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

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Dec 12
● Final125 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
477 head
▼ 320 vs last sale 797▼ 124 vs year ago 601 · −20.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▲ 52 vs last sale 229▲ 12 vs year ago 269 · +4.5%
Replacement Cattle receipts
20 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 14▼ 8 vs year ago 28 · −28.6%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 lower. Trade and demand was moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $136.86/cwt on 209 head. That ranks 1 of 33 comparable sales and sits −62.49 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$136.86
209 head · 499 lb average
Value per head Derived
$682
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$123
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$53.74/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+13.58
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2477145.63694158
Large 1-2420121.765115thin
Medium 2571113.5364835
Medium 362291.9057111thin
One grade step is worth $53.74/cwt here — about $123 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 sale209 hd
136.86
—
NC average8 barns · 799 hd
123.27
+13.58
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−62.49
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—Average1,52087.781,33420
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,44873.721,06785
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,60667.651,08732
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09458.17636132

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)1,138$89311
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,083$7685
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)745$4152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$8202thin

Every lot

125 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 · Steers17 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium 2245120.00/cwt120.00–120.002941
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2283156.42/cwt152.50–160.004432
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2320155.00/cwt152.50–157.504962
Steers—Large 1-2320132.50/cwt132.50–132.504241
Steers—Medium 2380120.00/cwt120.00–120.004561
Steers—Medium 339580.00/cwt80.00–80.003161
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2424166.11/cwt153.00–178.007047
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2468162.20/cwt147.50–168.007594
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2515155.90/cwt146.00–168.008034
Steers—Large 1-2540120.00/cwt120.00–120.006481
Steers—Medium 356595.00/cwt95.00–95.005371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2634154.84/cwt154.00–155.009826
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2665151.13/cwt144.00–162.001,00511
Steers—Large 1-2700118.00/cwt118.00–118.008261
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2725131.00/cwt131.00–131.009501
Steers—Large 1-2783105.50/cwt105.00–106.008262
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,380105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,4491
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2229136.08/cwt130.00–142.503124
Heifers—Medium 2233102.50/cwt102.50–102.502392
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2270124.36/cwt120.00–136.003364
Heifers—Large 1-2275112.50/cwt112.50–112.503091
Heifers—Medium 2290115.00/cwt115.00–115.003341
Heifers—Medium 329097.50/cwt97.50–97.502831
Heifers—Medium 2315110.00/cwt110.00–110.003471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2328128.85/cwt127.00–131.004236
Heifers—Large 1-235592.50/cwt92.50–92.503281
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2382124.53/cwt121.00–135.0047610
Heifers—Medium 338295.95/cwt90.00–100.003673
Heifers—Medium 2391111.68/cwt103.00–114.004378
Heifers—Medium 342085.06/cwt80.00–90.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2423123.15/cwt118.00–127.5052115
Heifers—Medium 2430109.37/cwt103.00–114.004705
Heifers—Large 1-2445102.00/cwt102.00–102.004541
Heifers—Large 1-2463102.98/cwt102.00–104.004772
Heifers—Medium 346580.00/cwt80.00–80.003721
Heifers—Medium 2468108.84/cwt100.00–116.0050910
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2470123.76/cwt121.00–130.0058215
Heifers—Medium 2523113.46/cwt109.00–117.505937
Heifers—Medium 352487.64/cwt80.00–96.004595
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2528122.39/cwt118.00–127.006469
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2565127.50/cwt127.50–127.507201
Heifers—Medium 358593.95/cwt88.00–100.005502
Heifers—Medium 2588107.98/cwt105.00–110.006353
Heifers—Large 1-259098.00/cwt98.00–98.005781
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy610140.00/cwt140.00–140.008541
Heifers—Large 1-2610106.00/cwt106.00–106.006471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2612124.97/cwt120.00–129.007653
