Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 15
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
562 head
▼ 282 vs last sale 844▼ 68 vs year ago 630 · −10.8%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
197 head
▼ 144 vs last sale 341▼ 91 vs year ago 288 · −31.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 14▼ 17 vs year ago 38 · −44.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Correction to Bred Cows- Medium 2

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

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $163.22/cwt on 236 head.
Average price
$163.22
236 head · 509 lb average
Value per head Derived
$830
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$229
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.08/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.80
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1501172.46864179
Medium and Large 2522141.6774042
Medium and Large 3560113.3863515thin
One grade step is worth $59.08/cwt here — about $229 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 sale236 hd
163.22
—
NC average8 barns · 1,213 hd
171.03
−7.80
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—High1,473111.331,64025
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,19697.381,16586
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38490.251,24919
CowsLean 85-90%Average97379.1177063

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)1,078$1,1493thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,018$9614thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)843$86211
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)965$1,3382thin

Every lot

123 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 · Steers30 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2270187.50/cwt187.50–187.505061
Steers—Medium and Large 1278217.45/cwt213.00–222.506052
Steers—Medium and Large 1343207.57/cwt197.50–217.507122
Steers—Medium and Large 2365167.40/cwt160.00–175.006112
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added370226.00/cwt226.00–226.008361
Steers—Medium and Large 1390192.50/cwt192.50–192.507511
Steers—Medium and Large 1417207.00/cwt196.00–218.008636
Steers—Medium and Large 2423189.22/cwt185.00–192.008004
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added425226.00/cwt226.00–226.009611
Steers—Medium and Large 1474201.86/cwt192.00–218.009579
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added487221.24/cwt221.00–222.001,0774
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added513226.99/cwt224.00–228.001,1644
Steers—Medium and Large 1520207.10/cwt190.00–217.501,0776
Steers—Medium and Large 3520123.77/cwt122.50–125.006442
Steers—Medium and Large 2523177.00/cwt162.50–185.009263
Steers—Medium and Large 1567214.87/cwt210.00–220.001,2189
Steers—Medium and Large 3575140.00/cwt140.00–140.008051
Steers—Medium and Large 2595190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1311
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600207.50/cwt207.50–207.501,2451
Steers—Medium and Large 2605165.00/cwt165.00–165.009981
Steers—Medium and Large 1628185.16/cwt177.50–193.001,1636
Steers—Medium and Large 2665130.00/cwt130.00–130.008651
Steers—Medium and Large 1675181.98/cwt168.00–190.001,2283
Steers—Medium and Large 1700170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1901
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,4356
Steers—Medium and Large 2890132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,1751
Steers—Medium and Large 1895167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,4951
Steers—Medium and Large 1930165.01/cwt164.00–166.001,5352
Steers—Medium and Large 1955128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2221
Steers—Medium and Large 11,000134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,3401
Feeder Cattle · Heifers39 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2215142.50/cwt142.50–142.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1236182.79/cwt170.00–196.004315
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270162.50/cwt162.50–162.504391
Heifers—Medium and Large 1282181.45/cwt170.00–195.005128
Heifers—Medium and Large 1321175.98/cwt165.00–192.505659
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy328200.00/cwt200.00–200.006563
Heifers—Medium and Large 2330151.86/cwt147.50–155.005014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2368154.08/cwt140.00–162.505673
Heifers—Medium and Large 1371185.25/cwt170.00–199.0068715
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417149.28/cwt142.50–157.506226
Heifers—Medium and Large 3425126.55/cwt125.00–128.005382
Heifers—Medium and Large 1432177.80/cwt162.50–187.5076838
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469176.75/cwt162.50–192.0082927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3480111.26/cwt110.00–112.505342
Heifers—Medium and Large 2492147.48/cwt142.50–155.007263
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524174.19/cwt160.00–185.0091328
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533145.84/cwt130.00–152.507774
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540110.00/cwt110.00–110.005942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562170.31/cwt160.00–177.0095713
Heifers—Medium and Large 3563115.01/cwt108.00–124.006484
