Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-11-04
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-11-04

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 50.00- 160.00; 3 head Sheep: 50.00 - 90.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 100.00 to 300.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $221.32/cwt on 84 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −166.30 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$221.32

84 head · 548 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,213

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$380

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

$73.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+9.75

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	548	233.14	1,276	64
Medium and Large 2	547	187.70	1,027	17thin
Medium and Large 3	562	159.67	897	3thin

One grade step is worth $73.47/cwt here — about $380 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 sale84 hd

221.32

—

NC average9 barns · 302 hd

211.57

+9.75

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−166.30

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	1,600	135.84	2,173	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,397	120.98	1,690	81
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	116.19	1,782	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,080	101.17	1,093	68

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)	1,370	$1,575	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,008	$1,253	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$1,918	4thin

Every lot, as filed

124 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	769	212.34/cwt	207.00–221.00	1,633	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	245.56/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,412	17
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	210	278.81/cwt	255.00–305.00	586	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	749	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	263	182.24/cwt	180.00–185.00	479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	224.29/cwt	218.00–235.00	1,606	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	229.38/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,553	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	915	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	215.51/cwt	215.00–216.00	1,864	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	212.98/cwt	200.00–235.00	799	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	424	197.67/cwt	180.00–210.00	838	11
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	578	140.30/cwt	130.00–150.00	811	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	228.37/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,407	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	290.17/cwt	275.00–306.00	830	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	249.63/cwt	242.00–255.00	1,293	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	233.49/cwt	212.00–248.00	988	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	267	209.94/cwt	200.00–220.00	561	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	726	145.21/cwt	125.00–150.00	1,054	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	146.44/cwt	130.00–160.00	696	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	635	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	377	144.06/cwt	130.00–150.00	543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	243.21/cwt	225.00–267.00	786	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	191.23/cwt	169.00–200.00	908	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	179.09/cwt	150.00–187.00	940	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	178.11/cwt	160.00–190.00	1,017	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	161.33/cwt	155.00–170.00	1,102	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	728	182.74/cwt	179.00–190.00	1,330	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	213	250.35/cwt	237.00–270.00	533	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	212.72/cwt	200.00–220.00	683	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	185.25/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,237	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	340	313.00/cwt	304.00–322.00	1,064	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	169.26/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,049	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	142.71/cwt	125.00–160.00	594	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	207.63/cwt	190.00–222.00	887	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	750	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,065	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	534	187.31/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,000	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	209.00/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,035	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	290.04/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,085	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	828	222.59/cwt	221.50–229.00	1,843	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	669	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	270	164.63/cwt	155.00–175.00	445	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	938	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	269.49/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,132	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	268.20/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,261	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	775	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,356	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,315	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	194.41/cwt	189.00–200.00	1,196	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	215.50/cwt	200.00–230.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	162.57/cwt	150.00–175.00	680	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	308	133.55/cwt	127.00–140.00	411	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	260	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	416	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	333.50/cwt	330.00–337.00	1,101	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	155.93/cwt	150.00–175.00	738	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	171.79/cwt	155.00–185.00	624	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	628	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	942	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	164.50/cwt	162.00–167.00	946	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	142.50/cwt	125.00–160.00	442	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	116.19/cwt	110.00–127.00	1,782	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,397	120.98/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,690	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	930	72.95/cwt	60.00–79.00	678	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,044	88.39/cwt	80.00–98.00	923	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	108.02/cwt	100.00–116.00	1,197	49
Bulls	—	—	2,028	155.88/cwt	152.00–158.00	3,161	4
Bulls	—	—	1,620	137.38/cwt	125.00–146.00	2,226	18
Bulls	—	—	1,080	108.84/cwt	100.00–120.00	1,175	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,008	1,253.12/head	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,253	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,370	1,575.00/head	1,575.00–1,575.00	1,575	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	988	1,661.77/head	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,662	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	995	2,175.00/head	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,175	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	162.90/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,347	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,245	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	287.86/cwt	250.00–312.00	924	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	285.65/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,060	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	231	263.10/cwt	250.00–275.00	608	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	281.33/cwt	260.00–295.00	740	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	217.70/cwt	210.00–226.00	577	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	165.49/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,105	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	266.82/cwt	245.00–295.00	1,129	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	196.83/cwt	178.00–210.00	1,437	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	211.92/cwt	195.00–227.00	1,316	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	184.98/cwt	170.00–204.00	1,406	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	182.96/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,133	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	569	183.72/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,045	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	226.14/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,289	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	240.14/cwt	220.00–258.00	1,261	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	208.82/cwt	200.00–227.00	1,384	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	212.94/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,003	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,110	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	201.88/cwt	189.00–220.00	1,254	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	217.35/cwt	199.00–229.00	1,148	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	334	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	400	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	895	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,226	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	248.21/cwt	225.00–275.00	931	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	824	153.86/cwt	142.00–170.00	1,268	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	209.33/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,204	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	144.04/cwt	139.00–149.00	1,236	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	800–850	800	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	880	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	249.94/cwt	225.00–270.00	695	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,388	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	224.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,062	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	453	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	803	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	750–800	790	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	964	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	300–350	330	281.00/cwt	281.00–281.00	927	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	841	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	365	214.38/cwt	200.00–230.00	782	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	399	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	158.39/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,478	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	147.82/cwt	142.00–155.00	1,138	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	665	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	831	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	228.76/cwt	225.00–232.00	503	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	191.23/cwt	170.00–208.00	1,010	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	144.98/cwt	137.00–153.00	1,200	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	253.98/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,204	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	893	164.96/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,473	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	209.06/cwt	197.00–235.00	891	8

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 Nov 4, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 795Last week 617Year ago 648

