Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-11

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 11
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 627▼ 289 vs year ago 913 · −31.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
310 head
▼ 78 vs last sale 388▲ 15 vs year ago 295 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 11 vs last sale 22▼ 20 vs year ago 31 · −64.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 2.

Current goat receipts 17.

Compared to two weeks ago, breaking type slaughter cows were 6.00 to 7.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 lower, and slaughter bulls were sharply lower. Feeder steers and heifers were mostly 2.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder bulls were 7.00 to 14.00 higher. Demand, market activity and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were moderate. Cattle quality was mostly average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $128.25/cwt on 196 head.
Average price
$128.25
196 head · 496 lb average
Value per head Derived
$636
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$238
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$31.03/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2518135.64702134
Medium and Large 3452119.4954032
Small 1-2444104.6146530
One grade step is worth $31.03/cwt here — about $238 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 sale196 hd
128.25
—
NC average5 barns · 552 hd
126.02
+2.23
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—High1,549100.271,55324
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55278.791,22392
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,14178.6989887
CowsLean 85-90%Average95265.0161952

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)1,273$1,1132thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,100$9001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)868$6382thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)875$1,0576

Every lot

113 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy380156.33/cwt150.00–162.505942
Steers—Medium and Large 3438137.40/cwt130.00–142.006023
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2441172.02/cwt167.50–177.507594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added445178.00/cwt178.00–178.007922
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added468185.00/cwt185.00–185.008662
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy470174.31/cwt170.00–179.008192
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2478160.46/cwt153.00–167.507676
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488148.98/cwt148.00–150.007272
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added514178.17/cwt177.00–180.009166
Steers—Small 1-2520130.49/cwt130.00–131.006792
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2521161.37/cwt152.00–168.008414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy527147.67/cwt147.50–148.007783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added577171.27/cwt170.00–175.009887
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2583161.13/cwt155.00–167.009392
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2621165.05/cwt155.00–168.001,02514
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2677154.78/cwt152.00–157.001,0489
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725148.00/cwt140.00–156.001,0732
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Small 1-2164109.87/cwt100.00–117.501804
Heifers—Small 1-2222112.55/cwt110.00–117.502505
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2240131.22/cwt130.00–132.503152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2276131.78/cwt130.00–138.003646
Heifers—Medium and Large 3282124.14/cwt122.50–125.003503
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2319136.15/cwt130.00–140.004345
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325122.57/cwt117.50–125.003984
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375123.48/cwt122.00–125.004632
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy382155.50/cwt150.00–160.005946
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383134.46/cwt130.00–142.505155
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424137.55/cwt132.50–142.505835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3424125.09/cwt118.00–128.005307
Heifers—Small 1-2426108.81/cwt100.00–117.004645
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy430151.15/cwt147.00–157.506503
Heifers—Small 1-2465102.85/cwt98.00–107.504782
Heifers—Medium and Large 3469123.05/cwt120.00–127.005774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471136.83/cwt130.00–144.0064418
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy47883.54/cwt82.00–85.003992
Heifers—Small 1-2513102.34/cwt100.00–107.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 3520117.42/cwt115.00–121.006116
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528136.76/cwt129.00–143.0072231
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570123.95/cwt120.00–126.007074
Heifers—Small 1-2573100.87/cwt95.00–107.005782
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2577135.43/cwt128.00–140.0078128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2617128.08/cwt122.00–135.0079011
Heifers—Small 1-263098.32/cwt95.00–100.006193
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full66372.97/cwt70.00–76.004842
Heifers—Small 1-2675101.52/cwt100.00–103.006852
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2683133.54/cwt130.00–135.0091210
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2758125.48/cwt120.00–131.009512
Heifers—Small 1-2808106.23/cwt100.00–112.508582
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2953102.49/cwt100.00–105.009772
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Small 1-2210120.00/cwt117.50–122.502522
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240135.00/cwt130.00–140.003242
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy272150.00/cwt150.00–150.004083
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320139.45/cwt132.50–145.004463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy321179.97/cwt177.50–182.505784
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy321151.47/cwt150.00–155.004865
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324165.33/cwt160.00–171.005365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy363181.76/cwt180.00–187.006604
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368141.82/cwt135.00–145.005227
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2375170.65/cwt165.00–176.006408
Bulls—Small 1-2376125.68/cwt120.00–130.004734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy381153.63/cwt150.00–160.005855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417162.66/cwt157.50–167.506788
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy419148.46/cwt145.00–152.006227
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430128.42/cwt125.00–132.505526
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy443173.35/cwt170.00–177.507684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy460179.32/cwt177.50–182.508253
Bulls—Medium and Large 3470134.26/cwt130.00–138.006314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2472162.56/cwt160.00–165.007678
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy473146.74/cwt140.00–153.006948
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full478115.18/cwt110.00–120.005512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy512147.14/cwt145.00–149.007533
Bulls—Medium and Large 3526137.95/cwt134.00–146.007269
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2527158.69/cwt152.50–165.0083611
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy530167.25/cwt167.00–167.508862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy555165.52/cwt164.00–167.509193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571153.33/cwt149.00–159.0087616
Bulls—Medium and Large 3583140.35/cwt139.00–142.008183
Bulls—Small 1-2585129.02/cwt126.00–134.007553
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy603105.02/cwt100.00–110.006332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2623151.79/cwt146.00–159.009465
Bulls—Medium and Large 3638130.00/cwt130.00–130.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655135.50/cwt132.00–139.008882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2663148.50/cwt145.00–150.009854
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy715100.00/cwt100.00–100.007152
Bulls—Small 1-2718115.61/cwt111.00–120.008302
Bulls—Medium and Large 3770134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0321
Bulls—Small 1-2812112.02/cwt110.00–116.009103
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3Full27030.00/cwt30.00–30.00811
Dairy Heifers—Large 375077.00/cwt77.00–77.005781
Dairy Heifers—Large 385560.00/cwt60.00–60.005131
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 319585.00/cwt85.00–85.001661
Dairy Steers—Large 349784.00/cwt84.00–84.004173
Dairy Steers—Large 364097.50/cwt97.50–97.506241
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,27882.19/cwt78.00–84.001,0503
Bulls——1,49897.33/cwt92.00–102.001,45810
Bulls——1,670107.87/cwt103.00–113.001,80111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81056.38/cwt56.00–57.004573
Cows—Lean 85-90%95770.81/cwt67.00–74.0067820
Cows—Lean 85-90%96361.90/cwt58.00–65.0059629
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12477.70/cwt74.00–82.0087354
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16870.27/cwt66.00–72.0082112
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17186.03/cwt83.00–91.001,00721
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47263.42/cwt60.00–66.009345
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50172.83/cwt70.00–74.001,09322
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57585.88/cwt84.00–90.001,35321
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,57580.14/cwt75.00–83.001,26244
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28701,110.00/head1,110.00–1,110.001,1102
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28781,030.34/head900.00–1,150.001,0304
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2845700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 2890575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,100900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,2731,113.02/head1,075.00–1,150.001,1132

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.