Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-03-21

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 21
● Final168 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
828 head
▲ 453 vs last sale 375▼ 249 vs year ago 1,077 · −23.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
234 head
▲ 59 vs last sale 175▲ 19 vs year ago 215 · +8.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 12▼ 16 vs year ago 20 · −80.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 1.

Current goat receipts 27.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were 5.00 to 6.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average to attractive. Baby calf prices were not available at press time.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $150.05/cwt on 279 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −49.31 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$150.05
279 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$736
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$419
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$67.58/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2483162.30783205
Medium 2441131.3657935
Medium and Large 3669106.2271026
Small 1-238594.7236513thin
One grade step is worth $67.58/cwt here — about $419 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 sale279 hd
150.05
—
NC average8 barns · 914 hd
135.17
+14.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−49.31
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 0–100 lb

33 sales
231200169138median 199.3503/0204/2706/2208/3111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $152.07, median $199.35 across 33 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 · $/cwt
Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.
ClassGradeDressingAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Bulls—High1,684108.701,83114
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,51485.301,29285
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,12982.1692765
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low91564.5259031

Every lot

168 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2228158.87/cwt155.00–162.503622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2305160.00/cwt160.00–160.004882
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed31091.25/cwt90.00–92.502832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320195.30/cwt190.00–202.506253
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2361167.94/cwt162.50–172.506064
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363187.78/cwt182.50–194.006825
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added392197.00/cwt197.00–197.007723
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417184.51/cwt180.00–193.007695
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425148.74/cwt147.50–150.006322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added431173.09/cwt170.00–175.007464
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2433159.64/cwt158.00–162.506914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy458186.76/cwt182.00–192.508553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473155.24/cwt150.00–160.007342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476171.00/cwt165.00–179.008148
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510172.48/cwt170.00–175.008802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515161.59/cwt155.00–169.008328
Steers—Small 1-2515101.84/cwt97.50–107.505244
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518148.19/cwt144.00–152.507682
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2565160.35/cwt153.00–165.009065
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy613142.99/cwt140.00–146.008772
Steers—Medium 2623132.02/cwt130.00–134.008222
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628157.49/cwt157.00–158.009892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2673148.34/cwt145.00–150.009983
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2715136.00/cwt130.00–142.009722
Steers—Medium 2788124.98/cwt120.00–130.009852
Steers—Medium 2905125.01/cwt122.50–127.501,1312
Steers—Medium 21,020123.02/cwt118.00–128.001,2552
Feeder Cattle · Heifers61 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2213125.00/cwt125.00–125.002663
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2233157.58/cwt155.00–160.003672
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240116.25/cwt115.00–117.502792
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy275137.50/cwt137.50–137.503782
Heifers—Medium 2288126.66/cwt125.00–127.503653
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy308141.22/cwt140.00–142.504352
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy313123.72/cwt122.50–125.003872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy317164.34/cwt157.50–167.505213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321145.07/cwt142.50–152.504666
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy323140.00/cwt140.00–140.004523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328115.00/cwt115.00–115.003773
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed33576.21/cwt75.00–77.502552
Heifers—Medium 2336131.23/cwt127.50–137.504415
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed35882.48/cwt80.00–85.002952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy365162.53/cwt160.00–165.005932
Heifers—Medium and Large 3367113.16/cwt110.00–117.504158
Heifers—Small 1-2370103.67/cwt100.00–107.503844
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy373121.31/cwt120.00–125.004524
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy375140.00/cwt140.00–140.005253
Heifers—Medium 2376132.77/cwt127.50–135.004999
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377149.98/cwt142.50–155.005656
Heifers—Medium 2Value Added385136.00/cwt136.00–136.005242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added398157.00/cwt157.00–157.006252
Heifers—Medium and Large 3400116.25/cwt115.00–117.504652
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy420165.28/cwt160.00–170.006943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422140.84/cwt140.00–142.505943
Heifers—Medium 2424130.47/cwt125.00–135.0055316
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42885.00/cwt85.00–85.003642
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2430150.72/cwt145.00–156.0064811
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy430120.64/cwt120.00–122.505194
Heifers—Small 1-2432102.58/cwt100.00–107.504433
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added456159.70/cwt156.00–161.507288
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy465120.00/cwt120.00–120.005584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2475145.51/cwt140.00–150.0069111
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47593.75/cwt92.50–95.004452
Heifers—Medium 2476131.29/cwt125.00–135.006259
Heifers—Medium 2Value Added477138.03/cwt136.00–140.006585
Heifers—Small 1-2477101.71/cwt100.00–105.004853
Heifers—Medium and Large 3485113.87/cwt110.00–119.005523
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy514130.25/cwt130.00–131.006694
Heifers—Medium 2519126.89/cwt125.00–129.006594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3525111.70/cwt107.50–115.005863
