Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 95.00 - 170.00; 10 head Sheep: 10.00 - 110.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $208.40/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −160.45 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$208.40

94 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,138

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$451

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

$84.09/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.04

vs NC average

−49.41 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	226.43	1,238	62
Medium and Large 2	543	182.17	988	25
Medium and Large 3	552	142.34	786	7thin

One grade step is worth $84.09/cwt here — about $451 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 sale94 hd

208.40

—

NC average8 barns · 350 hd

201.36

+7.04

National average191 barns · 21,361 hd

257.81

−49.41

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−160.45

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	—	High	1,583	145.09	2,297	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,293	132.16	1,708	95
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,707	121.01	2,066	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	915	94.96	869	26

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$1,576	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	973	$1,446	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,052	$1,379	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	798	$1,171	2thin

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
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	505	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	616	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	477	310.80/cwt	307.00–312.00	1,483	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	221.67/cwt	215.00–230.00	1,481	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	220.26/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,363	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	268.26/cwt	254.00–297.00	1,143	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	352	159.00/cwt	142.00–175.00	560	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	140.09/cwt	135.00–150.00	820	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	334	206.33/cwt	200.00–210.00	689	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	226.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	844	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	138.43/cwt	130.00–150.00	581	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	176.26/cwt	152.00–197.00	1,024	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	157.59/cwt	150.00–180.00	982	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	372	179.28/cwt	170.00–200.00	667	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	546	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	466	152.31/cwt	145.00–169.00	710	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	288	167.48/cwt	165.00–170.00	482	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	206.77/cwt	205.00–210.00	554	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,584	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	185.50/cwt	170.00–200.00	966	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	425	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,190	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	436	171.75/cwt	170.00–177.00	749	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,103	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	838	160.73/cwt	150.00–177.00	1,347	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	223.26/cwt	210.00–233.00	1,159	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	222.05/cwt	210.00–232.00	1,379	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	334	144.03/cwt	130.00–155.00	481	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	157.63/cwt	140.00–173.00	1,376	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	151.74/cwt	136.00–167.00	1,487	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	218.03/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,249	32
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	458	184.01/cwt	170.00–200.00	843	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	517	172.02/cwt	150.00–185.00	889	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	284.91/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,063	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	252.97/cwt	240.00–272.00	1,300	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	564	282.43/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,593	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	308.57/cwt	300.00–317.00	997	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	203.00/cwt	203.00–203.00	1,685	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	271.38/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,300	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	227.89/cwt	208.00–239.00	1,632	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	225.02/cwt	220.00–230.00	1,166	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	980	132.47/cwt	130.00–135.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	222.05/cwt	220.00–224.00	1,728	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	246.38/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,407	35
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	216.00/cwt	207.00–225.00	1,242	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	393	191.69/cwt	185.00–200.00	753	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	576	165.37/cwt	145.00–177.00	953	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,583	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	960	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	229.25/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,100	6
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	934	159.83/cwt	130.00–174.00	1,493	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	490	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	843	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,281	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	221.68/cwt	202.00–237.00	1,381	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	171.62/cwt	170.00–175.00	901	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	154.24/cwt	142.00–170.00	645	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	863	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	915	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,098	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	964	108.00/cwt	97.00–115.00	1,041	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	680	66.67/cwt	60.00–70.00	453	3
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,707	121.01/cwt	109.00–127.00	2,066	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,409	143.21/cwt	141.00–145.00	2,018	8
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,282	131.14/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,681	87
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	922	82.78/cwt	76.00–90.00	763	9
Bulls	—	—	1,761	161.25/cwt	160.00–164.00	2,840	4
Bulls	—	—	1,545	144.02/cwt	132.00–157.00	2,225	22
Bulls	—	—	1,705	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,773	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	1,445.98/head	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,446	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,000	1,576.08/head	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,576	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	798	1,171.10/head	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,171	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,052	1,378.88/head	650.00–1,800.00	1,379	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	264.32/cwt	240.00–287.00	999	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	266.76/cwt	240.00–285.00	867	14
Bulls	Medium 2	500–550	505	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	884	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	244.35/cwt	230.00–260.00	660	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	223.19/cwt	210.00–236.00	1,279	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	202.74/cwt	182.00–212.00	1,460	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	258.51/cwt	245.00–270.00	1,223	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	207.22/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,397	8
Bulls	Medium 2	350–400	370	187.84/cwt	175.00–200.00	695	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	472	213.60/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,008	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	194.38/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,512	2
Bulls	Medium 2	600–650	635	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	857	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	179.62/cwt	175.00–184.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	215.03/cwt	200.00–230.00	705	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	152.27/cwt	146.00–157.00	1,419	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	231.47/cwt	220.00–247.00	880	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	181.75/cwt	170.00–200.00	861	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	350	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	186.23/cwt	177.00–192.00	1,337	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	518	246.00/cwt	246.00–246.00	1,274	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	465	243.98/cwt	242.00–246.00	1,135	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	232.19/cwt	225.00–245.00	641	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	318	224.93/cwt	220.00–240.00	715	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	150.13/cwt	135.00–165.00	848	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	222.01/cwt	205.00–230.00	810	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	476	224.52/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,069	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	680	201.71/cwt	190.00–222.00	1,372	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	242.34/cwt	235.00–250.00	557	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	225.52/cwt	212.00–244.00	954	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	467	153.50/cwt	135.00–170.00	717	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	262	216.43/cwt	200.00–230.00	567	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	209.97/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,098	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	376	167.66/cwt	150.00–180.00	630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	144.02/cwt	125.00–150.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	172.53/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,259	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	181.75/cwt	170.00–207.00	1,058	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	553	3
Bulls	Medium 2	400–450	410	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	738	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	224.03/cwt	220.00–230.00	945	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	240.64/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,271	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	164.39/cwt	157.00–172.00	1,452	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	260.05/cwt	237.00–277.00	1,092	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	192.49/cwt	190.00–195.00	1,199	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 Oct 14, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 697Last week 627Year ago 612

