Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-04-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 11
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
886 head
▼ 74 vs last sale 960▼ 456 vs year ago 1,342 · −34.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
199 head
▼ 126 vs last sale 325▼ 81 vs year ago 280 · −28.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 6 vs last sale 17▼ 37 vs year ago 48 · −77.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 13.

Compared to last week, slaughter bulls were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower and

boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower. Feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 6.00 higher; feeder heifers were mostly steady to 7.00 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.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $136.27/cwt on 327 head.
Average price
$136.27
327 head · 472 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$161
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$60.41/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.96
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2463148.99690188
Medium 2437131.8457689
Medium and Large 3509112.8357416thin
Small 1-259788.5752934
One grade step is worth $60.41/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 sale327 hd
136.27
—
NC average8 barns · 1,187 hd
133.31
+2.96
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—High1,514104.931,58922
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55080.711,25151
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,18172.4985636
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low89355.9249954

Every lot

148 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2238139.84/cwt135.00–145.003332
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy310159.86/cwt155.00–162.504965
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2330182.49/cwt177.00–187.506022
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy370192.45/cwt190.00–195.007123
Steers—Medium 2Fleshy383122.55/cwt120.00–125.004692
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2390174.25/cwt172.50–176.006802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added411190.00/cwt190.00–190.007818
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417207.35/cwt202.00–212.508653
Steers—Medium 2418142.40/cwt140.00–145.005952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422162.06/cwt158.00–164.006843
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2437177.88/cwt176.00–181.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy478188.83/cwt184.00–198.009033
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2483171.95/cwt169.00–178.0083114
Steers—Medium 2525130.19/cwt125.00–135.006832
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2538176.34/cwt172.00–180.0094924
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy565177.70/cwt176.00–180.001,0045
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2590167.18/cwt162.50–171.0098619
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2610163.97/cwt160.00–171.001,0004
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2672154.27/cwt149.00–157.501,0378
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2718143.74/cwt143.00–146.001,0324
Steers—Medium 2718125.12/cwt120.00–130.008982
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2780131.27/cwt127.00–136.001,0244
Steers—Medium and Large 3825115.02/cwt113.00–117.009492
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy235128.75/cwt125.00–132.503032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy238147.47/cwt145.00–150.003512
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2268156.44/cwt152.50–160.004193
Heifers—Medium 2273131.19/cwt130.00–135.003584
Heifers—Medium 2Thin Fleshed318125.19/cwt120.00–130.003986
Heifers—Medium 2324138.42/cwt135.00–142.504488
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327154.04/cwt147.00–158.005048
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added336164.69/cwt162.50–166.005538
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365114.21/cwt112.50–117.504173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373166.21/cwt165.00–169.006205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy374142.44/cwt140.00–145.005338
Heifers—Medium 2377132.97/cwt127.50–137.005019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2378154.87/cwt147.50–161.0058517
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy417159.19/cwt157.50–164.006647
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy41884.96/cwt82.50–87.503552
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy422125.35/cwt125.00–126.005293
Heifers—Medium 2423134.83/cwt127.50–140.0057017
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424151.89/cwt145.00–156.0064421
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425111.25/cwt110.00–112.504732
Heifers—Small 1-243999.99/cwt99.00–101.004394
Heifers—Medium 2Fleshy453121.24/cwt120.00–122.505492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474148.32/cwt141.00–153.0070350
Heifers—Medium 2478136.00/cwt130.00–140.0065014
Heifers—Small 1-2482101.51/cwt100.00–102.504893
Heifers—Medium and Large 3519113.39/cwt108.00–119.005885
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy52385.44/cwt82.50–88.004473
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed52365.07/cwt60.00–70.003402
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2526143.02/cwt136.00–149.0075223
Heifers—Medium 2526130.77/cwt126.00–135.0068813
Heifers—Small 1-253298.32/cwt97.50–100.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added541175.00/cwt175.00–175.009474
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2566142.58/cwt137.00–145.5080714
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006782
Heifers—Small 1-2575105.30/cwt102.50–107.506053
Heifers—Medium 2582126.31/cwt120.00–132.007358
Heifers—Small 1-2605101.50/cwt98.00–105.006142
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613116.27/cwt115.00–117.507132
Heifers—Medium 2618123.66/cwt123.00–124.007643
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Thin Fleshed620101.29/cwt100.00–102.506282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621133.37/cwt127.50–138.0082813
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed62872.53/cwt70.00–75.004552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2679130.57/cwt128.00–135.008875
