Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-14
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-14

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

26 head Goats: 45.00 - 280.00; 18 head Sheep: 40.00 - 320.00; 5 head baby Calves: 600.00 - 875.00; 2 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $293.15/cwt on 59 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.70 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$293.15

59 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,598

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$648

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

$126.57/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+1.20

vs NC average

−28.03 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	308.14	1,678	49
Medium and Large 2	540	236.05	1,275	7thin
Medium and Large 3	567	181.57	1,030	3thin

One grade step is worth $126.57/cwt here — about $648 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 sale59 hd

293.15

—

NC average9 barns · 250 hd

291.95

+1.20

National average175 barns · 12,815 hd

321.18

−28.03

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−75.70

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	1,437	164.26	2,360	28
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,324	147.76	1,956	110
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,598	140.37	2,243	3thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,033	124.22	1,283	66

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	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,179	$2,178	4thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,138	$2,007	14
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,941	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	846	$2,298	10
Cow-Calf Pairs	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	965	$2,250	1thin

Every lot, as filed

113 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
Bulls	—	—	1,145	147.74/cwt	140.00–154.00	1,692	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,331	146.20/cwt	136.00–159.00	1,946	101
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,138	2,006.84/head	1,325.00–2,400.00	2,007	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	517	375.00/cwt	375.00–375.00	1,939	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	325.95/cwt	297.00–342.00	1,861	30
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	344.43/cwt	320.00–369.00	1,794	40
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	350–400	387	401.01/cwt	397.00–402.00	1,552	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	320.11/cwt	290.00–339.00	1,517	58
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	374.31/cwt	345.00–395.00	1,576	35
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	716	224.25/cwt	217.00–232.00	1,606	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	189.00/cwt	189.00–189.00	1,890	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	766	210.44/cwt	200.00–218.00	1,612	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	381.51/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,064	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	176.68/cwt	165.00–189.00	1,716	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	391.23/cwt	350.00–414.00	1,271	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	420	346.27/cwt	320.00–380.00	1,454	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	188.37/cwt	182.00–195.00	1,644	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	315.10/cwt	287.00–332.00	1,642	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	235	381.10/cwt	350.00–410.00	896	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,989	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	389.66/cwt	375.00–415.00	1,473	26
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	821	203.83/cwt	190.00–218.00	1,673	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	331.39/cwt	320.00–347.00	739	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	344.04/cwt	327.00–389.00	960	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	914	190.91/cwt	172.00–214.00	1,745	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	616	321.06/cwt	311.00–336.00	1,978	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	322	367.12/cwt	335.00–399.00	1,182	22
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	568	299.22/cwt	272.00–316.00	1,700	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	678	311.60/cwt	290.00–316.00	2,113	22
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	532	345.76/cwt	310.00–367.00	1,839	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	666	227.99/cwt	220.00–237.00	1,518	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	576	329.43/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,898	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	395.87/cwt	392.00–400.00	883	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	399.32/cwt	397.00–400.00	1,290	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	431	384.97/cwt	365.00–406.00	1,659	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	480	365.36/cwt	349.00–380.00	1,754	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	393.29/cwt	360.00–408.00	1,475	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	2,082	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	365.58/cwt	335.00–392.00	1,375	45
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	260.98/cwt	237.00–277.00	1,879	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	670	288.10/cwt	272.00–304.00	1,930	12
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	280	398.79/cwt	398.00–400.00	1,117	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	700	297.00/cwt	295.00–299.00	2,079	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	765	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,798	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	629	285.36/cwt	267.00–297.00	1,795	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	567	181.57/cwt	165.00–200.00	1,030	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	390	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,034	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	851	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	600–650	610	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,098	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	232.00/cwt	232.00–232.00	1,960	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	975	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,872	1
