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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-06
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-06

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 6

● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Apr 29May 6May 13 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

604 head

▼ 191 vs last sale 795▼ 240 vs year ago 844 · −28.4%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

189 head

▼ 25 vs last sale 214▼ 152 vs year ago 341 · −44.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

21 head

▲ 0 vs last sale 21▲ 7 vs year ago 14 · +50.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

15 head Goats and Sheep: 35.00 - 280.00

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 $239.38/cwt on 62 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −123.99 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$239.38

62 head · 545 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,305

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$508

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

$96.43/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+10.51

vs NC average

−28.21 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	547	246.43	1,348	55
Medium and Large 2	526	189.59	997	6thin
Medium and Large 3	560	150.00	840	1thin

One grade step is worth $96.43/cwt here — about $508 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale62 hd

239.38

—

NC average8 barns · 264 hd

228.87

+10.51

National average178 barns · 10,823 hd

267.59

−28.21

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

−123.99

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	—	Average	1,545	134.88	2,084	20
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,299	119.77	1,556	70
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,583	115.97	1,836	16
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,102	94.42	1,041	55

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)	1,318	$1,613	2thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,130	$1,600	1thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	869	$1,001	3thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	858	$1,751	15

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	210	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	441	1
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	215	295.00/cwt	295.00–295.00	634	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	283	323.66/cwt	300.00–347.00	916	5
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	331	325.75/cwt	307.00–340.00	1,078	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	376	326.91/cwt	318.00–335.00	1,229	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	417	311.18/cwt	290.00–322.00	1,298	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	468	256.81/cwt	245.00–268.00	1,202	2
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	474	302.64/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,435	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	523	199.05/cwt	197.00–201.00	1,041	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	528	239.63/cwt	220.00–255.00	1,265	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	292.61/cwt	275.00–316.00	1,548	18
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	580	246.98/cwt	245.00–249.00	1,432	2
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	586	281.29/cwt	265.00–295.00	1,648	14
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	287.13/cwt	280.00–305.00	1,803	19
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	640	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,421	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	677	253.90/cwt	225.00–260.00	1,719	8
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	247.83/cwt	237.00–250.00	1,762	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	760	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,824	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	224.80/cwt	219.00–226.00	1,832	6
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,701	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	935	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,777	1
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	985	170.05/cwt	160.00–180.00	1,675	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	233	260.03/cwt	230.00–287.00	606	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	217.34/cwt	210.00–225.00	511	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	253	292.67/cwt	275.00–310.00	740	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	255	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	638	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	285	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	456	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	465	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	277.68/cwt	245.00–300.00	894	14
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	365	220.45/cwt	200.00–230.00	805	5
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	272.08/cwt	245.00–300.00	1,012	17
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	421	152.74/cwt	145.00–165.00	643	4
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	266.37/cwt	237.00–285.00	1,124	38
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	221.98/cwt	207.00–232.00	948	5
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	470	257.85/cwt	227.00–282.50	1,212	43
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	475	157.76/cwt	145.00–170.00	749	2
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	477	208.30/cwt	200.00–220.00	994	6
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	187.51/cwt	170.00–210.00	971	5
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	529	251.01/cwt	220.00–267.00	1,328	33
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	560	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	840	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	239.57/cwt	210.00–250.00	1,375	22
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	625	234.42/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,465	16
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	169.98/cwt	147.50–195.00	1,062	5
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	655	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	819	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	666	223.89/cwt	210.00–239.00	1,491	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	675	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,181	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	718	135.65/cwt	125.00–145.00	974	3
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	722	174.20/cwt	150.00–205.00	1,258	9
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 2	770	134.59/cwt	130.00–139.00	1,036	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	778	158.20/cwt	143.00–190.00	1,231	7
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	815	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,117	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	840	190.88/cwt	170.00–212.00	1,603	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	855	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,129	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	863	153.81/cwt	140.00–180.00	1,327	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	910	145.00/cwt	140.00–150.00	1,320	3
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	235	325.00/cwt	325.00–325.00	764	1
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	319.69/cwt	314.00–325.00	902	3
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	328	318.73/cwt	282.00–338.00	1,045	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	330	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	825	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	323.04/cwt	290.00–375.00	1,205	15
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	253.52/cwt	230.00–282.00	968	7
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	410	220.65/cwt	214.00–230.00	905	3
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	830	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	294.41/cwt	270.00–322.00	1,239	18
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	216.29/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,023	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	473	184.87/cwt	180.00–190.00	874	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	478	276.85/cwt	250.00–302.00	1,323	28
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	268.58/cwt	247.00–300.00	1,399	34
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	209.71/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,101	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	535	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	843	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	566	267.58/cwt	240.00–290.00	1,515	16
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	593	147.51/cwt	145.00–150.00	875	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	620	205.08/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,271	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	255.60/cwt	240.00–269.00	1,613	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	645	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	968	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	230.32/cwt	205.00–255.00	1,541	11
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	685	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,096	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	218.16/cwt	197.00–237.00	1,571	5
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	770	206.00/cwt	202.00–210.00	1,586	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	830	166.91/cwt	153.00–187.00	1,385	3
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,432	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	174.82/cwt	155.00–194.00	1,617	2
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	995	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	1,542	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	250–300	Large 3	260	202.00/cwt	202.00–202.00	525	1
Dairy Steers	450–500	Large 3	468	204.92/cwt	200.00–210.00	959	2
Dairy Steers	550–600	Large 3	565	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	1,130	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	365	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	511	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,003	108.34/cwt	105.00–111.00	1,087	2
Bulls	—	—	1,605	137.83/cwt	125.00–152.00	2,212	18
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	685	60.00/cwt	60.00–60.00	411	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	967	80.11/cwt	70.00–89.00	775	16
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,110	109.51/cwt	108.00–111.00	1,216	7
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,184	99.51/cwt	90.00–107.00	1,178	31
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,293	133.63/cwt	131.00–137.00	1,728	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	118.47/cwt	110.00–129.00	1,540	64
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,583	115.97/cwt	105.00–121.00	1,836	16
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium 2	680	900.00/head	900.00–900.00	900	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	963	1,051.30/head	950.00–1,150.00	1,051	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,130	1,600.00/head	1,600.00–1,600.00	1,600	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,318	1,613.00/head	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	811	1,849.36/head	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,849	7
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	856	1,490.94/head	1,175.00–1,675.00	1,491	6
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,030	2,190.29/head	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190	2

