Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-02-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 7
● Final70 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
424 head
▼ 243 vs last sale 667▲ 37 vs year ago 387 · +9.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
201 head
▼ 23 vs last sale 224▲ 9 vs year ago 192 · +4.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▼ 5 vs last sale 13▼ 27 vs year ago 35 · −77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 8.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were 3.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bull were 1.00 to 2.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly steady to 4.00 lower, while heifers were mostly 9.00 to 10.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. Cattle quality was average. Baby calves ranged 22.50 to 42.50 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 $135.92/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$135.92
108 head · 474 lb average
Value per head Derived
$644
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
−$44
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$41.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+6.66
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2451143.4764877
Medium and Large 2475122.4058223
Small 1-2723103.237462thin
Medium and Large 3679101.756916thin
One grade step is worth $41.72/cwt here — about −$44 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 sale108 hd
135.92
—
NC average8 barns · 823 hd
129.26
+6.66
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—Average1,565102.561,6058thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,60777.181,24180
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,21174.4990218
CowsLean 85-90%High95465.2762324

Every lot

70 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 · Steers12 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2230137.75/cwt133.00–142.503172
Steers—Medium and Large 2275150.00/cwt150.00–150.004132
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2289190.39/cwt185.00–197.505506
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2326174.86/cwt170.00–182.505709
Steers—Medium and Large 2367146.59/cwt140.00–150.005383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy373145.17/cwt140.00–150.005412
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2374165.60/cwt160.00–172.5061913
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2431166.71/cwt160.00–173.007194
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471171.40/cwt167.00–176.008074
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520156.29/cwt155.00–159.008133
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2577155.95/cwt150.00–160.009003
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2645137.50/cwt135.00–140.008872
Feeder Cattle · Heifers22 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2205147.62/cwt142.50–153.003032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2267136.59/cwt132.50–142.503656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2268131.21/cwt130.00–132.503522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2324146.01/cwt142.50–149.004736
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333120.64/cwt120.00–122.504024
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373134.21/cwt132.50–136.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375143.04/cwt137.50–150.0053611
Heifers—Medium and Large 2421126.45/cwt122.50–130.005325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2422151.42/cwt145.00–155.0063910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471149.75/cwt143.00–154.0070517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2519141.67/cwt137.50–148.007358
Heifers—Medium and Large 2538117.01/cwt114.00–120.006302
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2562141.20/cwt137.50–144.007947
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580101.24/cwt100.00–102.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2590120.63/cwt117.50–122.507124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618132.03/cwt127.00–136.008168
Heifers—Medium and Large 2673114.97/cwt112.50–117.507742
Heifers—Medium and Large 3673105.01/cwt104.00–106.007072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708122.51/cwt120.00–125.008672
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715111.49/cwt111.00–112.007972
Heifers—Small 1-2723103.23/cwt102.50–104.007462
Heifers—Medium and Large 378599.00/cwt98.00–100.007772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy410177.35/cwt175.00–180.007273
Bulls—Medium and Large 2413139.98/cwt137.50–142.505782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426166.55/cwt160.00–172.0071015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy463138.97/cwt138.00–140.006432
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464135.44/cwt130.00–140.006285
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474165.80/cwt158.00–171.007869
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed480117.50/cwt117.50–117.505642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy481173.25/cwt172.00–174.008334
Bulls—Medium and Large 2521142.49/cwt140.00–145.007424
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527164.23/cwt159.00–170.0086515
Bulls—Small 1-2535101.04/cwt99.00–103.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2558138.01/cwt135.00–141.007702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2569153.40/cwt147.50–159.0087310
Bulls—Medium and Large 3578103.70/cwt100.00–107.505992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy580144.79/cwt142.50–147.008402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619140.18/cwt135.00–147.008686
Bulls—Medium and Large 2635130.00/cwt130.00–130.008262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2673138.98/cwt137.00–141.009352
Bulls—Medium and Large 2683123.03/cwt120.00–129.008403
Bulls—Medium and Large 2718118.51/cwt117.00–120.008512
Bulls—Small 1-2875109.51/cwt108.00–111.009582
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3205103.84/cwt100.00–107.502132
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,550111.16/cwt110.00–113.001,7233
Bulls——1,57497.40/cwt94.00–100.001,5335
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84747.49/cwt45.00–50.004026
Cows—Lean 85-90%96367.13/cwt64.00–70.0064612
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04379.33/cwt78.00–81.008276
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18679.98/cwt78.00–84.009497
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22770.99/cwt70.00–72.0087111
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,58674.18/cwt70.00–76.001,17636
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62579.63/cwt78.00–83.001,29444
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed830505.36/cwt485.00–525.004,1942
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2940875.00/cwt875.00–875.008,2251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,105925.00/cwt925.00–925.0010,2211
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1751,011.00/cwt1,011.00–1,011.0011,8791
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2051,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.0012,0501

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.