Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-04-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 4
● Final179 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
960 head
▲ 202 vs last sale 758▲ 457 vs year ago 503 · +90.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
325 head
▲ 125 vs last sale 200▲ 141 vs year ago 184 · +76.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 3 vs last sale 14▼ 58 vs year ago 75 · −77.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 50.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 2.00 to 4.00 lower; boning type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower. Feeder steers were mostly 5.00 to 9.00 lower; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 lower; and feeder bulls were mostly steady to 2.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were mostly moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly heavy. Cattle quality was mostly plain to average with some fancy and/or value added.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $126.71/cwt on 382 head.
Average price
$126.71
382 head · 475 lb average
Value per head Derived
$602
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$50.16/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−3.34
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2460143.67661164
Medium 2442126.77560106
Medium and Large 3521112.1558550
Small 1-253493.5149962
One grade step is worth $50.16/cwt here — about $161 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 sale382 hd
126.71
—
NC average8 barns · 1,202 hd
130.05
−3.34
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—Low1,747105.581,84515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,52581.611,24467
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,16078.21907123
CowsLean 85-90%Average92162.4157575

Every lot

179 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added330213.00/cwt213.00–213.007035
Steers—Medium 2338145.11/cwt140.00–150.004902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy358157.00/cwt156.00–157.505623
Steers—Medium 2387145.00/cwt145.00–145.005613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added388197.00/cwt197.00–197.007642
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390179.16/cwt172.50–184.006994
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy412196.23/cwt187.50–205.008087
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2414172.59/cwt165.00–180.0071515
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy437125.75/cwt122.50–130.005503
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy439159.77/cwt157.50–160.0070111
Steers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed46867.08/cwt64.00–70.003142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2476170.64/cwt167.50–176.008127
Steers—Medium and Large 3477113.34/cwt110.00–115.005413
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479187.32/cwt182.50–193.008977
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy489160.98/cwt157.50–164.007874
Steers—Medium 2523138.45/cwt137.00–140.007242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added525170.49/cwt169.00–172.008954
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2526165.74/cwt159.00–174.0087211
Steers—Small 1-2Fleshy53598.00/cwt98.00–98.005242
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy537176.66/cwt175.00–179.009493
Steers—Medium 2558136.28/cwt130.00–142.507602
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570163.38/cwt158.00–170.0093111
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added627156.33/cwt154.00–158.0098012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2632153.15/cwt146.00–157.509685
Steers—Medium 2643130.00/cwt127.50–132.508363
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2703140.49/cwt137.00–144.009882
Steers—Medium and Large 3780102.75/cwt102.50–103.008012
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2793137.63/cwt134.00–138.501,0919
Steers—Medium 2798126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,0052
Steers—Medium 2813124.05/cwt121.00–127.001,0092
Feeder Cattle · Heifers66 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2224147.76/cwt142.50–153.003314
Heifers—Medium 2225133.69/cwt132.50–135.003012
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy225122.50/cwt122.50–122.502762
Heifers—Medium 2253130.00/cwt130.00–130.003292
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy255136.25/cwt135.00–137.503472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3272111.97/cwt110.00–115.003055
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy278120.00/cwt120.00–120.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2285138.77/cwt137.50–140.003952
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy312152.49/cwt150.00–155.004763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321138.67/cwt137.50–142.504454
Heifers—Small 1-2323105.00/cwt105.00–105.003392
Heifers—Medium 2324125.01/cwt120.00–130.0040515
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325113.33/cwt112.50–115.003683
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy33097.49/cwt95.00–100.003223
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy343133.74/cwt132.50–135.004592
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy358120.00/cwt120.00–120.004302
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy36798.34/cwt95.00–100.003613
Heifers—Medium 2369128.03/cwt125.00–132.504729
Heifers—Medium and Large 3372112.51/cwt110.00–115.004193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2375142.40/cwt137.50–149.0053420
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy379155.51/cwt151.00–162.505898
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed39080.00/cwt80.00–80.003122
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41384.63/cwt82.50–87.503504
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy419153.94/cwt152.00–158.006459
Heifers—Medium and Large 3421111.14/cwt110.00–112.504684
Heifers—Medium 2424128.25/cwt122.50–132.0054412
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy428120.34/cwt120.00–121.005153
Heifers—Medium 2Fancy430135.26/cwt135.00–136.005824
Heifers—Small 1-2430100.41/cwt100.00–102.004325
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2434143.75/cwt139.00–150.0062425
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy461149.85/cwt148.00–155.006918
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469114.42/cwt110.00–119.005378
Heifers—Small 1-2472107.42/cwt105.00–109.005075
Heifers—Medium 2474128.28/cwt122.50–132.5060820
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2476141.47/cwt135.00–147.5067327
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed49388.50/cwt88.00–89.004362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy510148.63/cwt147.50–150.007584
Heifers—Medium 2513129.92/cwt125.00–135.0066614
Heifers—Small 1-2517103.01/cwt100.00–105.005333
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy51893.01/cwt90.00–96.004822
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy520120.00/cwt120.00–120.006242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523111.38/cwt110.00–116.005838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.10/cwt135.00–147.0073924
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed54386.24/cwt85.00–87.504682
Heifers—Small 1-2563104.87/cwt102.00–107.505904
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567137.01/cwt131.00–141.007779
Heifers—Medium 2569123.70/cwt120.00–125.007044
