Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-07-08

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 8
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
813 head
▲ 256 vs last sale 557▲ 245 vs year ago 568 · +43.1%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
375 head
▲ 77 vs last sale 298▲ 122 vs year ago 253 · +48.2%
Replacement Cattle receipts
18 head
▲ 12 vs last sale 6▲ 6 vs year ago 12 · +50.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

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

4 head hogs, 59 head Goats: 15.00 - 200.00; 97 head Sheep: 25.00 - 210.00; 3 head Baby Calves: 400.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $229.08/cwt on 72 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −134.28 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$229.08
72 head · 536 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,228
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$283
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Medium and Large 3
$56.99/cwt at this weight
vs the market
−1.41
vs NC average
−39.78 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1535237.651,27055
Medium and Large 2541205.801,11314thin
Medium and Large 3547180.679883thin
One grade step is worth $56.99/cwt here — about $283 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 sale72 hd
229.08
—
NC average4 barns · 140 hd
230.50
−1.41
National average164 barns · 12,328 hd
268.86
−39.78
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−134.28
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—Average1,759160.422,82134
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,301143.341,865201
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,597135.002,15614
CowsLean 85-90%Average1,060107.641,14186

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)1,160$1,7035
Bred Cows2nd Stage (4-6 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,058$1,6107
Bred Cows1st Stage (1-3 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)973$1,3122thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,309$2,6594thin

