Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-03
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-03

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

7 head Goats: 30.00 - 145.00; 4 head Sheep: 65.00- 225.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 775.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $252.37/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −116.48 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$252.37

74 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,371

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$435

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

$93.36/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+3.66

vs NC average

−46.49 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	260.56	1,413	64
Medium and Large 2	542	208.11	1,128	8thin
Medium and Large 3	585	167.20	978	2thin

One grade step is worth $93.36/cwt here — about $435 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 sale74 hd

252.37

—

NC average8 barns · 347 hd

248.71

+3.66

National average192 barns · 21,303 hd

298.86

−46.49

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−116.48

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	1,564	159.29	2,491	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,416	139.95	1,981	90
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,628	129.77	2,113	4thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,079	111.50	1,203	88

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)	1,048	$1,479	15
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	932	$1,395	3thin
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	990	$1,357	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,123	$2,417	4thin

Every lot, as filed

115 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 3	450–500	460	197.47/cwt	195.00–200.00	908	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	305.38/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,597	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	762	210.79/cwt	190.00–235.00	1,606	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,864	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	362	332.61/cwt	300.00–380.00	1,204	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	316.58/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,352	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	735	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,371	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	220	228.13/cwt	200.00–255.00	502	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	313.34/cwt	297.00–327.00	1,476	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	830	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	662	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,072	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	576	196.16/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,130	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	154.48/cwt	136.00–172.00	1,259	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	225.55/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,071	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	250.81/cwt	232.00–280.00	1,683	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	585	167.20/cwt	150.00–185.00	978	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,020	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,530	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	565	250.88/cwt	229.00–270.00	1,417	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	774	163.88/cwt	155.00–185.00	1,268	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,086	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	241.67/cwt	225.00–250.00	773	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	289.38/cwt	270.00–310.00	660	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	227.66/cwt	200.00–250.00	972	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	253.40/cwt	229.00–270.00	1,561	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	275.44/cwt	250.00–290.00	760	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,146	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	377	241.90/cwt	220.00–260.00	912	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	206.93/cwt	185.00–225.00	1,680	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	260	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	780	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,058	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	281.46/cwt	270.00–289.00	1,753	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	336	351.15/cwt	320.00–390.00	1,180	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	705	251.72/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,775	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	300	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	750	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,566	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	200	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	620	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	163.00/cwt	163.00–163.00	1,386	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	660	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,426	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	287.77/cwt	270.00–304.00	1,629	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	945	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,720	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	583	167.34/cwt	160.00–175.00	976	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,363	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,197	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	520	245.92/cwt	242.00–250.00	1,279	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	650–700	690	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	932	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	500–550	505	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	859	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	728	138.91/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,011	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	425	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	731	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	973	145.12/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,412	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	245	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	760	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	167.40/cwt	150.00–185.00	1,523	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	249.25/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,682	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	280	196.03/cwt	170.00–225.00	549	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	543	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	204.97/cwt	200.00–210.00	908	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,020	91.61/cwt	81.00–100.00	934	15
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,125	129.08/cwt	127.00–131.00	1,452	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	117.21/cwt	102.00–129.00	1,295	57
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,628	129.77/cwt	120.00–135.00	2,113	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,259	152.31/cwt	150.00–157.00	1,918	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	902	77.61/cwt	70.00–80.00	700	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,429	138.91/cwt	130.00–148.00	1,985	83
Bulls	—	—	1,400	135.79/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,901	7
Bulls	—	—	1,779	178.51/cwt	170.00–187.00	3,176	9
Bulls	—	—	1,511	158.72/cwt	142.00–168.00	2,398	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,048	1,478.66/head	925.00–1,950.00	1,479	15
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	990	1,357.02/head	950.00–1,875.00	1,357	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,123	2,417.46/head	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,417	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	932	1,394.63/head	925.00–1,750.00	1,395	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	815	178.31/cwt	169.00–195.00	1,453	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	275.13/cwt	250.00–290.00	784	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	333.18/cwt	300.00–350.00	940	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	215.89/cwt	206.00–239.00	1,539	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	315.74/cwt	290.00–340.00	1,336	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	337.17/cwt	300.00–365.00	1,258	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	171.08/cwt	165.00–177.00	1,682	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	645	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,026	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	248.77/cwt	220.00–280.00	806	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	296.95/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,393	36
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	283.62/cwt	247.00–306.00	1,619	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	295.36/cwt	275.00–320.00	1,533	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.87/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	271.01/cwt	250.00–285.00	1,127	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	479	263.23/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,261	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	275.44/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,297	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,136	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	279.95/cwt	259.00–316.00	1,187	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	932	181.27/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,689	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	237.64/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,592	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	277	245.28/cwt	225.00–260.00	679	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	522	269.11/cwt	242.00–292.00	1,405	34
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	712	224.50/cwt	196.00–242.00	1,598	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	508	220.05/cwt	200.00–232.00	1,118	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	300.26/cwt	270.00–330.00	982	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	813	201.01/cwt	185.00–214.00	1,634	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	290.69/cwt	267.00–325.00	1,084	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	190.84/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,118	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	253.07/cwt	225.00–275.00	969	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,743	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	215.01/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,649	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	800–850	808	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,980	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	236.48/cwt	212.00–262.00	1,220	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	216.18/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,256	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	805	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,087	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	629	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	212.75/cwt	200.00–225.00	794	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	621	196.59/cwt	182.00–220.00	1,221	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	275.37/cwt	247.00–292.00	1,710	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	330	344.26/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,136	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	784	192.66/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,510	5

