Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-01-27
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-01-27

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Goats: 50.00 - 275.00; 2 head Sheep: 190.00- 260.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $257.08/cwt on 87 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −111.77 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$257.08

87 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,413

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$512

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

$93.92/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+2.83

vs NC average

−47.56 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	263.44	1,450	79
Medium and Large 2	533	219.21	1,168	4thin
Medium and Large 3	553	169.52	937	4thin

One grade step is worth $93.92/cwt here — about $512 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 sale87 hd

257.08

—

NC average8 barns · 200 hd

254.25

+2.83

National average182 barns · 24,858 hd

304.64

−47.56

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−111.77

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	1,600	152.47	2,439	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,432	141.63	2,028	72
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,682	128.55	2,162	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,027	109.72	1,127	45

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)	1,391	$2,192	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,086	$1,935	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,020	$1,838	16
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	997	$2,235	5

Every lot, as filed

106 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	350–400	383	351.61/cwt	325.00–380.00	1,347	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	429	330.81/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,419	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	301.33/cwt	277.00–320.00	1,413	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	621	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	279.28/cwt	250.00–308.00	1,321	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,231	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	337	380.70/cwt	340.00–400.00	1,283	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	733	241.41/cwt	215.00–248.00	1,770	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	275.71/cwt	255.00–283.00	1,814	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	217.97/cwt	200.00–240.00	719	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	226	330.33/cwt	310.00–362.00	747	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	615	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,230	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	213	254.94/cwt	250.00–260.00	543	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	232.49/cwt	200.00–260.00	856	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	669	190.51/cwt	177.00–200.00	1,275	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	318.23/cwt	270.00–350.00	881	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	305.50/cwt	270.00–342.00	1,143	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	522	218.95/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,143	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	164.86/cwt	152.00–180.00	1,179	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	219.93/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,023	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	187.10/cwt	167.00–204.00	1,749	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	163.04/cwt	140.00–185.00	845	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	229.40/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,526	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	154.02/cwt	150.00–158.00	1,471	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	834	185.42/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,546	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	275.30/cwt	237.00–288.00	1,707	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	237.95/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,014	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	216.54/cwt	202.00–225.00	1,667	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,018	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	314.83/cwt	310.00–320.00	686	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	292.58/cwt	257.00–304.00	1,668	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	380.66/cwt	340.00–405.00	1,016	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,243	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	200–250	220	164.32/cwt	150.00–180.00	362	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	306.68/cwt	285.00–320.00	1,632	20
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	212.00/cwt	212.00–212.00	2,046	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	891	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	656	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	818	223.26/cwt	219.00–231.00	1,826	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	944	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	250–300	265	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	451	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	234.11/cwt	210.00–262.00	997	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,225	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,029	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,000	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,450	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	396.22/cwt	352.00–425.00	1,105	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	265.90/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,654	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	916	182.72/cwt	168.00–194.00	1,674	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	527	169.22/cwt	145.00–195.00	892	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	621	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	725	1
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,460	156.25/cwt	152.00–170.00	2,281	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	140.05/cwt	130.00–150.00	2,001	65
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,052	113.27/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,192	32
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,682	128.55/cwt	120.00–138.00	2,162	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	943	84.08/cwt	80.00–99.00	793	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,003	128.06/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,284	5
Bulls	—	—	1,383	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	1,812	2
Bulls	—	—	1,950	168.75/cwt	165.00–171.00	3,291	3
Bulls	—	—	1,576	152.24/cwt	135.00–163.00	2,399	26
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,391	2,192.24/head	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,192	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,002	2,224.46/head	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,224	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,020	1,837.62/head	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,838	16
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,086	1,935.20/head	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,935	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,190	2,450.00/head	2,450.00–2,450.00	2,450	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	790	2,050.00/head	2,050.00–2,050.00	2,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	214.86/cwt	206.00–228.00	1,650	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,241	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	372	356.15/cwt	300.00–390.00	1,325	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	955	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,595	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	279.50/cwt	250.00–292.00	1,596	42
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	724	220.02/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,593	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	381.37/cwt	330.00–465.00	1,236	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	322	288.55/cwt	255.00–310.00	929	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,197	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	187.07/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,061	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	312.58/cwt	275.00–342.00	1,319	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	731	223.66/cwt	205.00–231.00	1,635	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	246.47/cwt	215.00–257.00	1,533	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	313.04/cwt	270.00–355.00	1,017	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	269.35/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,409	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,910	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	258.73/cwt	225.00–277.00	1,480	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	296.25/cwt	255.00–324.00	1,262	57
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	452	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	345	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	222.81/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,032	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	218.34/cwt	200.00–237.00	1,164	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	673	139.67/cwt	130.00–150.00	940	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	207.36/cwt	200.00–217.00	1,603	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	201.49/cwt	192.00–217.00	1,773	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	371	263.87/cwt	230.00–290.00	979	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	293	260.09/cwt	250.00–270.00	762	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	293.28/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,378	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	202.62/cwt	191.00–215.00	1,655	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	588	176.00/cwt	175.00–177.00	1,035	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	281.90/cwt	245.00–307.00	1,469	35
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	237	424.60/cwt	390.00–445.00	1,006	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	229.29/cwt	200.00–250.00	974	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	830	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	187.37/cwt	180.00–195.00	1,158	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,515	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	238.43/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,605	23

