Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-06-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 27
● Final134 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
627 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 639▲ 73 vs year ago 554 · +13.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 157 vs last sale 231▲ 178 vs year ago 210 · +84.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
22 head
▼ 13 vs last sale 35▲ 16 vs year ago 6 · +266.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 19.

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, boning type slaughter cows were steady to 1.00 higher, and slaughter bulls were mostly 10.00 higher. Feeder steers were mostly 15.00 to 16.00 higher; heifers were mostly 4.00 to 5.00 higher; while feeder bulls were mostly 8.00 to 10.00 lower. 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 calves were 15.00 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 $129.52/cwt on 213 head.
Average price
$129.52
213 head · 479 lb average
Value per head Derived
$620
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$208
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$32.72/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.17
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486137.08666146
Medium and Large 3466113.7453062
Small 1-2439104.364585thin
One grade step is worth $32.72/cwt here — about $208 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 sale213 hd
129.52
—
NC average8 barns · 937 hd
129.34
+0.17
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—High1,677114.981,92831
CowsBreaker 75-80%Very Low1,42585.561,219108
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,17282.62968140
CowsLean 85-90%Low91567.6561958

Replacement cattle Per head

By class, stage and age
Bred stock and pairs are reported per head, not per hundredweight — these prices are never mixed with the $/cwt figures above.
ClassStageAgeAvg wt$/headHead
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,070$9814thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$9546
Bred Cows1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)740$4351thin
BullsN/AYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$1,2751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)884$83510

