Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-20

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 50.00 - 140.00; 11 head Sheep: 10.00- 80.00; 12 head Baby Calves: 40.00- 875.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $242.77/cwt on 57 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −126.08 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$242.77

57 head · 538 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$578

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

$102.64/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−4.88

vs NC average

−61.65 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	252.64	1,358	49
Medium and Large 2	548	186.95	1,025	7thin
Medium and Large 3	520	150.00	780	1thin

One grade step is worth $102.64/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

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 sale57 hd

242.77

—

NC average9 barns · 355 hd

247.65

−4.88

National average149 barns · 17,148 hd

304.42

−61.65

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−126.08

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	1,554	141.92	2,205	16
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,483	134.05	1,987	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,508	120.75	1,821	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,111	110.20	1,224	18

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	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$1,715	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,671	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,442	$3,032	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,085	$2,925	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	900	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

102 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	950–1000	980	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	340.00/cwt	340.00–340.00	782	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	717	221.01/cwt	207.00–231.00	1,585	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	328.20/cwt	285.00–389.00	1,070	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	257	216.23/cwt	200.00–250.00	556	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	945	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,389	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	230.41/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,442	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	206.72/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,598	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	167.00/cwt	165.00–169.00	1,678	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	567	242.64/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,376	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	645	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	216.15/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,038	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	695	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,202	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	209.43/cwt	200.00–218.00	771	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	178.00/cwt	167.00–190.00	929	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	833	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	726	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	193.67/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,100	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	236.63/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,013	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	243	237.37/cwt	225.00–250.00	577	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,068	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,978	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	255	440.00/cwt	440.00–440.00	1,122	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	302.98/cwt	279.00–320.00	1,575	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	371.14/cwt	350.00–395.00	1,384	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	284.87/cwt	275.00–295.00	1,647	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	300	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,230	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	996	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	331.15/cwt	305.00–369.00	1,421	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	462	319.67/cwt	310.00–327.00	1,477	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	283.36/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,777	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	208.30/cwt	195.00–230.00	1,727	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	253.20/cwt	232.00–282.00	1,709	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	690	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,449	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	241.14/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,741	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	212.23/cwt	200.00–233.00	1,647	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	425	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	680	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,017	146.66/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,492	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	985	144.97/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,428	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	380	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	760	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	114.00/cwt	114.00–114.00	701	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	256.49/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,606	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	963	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	952	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	418	189.62/cwt	180.00–200.00	793	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	990	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	268	187.38/cwt	175.00–200.00	502	2
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,485	133.93/cwt	121.00–142.00	1,989	89
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	660	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,071	95.80/cwt	85.00–100.00	1,026	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	895	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	1,119	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,161	116.70/cwt	104.00–120.00	1,355	12
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,508	120.75/cwt	115.00–125.00	1,821	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,270	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,842	1
Bulls	—	—	1,554	141.92/cwt	130.00–152.00	2,205	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,060	1,715.06/head	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,715	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,670.53/head	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,671	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,442	3,032.02/head	2,675.00–3,325.00	3,032	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,925.00/head	2,925.00–2,925.00	2,925	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	183.30/cwt	170.00–195.00	1,540	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	305.75/cwt	280.00–330.00	1,449	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	275.41/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,446	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,500	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	366.76/cwt	325.00–392.00	1,379	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	328.68/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,394	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	221.02/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,576	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	170.05/cwt	165.00–175.00	1,658	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	938	185.98/cwt	180.00–192.00	1,744	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	383.50/cwt	320.00–410.00	1,243	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	683	231.70/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,583	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	208.68/cwt	200.00–216.00	1,626	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	888	198.45/cwt	182.00–215.00	1,762	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	224.95/cwt	210.00–237.00	1,498	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	309.76/cwt	275.00–329.00	1,162	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	269.06/cwt	242.00–292.00	1,278	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	259.53/cwt	225.00–277.00	1,342	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	188.24/cwt	150.00–210.00	1,549	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	298.26/cwt	267.00–330.00	1,253	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	325.84/cwt	310.00–335.00	906	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	938	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,307	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	679	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	330	175.23/cwt	160.00–190.00	578	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	430	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	860	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	345.78/cwt	300.00–407.00	951	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	265.62/cwt	247.00–282.00	1,118	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	633	191.02/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,209	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	205.95/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,164	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	255.40/cwt	210.00–275.00	1,200	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	473	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	255.97/cwt	235.00–282.00	1,472	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	410.00/cwt	410.00–410.00	1,005	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	172.56/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,165	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	249.84/cwt	225.00–275.00	650	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	223.94/cwt	210.00–242.00	1,138	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	212.69/cwt	200.00–225.00	713	2

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 Jan 20, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 497Last week 203Year ago 360

