Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-10
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-10

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 55.00 - 320.00; 12 head Sheep: 90.00 - 320.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $264.35/cwt on 74 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −104.50 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$264.35

74 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,424

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$784

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

$148.29/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+4.18

vs NC average

−50.61 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	537	282.42	1,518	59
Medium and Large 2	542	222.83	1,208	10thin
Medium and Large 3	547	134.13	734	5thin

One grade step is worth $148.29/cwt here — about $784 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 sale74 hd

264.35

—

NC average9 barns · 289 hd

260.17

+4.18

National average179 barns · 17,787 hd

314.96

−50.61

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−104.50

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	1,692	168.77	2,856	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,336	142.79	1,907	117
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,469	133.09	1,955	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	924	108.67	1,005	44

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)	1,057	$1,769	9
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	911	$1,501	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	980	$1,494	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,000	$2,535	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 1	450–500	467	323.62/cwt	290.00–352.00	1,511	16
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	200.85/cwt	187.00–215.00	1,828	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	233	353.25/cwt	315.00–375.00	823	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	930	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,562	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	779	237.40/cwt	220.00–245.00	1,849	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	407	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,112	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	945	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	515	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	850	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,553	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	277.22/cwt	266.00–295.00	1,866	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	221.70/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,155	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	245.25/cwt	230.00–250.00	1,162	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	144.92/cwt	136.00–150.00	1,041	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	323	180.47/cwt	160.00–200.00	583	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	367.92/cwt	325.00–397.00	1,380	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	625	144.05/cwt	129.00–150.00	900	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	223.97/cwt	210.00–245.00	1,261	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	272.52/cwt	270.00–275.00	758	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	662	193.48/cwt	180.00–210.00	1,281	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	770	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,155	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	695	149.00/cwt	149.00–149.00	1,036	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	426	252.01/cwt	242.00–265.00	1,074	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	179.20/cwt	169.00–208.00	1,559	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	318.60/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,035	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	230	234.24/cwt	220.00–250.00	539	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	222.09/cwt	195.00–231.00	1,590	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	523	145.86/cwt	125.00–165.00	763	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	351.61/cwt	322.00–385.00	1,519	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	245.88/cwt	210.00–259.00	1,783	19
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	246.29/cwt	220.00–269.00	1,283	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	990	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,832	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	283	359.87/cwt	345.00–375.00	1,018	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	312.29/cwt	285.00–337.00	1,633	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	575	301.17/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,732	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	370.52/cwt	350.00–387.00	1,219	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	1,372	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	243.50/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,023	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	815	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,223	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	293.66/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,832	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,943	4
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	400–450	400	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	524	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	244.33/cwt	220.00–260.00	1,398	3
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	980	156.00/cwt	156.00–156.00	1,529	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	998	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	194.73/cwt	175.00–225.00	1,330	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	990	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,356	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	300–350	340	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	459	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	725	141.71/cwt	134.00–149.00	1,027	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	750–800	755	142.00/cwt	142.00–142.00	1,072	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	630	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	791	196.72/cwt	177.00–220.00	1,556	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	294.62/cwt	287.00–300.00	1,821	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	805	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	848	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	398	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	589	1
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	855	78.04/cwt	75.00–83.00	667	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,469	133.09/cwt	130.00–140.00	1,955	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,347	155.76/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,098	7
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	946	115.30/cwt	106.00–128.00	1,091	29
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	887	98.60/cwt	90.00–104.00	875	13
Bulls	—	—	1,483	140.92/cwt	136.00–149.00	2,090	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,335	141.96/cwt	130.00–153.00	1,895	110
Bulls	—	—	1,688	171.60/cwt	160.00–179.00	2,897	16
Bulls	—	—	1,878	184.44/cwt	183.00–187.00	3,464	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,057	1,769.35/head	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,769	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	911	1,501.04/head	975.00–1,850.00	1,501	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	900	2,231.81/head	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,232	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,085	2,700.00/head	2,700.00–2,700.00	2,700	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	2,975.00/head	2,975.00–2,975.00	2,975	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	980	1,493.84/head	975.00–2,000.00	1,494	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	251.67/cwt	227.00–265.00	1,304	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	812	179.37/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,456	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	253	344.95/cwt	340.00–350.00	873	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	325.69/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,541	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	236.37/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,692	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	869	178.99/cwt	170.00–189.00	1,555	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,488	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	330.98/cwt	297.00–355.00	1,397	34
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	261.76/cwt	250.00–277.00	1,741	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,527	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	299.08/cwt	270.00–318.00	1,705	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	331	340.33/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,126	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	250.19/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,183	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	259.56/cwt	250.00–270.00	584	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	319	261.68/cwt	245.00–277.00	835	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	292.15/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,502	37
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	983	140.94/cwt	136.00–146.00	1,385	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	266	308.04/cwt	280.00–340.00	819	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,859	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	638	211.97/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,352	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	246.27/cwt	222.00–265.00	1,510	14
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	298.94/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,279	33
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	667	250.68/cwt	220.00–275.00	1,672	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	243	325.41/cwt	285.00–365.00	791	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	288.95/cwt	259.00–310.00	1,367	25
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	368	243.98/cwt	235.00–250.00	898	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	930	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,302	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	242.65/cwt	210.00–260.00	1,373	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	323.88/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,218	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	181.84/cwt	160.00–205.00	778	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	460	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	860	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	190.73/cwt	170.00–211.00	1,463	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	266.05/cwt	249.00–312.00	1,535	22
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,208	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	255.92/cwt	220.00–285.00	1,093	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,346	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	563	126.31/cwt	125.00–129.00	711	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	250.72/cwt	230.00–275.00	802	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	607	238.95/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,450	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	298.39/cwt	269.00–325.00	1,555	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	354.55/cwt	300.00–387.00	1,326	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	338.48/cwt	325.00–350.00	755	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	374	266.49/cwt	225.00–285.00	997	6

