Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-07-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 10
● Final108 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
568 head
▼ 75 vs last sale 643▼ 56 vs year ago 624 · −9.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
253 head
▼ 12 vs last sale 265▼ 57 vs year ago 310 · −18.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 15 vs last sale 27▲ 1 vs year ago 11 · +9.1%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to two weeks ago: Slaughter cattle were mostly 2.00 to 4.00 lower, 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 $171.60/cwt on 245 head.
Average price
$171.60
245 head · 491 lb average
Value per head Derived
$842
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$303
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.97/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−6.88
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1496180.90898173
Medium and Large 2477153.9973461
Medium and Large 3483122.9459411thin
One grade step is worth $57.97/cwt here — about $303 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 sale245 hd
171.60
—
NC average4 barns · 592 hd
178.48
−6.88
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—Average1,563114.951,79714
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,46699.221,45513
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,26898.841,253111
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,09082.0389480

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)1,208$1,3192thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,006$1,1025
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)987$1,3715

Every lot

108 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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1318213.21/cwt200.00–227.506782
Steers—Medium and Large 1367213.02/cwt212.50–214.007823
Steers—Medium and Large 2370192.00/cwt192.00–192.007101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added396244.00/cwt244.00–244.009663
Steers—Medium and Large 1410203.00/cwt203.00–203.008321
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added446255.00/cwt255.00–255.001,1376
Steers—Medium and Large 2467183.59/cwt175.00–195.008573
Steers—Medium and Large 1471215.63/cwt201.00–222.501,0168
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added508250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,2706
Steers—Medium and Large 2520177.21/cwt170.00–185.009212
Steers—Medium and Large 1530225.80/cwt224.00–227.501,1972
Steers—Medium and Large 2572191.59/cwt180.00–200.001,0963
Steers—Medium and Large 1580233.73/cwt212.00–238.001,35618
Steers—Medium and Large 1634210.66/cwt200.00–221.001,3368
Steers—Medium and Large 1660217.50/cwt217.50–217.501,4361
Steers—Medium and Large 2668185.79/cwt180.00–195.001,2413
Steers—Medium and Large 3685162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,1101
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added705209.00/cwt209.00–209.001,4731
Steers—Medium and Large 1710187.87/cwt184.00–192.001,3343
Steers—Medium and Large 1780194.00/cwt194.00–194.001,5131
Steers—Medium and Large 1910184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,6741
Steers—Medium and Large 1950169.00/cwt169.00–169.001,6061
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235178.80/cwt177.50–180.004202
Heifers—Medium and Large 1281193.27/cwt185.00–210.005435
Heifers—Medium and Large 2295167.50/cwt167.50–167.504941
Heifers—Medium and Large 2308149.92/cwt140.00–160.004622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1330183.28/cwt175.00–195.0060510
Heifers—Medium and Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Heifers—Medium and Large 1372177.28/cwt170.00–200.0065922
Heifers—Medium and Large 2381154.71/cwt140.00–167.5058912
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417156.58/cwt140.00–167.5065313
Heifers—Medium and Large 1422182.15/cwt170.00–197.5076927
Heifers—Medium and Large 3437120.04/cwt110.00–130.005253
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added440204.00/cwt204.00–204.008981
Heifers—Medium and Large 1470176.66/cwt167.50–189.0083020
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470129.11/cwt123.00–134.006073
Heifers—Medium and Large 2481158.53/cwt150.00–167.0076310
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added487202.78/cwt198.00–209.0098813
Heifers—Medium and Large 3518127.44/cwt125.00–130.006602
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524158.28/cwt138.00–169.0082911
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added525198.14/cwt196.00–200.001,0404
Heifers—Medium and Large 1527183.88/cwt172.00–192.5096921