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 May 6, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 604Last week 795Year ago 844

Slaughter CattleReceipts 189Last week 214Year ago 341

Replacement CattleReceipts 21Last week 21Year ago 14

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

15 head Goats and Sheep: 35.00 - 280.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	285	160.00	160.00
1	300–350	300	155.00	155.00
4	400–450	421	145.00–165.00	152.74
2	450–500	475	145.00–170.00	157.76
1	550–600	560	150.00	150.00
1	650–700	655	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	235	210.00–225.00	217.34
1	250–300	255	250.00	250.00
5	350–400	365	200.00–230.00	220.45
5	400–450	427	207.00–232.00	221.98
6	450–500	477	200.00–220.00	208.30
5	500–550	518	170.00–210.00	187.51
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00
5	600–650	625	147.50–195.00	169.98
1	650–700	675	175.00	175.00
3	700–750	718	125.00–145.00	135.65
2	750–800	770	130.00–139.00	134.59
1	800–850	815	137.00	137.00
1	850–900	855	132.00	132.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	233	230.00–287.00	260.03
2	250–300	253	275.00–310.00	292.67
14	300–350	322	245.00–300.00	277.68
17	350–400	372	245.00–300.00	272.08
38	400–450	422	237.00–285.00	266.37
43	450–500	470	227.00–282.50	257.85
33	500–550	529	220.00–267.00	251.01
22	550–600	574	210.00–250.00	239.57
16	600–650	625	200.00–242.00	234.42
10	650–700	666	210.00–239.00	223.89
9	700–750	722	150.00–205.00	174.20
7	750–800	778	143.00–190.00	158.20
2	800–850	840	170.00–212.00	190.88
3	850–900	863	140.00–180.00	153.81
3	900–950	910	140.00–150.00	145.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	330	250.00	250.00
7	350–400	382	230.00–282.00	253.52
3	400–450	410	214.00–230.00	220.65
2	450–500	473	210.00–222.00	216.29
2	500–550	525	200.00–220.00	209.71
2	600–650	620	200.00–210.00	205.08
1	650–700	685	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	235	325.00	325.00
3	250–300	282	314.00–325.00	319.69
13	300–350	328	282.00–338.00	318.73
15	350–400	373	290.00–375.00	323.04
18	400–450	421	270.00–322.00	294.41
28	450–500	478	250.00–302.00	276.85
34	500–550	521	247.00–300.00	268.58
16	550–600	566	240.00–290.00	267.58
5	600–650	631	240.00–269.00	255.60
11	650–700	669	205.00–255.00	230.32
5	700–750	720	197.00–237.00	218.16
2	750–800	770	202.00–210.00	206.00
3	800–850	830	153.00–187.00	166.91
1	850–900	895	160.00	160.00
2	900–950	925	155.00–194.00	174.82
1	950–1000	995	155.00	155.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	200.00	200.00
2	450–500	473	180.00–190.00	184.87
1	500–550	535	157.50	157.50
2	550–600	593	145.00–150.00	147.51
1	600–650	645	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	215	295.00	295.00
5	250–300	283	300.00–347.00	323.66
8	300–350	331	307.00–340.00	325.75
4	350–400	376	318.00–335.00	326.91
9	400–450	417	290.00–322.00	311.18
7	450–500	474	280.00–320.00	302.64
18	500–550	529	275.00–316.00	292.61
14	550–600	586	265.00–295.00	281.29
19	600–650	628	280.00–305.00	287.13
8	650–700	677	225.00–260.00	253.90
7	700–750	711	237.00–250.00	247.83
1	750–800	760	240.00	240.00
6	800–850	815	219.00–226.00	224.80
1	850–900	895	190.00	190.00
1	900–950	935	190.00	190.00
2	950–1000	985	160.00–180.00	170.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	210	210.00	210.00
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
2	500–550	523	197.00–201.00	199.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	450–500	468	245.00–268.00	256.81
4	500–550	528	220.00–255.00	239.63
2	550–600	580	245.00–249.00	246.98
1	600–650	640	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	260	202.00	202.00
2	450–500	468	200.00–210.00	204.92
1	550–600	565	200.00	200.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	365	140.00	140.00

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)	1	—	1,130	1,600.00	1,600.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	1,318	1,600.00–1,625.00	1,613.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	2	—	963	950.00–1,150.00	1,051.30

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)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	680	900.00	900.00

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	7	—	811	1,550.00–2,125.00	1,849.36
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	6	—	856	1,175.00–1,675.00	1,490.94
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	2	—	1,030	1,950.00–2,400.00	2,190.29

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	967	70.00–89.00	80.11
7	—	1,110	108.00–111.00	109.51
31	—	1,184	90.00–107.00	99.51
1	—	685	60.00	60.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
64	—	1,300	110.00–129.00	118.47
6	—	1,293	131.00–137.00	133.63

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
16	—	1,583	105.00–121.00	115.97

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,605	125.00–152.00	137.83
2	—	1,003	105.00–111.00	108.34

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.