Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-08
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-08

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head hogs, 59 head Goats: 15.00 - 200.00; 97 head Sheep: 25.00 - 210.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.08/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −139.77 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$229.08

72 head · 536 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,228

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$283

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

$56.99/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.41

vs NC average

−39.78 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	535	237.65	1,270	55
Medium and Large 2	541	205.80	1,113	14thin
Medium and Large 3	547	180.67	988	3thin

One grade step is worth $56.99/cwt here — about $283 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

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 sale72 hd

229.08

—

NC average4 barns · 140 hd

230.50

−1.41

National average164 barns · 12,328 hd

268.86

−39.78

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−139.77

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	1,759	160.42	2,821	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,301	143.34	1,865	201
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,597	135.00	2,156	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,060	107.64	1,141	86

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)	1,160	$1,703	5
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,058	$1,610	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,312	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,309	$2,659	4thin

Every lot, as filed

118 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
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,311.95/head	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,312	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	219.16/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,354	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	239.50/cwt	222.00–257.00	1,243	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	201.27/cwt	182.00–208.00	1,445	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	258	300.32/cwt	285.00–320.00	775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	800	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	214.82/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,042	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	250.30/cwt	235.00–275.00	818	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	234.15/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,321	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	171.43/cwt	164.00–179.00	1,419	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	260.16/cwt	245.00–280.00	713	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	285.02/cwt	270.00–312.00	1,063	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	266.83/cwt	242.00–277.00	1,646	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	161.46/cwt	158.00–165.00	1,421	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	152.03/cwt	150.00–154.00	1,472	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	418	247.58/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,035	39
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	244.17/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,636	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,210	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	289.99/cwt	270.00–320.00	942	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	310.07/cwt	285.00–340.00	713	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	270.62/cwt	260.00–282.00	1,288	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,420	2,754.58/head	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	208.25/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,406	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	208.79/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,307	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	1,703.23/head	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,703	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,058	1,609.84/head	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,610	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,185	2,675.00/head	2,675.00–2,675.00	2,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	693	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	211.59/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,219	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,638	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,771	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	246.34/cwt	230.00–262.00	1,163	52
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	272.13/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,151	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	204.89/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,565	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	276.44/cwt	275.00–280.00	901	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	213.21/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,433	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	246.63/cwt	235.00–275.00	915	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	288.16/cwt	270.00–307.00	1,086	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	237.37/cwt	225.00–252.00	1,609	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	269	288.55/cwt	270.00–310.00	776	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,601	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	184.00/cwt	170.00–198.00	1,380	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,768	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	232	283.92/cwt	275.00–300.00	659	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	201.35/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,440	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	259.32/cwt	247.00–285.00	1,214	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	256.04/cwt	242.00–270.00	1,334	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	276.94/cwt	265.00–290.00	623	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	166.36/cwt	157.00–174.00	1,547	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	266.67/cwt	250.00–283.00	1,387	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	241.45/cwt	236.00–249.00	1,758	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	247.16/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,532	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	800	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,576	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,140	120.34/cwt	104.00–127.00	1,372	43
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	86.77/cwt	70.00–100.00	816	20
Bulls	—	—	1,799	162.63/cwt	150.00–172.00	2,926	22
Bulls	—	—	1,303	131.98/cwt	122.00–144.00	1,720	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,597	135.00/cwt	129.00–141.00	2,156	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	156.40/cwt	151.00–167.00	2,082	44
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	730	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,022	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	413	122.88/cwt	110.00–135.00	507	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,293	139.68/cwt	129.00–150.00	1,806	157
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	629	50.11/cwt	40.00–60.00	315	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,219	129.75/cwt	128.00–132.00	1,582	15
Bulls	—	—	2,067	180.75/cwt	175.00–185.00	3,736	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	297.40/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,264	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	178.51/cwt	175.00–182.00	1,532	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	151.97/cwt	147.00–157.00	1,223	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	960	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,344	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	540	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	756	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	360	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	565	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	165.00/cwt	160.00–170.00	767	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	181.85/cwt	165.00–190.00	678	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	167.95/cwt	162.00–172.00	1,537	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	243.32/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,387	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,737	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	275.10/cwt	255.00–290.00	1,579	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	329	176.67/cwt	170.00–180.00	581	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	179.82/cwt	175.00–185.00	746	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	177.71/cwt	170.00–185.00	933	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	177.46/cwt	170.00–185.00	813	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	919	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	177.25/cwt	170.00–185.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	180.51/cwt	160.00–197.00	1,043	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	165.81/cwt	147.00–185.00	837	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	540	182.50/cwt	180.00–185.00	986	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,122	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	319	184.37/cwt	170.00–200.00	588	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	414	150.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	621	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	469	189.04/cwt	175.00–200.00	887	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	409	206.79/cwt	200.00–210.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	227.66/cwt	210.00–245.00	622	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	991	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	500	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	221.98/cwt	210.00–230.00	946	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	219.93/cwt	210.00–225.00	948	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	356	224.98/cwt	220.00–230.00	801	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	158.51/cwt	157.00–160.00	1,070	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,041	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	369	170.89/cwt	150.00–200.00	631	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	206.53/cwt	195.00–215.00	1,179	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	218.10/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,025	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	232.54/cwt	230.00–235.00	779	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,023	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	205.40/cwt	190.00–220.00	1,076	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	220.04/cwt	200.00–230.00	702	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	234.21/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,120	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	517	228.79/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,183	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	588	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	244.63/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,018	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,138	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	246.84/cwt	210.00–260.00	931	15
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	200.88/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,131	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	232.46/cwt	230.00–235.00	1,239	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	235.34/cwt	225.00–245.00	866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,239	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 Jul 8, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 813Last week 557Year ago 568

