Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-06-09
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-06-09

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

48 head Sheep: 15.00 - 270.00 ; 25 head Goats: 20.00- 185.00

Weight class

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $313.22/cwt on 68 head. That ranks 2 of 30 comparable sales and sits −55.63 against this barn's trailing median of $368.85.

Average price

$313.22

68 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,708

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$171

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

$40.30/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.39

vs NC average

−27.70 vs national

What quality paid 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	315.00	1,715	65
Medium and Large 2	562	274.70	1,544	3thin

One grade step is worth $40.30/cwt here — about $171 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 sale68 hd

313.22

—

NC average9 barns · 251 hd

305.83

+7.39

National average161 barns · 10,769 hd

340.92

−27.70

This barn, trailing median30 sales

368.85

−55.63

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	1,576	185.35	2,922	21
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,312	160.98	2,112	96
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	2,000	136.00	2,720	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	973	123.14	1,198	47

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)	1,108	$2,159	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,129	$1,863	11
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	925	$1,475	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,178	$2,699	5

Every lot, as filed

111 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 1	250–300	278	359.25/cwt	350.00–375.00	999	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	227	384.85/cwt	350.00–405.00	874	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	800–850	805	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	1,892	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	319	378.83/cwt	350.00–400.00	1,208	7
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	350–400	379	388.62/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,473	23
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	714	249.40/cwt	225.00–285.00	1,781	8
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	377	360.65/cwt	335.00–385.00	1,360	19
Steers	Medium and Large 1	900–950	923	231.41/cwt	221.00–242.00	2,136	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	500–550	515	350.17/cwt	312.00–379.00	1,803	15
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	521	322.10/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,678	31
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	800–850	832	235.61/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,960	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	676	271.48/cwt	250.00–295.00	1,835	11
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	621	281.32/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,747	26
Steers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	566	312.20/cwt	300.00–316.00	1,767	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1	200–250	222	437.67/cwt	425.00–460.00	972	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	850–900	878	270.88/cwt	260.00–285.00	2,378	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	750–800	780	265.36/cwt	250.00–290.00	2,070	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	424	403.95/cwt	375.00–425.00	1,713	14
Steers	Medium and Large 1	700–750	710	247.89/cwt	230.00–270.00	1,760	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	550–600	563	269.82/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,519	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	650–700	673	318.92/cwt	290.00–337.00	2,146	10
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	350–400	385	338.07/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,302	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1	350–400	395	415.00/cwt	415.00–415.00	1,639	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	300–350	318	326.45/cwt	295.00–355.00	1,038	9
Steers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	478	322.05/cwt	290.00–345.00	1,539	5
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	540	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	1,485	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	500–550	545	290.00/cwt	290.00–290.00	1,581	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	250–300	282	403.53/cwt	375.00–420.00	1,138	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	300–350	327	398.53/cwt	365.00–420.00	1,303	9
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	475	338.96/cwt	310.00–362.00	1,610	63
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	650–700	662	305.20/cwt	272.00–337.00	2,020	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,005	229.00/cwt	229.00–229.00	2,301	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	400–450	421	379.03/cwt	350.00–410.00	1,596	32
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	308.53/cwt	285.00–324.00	1,746	34
Steers	Medium and Large 1	550–600	566	361.20/cwt	330.00–373.00	2,044	27
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	600–650	620	322.29/cwt	299.00–342.00	1,998	17
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	850–900	865	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,687	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	750–800	778	242.37/cwt	235.00–250.00	1,886	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	900–950	910	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,593	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1	400–450	422	353.98/cwt	329.00–379.00	1,494	25
Steers	Medium and Large 1	300–350	335	400.00/cwt	400.00–400.00	1,340	1
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,108	2,159.26/head	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,159	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,258	2,698.31/head	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,698	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	2,060	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	500–550	525	368.14/cwt	345.00–390.00	1,933	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1	450–500	474	383.20/cwt	370.00–402.00	1,816	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	200–250	240	370.00/cwt	370.00–370.00	888	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	700–750	720	276.53/cwt	250.00–297.00	1,991	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	450–500	469	363.60/cwt	325.00–385.00	1,705	27
