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Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Name: Turnersburg Livestock Auction livestock auction prices — 2025-02-17
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2025-02-17

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 17

● Final86 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088

← Feb 10Feb 17Feb 24 →

Feeder Cattle receipts

261 head

▼ 522 vs last sale 783▼ 469 vs year ago 730 · −64.2%

Slaughter Cattle receipts

90 head

▼ 92 vs last sale 182▼ 98 vs year ago 188 · −52.1%

Replacement Cattle receipts

9 head

▼ 8 vs last sale 17▼ 43 vs year ago 52 · −82.7%

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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 30.00 - 220.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 150.00

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 $229.88/cwt on 38 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.48 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.

Average price

$229.88

38 head · 551 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,266

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$549

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

$98.80/cwt at this weight

vs the market

+7.25

vs NC average

−67.95 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1	551	236.30	1,302	35
Medium and Large 2	555	190.00	1,055	1thin
Medium and Large 3	548	137.50	753	2thin

One grade step is worth $98.80/cwt here — about $549 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale38 hd

229.88

—

NC average7 barns · 165 hd

222.63

+7.25

National average119 barns · 5,510 hd

297.83

−67.95

This barn, trailing median34 sales

363.37

−133.48

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	1,684	173.98	2,930	6thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	High	1,591	146.61	2,333	71
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,660	131.00	2,175	1thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	Average	957	113.86	1,090	10

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)	870	$1,650	1thin
Bred Cows	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	770	$1,463	2thin
Cow-Calf Pairs	Open	Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	952	$2,148	6

