Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-07
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-07

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

27 head Goats: 50.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 55.00 - 320.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $282.36/cwt on 54 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −86.49 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$282.36

54 head · 528 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,491

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$742

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

$141.98/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−1.99

vs NC average

−34.19 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	526	299.22	1,575	46
Medium and Large 2	546	213.62	1,167	4thin
Medium and Large 3	530	157.24	833	4thin

One grade step is worth $141.98/cwt here — about $742 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale54 hd

282.36

—

NC average8 barns · 247 hd

284.35

−1.99

National average178 barns · 10,561 hd

316.55

−34.19

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−86.49

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	1,808	167.47	3,028	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,296	143.28	1,856	51
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,610	140.04	2,255	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,089	121.05	1,318	65

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)	1,143	$1,798	12
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	981	$1,602	10
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	897	$1,371	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	909	$2,139	4thin

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 2	200–250	200	280.00/cwt	280.00–280.00	560	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	280.06/cwt	275.00–285.00	1,162	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	883	196.08/cwt	187.00–205.00	1,731	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	855	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,796	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	332.57/cwt	322.00–342.00	1,882	5
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	455	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	769	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	627	243.21/cwt	232.00–249.00	1,525	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	495	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	1,282	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	855	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,411	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	400–450	426	324.69/cwt	321.00–329.00	1,383	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	618	284.43/cwt	280.00–291.00	1,758	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	708	220.21/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,559	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	810	225.50/cwt	216.00–235.00	1,827	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	277	393.01/cwt	385.00–400.00	1,089	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	324	252.25/cwt	240.00–270.00	817	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	188.32/cwt	185.00–190.00	1,557	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	194.54/cwt	180.00–204.00	1,790	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	219.54/cwt	212.00–226.00	1,603	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	396	359.00/cwt	359.00–359.00	1,422	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	522	322.30/cwt	319.00–325.00	1,682	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	202.32/cwt	180.00–225.00	1,234	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	286.84/cwt	270.00–305.00	657	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	267	290.48/cwt	275.00–304.00	776	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	192.82/cwt	175.00–212.00	1,479	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	303.99/cwt	282.00–312.00	1,450	24
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,712	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	920	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,518	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	308.94/cwt	285.00–340.00	1,168	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	299.24/cwt	275.00–314.00	1,553	31
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	280	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	770	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	175.51/cwt	175.00–176.00	1,527	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,415	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	453	333.37/cwt	330.00–340.00	1,510	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	515	367.63/cwt	362.00–369.00	1,893	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	468	343.24/cwt	310.00–369.00	1,606	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	402.35/cwt	390.00–410.00	1,300	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	625	312.42/cwt	285.00–329.00	1,953	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	370	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	981	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	669	276.62/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,851	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	654	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	2,093	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	377.17/cwt	325.00–395.00	1,422	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	320.73/cwt	300.00–347.00	1,661	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	432	357.19/cwt	335.00–379.00	1,543	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	555	361.51/cwt	350.00–370.00	2,006	14
