Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2023-10-09

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Oct 9
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
598 head
▼ 119 vs last sale 717▲ 598 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Slaughter Cattle receipts
127 head
▼ 59 vs last sale 186▲ 127 vs year ago 0 · no sale a year ago
Replacement Cattle receipts
6 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 13▲ 6 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 steady, while feeder cattle were 6.00 to 8.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle average.

2 head Sheep: 130.00, 5 head Goats: 65.00 to 130.00, 12 head Baby Calves: 5.00 to 52.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $173.65/cwt on 216 head. That ranks 5 of 33 comparable sales and sits −25.70 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$173.65
216 head · 517 lb average
Value per head Derived
$897
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$383
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$59.55/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+1.95
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1528189.611,002127
Medium and Large 2508157.2979968
Medium and Large 3476130.0661921
One grade step is worth $59.55/cwt here — about $383 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 sale216 hd
173.65
—
NC average8 barns · 1,168 hd
171.69
+1.95
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
−25.70
A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

This barn's trailing prices 0–100 lb

33 sales
231200169138median 199.3503/0204/2706/2208/3111/02
Bulls 0–100 lb: high $216.84, low $152.07, median $199.35 across 33 sales. Sales under 10 head in this class are excluded, so a thin day cannot swing the median or the ranking.

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—High1,723110.371,90221
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,41292.031,29939
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,48386.351,28113
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,07275.1180546

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)1,255$1,1751thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,008$9492thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)967$1,2173thin

