Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-03-14

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 14
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
375 head
▼ 540 vs last sale 915▼ 1,183 vs year ago 1,558 · −75.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
175 head
▼ 70 vs last sale 245▼ 75 vs year ago 250 · −30.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 24▼ 23 vs year ago 35 · −65.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 6

Compared to last week, slaughter cattle were 1.oo to 2.00 higher. Feeder steers and bulls were mixed, while heifers were 1.00 to 11.00 lower. Demand was light to moderate; market activity and buyer interest were light to moderate. Offerings of cattle were light. Cattle quality was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $122.78/cwt on 114 head.
Average price
$122.78
114 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$593
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$137
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 3
$35.32/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.27
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483137.0866247
Medium and Large 2452123.6855933
Small 1-2498104.405205thin
Medium and Large 3516101.7652529
One grade step is worth $35.32/cwt here — about $137 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 sale114 hd
122.78
—
NC average8 barns · 868 hd
124.05
−1.27
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—Average1,674105.941,77320
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,47585.331,25912
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,39883.531,16795
CowsLean 85-90%Average93457.9454145

Every lot

119 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2253143.61/cwt130.00–157.503632
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2268171.56/cwt160.00–185.004603
Steers—Medium and Large 3320115.00/cwt115.00–115.003681
Steers—Medium and Large 2332145.18/cwt140.00–150.004823
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333178.27/cwt165.00–195.005946
Steers—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed365115.00/cwt115.00–115.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36594.00/cwt94.00–94.003431
Steers—Medium and Large 2376148.30/cwt135.00–157.505587
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2379172.48/cwt160.00–187.5065413
Steers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy385125.00/cwt125.00–125.004811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2415170.42/cwt160.00–181.007078
Steers—Medium and Large 2415155.00/cwt155.00–155.006431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468161.41/cwt155.00–165.007556
Steers—Medium and Large 2490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers—Medium and Large 2520133.47/cwt130.00–137.006942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2525166.03/cwt150.00–174.5087211
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy535142.50/cwt142.50–142.507621
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2568155.11/cwt146.00–162.508815
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624146.96/cwt140.00–157.009176
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy64084.00/cwt84.00–84.005382
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2723130.46/cwt125.00–139.009434
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2768134.50/cwt134.00–135.001,0332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2810135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0941
Steers—Medium and Large 2905120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2920127.51/cwt127.00–128.001,1732
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2983126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2392
Feeder Cattle · Heifers41 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3185115.00/cwt115.00–115.002131
Heifers—Medium and Large 3235107.50/cwt107.50–107.502531
Heifers—Small 1-2270110.00/cwt110.00–110.002971
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273113.92/cwt110.00–117.503112
Heifers—Medium and Large 2288125.00/cwt125.00–125.003602
Heifers—Small 1-2320110.00/cwt110.00–110.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325108.99/cwt102.50–115.003543
Heifers—Medium and Large 2334129.12/cwt120.00–137.504314
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2345142.50/cwt140.00–145.004922
Heifers—Small 1-235098.00/cwt98.00–98.003431
Heifers—Medium and Large 3355117.50/cwt117.50–117.504171
Heifers—Medium and Large 2366126.13/cwt120.00–137.504624
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed37095.00/cwt95.00–95.003521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385140.81/cwt140.00–142.505423
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy410128.04/cwt125.00–131.005252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419136.47/cwt132.00–141.005727
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed42597.50/cwt97.50–97.504141
Heifers—Medium and Large 2427125.14/cwt120.00–129.005347
Heifers—Medium and Large 3435100.00/cwt100.00–100.004351
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed46095.00/cwt95.00–95.004371
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471137.55/cwt130.00–148.0064815
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475103.40/cwt100.00–110.004913
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479121.84/cwt120.00–127.005846
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2520139.03/cwt134.00–144.007238
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523125.83/cwt124.00–127.506582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525105.00/cwt105.00–105.005511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed55088.00/cwt88.00–88.004841
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558104.98/cwt100.00–110.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 2571119.27/cwt115.00–122.006817
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2586136.82/cwt128.00–140.508029
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy605117.00/cwt117.00–117.007081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630117.00/cwt117.00–117.007371
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed63580.00/cwt80.00–80.005081
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655102.35/cwt98.00–106.006703
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Fleshy68085.00/cwt85.00–85.005781
Heifers—Small 1-2685100.00/cwt100.00–100.006851
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed69096.00/cwt96.00–96.006621
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed80583.00/cwt83.00–83.006681
Heifers—Medium and Large 383097.50/cwt97.50–97.508091
Heifers—Small 1-2865104.00/cwt104.00–104.009001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3875103.52/cwt100.00–107.009062
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy405150.00/cwt150.00–150.006081
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428143.43/cwt135.00–155.0061411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2433162.41/cwt158.00–167.507036
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468160.08/cwt153.00–166.0074914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2474143.66/cwt132.50–150.0068111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475149.49/cwt149.00–150.007102
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy51590.00/cwt90.00–90.004641
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2522154.90/cwt150.00–165.0080913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2528137.55/cwt130.00–145.007263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy545148.00/cwt148.00–148.008071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2Thin Fleshed565116.00/cwt116.00–116.006551
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567157.65/cwt153.00–162.508946
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy568144.16/cwt140.00–148.008195
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568131.21/cwt126.00–140.007453
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575106.55/cwt105.00–108.006132
Bulls—Medium and Large 2603122.99/cwt121.00–125.007422
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed60588.80/cwt82.50–95.005372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2626143.64/cwt139.00–147.508994
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665136.27/cwt135.00–138.009064
Bulls—Medium and Large 3735110.00/cwt110.00–110.008091
Bulls—Medium and Large 3783117.48/cwt115.00–120.009202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 2805113.00/cwt113.00–113.009101
Bulls—Medium and Large 383085.00/cwt85.00–85.007061
Bulls—Medium and Large 3860100.00/cwt100.00–100.008601
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3527100.00/cwt100.00–100.005273
Dairy Steers—Large 355098.00/cwt98.00–98.005391
Dairy Steers—Large 3625100.00/cwt100.00–100.006251
Dairy Steers—Large 383590.00/cwt90.00–90.007521
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed87078.00/cwt78.00–78.006791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 325557.50/cwt57.50–57.501471
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,24083.06/cwt70.00–90.001,0304
Bulls——1,731104.11/cwt97.00–110.001,8028
Bulls——1,833119.20/cwt112.00–133.002,1858
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90854.00/cwt44.00–63.0049019
Cows—Lean 85-90%93531.66/cwt26.00–39.002966
Cows—Lean 85-90%94368.06/cwt63.00–72.0064219
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03568.40/cwt64.00–71.007085
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,24098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,2151
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,29072.00/cwt72.00–72.009291
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,35381.62/cwt73.00–85.001,1043
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,35980.45/cwt73.00–85.001,09352
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49889.74/cwt86.00–99.001,34438
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54488.39/cwt86.00–94.001,3658
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2860985.00/cwt985.00–985.008,4711
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed733588.50/cwt550.00–630.004,3142
Bred Cows—Small 1-2748687.96/cwt675.00–700.005,1462
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed830581.00/cwt581.00–581.004,8221
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed890575.00/cwt575.00–575.005,1181
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed935685.00/cwt685.00–685.006,4051
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965724.00/cwt724.00–724.006,9871

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.