Every lot

134 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3303146.20/cwt140.00–152.504432
Steers—Small 1-2365117.60/cwt115.00–120.004292
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2428167.25/cwt167.00–167.507162
Steers—Small 1-2430107.47/cwt105.00–110.004622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475160.58/cwt155.00–165.007635
Steers—Medium and Large 3477137.29/cwt132.50–142.006553
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2523164.18/cwt160.00–170.008599
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy530148.53/cwt145.00–152.007872
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2558161.39/cwt157.00–165.009015
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy573147.77/cwt145.00–151.008474
Steers—Medium and Large 3590132.50/cwt127.50–137.507822
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added591169.00/cwt169.00–169.009997
Steers—Medium and Large 3Full62382.57/cwt80.00–85.005142
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy630142.25/cwt142.00–142.508962
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2633154.02/cwt151.00–157.009754
Steers—Small 1-266597.50/cwt97.50–97.506482
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2671151.43/cwt144.00–158.001,0165
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2722149.97/cwt145.00–154.001,0839
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2788150.99/cwt148.00–154.001,1902
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2818141.57/cwt138.00–145.001,1582
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2215136.24/cwt130.00–140.002934
Heifers—Medium and Large 3233121.94/cwt116.00–128.002842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3263122.87/cwt120.00–127.503234
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270134.18/cwt132.50–135.003623
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full316100.67/cwt100.00–102.503184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3333119.50/cwt115.00–125.003986
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2334136.42/cwt131.00–142.504566
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2371134.46/cwt129.00–140.004997
Heifers—Medium and Large 3373119.62/cwt115.00–124.0044611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added379148.71/cwt142.50–152.5056413
Heifers—Small 1-2418108.94/cwt105.00–112.004553
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2419137.51/cwt132.50–142.505769
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy425147.69/cwt145.00–152.0062812
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy428128.99/cwt125.00–130.005526
Heifers—Medium and Large 3465120.08/cwt117.50–122.005587
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy468147.67/cwt147.00–149.006919
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy469127.97/cwt124.00–133.006004
Heifers—Small 1-247097.50/cwt97.50–97.504582
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full472110.83/cwt110.00–112.505233
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473142.70/cwt136.00–146.0067516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy509142.85/cwt140.00–146.007277
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2529131.84/cwt128.00–135.0069711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3529115.64/cwt115.00–117.506124
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full535108.65/cwt106.00–110.005813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added562142.00/cwt142.00–142.007983
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full567110.00/cwt110.00–110.006243
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574133.30/cwt130.00–137.007657
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy585123.76/cwt122.50–125.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 3593118.25/cwt117.50–119.007012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617130.27/cwt124.00–135.0080410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623122.74/cwt122.50–123.007652
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full623103.39/cwt100.00–107.506443
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2661129.12/cwt123.00–132.508539
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665111.08/cwt102.50–116.007394
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full66592.56/cwt90.00–95.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2708123.67/cwt120.00–129.008763
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full71892.75/cwt92.50–93.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 3730114.00/cwt114.00–114.008322
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2965109.04/cwt107.00–113.001,0523
Feeder Cattle · Bulls43 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2Full22381.12/cwt80.00–82.501812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy225147.44/cwt145.00–150.003322
Bulls—Medium and Large 3235131.50/cwt125.00–138.003092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2264153.29/cwt150.00–157.504054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268130.73/cwt127.00–135.003503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2323163.66/cwt160.00–167.505292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full323107.67/cwt105.00–110.003482
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy326181.06/cwt175.00–188.005909
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy329146.58/cwt140.00–152.004828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373156.46/cwt150.00–160.005848
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373125.47/cwt120.00–130.004686
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy374140.00/cwt140.00–140.005244
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy381169.84/cwt165.00–177.506476
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full383108.64/cwt106.00–110.004163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2415149.20/cwt145.00–152.506193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425136.62/cwt135.00–137.505815
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427162.31/cwt160.00–165.006935
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full434111.79/cwt110.00–115.004857
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy459161.79/cwt157.50–165.007435
Bulls—Medium and Large 3463126.97/cwt122.50–130.005885
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466149.86/cwt142.50–157.006988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy478138.72/cwt137.50–140.006632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full479104.88/cwt100.00–110.0050210
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy518159.76/cwt158.00–162.008284
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full518108.74/cwt107.50–110.005632
Bulls—Medium and Large 3520129.56/cwt128.00–131.006747
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524145.12/cwt138.00–151.0076010
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540135.00/cwt135.00–135.007291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy550135.00/cwt135.00–135.007432
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy563154.83/cwt153.00–157.008726
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full563109.01/cwt106.00–111.006143
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583128.21/cwt123.00–130.007474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2587144.51/cwt140.00–147.5084812
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2609138.03/cwt133.00–141.008414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3625124.30/cwt121.00–127.507772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2658141.00/cwt140.00–142.009282
Bulls—Medium and Large 3676118.01/cwt115.00–120.007984
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full677110.04/cwt107.50–112.507453
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723133.47/cwt130.00–137.509653
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full768100.00/cwt100.00–100.007682
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2784135.53/cwt134.00–137.001,0632
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815128.98/cwt126.00–132.001,0512
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3860104.00/cwt104.00–104.008941
Dairy Steers—Large 31,06592.00/cwt92.00–92.009801
Dairy Steers—Large 31,10589.00/cwt89.00–89.009831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,502104.51/cwt98.00–108.001,5707
Bulls——1,711125.77/cwt122.00–131.002,1526
Bulls——1,733115.46/cwt109.00–121.002,00118
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77952.08/cwt48.00–54.004065
Cows—Lean 85-90%90761.96/cwt58.00–65.0056217
Cows—Lean 85-90%93872.50/cwt70.00–76.0068036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02358.99/cwt55.00–62.006036
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,07368.56/cwt65.00–72.0073619
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,10482.15/cwt78.00–86.0090767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,24999.79/cwt96.00–106.001,24619
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,30163.76/cwt62.00–68.008304
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,31674.59/cwt72.00–78.0098225
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,32491.80/cwt87.00–95.001,21548
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53587.07/cwt80.00–91.001,33760
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29001,275.00/head1,275.00–1,275.001,2751
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows10 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 3580350.00/head350.00–350.003501
Bred Cows—Small 3740435.00/head435.00–435.004351
Bred Cows—Small 3785400.00/head400.00–400.004001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2890710.00/head710.00–710.007101
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,055800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 11,1751,231.38/head1,125.00–1,325.001,2312
Bred Cows—Medium 11,2351,375.00/head1,375.00–1,375.001,3751
Bred Cows—Large 11,2551,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4001
Bred Cows—Large 11,2851,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 17851,025.00/head1,025.00–1,025.001,0252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2790550.32/head500.00–600.005504
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2995875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,0601,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1752

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.