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 · Steers22 lots · lightest first
Steers—Medium and Large 1265215.00/cwt215.00–215.005701
Steers—Medium and Large 1340195.00/cwt195.00–195.006631
Steers—Medium and Large 2395175.00/cwt175.00–175.006911
Steers—Medium and Large 1421204.25/cwt185.00–215.008605
Steers—Medium and Large 3425135.00/cwt135.00–135.005741
Steers—Medium and Large 1458197.35/cwt190.00–202.009043
Steers—Medium and Large 2470162.39/cwt160.00–165.007632
Steers—Medium and Large 2500162.00/cwt162.00–162.008101
Steers—Medium and Large 1523201.03/cwt200.00–202.001,0512
Steers—Medium and Large 3563140.56/cwt135.00–147.007913
Steers—Medium and Large 1575203.17/cwt190.00–212.001,1685
Steers—Medium and Large 1622198.18/cwt182.00–204.001,2337
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added627210.69/cwt206.00–220.001,3216
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added674220.49/cwt220.00–221.001,4866
Steers—Medium and Large 1685203.02/cwt184.00–210.001,3915
Steers—Medium and Large 1728185.05/cwt180.00–201.001,3478
Steers—Medium and Large 1754201.66/cwt197.00–204.001,5213
Steers—Medium and Large 1833191.51/cwt187.00–196.001,5952
Steers—Medium and Large 1865189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,6351
Steers—Medium and Large 1930150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3951
Steers—Medium and Large 1973138.01/cwt134.00–142.001,3432
Steers—Medium and Large 1Value Added986175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7263
Feeder Cattle · Heifers42 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 3200125.00/cwt115.00–135.002502
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235170.00/cwt170.00–170.004001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270130.00/cwt130.00–130.003511
Heifers—Medium and Large 2275155.00/cwt150.00–160.004262
Heifers—Medium and Large 1278170.00/cwt170.00–170.004732
Heifers—Medium and Large 3316124.24/cwt110.00–135.003935
Heifers—Medium and Large 2324154.77/cwt150.00–162.005016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1329173.92/cwt170.00–180.005725
Heifers—Medium and Large 1366178.57/cwt165.00–190.006548
Heifers—Medium and Large 3371129.23/cwt120.00–140.004798
Heifers—Medium and Large 2377154.81/cwt150.00–162.005843
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added411216.00/cwt216.00–216.008886
Heifers—Medium and Large 2417144.14/cwt135.00–157.006016
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427175.56/cwt165.00–187.007507
Heifers—Medium and Large 3430128.42/cwt125.00–132.005522
Heifers—Medium and Large 1471179.74/cwt170.00–195.0084718
Heifers—Medium and Large 2474152.61/cwt140.00–160.007237
Heifers—Medium and Large 3475133.55/cwt132.00–135.006342
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added490206.00/cwt206.00–206.001,0092
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added514197.40/cwt192.00–202.001,01510
Heifers—Medium and Large 1516173.81/cwt160.00–187.0089717
Heifers—Medium and Large 3523124.23/cwt120.00–137.006504
Heifers—Medium and Large 2527145.63/cwt142.00–150.007673
Heifers—Medium and Large 2560150.00/cwt150.00–150.008401
Heifers—Medium and Large 1570181.32/cwt165.00–190.001,03415
Heifers—Medium and Large 3579120.79/cwt115.00–127.006997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added590197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1621
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added600200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,2001
Heifers—Medium and Large 3607107.00/cwt107.00–107.006491
Heifers—Medium and Large 2622136.89/cwt120.00–150.008513
Heifers—Medium and Large 1632181.94/cwt167.00–190.001,1509
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added657187.33/cwt187.00–188.001,2313
Heifers—Medium and Large 2658138.38/cwt135.00–145.009115
Heifers—Medium and Large 1661161.80/cwt155.00–172.001,0694
Heifers—Medium and Large 3695118.00/cwt118.00–118.008201
Heifers—Medium and Large 1720147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0581
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,0011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2795110.00/cwt110.00–110.008751
Heifers—Medium and Large 1820140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1481
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820115.00/cwt115.00–115.009431
Heifers—Medium and Large 1878120.82/cwt112.00–130.001,0612
Heifers—Medium and Large 11,025120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,2301
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2215150.00/cwt150.00–150.003231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1230210.00/cwt210.00–210.004831
Bulls—Medium and Large 3230130.00/cwt130.00–130.002991
Bulls—Medium and Large 3270135.00/cwt135.00–135.003651
Bulls—Medium and Large 1280189.82/cwt185.00–200.005313
Bulls—Medium and Large 2288165.04/cwt160.00–170.004752
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321192.80/cwt180.00–205.006198
Bulls—Medium and Large 2330164.85/cwt160.00–170.005442
Bulls—Medium and Large 2375167.64/cwt155.00–175.006296
Bulls—Medium and Large 3380134.87/cwt130.00–140.005132
Bulls—Medium and Large 1381198.51/cwt185.00–217.0075614
Bulls—Medium and Large 1422204.14/cwt192.00–225.0086119
Bulls—Medium and Large 3423124.36/cwt120.00–130.005265
Bulls—Medium and Large 2428165.52/cwt152.00–175.0070814
Bulls—Medium and Large 3450145.00/cwt145.00–145.006531
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470166.42/cwt150.00–175.007828
Bulls—Medium and Large 1477200.49/cwt185.00–217.0095619
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added505217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,0961
Bulls—Medium and Large 2515162.61/cwt150.00–175.008379
Bulls—Medium and Large 3517130.98/cwt125.00–135.006777
Bulls—Medium and Large 1524194.71/cwt180.00–205.001,02015
Bulls—Medium and Large 1571190.24/cwt175.00–207.001,08615
Bulls—Medium and Large 2571148.09/cwt140.00–162.008467
Bulls—Medium and Large 3590130.00/cwt130.00–130.007671
Bulls—Medium and Large 2619149.87/cwt137.00–167.0092811
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620191.66/cwt172.00–205.001,18810
Bulls—Medium and Large 3640130.00/cwt130.00–130.008321
Bulls—Medium and Large 3658126.46/cwt116.00–137.008322
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added660215.00/cwt215.00–215.001,4191
Bulls—Medium and Large 1673186.14/cwt175.00–204.001,2534
Bulls—Medium and Large 2678148.29/cwt140.00–160.001,0053
Bulls—Medium and Large 2727127.53/cwt117.00–137.009275
Bulls—Medium and Large 1743156.03/cwt147.00–165.001,1592
Bulls—Medium and Large 1769133.09/cwt120.00–147.001,0234
Bulls—Medium and Large 1Value Added770184.97/cwt180.00–190.001,4242
Bulls—Medium and Large 1827126.69/cwt122.00–131.001,0483
Bulls—Medium and Large 1920132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2141
Bulls—Medium and Large 1983144.94/cwt140.00–150.001,4252
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,013136.63/cwt126.00–147.001,3842
Bulls—Medium and Large 11,050135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3335132.00/cwt132.00–132.004421
Dairy Steers—Large 3360120.00/cwt120.00–120.004321
Dairy Steers—Large 3485127.00/cwt127.00–127.006161
Dairy Steers—Large 3535100.00/cwt100.00–100.005351
Dairy Steers—Large 3900124.00/cwt124.00–124.001,1161
Dairy Steers—Large 3965118.00/cwt118.00–118.001,1391
Dairy Steers—Large 31,087107.37/cwt96.00–114.001,1673
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,33098.31/cwt97.00–100.001,3082
Bulls——1,734109.71/cwt103.00–116.001,90217
Bulls——2,025128.01/cwt127.00–129.002,5922
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76745.17/cwt41.00–49.003463
Cows—Lean 85-90%85165.15/cwt60.00–69.005545
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10978.20/cwt70.00–84.0086735
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,182104.10/cwt100.00–110.001,2303
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,31785.63/cwt85.00–86.001,1283
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,43191.02/cwt86.00–94.001,30236
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,48386.35/cwt80.00–92.001,28113
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,008948.70/head925.00–975.009492
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,2551,175.00/head1,175.00–1,175.001,1751
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-2775975.00/head975.00–975.009751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,425.00/head1,425.00–1,425.001,4251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2351,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501

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.