Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-15
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-15

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

25 head Goats: 10.00 - 155.00; 3 head Sheep: 135.00 - 150.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 55.00 - 80.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.79/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −156.06 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$212.79

51 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,146

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$601

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3

$103.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.23

vs NC average

−45.01 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	223.36	1,207	40
Medium and Large 2	540	186.64	1,007	8thin
Medium and Large 3	523	152.39	797	2thin
Small 3	505	120.00	606	1thin

One grade step is worth $103.36/cwt here — about $601 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 sale51 hd

212.79

—

NC average8 barns · 306 hd

210.56

+2.23

National average156 barns · 7,883 hd

257.80

−45.01

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−156.06

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	1,680	160.85	2,702	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,313	137.38	1,803	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,548	130.82	2,025	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,074	113.76	1,222	82

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,145	$1,565	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,170	$1,525	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	962	$1,933	6

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
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	241.71/cwt	225.00–265.00	1,267	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	233.40/cwt	220.00–249.00	763	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	248.48/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,193	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	186.71/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,348	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	653	249.33/cwt	237.00–265.00	1,628	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	229.85/cwt	204.00–240.00	968	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	154.51/cwt	154.00–155.00	1,491	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	217.39/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,328	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	241.62/cwt	212.00–260.00	679	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	206.75/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,377	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,170	1,525.00/head	1,525.00–1,525.00	1,525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	238.18/cwt	220.00–260.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	168.33/cwt	157.00–180.00	1,394	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	225.57/cwt	202.00–247.00	1,272	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	169.92/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,563	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	256.29/cwt	240.00–270.00	1,343	17
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	228.86/cwt	212.00–245.00	1,323	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	441	274.73/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,212	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	232.67/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,675	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	262.96/cwt	242.00–280.00	1,236	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	233.88/cwt	225.00–252.00	879	26
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	1,835.20/head	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,835	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,145	1,565.12/head	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,565	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,425.07/head	2,175.00–2,800.00	2,425	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	223.10/cwt	202.00–230.00	1,057	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	242.00/cwt	242.00–242.00	787	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	234.84/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,115	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	241.93/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,403	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	221.37/cwt	201.00–230.00	1,038	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	154.50/cwt	140.00–169.00	1,344	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,497	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	184.15/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,427	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	267.85/cwt	242.00–290.00	1,012	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	253.25/cwt	239.00–275.00	1,076	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	222.03/cwt	207.00–240.00	1,168	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	245.67/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,523	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	284.37/cwt	259.00–300.00	805	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	729	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	266.07/cwt	250.00–295.00	854	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	161.52/cwt	160.00–163.00	1,257	2
Heifers	Small 3	450–500	485	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	534	1
Bulls	Small 3	600–650	640	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	864	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Small 2	—	505	650.00/head	650.00–650.00	650	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	269.31/cwt	251.00–289.00	878	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	803	216.01/cwt	211.00–225.00	1,735	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Bulls	Small 3	550–600	553	108.43/cwt	92.00–125.00	600	2
Bulls	Small 3	450–500	460	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	598	1
Heifers	Small 3	500–550	505	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	606	1
Bulls	Small 3	500–550	530	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	610	1
Bulls	—	—	1,200	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,644	1
Bulls	—	—	1,898	169.05/cwt	165.00–173.00	3,209	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,374	153.21/cwt	148.00–166.00	2,105	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,308	136.15/cwt	129.00–147.00	1,781	90
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,262	127.82/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,613	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,079	116.14/cwt	100.00–126.00	1,253	66
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	701	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	960	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,104	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	846	84.39/cwt	77.00–97.00	714	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,548	130.82/cwt	125.00–135.00	2,025	11
Bulls	—	—	1,446	152.59/cwt	140.00–163.00	2,206	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	840	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	420	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	264.17/cwt	249.00–278.00	1,633	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	262.66/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,508	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	698	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	268.80/cwt	250.00–290.00	992	14
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	830	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,038	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	325	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	536	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	540	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	152.39/cwt	150.00–155.00	797	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	154.96/cwt	150.00–160.00	524	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	146.00/cwt	140.00–152.00	876	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	229.99/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,550	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	218.98/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,594	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	176.46/cwt	155.00–195.00	1,032	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	615	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	690	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	155.52/cwt	140.00–175.00	594	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	162.50/cwt	150.00–175.00	748	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	538	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	198.80/cwt	180.00–212.00	761	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	165.89/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,029	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	169.05/cwt	150.00–190.00	820	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	650	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,037	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	206.30/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,038	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	183.56/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,043	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	239.27/cwt	220.00–250.00	546	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	578	222.58/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,287	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	213.27/cwt	205.00–220.00	1,339	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	211.09/cwt	200.00–225.00	667	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	219.33/cwt	200.00–240.00	814	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	676	193.96/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,311	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	211.31/cwt	200.00–230.00	890	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	143.46/cwt	137.00–150.00	1,112	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,092	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	189.22/cwt	175.00–201.00	793	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,394	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	186.91/cwt	184.00–190.00	1,351	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	214.25/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,106	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	235.23/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,019	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	178.39/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,115	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	313	186.29/cwt	180.00–195.00	583	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	171.91/cwt	150.00–195.00	653	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	187.66/cwt	180.00–192.00	995	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	462	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	226.30/cwt	210.00–240.00	846	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	193.67/cwt	170.00–200.00	916	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	155.85/cwt	130.00–177.00	820	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	210.45/cwt	200.00–220.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	139.76/cwt	130.00–150.00	1,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	455	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	735	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 15, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 624Last week 813Year ago 509

