Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 50.00 - 310.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight class

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $267.17/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −120.45 against this barn's trailing median of $387.62.

Average price

$267.17

78 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,453

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$594

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

$111.00/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.40

vs NC average

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	276.00	1,505	67
Medium and Large 2	531	224.17	1,190	9thin
Medium and Large 3	553	165.00	912	2thin

One grade step is worth $111.00/cwt here — about $594 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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $355.29, median $387.62 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 sale78 hd

267.17

—

NC average9 barns · 337 hd

262.77

+4.40

This barn, trailing median30 sales

387.62

−120.45

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	1,551	165.26	2,563	29
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,359	141.05	1,917	86
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	948	107.70	1,020	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)	1,070	$1,576	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,014	$1,566	7
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,075	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	905	$2,150	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	992	$2,014	6

Every lot, as filed

119 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	800–850	810	217.00/cwt	217.00–217.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	364	324.86/cwt	270.00–345.00	1,182	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,099	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	283.80/cwt	277.00–290.00	1,606	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	658	252.47/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,661	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,890	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	301.27/cwt	275.00–327.00	1,274	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	378	180.38/cwt	170.00–190.00	682	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	475	222.28/cwt	220.00–225.00	1,056	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	494	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	817	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	433	150.06/cwt	140.00–160.00	650	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	810	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	988	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	369	272.44/cwt	247.00–302.00	1,005	41
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	190.96/cwt	182.00–200.00	1,199	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	567	188.06/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,066	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	165.87/cwt	145.00–187.00	1,128	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	421	221.10/cwt	210.00–230.00	931	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	272.31/cwt	240.00–300.00	1,157	47
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	241.12/cwt	211.00–260.00	1,495	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	242.81/cwt	222.00–262.00	1,379	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	935	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,216	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	204.32/cwt	197.00–217.00	1,071	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	221.20/cwt	200.00–240.00	818	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	251.11/cwt	230.00–284.00	1,316	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	173.99/cwt	170.00–180.00	1,589	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	950	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	272	236.50/cwt	220.00–255.00	643	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	230.98/cwt	215.00–245.00	1,658	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	313.04/cwt	300.00–330.00	892	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	299.02/cwt	280.00–321.00	1,549	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	533	157.43/cwt	130.00–172.00	839	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	795	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,829	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,215	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	715	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	563	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	523	198.51/cwt	197.00–200.00	1,038	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	292.33/cwt	270.00–315.00	1,394	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	858	201.29/cwt	177.00–226.00	1,727	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	246.76/cwt	235.00–255.00	1,147	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	402	230.06/cwt	200.00–245.00	925	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	218.24/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,248	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	264.88/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,624	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	260.00/cwt	230.00–280.00	832	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	740	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,258	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	315	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	599	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	980	157.51/cwt	157.00–158.00	1,544	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,279	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	251.07/cwt	240.00–265.00	939	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	316.90/cwt	290.00–350.00	1,036	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	940	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,410	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	298.08/cwt	260.00–326.00	1,264	38
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	277.76/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,311	28
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	299.79/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,124	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	478	166.18/cwt	145.00–180.00	794	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	370	156.45/cwt	140.00–165.00	579	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,151	127.72/cwt	127.00–128.00	1,470	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,391	154.32/cwt	151.00–160.00	2,147	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,357	140.23/cwt	129.00–149.00	1,903	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	920	113.92/cwt	100.00–125.00	1,048	32
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	967	69.31/cwt	64.00–75.00	670	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	940	85.86/cwt	80.00–90.00	807	4
Bulls	—	—	1,167	141.11/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,647	3
Bulls	—	—	1,673	174.42/cwt	171.00–179.00	2,918	11
Bulls	—	—	1,538	163.38/cwt	150.00–170.00	2,513	15
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	963	1,646.88/head	900.00–2,250.00	1,647	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,075	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,014	1,566.34/head	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,566	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,070	1,576.40/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,576	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	905	2,150.00/head	2,150.00–2,150.00	2,150	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	2,163.44/head	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,163	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,300.00/head	2,300.00–2,300.00	2,300	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	307.82/cwt	300.00–335.00	834	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	302.01/cwt	270.00–345.00	982	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	969	154.21/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,494	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	171.59/cwt	165.00–180.00	1,428	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	611	255.54/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,561	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	283.93/cwt	255.00–305.00	1,488	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	777	185.72/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,443	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	169.44/cwt	150.00–189.00	1,462	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	211.66/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,192	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	235.75/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,007	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	219.61/cwt	192.00–236.00	1,577	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	236.81/cwt	212.00–255.00	1,594	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	160.77/cwt	155.00–167.00	1,150	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	186.14/cwt	167.00–205.00	1,266	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	305	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	686	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	187.05/cwt	185.00–189.00	1,534	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	576	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	160.22/cwt	150.00–170.00	369	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	263.58/cwt	230.00–287.00	1,247	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	238	287.88/cwt	270.00–320.00	685	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	213.23/cwt	199.00–227.00	1,433	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	291.79/cwt	260.00–322.00	960	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	644	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	722	201.57/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,455	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	950	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,359	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	290.01/cwt	252.00–315.00	798	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	760	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,558	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	167.39/cwt	155.00–180.00	1,470	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	230.42/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,187	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	265	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	530	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	608	144.53/cwt	137.00–152.00	879	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	858	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	155.04/cwt	150.00–160.00	891	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	231.14/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,103	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	239.79/cwt	200.00–265.00	902	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	759	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	205.56/cwt	195.00–216.00	1,287	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	986	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	250	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	425	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	935	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,496	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	264.24/cwt	230.00–290.00	1,525	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	845	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	825	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	990	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 Feb 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 783Last week 718Year ago 315

