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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-03-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-03-25

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 25

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Mar 18Mar 25Apr 1 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

802 head

▼ 200 vs last sale 1,002▼ 141 vs year ago 943 · −15.0%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

225 head

▲ 28 vs last sale 197▼ 168 vs year ago 393 · −42.7%

Replacement Cattle receipts

18 head

▼ 2 vs last sale 20▼ 28 vs year ago 46 · −60.9%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

41 head Goats: 40.00- 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 170.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb heifers averaged $240.87/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −122.50 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$240.87

72 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,307

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$547

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

$97.54/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−3.27

vs NC average

−26.00 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	542	247.54	1,342	65
Medium and Large 2	554	183.69	1,018	6thin
Medium and Large 3	530	150.00	795	1thin

One grade step is worth $97.54/cwt here — about $547 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale72 hd

240.87

—

NC average9 barns · 448 hd

244.14

−3.27

National average161 barns · 9,489 hd

266.87

−26.00

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

−122.50

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 500–600 lb

34 sales

Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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	1,523	139.80	2,129	24
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,528	127.45	1,947	3thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,351	125.63	1,697	96
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,021	103.83	1,060	74

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)	1,070	$1,495	6
Bred Cows	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	623	$809	4thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	941	$2,040	8

Every lot

105 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. Grouped by class and set lightest first; USDA files them in sale-ring order.

Class	Weight	Grade / description	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Feeder Cattle · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	337.45/cwt	335.00–340.00	928	2
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	674	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	321	323.49/cwt	290.00–367.00	1,038	15
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	340	222.50/cwt	215.00–230.00	757	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	350	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	420	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	327.38/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,221	10
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	1,007	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	411	325.52/cwt	284.00–345.00	1,338	16
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	468	321.55/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,505	21
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	249.23/cwt	247.00–250.00	1,179	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	309.32/cwt	280.00–327.00	1,608	23
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	689	1
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	545	245.00/cwt	245.00–245.00	1,335	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	570	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	741	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	295.42/cwt	262.00–325.00	1,687	20
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	575	247.50/cwt	245.00–250.00	1,423	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	140.08/cwt	130.00–150.00	847	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	618	283.96/cwt	268.00–294.00	1,755	6
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,088	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	273.50/cwt	270.00–277.00	1,805	2
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	225.00/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,721	3
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	818	214.51/cwt	212.00–217.00	1,755	2
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	930	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,832	1
Steers	1000–1050	Medium and Large 1	1,000	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,800	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	223	300.28/cwt	275.00–315.00	670	6
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	505	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	274	287.69/cwt	255.00–318.00	788	15
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	280	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	658	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	435	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	315	230.00/cwt	225.00–235.00	725	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	291.68/cwt	257.00–325.00	942	20
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	870	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	284.04/cwt	250.00–318.00	1,068	43
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	277.53/cwt	250.00–322.00	1,160	54
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	216.64/cwt	200.00–240.00	925	6
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	837	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	268.58/cwt	240.00–292.00	1,260	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	472	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,038	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	520	253.19/cwt	230.00–274.00	1,317	34
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	523	220.61/cwt	212.00–230.00	1,154	2
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	795	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	241.35/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,366	31
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	165.23/cwt	150.00–180.00	942	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	617	178.03/cwt	172.00–182.00	1,098	3
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	624	223.26/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,393	14
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	135.00/cwt	135.00–135.00	878	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	665	191.34/cwt	170.00–223.00	1,272	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	712	183.50/cwt	165.00–212.00	1,307	6
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	728	130.99/cwt	127.00–135.00	954	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	760	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,041	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	167.53/cwt	150.00–178.00	1,282	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	835	145.03/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,211	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	840	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,067	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	150.50/cwt	147.00–154.00	1,309	2
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	920	147.12/cwt	130.00–165.00	1,354	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	312.93/cwt	275.00–335.00	701	7
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	269	316.35/cwt	300.00–340.00	851	11
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	275	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	633	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	480	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	319	308.55/cwt	265.00–330.00	984	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	235.45/cwt	220.00–250.00	777	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	370	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	814	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	371	319.13/cwt	270.00–340.00	1,184	30
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	400	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	700	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	307.46/cwt	260.00–337.00	1,285	39
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	436	232.82/cwt	210.00–255.00	1,015	4
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	465	168.71/cwt	167.50–170.00	785	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	471	293.65/cwt	265.00–326.00	1,383	33
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	485	255.00/cwt	255.00–255.00	1,237	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	500	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	900	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	519	281.82/cwt	255.00–313.00	1,463	32
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	532	237.27/cwt	230.00–242.00	1,262	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	728	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	274.66/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,557	21
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	241.47/cwt	235.00–248.00	1,408	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,342	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	614	262.86/cwt	228.00–288.00	1,614	30
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	620	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,116	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	664	247.12/cwt	227.00–262.00	1,641	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	690	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,518	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	227.93/cwt	200.00–244.00	1,648	13
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	213.47/cwt	212.00–215.00	1,644	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	824	211.23/cwt	207.00–214.00	1,741	4
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	866	194.77/cwt	193.00–202.00	1,687	5
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	904	179.78/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,625	4
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	970	169.00/cwt	169.00–169.00	1,639	4
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	490	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	941	1
Dairy Steers	750–800	Large 3	790	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,185	1
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	850	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,292	1
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,015	163.01/cwt	162.00–164.00	1,655	2
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	909	116.56/cwt	113.00–120.00	1,060	4
Bulls	—	—	1,593	140.55/cwt	133.00–149.00	2,239	16
Bulls	—	—	1,854	160.06/cwt	153.00–162.00	2,968	4
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	836	91.88/cwt	85.00–99.00	768	11
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	857	76.52/cwt	70.00–82.00	656	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,068	107.43/cwt	100.00–114.00	1,147	42
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,106	116.07/cwt	115.00–119.00	1,284	14
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,232	139.61/cwt	136.00–144.00	1,720	7
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,360	124.53/cwt	119.00–134.00	1,694	89
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,528	127.45/cwt	123.00–133.00	1,947	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	623	808.94/head	725.00–900.00	809	4
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	730	800.00/head	800.00–800.00	800	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,138	1,634.40/head	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,634	5
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	780	1,800.00/head	1,800.00–1,800.00	1,800	1
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	964	2,074.35/head	1,425.00–2,625.00	2,074	7

