Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

31 head Goats: 20.00- 290.00; 22 head Sheep: 55.00- 220.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 200.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.84/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −136.01 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$232.84

62 head · 540 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,257

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$455

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

$87.03/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.73

vs NC average

−47.46 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	540	242.74	1,310	52
Medium and Large 2	536	198.42	1,064	6thin
Medium and Large 3	549	155.71	855	4thin

One grade step is worth $87.03/cwt here — about $455 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 sale62 hd

232.84

—

NC average8 barns · 269 hd

229.11

+3.73

National average188 barns · 25,726 hd

280.30

−47.46

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−136.01

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	1,668	130.57	2,177	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,425	112.60	1,605	76
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,482	109.03	1,616	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,103	95.34	1,051	60

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)	1,075	$1,663	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,158	$1,567	17
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,193	$1,329	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	908	$2,085	3thin

Every lot, as filed

110 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	450–500	475	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,188	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	326.29/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,383	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	366.43/cwt	325.00–400.00	1,370	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	269.44/cwt	250.00–280.00	1,576	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	512	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,777	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	166.64/cwt	150.00–180.00	1,115	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	256	221.46/cwt	210.00–247.00	567	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	161.42/cwt	150.00–172.00	847	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	205.17/cwt	200.00–210.00	776	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	155.23/cwt	135.00–175.00	667	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	231.60/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,434	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	273	259.81/cwt	230.00–290.00	709	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	558	189.87/cwt	180.00–200.00	1,059	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	248.70/cwt	235.00–280.00	923	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	490	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	711	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	244.87/cwt	220.00–262.00	1,283	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	202.69/cwt	190.00–215.00	1,064	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	200.25/cwt	185.00–214.00	959	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	970	143.28/cwt	131.00–172.00	1,390	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	417	208.52/cwt	200.00–215.00	870	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	632	185.36/cwt	167.00–205.00	1,171	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	243.55/cwt	225.00–262.00	1,038	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,444	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	311.81/cwt	297.00–320.00	1,466	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	573	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	860	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,716	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	292.70/cwt	265.00–300.00	1,528	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	711	222.42/cwt	218.00–229.00	1,581	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,102	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	925	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	332.70/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,065	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	555	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	234.88/cwt	213.00–242.00	1,555	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	535	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,257	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	256.00/cwt	235.00–269.00	1,585	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,075	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	295	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	841	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	594	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	230	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	327	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	266.53/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,101	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	340	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	935	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	161.86/cwt	142.00–180.00	356	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	500	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	750	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	785	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,060	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	545	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	790	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	328.59/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,216	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,039	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	162.89/cwt	150.00–175.00	925	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	168.94/cwt	150.00–185.00	461	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	646	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	758	66.50/cwt	55.00–75.00	504	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	986	86.92/cwt	79.00–95.00	857	14
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,425	112.60/cwt	105.00–125.00	1,605	76
Bulls	—	—	1,693	135.64/cwt	120.00–147.00	2,296	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,195	102.62/cwt	98.00–108.00	1,226	40
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,482	109.03/cwt	103.00–118.00	1,616	16
Bulls	—	—	1,540	105.24/cwt	100.00–110.00	1,621	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,662.79/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,663	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,193	1,328.62/head	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,329	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	985	1,927.09/head	1,575.00–2,350.00	1,927	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,158	1,567.41/head	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,567	17
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	755	2,400.00/head	2,400.00–2,400.00	2,400	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	178.51/cwt	160.00–195.00	1,455	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	659	233.80/cwt	225.00–248.00	1,541	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	362.72/cwt	300.00–402.00	983	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	782	187.32/cwt	167.00–200.00	1,465	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	271.47/cwt	245.00–289.00	1,556	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	363.89/cwt	320.00–410.00	811	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	619	203.86/cwt	175.00–220.00	1,262	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	264.42/cwt	250.00–275.00	846	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	250.24/cwt	230.00–267.00	1,549	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	616	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	242.36/cwt	220.00–269.00	1,149	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	313.98/cwt	285.00–327.00	1,328	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	213.04/cwt	175.00–249.00	1,116	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,487	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	294.80/cwt	272.00–320.00	1,400	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	569	238.73/cwt	216.00–250.00	1,358	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	142.86/cwt	125.00–160.00	519	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	214.20/cwt	200.00–225.00	698	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	137.10/cwt	125.00–152.00	1,279	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	272.37/cwt	250.00–295.00	621	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	248.13/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,169	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	211.43/cwt	200.00–222.00	1,433	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	164.59/cwt	140.00–190.00	762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	193.56/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,403	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	255.03/cwt	230.00–277.00	829	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,014	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	618	140.19/cwt	125.00–150.00	866	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	150.07/cwt	135.00–165.00	1,085	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	416	181.13/cwt	165.00–200.00	754	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	419	251.52/cwt	214.00–275.00	1,054	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	169.93/cwt	150.00–189.00	1,147	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	850	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	167.04/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,375	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	785	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,075	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	205.26/cwt	187.00–225.00	1,464	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	740	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,174	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	355.60/cwt	300.00–406.00	1,177	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	390	256.24/cwt	237.00–275.00	999	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	228.34/cwt	225.00–235.00	1,308	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	283.75/cwt	271.00–300.00	1,484	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	200	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	420	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 Dec 9, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 661Last week 601Year ago 338

