Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-22

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 22
● Final119 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
837 head
▲ 75 vs last sale 762▼ 133 vs year ago 970 · −13.7%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
233 head
▲ 14 vs last sale 219▼ 48 vs year ago 281 · −17.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
25 head
▲ 7 vs last sale 18▼ 12 vs year ago 37 · −32.4%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

26 head Goats and Sheep: 45.00- 185.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.92/cwt on 78 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −133.44 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$229.92
78 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,247
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$403
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$80.47/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+3.71
vs NC average
−40.27 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1544240.471,30761
Medium and Large 2537194.111,04216thin
Medium and Large 3565160.009041thin
One grade step is worth $80.47/cwt here — about $403 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 300–400 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 sale78 hd
229.92
—
NC average7 barns · 245 hd
226.22
+3.71
National average178 barns · 11,596 hd
270.19
−40.27
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−133.44
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—Low1,426133.191,89927
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,415115.761,63887
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,483110.301,63622
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low1,02190.8592779

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)1,088$1,3574thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)795$1,0252thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)859$9424thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)860$1,9501thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)873$1,48514

Every lot

119 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 1225360.44/cwt355.00–365.008112
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1260310.00/cwt310.00–310.008061
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1322334.21/cwt307.00–357.001,0766
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2327270.00/cwt270.00–270.008839
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375250.29/cwt235.00–266.009392
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1378312.83/cwt280.00–340.001,1829
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3380197.00/cwt197.00–197.007491
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3425170.35/cwt140.00–200.007242
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429297.64/cwt275.00–315.001,27715
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2430232.79/cwt205.00–260.001,0013
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2454245.04/cwt235.00–250.001,1124
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1478307.47/cwt280.00–334.001,47035
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2509244.57/cwt230.00–250.001,2458
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520287.15/cwt270.00–315.001,49324
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3533164.86/cwt155.00–175.008792
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1567286.05/cwt270.00–310.001,62215
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2577240.06/cwt235.00–245.001,3853
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1611267.45/cwt254.00–290.001,63432
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2625218.55/cwt205.00–230.001,3664
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665145.00/cwt145.00–145.009641
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1669249.19/cwt222.00–265.001,6677
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728224.77/cwt217.00–232.001,6363
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2765160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,2241
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1808201.49/cwt185.00–210.001,6283
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863208.41/cwt196.00–210.001,7999
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913185.99/cwt182.00–190.001,6982
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,025185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,8961
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1230285.00/cwt285.00–285.006561
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2236227.39/cwt200.00–235.005374
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281274.43/cwt250.00–300.007717
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2289235.13/cwt232.00–240.006805
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3300187.00/cwt187.00–187.005611
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1316277.77/cwt260.00–300.008788
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2326235.14/cwt200.00–245.0076716
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1375277.23/cwt245.00–301.001,04027
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3375169.80/cwt155.00–185.006374
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376231.71/cwt220.00–245.0087113
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419219.57/cwt200.00–235.0092012
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426260.45/cwt240.00–298.001,11026
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3428173.01/cwt160.00–185.007402
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3468174.37/cwt145.00–190.008167
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472248.02/cwt240.00–280.001,17129
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473220.08/cwt200.00–235.001,04121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2517192.99/cwt170.00–210.009989
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519237.13/cwt220.00–255.001,23129
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2562195.54/cwt182.00–210.001,0997
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3565160.00/cwt160.00–160.009041
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1566243.49/cwt225.00–257.001,37832
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618229.65/cwt210.00–250.001,41915
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625127.00/cwt127.00–127.007941
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2627191.93/cwt180.00–200.001,2038
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1667206.12/cwt185.00–230.001,37511
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2690147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,0141
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2715131.57/cwt125.00–135.009413
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1726184.01/cwt170.00–200.001,3364
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1775175.90/cwt170.00–182.001,3633
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1860165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,4191
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,5181
Feeder Cattle · Bulls31 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1245270.00/cwt270.00–270.006621
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3245190.00/cwt190.00–190.004661
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1282310.87/cwt270.00–330.008777
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1Value Added327372.00/cwt372.00–372.001,21610
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328300.42/cwt280.00–325.0098522
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365235.00/cwt235.00–235.008581
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1369302.45/cwt270.00–335.001,11623
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3395157.00/cwt157.00–157.006201
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3409182.94/cwt180.00–192.007484
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2426235.79/cwt210.00–257.001,0049
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1429288.78/cwt270.00–320.001,23920
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474276.62/cwt260.00–295.001,31128
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2481236.34/cwt210.00–250.001,1377
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3493195.03/cwt190.00–200.009612
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3520155.48/cwt130.00–170.008083
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2522218.35/cwt200.00–240.001,14011
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524276.76/cwt250.00–296.001,45013
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570274.76/cwt247.00–302.001,56620
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3573187.21/cwt180.00–195.001,0732
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2575223.13/cwt205.00–240.001,2837
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600160.00/cwt160.00–160.009601
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623215.67/cwt207.00–225.001,3442
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626262.09/cwt240.00–289.001,64116
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1667240.05/cwt202.00–265.001,60112
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2668184.01/cwt180.00–187.001,2293
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725205.64/cwt190.00–222.001,4914
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1774199.82/cwt180.00–208.001,5474
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823186.43/cwt175.00–192.001,5343
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2835145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,2111
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1880186.00/cwt186.00–186.001,6371
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1935180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,6831
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers12 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers200–250Large 3208204.94/cwt200.00–210.004262
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3265130.00/cwt130.00–130.003451
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3320209.26/cwt200.00–220.006704
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3420140.00/cwt140.00–140.005881
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3478161.59/cwt150.00–185.007723
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3545130.00/cwt130.00–130.007091
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3578161.48/cwt140.00–195.009333
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3620130.00/cwt130.00–130.008061
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3695150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0431
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3770142.16/cwt125.00–160.001,0952
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3835140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,1691
Dairy Steers900–950Large 3913137.53/cwt135.00–140.001,2562
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,061110.87/cwt104.00–119.001,1767
Bulls——1,518138.55/cwt120.00–150.002,10317
Bulls——1,755154.91/cwt151.00–160.002,7193
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%90059.64/cwt50.00–68.005376
Cows—Lean 85-90%94375.51/cwt70.00–82.0071218
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,045106.88/cwt106.00–107.001,1176
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,06198.34/cwt85.00–105.001,04349
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,250135.74/cwt134.00–138.001,6972
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,419115.29/cwt108.00–127.001,63685
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,483110.30/cwt100.00–116.001,63622
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows5 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 2595500.00/head500.00–500.005001
Bred Cows—Medium 2770775.00/head775.00–775.007751
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-2888998.31/head700.00–1,250.009983
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29951,550.00/head1,550.00–1,550.001,5501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0881,357.47/head1,200.00–1,450.001,3574
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28651,414.67/head1,100.00–1,550.001,4158
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28831,579.11/head1,150.00–2,000.001,5796

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.