Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-21
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-21

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 30.00 - 110.00; 15 head Sheep: 110.00 - 350.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $292.96/cwt on 41 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −75.89 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$292.96

41 head · 552 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,619

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$460

per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 2

$88.73/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.06

vs NC average

−36.99 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	305.95	1,684	35
Medium and Large 2	564	217.22	1,224	6thin

One grade step is worth $88.73/cwt here — about $460 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale41 hd

292.96

—

NC average8 barns · 199 hd

296.02

−3.06

National average175 barns · 11,256 hd

329.95

−36.99

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−75.89

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	1,453	171.04	2,485	15
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,382	147.75	2,042	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,478	143.37	2,119	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	998	123.66	1,235	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	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,097	$2,048	11
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,021	$1,823	12
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,103	$1,797	9
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,060	$2,819	11

Every lot, as filed

108 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
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	579	218.35/cwt	200.00–229.00	1,264	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	469	266.81/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,251	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	971	191.82/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,863	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	495	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	787	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	670	146.45/cwt	143.00–150.00	981	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	889	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	613	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	819	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	372.75/cwt	357.00–392.00	1,592	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,028	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	217.02/cwt	214.00–223.00	1,786	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	725	225.18/cwt	205.00–235.00	1,633	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	214.00/cwt	210.00–220.00	1,648	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	425	328.66/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,397	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	650	225.00/cwt	200.00–250.00	1,463	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	628	302.08/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,897	9
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	775	270.00/cwt	270.00–270.00	2,093	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	820	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,091	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	218	390.84/cwt	375.00–400.00	852	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	278	403.47/cwt	397.00–416.00	1,122	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	900–950	910	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,502	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	329	391.87/cwt	360.00–412.00	1,289	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	988	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,927	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	314	321.99/cwt	300.00–340.00	1,011	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	435	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,501	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	286.41/cwt	268.00–300.00	2,082	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	166.23/cwt	150.00–182.00	861	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	480	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,560	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	322.28/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,202	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	340	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	779	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	850–900	865	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,600	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	231.64/cwt	200.00–270.00	845	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	164.27/cwt	150.00–175.00	780	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	700–750	723	231.39/cwt	214.00–245.00	1,673	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	211.31/cwt	160.00–265.00	888	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,043	2,964.43/head	2,050.00–3,500.00	2,964	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,218	3,041.32/head	2,875.00–3,175.00	3,041	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,003	2,525.81/head	1,350.00–3,350.00	2,526	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,103	1,797.02/head	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,797	9
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,097	2,048.36/head	1,200.00–2,800.00	2,048	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,094	2,043.31/head	1,375.00–2,650.00	2,043	10
Bred Cows	Small 2	—	655	724.43/head	700.00–750.00	724	2
Bulls	—	—	1,286	150.43/cwt	147.00–153.00	1,935	4
Bulls	—	—	1,443	168.95/cwt	160.00–174.00	2,438	5
Bulls	—	—	1,573	186.53/cwt	180.00–199.00	2,934	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,382	147.75/cwt	137.00–158.00	2,042	97
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,478	143.37/cwt	142.00–145.00	2,119	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,042	129.78/cwt	114.00–137.00	1,352	24
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,128	139.40/cwt	139.00–140.00	1,572	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	875	106.96/cwt	94.00–110.00	936	8
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	643	77.73/cwt	76.00–80.00	500	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	398.09/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,489	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	331.17/cwt	308.00–350.00	1,921	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	362.36/cwt	340.00–380.00	1,707	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	513	345.00/cwt	332.00–359.00	1,770	8
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	296.31/cwt	275.00–312.00	1,970	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,729	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	900–950	910	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,793	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	950–1000	950	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,758	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	201.00/cwt	201.00–201.00	1,940	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	208.36/cwt	192.00–225.00	1,829	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	873	184.13/cwt	175.00–193.00	1,607	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	685	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,199	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,574	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	750	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	1,493	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	905	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	2,036	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	368.47/cwt	352.00–392.00	1,743	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	655	304.00/cwt	304.00–304.00	1,991	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	307.00/cwt	307.00–307.00	2,180	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	335.83/cwt	306.00–354.00	1,918	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	750	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,988	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	380	410.26/cwt	400.00–424.00	1,559	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	382.50/cwt	380.00–385.00	1,243	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	613	294.44/cwt	279.00–310.00	1,805	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	210	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	290	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,160	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	407	391.29/cwt	377.00–397.00	1,593	7
Steers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	199.00/cwt	199.00–199.00	816	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,764	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	514	361.40/cwt	330.00–369.00	1,858	7
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	640	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,600	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	230	402.66/cwt	400.00–405.00	926	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	268.57/cwt	262.00–275.00	1,303	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,195	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	385	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	866	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	500	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	1,500	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	700	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,260	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	410	299.00/cwt	299.00–299.00	1,226	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	500	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	518	309.49/cwt	295.00–329.00	1,603	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	309.33/cwt	290.00–325.00	835	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	276.51/cwt	270.00–290.00	1,714	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	873	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,816	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	302.96/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,751	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	660	291.85/cwt	270.00–299.00	1,926	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	533	214.95/cwt	205.00–225.00	1,146	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	267.89/cwt	250.00–285.00	603	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	327.10/cwt	300.00–342.00	1,547	38
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	321	328.30/cwt	310.00–345.00	1,054	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	375	352.33/cwt	340.00–365.00	1,321	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	203	331.26/cwt	319.00–340.00	672	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	686	229.46/cwt	225.00–237.00	1,574	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	214.87/cwt	200.00–225.00	1,343	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	355	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	888	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1

