Sale reports / North Carolina / Turnersburg Livestock Auction / 2024-07-15

Turnersburg Livestock Auction

Feeder Cattle · Slaughter Cattle · Replacement Cattle · Turnersburg, North Carolina · Mon, Jul 15
● Final118 lots reportedUSDA AMS · slug 2088
Feeder Cattle receipts
624 head
▼ 189 vs last sale 813▲ 115 vs year ago 509 · +22.6%
Slaughter Cattle receipts
213 head
▼ 162 vs last sale 375▲ 35 vs year ago 178 · +19.7%
Replacement Cattle receipts
11 head
▼ 7 vs last sale 18▲ 9 vs year ago 2 · +450.0%
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Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week slaughter cattle were 3.00 to 4.00 lower, while feeder cattle were 8.00 to 10.00 lower. Trade and demand were moderate with moderate offerings. Quality of cattle was average.

25 head Goats: 10.00 - 155.00; 3 head Sheep: 135.00 - 150.00; 4 head Baby Calves: 55.00 - 80.00

Weight classPick one — the panels below update

Heifers · summary 500–600 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot
500–600 lb heifers averaged $212.79/cwt on 51 head. That ranks 1 of 34 comparable sales and sits −150.58 against this barn's trailing median of $363.37.
Average price
$212.79
51 head · 539 lb average
Value per head Derived
$1,146
Price × average weight ÷ 100
Grade differential Derived
$601
per head · Medium and Large 1 over Small 3
$103.36/cwt at this weight
vs the market
+2.23
vs NC average
−45.01 vs national

Price by quality 500–600 lb

Frame and muscle grade
Frame / muscleAvg wt$/cwt$/headHead
Medium and Large 1540223.361,20740
Medium and Large 2540186.641,0078thin
Medium and Large 3523152.397972thin
Small 3505120.006061thin
One grade step is worth $103.36/cwt here — about $601 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 sale51 hd
212.79
—
NC average8 barns · 306 hd
210.56
+2.23
National average156 barns · 7,883 hd
257.80
−45.01
This barn, trailing median34 sales
363.37
−150.58
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—Low1,680160.852,70226
CowsBoner 80-85%High1,313137.381,80397
CowsBreaker 75-80%Average1,548130.822,02511
CowsLean 85-90%High1,074113.761,22282

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)1,145$1,5654thin
Bred Cows3rd Stage (7-9 mo)Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)1,170$1,5251thin
Cow-Calf PairsOpenYoung/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)962$1,9336

