Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Hogs; 19 head Goats: 15.00 - 120.00; 9 head Sheep: 50.00 - 180.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 545.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $219.32/cwt on 32 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −149.53 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$219.32

32 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,183

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$385

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

$73.90/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.81

vs NC average

−32.62 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	228.90	1,230	26
Medium and Large 2	550	189.22	1,041	4thin
Medium and Large 3	545	155.00	845	2thin

One grade step is worth $73.90/cwt here — about $385 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 sale32 hd

219.32

—

NC average7 barns · 151 hd

215.51

+3.81

National average159 barns · 7,784 hd

251.94

−32.62

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−149.53

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	1,684	165.95	2,795	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,292	147.85	1,911	79
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,719	138.61	2,383	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	957	114.88	1,099	30

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)	1,100	$1,901	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	970	$1,375	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	865	$1,218	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	797	$1,786	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young (2-4 yrs)	715	$1,560	1thin

Every lot, as filed

104 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	300–350	313	261.89/cwt	245.00–270.00	820	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	581	233.18/cwt	227.00–240.00	1,355	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	470	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	917	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	283	205.13/cwt	200.00–210.00	581	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	187.29/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	667	169.66/cwt	165.00–172.00	1,132	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	279.83/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,475	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	266.91/cwt	255.00–280.00	849	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	682	215.76/cwt	194.00–223.00	1,471	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	217	238.23/cwt	235.00–240.00	517	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	604	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	283.83/cwt	260.00–295.00	1,345	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	268	234.91/cwt	225.00–245.00	630	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	231.52/cwt	220.00–240.00	736	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	202.50/cwt	200.00–205.00	1,276	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	737	151.41/cwt	137.00–167.00	1,116	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	231.20/cwt	220.00–252.00	1,082	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	200	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	340	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,773	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,793	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	212.57/cwt	210.00–215.00	995	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	226.79/cwt	212.00–238.00	1,293	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	418	258.66/cwt	258.00–260.00	1,081	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	221.45/cwt	218.00–225.00	1,517	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	249.37/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,673	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	368	339.00/cwt	339.00–339.00	1,248	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	436	326.77/cwt	322.00–330.00	1,425	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,302	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	183.00/cwt	183.00–183.00	1,867	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,786	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	282.59/cwt	260.00–305.00	1,221	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	271.08/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,534	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	237.16/cwt	225.00–250.00	866	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	308	221.95/cwt	200.00–245.00	684	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	248.39/cwt	240.00–256.00	1,562	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	217.56/cwt	205.00–230.00	1,138	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	287.92/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,065	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,650	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	550	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,029	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	558	184.93/cwt	180.00–190.00	1,032	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,056	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	266.12/cwt	250.00–275.00	993	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	235.11/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,023	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	214.54/cwt	200.00–230.00	697	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	445	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	702	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	470	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,134	129.99/cwt	129.00–132.00	1,474	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,135	50.00/cwt	50.00–50.00	568	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	891	94.91/cwt	82.00–100.00	846	7
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,719	138.61/cwt	127.00–147.00	2,383	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	908	122.00/cwt	110.00–128.00	1,108	16
Bulls	—	—	1,105	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,326	1
Bulls	—	—	1,775	164.04/cwt	157.00–171.00	2,912	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,349	159.73/cwt	153.00–168.00	2,155	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,272	143.55/cwt	134.00–152.00	1,826	58
Bulls	—	—	1,611	175.78/cwt	173.00–182.00	2,832	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	715	1,560.00/head	1,560.00–1,560.00	1,560	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	849	1,931.23/head	1,425.00–2,800.00	1,931	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	740	1,417.30/head	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,417	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	698	1,832.80/head	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,833	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	260.97/cwt	245.00–285.00	1,221	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	970	1,375.00/head	1,375.00–1,375.00	1,375	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	1,900.91/head	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,901	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,218.06/head	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,218	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	237.45/cwt	220.00–257.00	1,463	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	245.90/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,264	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	960	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,440	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	227.07/cwt	217.00–242.00	1,646	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	205.00/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,148	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	279.20/cwt	265.00–290.00	1,181	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	679	207.79/cwt	195.00–227.00	1,411	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	774	195.01/cwt	187.00–201.00	1,509	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	257.71/cwt	240.00–270.00	951	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	208.91/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,521	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	232.89/cwt	220.00–245.00	633	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	178.47/cwt	165.00–185.00	848	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	208.33/cwt	200.00–235.00	767	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	225.25/cwt	222.00–230.00	1,385	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,554	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	238.26/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,017	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	230.22/cwt	215.00–247.00	1,190	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	214.49/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,025	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	230.71/cwt	210.00–245.00	628	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	269.62/cwt	265.00–275.00	615	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	928	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	158.25/cwt	135.00–170.00	739	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	174.00/cwt	174.00–174.00	1,601	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	521	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	886	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	541	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	212.68/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,102	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	272	269.12/cwt	260.00–285.00	732	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,556	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	392	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 Aug 12, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 341Last week 527Year ago 519

