Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-09-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Sep 4
● Final106 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
387 head
▼ 141 vs last sale 528▲ 387 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
104 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 108▲ 104 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
8 head
▲ 2 vs last sale 6▲ 8 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
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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 steady to 2.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with light offerings. Quality of cattle average.

9 head Goats: 75.00 to 215.00, 11 head Baby Calves: 15.00 to 85.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $182.23/cwt on 152 head.
Average price
$182.23
152 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$943
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$366
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$57.66/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.71
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1534196.971,05298
Medium and Large 2484161.1578040
Medium and Large 3492139.3168614thin
One grade step is worth $57.66/cwt here — about $366 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 sale152 hd
182.23
—
NC average7 barns · 632 hd
190.94
−8.71
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—Average1,466116.251,70412
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,410103.491,45950
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,40695.401,3417thin
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,01087.8988730

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)748$1,1632thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,130$1,1501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)829$1,4515

Every lot

106 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 · Steers28 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1223209.00/cwt202.00–215.004663
Steers—Medium and Large 1270202.00/cwt202.00–202.005451
Steers—Medium and Large 2273172.92/cwt170.00–176.004722
Steers—Medium and Large 2325160.00/cwt160.00–160.005201
Steers—Medium and Large 1345214.00/cwt214.00–214.007381
Steers—Medium and Large 2364190.76/cwt180.00–200.006945
Steers—Medium and Large 3370140.61/cwt130.00–156.005203
Steers—Medium and Large 1387235.36/cwt232.00–240.009113
Steers—Medium and Large 2418198.01/cwt196.00–200.008282
Steers—Medium and Large 1419231.18/cwt222.00–240.009699
Steers—Medium and Large 3420140.45/cwt130.00–148.005907
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added460244.00/cwt240.00–248.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 3473152.62/cwt150.00–155.007222
Steers—Medium and Large 1476215.49/cwt214.00–218.001,0264
Steers—Medium and Large 2490180.00/cwt180.00–180.008821
Steers—Medium and Large 3525150.19/cwt138.00–158.007885
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added529258.48/cwt240.00–265.001,36710
Steers—Medium and Large 1531226.92/cwt218.00–238.001,2056
Steers—Medium and Large 2540200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0801
Steers—Medium and Large 2550186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,0231
Steers—Medium and Large 3575150.37/cwt134.00–160.008654
Steers—Medium and Large 1608229.00/cwt228.00–230.001,3922
Steers—Medium and Large 3615132.00/cwt132.00–132.008121
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added634239.09/cwt239.00–240.001,51611
Steers—Medium and Large 2640180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,1521
Steers—Medium and Large 1725201.86/cwt192.00–212.001,4632
Steers—Medium and Large 1820196.00/cwt196.00–196.001,6073
Steers—Medium and Large 1880140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2321
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2230142.00/cwt142.00–142.003271
Heifers—Medium and Large 1264192.78/cwt185.00–197.005094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1300215.00/cwt215.00–215.006451
Heifers—Medium and Large 2319168.67/cwt160.00–175.005385
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365173.45/cwt170.00–177.006332
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added368220.35/cwt212.00–226.008115
Heifers—Medium and Large 3368138.14/cwt130.00–147.005083
Heifers—Medium and Large 1380195.68/cwt188.00–207.007445
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417174.92/cwt160.00–184.007296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420203.62/cwt198.00–208.008556
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420151.00/cwt150.00–152.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1473199.18/cwt190.00–204.0094210
