Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-09-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 12
● Final57 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
546 head
▼ 96 vs last sale 642▼ 233 vs year ago 779 · −29.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
210 head
▲ 49 vs last sale 161▲ 52 vs year ago 158 · +32.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
44 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 17▲ 35 vs year ago 9 · +388.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold steady to 3.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 5.00 lower. Trade moderate with moderate demand on feeders. Replacement cows and pairs sold mostly steady.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $153.02/cwt on 91 head. That ranks 2 of 33 comparable sales and sits −46.33 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$153.02
91 head · 523 lb average
Value per head Derived
$800
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.31/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+14.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2559158.9188939
Medium and Large 2-3496148.6073752
One grade step is worth $10.31/cwt here — about $152 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 sale91 hd
153.02
—
NC average7 barns · 561 hd
138.16
+14.87
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−46.33
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales
231200169138median 199.3503/0204/2706/2208/3111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $152.07, median $199.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—Average1,541105.031,61911
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,41684.011,19020
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48881.061,2064thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,06674.207917thin

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)1,570$1,3501thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,165$9782thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,011$9626
Stock CowsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,352$1,1453thin

Every lot

57 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 · Steers10 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3418168.43/cwt161.00–174.007043
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3470165.39/cwt160.00–168.007775
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2475169.98/cwt168.00–172.008072
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3532161.13/cwt152.00–162.0085714
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573155.54/cwt150.00–162.008914
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2574167.76/cwt162.00–171.009634
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2620159.75/cwt157.00–165.009905
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3632154.69/cwt152.00–157.009783
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2669162.93/cwt152.00–166.001,0907
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673151.06/cwt148.00–155.001,0173
Feeder Cattle · Heifers14 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3324136.69/cwt130.00–147.004434
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3379146.66/cwt141.00–151.005565
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2421155.88/cwt150.00–164.006564
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3433140.79/cwt138.00–145.006104
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2468157.35/cwt155.00–160.007369
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3479148.18/cwt145.00–153.007105
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3524135.04/cwt129.00–142.007086
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2525156.85/cwt153.00–161.008232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2572149.23/cwt142.00–156.008545
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3581133.88/cwt125.00–142.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2613140.87/cwt138.00–144.008647
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3618133.78/cwt128.00–138.008274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658130.04/cwt125.00–135.008563
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2672140.86/cwt132.00–145.009475
Feeder Cattle · Bulls20 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3265172.58/cwt171.00–174.004572
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3323158.66/cwt154.00–160.005125
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3370163.37/cwt155.00–171.006047
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2378175.02/cwt174.00–176.006623
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3418162.25/cwt158.00–166.006786
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2423169.69/cwt165.00–174.007185
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2471169.71/cwt163.00–178.007995
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3475147.94/cwt138.00–156.007037
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519146.87/cwt140.00–156.007627
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2524161.80/cwt158.00–164.008485
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3570140.76/cwt135.00–150.008025
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2572163.35/cwt154.00–166.009347
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620134.41/cwt130.00–140.008335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2627150.16/cwt145.00–158.009426
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665148.50/cwt148.00–149.009882
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3666130.53/cwt123.00–139.008694
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3715131.51/cwt130.00–133.009402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2722146.03/cwt144.00–147.001,0543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3770123.55/cwt120.00–127.009512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2775129.01/cwt128.00–130.001,0003
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,38994.91/cwt86.00–102.001,3184
Bulls——1,628110.81/cwt105.00–115.001,8047
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01976.63/cwt72.00–80.007815
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,18568.12/cwt64.00–72.008072
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27075.81/cwt70.00–80.009636
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,42994.41/cwt93.00–96.001,3494
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48881.06/cwt77.00–85.001,2064
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,49984.76/cwt79.00–91.001,27110
Replacement Cattle · Stock Cows1 lot · lightest first
Stock Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3521,144.88/head1,000.00–1,275.001,1453
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,165977.90/head900.00–1,050.009782
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,5701,350.00/head1,350.00–1,350.001,3501
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3867695.19/head600.00–875.006953
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,228.57/head1,075.00–1,300.001,2293

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.