Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-01-31

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 31
● Final105 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
667 head
▲ 252 vs last sale 415▲ 530 vs year ago 137 · +386.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
224 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 215▲ 126 vs year ago 98 · +128.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 5▼ 1 vs year ago 14 · −7.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 5.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 3.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 5.00 to 7.00 higher some up to 16.00 higher. Demand was good; market activity and buyer interest were active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate. Cattle quality was average to attractive. Baby calves

ranged 15.00 to 35.00 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 $127.90/cwt on 187 head.
Average price
$127.90
187 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$623
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$138
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$37.50/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2476137.06653109
Medium and Large 2482121.7958747
Small 1-2549108.3959519thin
Medium and Large 351699.5651412thin
One grade step is worth $37.50/cwt here — about $138 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 sale187 hd
127.90
—
NC average8 barns · 776 hd
127.15
+0.75
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—High1,650105.201,7365thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,62377.181,25252
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,23273.6390732
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low88654.5348324

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.
ClassWeightGrade / descriptionAvg wtPriceRangePer headHead
Feeder Cattle · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2168142.43/cwt137.50–147.502392
Steers—Small 1-2185117.36/cwt112.50–122.502172
Steers—Medium and Large 2217132.50/cwt132.50–132.502883
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2235165.85/cwt165.00–167.503903
Steers—Medium and Large 2270151.25/cwt147.50–155.004082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2274172.66/cwt165.00–177.504736
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy313184.21/cwt182.50–186.005772
Steers—Medium and Large 2322153.04/cwt147.50–157.504935
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2325169.89/cwt162.50–175.005526
Steers—Medium and Large 2367152.62/cwt150.00–156.005605
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy370155.00/cwt155.00–155.005742
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2376161.58/cwt157.50–167.506088
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy383174.99/cwt172.00–178.006703
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2419170.24/cwt165.00–175.0071313
Steers—Medium and Large 2438138.90/cwt133.00–145.006082
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2467166.89/cwt160.00–174.0077911
Steers—Medium and Large 2475134.84/cwt130.00–140.006402
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy517168.66/cwt166.00–171.008723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2536157.22/cwt150.00–160.008439
Steers—Small 1-2565105.07/cwt102.50–107.505942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2572157.71/cwt153.00–164.009029
Steers—Medium and Large 2578140.00/cwt140.00–140.008092
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2625152.96/cwt146.00–157.5095616
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669140.32/cwt137.00–145.0093919
Steers—Medium and Large 2688126.01/cwt122.00–130.008672
Steers—Medium and Large 3708105.00/cwt104.00–106.007432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2714134.34/cwt129.00–136.009598
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2803126.25/cwt125.00–127.501,0142
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225145.87/cwt145.00–147.503283
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2273138.32/cwt135.00–142.503783
Heifers—Medium and Large 2283125.66/cwt122.00–127.503563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321136.15/cwt132.50–138.004375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy325147.64/cwt146.00–149.004803
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329127.28/cwt122.50–132.5041910
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36786.68/cwt82.50–90.003183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373121.45/cwt117.50–125.004535
Heifers—Small 1-2373111.24/cwt110.00–112.504152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376143.48/cwt140.00–147.5053914
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy383129.50/cwt129.00–130.004962
Heifers—Small 1-2408109.01/cwt108.00–110.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed41886.30/cwt85.00–87.503612
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422141.76/cwt135.00–147.5059823
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425120.37/cwt117.50–125.005123
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475140.26/cwt135.00–145.0066611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2484128.48/cwt125.00–130.006225
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523119.67/cwt115.00–125.006268
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524136.71/cwt130.00–142.0071610
Heifers—Small 1-2525111.03/cwt110.00–112.005834
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530112.75/cwt112.50–113.005982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573134.30/cwt129.00–138.0077019
Heifers—Medium and Large 2576116.91/cwt115.00–120.006734
Heifers—Small 1-2576109.00/cwt105.00–112.506285
Heifers—Small 1-2610103.74/cwt102.50–105.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623108.86/cwt105.00–112.506783
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2627130.61/cwt129.00–132.008195
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665105.00/cwt105.00–105.006982
Heifers—Small 1-2668105.56/cwt101.00–110.007054
Heifers—Medium and Large 2678117.03/cwt112.50–120.007934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679120.02/cwt118.00–121.008158
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2722120.00/cwt119.00–121.008663
Heifers—Medium and Large 2733114.82/cwt112.00–117.508423
Heifers—Medium and Large 2768113.05/cwt110.00–116.008682
Feeder Cattle · Bulls23 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2415104.91/cwt102.50–107.504352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424141.99/cwt140.00–146.006026
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2432168.63/cwt161.00–174.0072812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465103.72/cwt102.50–105.004822
Bulls—Small 1-2465101.28/cwt100.00–102.504712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466167.71/cwt162.00–172.0078211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471144.92/cwt140.00–147.506835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy500171.75/cwt171.00–172.508592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy508142.46/cwt140.00–145.007242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2525165.25/cwt162.00–167.5086810
Bulls—Medium and Large 2533129.94/cwt127.50–132.506932
Bulls—Small 1-2538100.00/cwt100.00–100.005382
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed580123.99/cwt117.50–127.507194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2584152.46/cwt147.00–160.0089011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2611146.35/cwt142.00–150.008945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628118.74/cwt117.50–120.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2670133.00/cwt133.00–133.008912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2675124.00/cwt124.00–124.008372
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718121.49/cwt120.00–123.008722
Bulls—Small 1-2725106.07/cwt101.00–111.007692
Bulls—Medium and Large 3765107.55/cwt105.00–110.008232
Bulls—Small 1-2793101.00/cwt100.00–102.008012
Bulls—Small 1-2803102.00/cwt100.00–104.008193
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed46555.00/cwt55.00–55.002561
Dairy Steers—Large 370050.00/cwt50.00–50.003501
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,62598.96/cwt97.00–100.001,6083
Bulls——1,688114.57/cwt114.00–115.001,9342
Slaughter Cattle · Cows8 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73031.85/cwt30.00–34.002332
Cows—Lean 85-90%80370.00/cwt70.00–70.005622
Cows—Lean 85-90%90843.70/cwt41.00–46.003976
Cows—Lean 85-90%91060.20/cwt58.00–64.0054814
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19667.82/cwt65.00–71.0081113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,25777.61/cwt76.00–80.0097619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59273.59/cwt72.00–75.001,17215
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63578.63/cwt76.00–82.001,28637
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2785450.00/cwt450.00–450.003,5331
Bred Cows—Small 1-2805562.29/cwt518.00–610.004,5262
Bred Cows—Small 1-2825575.00/cwt575.00–575.004,7441
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed940525.00/cwt525.00–525.004,9351
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,065775.00/cwt775.00–775.008,2541
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2675425.00/cwt425.00–425.002,8691
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2720475.00/cwt475.00–475.003,4201
Bred Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965714.00/cwt714.00–714.006,8901

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.