Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-06-03

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 3
● Final121 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
702 head
▲ 311 vs last sale 391▼ 135 vs year ago 837 · −16.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
190 head
▲ 100 vs last sale 90▼ 86 vs year ago 276 · −31.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
24 head
▲ 6 vs last sale 18▲ 7 vs year ago 17 · +41.2%
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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.

25 head Goats: 50.00 - 155.00; 13 head Sheep: 55.00 - 145.00; 7 head Baby Calves: 50.00 - 540.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $239.31/cwt on 60 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.06 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$239.31
60 head · 545 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,305
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$416
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$73.39/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.48
vs NC average
−33.72 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1548249.941,36947
Medium and Large 2536221.751,1897thin
Medium and Large 3539176.559526thin
One grade step is worth $73.39/cwt here — about $416 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 400–500 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 sale60 hd
239.31
—
NC average8 barns · 158 hd
240.79
−1.48
National average170 barns · 13,742 hd
273.03
−33.72
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−124.06
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—High1,458158.452,31019
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,856149.732,7794thin
CowsBoner 80-85%Average1,298138.531,798109
CowsLean 85-90%Low988110.101,08825

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)1,047$1,7026
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,119$1,6487
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)853$1,5662thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)935$2,0279

Every lot

121 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
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1285304.82/cwt300.00–310.008692
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325253.58/cwt235.00–270.008242
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1337298.43/cwt290.00–315.001,0066
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3365165.00/cwt165.00–165.006021
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381286.86/cwt270.00–310.001,0936
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1419305.09/cwt287.00–335.001,2787
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2428252.19/cwt235.00–270.001,0792
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1469297.74/cwt280.00–318.001,39615
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2488268.53/cwt262.00–275.001,3102
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3495170.00/cwt170.00–170.008421
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3505175.00/cwt175.00–175.008841
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2514258.04/cwt225.00–277.001,3266
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1516300.13/cwt287.00–315.001,54916
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1579302.94/cwt280.00–319.001,75433
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2580250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,4501
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618282.12/cwt270.00–297.001,74412
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635250.00/cwt250.00–250.001,5881
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1658273.36/cwt257.00–280.001,79913
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2670235.00/cwt235.00–235.001,5751
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1726242.08/cwt230.00–254.001,7584
Steers700–750Medium and Large 3730165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,2051
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1765236.00/cwt236.00–236.001,8051
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2835172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,4361
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1838205.95/cwt190.00–222.001,7262
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2228237.31/cwt235.00–240.005412
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1245310.00/cwt310.00–310.007601
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1278302.03/cwt287.00–315.008406
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2285270.00/cwt270.00–270.007701
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3330210.00/cwt210.00–210.006931
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1331279.22/cwt270.00–290.0092414
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2332256.51/cwt245.00–275.008523
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3365200.00/cwt200.00–200.007301
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2370243.01/cwt230.00–255.0089914
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1374282.86/cwt260.00–297.001,05819
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3413191.53/cwt175.00–200.007913
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1425274.94/cwt260.00–290.001,16813
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2428241.06/cwt220.00–255.001,0328
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1468268.51/cwt250.00–285.001,25725
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3478176.13/cwt150.00–200.008424
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2484229.59/cwt215.00–255.001,1114
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2503227.34/cwt210.00–247.001,1443
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3520182.46/cwt165.00–201.009494
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1527251.32/cwt230.00–270.001,32426
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2561217.55/cwt210.00–225.001,2204
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1573248.23/cwt230.00–275.001,42221
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3578164.74/cwt145.00–185.009522
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1620234.71/cwt220.00–255.001,45520
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3625170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0631
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2633209.53/cwt202.00–217.001,3262
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 3670135.00/cwt135.00–135.009051
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1678226.11/cwt222.00–236.001,5339
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2681183.96/cwt170.00–192.001,2534
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1713191.71/cwt175.00–200.001,3673
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2737140.67/cwt140.00–142.001,0373
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1762166.86/cwt150.00–185.001,2713
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2765147.16/cwt130.00–165.001,1262
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1809172.23/cwt152.00–190.001,3938
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870159.27/cwt144.00–175.001,3867
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1923155.59/cwt140.00–177.001,4365
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1995147.00/cwt147.00–147.001,4631
Feeder Cattle · Bulls33 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1208310.20/cwt300.00–315.006453
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2275261.82/cwt250.00–275.007202
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1276300.49/cwt285.00–325.008297
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2323271.14/cwt260.00–280.008764
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1328313.34/cwt300.00–327.001,0288
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3338205.04/cwt200.00–210.006932
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2365255.84/cwt250.00–277.009345
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1375292.26/cwt270.00–327.001,09615
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3385220.00/cwt220.00–220.008471
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1419299.60/cwt280.00–322.001,2559
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2423262.74/cwt235.00–275.001,11110
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2475255.55/cwt230.00–270.001,21410
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1476278.62/cwt267.00–305.001,32619
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3490217.47/cwt215.00–220.001,0662
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1520282.46/cwt265.00–302.001,46918
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3523182.49/cwt180.00–185.009542
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2527246.50/cwt210.00–260.001,29915
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1562273.05/cwt257.00–290.001,53516
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2563237.56/cwt220.00–250.001,3374
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3568188.48/cwt187.00–190.001,0712
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0201
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2621230.74/cwt220.00–237.001,4336
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1626266.73/cwt250.00–280.001,67012
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2658230.02/cwt225.00–235.001,5142
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668255.97/cwt240.00–270.001,7109
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2705185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,3041
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1725226.80/cwt202.00–245.001,64414
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768215.89/cwt197.00–225.001,6584
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1815199.02/cwt187.00–218.001,6223
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 2815165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,3451
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 2885154.00/cwt154.00–154.001,3631
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1925160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,4801
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1968173.78/cwt162.00–186.001,6822
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers7 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers450–500Large 3460170.00/cwt170.00–170.007821
Dairy Steers500–550Large 3525154.95/cwt150.00–160.008132
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3575197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,1331
Dairy Steers600–650Large 3600157.00/cwt157.00–157.009421
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3735143.50/cwt142.00–145.001,0552
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820135.00/cwt135.00–135.001,1071
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3860152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,3071
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers300–350Large 3325127.50/cwt125.00–130.004142
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360145.00/cwt145.00–145.005221
Dairy Heifers550–600Large 3550155.00/cwt155.00–155.008531
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3690150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,0351
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,120145.00/cwt145.00–145.001,6241
Bulls——1,387156.22/cwt150.00–167.002,16715
Bulls——1,925174.06/cwt170.00–182.003,3513
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%69278.75/cwt72.00–86.005453
Cows—Lean 85-90%93597.68/cwt92.00–100.009133
Cows—Lean 85-90%975114.16/cwt102.00–120.001,11314
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,234125.01/cwt121.00–126.001,5435
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,248153.89/cwt149.00–160.001,92110
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,303136.98/cwt127.00–148.001,78599
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,856149.73/cwt146.00–156.002,7794
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-27952,092.45/head2,025.00–2,175.002,0922
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-28701,450.00/head1,450.00–1,450.001,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29922,101.51/head1,700.00–2,550.002,1026
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows4 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium 26751,250.00/head1,250.00–1,250.001,2501
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-28531,566.06/head1,300.00–1,775.001,5662
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1191,647.54/head950.00–1,975.001,6487
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1211,792.60/head1,650.00–1,900.001,7935

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.