Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-05

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 5
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
736 head
▲ 473 vs last sale 263▲ 40 vs year ago 696 · +5.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
266 head
▲ 168 vs last sale 98▲ 20 vs year ago 246 · +8.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 17 vs last sale 6▲ 19 vs year ago 4 · +475.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

18 head Goats: 55.00-200.00; 19 head Sheep: 165.00- 285.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 50.00- 150.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb bulls averaged $228.60/cwt on 294 head. That ranks 34 of 33 comparable sales and sits +29.25 against this barn's trailing median of $199.35.
Average price
$228.60
294 head · 505 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,154
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$461
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$76.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+12.36
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513239.951,230217
Medium and Large 2488208.211,01757
Medium and Large 3470163.5376920
One grade step is worth $76.42/cwt here — about $461 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 sale294 hd
228.60
—
NC average8 barns · 930 hd
216.24
+12.36
This barn, trailing median33 sales
199.35
+29.25
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—Average1,566118.941,86230
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,397103.511,446102
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,51998.241,49217
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,04783.6087595

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)1,125$1,2963thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$9853thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)891$1,38317

Every lot

123 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 1283272.43/cwt270.00–275.007712
Steers—Medium and Large 2285227.50/cwt215.00–240.006482
Steers—Medium and Large 3290130.00/cwt130.00–130.003771
Steers—Medium and Large 1326273.07/cwt260.00–300.008907
Steers—Medium and Large 1364283.24/cwt260.00–305.001,03110
Steers—Medium and Large 3365130.00/cwt130.00–130.004751
Steers—Medium and Large 2373223.05/cwt210.00–237.008322
Steers—Medium and Large 1435268.57/cwt252.00–285.001,1686
Steers—Medium and Large 1473264.82/cwt240.00–277.001,2537
Steers—Medium and Large 2490225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,1031
Steers—Medium and Large 1520253.27/cwt237.00–270.001,31717
Steers—Medium and Large 2521218.18/cwt212.00–223.001,1374
Steers—Medium and Large 3535155.00/cwt155.00–155.008291
Steers—Medium and Large 3555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Steers—Medium and Large 1566238.48/cwt227.00–252.001,3505
Steers—Medium and Large 2568197.22/cwt185.00–210.001,1202
Steers—Medium and Large 1616230.66/cwt217.00–243.001,4218
Steers—Medium and Large 2650205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,3331
Steers—Medium and Large 1661235.53/cwt227.00–240.001,5574
Steers—Medium and Large 1713223.61/cwt215.00–230.001,5946
Steers—Medium and Large 1790177.42/cwt165.00–190.001,4022
Steers—Medium and Large 1907169.96/cwt150.00–180.001,5423
Feeder Cattle · Heifers38 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2220185.00/cwt185.00–185.004071
Heifers—Medium and Large 1230207.55/cwt205.00–210.004772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1272205.04/cwt195.00–215.005585
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280181.90/cwt165.00–195.005093
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315159.92/cwt150.00–165.005043
Heifers—Medium and Large 1326212.79/cwt205.00–230.0069414
Heifers—Medium and Large 2328194.91/cwt180.00–200.006395
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added345252.41/cwt245.00–260.0087110
Heifers—Medium and Large 2369193.13/cwt175.00–205.0071311
Heifers—Medium and Large 1383232.44/cwt210.00–246.0089019
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added387253.96/cwt250.00–257.009833
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added416247.33/cwt245.00–250.001,0296
Heifers—Medium and Large 1420228.26/cwt212.00–242.0095921
Heifers—Medium and Large 2420183.54/cwt175.00–202.007716
Heifers—Medium and Large 3420120.00/cwt120.00–120.005041
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added450246.00/cwt244.00–247.001,1073
Heifers—Medium and Large 3460110.00/cwt110.00–110.005061
Heifers—Medium and Large 2469191.64/cwt180.00–202.008997
Heifers—Medium and Large 1472226.33/cwt207.00–238.001,06823
Heifers—Medium and Large 1520214.93/cwt200.00–232.001,11835
Heifers—Medium and Large 3522134.61/cwt118.00–145.007033
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528183.28/cwt170.00–192.009685
Heifers—Medium and Large 1571211.28/cwt200.00–225.001,20636
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579182.96/cwt165.00–195.001,0598
Heifers—Medium and Large 3580122.61/cwt110.00–135.007112
Heifers—Medium and Large 1616191.26/cwt180.00–208.001,17812
