Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-06-10

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jun 10
● Final127 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
712 head
▲ 10 vs last sale 702▼ 90 vs year ago 802 · −11.2%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
147 head
▼ 43 vs last sale 190▼ 137 vs year ago 284 · −48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
21 head
▼ 3 vs last sale 24▼ 20 vs year ago 41 · −48.8%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

55 head Goats: 20.00 - 320.00; 3 head Sheep: 255.00 - 300.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 210.00 - 430.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Bulls · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb bulls averaged $250.77/cwt on 58 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −124.68 against this barn's trailing median of $375.45.
Average price
$250.77
58 head · 534 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,338
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$468
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$91.98/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−0.85
vs NC average

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1531273.691,45235
Medium and Large 2537234.111,25715thin
Medium and Large 3542181.719848thin
One grade step is worth $91.98/cwt here — about $468 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 sale58 hd
250.77
—
NC average9 barns · 213 hd
251.62
−0.85
This barn, trailing median34 sales
375.45
−124.68
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
437389342294median 375.4503/0204/2707/0609/0711/02
Bulls 500–600 lb: high $423.11, low $307.90, median $375.45 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—Average1,529158.172,41913
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,319136.851,80576
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,575123.651,9472thin
CowsLean 85-90%Low1,017108.371,10340

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)1,023$1,6033thin
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,033$1,4827
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,009$1,3754thin
Cow-Calf Pairs1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,215$2,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,149$2,2426