Slaughter CattleReceipts 177Last week 213Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 16Year ago 6

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 95.00 - 170.00; 10 head Sheep: 10.00 - 110.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	172.00	172.00
1	500–550	505	122.00	122.00
4	900–950	934	130.00–174.00	159.83
2	950–1000	980	130.00–135.00	132.47
1	1000–1050	1,015	156.00	156.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	450–500	477	307.00–312.00	310.80
8	550–600	564	265.00–285.00	282.43
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	260.00	260.00
2	300–350	323	300.00–317.00	308.57
9	350–400	373	270.00–315.00	284.91
17	400–450	426	254.00–297.00	268.26
11	450–500	479	250.00–290.00	271.38
8	500–550	514	240.00–272.00	252.97
35	550–600	571	230.00–250.00	246.38
4	600–650	619	200.00–230.00	220.26
3	650–700	668	215.00–230.00	221.67
7	700–750	716	208.00–239.00	227.89
2	750–800	778	220.00–224.00	222.05
1	800–850	830	203.00	203.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
10	350–400	372	220.00–250.00	226.95
1	400–450	400	240.00	240.00
6	450–500	480	220.00–235.00	229.25
2	500–550	518	220.00–230.00	225.02
2	550–600	575	207.00–225.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	393	185.00–200.00	191.69
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
5	450–500	458	170.00–200.00	184.01
3	500–550	517	150.00–185.00	172.02
4	550–600	576	145.00–177.00	165.37
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	165.00–170.00	167.48
5	300–350	334	130.00–155.00	144.03
3	350–400	352	142.00–175.00	159.00
9	400–450	420	130.00–150.00	138.43
6	450–500	466	145.00–169.00	152.31
4	500–550	528	125.00–150.00	144.02
3	550–600	585	135.00–150.00	140.09
1	600–650	605	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	175.00	175.00
3	250–300	268	205.00–210.00	206.77
4	300–350	334	200.00–210.00	206.33
8	350–400	372	170.00–200.00	179.28
7	400–450	436	170.00–177.00	171.75
9	450–500	474	170.00–200.00	181.75
16	500–550	521	170.00–200.00	185.50
9	550–600	581	152.00–197.00	176.26
4	600–650	623	150.00–180.00	157.59
1	700–750	735	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	235.00–250.00	242.34
5	250–300	276	225.00–245.00	232.19
9	300–350	318	220.00–240.00	224.93
9	350–400	380	220.00–247.00	231.47
34	400–450	423	212.00–244.00	225.52
28	450–500	476	210.00–235.00	224.52
14	500–550	519	210.00–233.00	223.26
32	550–600	573	200.00–230.00	218.03
7	600–650	621	210.00–232.00	222.05
8	650–700	680	190.00–222.00	201.71
3	700–750	718	177.00–192.00	186.23
1	750–800	765	207.00	207.00
3	800–850	838	150.00–177.00	160.73
3	850–900	873	140.00–173.00	157.63
3	900–950	932	146.00–157.00	152.27
2	950–1000	980	136.00–167.00	151.74
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	400–450	425	280.00	280.00
2	450–500	465	242.00–246.00	243.98
16	500–550	518	246.00	246.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	262	200.00–230.00	216.43
5	300–350	328	200.00–230.00	215.03
3	350–400	365	205.00–230.00	222.01
5	400–450	422	220.00–230.00	224.03
6	450–500	472	195.00–230.00	213.60
3	500–550	523	200.00–220.00	209.97
5	550–600	582	170.00–207.00	181.75
2	600–650	623	190.00–195.00	192.49
1	650–700	685	187.00	187.00
2	700–750	730	170.00–175.00	172.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	245.00	245.00
3	250–300	270	230.00–260.00	244.35
14	300–350	325	240.00–285.00	266.76
19	350–400	378	240.00–287.00	264.32
27	400–450	420	237.00–277.00	260.05
18	450–500	473	245.00–270.00	258.51
21	500–550	528	230.00–255.00	240.64
13	550–600	573	210.00–236.00	223.19
14	600–650	623	202.00–237.00	221.68
8	650–700	674	200.00–225.00	207.22
7	700–750	720	182.00–212.00	202.74
2	750–800	778	187.00–202.00	194.38
2	800–850	823	175.00–184.00	179.62
2	850–900	883	157.00–172.00	164.39
1	900–950	920	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	325	170.00	170.00
5	350–400	376	150.00–180.00	167.66
3	400–450	418	142.00–170.00	154.24
7	450–500	467	135.00–170.00	153.50
3	500–550	525	170.00–175.00	171.62
2	550–600	565	135.00–165.00	150.13
1	650–700	690	125.00	125.00
1	700–750	715	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	350–400	370	175.00–200.00	187.84
1	400–450	410	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	505	175.00	175.00
1	600–650	635	135.00	135.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	915	120.00	120.00
13	—	964	97.00–115.00	108.00
3	—	680	60.00–70.00	66.67
9	—	922	76.00–90.00	82.78
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,707	109.00–127.00	121.01
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
8	—	1,409	141.00–145.00	143.21
87	—	1,282	120.00–140.00	131.14
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,761	160.00–164.00	161.25
22	—	1,545	132.00–157.00	144.02
1	—	1,705	104.00	104.00

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)	3	—	973	1,350.00–1,600.00	1,445.98
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,000	1,525.00–1,675.00	1,576.08
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,052	650.00–1,800.00	1,378.88
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	798	1,100.00–1,235.00	1,171.10

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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