Slaughter CattleReceipts 375Last week 298Year ago 253

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 6Year ago 12

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

4 head hogs, 59 head Goats: 15.00 - 200.00; 97 head Sheep: 25.00 - 210.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 400.00

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)	2	—	973	1,100.00–1,525.00	1,311.95
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,160	1,450.00–1,975.00	1,703.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,058	1,075.00–1,850.00	1,609.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,210	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,420	2,650.00–2,850.00	2,754.58
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,185	2,675.00	2,675.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	225	265.00–290.00	276.94
17	250–300	274	245.00–280.00	260.16
19	300–350	327	235.00–275.00	250.30
20	350–400	371	235.00–275.00	246.63
39	400–450	418	235.00–270.00	247.58
52	450–500	472	230.00–262.00	246.34
36	500–550	519	222.00–257.00	239.50
19	550–600	564	220.00–249.00	234.15
33	600–650	618	200.00–240.00	219.16
20	650–700	672	200.00–223.00	213.21
6	700–750	718	182.00–208.00	201.27
2	750–800	750	170.00–198.00	184.00
2	800–850	828	164.00–179.00	171.43
2	850–900	880	158.00–165.00	161.46
3	900–950	930	157.00–174.00	166.36
2	950–1000	968	150.00–154.00	152.03
1	1000–1050	1,040	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	185.00	185.00
6	300–350	319	170.00–200.00	184.37
3	350–400	373	165.00–190.00	181.85
4	400–450	414	140.00–160.00	150.06
2	450–500	465	160.00–170.00	165.00
2	500–550	540	180.00–185.00	182.50
1	550–600	560	177.00	177.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	225.00	225.00
2	250–300	273	210.00–245.00	227.66
6	300–350	319	200.00–230.00	220.04
4	350–400	356	220.00–230.00	224.98
10	400–450	426	210.00–230.00	221.98
4	450–500	470	200.00–227.00	218.10
9	500–550	524	190.00–220.00	205.40
5	550–600	571	195.00–215.00	206.53
1	600–650	615	185.00	185.00
2	650–700	675	157.00–160.00	158.51
1	750–800	775	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	230	285.00–340.00	310.07
3	250–300	258	285.00–320.00	300.32
4	300–350	325	270.00–320.00	289.99
10	350–400	373	270.00–312.00	285.02
6	400–450	425	280.00–305.00	297.40
7	450–500	476	260.00–282.00	270.62
20	500–550	520	250.00–283.00	266.67
20	550–600	574	255.00–290.00	275.10
13	600–650	617	242.00–277.00	266.83
8	650–700	670	220.00–257.00	244.17
6	700–750	728	236.00–249.00	241.45
1	750–800	770	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	840	195.00	195.00
1	850–900	860	202.00	202.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	235.00	235.00
1	300–350	320	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	368	225.00–245.00	235.34
4	400–450	431	210.00–225.00	219.93
4	450–500	485	200.00–225.00	214.82
2	500–550	533	230.00–235.00	232.46
2	550–600	563	192.00–210.00	200.88
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	378	170.00–185.00	177.25
2	400–450	415	175.00–185.00	179.82
2	450–500	458	170.00–185.00	177.46
2	500–550	525	170.00–185.00	177.71
1	600–650	625	147.00	147.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	210.00	210.00
2	300–350	335	230.00–235.00	232.54
15	350–400	377	210.00–260.00	246.84
7	400–450	416	225.00–255.00	244.63
14	450–500	478	220.00–245.00	234.21
12	500–550	517	210.00–240.00	228.79
11	550–600	576	200.00–230.00	211.59
4	600–650	626	200.00–220.00	208.79
3	650–700	675	200.00–215.00	208.25
1	700–750	700	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	775	132.00	132.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	232	275.00–300.00	283.92
11	250–300	269	270.00–310.00	288.55
7	300–350	326	275.00–280.00	276.44
24	350–400	377	270.00–307.00	288.16
23	400–450	423	260.00–287.00	272.13
29	450–500	468	247.00–285.00	259.32
28	500–550	521	242.00–270.00	256.04
18	550–600	570	235.00–255.00	243.32
26	600–650	620	235.00–262.00	247.16
15	650–700	678	225.00–252.00	237.37
5	700–750	715	190.00–220.00	201.35
8	750–800	764	195.00–215.00	204.89
1	800–850	800	197.00	197.00
2	850–900	858	175.00–182.00	178.51
3	900–950	915	162.00–172.00	167.95
1	950–1000	970	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	300–350	329	170.00–180.00	176.67
7	350–400	369	150.00–200.00	170.89
4	400–450	409	200.00–210.00	206.79
5	450–500	469	175.00–200.00	189.04
2	500–550	505	147.00–185.00	165.81
3	550–600	578	160.00–197.00	180.51
1	600–650	605	172.00	172.00
1	650–700	680	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	700–750	730	140.00	140.00
2	800–850	805	147.00–157.00	151.97
1	950–1000	960	140.00	140.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	157.00	157.00
2	400–450	413	110.00–135.00	122.88
1	500–550	540	140.00	140.00

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Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
43	—	1,140	104.00–127.00	120.34
20	—	940	70.00–100.00	86.77
8	—	629	40.00–60.00	50.11
15	—	1,219	128.00–132.00	129.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,597	129.00–141.00	135.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
44	—	1,331	151.00–167.00	156.40
157	—	1,293	129.00–150.00	139.68
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
22	—	1,799	150.00–172.00	162.63
6	—	1,303	122.00–144.00	131.98
6	—	2,067	175.00–185.00	180.75

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

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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