Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2022-11-07

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Nov 7
● Final92 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
473 head
▼ 52 vs last sale 525▼ 322 vs year ago 795 · −40.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 209▼ 55 vs year ago 288 · −19.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 5▲ 1 vs year ago 16 · +6.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were steady to 2.00 to 4.00 lower. Trade was moderate with moderate offerings and the quality of cattle being plain to average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $119.89/cwt on 170 head.
Average price
$119.89
170 head · 476 lb average
Value per head Derived
$570
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$60
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3
$13.87/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.29
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2474124.38589115
Medium and Large 2-3479110.5153055
One grade step is worth $13.87/cwt here — about $60 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 sale170 hd
119.89
—
NC average8 barns · 1,074 hd
120.18
−0.29
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—Low1,37594.941,30525
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,35472.7498574
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,50067.461,01227
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03356.9558894

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)992$8506
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,052$8255
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,074$9236

Every lot

92 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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2220165.00/cwt165.00–165.003631
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2276178.28/cwt170.00–185.004924
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3335155.00/cwt155.00–155.005191
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2337175.70/cwt166.00–179.005928
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2373170.53/cwt160.00–180.0063610
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3382148.21/cwt140.00–157.505663
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2425170.46/cwt159.00–179.0072412
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3433141.55/cwt137.50–145.006134
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2469165.99/cwt150.00–176.0077814
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3475138.93/cwt134.00–148.006605
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3519137.63/cwt130.00–146.007147
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2520159.73/cwt150.00–168.008316
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2566153.20/cwt146.00–159.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3573137.72/cwt130.00–143.007893
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3600121.00/cwt121.00–121.007261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2624140.24/cwt130.00–144.008758
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3655129.00/cwt129.00–129.008451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2683143.06/cwt135.00–145.509776
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3708125.04/cwt121.00–129.008852
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2735135.97/cwt132.00–140.009992
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2770140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0781
Steers—Medium and Large 2-3850110.00/cwt110.00–110.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2887117.02/cwt112.00–126.001,0383
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2905115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0411
Feeder Cattle · Heifers24 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3212119.19/cwt112.50–127.502533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2214136.71/cwt132.50–142.502934
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy250150.00/cwt150.00–150.003751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2272129.88/cwt122.50–132.503535
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3288121.24/cwt120.00–122.503492
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2326124.66/cwt120.00–137.004069
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3330113.16/cwt105.00–117.503737
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3368114.97/cwt110.00–120.004232
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2383127.42/cwt121.00–135.004887
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3422113.45/cwt110.00–115.004795
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2426129.15/cwt122.00–139.0055022
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2473122.98/cwt120.00–127.0058214
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3482107.20/cwt100.00–115.005178
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521124.16/cwt117.50–132.0064722
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3531105.25/cwt100.00–114.005598
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2571124.21/cwt117.00–133.0070914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3576111.19/cwt100.00–115.0064015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3610110.00/cwt110.00–110.006712
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2621113.92/cwt110.00–120.0070713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3660100.00/cwt100.00–100.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2670112.50/cwt110.00–115.007542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2700110.00/cwt110.00–110.007701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2-3715101.00/cwt101.00–101.007221
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-285594.00/cwt94.00–94.008041
Feeder Cattle · Bulls21 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2225150.30/cwt142.50–160.003383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275138.00/cwt130.00–150.003803
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2340145.00/cwt145.00–145.004931
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3345127.50/cwt127.50–127.504401
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2373155.43/cwt147.50–163.005808
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3373117.52/cwt115.00–120.004382
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2421149.60/cwt141.00–155.0063011
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3421126.76/cwt122.50–130.005344
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2463157.33/cwt148.00–166.007288
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3490123.32/cwt115.00–130.006043
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3518116.82/cwt107.50–127.506056
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2534133.98/cwt129.50–146.0071516
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574138.85/cwt131.00–146.0079714
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3577120.04/cwt110.00–127.506936
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2629128.53/cwt123.00–136.008087
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3645117.50/cwt117.50–117.507581
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2665119.74/cwt113.00–125.007966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3676107.99/cwt102.00–111.007305
Bulls—Medium and Large 2-3730103.50/cwt102.00–105.007562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2738108.47/cwt106.00–111.008012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760109.00/cwt109.00–109.008281
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 352562.50/cwt62.50–62.503281
Dairy Heifers—Large 372062.00/cwt62.00–62.004461
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3325120.00/cwt120.00–120.003901
Dairy Steers—Large 3375127.50/cwt127.50–127.504781
Dairy Steers—Large 348093.00/cwt93.00–93.004461
Dairy Steers—Large 383092.00/cwt92.00–92.007641
Dairy Steers—Large 386583.00/cwt83.00–83.007181
Dairy Steers—Large 393580.00/cwt80.00–80.007481
Dairy Steers—Large 398573.00/cwt73.00–73.007191
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01580.00/cwt80.00–80.008121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,315106.65/cwt106.00–107.001,4025
Bulls——1,32683.71/cwt78.00–89.001,1107
Bulls——1,42496.48/cwt90.00–105.001,37413
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90445.64/cwt40.00–52.0041329
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09061.99/cwt53.00–67.0067665
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,12866.83/cwt66.00–67.007546
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,36873.16/cwt68.00–78.001,00167
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,50067.46/cwt62.00–73.001,01227
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,79580.00/cwt80.00–80.001,4361
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2992850.06/head750.00–1,050.008506
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,052825.22/head650.00–1,075.008255
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,050720.00/head720.00–720.007201
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,079963.54/head775.00–1,200.009645

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.