Heifers—Medium and Large 2479164.68/cwt160.00–178.007899
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,0291
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500146.33/cwt140.00–157.007323
Heifers—Medium and Large 1506198.78/cwt184.00–205.001,0066
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added522211.29/cwt209.00–215.001,10314
Heifers—Medium and Large 2522171.69/cwt165.00–180.008966
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added559209.19/cwt209.00–210.001,16911
Heifers—Medium and Large 3575132.48/cwt128.00–134.007626
Heifers—Medium and Large 1583198.74/cwt180.00–204.001,15914
Heifers—Medium and Large 2583165.02/cwt164.00–166.009622
Heifers—Medium and Large 1609181.17/cwt176.00–183.001,1034
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added625198.51/cwt198.00–199.001,2412
Heifers—Medium and Large 2625135.46/cwt130.00–147.008477
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added655200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,3101
Heifers—Medium and Large 2665136.95/cwt134.00–140.009112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1674170.00/cwt164.00–174.001,1464
Heifers—Medium and Large 1729173.55/cwt170.00–182.001,2654
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768157.00/cwt156.00–158.001,2062
Heifers—Medium and Large 1810142.00/cwt140.00–144.001,1502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1875142.46/cwt136.00–149.001,2472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls29 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265177.00/cwt177.00–177.004691
Bulls—Medium and Large 1295234.00/cwt228.00–240.006902
Bulls—Medium and Large 1315210.00/cwt210.00–210.006621
Bulls—Medium and Large 2365187.00/cwt187.00–187.006831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3370158.99/cwt158.00–160.005882
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374211.09/cwt202.00–222.007897
Bulls—Medium and Large 3418155.15/cwt150.00–160.006492
Bulls—Medium and Large 1419224.59/cwt217.00–234.009415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2430186.00/cwt186.00–186.008001
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450150.00/cwt150.00–150.006751
Bulls—Medium and Large 1471214.98/cwt210.00–234.001,0137
Bulls—Medium and Large 2480191.48/cwt184.00–200.009194
Bulls—Medium and Large 2518186.34/cwt176.00–196.009652
Bulls—Medium and Large 1522209.84/cwt200.00–226.001,09511
Bulls—Medium and Large 2562174.10/cwt170.00–180.009783
Bulls—Medium and Large 1574223.57/cwt210.00–234.001,2836
Bulls—Medium and Large 3580162.00/cwt162.00–162.009401
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618180.99/cwt178.00–184.001,1192
Bulls—Medium and Large 1635213.04/cwt208.00–218.001,3532
Bulls—Medium and Large 3665148.00/cwt148.00–148.009841
Bulls—Medium and Large 2668173.05/cwt160.00–186.001,1562
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674201.96/cwt194.00–210.001,3614
Bulls—Medium and Large 2715141.00/cwt141.00–141.001,0081
Bulls—Medium and Large 1740170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2582
Bulls—Medium and Large 2790148.00/cwt138.00–158.001,1692
Bulls—Medium and Large 1820184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5091
Bulls—Medium and Large 1870180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,5661
Bulls—Medium and Large 2890144.00/cwt138.00–150.001,2822
Bulls—Medium and Large 1958146.98/cwt140.00–154.001,4082
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3223136.99/cwt120.00–147.003053
Dairy Steers—Large 3253135.13/cwt120.00–145.003423
Dairy Steers—Large 3320117.00/cwt117.00–117.003741
Dairy Steers—Large 3410100.00/cwt100.00–100.004101
Dairy Steers—Large 357590.00/cwt90.00–90.005181
Dairy Steers—Large 381588.00/cwt88.00–88.007171
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,068103.30/cwt101.00–107.001,1033
Bulls——1,598120.56/cwt115.00–126.001,9279
Slaughter Cattle · Cows5 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%97377.57/cwt72.00–81.007555
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,01789.95/cwt82.00–95.0091525
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,019111.49/cwt110.00–116.001,1365
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,40695.40/cwt92.00–100.001,3417
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,453102.60/cwt95.00–109.001,49145
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28281,413.14/head1,300.00–1,575.001,4134
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28351,600.00/head1,600.00–1,600.001,6001
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27481,162.71/head1,100.00–1,225.001,1632
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1301,150.00/head1,150.00–1,150.001,1501

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.