Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-08-26
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-08-26

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

51 head Goats: 5.00 - 230.00; 15 head Sheep: 40.00 - 230.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $207.96/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.89 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$207.96

66 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,128

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$370

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

$68.46/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.64

vs NC average

−33.92 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	225.96	1,232	37
Medium and Large 2	538	187.04	1,007	27
Medium and Large 3	548	157.50	862	2thin

One grade step is worth $68.46/cwt here — about $370 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 sale66 hd

207.96

—

NC average9 barns · 344 hd

213.60

−5.64

National average160 barns · 7,566 hd

241.88

−33.92

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−160.89

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	1,549	157.50	2,440	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,270	138.64	1,761	109
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,498	134.07	2,008	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,076	114.14	1,228	63

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)	1,025	$1,558	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,466	8
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	898	$1,264	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	966	$2,036	5

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
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,766	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	582	256.78/cwt	237.00–260.00	1,494	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	247.64/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,298	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	278.08/cwt	270.00–287.00	1,199	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	612	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	545	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	818	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	493	174.18/cwt	170.00–175.00	859	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	353	187.48/cwt	185.00–190.00	662	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	265	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	702	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	235.50/cwt	230.00–241.00	1,543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	431	167.83/cwt	145.00–185.00	723	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	207.03/cwt	195.00–217.00	969	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	563	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,131	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	716	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	188.35/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,079	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	245.55/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,046	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	217.64/cwt	210.00–230.00	784	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	182.18/cwt	170.00–192.00	1,144	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	864	154.85/cwt	150.00–160.00	1,338	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	223.42/cwt	207.00–237.00	1,282	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	173.02/cwt	150.00–185.00	827	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	213.28/cwt	205.00–226.00	1,327	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	218.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	913	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	253.19/cwt	245.00–272.00	937	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	181.01/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,307	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	163.68/cwt	157.00–170.00	1,257	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	257.41/cwt	255.00–260.00	708	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	235.66/cwt	230.00–240.00	1,685	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	253.91/cwt	240.00–270.00	833	3
Steers	Small 2	300–350	320	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	374	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	358	310.31/cwt	295.00–325.00	1,111	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,802	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	251.92/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,572	5
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	876	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	241.96/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,147	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	979	1
Steers	Small 2	250–300	285	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	342	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	395	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	968	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	770	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	745	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	820	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	955	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,452	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	805	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,208	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,011	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,023	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	625	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	825	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	455	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	569	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	770	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,117	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	925	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,637	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	628	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	262.25/cwt	255.00–270.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	415	245.22/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,018	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	165.16/cwt	140.00–190.00	633	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	167.30/cwt	140.00–190.00	780	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	432	167.03/cwt	150.00–180.00	722	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,092	117.97/cwt	102.00–125.00	1,288	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,070	75.21/cwt	70.00–78.00	805	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,276	136.40/cwt	126.00–147.00	1,740	91
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,241	149.95/cwt	148.00–156.00	1,861	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,136	126.62/cwt	126.00–128.00	1,438	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,498	134.07/cwt	127.00–145.00	2,008	9
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	966	96.73/cwt	86.00–100.00	934	11
Bulls	—	—	1,133	143.09/cwt	142.00–144.00	1,621	2
Bulls	—	—	1,518	166.53/cwt	164.00–174.00	2,528	5
Bulls	—	—	1,673	155.46/cwt	147.00–162.00	2,601	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	2,107.11/head	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,107	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	833	1,706.91/head	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,707	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,021	1,466.06/head	1,050.00–1,750.00	1,466	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,558.35/head	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,558	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	898	1,263.95/head	775.00–1,425.00	1,264	12
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,090	2,550.00/head	2,550.00–2,550.00	2,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	900	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,368	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	212.15/cwt	200.00–225.00	904	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	229.15/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,315	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	264.80/cwt	250.00–280.00	707	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	249.72/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,196	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	890	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,335	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	207.15/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,090	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,290	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	236.80/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,227	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	287.39/cwt	265.00–307.00	934	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	223.45/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,385	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	214.90/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,451	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	234.71/cwt	220.00–245.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	236.58/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,128	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	164.36/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,367	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	150.59/cwt	145.00–160.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	228.11/cwt	215.00–243.00	1,188	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	188.98/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,278	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	147.01/cwt	144.00–150.00	923	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	908	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	171.27/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,156	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	174.37/cwt	170.00–180.00	912	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	186.39/cwt	170.00–202.00	971	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	167.94/cwt	156.00–180.00	1,562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	261.87/cwt	255.00–265.00	571	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	315	248.32/cwt	240.00–272.00	782	11
Bulls	Small 2	500–550	530	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	504	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	918	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	227.35/cwt	220.00–240.00	875	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	213.99/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,008	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	675	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,654	1
Bulls	Small 2	450–500	490	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	490	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	180.33/cwt	165.00–195.00	1,471	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	1,296	1
Bulls	Medium 2	450–500	473	162.38/cwt	155.00–170.00	768	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,662	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	182.08/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,320	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	381	258.16/cwt	245.00–265.00	984	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	564	180.91/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,020	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	188.64/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,175	2

