Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-01-09

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jan 9
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
429 head
▲ 27 vs last sale 402▼ 36 vs year ago 465 · −7.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
245 head
▲ 64 vs last sale 181▼ 40 vs year ago 285 · −14.0%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▲ 9 vs last sale 2▲ 1 vs year ago 10 · +10.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $133.29/cwt on 172 head.
Average price
$133.29
172 head · 516 lb average
Value per head Derived
$688
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$264
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$46.52/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.04
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2515144.39744121
Medium 2537112.8160631
Medium 349197.8848020
One grade step is worth $46.52/cwt here — about $264 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 sale172 hd
133.29
—
NC average8 barns · 805 hd
134.33
−1.04
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—Average1,59396.961,54519
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,37579.561,094104
CowsBreaker 75-80%High1,56575.211,17724
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,00762.7363185

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 Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)905$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,062$1,17510

Every lot

121 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 · Steers25 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2280226.00/cwt226.00–226.006331
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2313214.06/cwt206.00–222.006702
Steers—Medium 3375118.00/cwt118.00–118.004431
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2381188.02/cwt180.00–192.507164
Steers—Medium 2390152.50/cwt152.50–152.505951
Steers—Medium 2429139.22/cwt130.00–150.005976
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2432175.38/cwt158.00–186.007583
Steers—Medium 3445107.50/cwt107.50–107.504781
Steers—Medium 2465136.34/cwt120.00–152.006342
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2485166.08/cwt152.00–180.008055
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2529168.48/cwt163.00–174.008914
Steers—Medium 3545110.00/cwt110.00–110.006001
Steers—Medium 2568135.79/cwt132.50–140.007713
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2570167.13/cwt144.00–178.0095310
Steers—Medium 2605147.50/cwt147.50–147.508921
Steers—Medium 3615110.00/cwt110.00–110.006772
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619154.65/cwt136.00–166.009577
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2660153.78/cwt147.00–156.001,0154
Steers—Medium 2665132.50/cwt132.50–132.508811
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2740164.48/cwt161.00–168.001,2172
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2750153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,1481
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2825145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1961
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2915125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1441
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,010121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,185133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,5761
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium 3205100.00/cwt100.00–100.002051
Heifers—Medium 2245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
Heifers—Medium 2255116.25/cwt115.00–117.502962
Heifers—Medium 327095.00/cwt95.00–95.002571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2279143.62/cwt135.00–157.504014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2333145.05/cwt135.00–160.004835
Heifers—Medium 2358128.34/cwt122.50–132.504593
Heifers—Medium 336694.28/cwt82.50–105.003455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2377163.83/cwt140.00–177.0061815
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2418157.70/cwt142.00–170.0065917
Heifers—Medium 2421115.11/cwt110.00–131.004854
Heifers—Medium 342898.79/cwt92.50–105.004232
Heifers—Medium 2470119.12/cwt110.00–128.005605
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2472152.49/cwt135.00–167.5072021
Heifers—Medium 3485102.50/cwt102.50–102.504971
Heifers—Medium 3500106.00/cwt106.00–106.005301
Heifers—Medium 2526109.97/cwt104.00–117.505784
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2527145.74/cwt132.50–162.0076817
Heifers—Medium 3565102.50/cwt102.50–102.505793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2575133.03/cwt121.00–149.0076515
Heifers—Medium 2588119.52/cwt114.00–125.007032
Heifers—Medium 361997.13/cwt81.00–105.006014
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added625144.00/cwt144.00–144.009005
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2625123.13/cwt119.00–127.007702
Heifers—Medium 2667115.56/cwt106.00–124.007713
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2674122.22/cwt110.00–130.0082414
Heifers—Medium 3690104.00/cwt104.00–104.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2705122.00/cwt122.00–122.008601
Heifers—Medium 272898.47/cwt97.00–100.007172
Heifers—Medium 277095.49/cwt92.50–100.007353
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2773113.39/cwt107.00–120.008772
Heifers—Medium 380585.00/cwt85.00–85.006841
Heifers—Medium 2815105.00/cwt105.00–105.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2840115.00/cwt115.00–115.009661
Heifers—Medium 293092.00/cwt92.00–92.008561
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,065116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,320101.00/cwt101.00–101.001,3331
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275135.00/cwt135.00–135.003711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2330147.50/cwt145.00–150.004872
Bulls—Medium 2330112.50/cwt112.50–112.503711
Bulls—Medium 333587.50/cwt87.50–87.502931
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2371183.83/cwt169.00–200.0068213
Bulls—Medium 2377147.49/cwt135.00–155.005563
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2418160.93/cwt147.50–174.0067312
Bulls—Medium 2423136.37/cwt130.00–144.005774
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2466154.97/cwt145.00–174.007229
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added470184.00/cwt184.00–184.008653
Bulls—Medium 2478132.36/cwt126.00–139.006334
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2Value Added515174.00/cwt173.00–175.008963
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2519154.05/cwt140.00–168.0080011
Bulls—Medium 2522124.54/cwt117.00–139.006503
Bulls—Medium 2552130.19/cwt120.00–137.507193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2576156.74/cwt140.00–164.0090314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618150.69/cwt144.00–163.009318
Bulls—Medium 2630112.00/cwt112.00–112.007061
Bulls—Medium 366084.00/cwt84.00–84.005541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2679142.64/cwt132.50–148.0096913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2718137.44/cwt133.00–143.009874
Bulls—Medium 2725100.00/cwt100.00–100.007251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2760123.00/cwt123.00–123.009357
Bulls—Medium 281096.00/cwt96.00–96.007781
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2815106.00/cwt105.00–107.008642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2850114.00/cwt114.00–114.009691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2915100.00/cwt100.00–100.009151
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2970100.51/cwt100.00–101.009752
Bulls—Medium 297092.00/cwt92.00–92.008921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-21,05098.00/cwt98.00–98.001,0291
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 321550.00/cwt40.00–60.001082
Dairy Heifers—Large 328542.50/cwt42.50–42.501211
Dairy Heifers—Large 333560.00/cwt60.00–60.002011
Dairy Heifers—Large 336042.50/cwt42.50–42.501531
Dairy Heifers—Large 342341.30/cwt40.00–42.501752
Dairy Heifers—Large 358558.00/cwt58.00–58.003391
Dairy Heifers—Large 360035.00/cwt35.00–35.002101
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers9 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 323060.00/cwt60.00–60.001381
Dairy Steers—Large 344062.50/cwt62.50–62.502751
Dairy Steers—Large 349061.00/cwt61.00–61.002991
Dairy Steers—Large 351592.50/cwt92.50–92.504761
Dairy Steers—Large 358259.15/cwt45.00–70.003443
Dairy Steers—Large 362060.00/cwt60.00–60.003721
Dairy Steers—Large 365575.00/cwt75.00–75.004911
Dairy Steers—Large 394066.00/cwt66.00–66.006201
Dairy Steers—Large 31,04089.00/cwt89.00–89.009261
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,500106.77/cwt105.00–110.001,6025
Bulls——1,54584.06/cwt82.00–87.001,2992
Bulls——1,64095.03/cwt88.00–102.001,55812
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%81749.36/cwt40.00–55.0040313
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,04165.14/cwt56.00–73.0067872
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27073.71/cwt73.00–74.0093616
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,38389.59/cwt88.00–93.001,23910
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,39579.48/cwt75.00–87.001,10978
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,54874.39/cwt67.00–82.001,15222
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,75384.18/cwt83.00–85.001,4762
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows1 lot · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2905675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,194.33/head900.00–1,425.001,1947
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1281,128.89/head810.00–1,325.001,1293

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.