Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-08-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Aug 22
● Final98 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▼ 2 vs last sale 719▲ 62 vs year ago 655 · +9.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
212 head
▲ 95 vs last sale 117▲ 12 vs year ago 200 · +6.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 0▼ 22 vs year ago 28 · −78.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, slaughter cows were mostly 1.00 to 4.00 higher, there were limited comparable sales for slaughter bulls, however a higher undertone was noted. Feeder cattle were unevenly steady. Demand was moderate to good; market activity and

buyer interest were moderate to active. Offerings of cattle were mostly moderate.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $143.06/cwt on 145 head.
Average price
$143.06
145 head · 527 lb average
Value per head Derived
$755
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$195
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$18.65/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.93
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2547146.1580090
Medium and Large 2495138.1968454
Medium and Large 2-3475127.506061thin
One grade step is worth $18.65/cwt here — about $195 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 sale145 hd
143.06
—
NC average8 barns · 1,257 hd
139.13
+3.93
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—Average1,573108.701,71021
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,40585.501,20123
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,34982.931,11856
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,03671.4874116

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)1,065$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)855$8001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,125$1,2502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)925$1,0502thin

Every lot

98 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2315191.29/cwt182.00–200.006032
Steers—Medium and Large 2330170.00/cwt170.00–170.005611
Steers—Medium and Large 2377171.30/cwt167.50–179.006465
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2395202.50/cwt202.50–202.508001
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added401194.00/cwt194.00–194.007781
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432184.75/cwt170.00–195.507985
Steers—Medium and Large 2437170.24/cwt166.00–177.507443
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed450192.50/cwt192.50–192.508661
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2462180.34/cwt177.00–186.008339
Steers—Medium and Large 2483158.77/cwt150.00–176.007678
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2512171.40/cwt164.00–178.008786
Steers—Medium and Large 2520159.29/cwt145.00–169.008284
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570163.38/cwt152.00–178.0093116
Steers—Medium and Large 2580162.54/cwt157.50–169.009435
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2628159.79/cwt150.00–168.001,0038
Steers—Medium and Large 2675148.00/cwt148.00–148.009991
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2679157.56/cwt150.00–168.001,0707
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Thin Fleshed710169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,2001
Steers—Medium and Large 2723156.02/cwt154.00–158.001,1282
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2729158.48/cwt151.00–167.001,1557
Steers—Medium and Large 2770110.00/cwt110.00–110.008471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2776158.88/cwt149.00–162.001,2335
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2840149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2521
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2871141.41/cwt135.00–143.001,2325
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,2651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2985130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,3031
Feeder Cattle · Heifers30 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2325143.51/cwt130.00–150.004667
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2331165.15/cwt150.00–180.005476
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2379167.06/cwt162.50–171.006335
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380145.87/cwt137.50–150.005546
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy400125.00/cwt125.00–125.005001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2420162.65/cwt154.00–167.5068310
Heifers—Medium and Large 2429137.17/cwt130.00–147.005884
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy468140.35/cwt140.00–142.006576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2471152.18/cwt145.00–165.007178
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474137.87/cwt130.00–147.006549
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3475127.50/cwt127.50–127.506061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy510138.00/cwt138.00–138.007041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2530143.12/cwt137.50–151.0075910
Heifers—Medium and Large 2532139.09/cwt134.00–143.0074011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2Fleshy545136.00/cwt136.00–136.007411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy560137.00/cwt137.00–137.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574145.28/cwt136.00–155.008348
Heifers—Medium and Large 2578135.78/cwt132.00–141.007856
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2619140.10/cwt136.00–145.0086712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy620132.00/cwt132.00–132.008181
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625134.28/cwt125.00–139.008395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added631144.50/cwt144.50–144.509125
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2665141.17/cwt135.00–150.009394
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 2685129.45/cwt123.00–136.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715128.57/cwt125.00–132.009192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2719131.12/cwt128.00–135.009438
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2775125.46/cwt124.00–127.009722
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2950112.50/cwt112.50–112.501,0691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls22 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275197.50/cwt197.50–197.505431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2335188.43/cwt180.00–195.006313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2345178.00/cwt178.00–178.006141
Bulls—Medium and Large 2358176.98/cwt174.00–180.006342
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2366187.52/cwt182.50–192.506864
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420146.69/cwt140.00–155.006163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423178.54/cwt167.50–187.5075514
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480169.10/cwt155.00–177.008127
Bulls—Medium and Large 2481154.92/cwt137.00–169.007458
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518151.01/cwt137.50–160.007823
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2521159.27/cwt142.50–168.0083013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy547167.00/cwt167.00–167.009133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2563144.22/cwt138.00–153.008125
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2575154.77/cwt148.00–165.0089013
Bulls—Medium and Large 2600147.00/cwt147.00–147.008821
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2613152.54/cwt150.00–156.009356
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2664154.07/cwt147.00–162.501,0234
Bulls—Medium and Large 2673140.12/cwt120.00–152.009438
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,0871
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718146.96/cwt142.00–151.001,0553
Bulls—Medium and Large 2760132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,0071
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2788142.58/cwt134.00–151.001,1242
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3188110.00/cwt110.00–110.002073
Dairy Steers—Large 3228110.00/cwt110.00–110.002512
Dairy Steers—Large 3253110.00/cwt110.00–110.002783
Dairy Steers—Large 3345120.00/cwt120.00–120.004141
Dairy Steers—Large 3680109.00/cwt109.00–109.007411
Dairy Steers—Large 31,095114.00/cwt114.00–114.001,2481
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,544107.24/cwt96.00–116.001,65619
Bulls——1,850122.56/cwt121.00–124.002,2672
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97863.78/cwt56.00–70.006246
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07176.10/cwt72.00–83.0081510
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,18974.86/cwt72.00–76.008905
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36483.47/cwt78.00–91.001,13950
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,3301
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,39187.27/cwt80.00–93.001,21419
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46977.12/cwt74.00–80.001,1334
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855800.00/head800.00–800.008001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0651,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29251,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0502
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2502

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.