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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-05-20
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-05-20

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 20

● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← May 13May 20May 27 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

483 head

▼ 93 vs last sale 576▼ 114 vs year ago 597 · −19.1%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

194 head

▲ 4 vs last sale 190▲ 12 vs year ago 182 · +6.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 20 vs last sale 29▲ 6 vs year ago 3 · +200.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 40.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 85.00 - 390.00; 2 head baby calves: 280.00 - 310.00

Weight class — the figures below change to match

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

500–600 lb bulls averaged $268.68/cwt on 36 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −106.77 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.

Average price

$268.68

36 head · 542 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,455

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$441

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

$69.37/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+8.18

vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	279.37	1,523	27
Medium and Large 2	533	239.93	1,278	8thin
Medium and Large 3	515	210.00	1,082	1thin

One grade step is worth $69.37/cwt here — about $441 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.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale36 hd

268.68

—

NC average8 barns · 176 hd

260.50

+8.18

This barn, trailing median34 sales

375.45

−106.77

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

Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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	—	Low	1,589	152.47	2,422	23
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,338	129.10	1,727	89
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,509	126.76	1,913	6thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Low	1,058	103.71	1,097	51

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)	995	$1,577	2thin
Bred Cows	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	705	$1,475	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	940	$1,400	1thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	978	$2,009	5

