Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-05-13

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, May 13
● Final104 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
576 head
▼ 28 vs last sale 604▲ 14 vs year ago 562 · +2.5%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 1 vs last sale 189▼ 7 vs year ago 197 · −3.6%
Replacement Cattle receipts
29 head
▲ 8 vs last sale 21▲ 8 vs year ago 21 · +38.1%
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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 mostly steady. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

45 head Goats and Sheep: 65.00 - 320.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $232.86/cwt on 55 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −130.50 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$232.86
55 head · 543 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,265
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$422
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$79.75/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.90
vs NC average
−37.14 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1542239.701,29948
Medium and Large 2554205.531,1394thin
Medium and Large 3549159.958783thin
One grade step is worth $79.75/cwt here — about $422 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 sale55 hd
232.86
—
NC average8 barns · 320 hd
229.97
+2.90
National average167 barns · 11,471 hd
270.00
−37.14
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−130.50
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—Average1,509143.632,16713
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,299122.591,59276
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,460113.381,65513
CowsLean 85-90%Very Low98296.1094449

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)1,155$1,4892thin
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)918$1,3854thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)953$1,3352thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,93721

Every lot

104 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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1273282.71/cwt280.00–285.007722
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2332243.27/cwt240.00–245.008083
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1336274.22/cwt270.00–280.009217
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1380328.44/cwt300.00–340.001,2486
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2385280.00/cwt280.00–280.001,0781
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1423298.55/cwt270.00–320.001,2636
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428246.36/cwt230.00–265.001,0543
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2465235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,0931
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470185.00/cwt185.00–185.008701
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1471279.85/cwt270.00–300.001,3188
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2515247.43/cwt245.00–250.001,2742
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1523299.59/cwt270.00–317.001,5679
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3530205.00/cwt205.00–205.001,0871
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2555240.00/cwt240.00–240.001,3321
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1578289.47/cwt274.00–314.001,67315
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1624279.79/cwt260.00–293.001,74625
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2631236.41/cwt232.00–242.001,4925
Steers650–700Medium and Large 3665170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,1311
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1679247.21/cwt232.00–272.001,6795
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717250.52/cwt232.00–254.001,79613
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1793230.99/cwt229.00–233.001,8324
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1925197.53/cwt195.00–200.001,8272
Steers950–1000Medium and Large 1985165.92/cwt150.00–182.001,6342
Feeder Cattle · Heifers31 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1223292.44/cwt275.00–315.006525
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2235215.00/cwt215.00–215.005051
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275167.50/cwt150.00–185.004612
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1276273.77/cwt255.00–285.007565
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1323275.27/cwt265.00–292.0088912
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2333242.52/cwt240.00–245.008082
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3368160.20/cwt150.00–170.005902
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376272.66/cwt257.00–287.001,02516
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2378231.59/cwt220.00–240.008753
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425265.35/cwt240.00–287.001,12827
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2429225.61/cwt200.00–235.009684
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430147.09/cwt130.00–165.006322
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1470250.61/cwt230.00–270.001,17820
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473215.87/cwt200.00–225.001,0216
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3480190.00/cwt190.00–190.009121
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3500165.00/cwt165.00–165.008251
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1525239.78/cwt215.00–257.001,25932
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2533205.07/cwt200.00–210.001,0932
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3573157.42/cwt155.00–160.009022
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2575205.99/cwt205.00–207.001,1842
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1576239.54/cwt223.00–249.001,38016
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1613225.88/cwt207.00–238.001,38517
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615172.48/cwt155.00–185.001,0614
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2673177.31/cwt170.00–182.001,1933
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1690225.22/cwt212.00–231.001,55411
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1712171.68/cwt158.00–180.001,2223
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2750132.00/cwt132.00–132.009901
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1773174.12/cwt170.00–178.001,3462
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1821148.68/cwt130.00–168.001,2215
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1871151.48/cwt132.00–167.001,3195
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920134.88/cwt128.00–145.001,2413
Feeder Cattle · Bulls27 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 3200170.00/cwt170.00–170.003401
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2220255.00/cwt255.00–255.005611
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1225296.81/cwt280.00–310.006683
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1273319.86/cwt310.00–330.008734
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3295165.00/cwt165.00–165.004871
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3323190.47/cwt170.00–210.006152
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2327249.20/cwt217.00–265.008157
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1329308.64/cwt285.00–335.001,0158
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365234.91/cwt230.00–240.008573
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1376287.79/cwt270.00–320.001,08219
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2422250.88/cwt235.00–270.001,0599
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423305.14/cwt290.00–325.001,29112
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3425190.24/cwt170.00–210.008092
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2469243.91/cwt235.00–255.001,1444
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1474276.29/cwt270.00–290.001,31015
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2514243.55/cwt225.00–250.001,2524
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3515185.00/cwt185.00–185.009531
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524279.04/cwt267.00–300.001,46217
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2560235.00/cwt230.00–240.001,3162
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1575262.39/cwt240.00–283.001,50914
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1619270.73/cwt262.00–281.001,6769
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1666246.64/cwt230.00–268.001,6437
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2720158.61/cwt142.00–175.001,1422
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1724232.91/cwt225.00–247.001,6868
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1770224.81/cwt215.00–235.001,7312
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1908181.98/cwt175.00–189.001,6522
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,6681
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390160.19/cwt147.00–180.006253
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3470144.79/cwt135.00–155.006812
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3575135.00/cwt135.00–135.007761
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3690140.00/cwt140.00–140.009661
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers200–250Large 3245175.00/cwt175.00–175.004291
Dairy Heifers250–300Large 3265130.57/cwt120.00–140.003462
Dairy Heifers450–500Large 3480145.00/cwt145.00–145.006961
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3520130.00/cwt130.00–130.006761
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls1 lot · lightest first
Bulls——1,509143.63/cwt126.00–156.002,16713
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%83367.90/cwt60.00–72.005666
Cows—Lean 85-90%94084.86/cwt82.00–90.0079811
Cows—Lean 85-90%971102.72/cwt95.00–108.0099721
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,126110.08/cwt110.00–111.001,24011
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,192135.37/cwt131.00–145.001,6149
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,313120.87/cwt110.00–130.001,58767
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,460113.38/cwt107.00–120.001,65513
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs4 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium 26651,300.00/head1,300.00–1,300.001,3001
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29141,681.77/head1,150.00–2,000.001,6828
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29901,903.97/head1,650.00–2,150.001,9047
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,0582,519.71/head1,750.00–3,200.002,5205
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29181,384.95/head1,225.00–1,500.001,3854
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29531,334.71/head1,275.00–1,400.001,3352
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1551,489.45/head1,450.00–1,525.001,4892

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.