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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2024-12-16
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2024-12-16

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 16

● Final110 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Dec 9Dec 16Jan 6 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

596 head

▼ 65 vs last sale 661▲ 325 vs year ago 271 · +119.9%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

199 head

▲ 18 vs last sale 181▲ 43 vs year ago 156 · +27.6%

Replacement Cattle receipts

19 head

▼ 6 vs last sale 25▲ 14 vs year ago 5 · +280.0%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

* Special Note: There will be no sales on 12/23 or 12/30 in observance of the holidays *

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

43 head Goats and Sheep: 40.00- 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 125.00- 250.00

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 $242.70/cwt on 46 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −120.66 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$242.70

46 head · 543 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,318

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$386

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

$62.65/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+6.06

vs NC average

−42.25 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	545	248.15	1,352	42
Medium and Large 2	521	185.50	966	4thin

One grade step is worth $62.65/cwt here — about $386 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 sale46 hd

242.70

—

NC average9 barns · 207 hd

236.64

+6.06

National average180 barns · 17,940 hd

284.95

−42.25

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

−120.66

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	—	Low	1,583	133.70	2,116	12
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,343	118.55	1,592	80
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,534	108.19	1,660	10
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Very Low	1,111	98.79	1,097	70

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)	1,184	$1,636	8
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	1,118	$1,492	8
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	942	$1,834	3thin