Slaughter CattleReceipts 213Last week 375Year ago 178

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 18Year ago 2

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

25 head Goats: 10.00 - 155.00; 3 head Sheep: 135.00 - 150.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 55.00 - 80.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	310.00	310.00
6	250–300	283	259.00–300.00	284.37
14	300–350	321	250.00–295.00	266.07
21	350–400	378	242.00–290.00	267.85
19	400–450	425	239.00–275.00	253.25
8	450–500	480	235.00–270.00	248.48
16	500–550	524	225.00–265.00	241.71
16	550–600	580	227.00–265.00	241.93
15	600–650	620	225.00–267.00	245.67
8	650–700	674	220.00–242.00	229.99
6	700–750	728	200.00–235.00	218.98
7	750–800	775	170.00–197.00	184.15
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	985	152.00	152.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	220.00–250.00	239.27
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
4	300–350	316	200.00–225.00	211.09
7	350–400	371	200.00–240.00	219.33
8	400–450	421	200.00–230.00	211.31
12	450–500	474	202.00–230.00	223.10
7	500–550	516	200.00–220.00	214.25
2	550–600	578	220.00–225.00	222.58
6	600–650	628	205.00–220.00	213.27
5	650–700	676	180.00–200.00	193.96
2	700–750	723	184.00–190.00	186.91
2	750–800	775	137.00–150.00	143.46
1	900–950	920	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	460	130.00	130.00
1	500–550	530	115.00	115.00
2	550–600	553	92.00–125.00	108.43
1	600–650	640	135.00	135.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	345	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	380	150.00–195.00	171.91
1	400–450	410	150.00	150.00
4	450–500	485	150.00–190.00	169.05
5	500–550	526	130.00–177.00	155.85
5	550–600	585	155.00–195.00	176.46
5	600–650	620	150.00–180.00	165.89
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	220.00–260.00	238.18
6	250–300	281	212.00–260.00	241.62
11	300–350	327	220.00–249.00	233.40
26	350–400	376	225.00–252.00	233.88
20	400–450	421	204.00–240.00	229.85
30	450–500	469	201.00–230.00	221.37
25	500–550	526	207.00–240.00	222.03
15	550–600	564	202.00–247.00	225.57
11	600–650	611	200.00–245.00	217.39
6	650–700	666	195.00–216.00	206.75
6	700–750	722	170.00–207.00	186.71
2	750–800	778	160.00–163.00	161.52
2	800–850	828	157.00–180.00	168.33
2	850–900	870	140.00–169.00	154.50
2	900–950	920	165.00–175.00	169.92
2	950–1000	965	154.00–155.00	154.51
Heifers — Small 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	110.00	110.00
1	500–550	505	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	165.00	165.00
2	300–350	338	150.00–160.00	154.96
3	350–400	382	140.00–175.00	155.52
1	400–450	430	125.00	125.00
2	450–500	460	150.00–175.00	162.50
2	500–550	523	150.00–155.00	152.39
2	600–650	600	140.00–152.00	146.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	210.00	210.00
2	250–300	278	200.00–220.00	210.45
5	300–350	313	180.00–195.00	186.29
6	350–400	383	180.00–212.00	198.80
7	400–450	419	175.00–201.00	189.22
11	450–500	473	170.00–200.00	193.67
6	500–550	530	180.00–192.00	187.66
2	550–600	568	170.00–197.00	183.56
4	600–650	625	165.00–190.00	178.39
2	700–750	718	130.00–150.00	139.76
1	750–800	780	140.00	140.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	279	250.00	250.00
5	300–350	326	251.00–289.00	269.31
14	350–400	369	250.00–290.00	268.80
7	400–450	441	260.00–290.00	274.73
12	450–500	470	242.00–280.00	262.96
17	500–550	524	240.00–270.00	256.29
7	550–600	574	250.00–277.00	262.66
14	600–650	618	249.00–278.00	264.17
6	650–700	653	237.00–265.00	249.33
2	700–750	720	220.00–245.00	232.67
3	800–850	803	211.00–225.00	216.01
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	242.00	242.00
4	350–400	374	210.00–240.00	226.30
3	400–450	433	220.00–255.00	235.23
2	450–500	475	220.00–250.00	234.84
3	500–550	503	200.00–217.00	206.30
2	550–600	578	212.00–245.00	228.86
1	600–650	630	220.00	220.00
1	700–750	715	195.00	195.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	325	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	400	135.00	135.00
1	450–500	490	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	610	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	325	165.00	165.00
1	800–850	830	125.00	125.00
1	950–1000	960	115.00	115.00

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,170	1,525.00	1,525.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	4	—	1,145	1,400.00–1,700.00	1,565.12
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	950	1,425.00–2,150.00	1,835.20
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,123	2,175.00–2,800.00	2,425.07
Cow-Calf Pairs — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	505	650.00	650.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,200	137.00	137.00
14	—	1,898	165.00–173.00	169.05
11	—	1,446	140.00–163.00	152.59
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,374	148.00–166.00	153.21
90	—	1,308	129.00–147.00	136.15
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,262	127.00–129.00	127.82
66	—	1,079	100.00–126.00	116.14
7	—	846	77.00–97.00	84.39
1	—	840	50.00	50.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,548	125.00–135.00	130.82

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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