Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-02-27

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 27
● Final120 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
608 head
▼ 131 vs last sale 739▼ 170 vs year ago 778 · −21.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
155 head
▼ 79 vs last sale 234▼ 100 vs year ago 255 · −39.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 1 vs last sale 13▼ 11 vs year ago 23 · −47.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 3.00 to 5.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 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 $155.38/cwt on 275 head.
Average price
$155.38
275 head · 510 lb average
Value per head Derived
$793
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$276
per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium 3
$66.90/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+5.89
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1-2506164.47832223
Medium 2518120.8862742
Medium 357197.5755710thin
One grade step is worth $66.90/cwt here — about $276 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 sale275 hd
155.38
—
NC average8 barns · 1,403 hd
149.49
+5.89
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—High1,582104.531,65317
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,47393.331,3752thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,33789.961,20390
CowsLean 85-90%Low91669.4263635

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)1,140$1,0062thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,032$9213thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)884$7145
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,005$1,2001thin

Every lot

120 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 · Steers20 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2288215.50/cwt215.00–216.006212
Steers—Medium 2315147.50/cwt147.50–147.504651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2333202.74/cwt181.00–225.006754
Steers—Medium 334099.00/cwt99.00–99.003371
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2377205.73/cwt182.50–222.0077611
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2422206.92/cwt170.00–221.0087310
Steers—Medium 2440132.50/cwt132.50–132.505831
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2479204.56/cwt185.00–216.0098020
Steers—Medium 2485154.00/cwt154.00–154.007471
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2513203.02/cwt184.00–220.001,04113
Steers—Medium 2570164.00/cwt164.00–164.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2573192.33/cwt175.00–208.001,1024
Steers—Medium 2600157.50/cwt157.50–157.509451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2619176.43/cwt160.00–196.001,0924
Steers—Medium 3640107.50/cwt107.50–107.506881
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2727172.54/cwt165.00–178.001,2545
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2799167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,3345
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 1-2910128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1651
Steers—Medium and Large 1-21,410140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,9741
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2225154.99/cwt142.50–170.003495
Heifers—Medium 2245117.50/cwt117.50–117.502881
Heifers—Medium 2280131.38/cwt130.00–132.003683
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2281164.65/cwt145.00–192.0046311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy288203.44/cwt197.00–210.005862
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy318203.92/cwt200.00–210.006483
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2325177.85/cwt145.00–197.5057814
Heifers—Medium 2328131.60/cwt125.00–140.004323
Heifers—Medium 3330100.00/cwt100.00–100.003302
Heifers—Medium 2362119.04/cwt107.50–132.504313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy380196.11/cwt194.00–198.007454
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2380180.74/cwt145.00–191.0068726
Heifers—Medium 2418133.16/cwt112.50–140.005576
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2425177.54/cwt150.00–194.0075536
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2474164.52/cwt150.00–189.0078024
Heifers—Medium 2495107.50/cwt107.50–107.505321
Heifers—Medium 350899.15/cwt92.50–106.005042
Heifers—Medium 2517132.24/cwt120.00–139.006845
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2521164.72/cwt142.50–179.0085826
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy560200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,1201
Heifers—Medium 3565100.00/cwt100.00–100.005651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2574160.13/cwt142.00–170.0091918
Heifers—Medium 2574122.12/cwt107.50–132.007016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2615157.08/cwt140.00–170.0096618
Heifers—Medium 2635111.13/cwt105.00–124.007063
Heifers—Medium 3640100.00/cwt100.00–100.006401
Heifers—Medium 2654111.86/cwt102.00–128.007327
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2667140.72/cwt131.00–165.0093910
