Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-17

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 17
● Final162 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
985 head
▲ 692 vs last sale 293▲ 715 vs year ago 270 · +264.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
388 head
▲ 230 vs last sale 158▲ 252 vs year ago 136 · +185.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
15 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 8▲ 8 vs year ago 7 · +114.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy 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 $167.01/cwt on 376 head.
Average price
$167.01
376 head · 450 lb average
Value per head Derived
$752
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$353
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$60.81/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.51
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1466178.41832275
Medium and Large 2404146.1459065
Medium and Large 3408117.6047936
One grade step is worth $60.81/cwt here — about $353 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 sale376 hd
167.01
—
NC average8 barns · 1,242 hd
171.52
−4.51
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—Average1,564112.081,75335
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,217102.661,249136
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,42593.521,33229
CowsLean 85-90%Average96381.48785167

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)955$9327
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)932$8353thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)904$1,4075

Every lot

162 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 · Steers35 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1278201.57/cwt200.00–203.005602
Steers—Medium and Large 1345230.00/cwt230.00–230.007941
Steers—Medium and Large 1378227.82/cwt218.00–240.008619
Steers—Medium and Large 3395126.00/cwt126.00–126.004981
Steers—Medium and Large 3410127.50/cwt127.50–127.505231
Steers—Medium and Large 2419195.81/cwt175.00–205.008206
Steers—Medium and Large 1427227.07/cwt210.00–242.0097011
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added430251.87/cwt248.00–255.001,0834
Steers—Medium and Large 1463228.16/cwt210.00–243.001,05620
Steers—Medium and Large 2468190.60/cwt170.00–200.008925
Steers—Medium and Large 3475140.00/cwt140.00–140.006651
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added480246.81/cwt245.00–254.001,18513
Steers—Medium and Large 2512189.38/cwt170.00–200.009707
Steers—Medium and Large 1517223.40/cwt210.00–234.001,15523
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520242.37/cwt240.00–251.001,26021
Steers—Medium and Large 3530128.00/cwt128.00–128.006781
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559236.18/cwt232.00–242.001,3205
Steers—Medium and Large 1562222.80/cwt205.00–230.001,25218
Steers—Medium and Large 2577192.52/cwt168.00–198.001,1116
Steers—Medium and Large 3590142.50/cwt142.50–142.508411
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added605230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,3921
Steers—Medium and Large 1616214.40/cwt192.50–225.001,32111
Steers—Medium and Large 3625122.50/cwt122.50–122.507661
Steers—Medium and Large 2633175.12/cwt165.00–185.001,1092
Steers—Medium and Large 1667196.99/cwt185.00–212.001,3143
Steers—Medium and Large 1714194.88/cwt175.00–198.001,39115
Steers—Medium and Large 1780179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3961
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added830175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,4531
Steers—Medium and Large 1835130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0861
Steers—Medium and Large 1855133.04/cwt126.00–140.001,1372
Steers—Medium and Large 1919121.06/cwt112.00–124.001,1134
Steers—Medium and Large 1975128.00/cwt126.00–130.001,2482
Steers—Medium and Large 11,005112.00/cwt112.00–112.001,1261
Steers—Medium and Large 31,01594.00/cwt94.00–94.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 11,090145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,5811
Feeder Cattle · Heifers46 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218160.36/cwt152.50–170.003504
Heifers—Medium and Large 3220111.36/cwt100.00–124.002453
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy235200.00/cwt200.00–200.004701
Heifers—Medium and Large 2240147.75/cwt138.00–157.503552
Heifers—Medium and Large 1273159.91/cwt150.00–170.004377
Heifers—Medium and Large 3279121.96/cwt105.00–132.503407
Heifers—Medium and Large 2281142.36/cwt130.00–157.5040010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3310123.19/cwt115.00–130.003824
Heifers—Medium and Large 2323148.76/cwt140.00–160.0048015
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326168.69/cwt150.00–180.0055017
Heifers—Medium and Large 2371148.76/cwt130.00–160.005527
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375176.23/cwt160.00–189.0066130
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy378195.52/cwt190.00–215.007396
Heifers—Medium and Large 3382120.82/cwt110.00–136.004625
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added420215.36/cwt207.50–220.009053
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425182.81/cwt167.50–199.0077755
Heifers—Medium and Large 2425148.41/cwt136.00–160.0063113
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428120.86/cwt120.00–122.505173
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added461210.06/cwt207.00–218.0096826
Heifers—Medium and Large 3462113.60/cwt105.00–126.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 2468150.15/cwt140.00–162.507039
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469181.86/cwt168.00–199.0085354
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added511185.12/cwt184.00–187.509464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1522170.40/cwt160.00–180.0088917
Heifers—Medium and Large 3527112.81/cwt100.00–124.005955
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528151.27/cwt150.00–152.507992
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554183.14/cwt180.00–186.001,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 2563141.28/cwt140.00–142.507952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3568115.84/cwt110.00–123.006584
Heifers—Medium and Large 1579167.00/cwt152.00–177.5096715
Heifers—Medium and Large 1611154.90/cwt146.00–164.009466
Heifers—Medium and Large 3635118.00/cwt118.00–118.007491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645130.00/cwt130.00–130.008391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added646167.73/cwt166.00–173.001,0844
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670166.74/cwt150.00–175.001,1175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2683145.72/cwt144.00–147.509952
