Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-24
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-24

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 80.00 - 260.00; 8 head Sheep: 110.00 - 270.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $243.40/cwt on 53 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −125.45 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$243.40

53 head · 547 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,332

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$501

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

$87.74/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.10

vs NC average

−63.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	550	252.64	1,389	44
Medium and Large 2	534	214.88	1,147	6thin
Medium and Large 3	538	164.90	888	3thin

One grade step is worth $87.74/cwt here — about $501 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 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 sale53 hd

243.40

—

NC average5 barns · 83 hd

237.30

+6.10

National average189 barns · 18,586 hd

307.01

−63.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−125.45

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	—	Average	1,565	164.91	2,580	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,404	144.80	2,034	100
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,500	130.00	1,950	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,060	118.42	1,256	60

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)	1,315	$2,030	3thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,244	$1,975	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,102	$1,841	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	873	$1,820	4thin

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
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	236.41/cwt	220.00–250.00	742	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	595	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	218	227.20/cwt	205.00–240.00	495	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	167.35/cwt	160.00–175.00	853	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	375	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,924	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	635	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,129	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	192.57/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,229	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	192.82/cwt	185.00–200.00	906	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	437	212.98/cwt	210.00–215.00	931	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	430	262.13/cwt	235.00–287.00	1,127	48
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	248.07/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,665	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	330.29/cwt	300.00–370.00	1,057	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	513	217.50/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,116	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	526	254.20/cwt	227.00–289.00	1,337	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	262.69/cwt	232.00–275.00	990	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	250.94/cwt	227.00–287.00	1,445	21
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	998	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	262.24/cwt	237.00–295.00	1,243	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	875	177.88/cwt	157.00–199.00	1,556	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	799	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,238	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	209.65/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,205	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	218.93/cwt	200.00–229.00	609	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,010	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,636	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	220	279.36/cwt	260.00–300.00	615	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	258	227.77/cwt	215.00–245.00	588	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	238.55/cwt	220.00–249.00	1,725	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	307.94/cwt	285.00–322.00	1,469	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	298.03/cwt	280.00–322.50	1,258	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	812	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	585	289.00/cwt	289.00–289.00	1,691	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	373	193.50/cwt	185.00–200.00	722	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	214.61/cwt	202.00–227.00	1,766	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	297.84/cwt	275.00–318.00	1,534	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	281.74/cwt	272.00–289.00	1,769	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	317.37/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,196	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	620	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	850–900	895	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,477	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,238	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	907	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	468	257.70/cwt	250.00–265.00	1,206	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	772	242.63/cwt	239.00–250.00	1,873	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	555	196.50/cwt	185.00–208.00	1,091	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	340	213.48/cwt	212.00–215.00	726	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	237.50/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,188	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,269	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	589	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	816	191.32/cwt	180.00–202.00	1,561	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	718	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	230	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	403	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,141	134.00/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,529	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	120.87/cwt	110.00–130.00	1,267	39
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,401	144.10/cwt	133.00–155.00	2,019	95
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,086	82.90/cwt	70.00–88.00	900	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,470	158.19/cwt	156.00–163.00	2,325	5
Bulls	—	—	1,609	168.30/cwt	158.00–179.00	2,708	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	977	97.58/cwt	90.00–104.00	953	6
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,500	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	1,950	1
Bulls	—	—	1,763	184.69/cwt	182.00–187.00	3,256	2
Bulls	—	—	1,344	146.15/cwt	140.00–151.00	1,964	5
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,244	1,975.05/head	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,975	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,102	1,840.51/head	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,841	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,315	2,030.13/head	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,030	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	730	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	920	1,893.07/head	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,893	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	286	348.30/cwt	300.00–390.00	996	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	311.25/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,173	19
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	297.36/cwt	250.00–321.00	1,409	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	715	215.79/cwt	189.00–230.00	1,543	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	236.84/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,601	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	333	325.08/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,083	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,628	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	274.67/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,711	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	281.15/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,198	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,612	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	510	228.60/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,166	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	230.04/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,295	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	240.87/cwt	220.00–261.00	1,489	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	681	212.31/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,446	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	166.37/cwt	142.00–190.00	1,605	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	143.00/cwt	143.00–143.00	1,237	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	181.00/cwt	177.00–185.00	570	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	868	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	255	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	383	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	208.06/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,302	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	275.82/cwt	245.00–292.00	896	20
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	282.24/cwt	265.00–300.00	773	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	226.00/cwt	201.00–240.00	725	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	242.36/cwt	230.00–255.00	553	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	384	246.80/cwt	220.00–265.00	948	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	174.89/cwt	159.00–195.00	1,591	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	192.88/cwt	187.00–202.00	1,504	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	184.30/cwt	175.00–203.00	1,511	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	707	191.89/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,357	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	220.96/cwt	200.00–245.00	1,052	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	321	236.69/cwt	225.00–250.00	760	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	706	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	650	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	923	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	226.39/cwt	200.00–250.00	962	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	383	188.27/cwt	177.00–200.00	721	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	530	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	901	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	280.83/cwt	250.00–304.00	1,620	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	279.04/cwt	250.00–308.00	1,454	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	175.97/cwt	170.00–182.00	832	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 Feb 24, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 589Last week 261Year ago 743