Slaughter CattleReceipts 181Last week 229Year ago 152

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 35Year ago 11

31 head Goats: 20.00- 290.00; 22 head Sheep: 55.00- 220.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 200.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	370	250.00	250.00
3	400–450	413	250.00–275.00	266.53
1	450–500	475	250.00	250.00
1	500–550	535	235.00	235.00
4	600–650	614	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	660	167.00	167.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	300.00	300.00
1	250–300	295	285.00	285.00
4	300–350	320	300.00–355.00	332.70
11	350–400	374	325.00–400.00	366.43
7	400–450	424	295.00–350.00	326.29
10	450–500	470	297.00–320.00	311.81
16	500–550	522	265.00–300.00	292.70
7	550–600	585	250.00–280.00	269.44
10	600–650	619	235.00–269.00	256.00
4	650–700	662	213.00–242.00	234.88
5	700–750	711	218.00–229.00	222.42
2	750–800	780	220.00	220.00
1	800–850	815	218.00	218.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	142.00–180.00	161.86
2	400–450	430	135.00–175.00	155.23
1	450–500	460	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	363	125.00–160.00	142.86
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	490	145.00	145.00
2	500–550	525	150.00–172.00	161.42
2	550–600	573	150.00	150.00
3	600–650	618	125.00–150.00	140.19
1	650–700	690	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	256	210.00–247.00	221.46
4	300–350	326	200.00–225.00	214.20
2	350–400	378	200.00–210.00	205.17
3	400–450	417	200.00–215.00	208.52
5	450–500	479	185.00–214.00	200.25
4	500–550	525	190.00–215.00	202.69
2	550–600	558	180.00–200.00	189.87
8	600–650	632	167.00–205.00	185.36
5	650–700	669	150.00–180.00	166.64
3	700–750	723	135.00–165.00	150.07
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	228	250.00–295.00	272.37
14	250–300	273	230.00–290.00	259.81
19	300–350	325	230.00–277.00	255.03
23	350–400	371	235.00–280.00	248.70
35	400–450	426	225.00–262.00	243.55
30	450–500	471	225.00–260.00	248.13
34	500–550	524	220.00–262.00	244.87
18	550–600	569	216.00–250.00	238.73
20	600–650	619	210.00–255.00	231.60
6	650–700	678	200.00–222.00	211.43
4	700–750	725	175.00–210.00	193.56
1	750–800	785	137.00	137.00
2	800–850	823	165.00–169.00	167.04
1	850–900	875	165.00	165.00
3	900–950	933	125.00–152.00	137.10
4	950–1000	970	131.00–172.00	143.28
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	500–550	545	145.00	145.00
1	550–600	555	142.00	142.00
1	750–800	785	135.00	135.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	142.00	142.00
1	450–500	450	132.00	132.00
1	500–550	500	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	223	320.00–410.00	363.89
10	250–300	271	300.00–402.00	362.72
20	300–350	331	300.00–406.00	355.60
15	350–400	370	295.00–355.00	328.59
15	400–450	423	285.00–327.00	313.98
33	450–500	475	272.00–320.00	294.80
37	500–550	523	271.00–300.00	283.75
18	550–600	573	245.00–289.00	271.47
17	600–650	619	230.00–267.00	250.24
7	650–700	659	225.00–248.00	233.80
6	700–750	713	187.00–225.00	205.26
3	750–800	782	167.00–200.00	187.32
4	800–850	815	160.00–195.00	178.51
1	900–950	935	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	185.00	185.00
2	250–300	273	150.00–185.00	168.94
2	300–350	323	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	370	200.00	200.00
4	400–450	416	165.00–200.00	181.13
2	450–500	463	140.00–190.00	164.59
1	500–550	500	170.00	170.00
2	550–600	568	150.00–175.00	162.89
1	600–650	615	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	210.00	210.00
1	250–300	280	220.00	220.00
5	300–350	320	250.00–275.00	264.42
2	350–400	390	237.00–275.00	256.24
11	400–450	419	214.00–275.00	251.52
8	450–500	474	220.00–269.00	242.36
5	500–550	524	175.00–249.00	213.04
3	550–600	573	225.00–235.00	228.34
7	600–650	619	175.00–220.00	203.86
2	650–700	675	150.00–189.00	169.93
2	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
2	750–800	765	150.00–157.00	153.45

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	758	55.00–75.00	66.50
14	—	986	79.00–95.00	86.92
40	—	1,195	98.00–108.00	102.62
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
76	—	1,425	105.00–125.00	112.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,482	103.00–118.00	109.03
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,693	120.00–147.00	135.64
2	—	1,540	100.00–110.00	105.24

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	—	1,075	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,662.79
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,193	1,250.00–1,400.00	1,328.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	17	—	1,158	1,350.00–1,800.00	1,567.41
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	985	1,575.00–2,350.00	1,927.09
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	755	2,400.00	2,400.00

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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