Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 12
● Final133 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
802 head
▼ 35 vs last sale 837▲ 163 vs year ago 639 · +25.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
284 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 276▲ 53 vs year ago 231 · +22.9%
Replacement Cattle receipts
41 head
▲ 24 vs last sale 17▲ 6 vs year ago 35 · +17.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were mostly 6.00 to 8.00 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 $186.87/cwt on 352 head.
Average price
$186.87
352 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$909
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$473
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$63.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.87
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1500193.24967297
Medium and Large 2426162.7969338
Medium and Large 3382129.2649417thin
One grade step is worth $63.98/cwt here — about $473 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 sale352 hd
186.87
—
NC average8 barns · 1,452 hd
197.73
−10.87
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—Low1,650118.311,95233
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,198104.911,25697
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,38397.351,34618
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,05681.8686482

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)1,120$1,1898
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,073$1,18012
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,7252thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)969$1,35719

Every lot

133 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 · Steers32 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1218251.41/cwt237.50–265.005482
Steers—Medium and Large 1260232.50/cwt232.50–232.506051
Steers—Medium and Large 3288149.00/cwt149.00–149.004295
Steers—Medium and Large 2315192.18/cwt180.00–200.006054
Steers—Medium and Large 1320241.98/cwt230.00–250.007743
Steers—Medium and Large 1372235.25/cwt220.00–246.008756
Steers—Medium and Large 2385192.50/cwt192.50–192.507411
Steers—Medium and Large 3405130.00/cwt130.00–130.005271
Steers—Medium and Large 1422234.53/cwt225.00–255.009907
Steers—Medium and Large 2426200.56/cwt185.00–210.008544
Steers—Medium and Large 2460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Steers—Medium and Large 1476227.60/cwt212.00–239.001,0836
Steers—Medium and Large 1522233.46/cwt218.00–246.001,21912
Steers—Medium and Large 2531202.05/cwt200.00–208.001,0738
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added545253.15/cwt250.00–253.501,38010
Steers—Medium and Large 1571237.92/cwt226.00–245.001,35912
Steers—Medium and Large 2580175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0151
Steers—Medium and Large 1616228.25/cwt215.00–237.501,4067
Steers—Medium and Large 2640190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,2161
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added646240.46/cwt240.25–245.001,55322
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653229.99/cwt228.00–232.001,5022
Steers—Medium and Large 2685180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2331
Steers—Medium and Large 1688210.43/cwt195.00–219.001,4485
Steers—Medium and Large 3690154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,0631
Steers—Medium and Large 1729213.33/cwt209.00–215.501,5553
Steers—Medium and Large 2735142.52/cwt140.00–145.001,0482
Steers—Medium and Large 1750192.00/cwt192.00–192.001,4401
Steers—Medium and Large 1867172.68/cwt166.00–182.001,4973
Steers—Medium and Large 1913175.98/cwt170.00–183.001,6073
Steers—Medium and Large 1958166.99/cwt164.00–170.001,6002
Steers—Medium and Large 11,035165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,7081
Steers—Medium and Large 11,115148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,6501
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1233192.79/cwt182.50–206.004496
Heifers—Medium and Large 3249122.00/cwt122.00–122.003046
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281204.53/cwt185.00–214.0057519
Heifers—Medium and Large 2297159.78/cwt155.00–162.5047510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3325137.03/cwt125.00–148.004452
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326200.04/cwt180.00–217.5065223
Heifers—Medium and Large 2329172.58/cwt165.00–177.505688
Heifers—Medium and Large 3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Heifers—Medium and Large 2375168.79/cwt155.00–177.506334
Heifers—Medium and Large 1382195.48/cwt180.00–210.0074725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added383217.49/cwt215.00–218.008336
Heifers—Medium and Large 3413133.33/cwt120.00–147.505512
Heifers—Medium and Large 2415180.00/cwt180.00–180.007471
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427201.07/cwt184.00–213.0085939
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460127.08/cwt120.00–136.005853
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473191.53/cwt180.00–208.0090634
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479156.79/cwt150.00–170.007516
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515214.36/cwt212.00–218.001,10415
Heifers—Medium and Large 1521188.49/cwt175.00–207.0098230
Heifers—Medium and Large 2530171.96/cwt170.00–174.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 3540130.00/cwt130.00–130.007021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1567186.32/cwt170.00–198.001,05623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2570157.63/cwt150.00–165.008982
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added576209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,2045
