Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-19

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 19
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
614 head
▼ 188 vs last sale 802▼ 25 vs year ago 639 · −3.9%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
182 head
▼ 102 vs last sale 284▼ 49 vs year ago 231 · −21.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
10 head
▼ 31 vs last sale 41▼ 25 vs year ago 35 · −71.4%
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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 4.00 to 6.00 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 $183.15/cwt on 239 head.
Average price
$183.15
239 head · 487 lb average
Value per head Derived
$892
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$255
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$49.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−4.68
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1491190.34935180
Medium and Large 2472168.2479444
Medium and Large 3484140.5968015thin
One grade step is worth $49.75/cwt here — about $255 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 sale239 hd
183.15
—
NC average8 barns · 1,221 hd
187.83
−4.68
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—High1,347116.541,56917
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40098.341,37714
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,32998.021,30366
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,03880.6383764

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/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,098$1,1573thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)900$8702thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)755$6751thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)758$1,0844thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1235235.00/cwt235.00–235.005521
Steers—Medium and Large 3260147.50/cwt147.50–147.503841
Steers—Medium and Large 1278248.02/cwt246.00–250.006892
Steers—Medium and Large 1305230.00/cwt230.00–230.007021
Steers—Medium and Large 1378230.99/cwt215.00–242.008734
Steers—Medium and Large 1420223.33/cwt212.00–240.009386
Steers—Medium and Large 3425170.00/cwt170.00–170.007231
Steers—Medium and Large 2445200.00/cwt200.00–200.008901
Steers—Medium and Large 1473227.59/cwt210.00–240.001,07715
Steers—Medium and Large 2475185.00/cwt185.00–185.008791
Steers—Medium and Large 2506196.73/cwt190.00–202.009954
Steers—Medium and Large 3510165.00/cwt165.00–165.008421
Steers—Medium and Large 1520230.83/cwt218.00–240.001,20015
Steers—Medium and Large 2560197.50/cwt197.50–197.501,1061
Steers—Medium and Large 1563225.99/cwt219.00–236.001,2725
Steers—Medium and Large 1618215.85/cwt202.00–227.501,3348
Steers—Medium and Large 2633179.87/cwt172.00–190.001,1393
Steers—Medium and Large 1669206.77/cwt198.00–217.501,3837
Steers—Medium and Large 2678194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,3155
Steers—Medium and Large 1710202.50/cwt195.00–210.001,4385
Steers—Medium and Large 2720177.78/cwt170.00–186.001,2802
Steers—Medium and Large 1775186.61/cwt170.00–195.001,4463
Steers—Medium and Large 1840180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5121
Steers—Medium and Large 1858177.48/cwt175.00–180.001,5232
Steers—Medium and Large 1925166.30/cwt157.50–175.001,5382
Steers—Medium and Large 1980162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,5931
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1225244.93/cwt235.00–255.005513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230196.49/cwt192.50–200.004522
Heifers—Medium and Large 3240170.00/cwt170.00–170.004081
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275176.25/cwt162.50–182.504854
Heifers—Medium and Large 3280157.50/cwt157.50–157.504411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281203.57/cwt192.50–215.005726
Heifers—Medium and Large 3300150.00/cwt150.00–150.004501
Heifers—Medium and Large 2318182.47/cwt175.00–187.505803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329206.75/cwt193.00–223.0068010
Heifers—Medium and Large 3370137.50/cwt137.50–137.505091
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376204.82/cwt195.00–214.0077014
Heifers—Medium and Large 2385178.02/cwt170.00–185.006855
Heifers—Medium and Large 1424195.96/cwt185.00–210.0083125
Heifers—Medium and Large 2437170.65/cwt165.00–177.007463
Heifers—Medium and Large 3445130.00/cwt130.00–130.005791
Heifers—Medium and Large 3476141.85/cwt140.00–147.506754
Heifers—Medium and Large 1478189.76/cwt180.00–197.5090732
Heifers—Medium and Large 2480163.67/cwt155.00–175.007866
Heifers—Medium and Large 1523186.60/cwt177.50–202.5097646
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528165.36/cwt150.00–176.008736
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572185.45/cwt172.50–195.001,06119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2574161.52/cwt150.00–170.0092711
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575140.01/cwt137.50–142.508053