Heifers—Medium 362089.10/cwt83.00–95.005522
Heifers—Medium 2628101.54/cwt98.00–105.006382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667118.81/cwt114.00–121.007926
Heifers—Medium 366986.35/cwt75.00–94.005784
Heifers—Medium 2690102.00/cwt102.00–102.007041
Heifers—Medium 372580.00/cwt80.00–80.005801
Heifers—Medium 273592.00/cwt92.00–92.006761
Heifers—Medium 375081.00/cwt81.00–81.006081
Heifers—Medium 279096.00/cwt92.00–100.007582
Heifers—Medium 381886.94/cwt83.00–91.007112
Heifers—Large 1-2865100.00/cwt100.00–100.008651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2870104.00/cwt104.00–104.009051
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2918111.50/cwt111.00–112.001,0242
Heifers—Medium 399084.00/cwt84.00–84.008321
Heifers—Medium 21,02585.00/cwt85.00–85.008711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,060116.35/cwt110.00–120.001,2333
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2223156.15/cwt155.00–157.503482
Bulls—Large 1-2250124.00/cwt124.00–124.003101
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2267155.94/cwt132.50–165.0041614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2320158.42/cwt140.00–170.0050711
Bulls—Medium 2320132.40/cwt127.50–137.504243
Bulls—Large 1-2340131.16/cwt125.00–137.504462
Bulls—Medium 336097.47/cwt95.00–100.003512
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2372146.49/cwt132.00–166.0054528
Bulls—Medium 2376118.23/cwt110.00–126.004454
Bulls—Medium 2420123.29/cwt120.00–130.005184
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2425151.11/cwt135.00–167.5064222
Bulls—Large 1-2440122.50/cwt122.50–122.505391
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2468150.77/cwt130.00–164.0070620
Bulls—Medium 2474119.60/cwt110.00–125.005674
Bulls—Medium 3495102.00/cwt102.00–102.005051
Bulls—Medium 350090.00/cwt90.00–90.004501
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520151.25/cwt130.00–168.0078710
Bulls—Medium 2533114.32/cwt107.00–125.006095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2571144.77/cwt129.00–159.0082716
Bulls—Medium 2573118.31/cwt110.00–127.006782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2619141.23/cwt125.00–155.0087417
Bulls—Medium 2623120.49/cwt120.00–121.007512
Bulls—Medium 364089.92/cwt80.00–100.005752
Bulls—Medium 3660104.00/cwt104.00–104.006861
Bulls—Medium 2668116.33/cwt110.00–123.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2680130.02/cwt125.00–135.008845
Bulls—Medium 370090.00/cwt90.00–90.006301
Bulls—Medium 271399.35/cwt90.00–108.007083
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2723120.71/cwt110.00–133.008734
Bulls—Large 1-2730100.00/cwt100.00–100.007301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2752116.98/cwt110.00–127.008803
Bulls—Medium 277096.00/cwt96.00–96.007392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2814103.39/cwt99.00–110.008425
Bulls—Medium 382883.36/cwt80.00–85.006903
Bulls—Medium 290890.00/cwt90.00–90.008172
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2980100.00/cwt100.00–100.009801
Bulls—Medium 21,03090.00/cwt90.00–90.009272
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 321375.00/cwt75.00–75.001602
Dairy Steers—Large 340064.00/cwt64.00–64.002561
Dairy Steers—Large 352356.48/cwt56.00–57.002952
Dairy Steers—Large 360056.00/cwt56.00–56.003361
Dairy Steers—Large 374080.00/cwt80.00–80.005921
Dairy Steers—Large 31,10578.00/cwt78.00–78.008621
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 328060.00/cwt60.00–60.001681
Dairy Heifers—Large 334063.00/cwt63.00–63.002141
Dairy Heifers—Large 358551.00/cwt51.00–51.002981
Dairy Heifers—Large 398070.00/cwt70.00–70.006861
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,17779.50/cwt74.00–84.009368
Bulls——1,700101.89/cwt101.00–103.001,7322
Bulls——1,75891.59/cwt85.00–97.001,61010
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90945.71/cwt36.00–55.0041634
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,15862.49/cwt55.00–68.0072498
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43372.52/cwt68.00–79.001,03974
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46375.51/cwt75.00–76.001,1052
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,54881.78/cwt80.00–84.001,26611
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,61667.13/cwt62.00–74.001,08530
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2745415.20/head310.00–500.004152
Bred Cows—Medium 2775465.00/head465.00–465.004651
Bred Cows—Medium 2870523.28/head475.00–575.005232
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,174935.42/head675.00–1,075.0093510
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,225931.33/head800.00–1,025.009313
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,018820.15/head600.00–1,000.008202

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.