Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-06-26

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 26
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
643 head
▲ 29 vs last sale 614▲ 16 vs year ago 627 · +2.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
265 head
▲ 83 vs last sale 182▼ 123 vs year ago 388 · −31.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
27 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 10▲ 5 vs year ago 22 · +22.7%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 3.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 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 $181.19/cwt on 224 head.
Average price
$181.19
224 head · 488 lb average
Value per head Derived
$883
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$250
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.92/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−15.32
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1485189.82922172
Medium and Large 2488159.4677840
Medium and Large 3517129.9067112thin
One grade step is worth $59.92/cwt here — about $250 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 sale224 hd
181.19
—
NC average9 barns · 1,590 hd
196.51
−15.32
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—Low1,443111.651,61127
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,440102.771,48012
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,346100.411,352114
CowsLean 85-90%Low98480.9579772

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)830$1,2251thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)977$1,1728
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)936$1,0789
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)902$1,3139

Every lot

126 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 1230207.50/cwt207.50–207.504771
Steers—Medium and Large 1275232.50/cwt232.50–232.506391
Steers—Medium and Large 2290182.50/cwt182.50–182.505291
Steers—Medium and Large 2325185.00/cwt185.00–185.006011
Steers—Medium and Large 1335207.97/cwt207.00–209.006972
Steers—Medium and Large 3335152.50/cwt152.50–152.505111
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added340247.50/cwt247.50–247.508421
Steers—Medium and Large 3383166.24/cwt165.00–167.506372
Steers—Medium and Large 1385215.00/cwt215.00–215.008281
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added419258.00/cwt258.00–258.001,08114
Steers—Medium and Large 1426221.31/cwt212.00–232.0094312
Steers—Medium and Large 2436186.28/cwt180.00–202.008125
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added454264.00/cwt264.00–264.001,1995
Steers—Medium and Large 2458186.27/cwt182.50–190.008532
Steers—Medium and Large 1472215.39/cwt205.00–225.001,0179
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added515241.94/cwt240.00–244.001,2462
Steers—Medium and Large 3520168.04/cwt160.00–174.008743
Steers—Medium and Large 2526189.25/cwt185.00–197.5099510
Steers—Medium and Large 1527214.56/cwt205.00–226.001,1316
Steers—Medium and Large 2568185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added573234.51/cwt233.00–237.501,3443
Steers—Medium and Large 1580208.77/cwt200.00–222.501,2116
Steers—Medium and Large 2620177.39/cwt165.00–189.001,1002
Steers—Medium and Large 1621210.97/cwt197.50–220.001,31010
Steers—Medium and Large 1668211.00/cwt210.00–212.001,4093
Steers—Medium and Large 2670174.10/cwt170.00–182.501,1663
Steers—Medium and Large 3678151.27/cwt145.00–157.501,0262
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added707211.97/cwt209.00–218.001,4993
Steers—Medium and Large 1718176.25/cwt170.00–186.001,2653
Steers—Medium and Large 2740162.50/cwt162.50–162.501,2031
Steers—Medium and Large 1842128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,0786
Steers—Medium and Large 1895135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,2081
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added950196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,8621
Steers—Medium and Large 1983158.72/cwt155.00–162.501,5602
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220172.50/cwt172.50–172.503801
Heifers—Medium and Large 1226188.74/cwt182.50–197.504274
Heifers—Medium and Large 2260162.50/cwt162.50–162.504231
Heifers—Medium and Large 1271187.85/cwt180.00–202.505094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1310192.36/cwt180.00–205.0059610
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added324221.67/cwt220.00–225.007183
Heifers—Medium and Large 2326170.64/cwt160.00–177.505564
Heifers—Medium and Large 1375192.67/cwt180.00–209.0072312
Heifers—Medium and Large 3375135.00/cwt135.00–135.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377169.08/cwt165.00–175.006375
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added384214.86/cwt212.50–216.008254
Heifers—Medium and Large 2414162.76/cwt150.00–172.506746
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422188.62/cwt177.50–200.0079619
Heifers—Medium and Large 3427135.04/cwt127.50–140.005773
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added428213.19/cwt207.50–215.009127
Heifers—Medium and Large 2463163.12/cwt155.00–177.507554
Heifers—Medium and Large 1477191.61/cwt180.00–208.0091432
Heifers—Medium and Large 3483122.46/cwt120.00–125.005912
Heifers—Medium and Large 1517186.07/cwt172.50–195.0096225
