Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Hogs; 14 head Goats: 25.00 - 245.00; 19 head Sheep: 35.00 - 150.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 200.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $233.59/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −154.03 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$233.59

49 head · 554 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,294

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$402

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

$72.67/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−2.41

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	554	240.97	1,334	39
Medium and Large 2	555	220.41	1,223	7thin
Medium and Large 3	554	168.31	932	3thin

One grade step is worth $72.67/cwt here — about $402 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 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 sale49 hd

233.59

—

NC average8 barns · 199 hd

236.00

−2.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−154.03

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	1,574	164.43	2,589	22
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,387	148.20	2,055	61
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	134.40	2,016	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,068	122.89	1,312	48

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)	1,080	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,200	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$2,803	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,996	3thin

Every lot, as filed

103 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	257.39/cwt	245.00–270.00	844	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	162.00/cwt	152.00–172.00	1,466	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	237.97/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,233	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	220.17/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,378	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	159.81/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,239	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	163.26/cwt	150.00–170.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	198.47/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,425	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	230.45/cwt	209.00–241.00	1,332	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,597	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	247.42/cwt	237.00–272.00	1,049	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	227.70/cwt	220.00–235.00	865	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	268.94/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,415	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,367	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	196.63/cwt	187.00–210.00	1,347	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	164.36/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,591	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,508	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	210.75/cwt	199.00–220.00	1,123	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	189.49/cwt	189.00–190.00	991	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	578	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	884	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	794	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	218.86/cwt	210.00–235.00	937	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,725	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	283.65/cwt	270.00–300.00	1,342	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	690	236.00/cwt	236.00–236.00	1,628	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	899	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	412	173.32/cwt	170.00–180.00	714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	200.75/cwt	195.00–207.00	1,174	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	314.76/cwt	302.00–332.00	1,146	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	259.18/cwt	252.00–265.00	1,615	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	256.58/cwt	240.00–262.00	1,478	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	227.79/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,631	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	293.09/cwt	270.00–329.00	1,231	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	309.74/cwt	305.00–320.00	1,025	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	735	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,338	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	600	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,260	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	671	174.84/cwt	149.00–192.00	1,173	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,192	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	259.50/cwt	257.00–262.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,829	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,163	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	485	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	728	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	514	166.23/cwt	150.00–195.00	854	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	623	154.90/cwt	150.00–160.00	965	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	813	169.46/cwt	157.00–182.00	1,378	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	284.88/cwt	270.00–302.00	1,037	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	482	184.86/cwt	175.00–200.00	891	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	518	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,155	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	981	96.79/cwt	82.00–104.00	950	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,098	137.52/cwt	135.00–140.00	1,510	10
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	134.40/cwt	131.00–136.00	2,016	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,252	159.93/cwt	158.00–162.00	2,002	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,399	147.15/cwt	138.00–157.00	2,059	56
Bulls	—	—	1,594	166.15/cwt	150.00–176.00	2,648	17
Bulls	—	—	1,808	184.29/cwt	184.00–185.00	3,332	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,072	122.41/cwt	110.00–134.00	1,312	33
Bulls	—	—	1,058	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,270	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,080	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	865	1,950.00/head	1,950.00–1,950.00	1,950	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,018.81/head	1,600.00–2,425.00	2,019	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	2,803.02/head	2,150.00–3,200.00	2,803	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	940	1,200.00/head	1,200.00–1,200.00	1,200	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	256.36/cwt	247.00–279.00	1,202	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	783	189.61/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,485	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	299.28/cwt	285.00–307.00	973	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	273.43/cwt	260.00–285.00	738	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	227.36/cwt	214.00–242.00	1,489	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,591	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	227.11/cwt	218.00–240.00	1,417	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	284.86/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,194	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	213.31/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,517	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	170.48/cwt	169.00–172.00	1,659	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	236.19/cwt	227.00–255.00	1,349	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	312.69/cwt	310.00–315.00	713	2
Bulls	Small 2	350–400	390	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	224.96/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,057	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	878	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	225.74/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,205	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	250.54/cwt	239.00–267.00	1,300	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,439	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	248.01/cwt	230.00–260.00	1,047	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,269	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	199.35/cwt	182.00–210.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	213.31/cwt	202.00–220.00	1,244	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	182.55/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,515	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	254.74/cwt	230.00–270.00	701	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	182.45/cwt	175.00–190.00	699	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	395	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	830	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,064	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	164.96/cwt	155.00–175.00	953	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	245.51/cwt	230.00–260.00	903	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	240.49/cwt	230.00–257.00	1,142	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	525	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	415	284.00/cwt	281.00–287.00	1,179	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	470	271.00/cwt	271.00–271.00	1,274	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	855	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	503	172.49/cwt	170.00–175.00	868	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	367	255.79/cwt	240.00–277.00	939	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	213.16/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,013	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 Aug 19, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 395Last week 341Year ago 698

