Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-07-22
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-07-22

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 20.00 - 190.00; 21 head Sheep: 30.00 - 200.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 170.00 - 760.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $220.16/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −148.69 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$220.16

58 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,214

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$518

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

$89.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.15

vs NC average

−44.47 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	552	231.84	1,281	45
Medium and Large 2	556	203.23	1,129	8thin
Medium and Large 3	537	142.17	763	5thin

One grade step is worth $89.67/cwt here — about $518 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 sale58 hd

220.16

—

NC average9 barns · 266 hd

224.31

−4.15

National average157 barns · 8,958 hd

264.63

−44.47

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−148.69

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	1,597	158.79	2,535	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,330	136.59	1,817	131
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,609	131.37	2,114	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,111	116.63	1,296	97

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)	1,127	$1,733	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	961	$1,490	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,055	$2,155	9

Every lot, as filed

117 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	400–450	425	265.89/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	244.51/cwt	223.00–259.00	1,034	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	253.48/cwt	250.00–260.00	697	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	255.02/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,326	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	822	192.98/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,586	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,064	2,163.40/head	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,163	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	250.08/cwt	225.00–265.00	813	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	215.83/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,446	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	233.01/cwt	215.00–249.00	1,333	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,667	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	277.80/cwt	269.00–289.00	1,458	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	225.63/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,067	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	738	235.47/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,738	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	482	274.28/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,322	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,823	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,153	2,228.65/head	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,229	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	222	240.68/cwt	225.00–250.00	534	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,127	1,732.54/head	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,733	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	961	1,489.64/head	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,490	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	251.98/cwt	230.00–270.00	940	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	192.94/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,117	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	233.48/cwt	210.00–250.00	883	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	224.11/cwt	202.00–237.00	1,172	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	234.64/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,002	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,671	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	167.62/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	241.18/cwt	220.00–260.00	514	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	281.78/cwt	270.00–297.00	1,048	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,476	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	221.75/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,490	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	230.08/cwt	211.00–245.00	1,203	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	270.91/cwt	261.00–277.00	1,541	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	166.64/cwt	160.00–175.00	1,441	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	465	257.60/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,198	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	286.15/cwt	270.00–305.00	947	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	188.02/cwt	170.00–199.00	1,519	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	238.01/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,133	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	230.93/cwt	215.00–240.00	1,425	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	274.94/cwt	265.00–287.00	1,152	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	252.88/cwt	232.00–261.00	1,666	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	288	319.74/cwt	310.00–330.00	921	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	788	192.52/cwt	187.00–198.00	1,517	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	210.26/cwt	190.00–227.00	1,514	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.38/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	726	223.70/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,624	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,856	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	306.71/cwt	290.00–325.00	853	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,264	128.46/cwt	127.00–130.00	1,624	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	118.71/cwt	101.00–126.00	1,305	71
Bulls	—	—	900	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	972	1
Bulls	—	—	1,799	171.68/cwt	166.00–176.00	3,089	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,609	131.37/cwt	126.00–140.00	2,114	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,407	149.95/cwt	146.00–157.00	2,110	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	850	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,505	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	635	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,029	1
Bulls	—	—	1,494	153.16/cwt	140.00–160.00	2,288	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,324	135.49/cwt	129.00–145.00	1,794	121
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,032	92.37/cwt	80.00–100.00	953	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	760	63.41/cwt	57.00–72.00	482	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	835	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,445	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	725	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,233	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	220	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	451	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	470	153.78/cwt	132.00–177.00	723	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	595	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	863	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	553	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	209	306.10/cwt	295.00–315.00	640	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	244.99/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,401	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,573	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	262.28/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,637	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	269.89/cwt	265.00–275.00	634	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	278.67/cwt	260.00–290.00	1,039	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	413	167.42/cwt	150.00–200.00	691	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	173.79/cwt	150.00–199.00	895	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	379	179.98/cwt	150.00–200.00	682	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	475	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	323	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	406	142.63/cwt	125.00–160.00	579	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	145.06/cwt	125.00–160.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	923	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,015	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	980	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	263	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	592	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	722	173.71/cwt	162.00–190.00	1,254	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	753	163.46/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,231	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,336	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	888	2,029.37/head	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,029	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	202.65/cwt	200.00–208.00	1,060	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	238.33/cwt	225.00–260.00	751	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	203.58/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,171	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	180.00/cwt	175.00–185.00	1,224	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	190.16/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,179	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	210.39/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,296	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	186.04/cwt	170.00–199.00	785	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	488	205.03/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,001	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	144.32/cwt	130.00–160.00	476	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	763	154.74/cwt	150.00–159.00	1,181	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,336	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	338	162.22/cwt	150.00–175.00	548	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	137.83/cwt	125.00–150.00	779	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	202.20/cwt	190.00–210.00	962	8
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	438	172.63/cwt	165.00–180.00	756	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	203.20/cwt	200.00–209.00	752	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	476	154.87/cwt	145.00–175.00	737	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	162.38/cwt	140.00–185.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	157.57/cwt	155.00–160.00	974	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	247.00/cwt	247.00–247.00	1,235	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	645	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,258	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	227.71/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,300	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	526	169.76/cwt	150.00–189.00	893	5