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 27, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 951Last week 497Year ago 263

Slaughter CattleReceipts 165Last week 147Year ago 98

Replacement CattleReceipts 37Last week 13Year ago 6

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

7 head Goats: 50.00 - 275.00; 2 head Sheep: 190.00- 260.00

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	218	310.00–320.00	314.83
3	250–300	267	340.00–405.00	380.66
5	300–350	337	340.00–400.00	380.70
3	350–400	383	325.00–380.00	351.61
11	400–450	429	300.00–355.00	330.81
15	450–500	469	277.00–320.00	301.33
20	500–550	532	285.00–320.00	306.68
15	550–600	570	257.00–304.00	292.58
16	600–650	620	237.00–288.00	275.30
10	650–700	658	255.00–283.00	275.71
5	700–750	733	215.00–248.00	241.41
3	750–800	770	202.00–225.00	216.54
3	800–850	818	219.00–231.00	223.26
1	950–1000	965	212.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	230.00	230.00
1	300–350	330	270.00	270.00
1	350–400	370	275.00	275.00
4	400–450	426	210.00–262.00	234.11
1	500–550	500	245.00	245.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	250.00–260.00	254.94
1	250–300	270	230.00	230.00
5	300–350	330	200.00–240.00	217.97
6	350–400	368	200.00–260.00	232.49
11	400–450	426	215.00–250.00	237.95
4	450–500	465	200.00–230.00	219.93
3	500–550	522	200.00–232.00	218.95
1	550–600	565	220.00	220.00
2	600–650	615	200.00	200.00
6	650–700	669	177.00–200.00	190.51
3	700–750	715	152.00–180.00	164.86
1	750–800	760	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	226	310.00–362.00	330.33
23	250–300	277	270.00–350.00	318.23
25	300–350	325	270.00–355.00	313.04
33	350–400	374	270.00–342.00	305.50
57	400–450	426	255.00–324.00	296.25
57	450–500	473	250.00–308.00	279.28
35	500–550	523	240.00–292.00	269.35
44	550–600	572	225.00–277.00	258.73
27	600–650	622	215.00–257.00	246.47
6	650–700	665	210.00–245.00	229.40
10	700–750	731	205.00–231.00	223.66
7	750–800	773	200.00–217.00	207.36
5	800–850	834	175.00–200.00	185.42
1	850–900	865	215.00	215.00
5	900–950	935	167.00–204.00	187.10
2	950–1000	955	150.00–158.00	154.02
1	1000–1050	1,005	190.00	190.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	150.00	150.00
1	300–350	335	135.00	135.00
1	400–450	420	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	518	140.00–185.00	163.04
2	550–600	588	175.00–177.00	176.00
2	650–700	673	130.00–150.00	139.67
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	150.00–180.00	164.32
1	250–300	265	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	735	140.00	140.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	590	160.00	160.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	145.00	145.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	237	390.00–445.00	424.60
10	250–300	279	352.00–425.00	396.22
30	300–350	324	330.00–465.00	381.37
37	350–400	372	300.00–390.00	356.15
48	400–450	422	275.00–342.00	312.58
48	450–500	470	250.00–322.00	293.28
35	500–550	521	245.00–307.00	281.90
42	550–600	571	250.00–292.00	279.50
29	600–650	622	240.00–285.00	265.90
23	650–700	673	210.00–260.00	238.43
16	700–750	724	200.00–230.00	220.02
6	750–800	768	206.00–228.00	214.86
7	800–850	817	191.00–215.00	202.62
4	850–900	880	192.00–217.00	201.49
4	900–950	916	168.00–194.00	182.72
1	950–1000	955	167.00	167.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	365	170.00	170.00
3	500–550	527	145.00–195.00	169.22
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	293	250.00–270.00	260.09
3	300–350	322	255.00–310.00	288.55
7	350–400	371	230.00–290.00	263.87
7	400–450	425	200.00–250.00	229.29
4	450–500	463	200.00–250.00	222.81
5	500–550	533	200.00–237.00	218.34
3	550–600	567	170.00–212.00	187.07
3	600–650	618	180.00–195.00	187.37
1	650–700	665	180.00	180.00
1	700–750	730	170.00	170.00
1	800–850	830	165.00	165.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,460	152.00–170.00	156.25
65	—	1,429	130.00–150.00	140.05
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
32	—	1,052	100.00–125.00	113.27
8	—	943	80.00–99.00	84.08
5	—	1,003	127.00–129.00	128.06
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,682	120.00–138.00	128.55
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,383	131.00	131.00
3	—	1,950	165.00–171.00	168.75
26	—	1,576	135.00–163.00	152.24

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	6	—	1,391	1,700.00–2,700.00	2,192.24
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	16	—	1,020	1,150.00–2,500.00	1,837.62
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,086	1,150.00–2,350.00	1,935.20
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	1,002	1,850.00–2,600.00	2,224.46
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,190	2,450.00	2,450.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	790	2,050.00	2,050.00

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

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