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

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 57.00 - 240.00; 33 head Sheep: 115.00 - 290.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $258.30/cwt on 86 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −110.55 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$258.30

86 head · 544 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,404

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$668

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

$131.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.97

vs NC average

−46.72 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	543	268.26	1,456	75
Medium and Large 2	542	202.22	1,095	9thin
Medium and Large 3	575	137.04	788	2thin

One grade step is worth $131.22/cwt here — about $668 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale86 hd

258.30

—

NC average8 barns · 291 hd

256.33

+1.97

National average185 barns · 16,988 hd

305.02

−46.72

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−110.55

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	1,553	166.74	2,590	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,405	144.69	2,032	129
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,765	140.00	2,471	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	972	98.70	959	39

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)	1,093	$1,686	8
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	954	$1,677	6
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,062	$1,662	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	933	$2,082	8

Every lot, as filed

111 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	900–950	935	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	312.11/cwt	295.00–332.00	1,336	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,316	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	640	158.53/cwt	155.00–162.00	1,015	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	252.59/cwt	240.00–265.00	904	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	315.80/cwt	290.00–327.00	1,620	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	292.73/cwt	270.00–310.00	1,677	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,804	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	252.02/cwt	220.00–284.00	1,699	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	626	181.80/cwt	172.00–200.00	1,138	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	575	137.04/cwt	120.00–155.00	788	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	328	232.37/cwt	200.00–250.00	762	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	319.02/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,037	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	407	185.63/cwt	177.00–195.00	756	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	655	153.00/cwt	153.00–153.00	1,002	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	728	151.05/cwt	137.00–165.00	1,100	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	248.44/cwt	210.00–265.00	1,563	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,914	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	197.31/cwt	190.00–212.00	1,138	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	172.26/cwt	165.00–185.00	1,146	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	481	219.25/cwt	207.00–230.00	1,055	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	285.74/cwt	270.00–310.00	794	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	922	170.79/cwt	160.00–182.00	1,575	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,120	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	235.06/cwt	210.00–245.00	994	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	247.39/cwt	245.00–250.00	688	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	212.62/cwt	197.00–230.00	1,633	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	317.28/cwt	280.00–350.00	730	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	321.76/cwt	300.00–340.00	901	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,073	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	248.10/cwt	227.00–272.00	1,049	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	243.22/cwt	220.00–265.00	1,143	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	312.10/cwt	290.00–320.00	1,479	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	322.26/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,225	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	164.97/cwt	160.00–170.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	293.72/cwt	280.00–298.00	1,809	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,020	204.00/cwt	204.00–204.00	2,081	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	327	256.33/cwt	240.00–270.00	838	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	565	242.61/cwt	230.00–255.00	1,371	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	198.11/cwt	187.00–209.00	1,932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	713	172.46/cwt	170.00–175.00	1,230	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	268	265.23/cwt	260.00–270.00	711	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	250.61/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,298	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	777	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	550–600	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	210.93/cwt	205.00–217.00	896	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	505	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	300.41/cwt	270.00–332.00	1,277	33
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	275.92/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,581	32
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	782	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	522	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	345	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	449	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,765	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,471	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	296.02/cwt	265.00–316.00	1,542	49
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,388	143.81/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,996	119
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	845	72.61/cwt	62.00–82.00	614	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,069	116.59/cwt	104.00–125.00	1,246	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	880	93.32/cwt	87.00–100.00	821	13
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,298	127.75/cwt	127.00–129.00	1,658	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,601	155.19/cwt	154.00–157.00	2,485	10
Bulls	—	—	1,195	146.77/cwt	140.00–152.00	1,754	6
Bulls	—	—	1,676	181.50/cwt	177.00–185.00	3,042	7
Bulls	—	—	1,625	167.66/cwt	155.00–175.00	2,724	18
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	800	1,944.80/head	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,945	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	973	2,008.74/head	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,009	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	1,677.12/head	950.00–2,100.00	1,677	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,062	1,661.50/head	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,662	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,093	1,685.93/head	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,686	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,160	2,428.07/head	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,428	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	370	311.46/cwt	287.00–342.00	1,152	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	211.07/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,642	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	619	271.74/cwt	232.00–291.00	1,682	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	246.89/cwt	222.00–270.00	1,662	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	317	313.09/cwt	290.00–345.00	992	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	817	203.82/cwt	185.00–215.00	1,665	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	175.46/cwt	162.00–187.00	1,632	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,804	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	218.49/cwt	217.00–220.00	1,394	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	516	237.75/cwt	215.00–250.00	1,227	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	187.14/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,609	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	275.18/cwt	250.00–290.00	614	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	184.76/cwt	175.00–197.00	1,613	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	302.65/cwt	265.00–347.00	996	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	286.96/cwt	260.00–335.00	1,079	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	723	198.29/cwt	190.00–210.00	1,434	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	287.06/cwt	250.00–317.00	1,214	44
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	204.68/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,073	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	825	184.55/cwt	180.00–189.00	1,523	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	261.29/cwt	230.00–277.00	1,492	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	249.78/cwt	240.00–260.00	562	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,080	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	271.96/cwt	237.00–295.00	1,436	49
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	194.51/cwt	194.00–195.00	1,484	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	276.84/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,312	48
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	219.59/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,465	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	299.57/cwt	270.00–350.00	698	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	363	249.12/cwt	220.00–270.00	904	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	467	233.80/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,092	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	375	233.17/cwt	210.00–250.00	874	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,209	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	418	238.22/cwt	210.00–250.00	996	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	729	225.73/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,646	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	207.00/cwt	207.00–207.00	1,346	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	577	237.25/cwt	232.00–240.00	1,369	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	253.27/cwt	240.00–270.00	684	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	302.19/cwt	265.00–325.00	1,417	50
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	275	299.59/cwt	280.00–335.00	824	10