Bulls	—	—	1,472	165.48/cwt	158.00–173.00	2,436	16
Bulls	—	—	1,733	183.51/cwt	179.00–189.00	3,180	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,243	165.28/cwt	161.00–171.00	2,054	9
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,598	140.37/cwt	132.00–146.00	2,243	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	926	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	663	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	995	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,026	127.26/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,306	33
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,126	135.64/cwt	135.00–137.00	1,527	19
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	860	106.87/cwt	95.00–110.00	919	11
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,160	81.99/cwt	70.00–89.00	951	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	508	190.15/cwt	180.00–200.00	966	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	684	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	480	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	792	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	300	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	690	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	327.44/cwt	325.00–330.00	1,041	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	718	164.45/cwt	160.00–169.00	1,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	285.43/cwt	275.00–310.00	913	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	858	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	250	285.00/cwt	285.00–285.00	713	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	315	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	803	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	1,353	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,339	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	205	315.00/cwt	315.00–315.00	646	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	870	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,470	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	361	297.13/cwt	265.00–320.00	1,073	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	668	235.28/cwt	220.00–250.00	1,572	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	571	270.25/cwt	262.00–285.00	1,543	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	524	236.00/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,237	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	630	254.10/cwt	225.00–269.00	1,601	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	286.06/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,490	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	257.23/cwt	225.00–275.00	1,711	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	432	281.24/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,215	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	705	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,340	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	623	308.50/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,922	13
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	914	2,173.19/head	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,173	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	500–550	545	355.00/cwt	355.00–355.00	1,935	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	356.22/cwt	335.00–379.00	1,678	32
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	485	387.00/cwt	387.00–387.00	1,877	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	311.60/cwt	289.00–330.00	1,162	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	556	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,946	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	762	2,380.36/head	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,380	3
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	965	2,250.00/head	2,250.00–2,250.00	2,250	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,941.05/head	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,941	6
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,179	2,177.84/head	1,225.00–2,750.00	2,178	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	465	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,163	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	840	2,383.53/head	2,175.00–2,525.00	2,384	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	735	218.00/cwt	218.00–218.00	1,602	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	285.64/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,363	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	835	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,461	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	555	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	1,499	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	765	187.00/cwt	187.00–187.00	1,431	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	286	294.09/cwt	260.00–310.00	841	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	915	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,437	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	345	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,121	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	279.20/cwt	252.00–300.00	1,485	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	474	256.87/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,218	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	433	278.25/cwt	255.00–300.00	1,205	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	580	236.19/cwt	225.00–247.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	413	298.55/cwt	297.00–300.00	1,233	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	353	314.95/cwt	300.00–335.00	1,112	3