Slaughter CattleReceipts 203Last week 174Year ago 285

Replacement CattleReceipts 8Last week 23Year ago 23

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

11 head Goats: 50.00- 160.00; 3 head Sheep: 50.00 - 90.00; 6 head Baby Calves: 100.00 to 300.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	210	255.00–305.00	278.81
4	250–300	286	275.00–306.00	290.17
2	300–350	340	304.00–322.00	313.00
8	350–400	374	270.00–310.00	290.04
14	400–450	420	250.00–295.00	269.49
7	450–500	470	250.00–280.00	268.20
5	500–550	518	242.00–255.00	249.63
17	550–600	575	225.00–255.00	245.56
9	600–650	616	210.00–245.00	228.37
8	650–700	677	210.00–245.00	229.38
7	700–750	716	218.00–235.00	224.29
4	750–800	769	207.00–221.00	212.34
7	800–850	828	221.50–229.00	222.59
2	850–900	865	215.00–216.00	215.51
1	900–950	915	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	270	155.00–175.00	164.63
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
2	400–450	418	150.00–175.00	162.57
1	450–500	455	175.00	175.00
1	500–550	535	125.00	125.00
2	550–600	578	130.00–150.00	140.30
1	600–650	625	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
2	350–400	378	200.00–230.00	215.50
3	400–450	427	190.00–222.00	207.63
3	450–500	495	200.00–225.00	209.00
4	500–550	534	170.00–200.00	187.31
2	600–650	615	189.00–200.00	194.41
1	650–700	685	192.00	192.00
1	700–750	715	179.00	179.00
1	750–800	750	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	145.00	145.00
3	250–300	263	180.00–185.00	182.24
1	300–350	310	129.00	129.00
5	350–400	377	130.00–150.00	144.06
6	400–450	416	125.00–160.00	142.71
7	450–500	475	130.00–160.00	146.44
3	500–550	508	125.00	125.00
1	550–600	555	135.00	135.00
2	650–700	673	125.00	125.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	267	200.00–220.00	209.94
4	300–350	321	200.00–220.00	212.72
7	350–400	375	200.00–235.00	212.98
11	400–450	424	180.00–210.00	197.67
4	450–500	475	169.00–200.00	191.23
6	500–550	525	150.00–187.00	179.09
6	550–600	571	160.00–190.00	178.11
5	600–650	620	150.00–185.00	169.26
3	650–700	683	155.00–170.00	161.33
6	700–750	726	125.00–150.00	145.21
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	895	137.00	137.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	213	237.00–270.00	250.35
11	250–300	278	225.00–270.00	249.94
16	300–350	323	225.00–267.00	243.21
30	350–400	375	225.00–275.00	248.21
28	400–450	423	212.00–248.00	233.49
35	450–500	473	210.00–235.00	224.43
18	500–550	528	199.00–229.00	217.35
25	550–600	575	192.00–225.00	209.33
15	600–650	621	189.00–220.00	201.88
13	650–700	668	172.00–200.00	185.25
4	700–750	728	179.00–190.00	182.74
1	750–800	750	185.00	185.00
5	800–850	824	142.00–170.00	153.86
2	850–900	858	139.00–149.00	144.04
1	1000–1050	1,035	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	281.00	281.00
1	650–700	665	215.00	215.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	160.00	160.00
2	300–350	308	127.00–140.00	133.55
1	750–800	775	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	330.00–337.00	333.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	185.00	185.00
1	250–300	285	140.00	140.00
2	300–350	310	125.00–160.00	142.50
3	350–400	363	155.00–185.00	171.79
5	450–500	473	150.00–175.00	155.93
1	500–550	535	150.00	150.00
2	550–600	575	162.00–167.00	164.50
2	600–650	628	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	665	125.00	125.00
1	750–800	790	122.00	122.00
1	800–850	800	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	231	250.00–275.00	263.10
4	250–300	263	260.00–295.00	281.33
22	300–350	321	250.00–312.00	287.86
15	350–400	371	270.00–315.00	285.65
27	400–450	423	245.00–295.00	266.82
35	450–500	474	230.00–267.00	253.98
32	500–550	525	220.00–258.00	240.14
32	550–600	570	210.00–242.00	226.14
17	600–650	621	195.00–227.00	211.92
6	650–700	663	200.00–227.00	208.82
5	700–750	730	178.00–210.00	196.83
8	750–800	760	170.00–204.00	184.98
3	800–850	827	150.00–185.00	162.90
2	850–900	893	150.00–180.00	164.96
2	900–950	933	150.00–167.00	158.39
1	950–1000	965	129.00	129.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	220	225.00–232.00	228.76
2	250–300	265	210.00–226.00	217.70
2	350–400	365	200.00–230.00	214.38
8	400–450	426	197.00–235.00	209.06
12	450–500	471	200.00–225.00	212.94
9	500–550	528	170.00–208.00	191.23
8	550–600	569	170.00–200.00	183.72
8	600–650	619	175.00–190.00	182.96
8	650–700	668	150.00–185.00	165.49
1	700–750	740	150.00	150.00
6	750–800	770	142.00–155.00	147.82
2	800–850	828	137.00–153.00	144.98

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,534	110.00–127.00	116.19
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
81	—	1,397	114.00–134.00	120.98
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	930	60.00–79.00	72.95
13	—	1,044	80.00–98.00	88.39
49	—	1,108	100.00–116.00	108.02
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,028	152.00–158.00	155.88
18	—	1,620	125.00–146.00	137.38
4	—	1,080	100.00–120.00	108.84

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)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	3	—	1,008	1,100.00–1,360.00	1,253.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	1,370	1,575.00	1,575.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	988	1,475.00–1,800.00	1,661.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	995	1,925.00–2,425.00	2,175.00

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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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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