Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-04-24

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 24
● Final152 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
970 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 985▲ 130 vs year ago 840 · +15.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
281 head
▼ 107 vs last sale 388▼ 182 vs year ago 463 · −39.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
37 head
▲ 22 vs last sale 15▲ 3 vs year ago 34 · +8.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 1.00 to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with heavy offerings.

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $162.47/cwt on 375 head.
Average price
$162.47
375 head · 490 lb average
Value per head Derived
$796
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$385
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.05
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500172.84865268
Medium and Large 2476143.1968283
Medium and Large 3423113.4448024
One grade step is worth $59.39/cwt here — about $385 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 sale375 hd
162.47
—
NC average7 barns · 1,289 hd
170.52
−8.05
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—Average1,575112.281,76931
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,270100.391,275103
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,55992.081,43528
CowsLean 85-90%Low96077.74746105

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)954$1,0094thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)863$7532thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)682$52115
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)842$1,25016

Every lot

152 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 · Steers33 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2260197.50/cwt197.50–197.505141
Steers—Medium and Large 1Fancy320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Steers—Medium and Large 2328179.71/cwt177.50–180.005899
Steers—Medium and Large 1330225.24/cwt210.00–240.007434
Steers—Medium and Large 1373224.82/cwt203.00–236.008394
Steers—Medium and Large 2390200.00/cwt200.00–200.007802
Steers—Medium and Large 2401174.00/cwt174.00–174.006988
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415242.00/cwt242.00–242.001,0041
Steers—Medium and Large 1426225.95/cwt210.00–240.0096312
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1482230.22/cwt220.00–242.001,11010
Steers—Medium and Large 2485195.00/cwt195.00–195.009461
Steers—Medium and Large 1516216.67/cwt210.00–234.001,11821
Steers—Medium and Large 2525185.10/cwt180.00–190.009722
Steers—Medium and Large 3530157.00/cwt157.00–157.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added550240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3205
Steers—Medium and Large 3578152.60/cwt145.00–160.008823
Steers—Medium and Large 1579221.07/cwt203.00–232.501,28012
Steers—Medium and Large 2586199.38/cwt197.50–200.001,1684
Steers—Medium and Large 3605155.00/cwt155.00–155.009381
Steers—Medium and Large 1625219.42/cwt212.50–225.001,3713
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added662217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,4377
Steers—Medium and Large 1665197.42/cwt190.00–208.001,3134
Steers—Medium and Large 2685156.09/cwt150.00–162.001,0692
Steers—Medium and Large 2718144.64/cwt130.00–152.501,0393
Steers—Medium and Large 1727187.84/cwt175.00–193.001,3669
Steers—Medium and Large 1775135.41/cwt131.00–140.001,0492
Steers—Medium and Large 2815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Steers—Medium and Large 1831159.32/cwt154.00–170.001,3243
Steers—Medium and Large 1865157.50/cwt155.00–160.001,3622
Steers—Medium and Large 11,025147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,5071
Steers—Medium and Large 11,080115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,2421
Steers—Medium and Large 11,295122.00/cwt122.00–122.001,5801
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1210170.00/cwt162.00–178.003572
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220143.82/cwt140.00–148.003162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3232108.45/cwt100.00–125.002523
Heifers—Medium and Large 3273109.91/cwt100.00–118.003004
Heifers—Medium and Large 2277140.57/cwt127.50–145.0038911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1280159.65/cwt152.50–171.0044716
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319141.91/cwt127.50–152.504537
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320104.52/cwt104.00–105.003342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1323170.75/cwt160.00–190.0055210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2361152.24/cwt145.00–157.005506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1374175.63/cwt162.50–189.0065738
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added378195.00/cwt195.00–195.007372
Heifers—Medium and Large 3380125.00/cwt125.00–125.004751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added418191.61/cwt190.00–195.008013
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420153.45/cwt147.50–160.0064412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422176.44/cwt162.50–188.0074530
Heifers—Medium and Large 3428119.54/cwt115.00–125.005124
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added463196.73/cwt192.00–201.0091118
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472178.28/cwt163.00–190.0084126
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473151.92/cwt136.00–160.007199
Heifers—Medium and Large 3473130.96/cwt130.00–132.006192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added517192.13/cwt190.00–195.009935
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523172.98/cwt160.00–187.5090537
Heifers—Medium and Large 2523148.21/cwt135.00–157.507758
Heifers—Medium and Large 3530110.00/cwt110.00–110.005832
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570144.25/cwt137.50–157.5082212
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570111.33/cwt102.50–120.006352
Heifers—Medium and Large 1575170.92/cwt160.00–185.0098319
Heifers—Medium and Large 3613110.29/cwt102.50–118.006763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added623177.50/cwt177.50–177.501,1062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624169.55/cwt150.00–176.001,05817
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625133.94/cwt126.00–141.008375
