Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-09-26

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 26
● Final67 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
686 head
▼ 147 vs last sale 833▼ 59 vs year ago 745 · −7.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▲ 57 vs last sale 196▲ 83 vs year ago 170 · +48.8%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▼ 33 vs last sale 50▼ 4 vs year ago 21 · −19.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to one week ago: Slaughter classes sold 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Feeder classes sold 3.00 to 7.00 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 $147.42/cwt on 97 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −51.93 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$147.42
97 head · 498 lb average
Value per head Derived
$734
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$50
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$10.88/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+15.75
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2497153.0376047
Medium and Large 2-3499142.1571050
One grade step is worth $10.88/cwt here — about $50 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 sale97 hd
147.42
—
NC average8 barns · 707 hd
131.67
+15.75
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−51.93
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—Average1,603102.581,64520
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,29176.4598720
CowsBreaker 75-80%Low1,45775.881,1068thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01964.7265911

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,305$1,0001thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,030$8832thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,129$8513thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,120$1,3251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged/Aged (>5 yrs)1,015$8251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenMiddle Aged (5-8 yrs)900$7882thin

Every lot

67 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 · Steers14 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3315168.95/cwt168.00–170.005322
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2385185.00/cwt185.00–185.007123
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3393151.04/cwt145.00–157.005942
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3429148.60/cwt140.00–159.006374
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432166.38/cwt164.00–170.007193
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2472164.05/cwt158.00–171.007745
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3480149.94/cwt147.00–153.007202
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3525147.40/cwt140.00–153.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3570147.86/cwt140.00–156.008432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added600176.00/cwt176.00–176.001,0565
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3618141.25/cwt135.00–149.008733
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2623156.74/cwt149.00–164.009765
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3675140.07/cwt135.00–145.009452
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added683173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,18212
Feeder Cattle · Heifers18 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3285143.67/cwt135.00–153.004094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2321161.29/cwt158.00–163.005184
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3323138.79/cwt135.00–148.004486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3358140.12/cwt133.00–147.005025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2372160.55/cwt157.00–168.005975
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3421136.25/cwt130.00–147.005747
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2427156.72/cwt147.00–163.0066910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2466145.51/cwt142.00–151.006786
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3473136.30/cwt127.00–148.006455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2524141.42/cwt139.00–144.007417
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3525132.32/cwt128.00–138.006956
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3564131.64/cwt120.00–139.007427
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2569139.69/cwt137.00–142.007957
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2609138.98/cwt137.00–142.008465
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3626131.43/cwt121.00–137.008234
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3658126.54/cwt123.00–130.008332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2712132.68/cwt130.00–135.009453
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3717128.67/cwt126.00–131.009233
Feeder Cattle · Bulls19 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3228172.25/cwt165.00–180.003932
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3303167.50/cwt167.00–168.005082
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2316172.18/cwt167.00–175.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3372154.22/cwt145.00–165.005746
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2379167.68/cwt161.00–173.006365
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3411146.25/cwt142.00–154.006016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421158.09/cwt153.00–162.006669
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463156.25/cwt151.00–165.007233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3468142.18/cwt135.00–150.006658
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2518146.19/cwt140.00–158.007576
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3519134.54/cwt128.00–142.006987
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3567136.36/cwt125.00–149.007738
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574144.88/cwt138.00–159.008327
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2620141.58/cwt139.00–145.008785
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3620134.00/cwt130.00–137.008314
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3679131.79/cwt126.00–135.008955
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2684138.73/cwt135.00–143.009494
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2710137.51/cwt137.00–138.009762
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3710130.03/cwt126.00–134.009232
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,579104.66/cwt99.00–109.001,65316
Bulls——1,70194.26/cwt93.00–96.001,6034
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97860.50/cwt55.00–64.005925
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05368.23/cwt62.00–73.007186
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,21071.37/cwt66.00–74.008647
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33579.18/cwt75.00–85.001,05713
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,36569.39/cwt68.00–71.009472
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48878.05/cwt73.00–82.001,1616
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 2-31,000750.00/head750.00–750.007501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,030882.83/head800.00–975.008832
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,193901.00/head875.00–925.009012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,3051,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 2-3865700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2935875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,015825.00/head825.00–825.008251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,325.00/head1,325.00–1,325.001,3251

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.