Slaughter CattleReceipts 136Last week 125Year ago 192

Replacement CattleReceipts 7Last week 18Year ago 14

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Hogs; 14 head Goats: 25.00 - 245.00; 19 head Sheep: 35.00 - 150.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	250.00	250.00
4	250–300	275	230.00–270.00	254.74
6	300–350	328	245.00–270.00	257.39
7	350–400	367	240.00–277.00	255.79
7	400–450	424	237.00–272.00	247.42
21	450–500	475	230.00–257.00	240.49
23	500–550	518	225.00–250.00	237.97
22	550–600	578	209.00–241.00	230.45
12	600–650	626	210.00–225.00	220.17
5	650–700	685	187.00–210.00	196.63
2	700–750	718	197.00–200.00	198.47
2	750–800	775	150.00–170.00	159.81
2	800–850	815	185.00	185.00
2	900–950	905	152.00–172.00	162.00
2	950–1000	968	157.00–172.00	164.36
1	1000–1050	1,030	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	218.00	218.00
1	300–350	345	230.00	230.00
2	350–400	380	220.00–235.00	227.70
4	400–450	428	210.00–235.00	218.86
5	450–500	475	200.00–220.00	213.16
5	500–550	533	199.00–220.00	210.75
3	550–600	585	195.00–207.00	200.75
3	600–650	628	150.00–170.00	163.26
1	900–950	930	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	383	175.00–190.00	182.45
1	450–500	465	190.00	190.00
2	500–550	503	170.00–175.00	172.49
1	550–600	570	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	281.00–287.00	284.00
1	450–500	470	271.00	271.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	310.00	310.00
4	300–350	331	305.00–320.00	309.74
6	350–400	364	302.00–332.00	314.76
5	400–450	420	270.00–329.00	293.09
6	450–500	473	270.00–300.00	283.65
7	500–550	526	250.00–280.00	268.94
6	550–600	576	240.00–262.00	256.58
3	600–650	623	252.00–265.00	259.18
1	650–700	690	236.00	236.00
6	700–750	716	220.00–230.00	227.79
1	750–800	750	230.00	230.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	475	257.00–262.00	259.50
2	500–550	523	189.00–190.00	189.49
1	550–600	590	202.00	202.00
1	600–650	600	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	400–450	412	170.00–180.00	173.32
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	485	150.00	150.00
4	500–550	514	150.00–195.00	166.23
2	600–650	623	150.00–160.00	154.90
4	650–700	671	149.00–192.00	174.84
1	700–750	735	182.00	182.00
1	750–800	775	150.00	150.00
2	800–850	813	157.00–182.00	169.46
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	310.00–315.00	312.69
2	250–300	270	260.00–285.00	273.43
5	300–350	325	285.00–307.00	299.28
7	350–400	364	270.00–302.00	284.88
7	400–450	419	270.00–310.00	284.86
11	450–500	469	247.00–279.00	256.36
13	500–550	519	239.00–267.00	250.54
26	550–600	571	227.00–255.00	236.19
9	600–650	624	218.00–240.00	227.11
10	650–700	655	214.00–242.00	227.36
6	700–750	711	200.00–233.00	213.31
5	750–800	783	175.00–200.00	189.61
2	800–850	830	175.00–190.00	182.55
1	850–900	860	185.00	185.00
2	950–1000	973	169.00–172.00	170.48
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	150.00	150.00
1	350–400	395	210.00	210.00
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
3	450–500	482	175.00–200.00	184.86
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
2	550–600	578	155.00–175.00	164.96
1	600–650	615	173.00	173.00
1	650–700	660	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	125.00	125.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	325	270.00	270.00
2	350–400	368	230.00–260.00	245.51
10	400–450	422	230.00–260.00	248.01
8	450–500	470	210.00–242.00	224.96
4	500–550	534	218.00–235.00	225.74
3	550–600	583	202.00–220.00	213.31
5	600–650	630	182.00–210.00	199.35
1	650–700	685	210.00	210.00
1	700–750	705	180.00	180.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	981	82.00–104.00	96.79
10	—	1,098	135.00–140.00	137.52
33	—	1,072	110.00–134.00	122.41
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,500	131.00–136.00	134.40
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,252	158.00–162.00	159.93
56	—	1,399	138.00–157.00	147.15
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,594	150.00–176.00	166.15
3	—	1,808	184.00–185.00	184.29
2	—	1,058	120.00	120.00

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	—	1,080	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	940	1,200.00	1,200.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	865	1,950.00	1,950.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	980	1,600.00–2,425.00	2,018.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,118	2,150.00–3,200.00	2,803.02

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