Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-10-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-10-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

14 head Goats: 85.00- 210.00; 15 head Sheep: 40.00 - 215.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 45.00 to 375.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $207.92/cwt on 49 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −179.69 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$207.92

49 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,147

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$474

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

$77.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.16

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	557	227.72	1,268	30
Medium and Large 2	546	183.76	1,003	15thin
Medium and Large 3	530	150.00	795	4thin

One grade step is worth $77.72/cwt here — about $474 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

207.92

—

NC average8 barns · 262 hd

213.08

−5.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−179.69

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	—	High	1,605	144.00	2,310	30
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	128.20	1,715	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,585	119.20	1,889	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	963	103.36	995	45

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)	1,219	$1,490	6
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,025	$1,489	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	743	$890	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	632	$1,098	4thin

Every lot, as filed

123 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 2	500–550	519	190.55/cwt	170.00–205.00	989	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	251.04/cwt	235.00–262.00	1,205	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	801	188.80/cwt	185.00–204.00	1,512	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	631	237.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,497	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	582	199.86/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,163	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	218.93/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,572	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	284.43/cwt	250.00–300.00	919	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,173	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	581	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	370	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	277.35/cwt	245.00–302.00	1,026	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	246.36/cwt	227.00–252.00	1,389	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	184.12/cwt	180.00–188.00	1,423	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	174.99/cwt	165.00–187.00	999	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	220.08/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,470	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	167.70/cwt	161.00–177.00	1,060	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	156.39/cwt	150.00–170.00	505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	168.10/cwt	154.00–180.00	1,533	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	230.71/cwt	215.00–250.00	870	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	169.76/cwt	160.00–180.00	721	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	631	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	186.48/cwt	175.00–205.00	671	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	190.09/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,004	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	173.41/cwt	167.00–180.00	1,514	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	179.75/cwt	160.00–192.00	854	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	217.78/cwt	210.00–224.00	1,150	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	117.00/cwt	117.00–117.00	725	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	238.46/cwt	220.00–250.00	663	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	234.83/cwt	230.00–240.00	864	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	433	272.00/cwt	265.00–285.00	1,178	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	266.47/cwt	250.00–280.00	592	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	245.31/cwt	230.00–252.00	1,300	12
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	225.15/cwt	220.00–230.00	754	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	178.12/cwt	165.00–187.00	1,179	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	458	213.69/cwt	202.00–225.00	979	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	440	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	819	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	468	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	590	100.00/cwt	100.00–100.00	590	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	765	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	857	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	440	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	946	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	195.13/cwt	180.00–205.00	1,223	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	450–500	483	112.54/cwt	105.00–120.00	544	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	850	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	1,020	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	528	190.94/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,008	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	560	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	980	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	435	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	848	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	648	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	222.38/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,279	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	198.80/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,328	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	506	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	464	168.52/cwt	150.00–180.00	782	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	170.84/cwt	160.00–177.00	718	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	142.41/cwt	135.00–150.00	866	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,585	119.20/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,889	11
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	141.15/cwt	140.00–142.00	1,778	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,340	127.86/cwt	115.00–137.00	1,713	76
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,010	109.10/cwt	100.00–115.00	1,102	21
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	765	76.08/cwt	70.00–80.00	582	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	863	91.20/cwt	84.00–97.00	787	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,073	118.64/cwt	117.00–124.00	1,273	9
Bulls	—	—	1,612	159.55/cwt	154.00–167.00	2,572	9
Bulls	—	—	1,559	139.40/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,173	18
Bulls	—	—	1,855	124.96/cwt	120.00–129.00	2,318	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,025	1,488.64/head	750.00–2,300.00	1,489	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	598	952.72/head	900.00–1,000.00	953	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,219	1,490.22/head	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,490	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	743	889.73/head	750.00–1,125.00	890	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	665	1,243.42/head	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,243	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	213.75/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,325	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	167.06/cwt	156.00–175.00	1,437	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,320	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	278.65/cwt	262.00–300.00	928	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	189.85/cwt	170.00–205.00	1,080	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	284	283.79/cwt	255.00–300.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	192.88/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,387	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	530	235.74/cwt	220.00–247.00	1,249	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	217.07/cwt	200.00–230.00	920	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	223.99/cwt	215.00–240.00	750	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,235	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	261.84/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,105	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	246.74/cwt	232.00–257.00	1,182	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	188.07/cwt	180.00–194.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	215.05/cwt	210.00–220.00	598	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	165.00/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,201	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	155.97/cwt	152.00–160.00	1,115	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	246.54/cwt	235.00–260.00	562	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	202.47/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,365	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	239.66/cwt	220.00–255.00	788	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	905	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,195	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	213.59/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,008	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	225.06/cwt	210.00–240.00	952	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,452	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	710	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,548	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	162.49/cwt	160.00–165.00	850	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	166.95/cwt	152.00–175.00	1,302	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,304	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	208.58/cwt	190.00–216.00	1,191	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	193.36/cwt	184.00–200.00	1,381	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	204.99/cwt	195.00–218.00	1,271	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	178.44/cwt	170.00–200.00	939	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	212.50/cwt	195.00–225.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	139.44/cwt	125.00–155.00	660	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	358	260.00/cwt	259.00–265.00	931	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	700–750	720	132.55/cwt	130.00–135.00	954	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	221	260.17/cwt	250.00–285.00	575	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	328	167.79/cwt	155.00–180.00	550	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	176.74/cwt	160.00–195.00	477	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	209.40/cwt	200.00–230.00	760	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	616	180.44/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,112	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,463	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	274.48/cwt	255.00–285.00	1,040	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,130	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 Oct 28, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 617Last week 737Year ago 578

