Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 22
● Final136 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
597 head
▲ 35 vs last sale 562▲ 87 vs year ago 510 · +17.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 197▲ 62 vs year ago 120 · +51.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
3 head
▼ 18 vs last sale 21▼ 25 vs year ago 28 · −89.3%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. 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 $168.41/cwt on 243 head.
Average price
$168.41
243 head · 483 lb average
Value per head Derived
$813
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$289
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.11/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+0.10
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1489177.95870186
Medium and Large 2454146.8666636
Medium and Large 3481120.8458121
One grade step is worth $57.11/cwt here — about $289 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 sale243 hd
168.41
—
NC average8 barns · 981 hd
168.31
+0.10
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—Average1,569118.621,86124
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,349106.981,44377
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,45999.531,45217
CowsLean 85-90%Low89081.2672355

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
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,055$1,8502thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung (2-4 yrs)595$8751thin

Every lot

136 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 · Steers34 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 2295160.00/cwt160.00–160.004721
Steers—Medium and Large 1335209.00/cwt209.00–209.007001
Steers—Medium and Large 2335176.21/cwt175.00–177.505902
Steers—Medium and Large 1372225.93/cwt220.00–230.008403
Steers—Medium and Large 3395162.50/cwt162.50–162.506421
Steers—Medium and Large 3425160.00/cwt160.00–160.006801
Steers—Medium and Large 1426208.19/cwt199.00–220.008876
Steers—Medium and Large 2435186.10/cwt177.00–195.008102
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added444225.33/cwt224.00–232.501,0007
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465232.45/cwt230.00–235.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1466210.89/cwt195.00–219.009839
Steers—Medium and Large 2474188.62/cwt182.50–193.008947
Steers—Medium and Large 3483159.69/cwt145.00–168.007716
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added520229.86/cwt225.00–235.001,1952
Steers—Medium and Large 2521176.31/cwt160.00–185.009194
Steers—Medium and Large 3521143.55/cwt130.00–154.007484
Steers—Medium and Large 1527199.07/cwt190.00–212.501,0495
Steers—Medium and Large 3570150.00/cwt150.00–150.008551
Steers—Medium and Large 1575205.26/cwt195.00–218.001,18010
Steers—Medium and Large 2578172.23/cwt160.00–185.009952
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added579226.14/cwt225.00–228.001,3097
Steers—Medium and Large 1621190.07/cwt182.50–197.001,1807
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added632215.95/cwt213.00–220.001,3653
Steers—Medium and Large 2648171.00/cwt171.00–171.001,1085
Steers—Medium and Large 1674198.17/cwt187.50–206.001,3368
Steers—Medium and Large 1713187.53/cwt180.00–195.001,3372
Steers—Medium and Large 1755191.26/cwt190.00–192.501,4442
Steers—Medium and Large 2810129.00/cwt129.00–129.001,0451
Steers—Medium and Large 1825161.00/cwt161.00–161.001,3281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added826185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,5284
Steers—Medium and Large 1870169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,4701
Steers—Medium and Large 1965164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,5831
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035132.50/cwt132.50–132.501,3711
Steers—Medium and Large 11,140135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,5391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers43 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1231189.60/cwt175.00–202.504385
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy240214.95/cwt212.50–217.505162
Heifers—Medium and Large 3245115.00/cwt115.00–115.002821
Heifers—Medium and Large 2265148.54/cwt145.00–152.503942
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Fancy278211.33/cwt210.00–212.505872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278185.59/cwt180.00–190.005164
Heifers—Medium and Large 3285107.50/cwt107.50–107.503061
Heifers—Medium and Large 3320130.00/cwt130.00–130.004161
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324153.39/cwt145.00–160.004977
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325182.95/cwt170.00–200.0059510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added335208.83/cwt204.00–210.007007
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added355210.00/cwt210.00–210.007461
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369156.08/cwt150.00–162.505765
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377181.89/cwt170.00–197.5068616
Heifers—Medium and Large 3384131.55/cwt124.00–137.005054
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413118.59/cwt110.00–127.504902
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added414208.00/cwt208.00–208.008614
Heifers—Medium and Large 2423153.00/cwt137.50–165.006475
Heifers—Medium and Large 1426184.01/cwt174.00–199.0078420
Heifers—Medium and Large 2467148.59/cwt132.50–160.006948
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added472191.25/cwt189.00–197.0090316
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472122.70/cwt110.00–130.005793
Heifers—Medium and Large 1483175.96/cwt165.00–187.5085025