Slaughter CattleReceipts 125Last week 205Year ago 199

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 25Year ago 10

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Hogs; 19 head Goats: 15.00 - 120.00; 9 head Sheep: 50.00 - 180.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 150.00 - 545.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	265.00–275.00	269.62
5	250–300	272	260.00–285.00	269.12
3	300–350	313	245.00–270.00	261.89
6	350–400	373	250.00–275.00	266.12
6	400–450	423	265.00–290.00	279.20
16	450–500	468	245.00–285.00	260.97
11	500–550	514	235.00–270.00	245.90
4	550–600	581	227.00–240.00	233.18
5	600–650	616	220.00–257.00	237.45
4	650–700	679	195.00–227.00	207.79
5	700–750	725	217.00–242.00	227.07
1	800–850	820	190.00	190.00
1	850–900	855	182.00	182.00
1	900–950	920	174.00	174.00
1	950–1000	960	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	230.00	230.00
3	250–300	272	210.00–245.00	230.71
2	300–350	325	200.00–230.00	214.54
4	350–400	368	200.00–235.00	208.33
2	400–450	435	225.00–245.00	235.11
5	450–500	478	200.00–232.00	214.49
2	500–550	518	200.00–225.00	212.68
2	550–600	560	200.00–210.00	205.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	280	140.00	140.00
1	350–400	390	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	445	155.00	155.00
3	450–500	475	165.00–185.00	178.47
4	500–550	521	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	555	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	470	195.00	195.00
2	550–600	558	180.00–190.00	184.93
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	225.00–245.00	234.91
3	300–350	318	255.00–280.00	266.91
5	350–400	370	270.00–300.00	287.92
3	400–450	432	260.00–305.00	282.59
4	450–500	474	260.00–295.00	283.83
5	500–550	527	275.00–285.00	279.83
10	550–600	566	255.00–285.00	271.08
4	600–650	629	240.00–256.00	248.39
10	650–700	671	240.00–267.00	249.37
1	750–800	760	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	805	205.00	205.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	183.00	183.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	308	200.00–245.00	221.95
2	350–400	365	225.00–250.00	237.16
1	450–500	480	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	205.00–230.00	217.56
1	550–600	565	240.00	240.00
1	600–650	620	210.00	210.00
2	650–700	685	218.00–225.00	221.45
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	350–400	368	339.00	339.00
5	400–450	436	322.00–330.00	326.77
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	283	200.00–210.00	205.13
1	350–400	390	190.00	190.00
1	400–450	415	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	468	210.00–215.00	212.57
1	500–550	520	195.00	195.00
3	550–600	560	177.00–200.00	187.29
2	600–650	630	200.00–205.00	202.50
3	650–700	667	165.00–172.00	169.66
3	700–750	737	137.00–167.00	151.41
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	170.00	170.00
1	300–350	345	175.00	175.00
1	350–400	370	195.00	195.00
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
3	450–500	467	135.00–170.00	158.25
1	500–550	510	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	580	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	217	235.00–240.00	238.23
5	250–300	272	220.00–245.00	232.89
4	300–350	318	220.00–240.00	231.52
7	350–400	369	240.00–270.00	257.71
16	400–450	427	225.00–245.00	238.26
23	450–500	468	220.00–252.00	231.20
16	500–550	517	215.00–247.00	230.22
10	550–600	570	212.00–238.00	226.79
7	600–650	615	222.00–230.00	225.25
6	650–700	682	194.00–223.00	215.76
2	700–750	728	200.00–218.00	208.91
4	750–800	774	187.00–201.00	195.01
1	800–850	840	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	900	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	985	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	418	258.00–260.00	258.66
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	550	187.00	187.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,134	129.00–132.00	129.99
1	—	1,135	50.00	50.00
7	—	891	82.00–100.00	94.91
16	—	908	110.00–128.00	122.00
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,719	127.00–147.00	138.61
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,349	153.00–168.00	159.73
58	—	1,272	134.00–152.00	143.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,105	120.00	120.00
12	—	1,775	157.00–171.00	164.04
7	—	1,611	173.00–182.00	175.78

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 (2-4 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	715	1,560.00	1,560.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	849	1,425.00–2,800.00	1,931.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	740	1,300.00–1,510.00	1,417.30
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	698	1,700.00–1,985.00	1,832.80
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	970	1,375.00	1,375.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,100	1,450.00–2,250.00	1,900.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	865	1,075.00–1,325.00	1,218.06

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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