Heifers—Medium and Large 2619165.72/cwt155.00–178.001,0264
Heifers—Medium and Large 1656191.61/cwt185.00–200.001,2578
Heifers—Medium and Large 2669147.28/cwt130.00–165.009854
Heifers—Medium and Large 1712177.23/cwt170.00–190.001,2623
Heifers—Medium and Large 2722126.45/cwt117.00–132.009133
Heifers—Medium and Large 1768150.23/cwt140.00–160.001,1542
Heifers—Medium and Large 2780120.00/cwt120.00–120.009361
Heifers—Medium and Large 1803150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2052
Heifers—Medium and Large 2855126.02/cwt122.00–130.001,0772
Heifers—Medium and Large 1870162.59/cwt157.00–168.001,4152
Heifers—Medium and Large 1923153.57/cwt140.00–162.001,4174
Heifers—Medium and Large 1958161.50/cwt161.00–162.001,5472
Feeder Cattle · Bulls37 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 2213182.41/cwt175.00–190.003892
Bulls—Medium and Large 1218250.65/cwt235.00–260.005463
Bulls—Medium and Large 2265210.00/cwt210.00–210.005571
Bulls—Medium and Large 1274257.60/cwt240.00–270.007066
Bulls—Medium and Large 3283157.43/cwt150.00–165.004462
Bulls—Medium and Large 3315160.00/cwt160.00–160.005041
Bulls—Medium and Large 1327252.70/cwt235.00–270.0082616
Bulls—Medium and Large 2328222.81/cwt200.00–235.0073110
Bulls—Medium and Large 2363211.16/cwt205.00–225.007674
Bulls—Medium and Large 3368168.83/cwt155.00–180.006213
Bulls—Medium and Large 1374252.22/cwt235.00–270.0094324
Bulls—Medium and Large 2419228.21/cwt215.00–235.009569
Bulls—Medium and Large 3420184.88/cwt180.00–190.007762
Bulls—Medium and Large 1421258.16/cwt240.00–280.001,08727
Bulls—Medium and Large 1474254.01/cwt235.00–268.001,20426
Bulls—Medium and Large 3482184.62/cwt172.00–192.008903
Bulls—Medium and Large 2483231.02/cwt230.00–232.001,1162
Bulls—Medium and Large 2525215.07/cwt200.00–225.001,12911
Bulls—Medium and Large 1527243.39/cwt227.00–260.001,28333
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535170.33/cwt142.00–187.009114
Bulls—Medium and Large 3560125.00/cwt110.00–140.007002
Bulls—Medium and Large 2573205.28/cwt200.00–209.001,1763
Bulls—Medium and Large 1576234.12/cwt220.00–254.001,34926
Bulls—Medium and Large 3613152.18/cwt137.00–167.009332
Bulls—Medium and Large 2618195.84/cwt185.00–204.001,2105
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620234.47/cwt210.00–245.001,45421
Bulls—Medium and Large 3650130.00/cwt130.00–130.008451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1665223.10/cwt210.00–232.001,48415
Bulls—Medium and Large 2679184.00/cwt170.00–195.001,2495
Bulls—Medium and Large 2705177.30/cwt170.00–182.001,2503
Bulls—Medium and Large 1722207.78/cwt190.00–220.001,50010
Bulls—Medium and Large 2765142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,0861
Bulls—Medium and Large 1767177.41/cwt167.00–190.001,3613
Bulls—Medium and Large 2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Bulls—Medium and Large 1818181.52/cwt180.00–183.001,4852
Bulls—Medium and Large 1868152.97/cwt135.00–167.001,3283
Bulls—Medium and Large 1955140.00/cwt130.00–150.001,3372
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers8 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers—Large 3245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Dairy Steers—Large 3285177.50/cwt170.00–185.005062
Dairy Steers—Large 3330165.00/cwt165.00–165.005451
Dairy Steers—Large 3355136.00/cwt136.00–136.004831
Dairy Steers—Large 3413145.88/cwt135.00–160.006023
Dairy Steers—Large 3455150.00/cwt150.00–150.006831
Dairy Steers—Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Dairy Steers—Large 3610125.00/cwt125.00–125.007631
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,517118.69/cwt109.00–124.001,80120
Bulls——1,611102.88/cwt100.00–107.001,6574
Bulls——1,698130.48/cwt126.00–136.002,2166
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%78459.93/cwt54.00–65.004707
Cows—Lean 85-90%97673.00/cwt70.00–79.0071218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,09088.07/cwt80.00–94.0096064
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,10395.32/cwt95.00–96.001,0516
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,321114.48/cwt109.00–128.001,51212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,407102.05/cwt94.00–109.001,43690
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,51998.24/cwt90.00–106.001,49217
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2795700.00/head700.00–700.007001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29801,127.04/head1,100.00–1,150.001,1272
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1251,295.93/head900.00–1,500.001,2963
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs5 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 26331,008.70/head825.00–1,150.001,0092
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27471,154.28/head1,000.00–1,350.001,1545
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28201,050.00/head1,050.00–1,050.001,0501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29951,900.00/head1,900.00–1,900.001,9001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0411,596.25/head1,475.00–1,725.001,5968

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.