Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-12
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-12

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 25.00- 175.00; 2 head baby Calves: 700.00; 1 head Hogs

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $315.14/cwt on 65 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −53.71 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$315.14

65 head · 550 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,733

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$853

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

$152.47/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.79

vs NC average

−24.74 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	325.07	1,790	59
Medium and Large 2	542	239.87	1,301	4thin
Medium and Large 3	543	172.60	937	2thin

One grade step is worth $152.47/cwt here — about $853 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 sale65 hd

315.14

—

NC average9 barns · 332 hd

307.35

+7.79

National average164 barns · 12,891 hd

339.88

−24.74

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−53.71

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	—	Average	1,583	185.50	2,937	13
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,379	159.20	2,195	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,428	147.54	2,107	2thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	926	124.74	1,156	24

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)	1,295	$2,219	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,044	$1,804	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,065	$2,138	2thin

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 1	450–500	473	397.25/cwt	375.00–410.00	1,879	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	415	303.33/cwt	270.00–320.00	1,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,005	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,528	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	356.00/cwt	350.00–362.00	1,513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	750–800	780	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,170	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	210.10/cwt	185.00–235.00	1,309	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	755	297.45/cwt	282.00–312.00	2,246	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	528	239.83/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,266	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	430	345.00/cwt	345.00–345.00	1,484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	285	260.00/cwt	260.00–260.00	741	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	995	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,493	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	238	317.58/cwt	310.00–325.00	756	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,814	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	952	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	320	328.44/cwt	325.00–335.00	1,051	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	383	273.61/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,048	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	285.97/cwt	285.00–287.00	1,639	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	703	150.01/cwt	148.00–152.00	1,055	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	335	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	921	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	473	152.93/cwt	139.00–165.00	723	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	670	224.63/cwt	220.00–227.00	1,505	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	585	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,404	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	860	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	1,264	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	420	189.76/cwt	175.00–206.00	797	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	710	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,811	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	543	172.60/cwt	150.00–195.00	937	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	200–250	220	233.00/cwt	229.00–237.00	513	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	313	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	704	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	615	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	904	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	635	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	984	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	477	271.36/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,294	3
Steers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	570	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,140	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	320	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	688	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	660	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	990	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	443	140.03/cwt	135.00–145.00	620	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	355	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	799	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	350	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	683	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,044	1,804.23/head	1,200.00–2,075.00	1,804	7
Dairy Steers	Large 3	750–800	760	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,284	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	355	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	621	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	223	204.66/cwt	175.00–235.00	456	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	805	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,369	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	495	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	743	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	335	236.84/cwt	225.00–250.00	793	3