Slaughter CattleReceipts 202Last week 90Year ago 183

Replacement CattleReceipts 16Last week 9Year ago 25

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 80.00 - 260.00; 8 head Sheep: 110.00 - 270.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	250–300	258	215.00–245.00	227.77
4	300–350	314	220.00–250.00	236.41
1	350–400	370	245.00	245.00
2	450–500	468	250.00–265.00	257.70
2	500–550	500	225.00–250.00	237.50
1	600–650	610	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	270.00	270.00
1	250–300	280	290.00	290.00
7	300–350	320	300.00–370.00	330.29
3	350–400	377	310.00–325.00	317.37
10	400–450	422	280.00–322.50	298.03
13	450–500	477	285.00–322.00	307.94
11	500–550	515	275.00–318.00	297.84
1	550–600	585	289.00	289.00
5	600–650	628	272.00–289.00	281.74
10	650–700	671	230.00–270.00	248.07
8	700–750	723	220.00–249.00	238.55
3	750–800	772	239.00–250.00	242.63
2	800–850	823	202.00–227.00	214.61
1	900–950	925	208.00	208.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	185.00	185.00
3	350–400	373	185.00–200.00	193.50
1	400–450	440	185.00	185.00
1	550–600	580	172.00	172.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	255	150.00	150.00
2	300–350	315	177.00–185.00	181.00
1	350–400	375	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	415	170.00	170.00
2	500–550	510	160.00–175.00	167.35
1	550–600	595	160.00	160.00
1	600–650	620	140.00	140.00
1	650–700	650	142.00	142.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	218	205.00–240.00	227.20
3	250–300	278	200.00–229.00	218.93
4	300–350	321	201.00–240.00	226.00
1	350–400	370	216.00	216.00
3	400–450	437	210.00–215.00	212.98
2	450–500	470	185.00–200.00	192.82
4	500–550	513	210.00–222.00	217.50
2	550–600	575	200.00–220.00	209.65
2	600–650	638	175.00–210.00	192.57
1	650–700	680	182.00	182.00
1	700–750	710	159.00	159.00
1	850–900	865	143.00	143.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	220	260.00–300.00	279.36
6	250–300	274	265.00–300.00	282.24
20	300–350	325	245.00–292.00	275.82
27	350–400	377	232.00–275.00	262.69
48	400–450	430	235.00–287.00	262.13
30	450–500	474	237.00–295.00	262.24
23	500–550	526	227.00–289.00	254.20
21	550–600	576	227.00–287.00	250.94
14	600–650	618	220.00–261.00	240.87
8	650–700	681	195.00–235.00	212.31
3	700–750	707	175.00–215.00	191.89
3	750–800	780	187.00–202.00	192.88
5	800–850	820	175.00–203.00	184.30
2	850–900	875	157.00–199.00	177.88
3	900–950	910	159.00–195.00	174.89
2	950–1000	965	142.00–190.00	166.37
1	1000–1050	1,010	162.00	162.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	800–850	825	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	895	165.00	165.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	340	212.00–215.00	213.48
2	550–600	555	185.00–208.00	196.50
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	218	270.00	270.00
4	250–300	286	300.00–390.00	348.30
5	300–350	333	295.00–350.00	325.08
19	350–400	377	270.00–325.00	311.25
20	400–450	426	250.00–300.00	281.15
29	450–500	474	250.00–321.00	297.36
24	500–550	521	250.00–308.00	279.04
16	550–600	577	250.00–304.00	280.83
20	600–650	623	250.00–295.00	274.67
9	650–700	676	210.00–265.00	236.84
11	700–750	715	189.00–230.00	215.79
5	800–850	816	180.00–202.00	191.32
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	920	177.00	177.00
1	950–1000	965	167.00	167.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	230	175.00	175.00
1	300–350	300	160.00	160.00
2	350–400	383	177.00–200.00	188.27
1	400–450	410	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	473	170.00–182.00	175.97
1	500–550	530	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	230.00–255.00	242.36
7	300–350	321	225.00–250.00	236.69
6	350–400	384	220.00–265.00	246.80
3	400–450	425	200.00–250.00	226.39
8	450–500	476	200.00–245.00	220.96
3	500–550	510	216.00–235.00	228.60
2	550–600	563	220.00–240.00	230.04
4	600–650	626	200.00–218.00	208.06

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
11	—	1,141	133.00–135.00	134.00
39	—	1,048	110.00–130.00	120.87
4	—	1,086	70.00–88.00	82.90
6	—	977	90.00–104.00	97.58
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
95	—	1,401	133.00–155.00	144.10
5	—	1,470	156.00–163.00	158.19
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,500	130.00	130.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,609	158.00–179.00	168.30
2	—	1,763	182.00–187.00	184.69
5	—	1,344	140.00–151.00	146.15

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)	6	—	1,244	1,675.00–2,200.00	1,975.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,102	1,625.00–2,025.00	1,840.51
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	3	—	1,315	1,625.00–2,425.00	2,030.13
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	730	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	920	1,525.00–2,050.00	1,893.07

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

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle