Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-03-31
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-03-31

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

32 head Goats: 30.00 - 310.00; 26 head Sheep: 105.00 - 330.00; 1 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $274.22/cwt on 73 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −94.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$274.22

73 head · 546 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,496

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$577

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

$105.25/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.18

vs NC average

−47.16 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	283.86	1,551	64
Medium and Large 2	536	219.25	1,175	6thin
Medium and Large 3	545	178.61	974	3thin

One grade step is worth $105.25/cwt here — about $577 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 sale73 hd

274.22

—

NC average9 barns · 326 hd

279.40

−5.18

National average178 barns · 12,751 hd

321.38

−47.16

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−94.63

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	1,613	168.55	2,719	36
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,406	143.03	2,011	85
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,518	134.77	2,046	9thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,071	114.26	1,224	63

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)	1,115	$1,979	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,034	$1,891	9
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,736	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	881	$2,245	15

Every lot, as filed

121 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	550–600	564	338.48/cwt	310.00–348.00	1,909	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	209.69/cwt	200.00–224.00	1,227	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	490	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,152	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	306.10/cwt	285.00–318.00	1,916	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	355.54/cwt	337.00–370.00	1,859	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	2,021	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	748	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	788	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	568	151.14/cwt	135.00–175.00	858	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	228	252.43/cwt	225.00–277.00	576	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	977	183.09/cwt	175.00–195.00	1,789	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	870	193.24/cwt	170.00–220.00	1,681	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	275	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	784	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	327.12/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,237	21
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	283.19/cwt	250.00–299.00	1,900	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	341.23/cwt	310.00–380.00	761	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	323	243.09/cwt	230.00–250.00	785	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	238.14/cwt	225.00–245.00	1,591	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	927	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	615	256.12/cwt	239.00–288.00	1,575	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	345.69/cwt	320.00–400.00	1,123	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	590	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,239	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	725	189.93/cwt	185.00–195.00	1,377	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	934	192.64/cwt	177.00–210.00	1,799	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	285.82/cwt	247.00–308.00	1,486	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	281.89/cwt	252.00–316.00	1,615	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	306.00/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,444	60
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	229.60/cwt	214.00–245.00	1,639	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	525	221.10/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,161	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	319.00/cwt	295.00–349.00	864	13
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,250	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	350	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	435	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	740	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	464	354.26/cwt	318.00–375.00	1,644	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	385.52/cwt	365.00–395.00	1,245	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	2,095	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	159.50/cwt	150.00–169.00	1,388	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	366	374.04/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,369	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	379.57/cwt	350.00–399.00	1,051	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	678	183.01/cwt	176.00–192.00	1,241	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	981	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	625	197.16/cwt	187.00–208.00	1,232	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	420	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	932	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	378.01/cwt	350.00–400.00	862	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	375.20/cwt	350.00–389.00	1,617	11
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	380	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	874	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	960	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,632	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,328	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	161.08/cwt	146.00–172.00	1,321	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	330	232.50/cwt	225.00–240.00	767	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	585	187.43/cwt	150.00–214.00	1,096	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	905	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	525	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,108	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	700	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	1,267	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	315.81/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,794	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	840	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,949	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	364.74/cwt	310.00–400.00	999	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	663	279.67/cwt	230.00–292.00	1,854	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	267.76/cwt	265.00–272.00	1,896	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	913	215.92/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,971	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,116	135.33/cwt	134.00–138.00	1,510	5
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,518	134.77/cwt	130.00–140.00	2,046	9
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,206	164.54/cwt	160.00–167.00	1,984	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,416	141.97/cwt	135.00–157.00	2,010	81
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,099	124.03/cwt	110.00–133.00	1,363	41
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,048	94.85/cwt	87.00–103.00	994	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	939	75.29/cwt	70.00–80.00	707	9
Bulls	—	—	1,280	153.52/cwt	145.00–162.00	1,965	12
Bulls	—	—	1,195	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,390	1
Bulls	—	—	1,805	175.02/cwt	164.00–188.00	3,159	23
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,034	1,890.61/head	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,891	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,115	1,979.48/head	1,350.00–2,450.00	1,979	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,736.01/head	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,736	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	850	2,158.68/head	1,400.00–2,925.00	2,159	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	860	2,025.96/head	1,375.00–2,700.00	2,026	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	954	2,647.80/head	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,648	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	518	287.54/cwt	285.00–290.00	1,489	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	293.63/cwt	275.00–310.00	1,826	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	480	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,050	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	730	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,095	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	182.54/cwt	175.00–190.00	1,780	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	242	276.18/cwt	250.00–300.00	668	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	237.47/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,318	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	966	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	429	275.56/cwt	240.00–305.00	1,182	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	376.67/cwt	342.00–400.00	1,424	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,033	185.47/cwt	182.00–189.00	1,916	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	830	195.50/cwt	191.00–200.00	1,623	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	580	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,102	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	278	234.32/cwt	220.00–250.00	651	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	614	193.92/cwt	175.00–215.00	1,191	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	246.70/cwt	240.00–250.00	950	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,186	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	680	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	528	172.91/cwt	160.00–185.00	913	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	705	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	1,022	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	750–800	755	130.03/cwt	125.00–135.00	982	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	235.40/cwt	215.00–262.00	1,121	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	235	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	364	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	380	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	570	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	419	368.33/cwt	329.00–389.00	1,543	25
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	374.51/cwt	325.00–405.00	835	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	683	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,025	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	427	250.12/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,068	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	322.76/cwt	270.00–350.00	1,369	42
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	776	226.26/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,756	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	344.47/cwt	305.00–362.00	1,784	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	350.46/cwt	325.00–397.00	1,651	26
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	620	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	763	220.50/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,682	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	392.31/cwt	350.00–402.00	1,287	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	222.43/cwt	210.00–235.00	1,924	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	271.77/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,285	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	873	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,353	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	260	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	546	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	331	246.75/cwt	225.00–275.00	817	4

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 31, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 703Last week 803Year ago 512

Slaughter CattleReceipts 214Last week 213Year ago 211

Replacement CattleReceipts 40Last week 40Year ago 40

32 head Goats: 30.00 - 310.00; 26 head Sheep: 105.00 - 330.00; 1 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	228	350.00–400.00	378.01
5	250–300	277	350.00–399.00	379.57
4	300–350	323	365.00–395.00	385.52
5	350–400	366	350.00–390.00	374.04
11	400–450	431	350.00–389.00	375.20
9	450–500	464	318.00–375.00	354.26
11	500–550	523	337.00–370.00	355.54
7	550–600	564	310.00–348.00	338.48
4	600–650	626	285.00–318.00	306.10
7	650–700	671	250.00–299.00	283.19
1	700–750	735	275.00	275.00
1	850–900	855	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	285.00	285.00
1	300–350	325	230.00	230.00
1	350–400	350	295.00	295.00
1	450–500	490	235.00	235.00
3	550–600	585	200.00–224.00	209.69
1	600–650	625	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	435	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	525	150.00	150.00
3	550–600	568	135.00–175.00	151.14
1	600–650	610	152.00	152.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	225.00–277.00	252.43
2	250–300	278	220.00–250.00	234.32
3	300–350	323	230.00–250.00	243.09
4	350–400	385	240.00–250.00	246.70
7	400–450	427	235.00–265.00	250.12
9	450–500	476	215.00–262.00	235.40
5	500–550	525	200.00–235.00	221.10
1	550–600	590	210.00	210.00
4	600–650	614	175.00–215.00	193.92
1	650–700	650	206.00	206.00
2	700–750	725	185.00–195.00	189.93
1	750–800	765	155.00	155.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	310.00–380.00	341.23
13	250–300	271	295.00–349.00	319.00
13	300–350	325	320.00–400.00	345.69
21	350–400	378	285.00–350.00	327.12
42	400–450	424	270.00–350.00	322.76
60	450–500	472	275.00–335.00	306.00
32	500–550	520	247.00–308.00	285.82
32	550–600	573	252.00–316.00	281.89
11	600–650	615	239.00–288.00	256.12
5	650–700	668	225.00–245.00	238.14
5	700–750	714	214.00–245.00	229.60
8	750–800	776	200.00–242.00	226.26
2	800–850	830	191.00–200.00	195.50
4	850–900	870	170.00–220.00	193.24
4	900–950	934	177.00–210.00	192.64
3	950–1000	977	175.00–195.00	183.09
2	1000–1050	1,033	182.00–189.00	185.47
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	155.00	155.00
1	300–350	340	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	380	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	528	160.00–185.00	172.91
1	550–600	580	190.00	190.00
3	650–700	683	150.00	150.00
1	700–750	705	145.00	145.00
2	750–800	755	125.00–135.00	130.03
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	225.00–240.00	232.50
1	350–400	380	230.00	230.00
1	400–450	420	222.00	222.00
1	450–500	450	218.00	218.00
1	500–550	525	211.00	211.00
3	550–600	585	150.00–214.00	187.43
2	600–650	625	187.00–208.00	197.16
4	650–700	678	176.00–192.00	183.01
1	700–750	700	181.00	181.00
1	750–800	750	177.00	177.00
3	800–850	820	146.00–172.00	161.08
2	850–900	870	150.00–169.00	159.50
1	900–950	905	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	960	170.00	170.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	223	325.00–405.00	374.51
14	250–300	274	310.00–400.00	364.74
11	300–350	328	350.00–402.00	392.31
18	350–400	378	342.00–400.00	376.67
25	400–450	419	329.00–389.00	368.33
26	450–500	471	325.00–397.00	350.46
41	500–550	518	305.00–362.00	344.47
20	550–600	568	285.00–340.00	315.81
17	600–650	622	275.00–310.00	293.63
8	650–700	663	230.00–292.00	279.67
4	700–750	708	265.00–272.00	267.76
6	750–800	763	200.00–250.00	220.50
1	800–850	840	232.00	232.00
2	850–900	865	210.00–235.00	222.43
2	900–950	913	210.00–222.00	215.92
2	950–1000	975	175.00–190.00	182.54
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	242	250.00–300.00	276.18
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
4	300–350	331	225.00–275.00	246.75
5	400–450	429	240.00–305.00	275.56
2	450–500	473	245.00–300.00	271.77
2	500–550	518	285.00–290.00	287.54
3	550–600	555	220.00–267.00	237.47
1	600–650	620	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	700–750	730	150.00	150.00
2	850–900	873	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	210.00	210.00
1	300–350	320	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	485	155.00	155.00
1	500–550	525	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	690	140.00	140.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,116	134.00–138.00	135.33
41	—	1,099	110.00–133.00	124.03
8	—	1,048	87.00–103.00	94.85
9	—	939	70.00–80.00	75.29
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
9	—	1,518	130.00–140.00	134.77
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,206	160.00–167.00	164.54
81	—	1,416	135.00–157.00	141.97
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,280	145.00–162.00	153.52
1	—	1,195	200.00	200.00
23	—	1,805	164.00–188.00	175.02

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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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,034	1,375.00–2,200.00	1,890.61
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,115	1,350.00–2,450.00	1,979.48
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	5	—	1,038	1,250.00–2,400.00	1,736.01
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	850	1,400.00–2,925.00	2,158.68
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	5	—	860	1,375.00–2,700.00	2,025.96
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	954	2,350.00–3,000.00	2,647.80

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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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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