Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: There will be no sales on 12/23 or 12/30 in observance of the holidays *

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

43 head Goats and Sheep: 40.00- 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 125.00- 250.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.70/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.15 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$242.70

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$62.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

vs NC average

−42.25 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	248.15	1,352	42
Medium and Large 2	521	185.50	966	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.65/cwt here — about $386 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 sale46 hd

242.70

—

NC average9 barns · 207 hd

236.64

+6.06

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−42.25

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−126.15

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	—	Low	1,583	133.70	2,116	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	118.55	1,592	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	108.19	1,660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,111	98.79	1,097	70

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)	1,184	$1,636	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,492	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,834	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
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	257.38/cwt	245.00–277.00	836	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	842	183.39/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,544	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	585	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	511	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	262.13/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,240	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,450	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	265.40/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,131	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	177.27/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,111	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	658	160.84/cwt	147.00–175.00	1,058	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	125.23/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,090	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	185.50/cwt	175.00–195.00	966	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	261.86/cwt	240.00–282.00	979	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	219.98/cwt	205.00–225.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	225.36/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,729	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	474	136.19/cwt	120.00–165.00	646	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	208.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	872	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	423	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,757	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	323.10/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,357	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	216.13/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,779	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	301.40/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,585	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	247.57/cwt	222.00–263.00	1,641	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	229.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,662	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	326.00/cwt	300.00–355.00	897	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	560	289.00/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,618	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	343.88/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	337.33/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,123	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	215.52/cwt	200.00–230.00	920	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,662	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	900–950	920	122.50/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,127	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	378	249.87/cwt	230.00–270.00	945	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	488	315.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,538	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	829	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	977	130.56/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,276	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	865	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,476	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	241.81/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,144	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	719	207.79/cwt	182.00–225.00	1,494	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	272.08/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,543	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	471	170.15/cwt	150.00–200.00	801	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	471	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	814	62.12/cwt	59.00–70.00	506	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	103.81/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,204	56
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,300	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,794	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,344	118.05/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,587	78
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,534	108.19/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	954	85.33/cwt	77.00–92.00	814	10
Bulls	—	—	1,343	118.50/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	136.74/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,230	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	942	1,834.29/head	1,150.00–2,425.00	1,834	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,118	1,491.73/head	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,492	8
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,184	1,635.79/head	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,636	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	313.97/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,325	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	328.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,233	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	224	332.34/cwt	290.00–360.00	744	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	287.86/cwt	267.00–317.00	1,491	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	221.33/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,689	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	973	162.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,580	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	336.73/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,094	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	302.89/cwt	280.00–325.00	863	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	251.20/cwt	227.00–267.00	1,565	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	265.78/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,124	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	247.34/cwt	220.00–280.00	925	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,057	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	233.73/cwt	212.00–247.00	1,543	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	174.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,412	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	224.67/cwt	209.00–238.00	1,503	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	229.54/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,446	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	574	243.58/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,398	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	251.93/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,313	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	316	202.85/cwt	185.00–225.00	641	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	167.39/cwt	152.00–182.00	1,297	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	185.80/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,338	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	823	132.77/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,093	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	250.52/cwt	230.00–270.00	694	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	268.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	618	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	544	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,297	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	181.96/cwt	165.00–190.00	773	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	623	142.54/cwt	132.00–162.00	888	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	267.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	778	158.36/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,232	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	308.01/cwt	280.00–332.00	1,457	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	226.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	618	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	241.54/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,135	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	678	189.61/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,286	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	256.52/cwt	240.00–275.00	572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	228.39/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,268	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 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 661Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 181Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 5

* Special Note: There will be no sales on 12/23 or 12/30 in observance of the holidays *