Every lot

110 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	245	300.00/cwt	300.00–300.00	735	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	270	250.00/cwt	250.00–250.00	675	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	275	326.00/cwt	300.00–355.00	897	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	300	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	450	1
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	255.08/cwt	250.00–260.00	829	2
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	333	337.33/cwt	310.00–360.00	1,123	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	373	343.88/cwt	330.00–365.00	1,283	4
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	378	249.87/cwt	230.00–270.00	945	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	420	323.10/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,357	8
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	427	215.52/cwt	200.00–230.00	920	3
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	473	241.81/cwt	225.00–250.00	1,144	3
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	488	315.08/cwt	300.00–330.00	1,538	2
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	526	301.40/cwt	280.00–320.00	1,585	12
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	560	289.00/cwt	275.00–307.00	1,618	4
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	560	230.00/cwt	230.00–230.00	1,288	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	663	247.57/cwt	222.00–263.00	1,641	10
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	724	229.52/cwt	220.00–235.00	1,662	7
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	767	225.36/cwt	216.00–232.00	1,729	5
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	823	216.13/cwt	210.00–222.00	1,779	2
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	858	211.00/cwt	211.00–211.00	1,810	3
Steers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	990	177.50/cwt	165.00–190.00	1,757	2
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	230	268.73/cwt	250.00–280.00	618	3
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	235	217.50/cwt	210.00–225.00	511	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 3	245	155.00/cwt	155.00–155.00	380	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	260	224.90/cwt	220.00–230.00	585	2
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	277	250.52/cwt	230.00–270.00	694	13
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 3	290	187.54/cwt	185.00–190.00	544	2
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 2	316	202.85/cwt	185.00–225.00	641	4
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	257.38/cwt	245.00–277.00	836	20
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 3	340	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	561	1
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	374	261.86/cwt	240.00–282.00	979	23
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	219.98/cwt	205.00–225.00	823	4
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	375	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	656	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	418	208.57/cwt	200.00–225.00	872	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	423	152.49/cwt	150.00–155.00	645	2
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	265.40/cwt	240.00–284.00	1,131	41
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	262.13/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,240	32
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 3	474	136.19/cwt	120.00–165.00	646	4
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	251.93/cwt	235.00–265.00	1,313	23
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	521	185.50/cwt	175.00–195.00	966	4
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	574	243.58/cwt	235.00–260.00	1,398	19
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	623	142.54/cwt	132.00–162.00	888	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	627	177.27/cwt	160.00–187.00	1,111	5
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	630	229.54/cwt	200.00–242.00	1,446	10
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	658	160.84/cwt	147.00–175.00	1,058	2
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	669	224.67/cwt	209.00–238.00	1,503	12
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 3	695	112.00/cwt	112.00–112.00	778	1
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	720	185.80/cwt	170.00–197.00	1,338	10
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	730	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	927	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	775	167.39/cwt	152.00–182.00	1,297	2
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 2	800	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,280	1
Heifers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	842	183.39/cwt	177.00–185.00	1,544	5
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	870	125.23/cwt	115.00–135.00	1,090	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	875	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	1,575	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	983	147.49/cwt	145.00–150.00	1,450	2
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 2	223	256.52/cwt	240.00–275.00	572	2
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 1	224	332.34/cwt	290.00–360.00	744	5
Bulls	200–250	Medium and Large 3	230	204.89/cwt	200.00–210.00	471	2
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 2	273	226.22/cwt	220.00–240.00	618	3
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	285	302.89/cwt	280.00–325.00	863	2
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	336.73/cwt	305.00–390.00	1,094	13
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	325	267.42/cwt	260.00–270.00	869	4
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	374	247.34/cwt	220.00–280.00	925	8
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	375	328.89/cwt	300.00–350.00	1,233	11
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 3	390	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	819	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	422	313.97/cwt	295.00–330.00	1,325	14
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	423	265.78/cwt	240.00–285.00	1,124	12
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	425	181.96/cwt	165.00–190.00	773	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	470	241.54/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,135	3
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 3	471	170.15/cwt	150.00–200.00	801	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	308.01/cwt	280.00–332.00	1,457	34
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	510	207.35/cwt	200.00–215.00	1,057	2
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	287.86/cwt	267.00–317.00	1,491	18
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	530	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	636	1
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	228.39/cwt	210.00–240.00	1,268	3
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	567	272.08/cwt	250.00–290.00	1,543	18
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 3	605	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	726	1
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	623	251.20/cwt	227.00–267.00	1,565	17
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	633	204.90/cwt	200.00–210.00	1,297	2
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	233.73/cwt	212.00–247.00	1,543	10
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	678	189.61/cwt	187.00–195.00	1,286	3
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 2	715	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,194	1
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	719	207.79/cwt	182.00–225.00	1,494	6
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	763	221.33/cwt	217.00–225.00	1,689	3
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	778	158.36/cwt	150.00–167.00	1,232	2
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	808	174.70/cwt	170.00–182.00	1,412	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 2	823	132.77/cwt	120.00–145.00	1,093	2
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	880	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	1,716	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	173.00/cwt	173.00–173.00	1,600	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	973	162.34/cwt	150.00–175.00	1,580	2
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers	850–900	Large 3	865	170.66/cwt	170.00–172.00	1,476	3
Dairy Steers	900–950	Large 3	935	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,543	1
Dairy Steers	950–1000	Large 3	995	167.00/cwt	167.00–167.00	1,662	1
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers	350–400	Large 3	370	145.00/cwt	145.00–145.00	537	1
Dairy Heifers	650–700	Large 3	670	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	838	1
Dairy Heifers	800–850	Large 3	820	132.00/cwt	132.00–132.00	1,082	1
Dairy Heifers	900–950	Large 3	920	122.50/cwt	113.00–132.00	1,127	2
Dairy Heifers	950–1000	Large 3	977	130.56/cwt	120.00–137.00	1,276	3
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,343	118.50/cwt	114.00–122.00	1,591	2
Bulls	—	—	1,631	136.74/cwt	132.00–141.00	2,230	10
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	814	62.12/cwt	59.00–70.00	506	4
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	954	85.33/cwt	77.00–92.00	814	10
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,160	103.81/cwt	97.00–110.00	1,204	56
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,300	138.00/cwt	137.00–139.00	1,794	2
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,344	118.05/cwt	109.00–135.00	1,587	78
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,534	108.19/cwt	103.00–119.00	1,660	10
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	942	1,834.29/head	1,150.00–2,425.00	1,834	3
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,118	1,491.73/head	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,492	8
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	1,184	1,635.79/head	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,636	8

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 Dec 16, 2024

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 596Last week 661Year ago 271

Slaughter CattleReceipts 199Last week 181Year ago 156

Replacement CattleReceipts 19Last week 25Year ago 5

* Special Note: There will be no sales on 12/23 or 12/30 in observance of the holidays *

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

43 head Goats and Sheep: 40.00- 250.00; 5 head Baby Calves: 125.00- 250.00

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	230	250.00–280.00	268.73
13	250–300	277	230.00–270.00	250.52
20	300–350	325	245.00–277.00	257.38
23	350–400	374	240.00–282.00	261.86
41	400–450	426	240.00–284.00	265.40
32	450–500	473	240.00–275.00	262.13
23	500–550	521	235.00–265.00	251.93
19	550–600	574	235.00–260.00	243.58
10	600–650	630	200.00–242.00	229.54
12	650–700	669	209.00–238.00	224.67
10	700–750	720	170.00–197.00	185.80
2	750–800	775	152.00–182.00	167.39
5	800–850	842	177.00–185.00	183.39
1	850–900	875	180.00	180.00
2	950–1000	983	145.00–150.00	147.49

