Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-03-04

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Mar 4
● Final113 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
677 head
▼ 66 vs last sale 743▼ 30 vs year ago 707 · −4.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
179 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 183▼ 23 vs year ago 202 · −11.4%
Replacement Cattle receipts
30 head
▲ 5 vs last sale 25▲ 11 vs year ago 19 · +57.9%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 4.00 to 6.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

15 head Goats: 35.00- 190.00; 18 head Sheep: 100.00- 190.00: 4 head baby calves: 200.00- 300.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $204.27/cwt on 69 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −159.10 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$204.27
69 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,106
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$552
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$103.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−7.98
vs NC average
−67.64 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544226.251,23247
Medium and Large 2524177.1992814thin
Medium and Large 3555122.506808thin
One grade step is worth $103.75/cwt here — about $552 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 200–300 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 500–600 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only
This sale69 hd
204.27
—
NC average4 barns · 108 hd
212.24
−7.98
National average176 barns · 15,352 hd
271.91
−67.64
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−159.10
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 500–600 lb

34 sales
402359316273median 363.3703/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Heifers 500–600 lb: high $388.39, low $287.21, median $363.37 across 34 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—Average1,493126.611,89026
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,272117.011,48990
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,624116.241,8884thin
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,01990.3392046

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)1,105$1,5699
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,012$1,37512
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)750$1,0001thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)815$1,6147

Every lot

113 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 · Steers27 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1238265.21/cwt245.00–285.006312
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1271314.36/cwt305.00–325.008524
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1307318.32/cwt315.00–325.009773
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2310245.00/cwt245.00–245.007601
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3335170.00/cwt170.00–170.005701
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1376305.61/cwt270.00–325.001,1494
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3395150.00/cwt150.00–150.005931
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2405215.00/cwt215.00–215.008711
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1420284.48/cwt255.00–312.001,1959
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420170.00/cwt170.00–170.007141
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1474277.71/cwt252.00–310.001,31611
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475198.42/cwt190.00–215.009423
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490147.00/cwt147.00–147.007201
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1522264.66/cwt240.00–297.001,3829
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1Value Added525314.00/cwt314.00–314.001,6493
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,1661
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1582263.81/cwt240.00–298.001,5359
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3584142.25/cwt136.00–155.008315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620212.98/cwt205.00–220.001,3204
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1627258.37/cwt240.00–272.001,6205
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1668243.00/cwt242.00–244.001,6232
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670177.48/cwt175.00–180.001,1892
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1712217.86/cwt207.00–237.001,5513
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1773219.77/cwt210.00–230.001,6992
Steers850–900Medium and Large 2850112.00/cwt112.00–112.009521
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1870207.00/cwt207.00–207.001,8011
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6481
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1208237.23/cwt215.00–260.004932
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 3220125.00/cwt125.00–125.002751
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1253250.02/cwt225.00–270.006334
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278197.39/cwt185.00–210.005492
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3287121.54/cwt110.00–130.003493
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3316168.11/cwt160.00–175.005314
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1324251.90/cwt230.00–295.0081617
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2334208.69/cwt200.00–215.006974
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2373185.51/cwt182.00–190.006924
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1380242.49/cwt205.00–280.0092134
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3385151.71/cwt140.00–160.005843
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1Value Added414277.53/cwt275.00–292.001,1497
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1416240.92/cwt220.00–272.001,00233
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3422165.04/cwt160.00–170.006963
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2423198.86/cwt180.00–210.008414
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3458153.48/cwt152.00–155.007032
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1Value Added465273.45/cwt272.00–275.001,2722
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2475191.13/cwt175.00–210.009085
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1478236.50/cwt218.00–269.001,13028
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2519177.20/cwt160.00–202.0092013
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520225.99/cwt207.00–252.001,17525
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522129.78/cwt119.00–145.006773
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1572226.55/cwt209.00–248.001,29622
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575118.13/cwt112.00–125.006795
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2585177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,0351
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1615210.06/cwt200.00–232.001,2926
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3630120.21/cwt108.00–130.007573
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2639157.73/cwt140.00–167.001,0084
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1673201.19/cwt195.00–210.001,3544
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2695130.00/cwt130.00–130.009041
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715122.00/cwt122.00–122.008721
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718164.27/cwt140.00–185.001,1796
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1Value Added725216.00/cwt216.00–216.001,5661
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762193.20/cwt185.00–210.001,4723
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1805155.71/cwt145.00–165.001,2533
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1890128.00/cwt128.00–128.001,1391
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1928129.51/cwt127.00–132.001,2022
Feeder Cattle · Bulls32 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3225130.00/cwt130.00–130.002931
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235299.63/cwt280.00–321.007042
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255200.00/cwt200.00–200.005101
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273289.93/cwt260.00–310.007929
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3290150.00/cwt150.00–150.004351
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3314147.53/cwt130.00–170.004634
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1319284.97/cwt265.00–310.0090910
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2324209.67/cwt200.00–225.006794
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3370158.21/cwt140.00–175.005852
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1373297.60/cwt260.00–322.001,11036
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2385236.65/cwt225.00–250.009113
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1424279.71/cwt255.00–305.001,18619
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2430213.11/cwt200.00–232.009165
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3437170.29/cwt150.00–185.007443
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2460230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,0581
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470268.95/cwt237.00–290.001,26431
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485170.00/cwt170.00–170.008252
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520259.03/cwt240.00–285.001,34718
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2520212.00/cwt212.00–212.001,1021
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3540170.00/cwt170.00–170.009181
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2558190.95/cwt180.00–202.001,0662
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1576249.10/cwt227.00–267.001,43524
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1632241.72/cwt220.00–261.001,52831
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2640187.00/cwt187.00–187.001,1971
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2655150.00/cwt150.00–150.009832
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1671226.45/cwt215.00–242.001,5198
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719213.45/cwt190.00–223.001,53510
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1780222.00/cwt222.00–222.001,7321
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1820177.32/cwt167.00–185.001,4543
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1865169.01/cwt167.00–170.001,4623
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1931157.07/cwt140.00–175.001,4624
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020152.82/cwt144.00–162.001,5592
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers2 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3375167.63/cwt165.00–170.006292
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3760120.00/cwt120.00–120.009121
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,489123.51/cwt112.00–131.001,83914
Bulls——1,493139.26/cwt134.00–147.002,0799
Bulls——1,513103.09/cwt100.00–106.001,5603
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%76064.88/cwt58.00–70.004933
Cows—Lean 85-90%91180.28/cwt73.00–83.007318
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,05891.04/cwt86.00–98.0096323
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,080102.04/cwt100.00–105.001,10212
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,242125.36/cwt121.00–135.001,55732
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,289112.41/cwt105.00–120.001,44958
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,624116.24/cwt116.00–117.001,8884
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28061,754.26/head1,450.00–2,100.001,7544
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28271,428.13/head1,300.00–1,550.001,4283
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-27501,000.00/head1,000.00–1,000.001,0001
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0121,375.35/head950.00–1,675.001,37512
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1051,569.23/head1,150.00–1,750.001,5699

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.