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500130.00/cwt130.00–130.006501
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added503196.00/cwt196.00–196.009865
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520174.65/cwt167.50–185.0090811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570121.25/cwt110.00–127.506913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571175.16/cwt165.00–187.001,00022
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573144.87/cwt130.00–155.008303
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,1021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1630152.81/cwt144.00–165.009635
Heifers—Medium and Large 3633114.45/cwt110.00–119.007242
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634172.05/cwt170.00–177.501,0919
Heifers—Medium and Large 2645137.50/cwt137.50–137.508871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1663147.54/cwt137.50–158.0097811
Heifers—Medium and Large 3665110.32/cwt109.00–112.007343
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669124.98/cwt122.00–127.008364
Heifers—Medium and Large 1732135.73/cwt130.00–147.009943
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 1778113.99/cwt110.00–118.008872
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823121.79/cwt117.50–126.001,0022
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070126.97/cwt120.00–134.001,3592
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 3215154.42/cwt142.50–167.503322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1226223.18/cwt210.00–237.505044
Bulls—Medium and Large 2230188.83/cwt185.00–192.504342
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270182.84/cwt170.00–192.504944
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270150.00/cwt150.00–150.004051
Bulls—Medium and Large 1282214.19/cwt204.00–230.006045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy317234.85/cwt232.00–240.007443
Bulls—Medium and Large 2320186.64/cwt170.00–195.005974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1336214.75/cwt200.00–228.007228
Bulls—Medium and Large 1373209.39/cwt200.00–226.0078115
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added377233.52/cwt230.00–239.008803
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380146.92/cwt137.50–150.005584
Bulls—Medium and Large 2387190.23/cwt175.00–197.507363
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added415223.68/cwt220.00–227.009284
Bulls—Medium and Large 2420175.13/cwt160.00–182.507368
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422201.46/cwt190.00–212.0085016
Bulls—Medium and Large 1472209.07/cwt197.50–220.0098716
Bulls—Medium and Large 3476142.39/cwt140.00–150.006784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483177.60/cwt167.50–187.508583
Bulls—Medium and Large 2519181.81/cwt167.50–187.5094411
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added521224.07/cwt220.00–227.501,1676
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523195.77/cwt190.00–208.001,02414
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528146.23/cwt142.50–150.007722
Bulls—Medium and Large 2570174.96/cwt170.00–180.009973
Bulls—Medium and Large 3574140.94/cwt120.00–152.508095
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577210.82/cwt202.50–217.501,2163
Bulls—Medium and Large 1618202.23/cwt195.00–207.501,2505
Bulls—Medium and Large 2620175.96/cwt165.00–182.001,0914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655130.00/cwt130.00–130.008521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665188.12/cwt185.00–192.501,2514
Bulls—Medium and Large 2688151.36/cwt140.00–165.001,0415
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added710182.00/cwt182.00–182.001,2921
Bulls—Medium and Large 1717146.08/cwt135.00–157.501,0473
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775150.13/cwt140.00–160.001,1642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1815141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,1491
Bulls—Medium and Large 1990120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1881
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,045130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3591
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3333144.72/cwt132.50–157.504822
Dairy Steers—Medium 3350100.00/cwt100.00–100.003501
Dairy Steers—Large 3380142.93/cwt120.00–150.005435
Dairy Steers—Large 3416148.18/cwt144.00–155.006165
Dairy Steers—Large 3470158.00/cwt158.00–158.007435
Dairy Steers—Medium 360082.00/cwt82.00–82.004921
Dairy Steers—Medium 3670102.00/cwt102.00–102.006831
Dairy Steers—Medium 376587.50/cwt87.50–87.506691
Dairy Steers—Large 3775134.00/cwt134.00–134.001,0391
Dairy Steers—Large 3960130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,2481
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 351897.58/cwt95.00–100.005052
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——58587.50/cwt87.50–87.505121
Bulls——1,590114.89/cwt104.00–122.001,82715
Bulls——1,652129.51/cwt125.00–139.002,1408
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%75564.42/cwt48.00–74.0048615
Cows—Lean 85-90%94087.58/cwt75.00–95.0082340
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,333104.44/cwt97.00–111.001,39260
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,406115.96/cwt112.00–120.001,63017
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,45999.53/cwt94.00–106.001,45217
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2595875.00/head875.00–875.008751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28551,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2552,400.00/head2,400.00–2,400.002,4001

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.