Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-09-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 19
● Final64 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
833 head
▲ 287 vs last sale 546▲ 74 vs year ago 759 · +9.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
196 head
▼ 14 vs last sale 210▲ 8 vs year ago 188 · +4.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
50 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 44▲ 18 vs year ago 32 · +56.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 3.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold uneven, mostly 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

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $138.74/cwt on 108 head.
Average price
$138.74
108 head · 551 lb average
Value per head Derived
$764
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$152
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$14.84/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+4.85
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2578146.5784751
Medium and Large 2-3527131.7369457
One grade step is worth $14.84/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 sale108 hd
138.74
—
NC average7 barns · 801 hd
133.89
+4.85
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—Average1,571106.341,67115
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,53981.771,25812
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32381.411,07731
CowsLean 85-90%Low97867.3265915

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)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)1,230$9262thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,245$8751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Middle Aged (5-8 yrs)973$7664thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Middle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,063$7372thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,191$1,2776
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)860$9283thin

Every lot

64 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 2-3433148.06/cwt146.00–150.006412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3463160.96/cwt153.00–169.007455
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2494179.34/cwt176.00–180.008866
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520179.04/cwt170.00–182.009316
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3521161.35/cwt140.00–165.008419
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3567134.75/cwt128.00–142.007643
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2571166.78/cwt165.00–169.009524
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2611164.57/cwt162.00–174.001,00614
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3620151.83/cwt145.00–160.009414
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2661167.18/cwt158.00–170.001,10511
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3673140.93/cwt135.00–150.009483
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725155.79/cwt140.00–159.001,12910
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3730133.07/cwt128.00–138.009712
Feeder Cattle · Heifers17 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3331134.74/cwt134.00–135.004464
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3381135.96/cwt126.00–142.005187
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3424135.71/cwt130.00–140.005757
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2433151.34/cwt140.00–156.006558
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3468134.08/cwt126.00–144.006279
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2487150.24/cwt140.00–153.0073210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3523132.82/cwt125.00–141.006958
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2533143.03/cwt139.00–149.007624
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564130.57/cwt123.00–137.007365
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2567142.83/cwt139.00–149.008106
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3630132.86/cwt122.00–139.008374
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2634141.72/cwt138.00–146.008994
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3676128.70/cwt120.00–139.008705
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2680147.07/cwt138.00–150.001,00015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2715140.00/cwt135.00–143.001,0014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3720121.75/cwt118.00–126.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3773120.99/cwt118.00–125.009354
Feeder Cattle · Bulls18 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2310174.51/cwt174.00–175.005412
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3320168.26/cwt160.00–175.005383
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3375152.38/cwt140.00–161.005719
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418162.84/cwt156.00–170.006816
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3422148.94/cwt142.00–159.0062910
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3472142.10/cwt130.00–147.006717
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2480154.94/cwt146.00–160.007445
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3514142.23/cwt136.00–150.007318
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2526157.14/cwt149.00–165.008277
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2563150.05/cwt146.00–158.008456
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3566141.44/cwt136.00–149.008017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3624139.22/cwt132.00–145.008695
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2625155.44/cwt150.00–158.009724
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3665136.48/cwt130.00–140.009084
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2666147.96/cwt142.00–155.009856
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2720143.65/cwt138.00–149.001,0343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730134.05/cwt130.00–138.009792
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3765125.03/cwt121.00–129.009562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,47499.04/cwt91.00–102.001,4604
Bulls——1,525107.09/cwt102.00–112.001,6339
Bulls——1,975117.58/cwt116.00–119.002,3222
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95158.87/cwt53.00–64.005605
Cows—Lean 85-90%99271.54/cwt65.00–76.0071010
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,26573.68/cwt70.00–76.009328
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33482.04/cwt77.00–88.001,09417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36789.92/cwt88.00–91.001,2296
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,42074.69/cwt73.00–77.001,0612
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,56383.18/cwt78.00–87.001,30010
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-3973766.29/head675.00–890.007664
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,063737.18/head725.00–750.007372
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,230925.81/head900.00–950.009262
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,245875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3860928.05/head625.00–1,100.009283
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1911,277.41/head1,000.00–1,365.001,2776

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.