Heifers—Medium and Large 1562180.66/cwt170.00–193.001,01513
Heifers—Medium and Large 2573146.19/cwt141.00–150.008383
Heifers—Medium and Large 3595120.00/cwt120.00–120.007141
Heifers—Medium and Large 3605110.00/cwt110.00–110.006661
Heifers—Medium and Large 1621174.44/cwt167.00–187.001,0837
Heifers—Medium and Large 2626150.80/cwt140.00–159.009445
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added639189.40/cwt189.00–191.001,2105
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added653185.52/cwt184.00–190.001,2114
Heifers—Medium and Large 2663123.03/cwt120.00–126.008162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671163.66/cwt160.00–174.001,0984
Heifers—Medium and Large 1718166.34/cwt160.00–175.001,1948
Heifers—Medium and Large 2720134.52/cwt131.00–138.009692
Heifers—Medium and Large 1767154.70/cwt150.00–158.001,1873
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added810173.00/cwt173.00–173.001,4011
Heifers—Medium and Large 1873138.98/cwt130.00–147.501,2132
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,005135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,3571
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2200168.00/cwt168.00–168.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1235245.00/cwt245.00–245.005761
Bulls—Medium and Large 3240140.00/cwt140.00–140.003361
Bulls—Medium and Large 1277213.37/cwt210.00–215.005913
Bulls—Medium and Large 1324229.47/cwt220.00–242.507436
Bulls—Medium and Large 2329198.81/cwt190.00–206.006544
Bulls—Medium and Large 3333147.78/cwt140.00–155.004922
Bulls—Medium and Large 1375214.72/cwt207.50–230.0080513
Bulls—Medium and Large 3375132.43/cwt130.00–135.004972
Bulls—Medium and Large 2385193.95/cwt185.00–199.007473
Bulls—Medium and Large 3415157.50/cwt157.50–157.506541
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421212.11/cwt205.00–232.5089312
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428193.42/cwt176.00–202.0082810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3465135.00/cwt135.00–135.006281
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471209.47/cwt200.00–221.0098716
Bulls—Medium and Large 2471190.14/cwt180.00–200.0089614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2512187.55/cwt180.00–193.009607
Bulls—Medium and Large 1517207.74/cwt200.00–224.001,07416
Bulls—Medium and Large 3528151.29/cwt142.50–160.007992
Bulls—Medium and Large 3565138.00/cwt138.00–138.007801
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570203.42/cwt194.00–220.001,15913
Bulls—Medium and Large 2582178.31/cwt170.00–185.001,0383
Bulls—Medium and Large 1619209.48/cwt204.00–218.001,2977
Bulls—Medium and Large 3622141.14/cwt126.00–152.508783
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628182.49/cwt180.00–185.001,1462
Bulls—Medium and Large 1661193.01/cwt187.50–210.001,2765
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668161.72/cwt150.00–170.001,0804
Bulls—Medium and Large 3685132.98/cwt130.00–136.009112
Bulls—Medium and Large 2717137.56/cwt130.00–142.509863
Bulls—Medium and Large 1724181.35/cwt170.00–195.001,3137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0271
Bulls—Medium and Large 1795154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,2241
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813167.54/cwt165.00–170.001,3622
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935137.00/cwt132.00–142.001,2812
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers5 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3225125.00/cwt125.00–125.002811
Dairy Steers—Large 3330106.57/cwt100.00–110.003523
Dairy Steers—Large 3372130.80/cwt129.00–140.004876
Dairy Steers—Large 3438123.07/cwt110.00–136.005392
Dairy Steers—Large 3450135.75/cwt127.50–144.006112
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,534113.79/cwt105.00–123.001,74613
Bulls——1,945130.00/cwt130.00–130.002,5291
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%91968.79/cwt59.00–72.0063212
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12084.37/cwt74.00–91.0094568
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,229109.40/cwt106.00–118.001,34516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,27497.06/cwt89.00–105.001,23795
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,46699.22/cwt94.00–103.001,45513
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0061,102.06/head800.00–1,475.001,1025
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2081,318.84/head900.00–1,600.001,3192
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27851,575.00/head1,575.00–1,575.001,5751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0381,319.94/head1,300.00–1,350.001,3204

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.