Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-05-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 29
● Final81 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
205 head
▼ 392 vs last sale 597▼ 29 vs year ago 234 · −12.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
123 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 182▲ 6 vs year ago 117 · +5.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
4 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 3▼ 6 vs year ago 10 · −60.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 4.00 to 6.00 higher. Trade and demand were active with light 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 $172.12/cwt on 77 head.
Average price
$172.12
77 head · 525 lb average
Value per head Derived
$903
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$278
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$53.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.57
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1519178.4092663
Medium and Large 2556146.9981812thin
Medium and Large 3518124.986472thin
One grade step is worth $53.42/cwt here — about $278 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 sale77 hd
172.12
—
NC average7 barns · 620 hd
173.70
−1.57
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—High1,560113.961,77816
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,385106.811,48043
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,52898.341,50313
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08484.4991656

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 (2-4 yrs)1,010$1,5251thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,025$1,1282thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,5251thin

Every lot

81 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 · Steers13 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1320242.00/cwt242.00–242.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1358222.48/cwt220.00–225.007962
Steers—Medium and Large 2420192.50/cwt192.50–192.508091
Steers—Medium and Large 1450212.00/cwt212.00–212.009541
Steers—Medium and Large 2470182.23/cwt170.00–195.008562
Steers—Medium and Large 1512234.12/cwt223.00–240.001,1996
Steers—Medium and Large 1568223.91/cwt220.00–227.501,2723
Steers—Medium and Large 1618216.78/cwt205.00–227.501,3406
Steers—Medium and Large 2710150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0651
Steers—Medium and Large 1725195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,4141
Steers—Medium and Large 1790180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,4221
Steers—Medium and Large 1807165.53/cwt157.50–170.001,3363
Steers—Medium and Large 11,235140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,7291
Feeder Cattle · Heifers28 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230196.78/cwt192.50–200.004533
Heifers—Medium and Large 1287182.30/cwt172.50–200.005233
Heifers—Medium and Large 2290142.50/cwt142.50–142.504131
Heifers—Medium and Large 1332191.68/cwt187.50–197.506363
Heifers—Medium and Large 2350132.50/cwt132.50–132.504641
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368204.98/cwt202.50–207.507542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1381187.20/cwt177.50–197.507135
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415154.73/cwt147.50–162.506422
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added423201.99/cwt200.00–204.008542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1441184.43/cwt177.50–190.008134
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473181.20/cwt177.50–187.5085710
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518124.98/cwt120.00–130.006472
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521181.14/cwt175.00–187.509446
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530160.00/cwt160.00–160.008481
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added546200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0924
Heifers—Medium and Large 1565182.80/cwt177.50–190.001,0336
Heifers—Medium and Large 2565167.50/cwt167.50–167.509461
Heifers—Medium and Large 1610180.99/cwt180.00–182.001,1042
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626146.89/cwt140.00–165.009205
Heifers—Medium and Large 1667150.14/cwt145.00–160.001,0016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added670172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1700135.00/cwt135.00–135.009451
Heifers—Medium and Large 1785135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0601
Heifers—Medium and Large 1895133.00/cwt133.00–133.001,1901
Heifers—Medium and Large 2980117.50/cwt117.50–117.501,1521
Heifers—Medium and Large 1995140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3931
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,070136.00/cwt136.00–136.001,4551
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,130130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,4691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls24 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215187.50/cwt187.50–187.504031
Bulls—Medium and Large 1220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Bulls—Medium and Large 1267216.59/cwt215.00–220.005783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2280197.50/cwt197.50–197.505531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1332223.44/cwt215.00–230.007423
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335135.00/cwt135.00–135.004521
Bulls—Medium and Large 1364218.39/cwt202.50–226.007955
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383177.94/cwt170.00–187.506825
Bulls—Medium and Large 3390157.50/cwt157.50–157.506141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419214.30/cwt205.00–220.008987
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471192.47/cwt190.00–197.509075
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added483227.35/cwt222.50–235.001,0983
Bulls—Medium and Large 2516175.64/cwt167.50–182.509064
Bulls—Medium and Large 1521201.51/cwt192.50–212.001,0508
Bulls—Medium and Large 3530137.50/cwt137.50–137.507291
Bulls—Medium and Large 1577191.79/cwt187.50–200.001,10710
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added590216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,2741
Bulls—Medium and Large 1611209.15/cwt201.00–217.501,2784
Bulls—Medium and Large 2623180.28/cwt175.00–185.001,1235
Bulls—Medium and Large 2670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Bulls—Medium and Large 1725186.54/cwt185.00–188.001,3522
Bulls—Medium and Large 1770155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1941
Bulls—Medium and Large 1810166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,3451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1850167.50/cwt167.50–167.501,4241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 3690109.00/cwt109.00–109.007521
Dairy Heifers—Large 3750117.50/cwt117.50–117.508811
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3430161.00/cwt161.00–161.006921
Dairy Steers—Large 3585153.00/cwt153.00–153.008951
Dairy Steers—Large 394090.00/cwt90.00–90.008461
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,540125.41/cwt122.00–130.001,9316
Bulls——1,55098.16/cwt94.00–103.001,5215
Bulls——1,595116.03/cwt114.00–119.001,8515
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94372.34/cwt59.00–75.0068211
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,11887.46/cwt77.00–96.0097845
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,373103.87/cwt96.00–114.001,42634
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,432117.90/cwt115.00–124.001,6889
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,52898.34/cwt94.00–105.001,50313
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0101,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,128.05/head850.00–1,325.001,1282
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251

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.