Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-04-28
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-04-28

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

30 head Goats: 20.00 - 210.00; 19 head Sheep: 90.00 - 310.00;2 head baby Calves: 300.00-400.00; 3 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $305.05/cwt on 94 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −63.80 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$305.05

94 head · 539 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,646

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$711

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

$135.72/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.49

vs NC average

−24.29 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	539	315.72	1,701	76
Medium and Large 2	541	270.00	1,461	16thin
Medium and Large 3	550	180.00	990	2thin

One grade step is worth $135.72/cwt here — about $711 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 sale94 hd

305.05

—

NC average8 barns · 326 hd

297.56

+7.49

National average176 barns · 11,721 hd

329.34

−24.29

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−63.80

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	1,519	176.71	2,684	34
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,325	155.10	2,056	83
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,700	148.00	2,516	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,087	129.78	1,410	51

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)	1,131	$2,039	7
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,038	$1,775	9
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,036	$1,605	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	991	$2,231	8

Every lot, as filed

106 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	950–1000	955	159.00/cwt	159.00–159.00	1,518	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	326.97/cwt	292.00–340.00	2,030	11
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	768	272.01/cwt	269.00–275.00	2,089	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	263	412.81/cwt	395.00–429.00	1,086	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	374	369.28/cwt	350.00–385.00	1,381	24
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	278.20/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,316	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	428	312.30/cwt	295.00–345.00	1,337	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	860	259.00/cwt	259.00–259.00	2,227	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	823	198.03/cwt	187.00–220.00	1,630	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,035	188.04/cwt	175.00–200.00	1,946	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	773	247.77/cwt	232.00–259.00	1,915	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	477	379.85/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,812	27
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	359	413.32/cwt	400.00–420.00	1,484	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	316.84/cwt	300.00–349.00	1,657	48
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	473	370.45/cwt	335.00–395.00	1,752	52
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	341.49/cwt	330.00–360.00	762	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	985	186.30/cwt	167.00–206.00	1,835	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	300.40/cwt	282.00–316.00	1,874	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,000	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	721	232.14/cwt	210.00–257.00	1,674	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	329.53/cwt	295.00–350.00	1,882	31
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	323	402.38/cwt	350.00–430.00	1,300	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	618	317.27/cwt	306.00–329.00	1,961	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	357.52/cwt	340.00–380.00	965	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	352.59/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,491	57
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	668	293.53/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,961	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	394.37/cwt	367.00–422.00	1,664	37
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	769	243.49/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,872	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	236	404.73/cwt	399.00–420.00	955	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	850	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,488	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	672	259.53/cwt	241.00–290.00	1,744	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	196.25/cwt	175.00–210.00	1,815	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	400.64/cwt	370.00–415.00	1,494	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	863	236.99/cwt	235.00–239.00	2,045	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	718	264.28/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,898	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	313.80/cwt	295.00–335.00	1,776	28
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	324	373.20/cwt	352.00–397.00	1,209	25
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,054	2,423.15/head	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,423	5
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	695	1,075.00/head	1,075.00–1,075.00	1,075	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	735	287.00/cwt	287.00–287.00	2,109	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	426	400.48/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,706	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	519	345.53/cwt	315.00–369.00	1,793	41
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	920	229.55/cwt	227.00–232.00	2,112	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	400.65/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,118	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	229.17/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,904	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	527	359.00/cwt	345.00–385.00	1,892	24
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	225	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	934	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,700	148.00/cwt	140.00–157.00	2,516	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,361	150.90/cwt	141.00–160.00	2,054	62
Bulls	—	—	1,638	138.51/cwt	130.00–143.00	2,269	3
Bulls	—	—	1,435	171.99/cwt	165.00–183.00	2,468	18
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	885	86.82/cwt	82.00–91.00	768	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	889	107.96/cwt	100.00–116.00	960	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	600–650	635	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,080	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	950–1000	973	172.60/cwt	160.00–185.00	1,679	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,232	142.62/cwt	140.00–147.00	1,757	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,066	131.88/cwt	118.00–139.00	1,406	26
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,220	167.50/cwt	161.00–178.00	2,044	21
Bulls	—	—	1,608	192.07/cwt	185.00–198.00	3,088	13
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,036	1,605.01/head	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,605	4
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,038	1,775.23/head	1,075.00–2,350.00	1,775	9
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	527	263.17/cwt	250.00–272.00	1,387	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	650–700	675	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	911	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	600	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	930	1
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	700–750	735	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,242	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	550	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,100	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	520	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,170	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	827	249.67/cwt	240.00–255.00	2,065	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	573	335.48/cwt	320.00–350.00	1,922	22
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	983	2,329.01/head	1,925.00–2,650.00	2,329	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,131	2,039.41/head	1,575.00–2,375.00	2,039	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	415	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,038	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	510	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	791	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,210	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	213.42/cwt	200.00–225.00	988	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	620	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,221	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	430	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	800–850	828	158.19/cwt	149.00–167.00	1,310	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,370	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	931	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	704	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	527	274.62/cwt	235.00–297.00	1,447	11
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	400	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	1,300	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	227	302.02/cwt	285.00–320.00	686	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	276.91/cwt	252.00–295.00	1,318	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	366	302.54/cwt	280.00–325.00	1,107	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	608	210.06/cwt	195.00–225.00	1,277	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	212.34/cwt	185.00–240.00	941	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	463	218.13/cwt	200.00–230.00	1,010	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	605	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,513	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	800–850	800	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,432	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	270	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	878	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	225	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	776	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	312.50/cwt	295.00–330.00	969	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	431	305.81/cwt	287.00–315.00	1,318	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	680	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	1,530	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	515	310.13/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,597	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	306.85/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,464	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	512	286.04/cwt	272.00–301.00	1,465	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	273	300.88/cwt	275.00–325.00	821	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	795	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,352	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	583	232.56/cwt	218.00–247.00	1,356	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	470	331.73/cwt	300.00–355.00	1,559	57
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	283.83/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,919	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	314	404.39/cwt	395.00–418.00	1,270	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	572	259.83/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,486	5

