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

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 8
● Final103 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
455 head
▲ 141 vs last sale 314▼ 199 vs year ago 654 · −30.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
160 head
▼ 48 vs last sale 208▼ 70 vs year ago 230 · −30.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 17▲ 1 vs year ago 12 · +8.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Current goat receipts 31.

Compared to last week, boning type slaughter cows were 4.00 to 5.00 higher, while breaking type slaughter cows and slaughter bulls were 8.00 to 9.00 higher. Four- and five-weight feeder steers and bulls were mostly 3.00 to 10.00 higher, while six-weights were steady to 4.00 lower; feeder heifers were mixed, mostly 5.00 lower to 1.00 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 $141.75/cwt on 171 head.
Average price
$141.75
171 head · 521 lb average
Value per head Derived
$739
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$142
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Small 1-2
$38.51/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.84
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2512146.20749145
Medium and Large 3576124.8471914thin
Small 1-2563107.6960712thin
One grade step is worth $38.51/cwt here — about $142 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 sale171 hd
141.75
—
NC average9 barns · 994 hd
139.91
+1.84
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—High1,627106.061,72620
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,53084.801,29851
CowsBoner 80-85%Very Low1,12181.6691549
CowsLean 85-90%Average90163.4057121

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)925$8001thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)930$8002thin
BullsN/A(<2 yrs)945$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)1,020$1,2254thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)853$8004thin

Every lot

103 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 · Steers15 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2338193.33/cwt186.00–201.006532
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007302
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2427182.70/cwt176.00–187.007803
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2471175.01/cwt169.00–180.008247
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy475161.95/cwt159.00–165.007693
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy483184.03/cwt183.00–185.008892
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy520184.49/cwt184.00–185.009592
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2524173.18/cwt165.00–178.009077
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy540161.48/cwt159.00–164.008722
Steers—Medium and Large 3555140.00/cwt140.00–140.007772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added565181.29/cwt176.00–184.001,0246
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573167.07/cwt162.00–175.0095712
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2635164.06/cwt159.00–167.001,0423
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2666163.29/cwt159.00–167.001,0885
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2708161.70/cwt155.00–164.001,1457
Feeder Cattle · Heifers33 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270131.30/cwt130.00–132.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2275150.13/cwt148.00–152.504132
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2327145.14/cwt140.00–150.004755
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy379138.77/cwt137.50–140.005264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2385143.77/cwt142.50–145.005542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy388159.24/cwt155.00–161.006184
Heifers—Small 1-2418119.50/cwt119.00–120.005002
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy423152.99/cwt152.00–154.006473
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423144.01/cwt138.00–150.0060913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy423132.51/cwt130.00–135.005614
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy450134.00/cwt130.00–138.006032
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468147.60/cwt143.00–152.0069112
Heifers—Small 1-2472102.01/cwt100.00–106.004813
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy473158.33/cwt154.00–163.007492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy515130.52/cwt130.00–132.006724
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added518158.94/cwt156.00–162.0082318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524146.19/cwt140.00–153.007669
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy526157.40/cwt156.00–159.008285
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy564154.58/cwt154.00–155.008726
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569146.16/cwt142.00–149.0083212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570127.01/cwt125.00–129.007245
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy572132.62/cwt130.00–137.507597
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added610146.75/cwt146.50–148.008956
Heifers—Small 1-2615104.32/cwt97.50–110.006424
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620132.02/cwt130.00–134.008193
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2623142.07/cwt136.00–147.008858
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623118.54/cwt117.00–120.007392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2676133.45/cwt130.00–137.009027
Heifers—Medium and Large 3677124.01/cwt122.00–125.008403
Heifers—Small 1-2683110.00/cwt110.00–110.007513
Heifers—Medium and Large 3700120.50/cwt119.00–122.008442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2720131.00/cwt128.00–136.009434
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2235161.28/cwt160.00–162.503792
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2250157.50/cwt157.50–157.503942
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283145.11/cwt142.50–147.504112
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy373194.92/cwt192.50–197.507272
Bulls—Small 1-2375120.00/cwt120.00–120.004502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376181.32/cwt174.00–185.006827
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378130.54/cwt124.00–137.004932
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy384154.41/cwt150.00–157.505934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2426172.81/cwt167.50–178.007365
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy430152.85/cwt149.00–155.006575
Bulls—Medium and Large 3431136.79/cwt131.00–140.005906
Bulls—Small 1-2Fleshy438101.23/cwt100.00–102.504432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450132.00/cwt129.00–135.005942
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy469152.90/cwt146.00–158.007176
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2474167.02/cwt160.00–173.0079214
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy490181.48/cwt180.00–183.008892
Bulls—Small 1-2510118.57/cwt115.00–122.006052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy515178.63/cwt174.00–185.009203
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524164.90/cwt157.00–173.0086416
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy527149.76/cwt143.00–155.007895
Bulls—Medium and Large 3536134.26/cwt132.00–135.007204
Bulls—Medium and Large 3572135.71/cwt130.00–140.007763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2579161.76/cwt155.00–169.009378
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2621155.99/cwt148.00–160.009696
Bulls—Medium and Large 3627123.61/cwt120.00–126.007753
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2669152.06/cwt150.00–154.001,0174
Bulls—Medium and Large 3719120.75/cwt118.00–124.008684
Bulls—Small 1-2720114.00/cwt114.00–114.008212
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728148.01/cwt147.00–149.001,0786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2773144.66/cwt143.00–148.001,1183
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 352848.46/cwt47.00–50.002562
Dairy Heifers—Large 357053.00/cwt53.00–53.003021
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,03066.00/cwt66.00–66.006801
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,55797.96/cwt97.00–99.001,5253
Bulls——1,592104.44/cwt100.00–109.001,66311
Bulls——1,727113.09/cwt112.00–115.001,9536
Slaughter Cattle · Cows11 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%73547.98/cwt46.00–50.003534
Cows—Lean 85-90%81257.38/cwt55.00–62.004665
Cows—Lean 85-90%99471.05/cwt68.00–74.0070612
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,03063.69/cwt63.00–64.006563
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,08368.88/cwt66.00–73.007464
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12389.33/cwt87.00–94.001,00314
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,13581.57/cwt78.00–86.0092628
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,25476.69/cwt74.00–79.0096210
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,53366.54/cwt64.00–70.001,0204
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56793.80/cwt91.00–98.001,47014
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,62886.03/cwt82.00–90.001,40123
Replacement Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-29451,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Small 1-2840675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Small 1-2925800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium 1-21,020925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2730525.00/head525.00–525.005252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-28351,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1252
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 1-29751,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0752
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 11,2051,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3252

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.