Every lot

86 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	225	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	506	1
Steers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	282	273.25/cwt	270.00–275.00	771	3
Steers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	278.71/cwt	265.00–292.00	906	2
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	370	152.00/cwt	152.00–152.00	562	1
Steers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	378	261.91/cwt	249.00–275.00	990	2
Steers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	426	266.45/cwt	240.00–277.00	1,135	8
Steers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	479	263.98/cwt	242.00–282.00	1,264	7
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	521	280.34/cwt	262.00–302.00	1,461	4
Steers	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	216.00/cwt	216.00–216.00	1,134	1
Steers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	561	268.76/cwt	245.00–287.00	1,508	4
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,419	1
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	628	259.85/cwt	240.00–275.00	1,632	3
Steers	600–650	Medium and Large 3	640	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	813	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 2	650	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	1,365	1
Steers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	667	258.09/cwt	240.00–267.00	1,721	3
Steers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	735	240.00/cwt	240.00–240.00	1,764	1
Steers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	795	208.00/cwt	208.00–208.00	1,654	1
Steers	800–850	Medium and Large 1	800	227.00/cwt	227.00–227.00	1,816	1
Steers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	895	220.00/cwt	220.00–220.00	1,969	1
Steers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	915	215.00/cwt	215.00–215.00	1,967	1
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 2	228	200.90/cwt	192.00–210.00	458	2
Heifers	200–250	Medium and Large 1	240	225.00/cwt	225.00–225.00	540	1
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 1	279	223.09/cwt	210.00–235.00	622	4
Heifers	250–300	Medium and Large 2	285	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	570	1
Heifers	300–350	Medium and Large 1	325	228.64/cwt	218.00–250.00	743	10
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 1	380	225.97/cwt	210.00–245.00	859	11
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 2	382	203.76/cwt	195.00–216.00	778	3
Heifers	350–400	Medium and Large 3	395	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	593	1
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 2	417	202.48/cwt	197.00–210.00	844	3
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 1	425	243.27/cwt	220.00–269.00	1,034	10
Heifers	400–450	Medium and Large 3	430	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	731	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 2	455	210.00/cwt	210.00–210.00	956	1
Heifers	450–500	Medium and Large 1	472	247.03/cwt	215.00–265.00	1,166	17
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 3	505	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	758	1
Heifers	500–550	Medium and Large 1	518	224.13/cwt	210.00–252.00	1,161	12
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 2	555	190.00/cwt	190.00–190.00	1,055	1
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 1	568	242.65/cwt	220.00–259.00	1,378	23
Heifers	550–600	Medium and Large 3	590	125.00/cwt	125.00–125.00	738	1
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 1	620	223.04/cwt	214.00–240.00	1,383	4
Heifers	600–650	Medium and Large 2	635	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,111	1
Heifers	650–700	Medium and Large 1	660	217.44/cwt	210.00–225.00	1,435	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 1	710	202.61/cwt	187.00–218.00	1,439	2
Heifers	700–750	Medium and Large 2	720	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,008	1
Heifers	750–800	Medium and Large 1	765	195.88/cwt	190.00–202.00	1,498	2
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 1	860	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,505	1
Heifers	850–900	Medium and Large 2	865	140.00/cwt	140.00–140.00	1,211	1
Heifers	900–950	Medium and Large 1	925	175.00/cwt	175.00–175.00	1,619	1
Heifers	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	980	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,568	1
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls	250–300	Medium and Large 1	290	265.00/cwt	265.00–265.00	769	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 2	320	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	640	1
Bulls	300–350	Medium and Large 1	335	245.30/cwt	235.00–255.00	822	2
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 2	368	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	736	3
Bulls	350–400	Medium and Large 1	388	261.83/cwt	235.00–289.00	1,016	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 2	415	223.50/cwt	212.00–235.00	928	2
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 3	415	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	623	1
Bulls	400–450	Medium and Large 1	421	263.04/cwt	250.00–275.00	1,107	5
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 1	473	251.79/cwt	225.00–267.00	1,191	12
Bulls	450–500	Medium and Large 2	495	205.00/cwt	205.00–205.00	1,015	1
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 1	516	252.96/cwt	235.00–270.00	1,305	9
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 3	517	164.90/cwt	150.00–175.00	853	3
Bulls	500–550	Medium and Large 2	525	208.28/cwt	199.00–222.00	1,093	6
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 1	576	250.69/cwt	230.00–265.00	1,444	11
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 2	583	216.03/cwt	214.00–218.00	1,259	2
Bulls	550–600	Medium and Large 3	583	153.45/cwt	150.00–157.00	895	2
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 1	616	237.17/cwt	230.00–245.00	1,461	5
Bulls	600–650	Medium and Large 2	625	160.00/cwt	160.00–160.00	1,000	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 2	660	168.00/cwt	168.00–168.00	1,109	1
Bulls	650–700	Medium and Large 1	676	224.72/cwt	208.00–235.00	1,519	6
Bulls	700–750	Medium and Large 1	723	209.83/cwt	200.00–220.00	1,517	2
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 2	750	150.00/cwt	150.00–150.00	1,125	1
Bulls	750–800	Medium and Large 1	768	200.56/cwt	192.00–210.00	1,540	3
Bulls	800–850	Medium and Large 1	805	192.00/cwt	192.00–192.00	1,546	1
Bulls	850–900	Medium and Large 1	870	185.00/cwt	185.00–185.00	1,610	1
Bulls	900–950	Medium and Large 1	940	170.00/cwt	170.00–170.00	1,598	1
Bulls	950–1000	Medium and Large 1	975	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	1,609	1
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls	—	—	1,684	173.98/cwt	167.00–180.00	2,930	6
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	510	77.00/cwt	77.00–77.00	393	1
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	823	97.13/cwt	87.00–100.00	799	3
Cows	—	Lean 85-90%	1,099	128.36/cwt	120.00–131.00	1,411	6
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,580	145.45/cwt	135.00–152.00	2,298	61
Cows	—	Boner 80-85%	1,658	153.67/cwt	153.00–158.00	2,548	10
Cows	—	Breaker 75-80%	1,660	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	2,175	1
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	770	1,462.50/head	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,463	2
Bred Cows	—	Medium and Large 1-2	870	1,650.00/head	1,650.00–1,650.00	1,650	1
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	940	2,101.99/head	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,102	4
Cow-Calf Pairs	—	Medium and Large 1-2	975	2,238.72/head	1,650.00–2,675.00	2,239	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 Feb 17, 2025

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

Feeder CattleReceipts 261Last week 783Year ago 730

Slaughter CattleReceipts 90Last week 182Year ago 188

Replacement CattleReceipts 9Last week 17Year ago 52

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 10.00 to 12.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 30.00 - 220.00; 1 head Baby Calves: 150.00