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,295	2,219.02/head	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,219	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,100	2,600.00/head	2,600.00–2,600.00	2,600	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,030	1,675.00/head	1,675.00–1,675.00	1,675	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	450–500	488	435.00/cwt	435.00–435.00	2,123	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	500–550	508	152.54/cwt	150.00–155.00	775	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	288	193.77/cwt	162.00–225.00	558	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	650–700	675	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,141	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	700–750	715	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,251	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	335	209.34/cwt	199.00–220.00	701	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	475	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	926	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	808	261.88/cwt	249.00–275.00	2,116	2
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	888	129.32/cwt	120.00–139.00	1,148	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	985	75.00/cwt	75.00–75.00	739	1
Bulls	—	—	1,732	185.91/cwt	180.00–192.00	3,220	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,208	141.11/cwt	140.00–143.00	1,705	6
Bulls	—	—	1,506	198.68/cwt	195.00–203.00	2,992	6
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	669	104.07/cwt	90.00–110.00	696	5
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,350	156.57/cwt	143.00–164.00	2,114	68
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,473	167.73/cwt	165.00–175.00	2,471	21
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,428	147.54/cwt	140.00–156.00	2,107	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	764	256.76/cwt	235.00–275.00	1,962	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	657	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,181	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	650–700	665	338.00/cwt	338.00–338.00	2,248	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	950–1000	987	243.00/cwt	243.00–243.00	2,398	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	700–750	705	332.00/cwt	332.00–332.00	2,341	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,030	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	319.61/cwt	292.00–350.00	1,988	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	833	200.46/cwt	196.00–205.00	1,670	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	578	312.23/cwt	287.00–329.00	1,805	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	730	306.35/cwt	299.00–314.00	2,236	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1Value Added	550–600	563	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	2,083	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	770	231.41/cwt	215.00–252.00	1,782	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	223	419.93/cwt	400.00–435.00	936	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	671	251.31/cwt	245.00–255.00	1,686	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	577	343.95/cwt	312.00–369.00	1,985	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	274	401.32/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,100	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	279	373.99/cwt	350.00–390.00	1,043	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	524	332.38/cwt	316.00–345.00	1,742	29
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	325	421.83/cwt	399.00–447.00	1,371	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	404.27/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,702	16
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,042	207.00/cwt	204.00–210.00	2,157	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	627	271.99/cwt	247.00–304.00	1,705	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	520	364.75/cwt	325.00–392.00	1,897	29
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	371.23/cwt	339.00–397.00	1,567	30
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	379.01/cwt	350.00–405.00	864	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	472	382.42/cwt	350.00–404.00	1,805	18
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	383.35/cwt	360.00–400.00	1,254	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	371	381.38/cwt	355.00–395.00	1,415	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	373	418.46/cwt	395.00–449.00	1,561	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	665	301.29/cwt	285.00–310.00	2,004	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	968	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	2,130	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	933	195.86/cwt	175.00–222.00	1,827	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	320	431.80/cwt	400.00–455.00	1,382	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	980	204.42/cwt	189.00–220.00	2,003	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	239.86/cwt	215.00–265.00	2,075	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,000	213.00/cwt	213.00–213.00	2,130	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	471	356.60/cwt	335.00–372.00	1,680	36
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	230.78/cwt	211.00–255.00	1,648	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	280.50/cwt	276.00–285.00	2,258	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	630	340.82/cwt	335.00–362.00	2,147	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	674	269.30/cwt	250.00–289.00	1,815	16
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	310	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,085	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	310.75/cwt	299.00–319.00	2,259	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	416.42/cwt	377.00–440.00	1,778	10
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	361.08/cwt	340.00–375.00	2,065	43
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	384	426.35/cwt	418.00–442.00	1,637	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	868	211.98/cwt	210.00–216.00	1,840	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	360	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,044	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	528	367.61/cwt	339.00–398.00	1,941	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	285	445.35/cwt	435.00–455.00	1,269	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	484	305.99/cwt	277.00–335.00	1,481	5
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	1,690	1
Bulls	—	—	1,155	104.00/cwt	104.00–104.00	1,201	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	400–450	410	142.59/cwt	135.00–150.00	585	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	565	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	932	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 May 12, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 594Last week 757Year ago 576

