Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-02
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-02

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

25 head Goats: 60.00- 240.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 320.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 50.00 - 450.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $242.63/cwt on 66 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −144.99 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$242.63

66 head · 541 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,313

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

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

$108.13/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.03

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	252.23	1,366	57
Medium and Large 2	534	212.00	1,132	5thin
Medium and Large 3	547	144.09	787	4thin

One grade step is worth $108.13/cwt here — about $578 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 sale66 hd

242.63

—

NC average4 barns · 91 hd

240.60

+2.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−144.99

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	1,717	132.07	2,268	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,387	116.60	1,617	74
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,600	112.38	1,798	17
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,198	104.59	1,253	127

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)	1,251	$1,557	4thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,113	$1,535	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,079	$1,382	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	895	$2,500	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,072	$2,004	11

Every lot, as filed

114 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	700–750	723	225.45/cwt	220.00–233.00	1,630	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	357.08/cwt	330.00–385.00	1,343	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	304.48/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,288	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	239.86/cwt	230.00–248.00	1,480	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	186.47/cwt	170.00–200.00	876	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	481	148.95/cwt	135.00–165.00	716	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	132.46/cwt	112.00–147.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	635	187.50/cwt	187.00–188.00	1,191	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	552	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	962	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,020	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	180.67/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,012	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	209.10/cwt	195.00–225.00	765	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	201.31/cwt	195.00–205.00	843	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	223.02/cwt	200.00–236.00	1,285	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	233.50/cwt	207.00–244.00	1,217	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	147.92/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	150.31/cwt	137.00–170.00	1,069	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	490	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	176.39/cwt	150.00–183.00	1,348	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	252.38/cwt	235.00–275.00	684	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	237.85/cwt	215.00–257.00	1,130	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	187.65/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,252	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	266.19/cwt	245.00–280.00	604	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	239.63/cwt	220.00–264.00	889	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	281.56/cwt	260.00–297.00	1,326	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,018	164.64/cwt	145.00–184.00	1,676	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	897	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	231.81/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,544	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	224.64/cwt	222.00–227.00	1,734	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	178.62/cwt	172.00–185.00	1,649	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	252.22/cwt	247.00–263.00	1,453	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	343.52/cwt	320.00–365.00	811	4
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	777	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	260.08/cwt	250.00–270.00	840	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,348	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	336.00/cwt	300.00–372.00	1,092	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	268.39/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,414	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	780	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,131	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	510	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	561	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	982	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	405	217.59/cwt	210.00–225.00	881	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	217.58/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,044	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,213	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	918	150.83/cwt	130.00–172.00	1,385	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	875	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,514	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	350	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	303.79/cwt	280.00–340.00	1,273	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	297.88/cwt	275.00–345.00	1,108	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	654	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	557	149.79/cwt	125.00–170.00	834	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	169.28/cwt	150.00–187.00	708	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	949	67.59/cwt	60.00–75.00	641	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	867	88.08/cwt	79.00–94.00	764	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,251	108.82/cwt	98.00–115.00	1,361	108
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,600	112.38/cwt	105.00–117.00	1,798	17
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	115.97/cwt	110.00–123.00	1,610	72
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	139.21/cwt	136.00–142.00	1,879	2
Bulls	—	—	1,758	134.94/cwt	124.00–146.00	2,372	17
Bulls	—	—	1,487	115.83/cwt	114.00–120.00	1,722	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,079	1,382.35/head	1,025.00–1,875.00	1,382	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,113	1,535.22/head	1,200.00–1,925.00	1,535	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,251	1,556.74/head	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,557	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	953	1,515.77/head	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,516	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,243	2,814.69/head	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,815	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,136	2,207.70/head	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,208	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	895	2,500.00/head	2,500.00–2,500.00	2,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	167.32/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,444	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	230.76/cwt	212.00–242.00	1,544	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	306.38/cwt	280.00–335.00	843	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	207.97/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	254.79/cwt	230.00–276.00	1,312	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	272.08/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,292	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	336.05/cwt	280.00–355.00	1,092	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	215.01/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,743	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	507	211.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,073	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	307.10/cwt	285.00–340.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	912	165.49/cwt	142.00–185.00	1,509	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	974	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	168.24/cwt	155.00–185.00	622	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	245.93/cwt	220.00–265.00	807	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	213.10/cwt	200.00–223.00	1,319	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	237.41/cwt	217.00–250.00	999	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,460	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	159.96/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	680	138.33/cwt	127.00–150.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	382	177.36/cwt	162.00–200.00	678	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	852	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	153.38/cwt	140.00–167.00	874	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	122.14/cwt	117.00–127.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	184.57/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,261	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	255.96/cwt	250.00–262.00	929	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	465	173.21/cwt	150.00–185.00	805	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	578	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,272	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,356	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	243.10/cwt	225.00–270.00	673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	212.50/cwt	210.00–215.00	1,222	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	158.45/cwt	152.00–165.00	1,125	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	247.69/cwt	220.00–265.00	552	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	422	238.59/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,007	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	617	234.79/cwt	210.00–251.00	1,449	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	249.38/cwt	220.00–268.00	1,424	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	257.01/cwt	235.00–280.00	828	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	215.10/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,024	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	169.71/cwt	160.00–177.00	1,366	3

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 Dec 2, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 601Last week 764Year ago 0

