Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 5
● Final148 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
837 head
▲ 632 vs last sale 205▲ 230 vs year ago 607 · +37.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
276 head
▲ 153 vs last sale 123▲ 96 vs year ago 180 · +53.3%
Replacement Cattle receipts
17 head
▲ 13 vs last sale 4▲ 9 vs year ago 8 · +112.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady to 2.00 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 $176.65/cwt on 302 head.
Average price
$176.65
302 head · 500 lb average
Value per head Derived
$884
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$274
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.37
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1504185.47935224
Medium and Large 2482157.4675962
Medium and Large 3518127.5166116thin
One grade step is worth $57.95/cwt here — about $274 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 sale302 hd
176.65
—
NC average8 barns · 1,273 hd
184.02
−7.37
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—Average1,520117.971,79322
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,280111.741,43087
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,629103.911,69321
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,08488.05955114

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)1,055$1,2463thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)934$1,0457
Cow-Calf Pairs1st/2nd Stage (1-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)980$1,7501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)788$1,4705

Every lot

148 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 · Steers36 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1205250.00/cwt250.00–250.005132
Steers—Medium and Large 3205155.00/cwt155.00–155.003181
Steers—Medium and Large 1271241.31/cwt235.00–252.506544
Steers—Medium and Large 1340242.32/cwt230.00–255.008242
Steers—Medium and Large 2368188.10/cwt186.00–190.006922
Steers—Medium and Large 1371233.58/cwt225.00–245.008676
Steers—Medium and Large 1414229.13/cwt212.00–236.0094911
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419243.86/cwt240.00–250.001,0224
Steers—Medium and Large 3420145.12/cwt140.00–150.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added464248.89/cwt248.00–250.001,15511
Steers—Medium and Large 2474191.68/cwt176.00–199.0090915
Steers—Medium and Large 3480156.67/cwt140.00–167.507527
Steers—Medium and Large 1488223.27/cwt213.00–232.501,09014
Steers—Medium and Large 3515160.00/cwt160.00–160.008241
Steers—Medium and Large 2517182.03/cwt176.00–190.009413
Steers—Medium and Large 1529225.82/cwt210.00–235.001,19512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added534246.86/cwt246.00–247.001,3187
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added565238.00/cwt238.00–238.001,3451
Steers—Medium and Large 2565191.33/cwt182.50–200.001,0812
Steers—Medium and Large 1579220.87/cwt209.00–231.001,27912
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added603235.02/cwt230.00–240.001,4172
Steers—Medium and Large 2624186.92/cwt170.00–195.001,1664
Steers—Medium and Large 1630217.70/cwt204.00–227.501,37234
Steers—Medium and Large 3660140.00/cwt140.00–140.009241
Steers—Medium and Large 1663215.49/cwt210.00–221.001,4296
Steers—Medium and Large 2688196.24/cwt192.50–200.001,3502
Steers—Medium and Large 2730179.00/cwt179.00–179.001,3071
Steers—Medium and Large 1732202.48/cwt182.50–207.001,4829
Steers—Medium and Large 1760165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2541
Steers—Medium and Large 2760148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,1251
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added773190.26/cwt188.00–192.501,4712
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810180.67/cwt170.00–187.001,4633
Steers—Medium and Large 1825149.00/cwt149.00–149.001,2291
Steers—Medium and Large 1905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
Steers—Medium and Large 1975153.00/cwt153.00–153.001,4921
Steers—Medium and Large 11,220137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,6781
Feeder Cattle · Heifers44 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233187.42/cwt180.00–195.004372
Heifers—Medium and Large 2235162.00/cwt162.00–162.003811
Heifers—Medium and Large 2270156.98/cwt145.00–167.504244
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276181.35/cwt172.50–195.005018
Heifers—Medium and Large 2305170.50/cwt170.00–171.005202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1320192.60/cwt185.00–200.006168
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added339213.40/cwt210.00–217.507234
Heifers—Medium and Large 3340141.25/cwt137.50–145.004802
Heifers—Medium and Large 2373160.79/cwt152.00–170.006006
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added380211.21/cwt205.00–215.008033
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382185.72/cwt170.00–197.5070913
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added415202.41/cwt197.50–207.508405
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420160.72/cwt145.00–169.0067511
Heifers—Medium and Large 3423132.82/cwt123.00–143.005622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1425181.12/cwt170.00–195.0077025
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added465200.31/cwt197.50–205.009318
Heifers—Medium and Large 1469185.07/cwt170.00–195.0086844
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470130.97/cwt122.50–140.006162
Heifers—Medium and Large 2476155.79/cwt145.00–167.5074210
Heifers—Medium and Large 3517118.68/cwt110.00–126.006143
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added518198.25/cwt197.50–199.001,0272
Heifers—Medium and Large 2519158.03/cwt144.00–167.0082013
Heifers—Medium and Large 1524186.77/cwt172.00–195.0097925
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added554196.88/cwt195.00–198.001,09116
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560152.51/cwt140.00–160.008543
Heifers—Medium and Large 3560133.49/cwt132.00–135.007482
Heifers—Medium and Large 1580186.21/cwt170.00–193.001,08027