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573148.06/cwt142.50–157.508486
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622138.03/cwt125.00–148.008596
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624166.35/cwt150.00–174.001,03810
Heifers—Medium and Large 3630112.54/cwt110.00–115.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2667128.19/cwt120.00–132.508553
Heifers—Medium and Large 3667106.65/cwt100.00–110.007113
Heifers—Medium and Large 1680168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1421
Heifers—Medium and Large 2718114.40/cwt106.00–124.008213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727160.21/cwt142.50–166.001,1656
Heifers—Medium and Large 2750107.50/cwt107.50–107.508061
Heifers—Medium and Large 1763147.01/cwt135.00–157.001,1223
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823134.55/cwt122.00–149.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2835102.00/cwt102.00–102.008521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,3072
Heifers—Medium and Large 1927116.05/cwt110.00–122.001,0763
Heifers—Medium and Large 1983122.53/cwt110.00–135.001,2042
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,020126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2851
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,055132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,3931
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,135141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230199.31/cwt192.50–207.504583
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282197.90/cwt190.00–205.005588
Bulls—Medium and Large 3318142.05/cwt130.00–157.504523
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325204.02/cwt197.50–212.0066313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2338172.44/cwt165.00–180.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 2371182.14/cwt170.00–190.006765
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374203.40/cwt192.50–216.0076126
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419201.22/cwt194.00–210.0084319
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424187.05/cwt180.00–192.507935
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430130.00/cwt130.00–130.005591
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460157.39/cwt152.50–162.507242
Bulls—Medium and Large 2469186.24/cwt180.00–191.008734
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474202.56/cwt192.50–217.5096016
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518125.51/cwt110.00–140.006502
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522203.60/cwt190.00–214.001,06321
Bulls—Medium and Large 2530185.49/cwt180.00–187.5098310
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571191.72/cwt183.00–200.001,09516
Bulls—Medium and Large 2575168.03/cwt164.00–175.009663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2609178.85/cwt174.00–182.501,0894
Bulls—Medium and Large 1616193.55/cwt187.50–200.001,1925
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620127.70/cwt115.00–140.007922
Bulls—Medium and Large 2666138.83/cwt125.00–150.009254
Bulls—Medium and Large 1670171.44/cwt160.00–183.001,14911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1705175.16/cwt173.00–177.501,2353
Bulls—Medium and Large 2725130.00/cwt130.00–130.009431
Bulls—Medium and Large 1759161.89/cwt150.00–167.501,2294
Bulls—Medium and Large 2785125.00/cwt125.00–125.009811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1811147.16/cwt137.50–152.501,1934
Bulls—Medium and Large 1855144.83/cwt132.50–154.001,2387
Bulls—Medium and Large 1910135.25/cwt133.00–137.501,2312
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3031
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,000124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,2401
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3370147.50/cwt147.50–147.505461
Dairy Steers—Large 3490142.50/cwt142.50–142.506981
Dairy Steers—Large 3518137.32/cwt125.00–150.007112
Dairy Steers—Large 3560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Dairy Steers—Medium 3560117.50/cwt117.50–117.506581
Dairy Steers—Medium 376582.00/cwt82.00–82.006271
Dairy Steers—Large 31,01094.00/cwt94.00–94.009491
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3335102.00/cwt102.00–102.003421
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,36885.73/cwt80.00–94.001,1733
Bulls——1,382112.32/cwt100.00–120.001,55217
Bulls——1,844123.33/cwt122.00–126.002,2745
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83858.28/cwt50.00–66.004887
Cows—Lean 85-90%99081.71/cwt70.00–90.0080956
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,19696.45/cwt90.00–105.001,15479
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,197107.93/cwt106.00–110.001,2927
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38490.25/cwt85.00–94.001,24919
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2725575.00/head575.00–575.005751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2855890.84/head725.00–1,125.0089110
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,018960.81/head650.00–1,175.009614
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0781,149.27/head800.00–1,425.001,1493
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29401,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251

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.