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	217.50
2	250–300	260	220.00–230.00	224.90
4	300–350	316	185.00–225.00	202.85
4	350–400	374	205.00–225.00	219.98
3	400–450	418	200.00–225.00	208.57
4	500–550	521	175.00–195.00	185.50
5	600–650	627	160.00–187.00	177.27
2	650–700	658	147.00–175.00	160.84
1	700–750	730	127.00	127.00
1	800–850	800	160.00	160.00
2	850–900	870	115.00–135.00	125.23

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	155.00	155.00
2	250–300	290	185.00–190.00	187.54
1	300–350	340	165.00	165.00
1	350–400	375	175.00	175.00
2	400–450	423	150.00–155.00	152.49
4	450–500	474	120.00–165.00	136.19
4	600–650	623	132.00–162.00	142.54
1	650–700	695	112.00	112.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	245	300.00	300.00
2	250–300	275	300.00–355.00	326.00
4	300–350	333	310.00–360.00	337.33
4	350–400	373	330.00–365.00	343.88
8	400–450	420	300.00–350.00	323.10
2	450–500	488	300.00–330.00	315.08
12	500–550	526	280.00–320.00	301.40
4	550–600	560	275.00–307.00	289.00
10	650–700	663	222.00–263.00	247.57
7	700–750	724	220.00–235.00	229.52
5	750–800	767	216.00–232.00	225.36
2	800–850	823	210.00–222.00	216.13
3	850–900	858	211.00	211.00
2	950–1000	990	165.00–190.00	177.50

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	270	250.00	250.00
2	300–350	325	250.00–260.00	255.08
2	350–400	378	230.00–270.00	249.87
3	400–450	427	200.00–230.00	215.52
3	450–500	473	225.00–250.00	241.81
1	550–600	560	230.00	230.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	300	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Steers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
3	850–900	865	170.00–172.00	170.66
1	900–950	935	165.00	165.00
1	950–1000	995	167.00	167.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Dairy Heifers — Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	145.00	145.00
1	650–700	670	125.00	125.00
1	800–850	820	132.00	132.00
2	900–950	920	113.00–132.00	122.50
3	950–1000	977	120.00–137.00	130.56

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
5	200–250	224	290.00–360.00	332.34
2	250–300	285	280.00–325.00	302.89
13	300–350	325	305.00–390.00	336.73
11	350–400	375	300.00–350.00	328.89
14	400–450	422	295.00–330.00	313.97
34	450–500	473	280.00–332.00	308.01
18	500–550	518	267.00–317.00	287.86
18	550–600	567	250.00–290.00	272.08
17	600–650	623	227.00–267.00	251.20
10	650–700	660	212.00–247.00	233.73
6	700–750	719	182.00–225.00	207.79
3	750–800	763	217.00–225.00	221.33
3	800–850	808	170.00–182.00	174.70
1	850–900	880	195.00	195.00
1	900–950	925	173.00	173.00
2	950–1000	973	150.00–175.00	162.34

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	230	200.00–210.00	204.89
1	350–400	390	210.00	210.00
3	400–450	425	165.00–190.00	181.96
5	450–500	471	150.00–200.00	170.15
1	500–550	530	120.00	120.00
1	600–650	605	120.00	120.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	223	240.00–275.00	256.52
3	250–300	273	220.00–240.00	226.22
4	300–350	325	260.00–270.00	267.42
8	350–400	374	220.00–280.00	247.34
12	400–450	423	240.00–285.00	265.78
3	450–500	470	230.00–265.00	241.54
2	500–550	510	200.00–215.00	207.35
3	550–600	555	210.00–240.00	228.39
2	600–650	633	200.00–210.00	204.90
3	650–700	678	187.00–195.00	189.61
1	700–750	715	167.00	167.00
2	750–800	778	150.00–167.00	158.36
2	800–850	823	120.00–145.00	132.77

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	814	59.00–70.00	62.12
56	—	1,160	97.00–110.00	103.81
10	—	954	77.00–92.00	85.33

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,300	137.00–139.00	138.00
78	—	1,344	109.00–135.00	118.05

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,534	103.00–119.00	108.19

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	1,343	114.00–122.00	118.50
10	—	1,631	132.00–141.00	136.74

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	3	—	942	1,150.00–2,425.00	1,834.29

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)	8	—	1,118	1,050.00–1,800.00	1,491.73
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	8	—	1,184	1,100.00–1,950.00	1,635.79

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.