This sale against other markets

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 Mar 25, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 802Last week 1,002Year ago 943

Slaughter CattleReceipts 225Last week 197Year ago 393

Replacement CattleReceipts 18Last week 20Year ago 46

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 5.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with average offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

41 head Goats: 40.00- 230.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 170.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
6	200–250	223	275.00–315.00	300.28
15	250–300	274	255.00–318.00	287.69
20	300–350	323	257.00–325.00	291.68
43	350–400	376	250.00–318.00	284.04
54	400–450	418	250.00–322.00	277.53
43	450–500	469	240.00–292.00	268.58
34	500–550	520	230.00–274.00	253.19
31	550–600	566	210.00–255.00	241.35
14	600–650	624	200.00–242.00	223.26
6	650–700	665	170.00–223.00	191.34
6	700–750	712	165.00–212.00	183.50
3	750–800	765	150.00–178.00	167.53
2	800–850	835	140.00–150.00	145.03
2	850–900	870	147.00–154.00	150.50
2	900–950	920	130.00–165.00	147.12

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	215.00	215.00
1	250–300	280	235.00	235.00
2	300–350	315	225.00–235.00	230.00
2	350–400	370	235.00	235.00
6	400–450	427	200.00–240.00	216.64
3	450–500	472	220.00	220.00
2	500–550	523	212.00–230.00	220.61
4	550–600	570	150.00–180.00	165.23
3	600–650	617	172.00–182.00	178.03
1	650–700	650	135.00	135.00
2	700–750	728	127.00–135.00	130.99
1	750–800	760	137.00	137.00
1	800–850	840	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	150.00	150.00
1	450–500	465	180.00	180.00
1	500–550	530	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	275	335.00–340.00	337.45
15	300–350	321	290.00–367.00	323.49
10	350–400	373	300.00–350.00	327.38
16	400–450	411	284.00–345.00	325.52
21	450–500	468	300.00–330.00	321.55
23	500–550	520	280.00–327.00	309.32
20	550–600	571	262.00–325.00	295.42
6	600–650	618	268.00–294.00	283.96
2	650–700	660	270.00–277.00	273.50
3	750–800	765	220.00–235.00	225.00
2	800–850	818	212.00–217.00	214.51
1	900–950	930	197.00	197.00
1	1000–1050	1,000	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	245.00	245.00
2	300–350	340	215.00–230.00	222.50
1	350–400	380	265.00	265.00
4	450–500	473	247.00–250.00	249.23
1	500–550	545	245.00	245.00
2	550–600	575	245.00–250.00	247.50
1	600–650	640	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	350	120.00	120.00
1	500–550	530	130.00	130.00
1	550–600	570	130.00	130.00
2	600–650	605	130.00–150.00	140.08

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	275	230.00	230.00
2	300–350	330	220.00–250.00	235.45
1	350–400	370	220.00	220.00
4	400–450	436	210.00–255.00	232.82
1	450–500	485	255.00	255.00
3	500–550	532	230.00–242.00	237.27
2	550–600	583	235.00–248.00	241.47
1	600–650	610	220.00	220.00
1	650–700	690	220.00	220.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
7	200–250	224	275.00–335.00	312.93
11	250–300	269	300.00–340.00	316.35
13	300–350	319	265.00–330.00	308.55
30	350–400	371	270.00–340.00	319.13
39	400–450	418	260.00–337.00	307.46
33	450–500	471	265.00–326.00	293.65
32	500–550	519	255.00–313.00	281.82
21	550–600	567	250.00–302.00	274.66
30	600–650	614	228.00–288.00	262.86
10	650–700	664	227.00–262.00	247.12
13	700–750	723	200.00–244.00	227.93
2	750–800	770	212.00–215.00	213.47
4	800–850	824	207.00–214.00	211.23
5	850–900	866	193.00–202.00	194.77
4	900–950	904	170.00–187.00	179.78
4	950–1000	970	169.00	169.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	160.00	160.00
1	400–450	400	175.00	175.00
2	450–500	465	167.50–170.00	168.71
1	500–550	500	180.00	180.00
1	550–600	560	130.00	130.00
1	600–650	620	180.00	180.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	450–500	490	192.00	192.00
1	750–800	790	150.00	150.00
1	850–900	850	152.00	152.00
2	1000–1050	1,015	162.00–164.00	163.01

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)	5	—	1,138	1,450.00–1,800.00	1,634.40

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bred Cows — Medium 2$ per head · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	4	—	623	725.00–900.00	808.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	1	—	730	800.00	800.00

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	—	780	1,800.00	1,800.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	7	—	964	1,425.00–2,625.00	2,074.35

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
14	—	1,106	115.00–119.00	116.07
42	—	1,068	100.00–114.00	107.43
11	—	836	85.00–99.00	91.88
7	—	857	70.00–82.00	76.52

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
3	—	1,528	123.00–133.00	127.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	1,232	136.00–144.00	139.61
89	—	1,360	119.00–134.00	124.53

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,854	153.00–162.00	160.06
16	—	1,593	133.00–149.00	140.55
4	—	909	113.00–120.00	116.56

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.