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 28, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 845Last week 405Year ago 795

Slaughter CattleReceipts 188Last week 163Year ago 214

Replacement CattleReceipts 29Last week 46Year ago 21

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

30 head Goats: 20.00 - 210.00; 19 head Sheep: 90.00 - 310.00;2 head baby Calves: 300.00-400.00; 3 head Hogs

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	285.00–320.00	302.02
6	250–300	273	275.00–325.00	300.88
5	300–350	310	295.00–330.00	312.50
5	350–400	366	280.00–325.00	302.54
4	400–450	431	287.00–315.00	305.81
8	450–500	476	252.00–295.00	276.91
11	500–550	527	235.00–297.00	274.62
5	550–600	572	225.00–285.00	259.83
2	600–650	608	195.00–225.00	210.06
2	650–700	685	200.00	200.00
1	750–800	795	170.00	170.00
2	800–850	828	149.00–167.00	158.19
1	950–1000	955	159.00	159.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	330.00–360.00	341.49
4	250–300	270	340.00–380.00	357.52
25	300–350	324	352.00–397.00	373.20
24	350–400	374	350.00–385.00	369.28
57	400–450	423	320.00–370.00	352.59
57	450–500	470	300.00–355.00	331.73
48	500–550	523	300.00–349.00	316.84
28	550–600	566	295.00–335.00	313.80
15	600–650	624	282.00–316.00	300.40
9	650–700	672	241.00–290.00	259.53
7	700–750	721	210.00–257.00	232.14
4	750–800	773	232.00–259.00	247.77
5	800–850	823	187.00–220.00	198.03
1	850–900	850	175.00	175.00
3	900–950	925	175.00–210.00	196.25
2	950–1000	985	167.00–206.00	186.30
4	1000–1050	1,035	175.00–200.00	188.04
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	400–450	415	250.00	250.00
3	450–500	463	200.00–225.00	213.42
1	500–550	510	155.00	155.00
1	550–600	590	205.00	205.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	225	415.00	415.00
2	250–300	263	395.00–429.00	412.81
4	300–350	314	395.00–418.00	404.39
12	350–400	359	400.00–420.00	413.32
15	400–450	426	375.00–425.00	400.48
27	450–500	477	355.00–395.00	379.85
24	500–550	527	345.00–385.00	359.00
22	550–600	573	320.00–350.00	335.48
11	600–650	621	292.00–340.00	326.97
4	650–700	676	260.00–310.00	283.83
1	700–750	735	287.00	287.00
2	750–800	768	269.00–275.00	272.01
3	800–850	827	240.00–255.00	249.67
1	850–900	860	259.00	259.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	200.00	200.00
1	500–550	520	225.00	225.00
1	550–600	550	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	620	197.00	197.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	400	325.00	325.00
3	450–500	477	280.00–320.00	306.85
4	500–550	515	275.00–335.00	310.13
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	345.00	345.00
1	250–300	270	325.00	325.00
3	400–450	428	295.00–345.00	312.30
3	450–500	473	250.00–310.00	278.20
3	500–550	512	272.00–301.00	286.04
2	550–600	583	218.00–247.00	232.56
1	600–650	605	250.00	250.00
1	650–700	680	225.00	225.00
1	800–850	800	179.00	179.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	236	399.00–420.00	404.73
11	250–300	279	375.00–425.00	400.65
21	300–350	323	350.00–430.00	402.38
41	350–400	373	370.00–415.00	400.64
37	400–450	422	367.00–422.00	394.37
52	450–500	473	335.00–395.00	370.45
41	500–550	519	315.00–369.00	345.53
31	550–600	571	295.00–350.00	329.53
15	600–650	618	306.00–329.00	317.27
10	650–700	668	275.00–316.00	293.53
3	700–750	718	245.00–280.00	264.28
4	750–800	769	220.00–267.00	243.49
4	800–850	831	220.00–240.00	229.17
2	850–900	863	235.00–239.00	236.99
2	900–950	920	227.00–232.00	229.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	365	255.00	255.00
2	400–450	443	185.00–240.00	212.34
3	450–500	463	200.00–230.00	218.13
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	600–650	635	170.00	170.00
1	700–750	735	169.00	169.00
2	950–1000	973	160.00–185.00	172.60
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	527	250.00–272.00	263.17
1	600–650	600	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	675	135.00	135.00

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	—	1,054	1,750.00–2,900.00	2,423.15
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	695	1,075.00	1,075.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	983	1,925.00–2,650.00	2,329.01
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	4	—	1,036	1,300.00–1,900.00	1,605.01
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	9	—	1,038	1,075.00–2,350.00	1,775.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,131	1,575.00–2,375.00	2,039.41

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	1,700	140.00–157.00	148.00
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
62	—	1,361	141.00–160.00	150.90
21	—	1,220	161.00–178.00	167.50
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	885	82.00–91.00	86.82
6	—	889	100.00–116.00	107.96
16	—	1,232	140.00–147.00	142.62
26	—	1,066	118.00–139.00	131.88
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,638	130.00–143.00	138.51
18	—	1,435	165.00–183.00	171.99
13	—	1,608	185.00–198.00	192.07

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Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

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