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 · Steers23 lots · lightest first
Steers250–300Medium and Large 1279250.00/cwt250.00–250.006984
Steers300–350Medium and Large 2325242.00/cwt242.00–242.007871
Steers300–350Medium and Large 3325200.00/cwt200.00–200.006502
Steers300–350Medium and Large 1326269.31/cwt251.00–289.008785
Steers350–400Medium and Large 1369268.80/cwt250.00–290.0099214
Steers350–400Medium and Large 2374226.30/cwt210.00–240.008464
Steers400–450Medium and Large 3400135.00/cwt135.00–135.005401
Steers400–450Medium and Large 2433235.23/cwt220.00–255.001,0193
Steers400–450Medium and Large 1441274.73/cwt260.00–290.001,2127
Steers450–500Medium and Large 1470262.96/cwt242.00–280.001,23612
Steers450–500Medium and Large 2475234.84/cwt220.00–250.001,1152
Steers450–500Medium and Large 3490150.00/cwt150.00–150.007351
Steers500–550Medium and Large 2503206.30/cwt200.00–217.001,0383
Steers500–550Medium and Large 1524256.29/cwt240.00–270.001,34317
Steers550–600Medium and Large 1574262.66/cwt250.00–277.001,5087
Steers550–600Medium and Large 2578228.86/cwt212.00–245.001,3232
Steers600–650Medium and Large 3610170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,0371
Steers600–650Medium and Large 1618264.17/cwt249.00–278.001,63314
Steers600–650Medium and Large 2630220.00/cwt220.00–220.001,3861
Steers650–700Medium and Large 1653249.33/cwt237.00–265.001,6286
Steers700–750Medium and Large 2715195.00/cwt195.00–195.001,3941
Steers700–750Medium and Large 1720232.67/cwt220.00–245.001,6752
Steers800–850Medium and Large 1803216.01/cwt211.00–225.001,7353
Feeder Cattle · Heifers36 lots · lightest first
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 1220238.18/cwt220.00–260.005242
Heifers200–250Medium and Large 2220210.00/cwt210.00–210.004621
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 3250165.00/cwt165.00–165.004131
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 2278210.45/cwt200.00–220.005852
Heifers250–300Medium and Large 1281241.62/cwt212.00–260.006796
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 2313186.29/cwt180.00–195.005835
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 1327233.40/cwt220.00–249.0076311
Heifers300–350Medium and Large 3338154.96/cwt150.00–160.005242
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 1376233.88/cwt225.00–252.0087926
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 3382155.52/cwt140.00–175.005943
Heifers350–400Medium and Large 2383198.80/cwt180.00–212.007616
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 2419189.22/cwt175.00–201.007937
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 1421229.85/cwt204.00–240.0096820
Heifers400–450Medium and Large 3430125.00/cwt125.00–125.005381
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 3460162.50/cwt150.00–175.007482
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 1469221.37/cwt201.00–230.001,03830
Heifers450–500Medium and Large 2473193.67/cwt170.00–200.0091611
Heifers450–500Small 3485110.00/cwt110.00–110.005341
Heifers500–550Small 3505120.00/cwt120.00–120.006061
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 3523152.39/cwt150.00–155.007972
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 1526222.03/cwt207.00–240.001,16825
Heifers500–550Medium and Large 2530187.66/cwt180.00–192.009956
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 1564225.57/cwt202.00–247.001,27215
Heifers550–600Medium and Large 2568183.56/cwt170.00–197.001,0432
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 3600146.00/cwt140.00–152.008762
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 1611217.39/cwt200.00–245.001,32811
Heifers600–650Medium and Large 2625178.39/cwt165.00–190.001,1154
Heifers650–700Medium and Large 1666206.75/cwt195.00–216.001,3776
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 2718139.76/cwt130.00–150.001,0032
Heifers700–750Medium and Large 1722186.71/cwt170.00–207.001,3486
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 1778161.52/cwt160.00–163.001,2572
Heifers750–800Medium and Large 2780140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,0921
Heifers800–850Medium and Large 1828168.33/cwt157.00–180.001,3942
Heifers850–900Medium and Large 1870154.50/cwt140.00–169.001,3442
Heifers900–950Medium and Large 1920169.92/cwt165.00–175.001,5632
Heifers950–1000Medium and Large 1965154.51/cwt154.00–155.001,4912
Feeder Cattle · Bulls40 lots · lightest first
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 2228239.27/cwt220.00–250.005463
Bulls200–250Medium and Large 1235310.00/cwt310.00–310.007291
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 3260175.00/cwt175.00–175.004551
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 1283284.37/cwt259.00–300.008056
Bulls250–300Medium and Large 2290230.00/cwt230.00–230.006671
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 2316211.09/cwt200.00–225.006674
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 1321266.07/cwt250.00–295.0085414
Bulls300–350Medium and Large 3345200.00/cwt200.00–200.006901
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 2371219.33/cwt200.00–240.008147
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 1378267.85/cwt242.00–290.001,01221
Bulls350–400Medium and Large 3380171.91/cwt150.00–195.006532
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 3410150.00/cwt150.00–150.006151
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 2421211.31/cwt200.00–230.008908
Bulls400–450Medium and Large 1425253.25/cwt239.00–275.001,07619
Bulls450–500Small 3460130.00/cwt130.00–130.005981
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 2474223.10/cwt202.00–230.001,05712
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 1480248.48/cwt235.00–270.001,1938
Bulls450–500Medium and Large 3485169.05/cwt150.00–190.008204
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 2516214.25/cwt200.00–220.001,1067
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 1524241.71/cwt225.00–265.001,26716
Bulls500–550Medium and Large 3526155.85/cwt130.00–177.008205
Bulls500–550Small 3530115.00/cwt115.00–115.006101
Bulls550–600Small 3553108.43/cwt92.00–125.006002
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 2578222.58/cwt220.00–225.001,2872
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 1580241.93/cwt227.00–265.001,40316
Bulls550–600Medium and Large 3585176.46/cwt155.00–195.001,0325
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 1620245.67/cwt225.00–267.001,52315
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 3620165.89/cwt150.00–180.001,0295
Bulls600–650Medium and Large 2628213.27/cwt205.00–220.001,3396
Bulls600–650Small 3640135.00/cwt135.00–135.008641
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 1674229.99/cwt220.00–242.001,5508
Bulls650–700Medium and Large 2676193.96/cwt180.00–200.001,3115
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 2723186.91/cwt184.00–190.001,3512
Bulls700–750Medium and Large 1728218.98/cwt200.00–235.001,5946
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 1775184.15/cwt170.00–197.001,4277
Bulls750–800Medium and Large 2775143.46/cwt137.00–150.001,1122
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 2920140.00/cwt140.00–140.001,2881
Bulls900–950Medium and Large 1940170.00/cwt170.00–170.001,5981
Bulls950–1000Medium and Large 1985152.00/cwt152.00–152.001,4971
Bulls1000–1050Medium and Large 11,030155.00/cwt155.00–155.001,5971
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Heifers1 lot · lightest first
Dairy Heifers400–450Large 3425165.00/cwt165.00–165.007011
Feeder Cattle · Dairy Steers3 lots · lightest first
Dairy Steers300–350Large 3325165.00/cwt165.00–165.005361
Dairy Steers800–850Large 3830125.00/cwt125.00–125.001,0381
Dairy Steers950–1000Large 3960115.00/cwt115.00–115.001,1041
Slaughter Cattle · Bulls3 lots · lightest first
Bulls——1,200137.00/cwt137.00–137.001,6441
Bulls——1,446152.59/cwt140.00–163.002,20611
Bulls——1,898169.05/cwt165.00–173.003,20914
Slaughter Cattle · Cows7 lots · lightest first
Cows—Lean 85-90%84050.00/cwt50.00–50.004201
Cows—Lean 85-90%84684.39/cwt77.00–97.007147
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,079116.14/cwt100.00–126.001,25366
Cows—Lean 85-90%1,262127.82/cwt127.00–129.001,6138
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,308136.15/cwt129.00–147.001,78190
Cows—Boner 80-85%1,374153.21/cwt148.00–166.002,1057
Cows—Breaker 75-80%1,548130.82/cwt125.00–135.002,02511
Replacement Cattle · Bred Cows2 lots · lightest first
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1451,565.12/head1,400.00–1,700.001,5654
Bred Cows—Medium and Large 1-21,1701,525.00/head1,525.00–1,525.001,5251
Replacement Cattle · Cow-Calf Pairs3 lots · lightest first
Cow-Calf Pairs—Small 2505650.00/head650.00–650.006501
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-29501,835.20/head1,425.00–2,150.001,8352
Cow-Calf Pairs—Medium and Large 1-21,1232,425.07/head2,175.00–2,800.002,4253

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.