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	1,539	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	206.00/cwt	206.00–206.00	1,215	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	790	129.00/cwt	129.00–129.00	1,019	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	695	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,161	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	452	401.00/cwt	401.00–401.00	1,813	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	995	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,582	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	293.84/cwt	270.00–325.00	911	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	450	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	855	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	815	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	1,100	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	182.01/cwt	179.00–185.00	1,866	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	564	315.75/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,781	16
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,675	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	870	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	525	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,864	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1Value Added	600–650	625	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,938	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,610	140.04/cwt	135.00–145.00	2,255	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	753	88.42/cwt	80.00–92.00	666	4
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	961	106.22/cwt	100.00–112.00	1,021	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,296	135.99/cwt	135.00–138.00	1,762	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,105	126.17/cwt	114.00–134.00	1,394	31
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,258	158.89/cwt	157.00–161.00	1,999	3
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,298	142.30/cwt	135.00–151.00	1,847	48
Bulls	—	—	1,725	152.29/cwt	150.00–156.00	2,627	3
Bulls	—	—	1,868	185.52/cwt	183.00–188.00	3,466	2
Bulls	—	—	1,821	168.41/cwt	160.00–179.00	3,067	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	788	1,923.65/head	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,924	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,143	1,797.69/head	850.00–2,200.00	1,798	12
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	981	1,601.94/head	975.00–2,225.00	1,602	10
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	897	1,370.59/head	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,371	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	2,355.04/head	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,355	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	325	305.23/cwt	300.00–325.00	992	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	360	226.30/cwt	210.00–240.00	815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	428	190.27/cwt	180.00–200.00	814	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,539	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	406	268.21/cwt	250.00–315.00	1,089	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	233.50/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,336	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	274.19/cwt	242.00–295.00	1,722	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	212.41/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,561	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,260	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	269.57/cwt	250.00–305.00	1,038	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	859	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	463	260.16/cwt	250.00–270.00	1,205	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	318.89/cwt	270.00–347.00	1,658	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	688	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,376	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	466	333.23/cwt	280.00–370.00	1,553	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	428	302.80/cwt	267.00–316.00	1,296	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	230.48/cwt	215.00–242.00	1,535	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	264.50/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,508	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	450	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	774	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,213	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	270.70/cwt	240.00–276.00	1,689	13
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	304.29/cwt	270.00–330.00	995	27
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	241.60/cwt	216.00–259.00	930	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	530	205.16/cwt	190.00–225.00	1,087	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	565	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,045	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	960	162.00/cwt	162.00–162.00	1,555	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	420	249.67/cwt	249.00–250.00	1,049	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	245	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	595	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,422	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	668	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	700	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	207.02/cwt	204.00–210.00	1,780	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	287	190.32/cwt	175.00–200.00	546	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	147.99/cwt	125.00–170.00	767	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	630	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	440	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	726	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	686	257.27/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,765	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	503	253.52/cwt	250.00–257.00	1,275	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	829	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,658	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	281	390.26/cwt	365.00–400.00	1,097	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	233.54/cwt	215.00–252.00	1,693	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	368.31/cwt	322.00–397.00	1,377	18
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	387.43/cwt	350.00–415.00	1,267	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	800	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	343.34/cwt	325.00–375.00	1,449	29