Every lot

118 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 · Steers26 lots · lightest first
Steers200–250Medium and Large 1230310.07/cwt285.00–340.007135
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1258300.32/cwt285.00–320.007753
Steers250–300Medium and Large 2295235.00/cwt235.00–235.006931
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2320250.00/cwt250.00–250.008001
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1325289.99/cwt270.00–320.009424
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2368235.34/cwt225.00–245.008662
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1373285.02/cwt270.00–312.001,06310
Steers350–400Medium and Large 3378177.25/cwt170.00–185.006702
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3415179.82/cwt175.00–185.007462
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1425297.40/cwt280.00–305.001,2646
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2431219.93/cwt210.00–225.009484
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3458177.46/cwt170.00–185.008132
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1476270.62/cwt260.00–282.001,2887
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2485214.82/cwt200.00–225.001,0424
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1520266.67/cwt250.00–283.001,38720
Steers500–550Medium and Large 3525177.71/cwt170.00–185.009332
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2533232.46/cwt230.00–235.001,2392
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2563200.88/cwt192.00–210.001,1312
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574275.10/cwt255.00–290.001,57920
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1617266.83/cwt242.00–277.001,64613
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3625147.00/cwt147.00–147.009191
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1670244.17/cwt220.00–257.001,6368
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1728241.45/cwt236.00–249.001,7586
Steers750–800Medium and Large 1770230.00/cwt230.00–230.001,7711
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1840195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,6381
Steers850–900Medium and Large 1860202.00/cwt202.00–202.001,7371
Feeder Cattle · Heifers35 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1225276.94/cwt265.00–290.006236
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2230225.00/cwt225.00–225.005181
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3270185.00/cwt185.00–185.005001
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2273227.66/cwt210.00–245.006222
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1274260.16/cwt245.00–280.0071317
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2319220.04/cwt200.00–230.007026
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3319184.37/cwt170.00–200.005886
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327250.30/cwt235.00–275.0081819
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2356224.98/cwt220.00–230.008014
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1371246.63/cwt235.00–275.0091520
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3373181.85/cwt165.00–190.006783
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3414150.06/cwt140.00–160.006214
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1418247.58/cwt235.00–270.001,03539
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2426221.98/cwt210.00–230.0094610
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3465165.00/cwt160.00–170.007672
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2470218.10/cwt200.00–227.001,0254
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1472246.34/cwt230.00–262.001,16352
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1519239.50/cwt222.00–257.001,24336
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2524205.40/cwt190.00–220.001,0769
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3540182.50/cwt180.00–185.009862
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 3560177.00/cwt177.00–177.009911
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564234.15/cwt220.00–249.001,32119
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2571206.53/cwt195.00–215.001,1795
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2615185.00/cwt185.00–185.001,1381
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1618219.16/cwt200.00–240.001,35433
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1672213.21/cwt200.00–223.001,43320
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 2675158.51/cwt157.00–160.001,0702
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1718201.27/cwt182.00–208.001,4456
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1750184.00/cwt170.00–198.001,3802
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2775150.00/cwt150.00–150.001,1631
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828171.43/cwt164.00–179.001,4192
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1880161.46/cwt158.00–165.001,4212
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1930166.36/cwt157.00–174.001,5473
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1968152.03/cwt150.00–154.001,4722
Heifers1000–1050Medium and Large 11,040170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,7681
Feeder Cattle · Bulls35 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1232283.92/cwt275.00–300.006595
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1269288.55/cwt270.00–310.0077611
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2280210.00/cwt210.00–210.005881
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1326276.44/cwt275.00–280.009017
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3329176.67/cwt170.00–180.005814
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2335232.54/cwt230.00–235.007792
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3369170.89/cwt150.00–200.006317
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1377288.16/cwt270.00–307.001,08624
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2377246.84/cwt210.00–260.0093115
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3409206.79/cwt200.00–210.008464
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2416244.63/cwt225.00–255.001,0187
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1423272.13/cwt260.00–287.001,15123
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1468259.32/cwt247.00–285.001,21429
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3469189.04/cwt175.00–200.008875
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2478234.21/cwt220.00–245.001,12014
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3505165.81/cwt147.00–185.008372
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2517228.79/cwt210.00–240.001,18312
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1521256.04/cwt242.00–270.001,33428
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1570243.32/cwt235.00–255.001,38718
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2576211.59/cwt200.00–230.001,21911
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3578180.51/cwt160.00–197.001,0433
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3605172.00/cwt172.00–172.001,0411
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620247.16/cwt235.00–262.001,53226
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2626208.79/cwt200.00–220.001,3074
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2675208.25/cwt200.00–215.001,4063
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1678237.37/cwt225.00–252.001,60915
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 3680165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,1221
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2700177.00/cwt177.00–177.001,2391
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1715201.35/cwt190.00–220.001,4405
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1764204.89/cwt195.00–215.001,5658
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775132.00/cwt132.00–132.001,0231
Bulls800–850Medium and Large 1800197.00/cwt197.00–197.001,5761
Bulls850–900Medium and Large 1858178.51/cwt175.00–182.001,5322
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1915167.95/cwt162.00–172.001,5373
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1970165.00/cwt165.00–165.001,6011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers700–750Large 3730140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0221
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3805151.97/cwt147.00–157.001,2232
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3960140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,3441
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Heifers350–400Large 3360157.00/cwt157.00–157.005651
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3413122.88/cwt110.00–135.005072
Dairy Heifers500–550Large 3540140.00/cwt140.00–140.007561
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,303131.98/cwt122.00–144.001,7206
Bulls——1,799162.63/cwt150.00–172.002,92622
Bulls——2,067180.75/cwt175.00–185.003,7366
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%62950.11/cwt40.00–60.003158
Cows—Lean 85-90%94086.77/cwt70.00–100.0081620
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,140120.34/cwt104.00–127.001,37243
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,219129.75/cwt128.00–132.001,58215
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,293139.68/cwt129.00–150.001,806157
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,331156.40/cwt151.00–167.002,08244
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,597135.00/cwt129.00–141.002,15614
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows3 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-29731,311.95/head1,100.00–1,525.001,3122
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,0581,609.84/head1,075.00–1,850.001,6107
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1601,703.23/head1,450.00–1,975.001,7035
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1852,675.00/head2,675.00–2,675.002,6751
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,2102,450.00/head2,450.00–2,450.002,4501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,4202,754.58/head2,650.00–2,850.002,7552

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.