Every lot

127 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
Steers200–250Medium and Large 3205205.00/cwt205.00–205.004201
Steers200–250Medium and Large 2215256.92/cwt245.00–270.005522
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1220293.64/cwt275.00–315.006462
Steers250–300Medium and Large 3270200.00/cwt200.00–200.005401
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1280295.00/cwt295.00–295.008261
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3320150.00/cwt150.00–150.004801
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2330255.00/cwt255.00–255.008421
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1381303.13/cwt280.00–330.001,15512
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2383222.45/cwt220.00–225.008522
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2420241.42/cwt225.00–250.001,0144
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1424296.59/cwt270.00–310.001,25811
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1464285.97/cwt270.00–300.001,32719
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2470242.03/cwt220.00–267.001,13810
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3470150.00/cwt150.00–150.007051
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3518198.73/cwt182.00–212.001,0294
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2521247.87/cwt225.00–265.001,2915
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1528286.15/cwt280.00–295.001,51113
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1569283.88/cwt270.00–297.001,61512
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2571247.43/cwt225.00–261.001,4135
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1621277.10/cwt270.00–282.001,72111
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2635223.59/cwt212.00–235.001,4202
Steers650–700Medium and Large 2665231.00/cwt231.00–231.001,5361
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1667259.38/cwt250.00–270.001,7306
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1717234.86/cwt225.00–250.001,6843
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2725170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,2331
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1775252.00/cwt252.00–252.001,9531
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1805231.04/cwt225.00–237.001,8602
Steers800–850Medium and Large 2824142.47/cwt135.00–150.001,1744
Steers900–950Medium and Large 1913176.45/cwt170.00–183.001,6112
Steers900–950Medium and Large 2915155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,4181
Feeder Cattle · Heifers32 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2238227.58/cwt225.00–230.005422
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1275272.64/cwt270.00–275.007502
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3275202.68/cwt200.00–205.005572
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2288230.00/cwt230.00–230.006622
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3323200.00/cwt200.00–200.006464
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2325216.87/cwt210.00–230.007053
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1332267.24/cwt249.00–290.0088710
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3355200.00/cwt200.00–200.007101
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2376225.99/cwt210.00–245.008507
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1377272.02/cwt250.00–292.001,02619
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1417263.62/cwt240.00–285.001,09927
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3417156.36/cwt130.00–190.006529
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2420226.26/cwt215.00–237.009502
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3463175.00/cwt175.00–175.008102
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2468225.59/cwt210.00–235.001,05610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472255.57/cwt240.00–270.001,20635
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2515219.82/cwt210.00–229.001,1326
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3522174.13/cwt162.00–180.009093
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1524246.80/cwt230.00–262.001,29327
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3555160.00/cwt160.00–160.008881
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2565210.09/cwt200.00–220.001,1872
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1575246.01/cwt230.00–260.001,41524
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2608204.94/cwt200.00–210.001,2462
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1617238.32/cwt222.00–250.001,47019
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1663219.77/cwt210.00–230.001,4574
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2685165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1301
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722207.13/cwt200.00–216.001,4955
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1772172.18/cwt150.00–185.001,3296
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 2815150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,2231
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1850142.00/cwt142.00–142.001,2071
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1900158.00/cwt158.00–158.001,4221
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1988150.08/cwt140.00–160.001,4832
Feeder Cattle · Bulls34 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235295.00/cwt295.00–295.006931
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1271296.19/cwt286.00–310.008037
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3273205.32/cwt200.00–210.005612
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2295250.00/cwt250.00–250.007381
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1323300.14/cwt280.00–325.0096916
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2325233.72/cwt225.00–250.007603
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3331205.06/cwt200.00–215.006795
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2372232.97/cwt225.00–260.008675
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3373191.33/cwt170.00–210.007147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1374292.52/cwt270.00–317.001,09425
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2415244.76/cwt220.00–265.001,01615
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1418291.26/cwt275.00–305.001,21722
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3429184.66/cwt170.00–210.007924
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1465281.37/cwt265.00–299.001,30828
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2471242.85/cwt225.00–260.001,14412
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3482199.26/cwt175.00–210.009605
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521274.90/cwt257.00–292.001,43228
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2528234.30/cwt210.00–250.001,23712
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3528182.31/cwt150.00–200.009636
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1569268.85/cwt245.00–285.001,5307
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2572233.35/cwt230.00–240.001,3353
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3583179.89/cwt175.00–185.001,0492
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3600175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,0501
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1614266.86/cwt242.00–280.001,63911
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2623222.78/cwt210.00–230.001,3887
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1668252.58/cwt230.00–267.001,6879
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1726232.96/cwt217.00–250.001,6917
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2730196.90/cwt190.00–204.001,4372
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2760150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1401
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1768206.03/cwt195.00–210.001,5825
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1810179.94/cwt175.00–185.001,4582
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1870193.46/cwt187.00–200.001,6832
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915189.00/cwt189.00–189.001,7291
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,9241
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers10 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers250–300Large 3260137.50/cwt135.00–140.003582
Dairy Steers350–400Large 3390160.00/cwt160.00–160.006241
Dairy Steers400–450Large 3440125.00/cwt125.00–125.005501
Dairy Steers550–600Large 3595150.00/cwt150.00–150.008931
Dairy Steers650–700Large 3673187.02/cwt185.00–189.001,2592
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730167.00/cwt167.00–167.001,2191
Dairy Steers750–800Large 3795175.00/cwt175.00–175.001,3911
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3820166.47/cwt162.00–171.001,3652
Dairy Steers850–900Large 3872162.52/cwt150.00–171.001,4173
Dairy Steers1000–1050Large 31,000160.00/cwt160.00–160.001,6001
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers4 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3545120.00/cwt120.00–120.006541
Dairy Heifers600–650Large 3615128.51/cwt120.00–140.007903
Dairy Heifers650–700Large 3670130.00/cwt130.00–130.008711
Dairy Heifers700–750Large 3740130.00/cwt130.00–130.009621
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,100126.00/cwt126.00–126.001,3861
Bulls——1,385169.14/cwt167.00–172.002,3433
Bulls——1,625158.09/cwt154.00–162.002,5699
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%82498.31/cwt89.00–100.008106
Cows—Lean 85-90%86875.12/cwt60.00–82.006525
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,074115.38/cwt102.00–125.001,23927
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,208126.98/cwt126.00–128.001,5342
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,261148.65/cwt144.00–159.001,87414
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,332134.18/cwt128.00–142.001,78762
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,575123.65/cwt110.00–135.001,9472
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1222,080.35/head1,475.00–2,400.002,0805
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2152,525.00/head2,525.00–2,525.002,5251
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2853,050.00/head3,050.00–3,050.003,0501
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0091,375.12/head1,200.00–1,550.001,3754
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0231,602.69/head1,400.00–1,700.001,6033
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0331,482.47/head1,250.00–1,800.001,4827

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.