Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-01-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 24
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
415 head
▼ 50 vs last sale 465▼ 304 vs year ago 719 · −42.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
215 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 285▲ 8 vs year ago 207 · +3.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
5 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 10▼ 35 vs year ago 40 · −87.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to two weeks ago, slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 7.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were unevenly steady, while heifers were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate; market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 22.50 to 37.50 per head.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.39/cwt on 118 head.
Average price
$122.39
118 head · 512 lb average
Value per head Derived
$627
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$199
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$29.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−2.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2535130.7770061
Medium and Large 2483119.0657538
Medium and Large 3533106.235662thin
Small 1-2493101.6750117thin
One grade step is worth $29.10/cwt here — about $199 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale118 hd
122.39
—
NC average4 barns · 207 hd
125.07
−2.68
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,75198.131,71819
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,38870.5697924
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,38269.60962118
CowsLean 85-90%High1,03154.0655742

Every lot

73 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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2210128.81/cwt127.50–130.002712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274163.84/cwt160.00–169.004495
Steers—Medium and Large 2282136.67/cwt130.00–142.503853
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2331158.00/cwt151.00–163.005237
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy343171.99/cwt170.00–174.005902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2366157.75/cwt152.50–165.005778
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy368170.41/cwt168.00–173.006272
Steers—Medium and Large 2408139.76/cwt137.50–142.005702
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2440155.19/cwt150.00–157.006837
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475157.80/cwt151.00–164.007503
Steers—Medium and Large 2508132.67/cwt127.50–138.006742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2562152.87/cwt148.00–157.008596
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675142.01/cwt140.00–144.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 2740128.61/cwt127.00–129.009525
Feeder Cattle · Heifers27 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235125.00/cwt122.50–127.502942
Heifers—Small 1-2240111.28/cwt110.00–112.502672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265117.50/cwt117.50–117.503112
Heifers—Small 1-2278108.69/cwt107.50–110.003022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2316117.97/cwt115.00–120.003734
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2370132.24/cwt132.00–132.504892
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy37390.00/cwt90.00–90.003362
Heifers—Medium and Large 2376125.10/cwt122.50–128.004704
Heifers—Medium and Large 2426122.20/cwt120.00–126.005215
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427135.58/cwt130.00–141.0057913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466134.29/cwt128.00–139.0062610
Heifers—Small 1-2471104.83/cwt102.50–109.004944
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479125.62/cwt120.00–129.006024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2520114.63/cwt111.00–117.505964
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526127.61/cwt126.00–130.006718
Heifers—Medium and Large 3533106.23/cwt105.00–107.505662
Heifers—Small 1-2535106.53/cwt103.00–110.005702
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563115.02/cwt114.00–116.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577132.13/cwt130.00–136.007629
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619129.47/cwt126.00–131.008019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625113.76/cwt110.00–117.507114
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy63880.00/cwt80.00–80.005102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2650125.00/cwt125.00–125.008137
Heifers—Medium and Large 2676115.76/cwt113.00–117.507834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2726118.99/cwt117.00–120.008643
Heifers—Medium and Large 2778115.98/cwt115.00–117.009022
Heifers—Small 1-2787105.36/cwt101.00–110.008293
Feeder Cattle · Bulls17 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425153.91/cwt149.00–158.006547
Bulls—Medium and Large 2440139.75/cwt139.00–140.006154
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471143.88/cwt138.00–147.506786
Bulls—Small 1-2473109.97/cwt107.50–112.505204
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474152.61/cwt150.00–160.007238
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2511154.92/cwt150.00–160.0079210
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523140.21/cwt135.00–145.007336
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2573146.23/cwt140.00–153.0083816
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy605145.67/cwt145.00–147.008813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626136.89/cwt132.50–141.0085713
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628117.52/cwt115.00–120.007383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666133.85/cwt130.00–139.008917
Bulls—Medium and Large 2672121.92/cwt118.00–126.008193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2705126.00/cwt125.00–127.008883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725113.50/cwt113.00–114.008232
Bulls—Medium and Large 2768118.02/cwt117.00–119.009062
Bulls—Small 1-2818106.00/cwt106.00–106.008672
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33384.51/cwt83.00–86.001,1272
Bulls——1,57696.11/cwt93.00–98.001,5157
Bulls——1,957102.27/cwt100.00–104.002,00110
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%86946.28/cwt43.00–48.004029
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,02954.91/cwt51.00–57.0056524
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10559.38/cwt58.00–62.006565
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,13262.27/cwt61.00–63.007053
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,19759.58/cwt58.00–62.007139
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,23464.21/cwt64.00–65.0079223
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42174.46/cwt73.00–77.001,05810
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42869.28/cwt67.00–71.0098911
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43569.62/cwt66.00–72.0099957
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43674.88/cwt73.00–78.001,07533
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28951,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0521,049.63/cwt875.00–1,160.0011,0423

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.