Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-02-12

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Feb 12
● Final102 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
315 head
▼ 421 vs last sale 736▲ 27 vs year ago 288 · +9.4%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
109 head
▼ 157 vs last sale 266▼ 23 vs year ago 132 · −17.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
23 head
▲ 0 vs last sale 23▲ 15 vs year ago 8 · +187.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were mostly steady to 1.00 higher, while feeder cattle were mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

6 head Goats: 125.00 - 160; 26 head Sheep: 10.00- 225.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
0–100 lb heifers averaged $194.92/cwt on 135 head.
Average price
$194.92
135 head · 502 lb average
Value per head Derived
$979
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$517
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$82.42/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−10.03
vs NC average

Price by quality 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1513210.931,08299
Medium and Large 2501170.9185719thin
Medium and Large 3440128.5256617thin
One grade step is worth $82.42/cwt here — about $517 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 sale135 hd
194.92
—
NC average8 barns · 1,208 hd
204.95
−10.03
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—Low1,561118.111,8438thin
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,433103.911,48947
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,65299.901,6508thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01082.5483334

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)984$1,2258
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)983$1,1915
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,045$1,1173thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,042$1,6897

Every lot

102 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 1255265.00/cwt265.00–265.006761
Steers—Medium and Large 3265135.00/cwt135.00–135.003581
Steers—Medium and Large 1315298.17/cwt295.00–300.009393
Steers—Medium and Large 3350120.00/cwt120.00–120.004201
Steers—Medium and Large 1378292.35/cwt285.00–300.001,1052
Steers—Medium and Large 1425256.00/cwt252.00–260.001,0882
Steers—Medium and Large 2440175.00/cwt175.00–175.007701
Steers—Medium and Large 1456279.39/cwt267.00–291.001,2744
Steers—Medium and Large 2493191.05/cwt182.00–200.009422
Steers—Medium and Large 2505197.00/cwt197.00–197.009951
Steers—Medium and Large 1512249.33/cwt230.00–261.001,2773
Steers—Medium and Large 3540160.00/cwt160.00–160.008641
Steers—Medium and Large 2550170.00/cwt170.00–170.009351
Steers—Medium and Large 1573261.29/cwt250.00–267.001,4978
Steers—Medium and Large 3595130.00/cwt130.00–130.007741
Steers—Medium and Large 1613234.51/cwt217.00–250.001,4384
Steers—Medium and Large 1677223.85/cwt210.00–235.001,5156
Steers—Medium and Large 1728216.44/cwt199.00–220.001,5766
Steers—Medium and Large 1765180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,3771
Steers—Medium and Large 2865140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2111
Steers—Medium and Large 1940181.00/cwt181.00–181.001,7011
Steers—Medium and Large 1950162.00/cwt162.00–162.001,5391
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers—Medium and Large 2210210.00/cwt210.00–210.004411
Heifers—Medium and Large 1235250.21/cwt245.00–255.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 3270127.36/cwt120.00–135.003442
Heifers—Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt200.00–220.005882
Heifers—Medium and Large 1283284.91/cwt275.00–295.008062
Heifers—Medium and Large 3315141.38/cwt130.00–155.004455
Heifers—Medium and Large 1325233.00/cwt222.00–262.007579
Heifers—Medium and Large 2345190.00/cwt190.00–190.006561
Heifers—Medium and Large 2365187.00/cwt187.00–187.006831
Heifers—Medium and Large 1377235.14/cwt215.00–265.0088611
Heifers—Medium and Large 3395145.00/cwt145.00–145.005731
Heifers—Medium and Large 2410175.00/cwt175.00–175.007181
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added424251.65/cwt250.00–265.001,0679
Heifers—Medium and Large 1427220.22/cwt200.00–238.0094010
Heifers—Medium and Large 1464218.67/cwt200.00–237.001,0157
Heifers—Medium and Large 3470128.17/cwt110.00–145.006023