Heifers—Medium and Large 2610152.09/cwt142.50–162.009282
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624178.19/cwt167.50–188.001,1129
Heifers—Medium and Large 2655155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,0151
Heifers—Medium and Large 3663125.49/cwt122.50–130.008323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1669171.43/cwt160.00–185.001,14711
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720155.76/cwt147.50–165.001,1213
Heifers—Medium and Large 1755175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3211
Heifers—Medium and Large 2770145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,1171
Heifers—Medium and Large 1800160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2801
Feeder Cattle · Bulls30 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233221.46/cwt210.00–238.005163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3275157.50/cwt157.50–157.504331
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288203.70/cwt197.50–212.505874
Bulls—Medium and Large 1317221.93/cwt210.00–235.007047
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328190.52/cwt180.00–202.506254
Bulls—Medium and Large 3332160.70/cwt150.00–170.005343
Bulls—Medium and Large 2366198.32/cwt185.00–205.007264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1371218.15/cwt210.00–232.0080912
Bulls—Medium and Large 1423212.70/cwt197.50–223.0090021
Bulls—Medium and Large 3430146.25/cwt140.00–152.506292
Bulls—Medium and Large 2431181.44/cwt172.50–190.007828
Bulls—Medium and Large 3469162.62/cwt150.00–172.507638
Bulls—Medium and Large 2475188.24/cwt180.00–200.0089412
Bulls—Medium and Large 1478214.31/cwt202.00–227.501,02414
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523209.09/cwt200.00–222.001,09419
Bulls—Medium and Large 2527186.96/cwt176.00–197.5098510
Bulls—Medium and Large 3533160.15/cwt152.50–167.508546
Bulls—Medium and Large 3555165.00/cwt165.00–165.009161
Bulls—Medium and Large 2566183.44/cwt172.50–195.001,0389
Bulls—Medium and Large 1567207.97/cwt200.00–223.001,17913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2610175.35/cwt167.50–180.001,0707
Bulls—Medium and Large 1634210.53/cwt197.50–218.001,3357
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668171.03/cwt160.00–180.001,1424
Bulls—Medium and Large 3668145.13/cwt140.00–150.009692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1676196.35/cwt187.50–212.501,3278
Bulls—Medium and Large 1711185.55/cwt172.50–197.501,3197
Bulls—Medium and Large 2730155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,1321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1779183.96/cwt170.00–190.001,4335
Bulls—Medium and Large 1805157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,2681
Bulls—Medium and Large 1860157.50/cwt157.50–157.501,3551
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers16 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3235167.50/cwt167.50–167.503941
Dairy Steers—Large 3270172.50/cwt172.50–172.504661
Dairy Steers—Large 3300177.50/cwt177.50–177.505331
Dairy Steers—Medium 334577.50/cwt77.50–77.502671
Dairy Steers—Medium 338592.50/cwt92.50–92.503561
Dairy Steers—Medium 3435107.50/cwt107.50–107.504681
Dairy Steers—Medium 345090.00/cwt90.00–90.004051
Dairy Steers—Large 3475117.50/cwt117.50–117.505581
Dairy Steers—Large 3558127.47/cwt120.00–135.007112
Dairy Steers—Medium 356090.00/cwt90.00–90.005041
Dairy Steers—Medium 3865114.00/cwt114.00–114.009861
Dairy Steers—Medium 3935119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1131
Dairy Steers—Medium 3965119.00/cwt119.00–119.001,1481
Dairy Steers—Large 31,005118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1861
Dairy Steers—Large 31,055116.00/cwt116.00–116.001,2241
Dairy Steers—Medium 31,075110.00/cwt110.00–110.001,1831
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,233105.21/cwt102.00–107.001,2973
Bulls——1,282117.10/cwt110.00–122.001,50111
Bulls——1,698125.79/cwt124.00–128.002,1363
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%96071.25/cwt62.00–77.0068420
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07484.89/cwt78.00–95.0091244
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,305108.67/cwt108.00–109.001,4183
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33097.51/cwt90.00–106.001,29763
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40098.34/cwt92.00–102.001,37714
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27051,125.00/head1,125.00–1,125.001,1251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27751,070.97/head900.00–1,200.001,0713
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2695640.00/head640.00–640.006401
Bred Cows—Medium 2755675.00/head675.00–675.006751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0981,156.93/head950.00–1,350.001,1573
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,100.00/head1,100.00–1,100.001,1001

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.