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,311	170.32/cwt	167.00–179.00	2,233	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,021	132.01/cwt	120.00–140.00	1,348	27
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	893	86.25/cwt	75.00–95.00	770	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,312	157.33/cwt	143.00–165.00	2,064	69
Bulls	—	—	1,181	144.71/cwt	137.00–160.00	1,709	4
Bulls	—	—	1,708	204.15/cwt	197.00–213.00	3,487	8
Dairy Steers	Large 3	250–300	278	226.83/cwt	220.00–235.00	631	3
Dairy Steers	Large 3	350–400	367	216.59/cwt	200.00–225.00	795	3
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	876	108.65/cwt	100.00–116.00	952	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,016	143.65/cwt	141.00–146.00	1,459	4
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	2,000	136.00/cwt	136.00–136.00	2,720	1
Bulls	—	—	1,635	186.69/cwt	175.00–195.00	3,052	9
Steers	Medium 3	550–600	565	147.00/cwt	147.00–147.00	831	1
Steers	Medium 3	750–800	755	128.99/cwt	125.00–135.00	974	3
Steers	Medium 3	800–850	825	133.00/cwt	127.00–139.00	1,097	2
Steers	Medium 3	650–700	690	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	911	1
Dairy Steers	Large 3	300–350	320	244.02/cwt	227.00–260.00	781	2
Dairy Steers	Large 3	200–250	213	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	533	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1	600–650	624	355.49/cwt	330.00–365.00	2,218	14
Bulls	Medium and Large 1	550–600	572	342.28/cwt	310.00–372.00	1,958	20
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,213	2,937.53/head	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,938	2
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,129	1,862.56/head	1,075.00–2,300.00	1,863	11
Bred Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Steers	Medium 3	500–550	525	138.99/cwt	130.00–145.00	730	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	400–450	410	230.78/cwt	220.00–240.00	946	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	350–400	368	262.41/cwt	250.00–275.00	966	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	224.23/cwt	200.00–250.00	729	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	350–400	363	195.17/cwt	170.00–220.00	708	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	300–350	343	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	858	2
Cow-Calf Pairs	Medium and Large 1-2	—	950	2,225.00/head	2,225.00–2,225.00	2,225	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	333	310.40/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,034	10
Steers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	341.15/cwt	325.00–350.00	1,443	4
Steers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	720	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,440	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	282	233.39/cwt	205.00–250.00	658	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	650–700	675	239.00/cwt	239.00–239.00	1,613	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1	250–300	276	439.05/cwt	375.00–455.00	1,212	5
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	400–450	423	297.46/cwt	275.00–325.00	1,258	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	450–500	473	304.92/cwt	272.00–335.00	1,442	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	700–750	700	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,470	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	250–300	295	350.00/cwt	350.00–350.00	1,033	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	200–250	235	320.00/cwt	320.00–320.00	752	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2	500–550	526	287.04/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,510	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	623	220.19/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,372	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	250–300	260	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	767	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	400–450	425	278.02/cwt	250.00–310.00	1,182	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	550–600	573	274.55/cwt	272.00–277.00	1,573	2
Steers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	373	296.21/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,105	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	950–1000	950	164.00/cwt	164.00–164.00	1,558	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	300–350	315	307.14/cwt	304.00–310.00	967	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	450–500	471	254.34/cwt	225.00–287.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	650–700	690	155.55/cwt	149.00–162.00	1,073	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	1000–1050	1,010	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,697	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2	600–650	625	257.00/cwt	257.00–257.00	1,606	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	650–700	683	210.95/cwt	197.00–225.00	1,441	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	450–500	485	206.20/cwt	187.00–225.00	1,000	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	250–300	273	226.74/cwt	200.00–255.00	619	2
Steers	Medium and Large 3	250–300	290	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	667	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	750–800	760	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,520	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 3	300–350	325	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	780	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2	350–400	376	318.52/cwt	310.00–325.00	1,198	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 3	200–250	215	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	538	1
Steers	Medium and Large 3	500–550	525	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	761	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 Jun 9, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 725Last week 789Year ago 712