Heifers—Medium and Large 2473188.67/cwt185.00–192.008922
Heifers—Medium and Large 3500127.00/cwt127.00–127.006351
Heifers—Medium and Large 1526209.10/cwt200.00–220.001,1009
Heifers—Medium and Large 2528166.73/cwt152.00–177.008803
Heifers—Medium and Large 1561207.33/cwt192.00–215.001,1639
Heifers—Medium and Large 3570120.00/cwt120.00–120.006841
Heifers—Medium and Large 2579160.69/cwt152.00–170.009304
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added580240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3921
Heifers—Medium and Large 3612113.22/cwt105.00–125.006933
Heifers—Medium and Large 1624180.55/cwt160.00–205.001,12712
Heifers—Medium and Large 2630120.00/cwt120.00–120.007561
Heifers—Medium and Large 3655107.00/cwt107.00–107.007011
Heifers—Medium and Large 2670152.54/cwt150.00–155.001,0222
Heifers—Medium and Large 1671186.57/cwt175.00–192.001,2526
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added720178.00/cwt178.00–178.001,2821
Heifers—Medium and Large 1728125.81/cwt115.00–137.009162
Heifers—Medium and Large 1770147.55/cwt140.00–155.001,1362
Heifers—Medium and Large 1Value Added780190.00/cwt190.00–190.001,4822
Heifers—Medium and Large 1819156.79/cwt140.00–170.001,2844
Heifers—Medium and Large 2820120.00/cwt120.00–120.009841
Heifers—Medium and Large 1935125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,1691
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls—Medium and Large 1213246.91/cwt230.00–260.005264
Bulls—Medium and Large 1270271.85/cwt265.00–280.007343
Bulls—Medium and Large 1321266.50/cwt245.00–300.008558
Bulls—Medium and Large 3330125.00/cwt125.00–125.004131
Bulls—Medium and Large 1367270.06/cwt240.00–297.009916
Bulls—Medium and Large 2383211.19/cwt200.00–220.008094
Bulls—Medium and Large 2415222.00/cwt222.00–222.009211
Bulls—Medium and Large 1431255.20/cwt247.00–267.001,1006
Bulls—Medium and Large 3460120.00/cwt120.00–120.005521
Bulls—Medium and Large 2470200.32/cwt190.00–210.009422
Bulls—Medium and Large 1476236.80/cwt215.00–255.001,12712
Bulls—Medium and Large 1523240.64/cwt220.00–257.001,25912
Bulls—Medium and Large 2526190.56/cwt185.00–202.001,0024
Bulls—Medium and Large 3535138.00/cwt138.00–138.007381
Bulls—Medium and Large 1563243.99/cwt220.00–257.001,3747
Bulls—Medium and Large 2580191.14/cwt175.00–207.001,1092
Bulls—Medium and Large 1620236.38/cwt225.00–242.001,4663
Bulls—Medium and Large 2628191.95/cwt173.00–205.001,2054
Bulls—Medium and Large 3655140.00/cwt140.00–140.009171
Bulls—Medium and Large 1674207.18/cwt192.00–228.001,3965
Bulls—Medium and Large 2695160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,1121
Bulls—Medium and Large 1732184.97/cwt180.00–190.001,3543
Bulls—Medium and Large 2770117.00/cwt117.00–117.009011
Bulls—Medium and Large 1788164.90/cwt155.00–175.001,2992
Bulls—Medium and Large 1825177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,4601
Bulls—Medium and Large 1885152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3451
Bulls—Medium and Large 1935140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3091
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——945100.00/cwt100.00–100.009452
Bulls——1,626120.49/cwt114.00–124.001,9594
Bulls——2,045131.46/cwt130.00–133.002,6882
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%74559.39/cwt54.00–64.004425
Cows—Lean 85-90%83875.57/cwt70.00–80.006337
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,07897.51/cwt97.00–98.001,0512
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,12989.27/cwt83.00–96.001,00820
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,428102.89/cwt96.00–108.001,46943
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,488114.92/cwt110.00–127.001,7104
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,65299.90/cwt95.00–104.001,6508
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29831,191.48/head800.00–1,475.001,1915
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29841,225.37/head800.00–1,500.001,2258
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0451,116.75/head950.00–1,375.001,1173
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 28301,075.00/head1,075.00–1,075.001,0751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29871,436.44/head1,225.00–1,550.001,4363
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1682,147.36/head1,500.00–2,400.002,1473

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.