Heifers—Small 1-2527104.27/cwt100.00–108.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530139.18/cwt133.00–143.0073813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573138.82/cwt132.50–142.507956
Heifers—Medium 2575127.50/cwt127.50–127.507332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added587143.00/cwt143.00–143.008393
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed60863.73/cwt62.50–65.003872
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy61588.76/cwt87.50–90.005462
Heifers—Medium 2620125.37/cwt120.00–130.007775
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623136.02/cwt130.00–140.008475
Heifers—Medium and Large 3632111.00/cwt110.00–115.007025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660105.08/cwt100.00–110.006942
Heifers—Medium 2665125.08/cwt120.00–130.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 3735107.93/cwt107.50–108.007937
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed75371.25/cwt70.00–72.505372
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy76584.95/cwt82.50–87.506502
Heifers—Medium and Large 378399.72/cwt97.00–102.507812
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed88082.51/cwt80.00–85.007262
Heifers—Medium and Large 397098.96/cwt97.00–101.009602
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Value Added1,047105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,0993
Feeder Cattle · Bulls51 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2225105.17/cwt102.50–107.502372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2227154.96/cwt150.00–165.003523
Bulls—Medium 2240142.50/cwt142.50–142.503422
Bulls—Medium 2274133.06/cwt130.00–137.503655
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy283145.00/cwt145.00–145.004102
Bulls—Medium 2318127.02/cwt124.00–130.004042
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2322162.87/cwt157.50–170.005248
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333113.70/cwt112.50–115.003792
Bulls—Small 1-2335103.26/cwt100.00–107.503463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy337183.68/cwt177.50–190.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added340180.00/cwt180.00–180.006123
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed36881.26/cwt80.00–82.502992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372177.95/cwt172.50–181.006627
Bulls—Medium 2373127.56/cwt125.00–130.004763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy375188.10/cwt182.50–195.0070511
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed37583.70/cwt80.00–87.503142
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy377152.35/cwt149.00–157.005748
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added393187.00/cwt187.00–187.007354
Bulls—Medium 2408128.82/cwt125.00–132.505262
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy418182.75/cwt177.50–190.0076411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421154.85/cwt147.50–160.006529
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424167.29/cwt162.50–175.0070917
Bulls—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed42883.72/cwt80.00–87.503584
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468177.07/cwt172.50–182.508296
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470117.44/cwt115.00–120.005524
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473146.64/cwt140.00–152.506948
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476162.13/cwt155.00–169.0077222
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy481136.04/cwt130.00–140.006545
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added517170.62/cwt167.00–173.0088213
Bulls—Medium 2518124.84/cwt120.00–129.006476
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527157.82/cwt154.00–162.5083210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy533143.66/cwt140.00–147.507662
Bulls—Small 1-2543104.48/cwt100.00–109.005672
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy558141.24/cwt140.00–142.507882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2566156.25/cwt150.00–160.0088411
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy568132.53/cwt130.00–135.007532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added574161.87/cwt161.50–163.009298
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy60894.97/cwt92.50–97.505772
Bulls—Medium 2613127.04/cwt121.00–130.007794
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy615138.74/cwt137.50–140.008532
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621149.23/cwt145.00–153.009278
Bulls—Medium and Large 3628112.50/cwt112.50–112.507072
Bulls—Medium 2675130.18/cwt128.00–132.508792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679141.46/cwt134.00–145.0096114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy68892.53/cwt90.00–95.006372
Bulls—Medium and Large 3705110.01/cwt107.50–112.507763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720133.23/cwt128.00–137.009598
Bulls—Medium and Large 3767114.30/cwt110.00–119.008775
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773132.85/cwt128.00–138.001,0272
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy1,07596.48/cwt95.00–98.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 31,078103.72/cwt100.00–107.501,1182
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 336592.50/cwt90.00–95.003382
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed80577.50/cwt77.50–77.506241
Dairy Heifers—Large 397385.56/cwt82.00–89.008322
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed19087.50/cwt87.50–87.501661
Dairy Steers—Large 3290112.50/cwt112.50–112.503261
Dairy Steers—Large 3378112.42/cwt110.00–115.004252
Dairy Steers—Large 3433122.33/cwt122.00–122.505303
Dairy Steers—Large 3510122.50/cwt122.50–122.506251
Dairy Steers—Large 3585115.50/cwt115.00–116.006762
Dairy Steers—Large 3630115.00/cwt115.00–115.007252
Dairy Steers—Large 3705104.00/cwt104.00–104.007331
Dairy Steers—Large 388085.00/cwt85.00–85.007481
Dairy Steers—Large 31,05570.00/cwt70.00–70.007391
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,31883.31/cwt81.00–84.001,0983
Bulls——1,703109.43/cwt106.00–113.001,8646
Bulls——1,881123.06/cwt120.00–125.002,3155
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%79241.31/cwt38.00–44.003275
Cows—Lean 85-90%91961.23/cwt58.00–64.005639
Cows—Lean 85-90%94973.08/cwt70.00–76.0069417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10381.22/cwt77.00–85.0089641
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15268.73/cwt66.00–70.007923
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17488.43/cwt85.00–91.001,03819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18861.95/cwt60.00–64.007362
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,43076.18/cwt74.00–78.001,08912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50691.96/cwt89.00–96.001,38525
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54084.11/cwt79.00–88.001,29548
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2695800.00/cwt800.00–800.005,5601
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,085950.00/cwt950.00–950.0010,3081
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2181,037.73/cwt1,025.00–1,050.0012,6402

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.