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added610194.04/cwt192.00–197.001,1843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616182.06/cwt170.00–188.001,1218
Heifers—Medium and Large 2618156.99/cwt154.00–165.009707
Heifers—Medium and Large 3623121.78/cwt110.00–132.507594
Heifers—Medium and Large 3660120.00/cwt120.00–120.007921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661173.42/cwt160.00–179.001,1466
Heifers—Medium and Large 2668156.27/cwt155.00–157.501,0442
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added673184.70/cwt182.00–187.501,2432
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720136.42/cwt130.00–142.509822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1723168.71/cwt162.50–175.001,2204
Heifers—Medium and Large 1760170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2923
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1531
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added835162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,3571
Heifers—Medium and Large 1845137.50/cwt137.50–137.501,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1872129.67/cwt125.00–134.001,1313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1970142.95/cwt138.00–148.001,3872
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,025139.00/cwt139.00–139.001,4251
Feeder Cattle · Bulls41 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2210204.00/cwt204.00–204.004281
Bulls—Medium and Large 3210152.50/cwt152.50–152.503201
Bulls—Medium and Large 1222231.22/cwt220.00–240.005133
Bulls—Medium and Large 2270191.18/cwt187.50–195.005162
Bulls—Medium and Large 1283205.99/cwt205.00–207.005832
Bulls—Medium and Large 3295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Bulls—Medium and Large 2321186.59/cwt175.00–195.005996
Bulls—Medium and Large 1325215.86/cwt204.00–225.007027
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added337233.68/cwt230.00–240.007886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added375242.43/cwt240.00–247.509094
Bulls—Medium and Large 3377158.99/cwt150.00–167.505993
Bulls—Medium and Large 1382226.17/cwt212.00–238.0086410
Bulls—Medium and Large 2382190.39/cwt171.00–200.007279
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418137.57/cwt135.00–140.005752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added419237.11/cwt235.00–241.009934
Bulls—Medium and Large 2424192.73/cwt177.00–202.508175
Bulls—Medium and Large 1426218.09/cwt207.50–230.0092913
Bulls—Medium and Large 3461136.42/cwt122.50–155.006295
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471189.64/cwt170.00–200.008937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added473231.85/cwt230.00–232.501,0974
Bulls—Medium and Large 1479213.51/cwt205.00–228.001,02317
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520194.41/cwt190.00–200.001,0114
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522215.17/cwt202.00–227.501,12328
Bulls—Medium and Large 3523153.33/cwt145.00–160.008023
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560150.84/cwt145.00–157.508453
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571190.47/cwt182.50–200.001,0886
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576213.15/cwt202.00–230.001,22821
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610183.52/cwt179.00–190.001,1194
Bulls—Medium and Large 1622209.37/cwt201.00–225.001,30213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added650222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,4431
Bulls—Medium and Large 2663173.17/cwt157.50–185.001,1483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1675199.57/cwt192.50–210.001,3477
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685127.50/cwt127.50–127.508731
Bulls—Medium and Large 2722161.24/cwt153.00–170.001,1643
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724188.25/cwt178.00–197.501,3637
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added755192.50/cwt192.50–192.501,4531
Bulls—Medium and Large 1763163.76/cwt149.00–176.001,2494
Bulls—Medium and Large 2774129.74/cwt125.00–136.001,0045
Bulls—Medium and Large 1840157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1922136.64/cwt132.50–140.001,2603
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975144.21/cwt142.50–146.001,4062
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers13 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3300145.00/cwt145.00–145.004351
Dairy Steers—Large 3387141.22/cwt131.00–157.505474
Dairy Steers—Large 3408130.04/cwt120.00–135.005313
Dairy Steers—Large 3470114.89/cwt110.00–120.005402
Dairy Steers—Large 3535140.00/cwt140.00–140.007491
Dairy Steers—Large 3570119.00/cwt119.00–119.006781
Dairy Steers—Large 3606162.00/cwt162.00–162.009825
Dairy Steers—Large 3668133.74/cwt120.00–148.008932
Dairy Steers—Large 3710110.00/cwt110.00–110.007811
Dairy Steers—Large 3790146.00/cwt146.00–146.001,1532
Dairy Steers—Large 3815127.50/cwt127.50–127.501,0391
Dairy Steers—Large 3855115.00/cwt115.00–115.009831
Dairy Steers—Large 3930107.58/cwt100.00–115.001,0002
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,043102.52/cwt97.00–108.001,0696
Bulls——1,550138.00/cwt138.00–138.002,1391
Bulls——1,709122.81/cwt111.00–128.002,09915
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%89071.67/cwt55.00–78.0063825
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13992.65/cwt80.00–102.001,05589
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,280109.47/cwt102.00–119.001,40173
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,281123.55/cwt120.00–130.001,58314
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,629103.91/cwt100.00–113.001,69321
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2635510.43/head475.00–550.005102
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0541,259.37/head850.00–1,425.001,2595
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0551,246.25/head1,000.00–1,450.001,2463
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-25801,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28401,555.73/head1,150.00–1,850.001,5564
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29801,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501

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.