,309	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,105	$2,318	6

Every lot, as filed

95 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	200–250	200	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	570	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	283.25/cwt	257.00–307.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	255.62/cwt	247.00–270.00	1,718	3
Bred Cows	Medium 2	—	585	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,130	118.50/cwt	117.00–119.00	1,339	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	92.02/cwt	90.00–94.00	824	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	754	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	550	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	231.80/cwt	212.00–252.00	1,551	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	287	332.94/cwt	315.00–360.00	956	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	291.28/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,535	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	238.84/cwt	210.00–256.00	1,261	17
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	960	1,367.37/head	1,050.00–1,625.00	1,367	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,120	1,662.28/head	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,662	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	975	1,404.94/head	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,405	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	143.32/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,266	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,000.00/head	2,000.00–2,000.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	273.25/cwt	250.00–285.00	650	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	302.99/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,451	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	323.95/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,212	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	610	268.53/cwt	250.00–282.00	1,638	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	330.50/cwt	290.00–355.00	1,064	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	323.44/cwt	290.00–346.00	1,391	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	201.25/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,356	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,901	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	851	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	171.96/cwt	140.00–185.00	1,381	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	284.22/cwt	250.00–300.00	927	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,434	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	336.77/cwt	315.00–360.00	785	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	233.87/cwt	208.00–252.00	1,356	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	614	217.70/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,337	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	509	275.31/cwt	252.00–307.00	1,401	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	278.86/cwt	255.00–307.00	1,316	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	291.56/cwt	272.00–335.00	1,245	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	302.39/cwt	280.00–325.00	853	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	170.70/cwt	150.00–192.00	1,490	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	266.95/cwt	247.00–290.00	1,519	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	266.89/cwt	240.00–289.00	1,252	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	237.33/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,695	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	184.64/cwt	155.00–202.00	1,348	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.43/cwt	237.00–290.00	1,621	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	300.64/cwt	270.00–335.00	1,127	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	274.98/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,020	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	323.55/cwt	290.00–350.00	883	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,530	124.61/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,907	2
Bulls	—	—	1,343	159.05/cwt	149.00–165.00	2,136	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,400	141.27/cwt	137.00–149.00	1,978	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,265	127.22/cwt	120.00–133.00	1,609	38
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	998	111.36/cwt	105.00–116.00	1,111	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	820	78.00/cwt	78.00–78.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	305	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	541	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	672	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	172.45/cwt	170.00–175.00	474	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	385	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,432	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	194.28/cwt	182.00–201.00	1,146	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	162.63/cwt	155.00–170.00	455	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	924	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	125.16/cwt	120.00–130.00	388	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	251.75/cwt	245.00–265.00	647	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	969	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	197.43/cwt	195.00–200.00	569	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	988	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	730	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	232.52/cwt	215.00–245.00	856	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	972	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	221.66/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,159	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	239.88/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,132	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	267.59/cwt	265.00–270.00	1,124	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	211.48/cwt	207.00–220.00	700	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	236.36/cwt	220.00–245.00	981	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	550	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,276	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,026	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,397	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	482	235.66/cwt	235.00–237.00	1,136	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	239.90/cwt	230.00–250.00	631	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,381.40/head	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,381	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	231.31/cwt	210.00–265.00	891	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	283.17/cwt	250.00–304.00	1,175	18
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	519	253.60/cwt	240.00–265.00	1,316	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	231.58/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,109	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,416	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	236.23/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,701	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	184.60/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,357	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 27, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 391Last week 483Year ago 205

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 194Year ago 123

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 9Year ago 4

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

25 head Goats: 45.00 - 320.00; 11 head Sheep: 65.00 - 210.00

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	200	285.00	285.00
9	250–300	287	315.00–360.00	332.94
1	300–350	315	270.00	270.00
8	350–400	374	290.00–345.00	323.95
12	400–450	430	290.00–346.00	323.44
8	450–500	479	275.00–307.00	302.99
8	500–550	527	275.00–315.00	291.28
7	550–600	576	257.00–307.00	283.25
4	600–650	610	250.00–282.00	268.53
3	650–700	672	247.00–270.00	255.62
2	700–750	720	225.00–247.00	236.23
1	750–800	775	185.00	185.00
1	800–850	845	225.00	225.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	170.00–175.00	172.45
2	300–350	305	165.00–190.00	177.50
1	350–400	355	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	520	145.00	145.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	260	275.00	275.00
4	300–350	331	207.00–220.00	211.48
2	400–450	420	265.00–270.00	267.59
3	450–500	472	220.00–255.00	239.88
4	500–550	519	240.00–265.00	253.60
1	550–600	590	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	645	222.00	222.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	175.00	175.00
2	250–300	280	155.00–170.00	162.63
2	300–350	310	120.00–130.00	125.16
2	400–450	420	160.00	160.00
1	500–550	520	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	555	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	660	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	238	250.00–285.00	273.25
5	250–300	282	280.00–325.00	302.39
15	300–350	326	250.00–300.00	284.22
14	350–400	371	250.00–310.00	274.98
18	400–450	415	250.00–304.00	283.17
22	450–500	469	240.00–289.00	266.89
17	500–550	528	210.00–256.00	238.84
11	550–600	580	208.00–252.00	233.87
8	600–650	614	200.00–240.00	217.70
7	650–700	674	190.00–210.00	201.25
4	700–750	730	155.00–202.00	184.64
4	800–850	803	140.00–185.00	171.96
3	850–900	883	139.00–149.00	143.32
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	257	245.00–265.00	251.75
2	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
8	350–400	368	215.00–245.00	232.52
7	400–450	415	220.00–245.00	236.36
5	450–500	479	220.00–237.00	231.58
5	500–550	513	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	590	182.00–201.00	194.28
1	600–650	625	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	650	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	315.00–360.00	336.77
6	250–300	273	290.00–350.00	323.55
8	300–350	322	290.00–355.00	330.50
9	350–400	375	270.00–335.00	300.64
12	400–450	427	272.00–335.00	291.56
10	450–500	472	255.00–307.00	278.86
9	500–550	509	252.00–307.00	275.31
8	550–600	569	247.00–290.00	266.95
6	600–650	613	237.00–290.00	264.43
7	650–700	669	212.00–252.00	231.80
5	700–750	714	220.00–257.00	237.33
1	800–850	810	220.00	220.00
2	850–900	873	150.00–192.00	170.70
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
2	250–300	288	195.00–200.00	197.43
1	350–400	365	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	263	230.00–250.00	239.90
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
4	350–400	385	210.00–265.00	231.31
1	400–450	410	237.00	237.00
3	450–500	482	235.00–237.00	235.66
3	500–550	523	210.00–235.00	221.66
1	550–600	550	232.00	232.00
1	600–650	635	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	735	170.00–199.00	184.60

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	585	900.00	900.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	960	1,050.00–1,625.00	1,367.37
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,120	1,400.00–1,900.00	1,662.28
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	975	1,175.00–1,600.00	1,404.94
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,160	2,000.00	2,000.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	1,094	1,900.00–2,700.00	2,381.40

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,130	117.00–119.00	118.50
2	—	895	90.00–94.00	92.02
16	—	998	105.00–116.00	111.36
1	—	820	78.00	78.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,530	115.00–135.00	124.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,400	137.00–149.00	141.27
38	—	1,265	120.00–133.00	127.22
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,343	149.00–165.00	159.05

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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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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