Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-08-01

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 1
● Final71 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
314 head
▼ 109 vs last sale 423▼ 341 vs year ago 655 · −52.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
208 head
▲ 115 vs last sale 93▲ 38 vs year ago 170 · +22.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 16▲ 7 vs year ago 10 · +70.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goats receipts 4.

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while slaughter bulls were 7.00 to 8.00 higher. Feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 10.00 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 $145.62/cwt on 82 head.
Average price
$145.62
82 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$725
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$58
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$40.22/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.08
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2486150.8073369
Medium and Large 3535122.876578thin
Small 1-2610110.586745thin
One grade step is worth $40.22/cwt here — about $58 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 sale82 hd
145.62
—
NC average6 barns · 380 hd
132.54
+13.08
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—Average1,919104.212,0006thin
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,55079.751,23672
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,11378.0686947
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low92166.3061036

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 Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,026$8885
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)940$7302thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)788$80910

Every lot

71 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 · Steers9 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 3318154.54/cwt150.00–159.004912
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2382184.27/cwt177.00–187.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2423174.67/cwt174.00–175.007393
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2465172.00/cwt171.00–173.008002
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515164.00/cwt164.00–164.008452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added590172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0156
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2627167.55/cwt164.00–170.001,0517
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2675163.72/cwt155.00–167.001,1056
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2760157.01/cwt155.00–159.001,1932
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3318121.47/cwt118.00–125.003862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2329144.31/cwt138.00–148.004757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy353141.98/cwt139.00–145.005012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383165.73/cwt162.00–169.006356
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy405167.67/cwt167.00–169.006793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy422142.41/cwt137.00–145.006013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2424157.56/cwt150.00–163.006689
Heifers—Small 1-2470112.45/cwt108.00–117.005292
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474152.32/cwt147.00–158.007228
Heifers—Medium and Large 3478123.05/cwt120.00–126.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2534149.32/cwt146.00–151.007977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added561156.00/cwt156.00–156.008757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571145.67/cwt141.00–150.008327
Heifers—Medium and Large 3615123.50/cwt120.00–127.007602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2624141.15/cwt139.00–146.008816
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680136.52/cwt134.00–140.009284
Heifers—Small 1-2703109.34/cwt108.00–111.007693
Heifers—Medium and Large 3728123.44/cwt121.00–126.008992
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy268153.98/cwt152.00–156.004132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2277167.90/cwt164.00–170.004653
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy320198.44/cwt190.00–208.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 3328138.49/cwt138.00–139.004542
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy425153.52/cwt152.00–155.006522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2427172.44/cwt165.00–178.0073613
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2476163.00/cwt156.00–169.007767
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy488149.34/cwt148.00–150.007293
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518140.56/cwt138.00–143.007282
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521156.21/cwt150.00–163.0081410
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2567156.39/cwt150.00–161.008876
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620156.52/cwt154.00–159.009702
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy623147.00/cwt146.00–148.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 3673127.06/cwt124.00–130.008552
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy678145.48/cwt144.00–147.009862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680153.48/cwt151.00–156.001,0442
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2703147.50/cwt147.00–148.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2755143.00/cwt141.00–145.001,0803
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3455100.00/cwt100.00–100.004551
Dairy Heifers—Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Dairy Heifers—Large 372097.00/cwt97.00–97.006981
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,06093.00/cwt93.00–93.009861
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,13085.00/cwt85.00–85.009611
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,919104.21/cwt101.00–107.002,0006
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%77138.88/cwt37.00–42.003005
Cows—Lean 85-90%93662.70/cwt60.00–66.0058710
Cows—Lean 85-90%94974.54/cwt70.00–78.0070721
Cows—Boner 80-85%96056.64/cwt55.00–58.005442
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08368.53/cwt67.00–71.007429
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,11179.60/cwt76.00–83.0088424
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,16485.71/cwt84.00–90.0099812
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39873.06/cwt68.00–75.001,02114
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41365.35/cwt63.00–67.009233
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56680.65/cwt76.00–84.001,26339
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,67186.12/cwt85.00–89.001,43916
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 2805690.00/head690.00–690.006901
Bred Cows—Small 2895650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Bred Cows—Small 1-2980900.00/head900.00–900.009001
Bred Cows—Small 1-2985810.00/head810.00–810.008101
Bred Cows—Medium 21,015625.00/head625.00–625.006251
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,1651,113.47/head1,000.00–1,225.001,1132
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 3595475.00/head475.00–475.004752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2770690.34/head600.00–775.006904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29031,094.24/head1,040.00–1,150.001,0944

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.