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 10, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 747Last week 836Year ago 564

Slaughter CattleReceipts 210Last week 220Year ago 174

Replacement CattleReceipts 25Last week 26Year ago 44

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

21 head Goats: 55.00 - 320.00; 12 head Sheep: 90.00 - 320.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	233	315.00–375.00	353.25
2	250–300	283	345.00–375.00	359.87
5	300–350	329	350.00–387.00	370.52
12	350–400	375	325.00–397.00	367.92
12	400–450	432	322.00–385.00	351.61
16	450–500	467	290.00–352.00	323.62
12	500–550	523	285.00–337.00	312.29
26	550–600	575	275.00–325.00	301.17
9	600–650	624	275.00–312.00	293.66
9	650–700	673	266.00–295.00	277.22
19	700–750	725	210.00–259.00	245.88
4	750–800	779	220.00–245.00	237.40
4	850–900	883	220.00	220.00
2	900–950	910	187.00–215.00	200.85
1	950–1000	990	185.00	185.00
1	1000–1050	1,035	150.00	150.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	285.00	285.00
3	400–450	420	225.00–267.00	243.50
1	450–500	490	280.00	280.00
4	500–550	521	220.00–269.00	246.29
3	550–600	572	220.00–260.00	244.33
3	650–700	683	175.00–225.00	194.73
1	800–850	815	150.00	150.00
1	900–950	930	168.00	168.00
1	950–1000	990	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	210.00	210.00
1	500–550	515	165.00	165.00
1	650–700	695	149.00	149.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	220	185.00	185.00
2	300–350	323	160.00–200.00	180.47
2	400–450	428	160.00–205.00	181.84
1	450–500	460	187.00	187.00
2	500–550	523	125.00–165.00	145.86
3	550–600	563	125.00–129.00	126.31
5	600–650	625	129.00–150.00	144.05
1	650–700	695	160.00	160.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	230	220.00–250.00	234.24
2	250–300	278	270.00–275.00	272.52
5	300–350	319	245.00–277.00	261.68
4	350–400	368	235.00–250.00	243.98
4	400–450	426	242.00–265.00	252.01
4	450–500	474	230.00–250.00	245.25
5	500–550	521	210.00–239.00	221.70
5	550–600	563	210.00–245.00	223.97
3	600–650	638	210.00–216.00	211.97
3	650–700	662	180.00–210.00	193.48
4	700–750	718	136.00–150.00	144.92
2	750–800	770	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	243	285.00–365.00	325.41
8	250–300	266	280.00–340.00	308.04
18	300–350	325	290.00–345.00	318.60
32	350–400	376	285.00–345.00	323.88
33	400–450	428	270.00–320.00	298.94
25	450–500	473	259.00–310.00	288.95
37	500–550	514	250.00–315.00	292.15
22	550–600	577	249.00–312.00	266.05
14	600–650	613	222.00–265.00	246.27
18	650–700	667	220.00–275.00	250.68
19	700–750	716	195.00–231.00	222.09
9	750–800	767	170.00–211.00	190.73
1	800–850	845	220.00	220.00
4	850–900	870	169.00–208.00	179.20
1	900–950	930	140.00	140.00
2	950–1000	983	136.00–146.00	140.94
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	135.00	135.00
1	400–450	400	131.00	131.00
1	600–650	630	135.00	135.00
2	700–750	725	134.00–149.00	141.71
1	750–800	755	142.00	142.00
1	950–1000	980	156.00	156.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	325.00–350.00	338.48
2	250–300	253	340.00–350.00	344.95
16	300–350	331	300.00–375.00	340.33
26	350–400	374	300.00–387.00	354.55
34	400–450	422	297.00–355.00	330.98
29	450–500	473	290.00–345.00	325.69
25	500–550	521	269.00–325.00	298.39
18	550–600	570	270.00–318.00	299.08
10	600–650	618	287.00–300.00	294.62
10	650–700	665	250.00–277.00	261.76
9	700–750	716	210.00–250.00	236.37
4	750–800	791	177.00–220.00	196.72
3	800–850	812	170.00–189.00	179.37
4	850–900	869	170.00–189.00	178.99
1	950–1000	985	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	185.00	185.00
1	350–400	380	155.00	155.00
1	450–500	460	175.00	175.00
1	550–600	565	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	690	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00–270.00	259.56
4	300–350	320	230.00–275.00	250.72
6	350–400	374	225.00–285.00	266.49
8	400–450	427	220.00–285.00	255.92
7	450–500	473	225.00–285.00	250.19
3	500–550	518	227.00–265.00	251.67
4	550–600	566	210.00–260.00	242.65
3	600–650	607	220.00–250.00	238.95
1	750–800	795	152.00	152.00
1	950–1000	960	155.00	155.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	855	75.00–83.00	78.04
29	—	946	106.00–128.00	115.30
13	—	887	90.00–104.00	98.60
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,469	130.00–140.00	133.09
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,347	153.00–162.00	155.76
110	—	1,335	130.00–153.00	141.96
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	136.00–149.00	140.92
16	—	1,688	160.00–179.00	171.60
6	—	1,878	183.00–187.00	184.44

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	9	—	1,057	1,100.00–2,200.00	1,769.35
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	7	—	911	975.00–1,850.00	1,501.04
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	980	975.00–2,000.00	1,493.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	900	2,050.00–2,400.00	2,231.81
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,085	2,700.00	2,700.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,115	2,975.00	2,975.00

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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

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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