Every lot

102 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	357.00/cwt	357.00–357.00	1,035	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	305	275.00/cwt	275.00–275.00	839	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	344.42/cwt	320.00–370.00	1,112	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	425	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	365	333.15/cwt	300.00–375.00	1,216	8
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	380	268.05/cwt	257.00–280.00	1,019	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	380	177.74/cwt	165.00–200.00	675	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	429	285.37/cwt	275.00–300.00	1,224	5
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	438	257.30/cwt	232.00–275.00	1,127	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	438	200.17/cwt	190.00–210.00	877	2
Steers	450–500	Medium 3	462	136.35/cwt	115.00–150.00	630	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	302.47/cwt	275.00–335.00	1,449	9
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	480	252.53/cwt	250.00–255.00	1,212	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	525	297.96/cwt	275.00–315.00	1,564	8
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	530	268.00/cwt	268.00–268.00	1,420	1
Steers	500–550	Medium 3	540	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	702	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	565	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	791	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	282.54/cwt	270.00–305.00	1,608	7
Steers	550–600	Medium 3	576	137.78/cwt	127.00–150.00	794	5
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	616	217.96/cwt	200.00–234.00	1,343	4
Steers	600–650	Medium 3	618	131.17/cwt	125.00–137.00	811	2
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	626	273.33/cwt	260.00–287.00	1,711	8
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	268.82/cwt	240.00–280.00	1,774	7
Steers	650–700	Medium 3	660	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	825	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	680	197.00/cwt	197.00–197.00	1,340	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	780	228.22/cwt	215.00–234.00	1,780	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	815	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,752	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	222.00/cwt	222.00–222.00	1,987	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	302.86/cwt	280.00–335.00	663	4
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	225	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	450	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	287	294.83/cwt	275.00–325.00	846	7
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	288	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	720	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	310	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	620	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	322	290.46/cwt	270.00–310.00	935	11
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	328	247.21/cwt	240.00–255.00	811	2
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	367	287.78/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,056	13
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	418	273.23/cwt	245.00–290.00	1,142	23
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	421	228.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	960	5
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	460	192.50/cwt	192.50–192.50	886	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	478	219.93/cwt	200.00–240.00	1,051	10
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	480	264.82/cwt	245.00–280.00	1,271	25
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	518	226.62/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,174	3
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	523	243.34/cwt	225.00–266.00	1,273	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	159.72/cwt	150.00–170.00	847	2
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	569	243.61/cwt	230.00–256.00	1,386	11
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	570	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,197	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	617	232.18/cwt	210.00–247.00	1,433	8
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	643	173.45/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,115	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	690	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,587	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	708	183.08/cwt	175.00–191.00	1,296	2
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	762	177.96/cwt	170.00–187.00	1,356	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	813	185.33/cwt	181.00–190.00	1,507	3
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	830	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,137	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	865	164.65/cwt	145.00–190.00	1,424	3
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	916	164.19/cwt	140.00–195.00	1,504	4
Feeder Cattle · Bulls28 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	219	323.47/cwt	280.00–350.00	708	5
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	280	330.94/cwt	295.00–365.00	927	6
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	323	319.11/cwt	285.00–350.00	1,031	18
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	345	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	776	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	360	235.00/cwt	235.00–235.00	846	1
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	372	322.50/cwt	285.00–345.00	1,200	26
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	375	253.94/cwt	235.00–275.00	952	9
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	319.07/cwt	275.00–337.00	1,346	17
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	432	249.28/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,077	8
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	435	210.11/cwt	200.00–220.00	914	2
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	463	255.33/cwt	235.00–267.00	1,182	8
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	469	300.99/cwt	270.00–325.00	1,412	30
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	478	209.63/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,002	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	515	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,082	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	516	243.31/cwt	225.00–255.00	1,255	6
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	282.04/cwt	260.00–310.00	1,469	14
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	571	276.49/cwt	247.00–288.00	1,579	13
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	229.79/cwt	220.00–240.00	1,340	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	600	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,020	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	610	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,464	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	631	261.02/cwt	242.00–276.00	1,647	9
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	672	252.15/cwt	233.00–269.00	1,694	5
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	711	225.64/cwt	220.00–242.00	1,604	4
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	185.00/cwt	170.00–200.00	1,323	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	217.60/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,665	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	803	200.99/cwt	197.00–205.00	1,614	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	194.00/cwt	194.00–194.00	1,707	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,622	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	300–350	Large 3	320	170.31/cwt	150.00–190.00	545	2
Dairy Steers	350–400	Large 3	397	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	675	2
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	920	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	1,398	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	995	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	1,562	1
Dairy Steers	1000–1050	Large 3	1,010	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	1,252	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,545	137.76/cwt	135.00–140.00	2,128	2
Bulls	—	—	1,593	153.87/cwt	142.00–163.00	2,451	21
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	862	69.23/cwt	64.00–73.00	597	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	930	86.22/cwt	78.00–91.00	802	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,037	106.29/cwt	95.00–110.00	1,102	18
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,170	115.30/cwt	112.00–118.00	1,349	20
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,270	141.20/cwt	136.00–154.00	1,793	18
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,355	126.03/cwt	119.00–135.00	1,708	71
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,509	126.76/cwt	121.00–132.00	1,913	6
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	705	1,475.00/head	1,475.00–1,475.00	1,475	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	1,400.00/head	1,400.00–1,400.00	1,400	1
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	995	1,577.26/head	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577	2
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	978	2,008.64/head	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,009	5

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 20, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 483Last week 576Year ago 597