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	395	150.00	150.00
1	400–450	430	170.00	170.00
1	500–550	505	150.00	150.00
1	550–600	590	125.00	125.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	240	225.00	225.00
4	250–300	279	210.00–235.00	223.09
10	300–350	325	218.00–250.00	228.64
11	350–400	380	210.00–245.00	225.97
10	400–450	425	220.00–269.00	243.27
17	450–500	472	215.00–265.00	247.03
12	500–550	518	210.00–252.00	224.13
23	550–600	568	220.00–259.00	242.65
4	600–650	620	214.00–240.00	223.04
2	650–700	660	210.00–225.00	217.44
2	700–750	710	187.00–218.00	202.61
2	750–800	765	190.00–202.00	195.88
1	850–900	860	175.00	175.00
1	900–950	925	175.00	175.00
1	950–1000	980	160.00	160.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
2	200–250	228	192.00–210.00	200.90
1	250–300	285	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	382	195.00–216.00	203.76
3	400–450	417	197.00–210.00	202.48
1	450–500	455	210.00	210.00
1	550–600	555	190.00	190.00
1	600–650	635	175.00	175.00
1	700–750	720	140.00	140.00
1	850–900	865	140.00	140.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
1	250–300	290	265.00	265.00
2	300–350	335	235.00–255.00	245.30
2	350–400	388	235.00–289.00	261.83
5	400–450	421	250.00–275.00	263.04
12	450–500	473	225.00–267.00	251.79
9	500–550	516	235.00–270.00	252.96
11	550–600	576	230.00–265.00	250.69
5	600–650	616	230.00–245.00	237.17
6	650–700	676	208.00–235.00	224.72
2	700–750	723	200.00–220.00	209.83
3	750–800	768	192.00–210.00	200.56
1	800–850	805	192.00	192.00
1	850–900	870	185.00	185.00
1	900–950	940	170.00	170.00
1	950–1000	975	165.00	165.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	300–350	320	200.00	200.00
3	350–400	368	200.00	200.00
2	400–450	415	212.00–235.00	223.50
1	450–500	495	205.00	205.00
6	500–550	525	199.00–222.00	208.28
2	550–600	583	214.00–218.00	216.03
1	600–650	625	160.00	160.00
1	650–700	660	168.00	168.00
1	750–800	750	150.00	150.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	400–450	415	150.00	150.00
3	500–550	517	150.00–175.00	164.90
2	550–600	583	150.00–157.00	153.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 1$ per cwt · actual wt
3	250–300	282	270.00–275.00	273.25
2	300–350	325	265.00–292.00	278.71
2	350–400	378	249.00–275.00	261.91
8	400–450	426	240.00–277.00	266.45
7	450–500	479	242.00–282.00	263.98
4	500–550	521	262.00–302.00	280.34
4	550–600	561	245.00–287.00	268.76
3	600–650	628	240.00–275.00	259.85
3	650–700	667	240.00–267.00	258.09
1	700–750	735	240.00	240.00
1	750–800	795	208.00	208.00
1	800–850	800	227.00	227.00
1	850–900	895	220.00	220.00
1	900–950	915	215.00	215.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	350–400	370	152.00	152.00
1	600–650	640	127.00	127.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Steers — Medium and Large 2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	200–250	225	225.00	225.00
1	500–550	525	216.00	216.00
1	600–650	625	227.00	227.00
1	650–700	650	210.00	210.00

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,099	120.00–131.00	128.36
1	—	510	77.00	77.00
3	—	823	87.00–100.00	97.13

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,660	131.00	131.00

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	1,658	153.00–158.00	153.67
61	—	1,580	135.00–152.00	145.45

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,684	167.00–180.00	173.98

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)	3rd Stage (7-9 mo)	1	—	870	1,650.00	1,650.00
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	2nd Stage (4-6 mo)	2	—	770	1,375.00–1,550.00	1,462.50

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	2	—	975	1,650.00–2,675.00	2,238.72
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	4	—	940	1,500.00–2,700.00	2,101.99

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.