Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-02

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 2
● Final128 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
717 head
▲ 211 vs last sale 506▲ 270 vs year ago 447 · +60.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
186 head
▼ 34 vs last sale 220▲ 18 vs year ago 168 · +10.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
13 head
▼ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 3 vs year ago 10 · +30.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

10 head Sheep: 40.00 to 140.00, 9 head Goats: 20.00 to 80.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $168.46/cwt on 262 head.
Average price
$168.46
262 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$846
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$328
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$54.10/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−25.90
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1514184.16947157
Medium and Large 2490153.1075168
Medium and Large 3476130.0561937
One grade step is worth $54.10/cwt here — about $328 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 sale262 hd
168.46
—
NC average9 barns · 1,757 hd
194.36
−25.90
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—Average1,523101.771,55023
CowsBoner 80-85%Low1,32291.311,20769
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,44084.331,2148thin
CowsLean 85-90%High1,05478.3682661

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)1,257$1,2413thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,068$1,0458
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,095$1,4882thin

Every lot

128 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 1328220.05/cwt210.00–230.007223
Steers—Medium and Large 1364224.43/cwt220.00–235.008176
Steers—Medium and Large 3375150.00/cwt150.00–150.005631
Steers—Medium and Large 1425218.66/cwt210.00–230.009296
Steers—Medium and Large 2433180.89/cwt172.00–185.007834
Steers—Medium and Large 3433140.90/cwt135.00–147.006102
Steers—Medium and Large 3465144.78/cwt135.00–155.006732
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added468261.00/cwt261.00–261.001,2214
Steers—Medium and Large 2474177.13/cwt165.00–185.008405
Steers—Medium and Large 1483218.11/cwt200.00–227.001,05312
Steers—Medium and Large 2524180.33/cwt165.00–190.009456
Steers—Medium and Large 3525158.47/cwt157.00–160.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1530216.79/cwt202.00–230.001,1498
Steers—Medium and Large 2558186.39/cwt175.00–192.001,0406
Steers—Medium and Large 1573222.69/cwt205.00–232.001,2769
Steers—Medium and Large 3575132.43/cwt125.00–140.007612
Steers—Medium and Large 1617214.38/cwt205.00–225.001,3237
Steers—Medium and Large 3630125.00/cwt125.00–125.007881
Steers—Medium and Large 2638175.89/cwt167.00–185.001,1222
Steers—Medium and Large 2650160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,0401
Steers—Medium and Large 1663183.78/cwt175.00–202.001,2187
Steers—Medium and Large 1726193.12/cwt174.00–202.001,4027
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added735214.00/cwt214.00–214.001,5731
Steers—Medium and Large 2740132.00/cwt132.00–132.009771
Steers—Medium and Large 1764180.58/cwt170.00–190.001,3805
Steers—Medium and Large 2783139.59/cwt130.00–149.001,0932
Steers—Medium and Large 1815184.00/cwt184.00–184.001,5001
Steers—Medium and Large 1870173.52/cwt170.00–177.001,5102
Steers—Medium and Large 1945140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3231
Steers—Medium and Large 1970191.00/cwt191.00–191.001,8531
Steers—Medium and Large 11,010165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6671
Steers—Medium and Large 11,055162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,7091
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 1218197.47/cwt195.00–200.004302
Heifers—Medium and Large 2218173.36/cwt170.00–175.003783
Heifers—Medium and Large 3225150.00/cwt150.00–150.003381
Heifers—Medium and Large 3253140.05/cwt135.00–145.003542
Heifers—Medium and Large 1276179.69/cwt170.00–190.004965
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280154.82/cwt150.00–165.004333
Heifers—Medium and Large 3328123.31/cwt115.00–132.004042
Heifers—Medium and Large 1333197.25/cwt185.00–205.006578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2333168.88/cwt162.00–175.005623
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added371217.96/cwt215.00–222.008094
Heifers—Medium and Large 1376194.86/cwt182.00–207.0073314
Heifers—Medium and Large 3378133.76/cwt125.00–140.005063
Heifers—Medium and Large 2380166.17/cwt150.00–177.006317
Heifers—Medium and Large 3416136.61/cwt130.00–145.005687
Heifers—Medium and Large 2418161.80/cwt150.00–170.006768
Heifers—Medium and Large 1423187.77/cwt172.00–205.0079424
Heifers—Medium and Large 2462158.69/cwt150.00–170.0073312
Heifers—Medium and Large 1465187.23/cwt170.00–202.0087125
Heifers—Medium and Large 3472127.92/cwt110.00–140.006045
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added505205.99/cwt205.00–207.001,0402
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523129.83/cwt120.00–137.006798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2524152.98/cwt145.00–165.008028