Slaughter CattleReceipts 194Last week 190Year ago 182

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 29Year ago 3

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

13 head Goats: 40.00 - 260.00; 10 head Sheep: 85.00 - 390.00; 2 head baby calves: 280.00 - 310.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	340	125.00	125.00
3	350–400	380	165.00–200.00	177.74
2	400–450	438	190.00–210.00	200.17
1	550–600	565	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	357.00	357.00
2	300–350	323	320.00–370.00	344.42
8	350–400	365	300.00–375.00	333.15
5	400–450	429	275.00–300.00	285.37
9	450–500	479	275.00–335.00	302.47
8	500–550	525	275.00–315.00	297.96
7	550–600	569	270.00–305.00	282.54
8	600–650	626	260.00–287.00	273.33
7	650–700	660	240.00–280.00	268.82
5	750–800	780	215.00–234.00	228.22
1	800–850	815	215.00	215.00
1	850–900	895	222.00	222.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	305	275.00	275.00
2	350–400	380	257.00–280.00	268.05
3	400–450	438	232.00–275.00	257.30
2	450–500	480	250.00–255.00	252.53
1	500–550	530	268.00	268.00
4	600–650	616	200.00–234.00	217.96
1	650–700	680	197.00	197.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	450–500	462	115.00–150.00	136.35
1	500–550	540	130.00	130.00
5	550–600	576	127.00–150.00	137.78
2	600–650	618	125.00–137.00	131.17
1	650–700	660	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	360	235.00	235.00
2	400–450	435	200.00–220.00	210.11
2	450–500	478	200.00–220.00	209.63
1	500–550	515	210.00	210.00
1	600–650	600	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	345	225.00	225.00
9	350–400	375	235.00–275.00	253.94
8	400–450	432	235.00–270.00	249.28
8	450–500	463	235.00–267.00	255.33
6	500–550	516	225.00–255.00	243.31
2	550–600	583	220.00–240.00	229.79
1	600–650	610	240.00	240.00
2	700–750	715	170.00–200.00	185.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	219	280.00–350.00	323.47
6	250–300	280	295.00–365.00	330.94
18	300–350	323	285.00–350.00	319.11
26	350–400	372	285.00–345.00	322.50
17	400–450	422	275.00–337.00	319.07
30	450–500	469	270.00–325.00	300.99
14	500–550	521	260.00–310.00	282.04
13	550–600	571	247.00–288.00	276.49
9	600–650	631	242.00–276.00	261.02
5	650–700	672	233.00–269.00	252.15
4	700–750	711	220.00–242.00	225.64
2	750–800	765	210.00–225.00	217.60
2	800–850	803	197.00–205.00	200.99
1	850–900	880	194.00	194.00
2	950–1000	983	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	200.00	200.00
1	300–350	310	200.00	200.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
1	450–500	460	192.50	192.50
2	500–550	530	150.00–170.00	159.72

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	250–300	288	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	328	240.00–255.00	247.21
5	400–450	421	210.00–235.00	228.09
10	450–500	478	200.00–240.00	219.93
3	500–550	518	220.00–240.00	226.62
1	550–600	570	210.00	210.00
2	600–650	643	160.00–187.00	173.45
1	800–850	830	137.00	137.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
4	200–250	219	280.00–335.00	302.86
7	250–300	287	275.00–325.00	294.83
11	300–350	322	270.00–310.00	290.46
13	350–400	367	260.00–310.00	287.78
23	400–450	418	245.00–290.00	273.23
25	450–500	480	245.00–280.00	264.82
17	500–550	523	225.00–266.00	243.34
11	550–600	569	230.00–256.00	243.61
8	600–650	617	210.00–247.00	232.18
1	650–700	690	230.00	230.00
2	700–750	708	175.00–191.00	183.08
3	750–800	762	170.00–187.00	177.96
3	800–850	813	181.00–190.00	185.33
3	850–900	865	145.00–190.00	164.65
4	900–950	916	140.00–195.00	164.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	300–350	320	150.00–190.00	170.31
2	350–400	397	170.00	170.00
1	900–950	920	152.00	152.00
1	950–1000	995	157.00	157.00
1	1000–1050	1,010	124.00	124.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
18	—	1,270	136.00–154.00	141.20
71	—	1,355	119.00–135.00	126.03

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,509	121.00–132.00	126.76

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	930	78.00–91.00	86.22
3	—	862	64.00–73.00	69.23
18	—	1,037	95.00–110.00	106.29
20	—	1,170	112.00–118.00	115.30

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,545	135.00–140.00	137.76
21	—	1,593	142.00–163.00	153.87

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	—	940	1,400.00	1,400.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	2	—	995	1,500.00–1,650.00	1,577.26
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1st Stage (1-3 mo)	1	—	705	1,475.00	1,475.00

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	5	—	978	1,800.00–2,400.00	2,008.64

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.