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy57291.69/cwt90.00–95.005243
Heifers—Medium and Large 3578112.04/cwt110.00–116.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591150.00/cwt150.00–150.008877
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed61360.00/cwt60.00–60.003682
Heifers—Small 1-261999.74/cwt97.00–104.006175
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2620132.72/cwt127.50–139.0082310
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy62589.51/cwt89.00–90.005592
Heifers—Medium 2628121.54/cwt120.00–123.007632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3643116.25/cwt115.00–117.507472
Heifers—Medium and Large 3672113.75/cwt112.50–116.007646
Heifers—Small 1-267299.68/cwt99.00–100.006703
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed68577.82/cwt76.00–80.005333
Heifers—Medium 2711118.00/cwt118.00–118.008394
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed71881.47/cwt80.00–83.005852
Heifers—Small 1-272595.00/cwt92.50–97.506893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3726107.37/cwt104.00–111.007805
Heifers—Medium and Large 3770110.33/cwt110.00–111.008503
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed77872.56/cwt70.00–75.005652
Heifers—Medium 2863114.00/cwt114.00–114.009843
Feeder Cattle · Bulls52 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy170183.82/cwt182.50–185.003122
Bulls—Medium 2228133.74/cwt132.50–135.003052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy230155.31/cwt152.50–158.003572
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2237167.68/cwt162.50–172.503973
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2273163.18/cwt162.50–165.004454
Bulls—Medium 2274135.64/cwt130.00–140.003724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy283148.28/cwt147.50–150.004203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy309151.60/cwt147.50–158.004685
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy320121.21/cwt120.00–122.503882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2326165.35/cwt160.00–172.505399
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335113.75/cwt110.00–117.503812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy338182.48/cwt180.00–185.006173
Bulls—Medium 2360135.07/cwt130.00–140.004862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy371153.75/cwt150.00–157.505708
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy374183.10/cwt177.50–190.006854
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2382167.48/cwt160.00–173.0064016
Bulls—Small 1-2390102.50/cwt102.50–102.504002
Bulls—Medium and Large 3408111.71/cwt110.00–115.004563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy415186.15/cwt182.50–192.5077311
Bulls—Small 1-2417100.82/cwt100.00–102.504203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421152.51/cwt150.00–160.006427
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425172.68/cwt167.50–180.0073424
Bulls—Medium 2431134.38/cwt130.00–140.005798
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy432145.39/cwt142.50–149.006283
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy433123.77/cwt120.00–127.505362
Bulls—Medium 2467136.02/cwt130.00–140.006355
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468181.99/cwt180.00–188.008528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2469167.69/cwt160.00–173.0078631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475153.84/cwt150.00–157.507317
Bulls—Medium and Large 3477114.62/cwt110.00–118.005476
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy481145.62/cwt142.00–148.007004
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy500145.00/cwt142.50–147.507252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518177.34/cwt177.00–179.009196
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520151.01/cwt150.00–153.007853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521164.83/cwt157.50–172.0085923
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523111.61/cwt110.00–115.005843
Bulls—Medium 2528135.12/cwt130.00–140.007132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555168.99/cwt168.00–170.009382
Bulls—Small 1-2573102.99/cwt100.00–106.005902
Bulls—Medium 2577139.16/cwt137.50–140.008033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2578158.01/cwt152.50–165.0091313
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy578150.00/cwt150.00–150.008673
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy587146.35/cwt145.00–148.008593
Bulls—Medium 2614137.55/cwt135.00–140.008455
Bulls—Medium and Large 3615114.38/cwt110.00–118.007035
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620152.24/cwt145.00–158.0094412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2667144.78/cwt142.50–147.509665
Bulls—Medium and Large 3675116.21/cwt115.00–117.507842
Bulls—Medium 2676133.75/cwt130.00–137.509044
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718138.26/cwt137.00–140.009934
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy76088.96/cwt85.00–95.006763
Bulls—Medium and Large 3825109.02/cwt108.00–110.008992
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3410123.00/cwt123.00–123.005041
Dairy Steers—Large 3690107.00/cwt107.00–107.007381
Dairy Steers—Large 3710102.50/cwt102.50–102.507281
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed79080.00/cwt80.00–80.006321
Dairy Steers—Large 31,02088.00/cwt88.00–88.008981
Dairy Steers—Large 31,18083.00/cwt83.00–83.009791
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed55560.00/cwt60.00–60.003331
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed64071.00/cwt71.00–71.004541
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,088101.98/cwt99.00–105.001,1102
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,60390.24/cwt88.00–93.001,4472
Bulls——1,719103.46/cwt98.00–108.001,7789
Bulls——1,883118.03/cwt114.00–123.002,2234
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84752.16/cwt48.00–54.0044211
Cows—Lean 85-90%92660.61/cwt57.00–64.0056144
Cows—Lean 85-90%95071.99/cwt69.00–75.0068420
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,09165.80/cwt60.00–69.0071819
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,14186.10/cwt82.00–90.0098230
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18678.19/cwt74.00–82.0092774
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39072.13/cwt70.00–76.001,00317
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56884.28/cwt78.00–88.001,32246
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,59891.26/cwt90.00–94.001,4584
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-27751,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.007,9441
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed855800.00/cwt800.00–800.006,8401
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2930950.00/cwt950.00–950.008,8351
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2950975.00/cwt975.00–975.009,2631
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2970900.00/cwt825.00–975.008,7303
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,043913.13/cwt875.00–950.009,5242
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,118921.11/cwt875.00–975.0010,2985
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2565600.00/cwt600.00–600.003,3901
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2780725.00/cwt725.00–725.005,6551
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Small 1-2895600.00/cwt600.00–600.005,3701

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.