Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-07-25

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 25
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
423 head
▼ 51 vs last sale 474▼ 320 vs year ago 743 · −43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
93 head
▼ 128 vs last sale 221▼ 131 vs year ago 224 · −58.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
16 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 15▼ 6 vs year ago 22 · −27.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current hog receipts 11.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 4.00 to 5.00 lower. Feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 6.00 higher. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were fairly light. 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 $130.15/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$130.15
172 head · 494 lb average
Value per head Derived
$643
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$277
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$33.67/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2527141.47746101
Medium and Large 3453117.4153246
Small 1-2435107.8146925
One grade step is worth $33.67/cwt here — about $277 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 sale172 hd
130.15
—
NC average8 barns · 691 hd
126.05
+4.10
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—High1,60697.451,56515
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,49676.411,14321
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,15375.2186730
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92263.4058514

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)975$7001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)975$6001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)923$1,08012
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)555$8752thin

Every lot

106 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added350189.00/cwt189.00–189.006622
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy390181.68/cwt180.00–184.007093
Steers—Medium and Large 3420141.76/cwt141.00–142.505952
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423155.02/cwt150.00–160.006563
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472155.26/cwt150.00–158.007333
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy485177.25/cwt171.00–182.508603
Steers—Medium and Large 3563138.83/cwt138.00–143.007826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added576175.19/cwt174.50–180.001,0098
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2608158.00/cwt158.00–158.009613
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy643171.00/cwt170.00–172.001,1002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added669165.77/cwt160.00–168.001,1095
Steers—Medium and Large 3675139.79/cwt137.00–142.509442
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added708164.49/cwt161.00–168.001,1652
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3195120.50/cwt120.00–121.002352
Heifers—Small 1-2223112.44/cwt107.50–117.502512
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280125.00/cwt125.00–125.003502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2283138.81/cwt137.50–140.003932
Heifers—Small 1-2316111.19/cwt107.50–115.003514
Heifers—Medium and Large 3322123.33/cwt120.00–128.003979
Heifers—Medium and Large 3364122.49/cwt120.00–127.504467
Heifers—Small 1-2Fleshy36890.00/cwt90.00–90.003312
Heifers—Small 1-2370108.31/cwt105.00–110.004014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2376135.23/cwt130.00–140.005089
Heifers—Small 1-2415110.83/cwt102.50–116.004604
Heifers—Medium and Large 3417123.63/cwt120.00–130.005165
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy427151.02/cwt149.00–157.006456
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full43278.32/cwt75.00–80.003383
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433139.40/cwt134.00–145.006049
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy466151.55/cwt147.50–157.507067
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2467139.97/cwt130.00–144.0065411
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470124.97/cwt120.00–127.505873
Heifers—Small 1-2470107.83/cwt100.00–118.005074
Heifers—Medium and Large 3Full51053.96/cwt52.00–56.002752
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy522150.63/cwt145.00–155.007868
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527137.45/cwt132.00–142.5072410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added528150.50/cwt150.50–150.507956
Heifers—Medium and Large 3566124.00/cwt120.00–127.007024
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy568145.92/cwt143.00–153.008296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2573136.99/cwt134.00–139.007856
Heifers—Small 1-2618112.36/cwt107.50–117.506942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2622133.97/cwt132.00–135.008333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3628124.19/cwt121.00–127.507803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667137.01/cwt135.00–139.009143
Heifers—Medium and Large 3678122.60/cwt117.00–128.008312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2716130.30/cwt128.00–135.009337
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added727142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0326
Heifers—Medium and Large 3728123.99/cwt123.00–125.009032
Heifers—Small 1-2728104.32/cwt103.00–105.007593
Heifers—Medium and Large 3833122.46/cwt120.00–125.001,0202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added873138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,2052
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy309186.89/cwt180.00–202.505774
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332140.77/cwt135.00–147.504673
Bulls—Small 1-2363108.37/cwt105.00–110.003933
Bulls—Medium and Large 3373140.00/cwt140.00–140.005222
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2377159.20/cwt152.50–167.506005
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy378180.42/cwt170.00–185.006826
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added389182.50/cwt182.50–182.507107
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418146.16/cwt145.00–147.506113
Bulls—Small 1-2423103.93/cwt97.50–110.004402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425165.96/cwt160.00–172.007059
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471159.19/cwt152.50–167.507509
Bulls—Small 1-2472115.64/cwt114.00–118.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy475171.04/cwt169.00–173.008122
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full478124.15/cwt120.00–128.005932
Bulls—Medium and Large 3479136.58/cwt130.00–142.506545
Bulls—Medium and Large 3Full510122.50/cwt120.00–125.006252
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526156.38/cwt150.00–163.008239
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565140.61/cwt137.50–147.507945
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571153.86/cwt150.00–159.008796
Bulls—Small 1-2613104.98/cwt100.00–110.006442
Bulls—Medium and Large 3623139.95/cwt135.00–145.008725
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2633158.74/cwt155.00–162.001,0055
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2662151.06/cwt148.00–155.001,0003
Bulls—Medium and Large 3663125.00/cwt125.00–125.008292
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2716150.16/cwt144.00–156.001,0755
Bulls—Medium and Large 3790119.01/cwt118.00–120.009402
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 332087.00/cwt87.00–87.002781
Dairy Heifers—Large 339065.00/cwt65.00–65.002541
Dairy Heifers—Large 352570.00/cwt70.00–70.003681
Dairy Heifers—Large 3725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,080103.00/cwt103.00–103.001,1121
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,135102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,1581
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,15595.97/cwt90.00–102.001,1082
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,200102.00/cwt102.00–102.001,2241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3323101.30/cwt100.00–102.503272
Dairy Steers—Large 338082.50/cwt82.50–82.503141
Dairy Steers—Large 3450110.00/cwt110.00–110.004951
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,26180.79/cwt76.00–84.001,0194
Bulls——1,731106.17/cwt104.00–109.001,8388
Bulls——1,73296.39/cwt94.00–99.001,6693
Slaughter Cattle · Cows9 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77544.53/cwt42.00–47.003452
Cows—Lean 85-90%94570.60/cwt68.00–73.006678
Cows—Lean 85-90%95158.45/cwt57.00–60.005564
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11155.38/cwt52.00–60.006155
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12884.64/cwt82.00–90.009556
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,17277.45/cwt75.00–81.0090819
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,28267.82/cwt64.00–71.008695
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53377.48/cwt73.00–81.001,18812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65083.92/cwt82.00–89.001,3854
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2555875.00/head875.00–875.008752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2748926.84/head875.00–975.009274
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-2898989.21/head900.00–1,075.009894
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 1-21,1001,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,1451,400.00/head1,400.00–1,400.001,4002
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2975600.00/head600.00–600.006001

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.