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695100.00/cwt100.00–100.006951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,1951
Heifers—Medium and Large 1722140.90/cwt135.00–150.001,0175
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725110.00/cwt110.00–110.007981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1769126.93/cwt110.00–134.009764
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added800147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,1761
Heifers—Medium and Large 2855110.00/cwt110.00–110.009411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1985136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,3401
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,4121
Feeder Cattle · Bulls49 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2213187.27/cwt177.50–197.503993
Bulls—Medium and Large 3218147.71/cwt140.00–152.503223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1245218.75/cwt217.50–220.005362
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270183.86/cwt166.00–200.0049610
Bulls—Medium and Large 3272152.87/cwt150.00–155.004163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277217.87/cwt202.50–238.0060314
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy290242.50/cwt242.50–242.507031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315125.00/cwt125.00–125.003941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1323223.68/cwt207.00–240.0072216
Bulls—Medium and Large 2333182.16/cwt170.00–200.006079
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy342245.98/cwt245.00–248.008413
Bulls—Medium and Large 2362192.69/cwt170.00–202.506988
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy370250.00/cwt250.00–250.009251
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372224.00/cwt206.00–245.0083323
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377145.71/cwt124.00–160.005499
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428184.51/cwt172.50–205.007908
Bulls—Medium and Large 1430226.40/cwt210.00–247.5097432
Bulls—Medium and Large 3432140.53/cwt125.00–152.506077
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added435257.50/cwt257.50–257.501,1201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added453247.99/cwt246.00–250.001,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 2464189.66/cwt174.00–200.0088018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3472135.58/cwt127.50–160.006408
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473222.67/cwt208.00–241.001,05326
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added500242.50/cwt240.00–245.001,2132
Bulls—Medium and Large 3508139.84/cwt129.00–148.007103
Bulls—Medium and Large 2522174.89/cwt152.50–195.009139
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523220.52/cwt200.00–236.001,15328
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added565226.66/cwt225.00–228.001,2813
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573181.04/cwt180.00–182.001,0372
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576209.20/cwt187.50–218.001,20518
Bulls—Medium and Large 3595145.00/cwt145.00–145.008631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611205.93/cwt190.00–216.001,2586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3621125.67/cwt114.00–136.007805
Bulls—Medium and Large 2624147.01/cwt130.00–165.009175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added630230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,4491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added655206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,3491
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660161.94/cwt150.00–170.001,0694
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670186.18/cwt170.00–198.001,24715
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685120.00/cwt120.00–120.008221
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732179.13/cwt160.00–191.001,3116
Bulls—Medium and Large 1766158.10/cwt145.00–170.001,2114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803119.00/cwt118.00–120.009562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added830150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added865165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1890125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added940140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1945116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,0961
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990114.03/cwt109.00–119.001,1292
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,140118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,3451
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers11 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3235146.12/cwt140.00–152.503432
Dairy Steers—Large 3290128.00/cwt128.00–128.003711
Dairy Steers—Medium 3305115.00/cwt115.00–115.003511
Dairy Steers—Large 3325146.54/cwt140.00–155.004763
Dairy Steers—Large 3430136.04/cwt120.00–151.005852
Dairy Steers—Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Dairy Steers—Large 3515120.00/cwt120.00–120.006181
Dairy Steers—Large 3568115.82/cwt105.00–126.006582
Dairy Steers—Large 3655105.00/cwt105.00–105.006881
Dairy Steers—Large 381080.00/cwt80.00–80.006481
Dairy Steers—Large 31,03088.00/cwt88.00–88.009061
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Medium 3225165.00/cwt165.00–165.003711
Dairy Heifers—Large 343588.00/cwt88.00–88.003831
Dairy Heifers—Large 352565.00/cwt65.00–65.003411
Dairy Heifers—Large 358592.50/cwt92.50–92.505411
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,04690.34/cwt85.00–97.009454
Bulls——1,555109.53/cwt100.00–119.001,70320
Bulls——1,768124.63/cwt120.00–131.002,20311
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78959.91/cwt40.00–69.0047323
Cows—Lean 85-90%99184.93/cwt70.00–95.00842144
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,215100.67/cwt94.00–109.001,223113
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,226112.44/cwt110.00–115.001,37923
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,41892.81/cwt83.00–100.001,31627
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,515103.12/cwt102.00–104.001,5622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2830610.54/head550.00–650.006112
Bred Cows—Medium 2865725.00/head725.00–725.007251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2965890.09/head825.00–950.008902
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0051,060.55/head875.00–1,300.001,0615
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 17251,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,405.29/head1,350.00–1,450.001,4052
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29651,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.