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 Feb 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 718Last week 951Year ago 736

Slaughter CattleReceipts 229Last week 165Year ago 266

Replacement CattleReceipts 32Last week 37Year ago 23

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

7 head Goats: 30.00 - 145.00; 4 head Sheep: 65.00- 225.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 775.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	460	195.00–200.00	197.47
2	550–600	583	160.00–175.00	167.34
2	650–700	662	162.00	162.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	310.00	310.00
1	250–300	260	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	336	320.00–390.00	351.15
9	350–400	362	300.00–380.00	332.61
9	400–450	427	300.00–340.00	316.58
8	450–500	471	297.00–327.00	313.34
10	500–550	523	290.00–322.00	305.38
8	550–600	566	270.00–304.00	287.77
6	600–650	623	270.00–289.00	281.46
8	650–700	671	232.00–280.00	250.81
3	700–750	705	235.00–260.00	251.72
5	750–800	762	190.00–235.00	210.79
3	800–850	812	185.00–225.00	206.93
1	850–900	850	163.00	163.00
1	900–950	905	206.00	206.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	155.00	155.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	250.00	250.00
1	400–450	420	285.00	285.00
1	450–500	470	225.00	225.00
2	500–550	520	242.00–250.00	245.92
1	600–650	625	218.00	218.00
1	650–700	660	216.00	216.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	370	150.00	150.00
2	400–450	420	175.00	175.00
2	550–600	585	150.00–185.00	167.20
1	600–650	615	135.00	135.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	200.00–255.00	228.13
7	250–300	277	225.00–260.00	245.28
3	300–350	320	225.00–250.00	241.67
12	350–400	377	220.00–260.00	241.90
12	400–450	427	200.00–250.00	227.66
7	450–500	475	200.00–240.00	225.55
4	500–550	508	200.00–232.00	220.05
4	550–600	576	185.00–214.00	196.16
1	650–700	655	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	710	160.00	160.00
4	750–800	774	155.00–185.00	163.88
4	800–850	815	136.00–172.00	154.48
1	850–900	855	127.00	127.00
1	900–950	920	149.00	149.00
1	1000–1050	1,020	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	228	270.00–310.00	289.38
12	250–300	276	250.00–290.00	275.44
19	300–350	327	270.00–330.00	300.26
23	350–400	373	267.00–325.00	290.69
31	400–450	424	259.00–316.00	279.95
30	450–500	471	250.00–300.00	275.44
34	500–550	522	242.00–292.00	269.11
30	550–600	565	229.00–270.00	250.88
14	600–650	616	229.00–270.00	253.40
16	650–700	670	210.00–250.00	237.64
9	700–750	712	196.00–242.00	224.50
3	750–800	767	210.00–220.00	215.01
3	800–850	813	185.00–214.00	201.01
2	850–900	865	182.00–200.00	190.84
3	900–950	932	175.00–190.00	181.27
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	170.00	170.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
4	800–850	808	245.00	245.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	410	142.00	142.00
1	900–950	945	182.00	182.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	425	172.00	172.00
1	500–550	505	170.00	170.00
1	650–700	690	135.00	135.00
2	700–750	728	130.00–148.00	138.91
2	950–1000	973	140.00–150.00	145.12
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	310.00	310.00
10	250–300	282	300.00–350.00	333.18
18	300–350	330	320.00–375.00	344.26
23	350–400	373	300.00–365.00	337.17
20	400–450	423	290.00–340.00	315.74
36	450–500	469	280.00–325.00	296.95
22	500–550	519	275.00–320.00	295.36
33	550–600	571	247.00–306.00	283.62
17	600–650	621	247.00–292.00	275.37
15	650–700	675	225.00–269.00	249.25
7	700–750	713	206.00–239.00	215.89
5	750–800	784	175.00–210.00	192.66
3	800–850	815	169.00–195.00	178.31
2	900–950	910	150.00–185.00	167.40
2	950–1000	983	165.00–177.00	171.08
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	280	170.00–225.00	196.03
1	300–350	325	167.00	167.00
2	350–400	373	200.00–225.00	212.75
2	400–450	443	200.00–210.00	204.97
1	600–650	645	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	285	250.00–290.00	275.13
7	300–350	324	220.00–280.00	248.77
3	350–400	383	225.00–275.00	253.07
11	400–450	416	250.00–285.00	271.01
4	450–500	479	250.00–270.00	263.23
8	500–550	516	212.00–262.00	236.48
5	550–600	581	200.00–235.00	216.18
4	600–650	621	182.00–220.00	196.59
2	650–700	685	192.00–210.00	200.87
1	800–850	805	135.00	135.00
1	850–900	860	130.00	130.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
15	—	1,020	81.00–100.00	91.61
10	—	1,125	127.00–131.00	129.08
57	—	1,105	102.00–129.00	117.21
6	—	902	70.00–80.00	77.61
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,628	120.00–135.00	129.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,259	150.00–157.00	152.31
83	—	1,429	130.00–148.00	138.91
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,400	130.00–140.00	135.79
9	—	1,779	170.00–187.00	178.51
15	—	1,511	142.00–168.00	158.72

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)	15	—	1,048	925.00–1,950.00	1,478.66
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	990	950.00–1,875.00	1,357.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	932	925.00–1,750.00	1,394.63
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,123	2,150.00–2,525.00	2,417.46

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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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

What quality paid 500–600 lb

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