Slaughter CattleReceipts 147Last week 118Year ago 198

Replacement CattleReceipts 13Last week 2Year ago 9

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 50.00 - 140.00; 11 head Sheep: 10.00- 80.00; 12 head Baby Calves: 40.00- 875.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	340.00	340.00
8	250–300	278	310.00–335.00	325.84
14	300–350	326	285.00–389.00	328.20
20	350–400	375	275.00–329.00	309.76
34	400–450	420	267.00–330.00	298.26
23	450–500	475	242.00–292.00	269.06
29	500–550	517	225.00–277.00	259.53
20	550–600	567	220.00–260.00	242.64
16	600–650	626	210.00–245.00	230.41
7	650–700	666	210.00–237.00	224.95
16	700–750	717	207.00–231.00	221.01
3	750–800	773	200.00–210.00	206.72
4	800–850	823	150.00–210.00	188.24
2	850–900	888	182.00–215.00	198.45
1	900–950	925	195.00	195.00
1	950–1000	980	150.00	150.00
2	1000–1050	1,005	165.00–169.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	225.00–250.00	237.37
3	250–300	257	200.00–250.00	216.23
1	300–350	300	215.00	215.00
2	350–400	368	200.00–218.00	209.43
6	400–450	428	210.00–255.00	236.63
5	450–500	480	200.00–232.00	216.15
3	500–550	522	167.00–190.00	178.00
4	550–600	568	175.00–210.00	193.67
1	600–650	610	175.00	175.00
1	650–700	695	173.00	173.00
1	900–950	945	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	300–350	330	160.00–190.00	175.23
1	400–450	430	200.00	200.00
1	450–500	485	140.00	140.00
1	500–550	520	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	175.00	175.00
1	450–500	450	185.00	185.00
1	600–650	615	114.00	114.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	440.00	440.00
1	300–350	300	410.00	410.00
2	350–400	373	350.00–395.00	371.14
9	400–450	429	305.00–369.00	331.15
5	450–500	462	310.00–327.00	319.67
13	500–550	520	279.00–320.00	302.98
2	550–600	578	275.00–295.00	284.87
11	600–650	627	270.00–290.00	283.36
9	650–700	675	232.00–282.00	253.20
6	700–750	722	210.00–260.00	241.14
5	750–800	776	200.00–233.00	212.23
4	800–850	829	195.00–230.00	208.30
1	950–1000	965	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	250.00	250.00
1	350–400	380	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	415	240.00	240.00
1	450–500	490	250.00	250.00
4	650–700	690	210.00	210.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	160.00	160.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	950–1000	985	140.00–150.00	144.97
3	1000–1050	1,017	145.00–150.00	146.66
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	410.00	410.00
4	250–300	275	300.00–407.00	345.78
13	300–350	324	320.00–410.00	383.50
14	350–400	376	325.00–392.00	366.76
13	400–450	424	290.00–350.00	328.68
22	450–500	474	280.00–330.00	305.75
18	500–550	525	250.00–300.00	275.41
10	550–600	575	235.00–282.00	255.97
10	600–650	626	235.00–270.00	256.49
6	650–700	683	220.00–255.00	231.70
9	700–750	713	200.00–235.00	221.02
4	750–800	779	200.00–216.00	208.68
3	800–850	840	170.00–195.00	183.30
2	900–950	938	180.00–192.00	185.98
2	950–1000	975	165.00–175.00	170.05
1	1000–1050	1,000	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	175.00–200.00	187.38
3	400–450	418	180.00–200.00	189.62
1	450–500	495	200.00	200.00
1	550–600	550	175.00	175.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	225.00	225.00
3	250–300	260	225.00–275.00	249.84
2	300–350	335	200.00–225.00	212.69
1	350–400	375	250.00	250.00
7	400–450	421	247.00–282.00	265.62
9	450–500	470	210.00–275.00	255.40
4	500–550	508	210.00–242.00	223.94
3	550–600	565	200.00–218.00	205.95
2	600–650	633	187.00–195.00	191.02
2	650–700	675	170.00–175.00	172.56
1	700–750	705	135.00	135.00
1	950–1000	990	132.00	132.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
89	—	1,485	121.00–142.00	133.93
1	—	1,270	145.00	145.00
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	880	75.00	75.00
4	—	1,071	85.00–100.00	95.80
1	—	895	125.00	125.00
12	—	1,161	104.00–120.00	116.70
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,508	115.00–125.00	120.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,554	130.00–152.00	141.92

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	—	1,060	1,575.00–1,900.00	1,715.06
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,062	1,400.00–1,925.00	1,670.53
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,442	2,675.00–3,325.00	3,032.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	900	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	1,085	2,925.00	2,925.00

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

What quality paid 500–600 lb

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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