Slaughter CattleReceipts 178Last week 174Year ago 147

Replacement CattleReceipts 17Last week 9Year ago 21

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

48 head Sheep: 15.00 - 270.00 ; 25 head Goats: 20.00- 185.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	227	350.00–405.00	384.85
6	250–300	278	350.00–375.00	359.25
7	300–350	319	350.00–400.00	378.83
19	350–400	377	335.00–385.00	360.65
25	400–450	422	329.00–379.00	353.98
63	450–500	475	310.00–362.00	338.96
31	500–550	521	300.00–350.00	322.10
34	550–600	566	285.00–324.00	308.53
26	600–650	621	250.00–302.00	281.32
11	650–700	676	250.00–295.00	271.48
8	700–750	714	225.00–285.00	249.40
5	750–800	780	250.00–290.00	265.36
3	800–850	832	225.00–250.00	235.61
1	1000–1050	1,005	229.00	229.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	295.00	295.00
10	300–350	333	295.00–330.00	310.40
6	350–400	376	310.00–325.00	318.52
10	400–450	425	250.00–310.00	278.02
6	450–500	471	225.00–287.00	254.34
1	500–550	540	275.00	275.00
2	550–600	573	272.00–277.00	274.55
3	600–650	623	210.00–225.00	220.19
2	650–700	683	197.00–225.00	210.95
1	700–750	700	210.00	210.00
1	750–800	760	200.00	200.00
1	950–1000	950	164.00	164.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	168.00	168.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	250.00	250.00
5	250–300	282	205.00–250.00	233.39
2	300–350	343	250.00	250.00
2	350–400	363	170.00–220.00	195.17
3	400–450	410	220.00–240.00	230.78
2	450–500	485	187.00–225.00	206.20
2	650–700	690	149.00–162.00	155.55
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	370.00	370.00
3	250–300	282	375.00–420.00	403.53
9	300–350	327	365.00–420.00	398.53
23	350–400	379	350.00–410.00	388.62
32	400–450	421	350.00–410.00	379.03
27	450–500	469	325.00–385.00	363.60
15	500–550	515	312.00–379.00	350.17
20	550–600	572	310.00–372.00	342.28
17	600–650	620	299.00–342.00	322.29
10	650–700	662	272.00–337.00	305.20
4	700–750	720	250.00–297.00	276.53
3	750–800	778	235.00–250.00	242.37
1	800–850	805	235.00	235.00
1	850–900	865	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	910	175.00	175.00
1	1000–1050	1,030	200.00	200.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	295	350.00	350.00
9	300–350	318	295.00–355.00	326.45
3	350–400	385	325.00–350.00	338.07
4	400–450	423	275.00–325.00	297.46
6	450–500	473	272.00–335.00	304.92
6	500–550	526	275.00–300.00	287.04
3	550–600	563	250.00–290.00	269.82
1	650–700	675	239.00	239.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	273	200.00–255.00	226.74
1	300–350	325	240.00	240.00
2	350–400	368	250.00–275.00	262.41
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	200–250	222	425.00–460.00	437.67
5	250–300	276	375.00–455.00	439.05
1	300–350	335	400.00	400.00
1	350–400	395	415.00	415.00
14	400–450	424	375.00–425.00	403.95
13	450–500	474	370.00–402.00	383.20
9	500–550	525	345.00–390.00	368.14
27	550–600	566	330.00–373.00	361.20
14	600–650	624	330.00–365.00	355.49
10	650–700	673	290.00–337.00	318.92
5	700–750	710	230.00–270.00	247.89
4	850–900	878	260.00–285.00	270.88
2	900–950	923	221.00–242.00	231.41
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	320.00	320.00
2	300–350	315	304.00–310.00	307.14
2	350–400	373	270.00–325.00	296.21
4	400–450	423	325.00–350.00	341.15
5	450–500	478	290.00–345.00	322.05
1	500–550	545	290.00	290.00
7	550–600	566	300.00–316.00	312.20
1	600–650	625	257.00	257.00
1	700–750	720	200.00	200.00
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	500–550	525	130.00–145.00	138.99
1	550–600	565	147.00	147.00
1	650–700	690	132.00	132.00
3	750–800	755	125.00–135.00	128.99
2	800–850	825	127.00–139.00	133.00
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	325	200.00–250.00	224.23
1	500–550	525	145.00	145.00
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	213	250.00	250.00
3	250–300	278	220.00–235.00	226.83
2	300–350	320	227.00–260.00	244.02
3	350–400	367	200.00–225.00	216.59

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	1,108	2,100.00–2,250.00	2,159.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	11	—	1,129	1,075.00–2,300.00	1,862.56
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	925	1,475.00	1,475.00
Cow-Calf Pairs — Medium and Large 1-2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,258	2,000.00–3,250.00	2,698.31
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,213	2,700.00–3,150.00	2,937.53
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	950	2,225.00	2,225.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,311	167.00–179.00	170.32
69	—	1,312	143.00–165.00	157.33
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
27	—	1,021	120.00–140.00	132.01
4	—	893	75.00–95.00	86.25
12	—	876	100.00–116.00	108.65
4	—	1,016	141.00–146.00	143.65
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	2,000	136.00	136.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,181	137.00–160.00	144.71
8	—	1,708	197.00–213.00	204.15
9	—	1,635	175.00–195.00	186.69

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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Feed & Hay — the cost side, cash not futures

Cows & Bred Stock — the rebuild market

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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Reporter comment USDA

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

Slaughter cattle

Replacement cattle Per head

Every lot, as filed

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Harward Brothers Livestock Market - Turnersburg, NC

Feeder Cattle

Replacement Cattle

Slaughter Cattle