Slaughter CattleReceipts 174Last week 250Year ago 206

Replacement CattleReceipts 23Last week 21Year ago 11

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

14 head Goats: 85.00- 210.00; 15 head Sheep: 40.00 - 215.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 45.00 to 375.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	200.00	200.00
1	250–300	250	215.00	215.00
2	300–350	335	220.00–230.00	225.15
2	350–400	368	230.00–240.00	234.83
1	400–450	440	215.00	215.00
2	450–500	458	202.00–225.00	213.69
5	500–550	519	170.00–205.00	190.55
3	550–600	582	180.00–210.00	199.86
3	600–650	627	180.00–205.00	195.13
3	650–700	662	165.00–187.00	178.12
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	250.00–280.00	266.47
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
5	300–350	323	250.00–300.00	284.43
9	350–400	370	245.00–302.00	277.35
8	400–450	433	265.00–285.00	272.00
5	450–500	480	235.00–262.00	251.04
12	500–550	530	230.00–252.00	245.31
18	550–600	564	227.00–252.00	246.36
7	600–650	631	230.00–242.00	237.27
12	650–700	668	210.00–235.00	220.08
3	700–750	718	210.00–225.00	218.93
2	750–800	773	180.00–188.00	184.12
5	800–850	801	185.00–204.00	188.80
1	850–900	865	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	180.00	180.00
1	350–400	360	180.00	180.00
1	400–450	415	152.00	152.00
1	450–500	455	180.00	180.00
1	600–650	600	120.00	120.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	175.00–205.00	186.48
2	400–450	425	160.00–180.00	169.76
5	450–500	475	160.00–192.00	179.75
4	500–550	528	175.00–200.00	190.09
5	550–600	571	165.00–187.00	174.99
3	600–650	632	161.00–177.00	167.70
1	650–700	670	175.00	175.00
2	700–750	715	152.00–160.00	155.97
1	750–800	775	140.00	140.00
1	900–950	905	132.00	132.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	145.00	145.00
3	300–350	323	150.00–170.00	156.39
1	350–400	350	120.00	120.00
1	400–450	430	135.00	135.00
2	450–500	473	125.00–155.00	139.44
2	500–550	523	160.00–165.00	162.49
1	600–650	620	117.00	117.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	235.00–260.00	246.54
9	250–300	278	220.00–250.00	238.46
9	300–350	329	220.00–255.00	239.66
21	350–400	377	215.00–250.00	230.71
17	400–450	423	210.00–240.00	225.06
19	450–500	472	200.00–227.00	213.59
26	500–550	528	210.00–224.00	217.78
17	550–600	571	190.00–216.00	208.58
7	600–650	620	195.00–218.00	204.99
6	650–700	674	190.00–212.00	202.47
6	700–750	714	184.00–200.00	193.36
3	750–800	780	152.00–175.00	166.95
1	800–850	805	162.00	162.00
2	850–900	873	167.00–180.00	173.41
3	900–950	912	154.00–180.00	168.10
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	350–400	358	259.00–265.00	260.00
6	650–700	654	222.00	222.00
4	700–750	710	218.00	218.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	435	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00
2	500–550	528	187.00–195.00	190.94
1	550–600	560	175.00	175.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	483	105.00–120.00	112.54
1	550–600	590	100.00	100.00
1	750–800	765	112.00	112.00
1	850–900	850	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	221	250.00–285.00	260.17
7	250–300	284	255.00–300.00	283.79
14	300–350	333	262.00–300.00	278.65
19	350–400	379	255.00–285.00	274.48
23	400–450	422	240.00–280.00	261.84
36	450–500	479	232.00–257.00	246.74
12	500–550	530	220.00–247.00	235.74
18	550–600	575	210.00–240.00	222.38
23	600–650	620	200.00–227.00	213.75
14	650–700	668	190.00–212.00	198.80
12	700–750	719	180.00–210.00	192.88
3	750–800	768	180.00–194.00	188.07
1	800–850	825	160.00	160.00
3	850–900	860	156.00–175.00	167.06
1	900–950	920	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	270	160.00–195.00	176.74
2	300–350	328	155.00–180.00	167.79
1	350–400	375	135.00	135.00
3	400–450	420	160.00–177.00	170.84
4	450–500	464	150.00–180.00	168.52
3	500–550	523	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	550	150.00	150.00
2	600–650	608	135.00–150.00	142.41
2	700–750	720	130.00–135.00	132.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	278	210.00–220.00	215.05
3	300–350	335	215.00–240.00	223.99
4	350–400	363	200.00–230.00	209.40
7	400–450	424	200.00–230.00	217.07
6	450–500	470	195.00–225.00	212.50
8	500–550	526	170.00–200.00	178.44
7	550–600	569	170.00–205.00	189.85
7	600–650	616	165.00–190.00	180.44
1	650–700	685	165.00	165.00
5	700–750	728	155.00–170.00	165.00
1	750–800	795	160.00	160.00
1	850–900	870	142.00	142.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,585	110.00–129.00	119.20
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,260	140.00–142.00	141.15
76	—	1,340	115.00–137.00	127.86
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
21	—	1,010	100.00–115.00	109.10
5	—	765	70.00–80.00	76.08
10	—	863	84.00–97.00	91.20
9	—	1,073	117.00–124.00	118.64
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,612	154.00–167.00	159.55
18	—	1,559	130.00–150.00	139.40
3	—	1,855	120.00–129.00	124.96

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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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,025	750.00–2,300.00	1,488.64
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,219	1,250.00–1,625.00	1,490.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	743	750.00–1,125.00	889.73
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	598	900.00–1,000.00	952.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	665	1,075.00–1,425.00	1,243.42

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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Bulls · 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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