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

43 head Goats and Sheep: 40.00- 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 125.00- 250.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	250.00–280.00	268.73
13	250–300	277	230.00–270.00	250.52
20	300–350	325	245.00–277.00	257.38
23	350–400	374	240.00–282.00	261.86
41	400–450	426	240.00–284.00	265.40
32	450–500	473	240.00–275.00	262.13
23	500–550	521	235.00–265.00	251.93
19	550–600	574	235.00–260.00	243.58
10	600–650	630	200.00–242.00	229.54
12	650–700	669	209.00–238.00	224.67
10	700–750	720	170.00–197.00	185.80
2	750–800	775	152.00–182.00	167.39
5	800–850	842	177.00–185.00	183.39
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	983	145.00–150.00	147.49
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	210.00–225.00	217.50
2	250–300	260	220.00–230.00	224.90
4	300–350	316	185.00–225.00	202.85
4	350–400	374	205.00–225.00	219.98
3	400–450	418	200.00–225.00	208.57
4	500–550	521	175.00–195.00	185.50
5	600–650	627	160.00–187.00	177.27
2	650–700	658	147.00–175.00	160.84
1	700–750	730	127.00	127.00
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	870	115.00–135.00	125.23
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	155.00	155.00
2	250–300	290	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	300–350	340	165.00	165.00
1	350–400	375	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	423	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	450–500	474	120.00–165.00	136.19
4	600–650	623	132.00–162.00	142.54
1	650–700	695	112.00	112.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	300.00–355.00	326.00
4	300–350	333	310.00–360.00	337.33
4	350–400	373	330.00–365.00	343.88
8	400–450	420	300.00–350.00	323.10
2	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	315.08
12	500–550	526	280.00–320.00	301.40
4	550–600	560	275.00–307.00	289.00
10	650–700	663	222.00–263.00	247.57
7	700–750	724	220.00–235.00	229.52
5	750–800	767	216.00–232.00	225.36
2	800–850	823	210.00–222.00	216.13
3	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
2	950–1000	990	165.00–190.00	177.50
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	325	250.00–260.00	255.08
2	350–400	378	230.00–270.00	249.87
3	400–450	427	200.00–230.00	215.52
3	450–500	473	225.00–250.00	241.81
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	865	170.00–172.00	170.66
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	995	167.00	167.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	820	132.00	132.00
2	900–950	920	113.00–132.00	122.50
3	950–1000	977	120.00–137.00	130.56
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	290.00–360.00	332.34
2	250–300	285	280.00–325.00	302.89
13	300–350	325	305.00–390.00	336.73
11	350–400	375	300.00–350.00	328.89
14	400–450	422	295.00–330.00	313.97
34	450–500	473	280.00–332.00	308.01
18	500–550	518	267.00–317.00	287.86
18	550–600	567	250.00–290.00	272.08
17	600–650	623	227.00–267.00	251.20
10	650–700	660	212.00–247.00	233.73
6	700–750	719	182.00–225.00	207.79
3	750–800	763	217.00–225.00	221.33
3	800–850	808	170.00–182.00	174.70
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	925	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	973	150.00–175.00	162.34
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	425	165.00–190.00	181.96
5	450–500	471	150.00–200.00	170.15
1	500–550	530	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	605	120.00	120.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	240.00–275.00	256.52
3	250–300	273	220.00–240.00	226.22
4	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	267.42
8	350–400	374	220.00–280.00	247.34
12	400–450	423	240.00–285.00	265.78
3	450–500	470	230.00–265.00	241.54
2	500–550	510	200.00–215.00	207.35
3	550–600	555	210.00–240.00	228.39
2	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	204.90
3	650–700	678	187.00–195.00	189.61
1	700–750	715	167.00	167.00
2	750–800	778	150.00–167.00	158.36
2	800–850	823	120.00–145.00	132.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	59.00–70.00	62.12
56	—	1,160	97.00–110.00	103.81
10	—	954	77.00–92.00	85.33
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	137.00–139.00	138.00
78	—	1,344	109.00–135.00	118.05
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,534	103.00–119.00	108.19
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	114.00–122.00	118.50
10	—	1,631	132.00–141.00	136.74

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	942	1,150.00–2,425.00	1,834.29
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,118	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,491.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,635.79

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

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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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