Heifers—Medium 367896.18/cwt92.50–100.006522
Heifers—Medium 371093.00/cwt93.00–93.006601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2718132.73/cwt120.00–144.0095310
Heifers—Medium 2725103.75/cwt95.00–112.507522
Heifers—Medium 376092.00/cwt92.00–92.006991
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2765126.00/cwt122.00–130.009642
Heifers—Medium 2780100.00/cwt100.00–100.007801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2810111.26/cwt110.00–112.509012
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-286099.00/cwt99.00–99.008511
Heifers—Medium 287089.00/cwt89.00–89.007741
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2930115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,0701
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2970124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2031
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,105105.00/cwt105.00–105.001,1601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-2Fancy1,117135.41/cwt133.00–136.001,5135
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,190115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,3691
Heifers—Medium and Large 1-21,335121.00/cwt121.00–121.001,6151
Feeder Cattle · Bulls26 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium 2208146.57/cwt137.50–155.003052
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2239168.94/cwt162.50–177.504045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2275196.84/cwt165.00–217.005415
Bulls—Medium 330595.00/cwt95.00–95.002901
Bulls—Medium 2317143.26/cwt140.00–150.004543
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2324197.34/cwt170.00–216.0063916
Bulls—Medium 337090.54/cwt80.00–100.003352
Bulls—Medium 2371146.74/cwt137.50–155.005446
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2376196.30/cwt162.50–219.0073828
Bulls—Medium 341397.55/cwt95.00–100.004032
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2424192.04/cwt160.00–212.0081426
Bulls—Medium 2426135.18/cwt120.00–142.505764
Bulls—Medium 2465140.00/cwt140.00–140.006511
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2475185.71/cwt160.00–205.0088220
Bulls—Medium 2514148.12/cwt126.00–157.507615
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2520186.64/cwt163.00–210.0097126
Bulls—Medium 2560115.00/cwt115.00–115.006441
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2574174.20/cwt148.00–186.001,0008
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2618171.85/cwt156.00–188.001,06211
Bulls—Medium 2628133.79/cwt130.00–137.508402
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2672163.34/cwt150.00–179.001,0987
Bulls—Medium 2720127.18/cwt117.50–137.009162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2728166.95/cwt164.00–170.001,2152
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2753139.31/cwt122.50–156.001,0492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2860130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1181
Bulls—Medium and Large 1-2978117.32/cwt116.00–118.001,1473
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 327061.02/cwt50.00–70.001653
Dairy Heifers—Large 332866.72/cwt57.50–75.002192
Dairy Heifers—Large 343357.37/cwt50.00–65.002482
Dairy Heifers—Large 358055.00/cwt55.00–55.003191
Dairy Heifers—Large 367574.00/cwt74.00–74.005001
Dairy Heifers—Large 398292.65/cwt88.00–96.009103
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,01893.47/cwt92.00–95.009522
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,07795.35/cwt94.00–96.001,0273
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,11596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,0701
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,18596.00/cwt96.00–96.001,1381
Dairy Heifers—Large 31,225100.00/cwt100.00–100.001,2251
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3265112.50/cwt112.50–112.502981
Dairy Steers—Large 3315111.05/cwt110.00–112.003502
Dairy Steers—Large 3375107.50/cwt107.50–107.504031
Dairy Steers—Large 3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03386.49/cwt85.00–88.008932
Dairy Steers—Large 31,07391.50/cwt90.00–93.009822
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04877.95/cwt76.00–80.008172
Bulls——1,640105.09/cwt95.00–112.501,72311
Bulls——1,688116.28/cwt114.00–122.001,9634
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82348.05/cwt41.00–55.003954
Cows—Lean 85-90%92872.18/cwt60.00–80.0067031
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27987.76/cwt79.00–95.001,12271
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,47393.33/cwt89.00–97.001,3752
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,55498.20/cwt96.00–102.001,52619
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2842590.03/head565.00–610.005903
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2948900.00/head900.00–900.009002
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,032921.37/head775.00–1,050.009213
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,006.36/head925.00–1,100.001,0062
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,200.00/head1,200.00–1,200.001,2001

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.