Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 8
● Final123 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
1,166 head
▲ 654 vs last sale 512▲ 873 vs year ago 293 · +298.0%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
280 head
▲ 69 vs last sale 211▲ 122 vs year ago 158 · +77.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
12 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 40▲ 4 vs year ago 8 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

8 head Goats: 45.00- 110.00; 2 head Baby Calves: 55.00- 245

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $221.59/cwt on 103 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −141.77 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$221.59
103 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,194
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$477
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.95/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−8.75
vs NC average
−42.37 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1538238.981,28672
Medium and Large 2539187.791,01226
Medium and Large 3550147.028095thin
One grade step is worth $91.95/cwt here — about $477 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 500–600 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 sale103 hd
221.59
—
NC average8 barns · 305 hd
230.34
−8.75
National average181 barns · 13,137 hd
263.96
−42.37
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−141.77
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—Low1,514143.532,17356
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,248128.831,607118
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,484120.441,7878thin
CowsLean 85-90%High97792.8090782

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 Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,140$1,5502thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,069$1,5164thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,057$1,4525
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)890$1,6501thin

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 · Steers24 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1233265.48/cwt250.00–280.006192
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1283309.56/cwt275.00–337.008766
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2328227.63/cwt205.00–245.007474
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1332313.09/cwt280.00–350.001,0399
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368233.57/cwt205.00–255.008603
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3376170.85/cwt150.00–195.006424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381304.71/cwt280.00–330.001,1619
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425302.48/cwt275.00–325.001,28627
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431224.49/cwt205.00–240.0096810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3465145.00/cwt145.00–145.006741
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2469221.00/cwt215.00–250.001,0367
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476294.69/cwt280.00–307.001,40315
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1513298.39/cwt270.00–315.001,53110
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2525222.93/cwt200.00–245.001,1702
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2568238.23/cwt220.00–247.001,3536
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1575283.42/cwt272.00–302.001,63013
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618272.80/cwt270.00–280.001,6869
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,4922
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1659248.75/cwt230.00–267.001,6394
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2675210.00/cwt210.00–210.001,4181
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,6201
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1790217.00/cwt217.00–217.001,7141
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1836208.19/cwt206.00–217.001,7405
Feeder Cattle · Heifers37 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1215298.88/cwt275.00–317.006434
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238225.47/cwt210.00–240.005372
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2274222.81/cwt200.00–240.006108
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278263.74/cwt240.00–300.0073320
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3290185.00/cwt185.00–185.005371
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2321218.19/cwt196.00–235.0070018
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323162.40/cwt150.00–175.005252
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1325262.88/cwt240.00–295.0085422
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1367262.06/cwt235.00–295.0096231
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370209.81/cwt185.00–225.0077633
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3371176.30/cwt150.00–195.006548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425254.74/cwt220.00–286.001,08361
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3426159.70/cwt150.00–175.006806
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2427201.49/cwt175.00–215.0086019
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472241.34/cwt220.00–275.001,13944
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2478199.25/cwt170.00–217.0095222
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3484156.02/cwt145.00–169.007554
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3513150.00/cwt150.00–150.007702
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1520241.28/cwt220.00–260.001,25544
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2520186.65/cwt175.00–210.0097117
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1567235.36/cwt220.00–255.001,33428
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2574189.94/cwt170.00–205.001,0909
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3575145.04/cwt135.00–150.008343
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3605125.00/cwt125.00–125.007561
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616220.96/cwt200.00–237.001,36111
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633175.48/cwt165.00–187.001,1115
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2660166.00/cwt166.00–166.001,0961
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1676193.75/cwt170.00–217.001,3109
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3685125.00/cwt125.00–125.008561
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718194.24/cwt168.00–219.001,3956
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2728141.00/cwt122.00–152.001,0264
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1758162.78/cwt150.00–200.001,2346
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1816145.48/cwt132.00–150.001,1874
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1863152.96/cwt150.00–156.001,3202
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1905150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3581
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1975175.64/cwt165.00–192.001,7123
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030160.97/cwt154.00–168.001,6582
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1226298.67/cwt270.00–330.006759
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2235250.14/cwt235.00–260.005883
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271301.81/cwt290.00–315.0081813
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275220.00/cwt220.00–220.006051
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3278167.70/cwt160.00–175.004662
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321291.00/cwt270.00–325.0093433
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2333236.56/cwt205.00–250.007885
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345162.50/cwt150.00–175.005612
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1372300.86/cwt270.00–330.001,11951
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3375180.13/cwt170.00–200.006754
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2376239.06/cwt215.00–260.0089914
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2417234.52/cwt215.00–260.0097811
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1422296.50/cwt270.00–320.001,25156
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3423191.89/cwt170.00–205.008123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469161.99/cwt150.00–175.007605
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471226.32/cwt200.00–257.001,06614
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474288.33/cwt260.00–312.001,36746
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3510150.00/cwt150.00–150.007651
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522241.25/cwt200.00–252.001,25916
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1523282.74/cwt255.00–312.001,47953
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1568271.27/cwt245.00–295.001,54133
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2581226.21/cwt210.00–242.001,3147
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2610225.00/cwt225.00–225.001,3731
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1622249.71/cwt230.00–287.001,55314
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1675233.00/cwt200.00–250.001,57313
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2715139.86/cwt130.00–150.001,0002
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1719207.55/cwt180.00–230.001,49213
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1776203.14/cwt170.00–222.001,57610
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2782144.17/cwt130.00–160.001,1273
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823194.23/cwt170.00–208.001,59911
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1883204.86/cwt195.00–215.001,8092
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1910172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,5651
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 2960120.00/cwt120.00–120.001,1521
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1975155.82/cwt140.00–171.001,5192
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3488200.00/cwt200.00–200.009762
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3515150.00/cwt150.00–150.007731
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3585137.61/cwt125.00–150.008052
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3633175.98/cwt170.00–182.001,1142
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3685145.00/cwt145.00–145.009931
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3715130.00/cwt130.00–130.009301
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3770120.00/cwt120.00–120.009241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers6 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3365145.00/cwt145.00–145.005291
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3435140.00/cwt140.00–140.006091
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3578119.94/cwt115.00–125.006932
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3615122.44/cwt115.00–130.007532
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3660150.00/cwt150.00–150.009901
Dairy Heifers850–900Large 3865130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,1251
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,368117.88/cwt110.00–125.001,6138
Bulls——1,487142.76/cwt128.00–156.002,12337
Bulls——1,712164.79/cwt160.00–175.002,82111
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%85259.64/cwt50.00–70.0050814
Cows—Lean 85-90%95280.65/cwt72.00–89.0076816
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,013104.31/cwt90.00–114.001,05747
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,070116.41/cwt115.00–117.001,2465
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222126.35/cwt115.00–132.001,54493
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,343138.07/cwt133.00–150.001,85425
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,484120.44/cwt110.00–128.001,7878
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0571,451.82/head1,200.00–1,775.001,4525
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0691,516.49/head1,100.00–1,750.001,5164
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1401,550.44/head1,250.00–1,750.001,5502
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs1 lot · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28901,650.00/head1,650.00–1,650.001,6501

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.