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 14, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 756Last week 692Year ago 762

Slaughter CattleReceipts 232Last week 144Year ago 219

Replacement CattleReceipts 36Last week 29Year ago 18

26 head Goats: 45.00 - 280.00; 18 head Sheep: 40.00 - 320.00; 5 head baby Calves: 600.00 - 875.00; 2 head Hogs

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,145	140.00–154.00	147.74
16	—	1,472	158.00–173.00	165.48
5	—	1,733	179.00–189.00	183.51
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
101	—	1,331	136.00–159.00	146.20
9	—	1,243	161.00–171.00	165.28
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,598	132.00–146.00	140.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
33	—	1,026	119.00–134.00	127.26
19	—	1,126	135.00–137.00	135.64
11	—	860	95.00–110.00	106.87
3	—	1,160	70.00–89.00	81.99

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)	14	—	1,138	1,325.00–2,400.00	2,006.84
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	6	—	1,038	1,500.00–2,500.00	1,941.05
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,179	1,225.00–2,750.00	2,177.84
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	914	1,925.00–2,550.00	2,173.19
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	762	2,200.00–2,550.00	2,380.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	965	2,250.00	2,250.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	3	—	840	2,175.00–2,525.00	2,383.53

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	485	387.00	387.00
4	500–550	517	375.00	375.00
4	550–600	556	350.00	350.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	392.00–400.00	395.87
5	250–300	280	398.00–400.00	398.79
9	300–350	323	397.00–400.00	399.32
12	350–400	375	360.00–408.00	393.29
8	400–450	431	365.00–406.00	384.97
18	450–500	480	349.00–380.00	365.36
23	500–550	532	310.00–367.00	345.76
4	550–600	576	300.00–340.00	329.43
5	600–650	616	311.00–336.00	321.06
22	650–700	678	290.00–316.00	311.60
2	700–750	700	295.00–299.00	297.00
1	750–800	780	255.00	255.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	390	265.00	265.00
1	400–450	415	205.00	205.00
1	450–500	480	165.00	165.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	325.00	325.00
3	350–400	353	300.00–335.00	314.95
4	400–450	433	255.00–300.00	278.25
1	450–500	465	250.00	250.00
3	500–550	532	252.00–300.00	279.20
1	550–600	555	270.00	270.00
3	650–700	665	225.00–275.00	257.23
1	700–750	705	190.00	190.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	235	350.00–410.00	381.10
11	250–300	279	350.00–400.00	381.51
15	300–350	325	350.00–414.00	391.23
26	350–400	378	375.00–415.00	389.66
35	400–450	421	345.00–395.00	374.31
32	450–500	471	335.00–379.00	356.22
40	500–550	521	320.00–369.00	344.43
30	550–600	571	297.00–342.00	325.95
13	600–650	623	295.00–329.00	308.50
12	650–700	670	272.00–304.00	288.10
3	700–750	720	237.00–277.00	260.98
1	750–800	765	235.00	235.00
1	800–850	845	232.00	232.00
1	900–950	905	230.00	230.00
1	950–1000	975	192.00	192.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	240.00	240.00
1	300–350	315	255.00	255.00
1	350–400	365	235.00	235.00
2	500–550	508	180.00–200.00	190.15
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	610	180.00	180.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
1	250–300	250	285.00	285.00
2	300–350	318	325.00–330.00	327.44
3	350–400	373	289.00–330.00	311.60
2	400–450	413	297.00–300.00	298.55
3	450–500	477	285.00–287.00	285.64
4	500–550	521	275.00–300.00	286.06
5	550–600	571	262.00–285.00	270.25
3	600–650	630	225.00–269.00	254.10
2	650–700	668	220.00–250.00	235.28
1	700–750	735	218.00	218.00
1	750–800	765	187.00	187.00
1	800–850	835	175.00	175.00
1	850–900	870	169.00	169.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
5	350–400	387	397.00–402.00	401.01
1	500–550	545	355.00	355.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	223	320.00–347.00	331.39
15	250–300	279	327.00–389.00	344.04
22	300–350	322	335.00–399.00	367.12
45	350–400	376	335.00–392.00	365.58
38	400–450	420	320.00–380.00	346.27
58	450–500	474	290.00–339.00	320.11
24	500–550	521	287.00–332.00	315.10
24	550–600	568	272.00–316.00	299.22
9	600–650	629	267.00–297.00	285.36
4	650–700	666	220.00–237.00	227.99
7	700–750	716	217.00–232.00	224.25
4	750–800	766	200.00–218.00	210.44
5	800–850	821	190.00–218.00	203.83
2	850–900	873	182.00–195.00	188.37
4	900–950	914	172.00–214.00	190.91
5	950–1000	971	165.00–189.00	176.68
1	1000–1050	1,000	189.00	189.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	230.00	230.00
1	450–500	495	187.00	187.00
3	550–600	567	165.00–200.00	181.57
2	650–700	663	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	205	315.00	315.00
5	250–300	286	260.00–310.00	294.09
4	300–350	320	275.00–310.00	285.43
4	350–400	361	265.00–320.00	297.13
9	400–450	432	250.00–310.00	281.24
4	450–500	474	225.00–282.00	256.87
5	500–550	524	225.00–255.00	236.00
2	550–600	580	225.00–247.00	236.19
1	650–700	670	202.00	202.00
2	700–750	718	160.00–169.00	164.45
1	750–800	765	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	915	157.00	157.00

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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

How it compared 500–600 lb

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

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