Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-05-19
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-05-19

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

48 head Sheep: 60.00 - 360.00; 77 head Goats: 35 .00- 225.00; 1 head baby Calves: 600.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $294.82/cwt on 93 head. That ranks 1 of 30 comparable sales and sits −74.03 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$294.82

93 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,601

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$661

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

$122.14/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−9.07

vs NC average

−39.44 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	307.41	1,665	76
Medium and Large 2	551	250.00	1,377	14thin
Medium and Large 3	542	185.27	1,004	3thin

One grade step is worth $122.14/cwt here — about $661 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 sale93 hd

294.82

—

NC average9 barns · 325 hd

303.89

−9.07

National average158 barns · 12,726 hd

334.26

−39.44

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−74.03

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	—	High	1,616	182.55	2,951	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,303	154.54	2,014	128
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,605	144.02	2,312	5thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	1,032	121.91	1,258	57

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)	1,178	$2,077	15
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,276	$2,044	7
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,078	$1,874	11
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	783	$1,625	2thin

Every lot, as filed

116 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	Medium and Large 2	400–450	416	341.05/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,419	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,568	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	296.38/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,105	8
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	580	358.31/cwt	345.00–375.00	2,078	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	568	257.63/cwt	225.00–297.00	1,463	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	685	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	1,713	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	581	252.49/cwt	225.00–270.00	1,467	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	278.54/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,184	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	665	200.46/cwt	195.00–206.00	1,333	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	444	331.12/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,470	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	358	339.00/cwt	325.00–355.00	1,214	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	326	353.74/cwt	350.00–365.00	1,153	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	290	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,015	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	929	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	740	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,406	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	223	311.24/cwt	290.00–335.00	694	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	705	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	521	247.50/cwt	222.00–275.00	1,289	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	365	186.11/cwt	182.00–190.00	679	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	485	347.00/cwt	347.00–347.00	1,683	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	610	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,220	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	618	221.38/cwt	200.00–235.00	1,368	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	900–950	900	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,413	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	600–650	605	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,029	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	207.23/cwt	187.00–250.00	752	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	550	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	500–550	535	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	829	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	775	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	1,387	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	470	276.73/cwt	237.00–310.00	1,301	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	518	177.90/cwt	150.00–205.00	922	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	275	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	413	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	219.37/cwt	200.00–237.00	932	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	715	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,323	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,015	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,624	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	319.97/cwt	315.00–325.00	1,193	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	910	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	310	197.90/cwt	169.00–225.00	613	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	400–450	425	227.74/cwt	204.00–250.00	968	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	450–500	483	162.87/cwt	150.00–172.00	787	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	550–600	590	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,180	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	477	199.25/cwt	150.00–227.00	950	6
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	350–400	395	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	770	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,276	2,043.52/head	1,050.00–2,650.00	2,044	7
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,178	2,076.87/head	1,300.00–2,700.00	2,077	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	374.05/cwt	360.00–392.00	1,956	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	423	403.01/cwt	385.00–430.00	1,705	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	271	446.00/cwt	435.00–465.00	1,209	4