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590136.00/cwt136.00–136.008021
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616183.32/cwt170.00–190.001,12918
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added629206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,29611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655132.50/cwt132.50–132.508681
Heifers—Medium and Large 1670180.19/cwt176.00–195.001,20713
Heifers—Medium and Large 2692157.54/cwt150.00–162.501,0903
Heifers—Medium and Large 2700145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added713186.26/cwt184.50–188.501,3289
Heifers—Medium and Large 1717172.36/cwt160.00–177.501,2366
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added750185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3881
Heifers—Medium and Large 1788168.67/cwt160.00–177.501,3292
Heifers—Medium and Large 2805135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,0871
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819162.46/cwt145.00–174.001,3315
Heifers—Medium and Large 1868166.27/cwt155.00–178.001,4432
Heifers—Medium and Large 1915154.12/cwt143.00–165.001,4102
Heifers—Medium and Large 1990128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,2671
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,000126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,2601
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,085155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,6821
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225207.50/cwt207.50–207.504671
Bulls—Medium and Large 1227234.96/cwt230.00–240.005333
Bulls—Medium and Large 2258208.93/cwt202.50–215.005392
Bulls—Medium and Large 1276243.61/cwt230.00–260.006727
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290137.50/cwt137.50–137.503991
Bulls—Medium and Large 2318203.31/cwt197.50–214.006479
Bulls—Medium and Large 1319240.84/cwt230.00–256.0076814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330172.39/cwt167.50–177.005692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371239.88/cwt227.50–250.0089022
Bulls—Medium and Large 2372202.20/cwt192.50–216.007528
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421234.96/cwt220.00–250.0098933
Bulls—Medium and Large 2427208.64/cwt203.00–215.008915
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430150.00/cwt150.00–150.006451
Bulls—Medium and Large 3468167.78/cwt160.00–177.507853
Bulls—Medium and Large 1475221.90/cwt210.00–245.001,05430
Bulls—Medium and Large 2479202.58/cwt185.00–207.509707
Bulls—Medium and Large 3518150.07/cwt135.00–165.007772
Bulls—Medium and Large 2523200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1531217.91/cwt205.00–235.001,15718
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1566228.26/cwt214.00–244.001,29213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2574201.77/cwt195.00–205.001,1586
Bulls—Medium and Large 3620150.00/cwt150.00–150.009301
Bulls—Medium and Large 1624216.14/cwt200.00–230.001,34914
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,2252
Bulls—Medium and Large 2660168.00/cwt168.00–168.001,1091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674201.84/cwt182.50–214.001,3608
Bulls—Medium and Large 1718169.76/cwt160.00–189.001,2193
Bulls—Medium and Large 1777179.74/cwt170.00–194.001,3975
Bulls—Medium and Large 2795155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1803174.98/cwt170.00–180.001,4052
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,065138.00/cwt138.00–138.001,4701
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3385152.50/cwt152.50–152.505871
Dairy Steers—Large 3410155.00/cwt155.00–155.006361
Dairy Steers—Large 3458127.79/cwt125.00–130.005855
Dairy Steers—Large 3510142.50/cwt142.50–142.507271
Dairy Steers—Large 3560135.00/cwt135.00–135.007561
Dairy Steers—Large 3710148.00/cwt148.00–148.001,0511
Dairy Steers—Large 3805158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,2721
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers—Large 339080.00/cwt80.00–80.003121
Dairy Heifers—Large 3400107.50/cwt107.50–107.504301
Dairy Heifers—Large 3630112.68/cwt105.00–120.007102
Dairy Heifers—Large 3830119.00/cwt119.00–119.009881
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,28198.36/cwt88.00–104.001,2604
Bulls——1,637117.81/cwt110.00–124.001,92922
Bulls——1,903131.27/cwt127.00–137.002,4987
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%95367.54/cwt56.00–75.0064423
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09687.44/cwt79.00–94.0095859
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,187102.86/cwt95.00–113.001,22185
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,272119.40/cwt115.00–126.001,51912
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,38397.35/cwt90.00–108.001,34618
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0731,179.83/head775.00–1,400.001,18012
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1201,189.08/head950.00–1,325.001,1898
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs6 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2593945.04/head775.00–1,100.009452
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28201,750.00/head1,750.00–1,750.001,7501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29381,266.30/head1,075.00–1,400.001,2663
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,700.00/head1,700.00–1,700.001,7001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0081,388.78/head950.00–1,575.001,38912
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1531,709.98/head1,300.00–1,975.001,7102

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.