Heifers—Medium and Large 3650110.00/cwt110.00–110.007151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1659165.58/cwt150.00–176.001,09118
Heifers—Medium and Large 2664137.73/cwt131.00–145.009155
Heifers—Medium and Large 2725108.36/cwt105.00–110.007863
Heifers—Medium and Large 1738154.36/cwt140.00–163.501,1398
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770104.00/cwt104.00–104.008011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1776151.80/cwt140.00–162.501,1789
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810153.04/cwt145.00–158.001,2403
Heifers—Medium and Large 1855138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,1801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1918147.38/cwt140.00–152.001,3533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1955143.00/cwt143.00–143.001,3661
Heifers—Medium and Large 2963115.55/cwt112.00–119.001,1132
Feeder Cattle · Bulls44 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3228150.00/cwt150.00–150.003422
Bulls—Medium and Large 2233167.37/cwt160.00–172.003903
Bulls—Medium and Large 1238193.87/cwt190.00–197.504612
Bulls—Medium and Large 3266148.75/cwt139.00–162.503965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2269182.13/cwt167.50–197.5049013
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280215.04/cwt200.00–237.506028
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy288250.00/cwt250.00–250.007202
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy305249.02/cwt248.00–250.007602
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327227.26/cwt210.00–246.0074318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2336188.71/cwt175.00–200.006348
Bulls—Medium and Large 3340139.85/cwt130.00–150.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added358245.00/cwt245.00–245.008772
Bulls—Medium and Large 1372225.68/cwt202.50–240.0084017
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372188.94/cwt177.50–200.0070320
Bulls—Medium and Large 3372152.29/cwt135.00–165.0056710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added410244.30/cwt242.00–247.001,0023
Bulls—Medium and Large 2417188.52/cwt175.00–200.0078618
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423157.22/cwt132.50–168.006656
Bulls—Medium and Large 1425224.41/cwt204.00–240.0095427
Bulls—Medium and Large 3467156.75/cwt147.50–165.007323
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470189.64/cwt170.00–200.0089111
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473222.19/cwt202.50–237.501,05134
Bulls—Medium and Large 1519218.69/cwt204.00–230.001,13525
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519188.25/cwt180.00–200.009777
Bulls—Medium and Large 3522155.08/cwt150.00–165.008103
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571217.73/cwt205.00–226.001,24321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575177.35/cwt160.00–190.001,02011
Bulls—Medium and Large 3575129.74/cwt120.00–140.007462
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623174.79/cwt165.00–187.501,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1625207.38/cwt190.00–220.001,29615
Bulls—Medium and Large 3634139.38/cwt132.50–145.008844
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added650216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,4041
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668161.71/cwt150.00–168.001,0805
Bulls—Medium and Large 1669189.50/cwt180.00–208.001,2685
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685128.73/cwt127.50–130.008822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1710153.26/cwt145.00–165.001,0883
Bulls—Medium and Large 2720150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1771142.68/cwt130.00–160.001,10012
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815149.22/cwt135.00–157.501,2163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1864128.85/cwt125.00–135.001,1134
Bulls—Medium and Large 2875110.00/cwt110.00–110.009631
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920136.01/cwt130.00–140.001,2513
Bulls—Medium and Large 1952131.68/cwt120.00–138.001,2543
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,163122.52/cwt120.00–125.001,4252
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 340572.50/cwt72.50–72.502941
Dairy Heifers—Large 346590.00/cwt90.00–90.004191
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3225108.94/cwt100.00–117.502452
Dairy Steers—Large 3285140.00/cwt140.00–140.003991
Dairy Steers—Large 3315133.79/cwt132.50–135.004212
Dairy Steers—Large 3390140.00/cwt140.00–140.005461
Dairy Steers—Large 3435130.00/cwt130.00–130.005661
Dairy Steers—Large 3450120.00/cwt120.00–120.005401
Dairy Steers—Large 3508123.81/cwt112.50–135.006292
Dairy Steers—Large 3725132.49/cwt132.00–133.009612
Dairy Steers—Large 3783129.27/cwt127.50–131.001,0122
Dairy Steers—Large 3815125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0191
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,12090.00/cwt90.00–90.001,0081
Bulls——1,570111.74/cwt103.00–120.001,75427
Bulls——1,775124.54/cwt121.00–126.002,2113
Slaughter Cattle · Cows6 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85860.38/cwt48.00–68.0051823
Cows—Lean 85-90%98882.61/cwt70.00–92.0081682
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229112.27/cwt110.00–117.001,38014
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27698.52/cwt91.00–108.001,25789
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,55692.53/cwt88.00–100.001,44027
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,63080.00/cwt80.00–80.001,3041
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows6 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 3601451.49/head250.00–540.0045111
Bred Cows—Medium 2745580.00/head580.00–580.005801
Bred Cows—Medium 2813561.20/head550.00–570.005612
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29541,008.94/head725.00–1,350.001,0094
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2980925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2995864.38/head825.00–900.008642
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 3615575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27911,115.17/head800.00–1,400.001,1154
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28231,290.43/head975.00–1,625.001,2904
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29141,401.31/head800.00–1,975.001,4017

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.