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526181.42/cwt170.00–197.0095419
Heifers—Medium and Large 3558126.98/cwt122.00–132.007092
Heifers—Medium and Large 2564140.74/cwt135.00–165.0079410
Heifers—Medium and Large 1572183.86/cwt170.00–197.001,05220
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added615207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,2731
Heifers—Medium and Large 3622125.09/cwt105.00–135.007785
Heifers—Medium and Large 2624152.32/cwt140.00–167.009506
Heifers—Medium and Large 1628184.78/cwt170.00–202.001,16015
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670130.88/cwt122.00–140.008774
Heifers—Medium and Large 1681176.68/cwt170.00–184.001,2035
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695110.00/cwt110.00–110.007651
Heifers—Medium and Large 3705110.00/cwt110.00–110.007761
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added710180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,2781
Heifers—Medium and Large 2710123.49/cwt122.00–125.008772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720146.06/cwt142.00–150.001,0522
Heifers—Medium and Large 2815121.05/cwt117.00–125.009872
Heifers—Medium and Large 1823160.96/cwt157.00–165.001,3252
Heifers—Medium and Large 1905140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2671
Heifers—Medium and Large 1975145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,4141
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,022129.46/cwt114.00–140.001,3236
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1243216.01/cwt215.00–217.005252
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270138.80/cwt120.00–155.003752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1288218.49/cwt200.00–230.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 3320160.00/cwt160.00–160.005121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321221.72/cwt207.00–235.007126
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330192.39/cwt185.00–200.006352
Bulls—Medium and Large 1369217.38/cwt200.00–230.0080213
Bulls—Medium and Large 2374171.82/cwt160.00–192.006438
Bulls—Medium and Large 3378144.82/cwt130.00–155.005474
Bulls—Medium and Large 1420207.05/cwt192.00–225.0087018
Bulls—Medium and Large 3421146.63/cwt125.00–157.006177
Bulls—Medium and Large 2426172.22/cwt160.00–190.0073413
Bulls—Medium and Large 1473198.53/cwt182.00–210.0093914
Bulls—Medium and Large 3474145.89/cwt135.00–155.0069211
Bulls—Medium and Large 2477174.92/cwt160.00–190.0083420
Bulls—Medium and Large 3510133.62/cwt120.00–150.006814
Bulls—Medium and Large 2520172.50/cwt160.00–190.0089724
Bulls—Medium and Large 1526182.77/cwt172.00–205.0096114
Bulls—Medium and Large 2568159.06/cwt155.00–162.009033
Bulls—Medium and Large 1570182.64/cwt170.00–192.001,04119
Bulls—Medium and Large 3577124.03/cwt120.00–127.007163
Bulls—Medium and Large 3617125.18/cwt112.00–135.007725
Bulls—Medium and Large 2626157.78/cwt142.00–168.0098818
Bulls—Medium and Large 1628183.42/cwt172.00–205.001,1525
Bulls—Medium and Large 3660146.00/cwt145.00–147.009642
Bulls—Medium and Large 1667161.85/cwt152.00–177.001,0806
Bulls—Medium and Large 2676139.95/cwt135.00–145.009464
Bulls—Medium and Large 1719172.55/cwt157.00–190.001,2415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2726139.87/cwt125.00–150.001,0154
Bulls—Medium and Large 1775140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0851
Bulls—Medium and Large 1813158.00/cwt145.00–172.001,2855
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885135.00/cwt130.00–140.001,1952
Bulls—Medium and Large 1913134.32/cwt130.00–143.001,2263
Bulls—Medium and Large 1965140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3511
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,020123.52/cwt120.00–127.001,2602
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3300135.00/cwt135.00–135.004051
Dairy Steers—Large 3425105.00/cwt105.00–105.004461
Dairy Steers—Large 358597.00/cwt97.00–97.005671
Dairy Steers—Large 3795127.00/cwt127.00–127.001,0101
Dairy Steers—Large 3830104.00/cwt104.00–104.008631
Dairy Steers—Large 3885109.57/cwt100.00–127.009703
Dairy Steers—Large 3940100.00/cwt100.00–100.009401
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls2 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,32890.11/cwt83.00–97.001,1973
Bulls——1,552103.52/cwt100.00–110.001,60720
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%94367.01/cwt59.00–70.006328
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05578.76/cwt71.00–84.0083143
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,13985.72/cwt85.00–87.0097610
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,22985.00/cwt85.00–85.001,0454
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,230107.23/cwt104.00–112.001,3193
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,33290.95/cwt87.00–100.001,21162
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,44084.33/cwt80.00–90.001,2148
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0681,044.72/head800.00–1,225.001,0458
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2571,241.45/head1,075.00–1,325.001,2413
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0951,487.67/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4882

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.