Slaughter CattleReceipts 182Last week 229Year ago 109

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 32Year ago 23

10 head Goats: 50.00 - 310.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	285	300.00–330.00	313.04
7	300–350	327	290.00–350.00	316.90
9	350–400	364	270.00–345.00	324.86
13	400–450	423	275.00–327.00	301.27
6	450–500	477	270.00–315.00	292.33
23	500–550	518	280.00–321.00	299.02
6	550–600	566	277.00–290.00	283.80
6	600–650	613	240.00–277.00	264.88
6	650–700	658	220.00–265.00	252.47
4	700–750	718	215.00–245.00	230.98
1	750–800	795	230.00	230.00
1	800–850	810	217.00	217.00
2	850–900	858	177.00–226.00	201.29
1	900–950	945	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	140.00	140.00
2	400–450	433	140.00–160.00	150.06
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	250.00	250.00
1	250–300	275	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	320	230.00–280.00	260.00
4	350–400	374	240.00–265.00	251.07
3	400–450	402	200.00–245.00	230.06
3	450–500	465	235.00–255.00	246.76
2	500–550	523	197.00–200.00	198.51
5	550–600	572	200.00–225.00	218.24
1	650–700	675	180.00	180.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	235.00	235.00
3	250–300	272	220.00–255.00	236.50
1	300–350	305	225.00	225.00
6	350–400	370	200.00–240.00	221.20
4	400–450	421	210.00–230.00	221.10
3	450–500	475	220.00–225.00	222.28
4	500–550	524	197.00–217.00	204.32
3	550–600	567	170.00–200.00	188.06
2	600–650	628	182.00–200.00	190.96
3	650–700	680	145.00–187.00	165.87
1	700–750	720	132.00	132.00
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
1	800–850	810	122.00	122.00
1	850–900	865	127.00	127.00
1	900–950	935	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	150.00–170.00	160.22
1	250–300	260	190.00	190.00
3	350–400	378	170.00–190.00	180.38
1	400–450	425	180.00	180.00
1	450–500	460	140.00	140.00
3	500–550	533	130.00–172.00	157.43
2	550–600	575	150.00–160.00	155.04
1	600–650	605	135.00	135.00
1	650–700	660	130.00	130.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	238	270.00–320.00	287.88
14	250–300	275	252.00–315.00	290.01
30	300–350	329	260.00–322.00	291.79
41	350–400	369	247.00–302.00	272.44
47	400–450	425	240.00–300.00	272.31
42	450–500	473	230.00–287.00	263.58
36	500–550	524	230.00–284.00	251.11
18	550–600	568	222.00–262.00	242.81
8	600–650	620	211.00–260.00	241.12
12	650–700	672	199.00–227.00	213.23
3	700–750	722	190.00–210.00	201.57
1	750–800	760	205.00	205.00
2	800–850	820	185.00–189.00	187.05
2	850–900	878	155.00–180.00	167.39
3	900–950	913	170.00–180.00	173.99
1	950–1000	950	143.00	143.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	315	190.00	190.00
1	700–750	740	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	940	150.00	150.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	155.00	155.00
2	950–1000	980	157.00–158.00	157.51
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
8	250–300	271	300.00–335.00	307.82
21	300–350	325	270.00–345.00	302.01
27	350–400	375	270.00–340.00	299.79
38	400–450	424	260.00–326.00	298.08
28	450–500	472	250.00–302.00	277.76
40	500–550	524	255.00–305.00	283.93
27	550–600	577	230.00–290.00	264.24
17	600–650	611	230.00–277.00	255.54
16	650–700	673	212.00–255.00	236.81
16	700–750	718	192.00–236.00	219.61
5	750–800	777	170.00–212.00	185.72
3	800–850	832	165.00–180.00	171.59
2	850–900	863	150.00–189.00	169.44
1	900–950	935	160.00	160.00
4	950–1000	969	150.00–167.00	154.21
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	170.00	170.00
4	350–400	370	140.00–165.00	156.45
1	400–450	410	185.00	185.00
4	450–500	478	145.00–180.00	166.18
1	500–550	525	160.00	160.00
1	550–600	580	170.00	170.00
2	600–650	608	137.00–152.00	144.53
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	265	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	345	245.00	245.00
11	350–400	376	200.00–265.00	239.79
13	400–450	427	210.00–255.00	235.75
7	450–500	477	210.00–255.00	231.14
6	500–550	515	210.00–250.00	230.42
3	550–600	563	200.00–220.00	211.66
5	600–650	626	195.00–216.00	205.56
2	650–700	680	167.00–205.00	186.14
3	700–750	715	155.00–167.00	160.77
1	800–850	825	120.00	120.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,151	127.00–128.00	127.72
32	—	920	100.00–125.00	113.92
5	—	967	64.00–75.00	69.31
4	—	940	80.00–90.00	85.86
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,391	151.00–160.00	154.32
81	—	1,357	129.00–149.00	140.23
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,167	140.00–143.00	141.11
11	—	1,673	171.00–179.00	174.42
15	—	1,538	150.00–170.00	163.38

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	2	—	963	900.00–2,250.00	1,646.88
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	905	2,150.00	2,150.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	980	2,000.00–2,350.00	2,163.44
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,300.00	2,300.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	1,075	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	1,014	1,175.00–1,875.00	1,566.34
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,070	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,576.40

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Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

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