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 Apr 7, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 692Last week 703Year ago 1,166

Slaughter CattleReceipts 144Last week 214Year ago 280

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 40Year ago 12

27 head Goats: 50.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 55.00 - 320.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	200	280.00	280.00
2	250–300	280	275.00	275.00
3	300–350	310	270.00–325.00	293.84
1	350–400	370	265.00	265.00
2	400–450	415	275.00–285.00	280.06
1	450–500	495	259.00	259.00
1	500–550	540	285.00	285.00
3	600–650	627	232.00–249.00	243.21
1	750–800	765	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	870	175.00–176.00	175.51
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	277	385.00–400.00	393.01
5	300–350	323	390.00–410.00	402.35
14	350–400	377	325.00–395.00	377.17
9	400–450	432	335.00–379.00	357.19
18	450–500	468	310.00–369.00	343.24
9	500–550	518	300.00–347.00	320.73
5	550–600	566	322.00–342.00	332.57
14	600–650	625	285.00–329.00	312.42
4	650–700	669	252.00–300.00	276.62
2	700–750	708	200.00–240.00	220.21
2	800–850	810	216.00–235.00	225.50
1	850–900	855	210.00	210.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	455	169.00	169.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	450–500	452	401.00	401.00
5	500–550	515	362.00–369.00	367.63
14	550–600	555	350.00–370.00	361.51
4	650–700	654	320.00	320.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	229	270.00–305.00	286.84
9	250–300	267	275.00–304.00	290.48
27	300–350	327	270.00–330.00	304.29
29	350–400	378	285.00–340.00	308.94
36	400–450	428	267.00–316.00	302.80
24	450–500	477	282.00–312.00	303.99
31	500–550	519	275.00–314.00	299.24
6	550–600	570	250.00–290.00	264.50
13	600–650	624	240.00–276.00	270.70
4	650–700	666	215.00–242.00	230.48
4	700–750	730	212.00–226.00	219.54
10	750–800	767	175.00–212.00	192.82
3	800–850	827	185.00–190.00	188.32
2	850–900	883	187.00–205.00	196.08
3	900–950	920	180.00–204.00	194.54
1	1000–1050	1,025	167.00	167.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	250.00	250.00
2	250–300	270	245.00–250.00	247.50
6	300–350	324	240.00–270.00	252.25
3	350–400	385	216.00–259.00	241.60
3	400–450	420	249.00–250.00	249.67
1	450–500	485	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	530	190.00–225.00	205.16
1	550–600	595	239.00	239.00
6	600–650	610	180.00–225.00	202.32
1	850–900	855	165.00	165.00
1	900–950	920	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	960	162.00	162.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
9	350–400	396	359.00	359.00
13	400–450	426	321.00–329.00	324.69
12	450–500	453	330.00–340.00	333.37
9	500–550	522	319.00–325.00	322.30
5	600–650	618	280.00–291.00	284.43
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	287	175.00–200.00	190.32
1	300–350	315	200.00	200.00
1	350–400	350	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	440	165.00	165.00
1	450–500	450	172.00	172.00
3	500–550	518	125.00–170.00	147.99
1	550–600	565	185.00	185.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	450	190.00	190.00
1	550–600	590	206.00	206.00
1	650–700	695	167.00	167.00
1	750–800	790	129.00	129.00
1	800–850	815	135.00	135.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	950–1000	995	159.00	159.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	370.00	370.00
5	250–300	281	365.00–400.00	390.26
13	300–350	327	350.00–415.00	387.43
18	350–400	374	322.00–397.00	368.31
29	400–450	422	325.00–375.00	343.34
36	450–500	466	280.00–370.00	333.23
23	500–550	520	270.00–347.00	318.89
16	550–600	564	275.00–335.00	315.75
12	600–650	628	242.00–295.00	274.19
8	650–700	686	235.00–265.00	257.27
10	700–750	725	215.00–252.00	233.54
3	800–850	829	200.00	200.00
2	850–900	860	204.00–210.00	207.02
1	950–1000	985	170.00	170.00
2	1000–1050	1,025	179.00–185.00	182.01
Bulls — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	355.00	355.00
4	600–650	625	310.00	310.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	250	320.00	320.00
5	300–350	325	300.00–325.00	305.23
3	350–400	385	250.00–305.00	269.57
5	400–450	406	250.00–315.00	268.21
2	450–500	463	250.00–270.00	260.16
2	500–550	503	250.00–257.00	253.52
3	550–600	572	220.00–250.00	233.50
1	600–650	630	200.00	200.00
2	650–700	688	200.00	200.00
2	700–750	735	200.00–225.00	212.41
1	950–1000	950	162.00	162.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	350–400	360	210.00–240.00	226.30
3	400–450	428	180.00–200.00	190.27
1	450–500	480	179.00	179.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,610	135.00–145.00	140.04
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	753	80.00–92.00	88.42
16	—	961	100.00–112.00	106.22
14	—	1,296	135.00–138.00	135.99
31	—	1,105	114.00–134.00	126.17
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,258	157.00–161.00	158.89
48	—	1,298	135.00–151.00	142.30
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,725	150.00–156.00	152.29
2	—	1,868	183.00–188.00	185.52
10	—	1,821	160.00–179.00	168.41

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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	—	788	1,575.00–2,150.00	1,923.65
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	2,125.00–2,550.00	2,355.04
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	12	—	1,143	850.00–2,200.00	1,797.69
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	10	—	981	975.00–2,225.00	1,601.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	3	—	897	1,175.00–1,500.00	1,370.59

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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