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed73865.00/cwt65.00–65.004802
Heifers—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed77569.02/cwt68.00–70.005352
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy77788.38/cwt85.00–90.006873
Heifers—Small 1-283286.17/cwt85.00–87.507173
Feeder Cattle · Bulls45 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy265173.77/cwt172.50–175.004602
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy274138.56/cwt132.50–142.503805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2280159.88/cwt157.50–162.004483
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy318135.05/cwt130.00–138.004295
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330164.25/cwt158.00–169.0054210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy331183.14/cwt175.00–192.506064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy333152.70/cwt150.00–155.005086
Bulls—Medium 2343146.26/cwt145.00–147.505022
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy370129.99/cwt127.50–132.504813
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy373152.74/cwt150.00–156.005706
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added374180.37/cwt174.00–187.006759
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378165.52/cwt160.00–173.0062612
Bulls—Medium 2378144.82/cwt142.50–147.005473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3385112.50/cwt112.50–112.504332
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy419145.86/cwt145.00–147.506114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy421155.75/cwt150.00–160.0065614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added425181.90/cwt180.00–183.0077312
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy426128.27/cwt125.00–132.505464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427172.49/cwt167.00–178.0073715
Bulls—Medium 2431141.78/cwt140.00–144.006114
Bulls—Medium 2458138.86/cwt137.50–140.006364
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472172.17/cwt167.50–177.5081333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3475111.22/cwt110.00–112.505282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy479183.11/cwt180.00–185.008774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy479158.33/cwt152.50–162.507589
Bulls—Medium 2Fleshy481126.27/cwt125.00–130.006074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy518156.66/cwt152.00–160.008113
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519169.03/cwt162.00–174.0087728
Bulls—Medium 2528142.15/cwt137.50–146.007514
Bulls—Medium 2569131.47/cwt130.00–135.007484
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572162.43/cwt157.00–166.0092916
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy574150.92/cwt148.00–152.508666
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy578169.51/cwt169.00–170.009802
Bulls—Medium 2Fancy580145.78/cwt144.00–147.508462
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy58382.49/cwt80.00–85.004812
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy588100.84/cwt100.00–102.505933
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added603163.00/cwt163.00–163.009835
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619155.26/cwt148.00–162.509619
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623113.72/cwt112.50–115.007082
Bulls—Medium 2634133.87/cwt130.00–138.008494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669145.16/cwt140.00–151.009717
Bulls—Medium 2708135.48/cwt130.00–141.009592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2719137.47/cwt135.00–142.009884
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Fleshy720100.00/cwt100.00–100.007202
Bulls—Medium 2758123.74/cwt120.00–127.509382
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3195115.00/cwt115.00–115.002241
Dairy Steers—Large 3258103.19/cwt97.50–109.002662
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added390127.00/cwt127.00–127.004951
Dairy Steers—Large 340097.50/cwt97.50–97.503901
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added413128.00/cwt128.00–128.005294
Dairy Steers—Large 3Value Added471127.00/cwt127.00–127.005984
Dairy Steers—Large 3Thin Fleshed1,09075.00/cwt75.00–75.008181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed32557.50/cwt57.50–57.501871
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Thin Fleshed36055.00/cwt55.00–55.001981
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27392.29/cwt92.00–93.001,1754
Bulls——1,510104.78/cwt99.00–109.001,58212
Bulls——1,683113.67/cwt110.00–117.001,9136
Slaughter Cattle · Cows12 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%67037.17/cwt34.00–40.002498
Cows—Lean 85-90%Light Weight83522.36/cwt22.00–23.001872
Cows—Lean 85-90%92677.36/cwt74.00–80.007167
Cows—Lean 85-90%92852.73/cwt49.00–56.0048921
Cows—Lean 85-90%95164.29/cwt62.00–68.0061116
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15665.17/cwt62.00–68.007537
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18180.45/cwt79.00–82.009509
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18175.52/cwt72.00–78.0089216
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22155.24/cwt53.00–58.006744
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41472.84/cwt70.00–75.001,0307
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51679.57/cwt76.00–83.001,20629
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,68086.59/cwt84.00–90.001,45515
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium 1-21,035625.00/cwt625.00–625.006,4691
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2715825.00/cwt825.00–825.005,8991
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28401,044.00/cwt975.00–1,100.008,7703
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28601,000.00/cwt1,000.00–1,000.008,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1101,225.00/cwt1,225.00–1,225.0013,5981
Replacement Cattle · Bred Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Bred Heifers—Small 1-2800675.00/cwt675.00–675.005,4001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2Thin Fleshed945625.00/cwt625.00–625.005,9061
Bred Cows—Small 1-2990850.00/cwt850.00–850.008,4151
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,0651,025.00/cwt1,025.00–1,025.0010,9161

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.