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 219Year ago 0

Replacement CattleReceipts 35Last week 43Year ago 0

25 head Goats: 60.00- 240.00; 5 head Sheep: 140.00- 320.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 50.00 - 450.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	320.00–365.00	343.52
1	250–300	260	345.00	345.00
2	300–350	325	300.00–372.00	336.00
6	350–400	376	330.00–385.00	357.08
6	400–450	423	285.00–350.00	304.48
9	450–500	471	260.00–297.00	281.56
9	500–550	527	260.00–287.00	268.39
7	550–600	576	247.00–263.00	252.22
3	600–650	617	230.00–248.00	239.86
6	650–700	666	220.00–242.00	231.81
4	700–750	723	220.00–233.00	225.45
3	750–800	772	222.00–227.00	224.64
2	900–950	923	172.00–185.00	178.62
2	1000–1050	1,018	145.00–184.00	164.64
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	465	167.00	167.00
1	500–550	505	170.00	170.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	323	250.00–270.00	260.08
1	350–400	385	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	405	210.00–225.00	217.59
2	450–500	480	210.00–225.00	217.58
2	500–550	523	232.00	232.00
1	650–700	650	180.00	180.00
1	750–800	770	175.00	175.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	280	175.00	175.00
4	350–400	366	195.00–225.00	209.10
4	400–450	419	195.00–205.00	201.31
5	450–500	470	170.00–200.00	186.47
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
3	550–600	560	165.00–190.00	180.67
2	600–650	635	187.00–188.00	187.50
1	650–700	680	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	740	130.00	130.00
1	800–850	835	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	160.00	160.00
5	350–400	370	155.00–185.00	168.24
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
5	450–500	481	135.00–165.00	148.95
3	500–550	518	112.00–147.00	132.46
2	550–600	570	140.00–167.00	153.38
2	600–650	618	117.00–127.00	122.14
1	650–700	655	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	227	245.00–280.00	266.19
6	250–300	271	235.00–275.00	252.38
8	300–350	328	220.00–265.00	245.93
16	350–400	371	220.00–264.00	239.63
28	400–450	421	217.00–250.00	237.41
40	450–500	475	215.00–257.00	237.85
22	500–550	521	207.00–244.00	233.50
19	550–600	576	200.00–236.00	223.02
12	600–650	619	200.00–223.00	213.10
6	650–700	667	165.00–200.00	187.65
5	700–750	711	137.00–170.00	150.31
5	750–800	764	150.00–183.00	176.39
3	800–850	818	150.00–180.00	159.96
4	850–900	880	135.00–165.00	147.92
1	900–950	930	157.00	157.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	170.00	170.00
1	750–800	780	145.00	145.00
1	850–900	875	173.00	173.00
2	900–950	918	130.00–172.00	150.83
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	510	110.00	110.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	285.00–340.00	307.10
7	250–300	275	280.00–335.00	306.38
11	300–350	325	280.00–355.00	336.05
12	350–400	372	275.00–345.00	297.88
20	400–450	419	280.00–340.00	303.79
20	450–500	475	250.00–297.00	272.08
30	500–550	515	230.00–276.00	254.79
27	550–600	571	220.00–268.00	249.38
23	600–650	617	210.00–251.00	234.79
23	650–700	669	212.00–242.00	230.76
4	700–750	723	210.00–222.00	215.01
3	750–800	770	200.00–216.00	207.97
3	800–850	805	160.00–177.00	169.71
3	850–900	863	155.00–185.00	167.32
3	900–950	912	142.00–185.00	165.49
1	950–1000	985	177.00	177.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	210.00	210.00
3	350–400	382	162.00–200.00	177.36
2	400–450	418	150.00–187.00	169.28
3	450–500	465	150.00–185.00	173.21
1	500–550	515	127.00	127.00
3	550–600	557	125.00–170.00	149.79
1	600–650	630	135.00	135.00
2	650–700	680	127.00–150.00	138.33
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	220.00–265.00	247.69
3	250–300	277	225.00–270.00	243.10
7	300–350	322	235.00–280.00	257.01
2	350–400	363	250.00–262.00	255.96
5	400–450	422	210.00–265.00	238.59
4	450–500	476	200.00–235.00	215.10
3	500–550	507	200.00–220.00	211.66
2	550–600	575	210.00–215.00	212.50
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
5	650–700	683	170.00–200.00	184.57
2	700–750	710	152.00–165.00	158.45
1	800–850	810	157.00	157.00
1	850–900	885	110.00	110.00
1	900–950	935	145.00	145.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	949	60.00–75.00	67.59
12	—	867	79.00–94.00	88.08
108	—	1,251	98.00–115.00	108.82
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,600	105.00–117.00	112.38
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
72	—	1,388	110.00–123.00	115.97
2	—	1,350	136.00–142.00	139.21
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
17	—	1,758	124.00–146.00	134.94
3	—	1,487	114.00–120.00	115.83

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)	10	—	1,079	1,025.00–1,875.00	1,382.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,113	1,200.00–1,925.00	1,535.22
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,251	1,450.00–1,650.00	1,556.74
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	953	1,350.00–1,775.00	1,515.77
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,243	2,700.00–2,900.00	2,814.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,136	1,900.00–2,500.00	2,207.70
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	895	2,500.00	2,500.00

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

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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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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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