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 Mar 3, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 836Last week 589Year ago 677

Slaughter CattleReceipts 220Last week 202Year ago 179

Replacement CattleReceipts 26Last week 16Year ago 30

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 57.00 - 240.00; 33 head Sheep: 115.00 - 290.00

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	230	280.00–350.00	317.28
3	250–300	280	300.00–340.00	321.76
6	300–350	325	300.00–340.00	319.02
11	350–400	380	300.00–350.00	322.26
10	400–450	428	295.00–332.00	312.11
11	450–500	474	290.00–320.00	312.10
18	500–550	513	290.00–327.00	315.80
15	550–600	573	270.00–310.00	292.73
5	600–650	616	280.00–298.00	293.72
4	650–700	674	220.00–284.00	252.02
2	700–750	713	170.00–175.00	172.46
3	750–800	768	197.00–230.00	212.62
1	800–850	820	220.00	220.00
1	850–900	870	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	935	208.00	208.00
2	950–1000	975	187.00–209.00	198.11
1	1000–1050	1,020	204.00	204.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	268	260.00–270.00	265.23
3	300–350	327	240.00–270.00	256.33
2	350–400	358	240.00–265.00	252.59
6	400–450	423	227.00–272.00	248.10
2	450–500	470	220.00–265.00	243.22
2	500–550	518	235.00–267.00	250.61
2	550–600	565	230.00–255.00	242.61
3	600–650	620	160.00–170.00	164.97
1	650–700	650	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	765	172.00	172.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	425	205.00–217.00	210.93
1	500–550	505	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	555	140.00	140.00
2	600–650	640	155.00–162.00	158.53
1	650–700	655	153.00	153.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	240.00–260.00	249.78
2	250–300	278	245.00–250.00	247.39
6	300–350	328	200.00–250.00	232.37
10	350–400	375	210.00–250.00	233.17
6	400–450	423	210.00–245.00	235.06
5	450–500	481	207.00–230.00	219.25
6	500–550	524	180.00–225.00	204.68
3	550–600	577	190.00–212.00	197.31
4	600–650	626	172.00–200.00	181.80
3	650–700	665	165.00–185.00	172.26
2	700–750	728	137.00–165.00	151.05
1	750–800	770	157.00	157.00
1	800–850	800	140.00	140.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	355	175.00	175.00
3	400–450	407	177.00–195.00	185.63
2	550–600	575	120.00–155.00	137.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
14	200–250	223	250.00–290.00	275.18
12	250–300	278	270.00–310.00	285.74
18	300–350	329	265.00–347.00	302.65
44	350–400	376	260.00–335.00	286.96
44	400–450	423	250.00–317.00	287.06
48	450–500	474	240.00–292.00	276.84
49	500–550	528	237.00–295.00	271.96
26	550–600	571	230.00–277.00	261.29
17	600–650	629	210.00–265.00	248.44
10	650–700	667	200.00–240.00	219.59
3	700–750	723	190.00–210.00	198.29
2	750–800	763	194.00–195.00	194.51
2	800–850	825	180.00–189.00	184.55
3	850–900	873	175.00–197.00	184.76
5	900–950	922	160.00–182.00	170.79
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	550–600	570	130.00	130.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	233	270.00–350.00	299.57
10	250–300	275	280.00–335.00	299.59
6	300–350	317	290.00–345.00	313.09
27	350–400	370	287.00–342.00	311.46
33	400–450	425	270.00–332.00	300.41
50	450–500	469	265.00–325.00	302.19
49	500–550	521	265.00–316.00	296.02
32	550–600	573	245.00–300.00	275.92
26	600–650	619	232.00–291.00	271.74
12	650–700	673	222.00–270.00	246.89
8	700–750	729	200.00–242.00	225.73
8	750–800	778	200.00–220.00	211.07
5	800–850	817	185.00–215.00	203.82
5	850–900	860	182.00–195.00	187.14
3	900–950	930	162.00–187.00	175.46
1	950–1000	975	185.00	185.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	270	240.00–270.00	253.27
1	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
4	350–400	363	220.00–270.00	249.12
8	400–450	418	210.00–250.00	238.22
7	450–500	467	200.00–250.00	233.80
6	500–550	516	215.00–250.00	237.75
3	550–600	577	232.00–240.00	237.25
2	600–650	638	217.00–220.00	218.49
1	650–700	650	207.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	130.00	130.00
1	350–400	360	145.00	145.00
1	450–500	460	170.00	170.00
1	550–600	565	195.00	195.00
1	650–700	675	160.00	160.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,765	140.00	140.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
119	—	1,388	130.00–153.00	143.81
10	—	1,601	154.00–157.00	155.19
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	845	62.00–82.00	72.61
12	—	1,069	104.00–125.00	116.59
13	—	880	87.00–100.00	93.32
4	—	1,298	127.00–129.00	127.75
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,195	140.00–152.00	146.77
7	—	1,676	177.00–185.00	181.50
18	—	1,625	155.00–175.00	167.66

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	4	—	800	1,850.00–2,000.00	1,944.80
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	973	1,600.00–2,350.00	2,008.74
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,160	2,350.00–2,525.00	2,428.07
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	954	950.00–2,100.00	1,677.12
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	1,062	1,300.00–1,850.00	1,661.50
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	8	—	1,093	1,350.00–1,975.00	1,685.93

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

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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