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 22, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 499Last week 624Year ago 684

Slaughter CattleReceipts 274Last week 213Year ago 265

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 11Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

40 head Goats: 20.00 - 190.00; 21 head Sheep: 30.00 - 200.00; 9 head Baby Calves: 170.00 - 760.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	265.00–275.00	269.89
2	250–300	278	290.00–325.00	306.71
6	350–400	373	260.00–290.00	278.67
4	400–450	425	250.00–277.00	265.89
9	450–500	482	265.00–285.00	274.28
11	500–550	525	269.00–289.00	277.80
6	550–600	569	261.00–277.00	270.91
9	600–650	624	250.00–275.00	262.28
5	650–700	659	232.00–261.00	252.88
4	700–750	738	230.00–242.00	235.47
1	750–800	770	217.00	217.00
3	800–850	822	170.00–220.00	192.98
1	950–1000	975	187.00	187.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	350	149.00	149.00
2	400–450	438	165.00–180.00	172.63
2	500–550	515	150.00–199.00	173.79
1	550–600	580	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
4	450–500	488	200.00–220.00	205.03
1	500–550	500	247.00	247.00
4	550–600	571	220.00–240.00	227.71
1	600–650	645	195.00	195.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	220.00–260.00	241.18
6	250–300	275	250.00–260.00	253.48
6	300–350	325	225.00–265.00	250.08
12	350–400	373	230.00–270.00	251.98
13	400–450	423	223.00–259.00	244.51
20	450–500	476	220.00–252.00	238.01
18	500–550	523	211.00–245.00	230.08
27	550–600	572	215.00–249.00	233.01
13	600–650	617	215.00–240.00	230.93
6	650–700	670	200.00–230.00	215.83
13	700–750	726	200.00–236.00	223.70
2	750–800	788	187.00–198.00	192.52
5	800–850	808	170.00–199.00	188.02
3	850–900	865	160.00–175.00	166.64
1	900–950	905	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	330	220.00	220.00
3	350–400	370	200.00–209.00	203.20
3	400–450	422	170.00–199.00	186.04
8	450–500	476	190.00–210.00	202.20
3	500–550	523	200.00–208.00	202.65
5	550–600	575	200.00–210.00	203.58
2	600–650	620	180.00–200.00	190.16
1	650–700	685	195.00	195.00
3	700–750	722	162.00–190.00	173.71
3	750–800	763	150.00–159.00	154.74
1	800–850	835	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	338	150.00–175.00	162.22
1	350–400	380	125.00	125.00
4	400–450	406	125.00–160.00	142.63
4	450–500	476	145.00–175.00	154.87
3	500–550	518	125.00–160.00	145.06
2	550–600	565	125.00–150.00	137.83
1	600–650	615	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	735	140.00	140.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	209	295.00–315.00	306.10
2	250–300	288	310.00–330.00	319.74
5	300–350	331	270.00–305.00	286.15
11	350–400	372	270.00–297.00	281.78
11	400–450	419	265.00–287.00	274.94
11	450–500	465	240.00–275.00	257.60
15	500–550	520	240.00–280.00	255.02
11	550–600	572	230.00–270.00	244.99
6	600–650	613	230.00–260.00	246.38
8	650–700	672	210.00–240.00	221.75
8	700–750	720	190.00–227.00	210.26
1	750–800	780	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	820	180.00	180.00
1	900–950	925	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	225.00–250.00	240.68
2	250–300	263	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	315	225.00–260.00	238.33
6	350–400	378	210.00–250.00	233.48
7	400–450	427	210.00–250.00	234.64
6	450–500	473	210.00–242.00	225.63
6	500–550	523	202.00–237.00	224.11
5	550–600	579	170.00–207.00	192.94
7	600–650	616	200.00–222.00	210.39
2	650–700	680	175.00–185.00	180.00
2	700–750	730	150.00–185.00	167.62
2	750–800	753	150.00–177.00	163.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	130.00–160.00	144.32
4	350–400	379	150.00–200.00	179.98
4	400–450	413	150.00–200.00	167.42
2	450–500	473	140.00–185.00	162.38
5	500–550	526	150.00–189.00	169.76
2	600–650	618	155.00–160.00	157.57
1	700–750	700	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	205.00	205.00
1	400–450	425	130.00	130.00
2	450–500	470	132.00–177.00	153.78
1	550–600	595	145.00	145.00
1	600–650	635	162.00	162.00
1	700–750	725	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	835	173.00	173.00
1	850–900	850	177.00	177.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,064	2,100.00–2,275.00	2,163.40
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,153	2,075.00–2,400.00	2,228.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	888	1,975.00–2,075.00	2,029.37
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,127	1,500.00–2,000.00	1,732.54
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	961	1,175.00–1,725.00	1,489.64

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,264	127.00–130.00	128.46
71	—	1,099	101.00–126.00	118.71
9	—	1,032	80.00–100.00	92.37
2	—	760	57.00–72.00	63.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,609	126.00–140.00	131.37
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,407	146.00–157.00	149.95
121	—	1,324	129.00–145.00	135.49
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	900	108.00	108.00
7	—	1,799	166.00–176.00	171.68
7	—	1,494	140.00–160.00	153.16

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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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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