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523127.39/cwt120.00–135.006662
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added532205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2533153.63/cwt145.00–162.508192
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added556195.26/cwt194.00–199.001,0864
Heifers—Medium and Large 1568185.54/cwt170.00–190.001,05413
Heifers—Medium and Large 2568150.92/cwt140.00–160.008577
Heifers—Medium and Large 3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1614187.43/cwt170.00–191.001,15119
Heifers—Medium and Large 2617157.94/cwt150.00–160.009746
Heifers—Medium and Large 3625134.49/cwt134.00–135.008412
Heifers—Medium and Large 1657170.16/cwt157.50–179.001,1185
Heifers—Medium and Large 2682146.65/cwt140.00–150.001,0003
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695120.00/cwt120.00–120.008341
Heifers—Medium and Large 2715135.00/cwt135.00–135.009651
Heifers—Medium and Large 1727174.00/cwt169.00–178.001,2653
Heifers—Medium and Large 1783143.94/cwt140.00–148.001,1272
Heifers—Medium and Large 1830164.00/cwt164.00–164.001,3611
Heifers—Medium and Large 1940125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1751
Feeder Cattle · Bulls39 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2225186.17/cwt185.00–187.504192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1233212.10/cwt205.00–222.504945
Bulls—Medium and Large 2263183.45/cwt177.50–190.004822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1278203.78/cwt195.00–207.505674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3290152.50/cwt152.50–152.504421
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy294261.18/cwt260.00–266.007685
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Fancy300242.50/cwt242.50–242.507281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321216.85/cwt205.00–227.506966
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330185.00/cwt185.00–185.006112
Bulls—Medium and Large 3335142.69/cwt130.00–155.004782
Bulls—Medium and Large 1376222.27/cwt210.00–237.0083613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2384190.03/cwt180.00–202.507306
Bulls—Medium and Large 1416215.62/cwt205.00–225.0089711
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420127.50/cwt127.50–127.505361
Bulls—Medium and Large 2429195.88/cwt190.00–200.008404
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added460235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0811
Bulls—Medium and Large 2467191.17/cwt180.00–195.008937
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473211.93/cwt202.50–227.501,00217
Bulls—Medium and Large 2500186.50/cwt178.00–195.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added515230.25/cwt227.50–233.001,1862
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523210.30/cwt200.00–215.001,10031
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565130.00/cwt130.00–130.007351
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570207.57/cwt200.00–217.001,18318
Bulls—Medium and Large 2578183.20/cwt180.00–190.001,0593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2605188.00/cwt188.00–188.001,1371
Bulls—Medium and Large 3618144.97/cwt142.50–147.508962
Bulls—Medium and Large 1621200.58/cwt195.00–207.001,24615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2667168.37/cwt162.50–172.501,1233
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673188.82/cwt181.00–206.001,27110
Bulls—Medium and Large 1729175.24/cwt165.00–180.001,2775
Bulls—Medium and Large 2750145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,0881
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added755187.50/cwt187.50–187.501,4161
Bulls—Medium and Large 1774163.80/cwt150.00–172.501,2684
Bulls—Medium and Large 1821159.24/cwt152.50–167.501,3074
Bulls—Medium and Large 1863157.44/cwt150.00–170.001,3593
Bulls—Medium and Large 2880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920143.71/cwt135.00–149.001,3223
Bulls—Medium and Large 1975147.08/cwt139.00–155.001,4342
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,020146.25/cwt140.00–152.501,4922
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,08492.70/cwt89.00–100.001,0057
Bulls——1,323133.76/cwt130.00–137.501,7702
Bulls——1,596116.56/cwt107.00–124.001,86018
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90671.50/cwt62.00–76.0064828
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03486.96/cwt80.00–95.0089944
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,300116.27/cwt112.00–121.001,5124
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,34899.83/cwt90.00–108.001,346110
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,440102.77/cwt96.00–111.001,48012
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28301,225.00/head1,225.00–1,225.001,2251
Bred Cows—Medium 2900925.00/head925.00–925.009251
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29411,097.20/head775.00–1,300.001,0978
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29771,172.13/head910.00–1,275.001,1728
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 2675975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29121,344.56/head1,275.00–1,425.001,3456
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29451,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0251,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751

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.