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 26, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 509Last week 395Year ago 528

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 136Year ago 108

Replacement CattleReceipts 28Last week 7Year ago 6

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

51 head Goats: 5.00 - 230.00; 15 head Sheep: 40.00 - 230.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	265	265.00	265.00
3	300–350	328	240.00–270.00	253.91
2	350–400	358	295.00–325.00	310.31
4	400–450	431	270.00–287.00	278.08
5	450–500	474	235.00–250.00	241.96
7	500–550	524	235.00–265.00	247.64
17	550–600	582	237.00–260.00	256.78
5	600–650	624	220.00–260.00	251.92
2	650–700	655	230.00–241.00	235.50
11	700–750	715	230.00–240.00	235.66
1	750–800	785	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	990	182.00	182.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	353	185.00–190.00	187.48
6	450–500	493	170.00–175.00	174.18
Steers — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	120.00	120.00
1	300–350	320	117.00	117.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	245.00	245.00
1	400–450	435	225.00	225.00
1	450–500	470	215.00	215.00
1	550–600	595	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	170.00	170.00
10	400–450	431	145.00–185.00	167.83
4	450–500	478	150.00–185.00	173.02
1	500–550	545	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	550	165.00	165.00
2	600–650	628	144.00–150.00	147.01
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	225.00	225.00
3	300–350	318	225.00	225.00
4	350–400	360	210.00–230.00	217.64
8	400–450	418	200.00–230.00	218.43
6	450–500	468	195.00–217.00	207.03
18	500–550	521	170.00–202.00	186.39
9	550–600	573	170.00–200.00	188.35
4	600–650	628	170.00–192.00	182.18
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	725	156.00	156.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	255.00–265.00	261.87
2	250–300	275	255.00–260.00	257.41
11	300–350	315	240.00–272.00	248.32
11	350–400	370	245.00–272.00	253.19
16	400–450	426	235.00–269.00	245.55
20	450–500	477	225.00–250.00	236.58
20	500–550	521	215.00–243.00	228.11
17	550–600	574	207.00–237.00	223.42
10	600–650	622	205.00–226.00	213.28
5	650–700	676	170.00–205.00	188.98
5	700–750	722	165.00–190.00	181.01
6	750–800	768	157.00–170.00	163.68
3	800–850	832	160.00–167.00	164.36
7	850–900	864	150.00–160.00	154.85
2	900–950	930	156.00–180.00	167.94
3	950–1000	973	145.00–160.00	150.59
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	675	245.00	245.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	125.00	125.00
1	550–600	570	135.00	135.00
1	600–650	625	132.00	132.00
1	650–700	690	127.00	127.00
1	700–750	745	110.00	110.00
1	800–850	805	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	865	143.00	143.00
1	950–1000	955	152.00	152.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	177.00	177.00
1	750–800	770	145.00	145.00
1	900–950	925	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	255.00–270.00	262.25
6	250–300	267	250.00–280.00	264.80
8	300–350	325	265.00–307.00	287.39
5	350–400	381	245.00–265.00	258.16
12	400–450	415	235.00–260.00	245.22
11	450–500	479	235.00–275.00	249.72
19	500–550	518	230.00–252.00	236.80
8	550–600	574	220.00–240.00	229.15
11	600–650	620	210.00–235.00	223.45
8	650–700	675	200.00–235.00	214.90
3	700–750	725	170.00–207.00	182.08
1	750–800	750	172.00	172.00
7	800–850	816	165.00–195.00	180.33
1	850–900	890	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	900	152.00	152.00
1	950–1000	995	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	383	140.00–190.00	165.16
3	400–450	432	150.00–180.00	167.03
5	450–500	466	140.00–190.00	167.30
6	500–550	523	170.00–180.00	174.37
1	550–600	585	157.00	157.00
1	600–650	600	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	680	160.00	160.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
4	300–350	326	220.00–245.00	234.71
6	350–400	385	220.00–240.00	227.35
7	400–450	426	200.00–225.00	212.15
18	450–500	471	200.00–227.00	213.99
7	500–550	526	190.00–225.00	207.15
6	550–600	564	170.00–200.00	180.91
2	600–650	623	177.00–200.00	188.64
4	650–700	675	170.00–175.00	171.27
1	900–950	900	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Small 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	100.00	100.00
1	500–550	530	100.00	100.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	473	155.00–170.00	162.38

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
41	—	1,092	102.00–125.00	117.97
2	—	1,070	70.00–78.00	75.21
9	—	1,136	126.00–128.00	126.62
11	—	966	86.00–100.00	96.73
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
91	—	1,276	126.00–147.00	136.40
18	—	1,241	148.00–156.00	149.95
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,498	127.00–145.00	134.07
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,133	142.00–144.00	143.09
5	—	1,518	164.00–174.00	166.53
8	—	1,673	147.00–162.00	155.46

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	2	—	1,038	1,850.00–2,400.00	2,107.11
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	833	1,600.00–1,800.00	1,706.91
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,090	2,550.00	2,550.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,021	1,050.00–1,750.00	1,466.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,025	1,300.00–1,775.00	1,558.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	12	—	898	775.00–1,425.00	1,263.95

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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