Slaughter CattleReceipts 143Last week 200Year ago 190

Replacement CattleReceipts 11Last week 37Year ago 29

15 head Goats: 25.00- 175.00; 2 head baby Calves: 700.00; 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
2	250–300	285	435.00–455.00	445.35
4	300–350	320	400.00–455.00	431.80
4	350–400	384	418.00–442.00	426.35
10	400–450	427	377.00–440.00	416.42
12	450–500	473	375.00–410.00	397.25
34	500–550	528	339.00–398.00	367.61
43	550–600	572	340.00–375.00	361.08
11	600–650	630	335.00–362.00	340.82
3	650–700	665	285.00–310.00	301.29
3	700–750	727	299.00–319.00	310.75
9	750–800	755	282.00–312.00	297.45
2	800–850	805	276.00–285.00	280.50
2	950–1000	980	189.00–220.00	204.42
1	1000–1050	1,000	213.00	213.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	310	350.00	350.00
2	400–450	425	350.00–362.00	356.00
1	500–550	545	310.00	310.00
1	550–600	585	310.00	310.00
1	700–750	710	255.00	255.00
1	1000–1050	1,005	152.00	152.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	335	199.00–220.00	209.34
1	450–500	475	195.00	195.00
1	550–600	570	200.00	200.00
1	600–650	615	147.00	147.00
1	700–750	715	175.00	175.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	488	435.00	435.00
2	650–700	657	332.00	332.00
5	700–750	705	332.00	332.00
6	950–1000	987	243.00	243.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	238	310.00–325.00	317.58
1	250–300	285	260.00	260.00
3	300–350	320	325.00–335.00	328.44
4	350–400	383	245.00–300.00	273.61
3	400–450	415	270.00–320.00	303.33
3	450–500	477	250.00–300.00	271.36
3	500–550	528	225.00–250.00	239.83
1	550–600	585	240.00	240.00
2	600–650	623	185.00–235.00	210.10
3	650–700	670	220.00–227.00	224.63
2	700–750	703	148.00–152.00	150.01
1	850–900	860	147.00	147.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	215.00	215.00
1	350–400	355	225.00	225.00
2	400–450	443	135.00–145.00	140.03
4	450–500	473	139.00–165.00	152.93
2	500–550	543	150.00–195.00	172.60
1	600–650	635	155.00	155.00
1	650–700	660	150.00	150.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
3	550–600	563	370.00	370.00
1	650–700	665	338.00	338.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	350.00–405.00	379.01
4	250–300	279	350.00–390.00	373.99
9	300–350	327	360.00–400.00	383.35
14	350–400	371	355.00–395.00	381.38
30	400–450	422	339.00–397.00	371.23
36	450–500	471	335.00–372.00	356.60
29	500–550	524	316.00–345.00	332.38
27	550–600	578	287.00–329.00	312.23
6	600–650	627	247.00–304.00	271.99
16	650–700	674	250.00–289.00	269.30
4	700–750	714	211.00–255.00	230.78
3	750–800	770	215.00–252.00	231.41
2	800–850	833	196.00–205.00	200.46
3	850–900	868	210.00–216.00	211.98
4	900–950	933	175.00–222.00	195.86
3	950–1000	968	220.00	220.00
3	1000–1050	1,042	204.00–210.00	207.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	335	275.00	275.00
1	350–400	360	290.00	290.00
1	400–450	430	345.00	345.00
5	450–500	484	277.00–335.00	305.99
2	550–600	573	285.00–287.00	285.97
1	750–800	780	150.00	150.00
1	950–1000	995	150.00	150.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	220	229.00–237.00	233.00
2	300–350	313	225.00	225.00
1	350–400	350	195.00	195.00
2	400–450	420	175.00–206.00	189.76
1	550–600	570	167.00	167.00
1	650–700	675	169.00	169.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	223	400.00–435.00	419.93
6	250–300	274	375.00–420.00	401.32
15	300–350	325	399.00–447.00	421.83
18	350–400	373	395.00–449.00	418.46
16	400–450	421	375.00–425.00	404.27
18	450–500	472	350.00–404.00	382.42
29	500–550	520	325.00–392.00	364.75
11	550–600	577	312.00–369.00	343.95
9	600–650	622	292.00–350.00	319.61
4	650–700	671	245.00–255.00	251.31
2	700–750	730	299.00–314.00	306.35
4	750–800	764	235.00–275.00	256.76
2	800–850	808	249.00–275.00	261.88
2	850–900	865	215.00–265.00	239.86
1	1000–1050	1,015	200.00	200.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	175.00–235.00	204.66
2	250–300	288	162.00–225.00	193.77
3	300–350	335	225.00–250.00	236.84
1	350–400	355	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	410	135.00–150.00	142.59
1	450–500	495	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	508	150.00–155.00	152.54
1	550–600	565	165.00	165.00
1	750–800	760	169.00	169.00
1	800–850	805	170.00	170.00

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)	7	—	1,044	1,200.00–2,075.00	1,804.23
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,295	2,175.00–2,250.00	2,219.02
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,100	2,600.00	2,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,030	1,675.00	1,675.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
12	—	888	120.00–139.00	129.32
1	—	985	75.00	75.00
6	—	1,208	140.00–143.00	141.11
5	—	669	90.00–110.00	104.07
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
68	—	1,350	143.00–164.00	156.57
21	—	1,473	165.00–175.00	167.73
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,428	140.00–156.00	147.54
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,732	180.00–192.00	185.91
6	—	1,506	195.00–203.00	198.68
1	—	1,155	104.00	104.00

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

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