Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-18

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 18
● Final73 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
474 head
▼ 150 vs last sale 624▼ 19 vs year ago 493 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
221 head
▼ 89 vs last sale 310▲ 44 vs year ago 177 · +24.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 4 vs last sale 11▼ 3 vs year ago 18 · −16.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 23.

Compared to last week, breaking type slaughter cows were 5.00 to 6.00 lower, boning type slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 lower, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 higher. There were too few comparable feeder steers to establish an adequate market comparison; feeder heifers were unevenly steady; while feeder bulls were 4.00 to 12.00 lower. Demand, market activity, and buyer interest were moderate. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $129.75/cwt on 131 head.
Average price
$129.75
131 head · 456 lb average
Value per head Derived
$592
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$271
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.01/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2470138.0064879
Medium and Large 3446118.8153046
Small 1-2359104.993776thin
One grade step is worth $33.01/cwt here — about $271 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 sale131 hd
129.75
—
NC average7 barns · 878 hd
127.65
+2.10
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—Average1,504101.091,52020
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,48875.191,11931
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,10573.1480839
CowsLean 85-90%Low91357.9152938

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,163$8512thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$8382thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)885$7251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)912$95610

Every lot

73 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 · Steers5 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3285133.50/cwt127.00–140.003802
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2383155.00/cwt155.00–155.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2418150.00/cwt150.00–150.006273
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2500160.00/cwt160.00–160.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2563163.02/cwt158.00–168.009182
Feeder Cattle · Heifers25 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2203139.97/cwt137.50–142.502842
Heifers—Medium and Large 3230132.37/cwt132.00–132.503044
Heifers—Medium and Large 3288126.65/cwt125.00–127.503653
Heifers—Small 1-2288108.76/cwt107.50–110.003132
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320126.98/cwt122.00–130.004068
Heifers—Small 1-2330110.00/cwt110.00–110.003632
Heifers—Medium and Large 3383126.11/cwt120.00–130.004834
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2384132.79/cwt130.00–138.005104
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420124.65/cwt120.00–128.005244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423136.44/cwt130.00–142.0057725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy438147.25/cwt147.00–147.506452
Heifers—Small 1-246096.21/cwt92.50–100.004432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy465149.96/cwt148.00–152.006972
Heifers—Medium and Large 3477124.77/cwt120.00–129.005959
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2480138.98/cwt132.50–145.0066720
Heifers—Medium and Large 3503122.50/cwt122.50–122.506162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy508148.49/cwt148.00–149.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521141.52/cwt135.00–147.5073712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540129.50/cwt129.00–130.006992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565138.05/cwt136.00–140.007802
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full56587.02/cwt85.00–90.004923
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575122.35/cwt120.00–125.007043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2618129.31/cwt125.00–133.007996
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full62582.95/cwt80.00–87.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 3880104.53/cwt100.00–109.009202
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3268147.43/cwt145.00–150.003952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2270160.96/cwt155.00–165.004353
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2333161.60/cwt157.50–167.505383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2380157.88/cwt152.50–161.006003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3416137.65/cwt130.00–145.005736
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2417152.18/cwt150.00–155.0063512
Bulls—Medium and Large 3466140.18/cwt136.00–142.0065311
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2467150.67/cwt150.00–152.007043
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy470110.47/cwt108.00–113.005192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483168.35/cwt163.00–177.008133
Bulls—Small 1-2486125.68/cwt120.00–129.006116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2515153.60/cwt150.00–160.007913
Bulls—Small 1-2515118.73/cwt115.00–120.006114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3519131.06/cwt124.00–138.006808
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy520146.50/cwt145.00–148.007622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2558148.42/cwt145.00–154.008283
Bulls—Medium and Large 3564131.75/cwt126.00–140.007435
Bulls—Small 1-2584113.33/cwt110.00–117.006625
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2622141.70/cwt138.00–147.008813
Bulls—Small 1-2663117.55/cwt115.00–120.007792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2668138.67/cwt132.00–144.009263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2740133.50/cwt130.00–137.009882
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 330061.00/cwt61.00–61.001831
Dairy Heifers—Large 362857.02/cwt56.00–58.003582
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,14586.89/cwt84.00–90.009954
Bulls——1,535101.37/cwt97.00–104.001,5568
Bulls——1,652107.90/cwt107.00–109.001,7838
Slaughter Cattle · Cows10 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84247.41/cwt44.00–50.0039913
Cows—Lean 85-90%91758.39/cwt54.00–61.0053513
Cows—Lean 85-90%98668.76/cwt66.00–72.0067812
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,02064.53/cwt62.00–69.006589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,04555.27/cwt52.00–60.005783
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08687.10/cwt85.00–92.009466
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,15675.39/cwt73.00–80.0087221
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44359.71/cwt56.00–64.008624
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48374.86/cwt72.00–79.001,11018
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51882.72/cwt80.00–87.001,2569
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2885725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Small 1-2990725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,163851.13/head825.00–875.008512
Bred Cows—Large 1-21,270950.00/head950.00–950.009501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2888863.03/head725.00–975.008634
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29281,017.15/head950.00–1,050.001,0176

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.