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 21, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 405Last week 756Year ago 837

Slaughter CattleReceipts 163Last week 232Year ago 233

Replacement CattleReceipts 46Last week 36Year ago 25

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

10 head Goats: 30.00 - 110.00; 15 head Sheep: 110.00 - 350.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	250.00–285.00	267.89
1	350–400	355	250.00	250.00
7	450–500	469	245.00–290.00	266.81
2	500–550	533	205.00–225.00	214.95
4	550–600	579	200.00–229.00	218.35
3	600–650	625	200.00–225.00	214.87
5	650–700	686	225.00–237.00	229.46
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	203	319.00–340.00	331.26
3	250–300	270	290.00–325.00	309.33
7	300–350	321	310.00–345.00	328.30
10	350–400	375	340.00–365.00	352.33
14	400–450	425	300.00–350.00	328.66
38	450–500	473	300.00–342.00	327.10
16	500–550	518	295.00–329.00	309.49
19	550–600	578	275.00–325.00	302.96
3	600–650	620	270.00–290.00	276.51
6	650–700	660	270.00–299.00	291.85
7	700–750	725	205.00–235.00	225.18
4	750–800	770	210.00–220.00	214.00
4	800–850	823	214.00–223.00	217.02
2	850–900	873	208.00	208.00
4	950–1000	971	175.00–210.00	191.82
2	1000–1050	1,028	182.00	182.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	175.00	175.00
1	400–450	420	195.00	195.00
1	450–500	495	159.00	159.00
1	600–650	635	140.00	140.00
2	650–700	670	143.00–150.00	146.45
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	218	375.00–400.00	390.84
4	250–300	278	397.00–416.00	403.47
10	300–350	329	360.00–412.00	391.87
13	350–400	374	375.00–420.00	398.09
10	400–450	427	357.00–392.00	372.75
23	450–500	471	340.00–380.00	362.36
8	500–550	513	332.00–359.00	345.00
14	550–600	580	308.00–350.00	331.17
9	600–650	628	280.00–327.00	302.08
5	650–700	665	275.00–312.00	296.31
10	700–750	727	268.00–300.00	286.41
1	750–800	775	270.00	270.00
1	800–850	820	255.00	255.00
1	900–950	910	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	988	195.00	195.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	325.00	325.00
6	300–350	314	300.00–340.00	321.99
3	350–400	373	300.00–342.00	322.28
1	400–450	435	345.00	345.00
1	450–500	480	325.00	325.00
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
2	650–700	650	200.00–250.00	225.00
3	700–750	723	214.00–245.00	231.39
1	850–900	865	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	910	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
1	300–350	340	229.00	229.00
3	350–400	365	200.00–270.00	231.64
3	400–450	420	160.00–265.00	211.31
6	450–500	475	150.00–175.00	164.27
2	500–550	518	150.00–182.00	166.23
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	650–700	685	175.00	175.00
1	750–800	750	199.00	199.00
1	800–850	820	192.00	192.00
2	850–900	873	175.00–193.00	184.13
1	900–950	910	197.00	197.00
1	950–1000	950	185.00	185.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	400.00–405.00	402.66
1	250–300	290	400.00	400.00
2	300–350	325	380.00–385.00	382.50
3	350–400	380	400.00–424.00	410.26
7	400–450	407	377.00–397.00	391.29
5	450–500	473	352.00–392.00	368.47
7	500–550	514	330.00–369.00	361.40
10	550–600	571	306.00–354.00	335.83
2	600–650	613	279.00–310.00	294.44
1	650–700	655	304.00	304.00
1	700–750	710	307.00	307.00
1	750–800	750	265.00	265.00
2	850–900	878	192.00–225.00	208.36
1	900–950	905	225.00	225.00
1	950–1000	965	201.00	201.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	325.00	325.00
1	400–450	410	299.00	299.00
2	450–500	485	262.00–275.00	268.57
1	500–550	500	300.00	300.00
1	600–650	640	250.00	250.00
1	700–750	720	245.00	245.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	385	225.00	225.00
1	400–450	410	199.00	199.00
1	500–550	500	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	675	177.00	177.00
1	700–750	700	180.00	180.00

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	5	—	1,043	2,050.00–3,500.00	2,964.43
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,218	2,875.00–3,175.00	3,041.32
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	1,003	1,350.00–3,350.00	2,525.81
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	9	—	1,103	1,000.00–2,500.00	1,797.02
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	11	—	1,097	1,200.00–2,800.00	2,048.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	10	—	1,094	1,375.00–2,650.00	2,043.31
Bred Cows — Small 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	655	700.00–750.00	724.43

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,286	147.00–153.00	150.43
5	—	1,443	160.00–174.00	168.95
6	—	1,573	180.00–199.00	186.53
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
97	—	1,382	137.00–158.00	147.75
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,478	142.00–145.00	143.37
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
24	—	1,042	114.00–137.00	129.78
5	—	1,128	139.00–140.00	139.40
8	—	875	94.00–110.00	106.96
2	—	643	76.00–80.00	77.73

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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How this sale compares

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