Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-04-29

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Apr 29
● Final126 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
795 head
▼ 42 vs last sale 837▲ 296 vs year ago 499 · +59.3%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
214 head
▼ 19 vs last sale 233▼ 35 vs year ago 249 · −14.1%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 4 vs last sale 25▲ 2 vs year ago 19 · +10.5%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 1.00 to 2.00 higher, while feeder cattle were 2.00 to 4.00 higher. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

16 head Goats: 20.00 - 115.00; 3 head Sheep: 30.00- 50.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $241.75/cwt on 85 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −121.62 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$241.75
85 head · 541 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,309
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$466
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+7.04
vs NC average
−26.63 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542249.481,35274
Medium and Large 2534196.911,0519thin
Medium and Large 3563157.508862thin
One grade step is worth $91.98/cwt here — about $466 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 sale85 hd
241.75
—
NC average7 barns · 313 hd
234.71
+7.04
National average173 barns · 11,009 hd
268.38
−26.63
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−121.62
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—Low1,420141.982,01536
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,221118.621,44886
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,480112.831,67012
CowsLean 85-90%High99595.4195068

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)1,133$1,4929
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,099$1,4884thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,103$1,4152thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,022$2,3546

Every lot

126 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 · Steers31 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280330.00/cwt330.00–330.009242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330285.00/cwt285.00–285.009411
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1331321.15/cwt300.00–352.001,0634
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3333167.89/cwt150.00–185.005592
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2375265.00/cwt265.00–265.009941
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380321.88/cwt292.00–337.001,2236
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3393169.90/cwt155.00–185.006682
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3420172.98/cwt150.00–200.007273
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2421249.24/cwt230.00–260.001,0495
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1429297.56/cwt280.00–328.001,27724
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1473307.48/cwt275.00–322.001,45417
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3488178.68/cwt165.00–192.508722
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1532300.77/cwt270.00–322.001,60041
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3540150.00/cwt150.00–150.008101
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1565306.85/cwt274.00–324.001,73415
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580222.26/cwt212.00–235.001,2893
Steers550–600Medium and Large 3585110.00/cwt110.00–110.006441
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3615130.00/cwt130.00–130.008001
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2620227.00/cwt227.00–227.001,4071
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1638265.79/cwt260.00–294.001,69611
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667257.88/cwt239.00–270.001,7208
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3670139.00/cwt139.00–139.009311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2688215.01/cwt212.00–218.001,4792
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2705150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0581
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1730221.57/cwt200.00–247.001,6178
Steers750–800Medium and Large 2755150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1780212.39/cwt187.00–221.001,6574
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1827213.66/cwt212.00–214.001,7676
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1863212.63/cwt204.00–227.001,8353
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,010173.50/cwt167.00–180.001,7522
Steers1000–1050Medium and Large 21,015130.00/cwt130.00–130.001,3201
Feeder Cattle · Heifers34 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223296.91/cwt295.00–300.006624
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2225200.00/cwt200.00–200.004501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2250220.00/cwt220.00–220.005501
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1279278.76/cwt255.00–305.007785
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3280185.00/cwt185.00–185.005181
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325220.31/cwt210.00–230.007162
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1326277.45/cwt250.00–305.0090414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3328163.02/cwt140.00–185.005352
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2365220.00/cwt220.00–220.008031
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1373268.75/cwt245.00–295.001,00218
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1426261.72/cwt227.50–280.001,11548
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2434214.91/cwt200.00–230.009336
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3453159.27/cwt130.00–177.507213
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2465210.50/cwt200.00–232.009796
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1471258.22/cwt237.00–277.001,21651
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2508204.51/cwt187.50–220.001,0395
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525255.26/cwt235.00–268.001,34050
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3535165.00/cwt165.00–165.008831
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2566187.41/cwt175.00–200.001,0614
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1577237.43/cwt214.00–262.001,37024
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3590150.00/cwt150.00–150.008851
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1616232.61/cwt200.00–249.001,43313
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2630170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0711
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3635120.00/cwt120.00–120.007621
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3660125.00/cwt125.00–125.008251
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663215.65/cwt210.00–232.001,4305
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2676154.17/cwt142.00–165.001,0425
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1719189.06/cwt170.00–200.001,3594
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2720123.00/cwt123.00–123.008861
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1782165.09/cwt148.00–185.001,2918
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1810170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,3771
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1895150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,3431
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1970132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,2802
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,020175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,7851
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1221344.58/cwt337.50–350.007624
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2225275.00/cwt275.00–275.006191
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2255270.78/cwt267.50–275.006903
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3258202.33/cwt185.00–220.005222
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1270330.23/cwt290.00–345.0089210
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3320183.00/cwt183.00–183.005861
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2328256.29/cwt232.00–280.008414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329323.43/cwt295.00–357.001,06412
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374306.19/cwt272.00–330.001,14519
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2378250.89/cwt235.00–267.009482
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3418179.92/cwt155.00–200.007523
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2419249.24/cwt220.00–265.001,0447
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1428295.86/cwt270.00–320.001,26629
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2463250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,1582
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1470284.16/cwt267.00–312.001,33624
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3470200.00/cwt200.00–200.009401
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521289.99/cwt260.00–322.001,51131
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2524237.48/cwt230.00–250.001,2446
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3525200.00/cwt200.00–200.001,0501
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3560180.00/cwt180.00–180.001,0081
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1574263.96/cwt239.00–289.001,51518
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2586228.38/cwt222.00–230.001,3385
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2620222.10/cwt210.00–235.001,3772
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1623252.22/cwt222.00–280.001,57127
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3635137.00/cwt137.00–137.008701
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2657197.66/cwt195.00–201.001,2993
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3660110.00/cwt110.00–110.007261
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1672243.71/cwt220.00–262.001,6388
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1733208.80/cwt200.00–223.001,5314
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2740175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,2951
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768204.03/cwt195.00–213.001,5672
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1823185.56/cwt170.00–206.001,5275
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1875175.03/cwt170.00–180.001,5322
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1930178.67/cwt157.00–197.001,6623
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3345150.00/cwt150.00–150.005181
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3358190.00/cwt190.00–190.006802
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3430162.26/cwt116.00–180.006984
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3483178.37/cwt170.00–195.008626
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3510155.15/cwt140.00–170.007912
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3560110.00/cwt110.00–110.006161
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3655165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,0811
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795102.00/cwt102.00–102.008112
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,005137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,3771
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3625125.00/cwt125.00–125.007811
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,261119.67/cwt110.00–125.001,5095
Bulls——1,362167.93/cwt166.00–170.002,2873
Bulls——1,454143.18/cwt130.00–159.002,08228
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83260.90/cwt56.00–64.005076
Cows—Lean 85-90%86578.18/cwt70.00–85.006767
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,024108.50/cwt107.00–110.001,11115
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,03298.69/cwt87.00–106.001,01840
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,200132.59/cwt130.00–140.001,5915
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,222117.76/cwt109.00–128.001,43981
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,480112.83/cwt109.00–119.001,67012
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs2 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29601,950.00/head1,950.00–1,950.001,9501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0342,435.15/head1,550.00–3,100.002,4355
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0991,488.00/head950.00–1,800.001,4884
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1031,414.63/head1,350.00–1,475.001,4152
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1331,491.84/head1,025.00–1,800.001,4929

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.