Dairy Steers	Large 3	700–750	705	177.00/cwt	177.00–177.00	1,248	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	850–900	870	158.00/cwt	158.00–158.00	1,375	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	313	230.44/cwt	229.00–232.00	721	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	550–600	590	203.98/cwt	202.00–206.00	1,203	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	600–650	618	198.32/cwt	192.00–205.00	1,226	2
Dairy Heifers	Large 3	800–850	825	172.00/cwt	172.00–172.00	1,419	1
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,605	144.02/cwt	142.00–146.00	2,312	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,061	131.68/cwt	118.00–144.00	1,397	40
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	956	109.28/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,045	10
Dairy Steers	Large 3	450–500	455	191.63/cwt	165.00–210.00	872	3
Bulls	—	—	1,483	198.53/cwt	195.00–202.00	2,944	5
Bulls	—	—	1,785	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	2,499	1
Bulls	—	—	1,652	179.88/cwt	164.00–190.00	2,972	14
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	976	84.14/cwt	69.00–92.00	821	7
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,290	152.97/cwt	142.00–164.00	1,973	116
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,428	169.72/cwt	165.00–182.00	2,424	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	626	332.98/cwt	314.00–350.00	2,084	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	445.63/cwt	425.00–475.00	1,020	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	348.39/cwt	320.00–364.00	2,167	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	343.04/cwt	320.00–375.00	1,454	35
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,078	1,873.50/head	1,200.00–2,550.00	1,874	11
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	740	281.49/cwt	250.00–304.00	2,083	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	880	210.21/cwt	177.00–250.00	1,850	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	376	403.58/cwt	375.00–429.00	1,517	17
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	622	281.00/cwt	250.00–318.00	1,748	15
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	517	359.06/cwt	320.00–389.00	1,856	20
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	427	388.75/cwt	360.00–422.00	1,660	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	310.00/cwt	310.00–310.00	2,232	4
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	328	434.61/cwt	425.00–437.00	1,426	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	925	182.00/cwt	182.00–182.00	1,684	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	331.85/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,573	43
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	571	348.02/cwt	305.00–367.00	1,987	21
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	370.60/cwt	325.00–392.00	1,760	40
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	677	296.74/cwt	270.00–314.00	2,009	12
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	425.91/cwt	400.00–442.00	1,176	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	221.67/cwt	195.00–235.00	1,700	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	950–1000	965	225.45/cwt	202.00–237.00	2,176	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	831	217.67/cwt	180.00–235.00	1,809	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,025	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	2,214	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	845	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	2,155	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	229	395.64/cwt	370.00–440.00	906	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	242.68/cwt	242.00–244.00	2,131	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	945	237.00/cwt	237.00–237.00	2,240	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	523	310.43/cwt	280.00–332.00	1,624	46
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	727	238.45/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,734	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	415.24/cwt	375.00–440.00	1,358	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	685	255.86/cwt	225.00–279.00	1,753	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	424.69/cwt	400.00–435.00	1,610	6
Steers	Medium and Large 2	850–900	885	162.64/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,439	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	767	286.75/cwt	275.00–312.00	2,199	7
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	326	372.48/cwt	340.00–399.00	1,214	19
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	270	366.69/cwt	350.00–377.00	990	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	570	302.77/cwt	275.00–330.00	1,726	30
Steers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	835	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	2,088	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	291.61/cwt	250.00–325.00	1,551	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,015	212.00/cwt	210.00–214.00	2,152	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	675	316.70/cwt	285.00–329.00	2,138	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	877	203.82/cwt	180.00–222.00	1,788	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	228	467.05/cwt	460.00–470.00	1,065	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	655	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,048	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	600–650	628	255.38/cwt	225.00–282.00	1,604	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	532	278.02/cwt	267.00–292.00	1,479	3
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	575	280.38/cwt	250.00–300.00	1,612	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	378	363.91/cwt	335.00–389.00	1,376	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	479	386.27/cwt	360.00–402.00	1,850	23
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	476	267.08/cwt	242.00–300.00	1,271	5
Dairy Steers	Large 3	800–850	820	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,230	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	1000–1050	1,015	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,573	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 19, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 771Last week 594Year ago 483

Slaughter CattleReceipts 223Last week 143Year ago 194

Replacement CattleReceipts 38Last week 11Year ago 9

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

48 head Sheep: 60.00 - 360.00; 77 head Goats: 35 .00- 225.00; 1 head baby Calves: 600.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	300.00	300.00
4	300–350	326	350.00–365.00	353.74
4	350–400	358	325.00–355.00	339.00
5	400–450	416	325.00–350.00	341.05
5	450–500	476	242.00–300.00	267.08
3	500–550	532	250.00–325.00	291.61
3	550–600	568	225.00–297.00	257.63
3	600–650	628	225.00–282.00	255.38
1	650–700	685	250.00	250.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	363	187.00–250.00	207.23
3	400–450	425	204.00–250.00	227.74
4	450–500	483	150.00–172.00	162.87
1	500–550	535	155.00	155.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
9	200–250	229	425.00–475.00	445.63
15	250–300	276	400.00–442.00	425.91
9	300–350	327	375.00–440.00	415.24
17	350–400	376	375.00–429.00	403.58
30	400–450	427	360.00–422.00	388.75
40	450–500	475	325.00–392.00	370.60
20	500–550	517	320.00–389.00	359.06
21	550–600	571	305.00–367.00	348.02
10	600–650	626	314.00–350.00	332.98
12	650–700	677	270.00–314.00	296.74
4	700–750	740	250.00–304.00	281.49
1	800–850	845	255.00	255.00
4	850–900	880	177.00–250.00	210.21
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	290.00–335.00	311.24
1	300–350	315	295.00	295.00
8	350–400	373	250.00–325.00	296.38
11	400–450	425	250.00–300.00	278.54
6	450–500	470	237.00–310.00	276.73
7	500–550	521	222.00–275.00	247.50
7	550–600	581	225.00–270.00	252.49
4	600–650	618	200.00–235.00	221.38
2	650–700	665	195.00–206.00	200.46
1	700–750	740	190.00	190.00
1	750–800	775	179.00	179.00
1	900–950	900	157.00	157.00
1	950–1000	950	165.00	165.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	310	169.00–225.00	197.90
2	350–400	365	182.00–190.00	186.11
2	400–450	425	200.00–237.00	219.37
6	450–500	477	150.00–227.00	199.25
2	500–550	518	150.00–205.00	177.90
1	550–600	590	200.00	200.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	229	370.00–440.00	395.64
3	250–300	270	350.00–377.00	366.69
19	300–350	326	340.00–399.00	372.48
25	350–400	378	335.00–389.00	363.91
35	400–450	424	320.00–375.00	343.04
43	450–500	474	310.00–360.00	331.85
46	500–550	523	280.00–332.00	310.43
30	550–600	570	275.00–330.00	302.77
15	600–650	622	250.00–318.00	281.00
14	650–700	685	225.00–279.00	255.86
6	700–750	727	210.00–250.00	238.45
14	750–800	767	195.00–235.00	221.67
15	800–850	831	180.00–235.00	217.67
7	850–900	877	180.00–222.00	203.82
1	900–950	925	182.00	182.00
1	1000–1050	1,025	216.00	216.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	228	460.00–470.00	467.05
4	250–300	271	435.00–465.00	446.00
6	300–350	328	425.00–437.00	434.61
6	350–400	379	400.00–435.00	424.69
9	400–450	423	385.00–430.00	403.01
23	450–500	479	360.00–402.00	386.27
19	500–550	523	360.00–392.00	374.05
12	550–600	580	345.00–375.00	358.31
19	600–650	622	320.00–364.00	348.39
9	650–700	675	285.00–329.00	316.70
4	700–750	720	310.00	310.00
7	750–800	767	275.00–312.00	286.75
1	800–850	835	250.00	250.00
3	850–900	878	242.00–244.00	242.68
1	900–950	945	237.00	237.00
3	950–1000	965	202.00–237.00	225.45
2	1000–1050	1,015	210.00–214.00	212.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	350.00	350.00
2	350–400	373	315.00–325.00	319.97
4	400–450	444	325.00–350.00	331.12
1	450–500	485	347.00	347.00
3	500–550	532	267.00–292.00	278.02
3	550–600	575	250.00–300.00	280.38
1	600–650	610	200.00	200.00
1	650–700	655	160.00	160.00
1	700–750	715	185.00	185.00
2	850–900	885	150.00–175.00	162.64
1	1000–1050	1,015	160.00	160.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	150.00	150.00
1	600–650	605	170.00	170.00
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	195.00	195.00
1	800–850	825	172.00	172.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	313	229.00–232.00	230.44
3	450–500	455	165.00–210.00	191.63
2	550–600	590	202.00–206.00	203.98
2	600–650	618	192.00–205.00	198.32
1	700–750	705	177.00	177.00
1	800–850	820	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	870	158.00	158.00
1	1000–1050	1,015	155.00	155.00

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	1	—	910	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	655	1,650.00	1,650.00
Bred Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	7	—	1,276	1,050.00–2,650.00	2,043.52
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	15	—	1,178	1,300.00–2,700.00	2,076.87
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	11	—	1,078	1,200.00–2,550.00	1,873.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,605	142.00–146.00	144.02
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
40	—	1,061	118.00–144.00	131.68
10	—	956	100.00–114.00	109.28
7	—	976	69.00–92.00	84.14
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
116	—	1,290	142.00–164.00	152.97
12	—	1,428	165.00–182.00	169.72
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,483	195.00–202.00	198.53
1	—	1,785	140.00	140.00
14	—	1,652	164.00–190.00	179.88

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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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